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Waiting for Presidential Election Results, Chicagoans Show up to Protect their Vote

Less than a day after voting polls closed, immigrant community members rallied in downtown Chicago to defend the election.

Diane Bou Khalil and Michelle KanaarNovember 5, 2020

Bridge, Mexico, Americas, El Paso, Juarez

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For Cheaper COVID Treatment, Americans Travel to Mexico

Cheaper medicine and doctor visits have drawn Mexican-Americans to Ciudad Juárez during the pandemic, despite concerns about COVID.

Claudia HernándezOctober 28, 2020

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Estadounidenses Continúan Cruzando a México Para Ahorrar en Gastos Médicos

Medicinas y consultas médicas más baratas atraen a los mexicano-estadounidenses a Ciudad Juárez durante la pandemia, a pesar de las preocupaciones sobre el COVID.

Claudia HernándezOctober 28, 2020

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Omani? Indian? American? How to Navigate a Triple Identity

This year’s census and election pushed Kartik Ramkumar to rethink how he describes his heritage and homeland.

Kartik RamkumarOctober 27, 2020

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How to Get Help Voting in Illinois

Wondering how to register to vote? How to vote by mail? ¿Quieres saber cómo registrarte para votar? ¿Cómo votar por correo?

Diane Bou Khalil and Nissa RheeOctober 23, 2020

Photo by Michelle Kanaar

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Rohingya Americans on Voting for the First Time in US Election

About 15 Rohingya Refugees gathered at Warren Park to vote for the first time after being denied that right in their native Myanmar.

Diane Bou Khalil and Michelle KanaarOctober 20, 2020

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‘Either I Risk It All Or Nothing At All’: Migrant Workers’ Need To Work Outweighs COVID-19 Concerns

On the outskirts of Rantoul, in east-central Illinois, about 100 migrant farmworkers are living at an old hotel in a sleepy part of town.

Dana Cronin and Christine HermanOctober 16, 2020

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Lebanese-Mexican Restaurant Evette’s Opens Today

Chicago chefs Rafael Esparza and Mitchell AbouJamra drew on family recipes to create Evette’s, a new restaurant that highlights Lebanese immigrants’ contributions to Mexican cuisine.

Diane Bou KhalilOctober 15, 2020

As Told To Postcards from the Border

An Immigration Attorney on Protecting the Rights of Asylum Seekers

From volunteer to a lawyer, Linda Rivas is fighting the uphill battle for immigration reform.

Claudia HernándezOctober 8, 2020

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Una abogada de inmigración lucha por los derechos de los refugiados

De voluntaria a abogada, Linda Rivas lucha en la batalla cuesta arriba de las reformas de inmigración.

Claudia HernándezOctober 8, 2020

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