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Immigration Policy

For Undocumented Immigrants, a Shot at Lawful Residency Requires Risking It All

After applying for deportation relief in a Chicago suburb, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico faces anti-immigration policies and bureaucratic delays.

Yilun ChengJanuary 13, 2021

essential, worker, COVID-19, pandemic, pharmacist

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Español

Dinos qué necesitas como trabajador esencial

Los trabajadores esenciales han mantenido activa nuestra economía, ahora queremos escuchar lo que ellos necesitan para continuar su labor.

Borderless Magazine StaffJanuary 7, 2021

Sandy Bressner/Shaw Local

Health

Tell us what you need as an essential worker

Essential workers have kept our economy going, now we want to hear what they need to keep going.

Borderless Magazine StaffJanuary 7, 2021

Photo by Michelle Kanaar

As Told To Organizing

من فلسطين إلى فلسطين الصغيرة في شيكاغو

.منظّم مثليّ سامر عويضة حول كيفية ربط النضالات العالميّة ضدّ الاضطهاد بالتحرّكات المحليّة في سبيل التغيير

Ata YounanJanuary 5, 2021

Photo by Michelle Kanaar

As Told To Organizing

From Palestine to Chicago’s Little Palestine

Queer organizer Samer Owaida on how to link global struggles against oppression to local movements for change.

Ata YounanJanuary 5, 2021

Photo by Diane Bou Khalil/Borderless Magazine

Arts & Culture

Borderless Magazine's most popular stories of 2020 include immigration stories about labor, racism, and the COVID-19 pandemic in the Midwest.

Borderless Magazine StaffDecember 29, 2020

teacher, COVID, remote, learning, ESL, Chicago, school

Español

A Medida Que COVID-19 Devasta Su Comunidad, ¿Podrían 17 Estudiantes De Segundo Grado Y Su Maestra Compensar Lo Que Se Llevó La Pandemia?

En Saucedo Elementary en el barrio de La Villita, la maestra Olga Contreras esta trabajando contra una brecha académica — un día y un estudiante al tiempo.

Sarah KarpDecember 23, 2020

Education

As COVID-19 Devastates Their Community, Can 17 Second Graders And Their Teacher Make Up What The Pandemic Took Away?

At Saucedo Elementary in Little Village, Olga Contreras is fighting back against palpable learning loss — one day and one student at a time.

Sarah KarpDecember 23, 2020

Resources

Ten Things to Watch and Read about Immigration this Winter

From stories about undocumented immigrants to comedies about first-generation families, here are some of our favorite things to watch and read about immigration.

Claudia HernándezDecember 22, 2020

teacher, Latinx, remote learning, support, technology, ESL, Chicago

Michelle Kanaar/Borderless Magazine

Education Health

Teachers Double as Tech Help for Hispanic Families

Nearly half of Chicago school district students are Hispanic, yet families say help for Spanish-speaking families has not gone far enough.

Amaris E. RodriguezDecember 17, 2020

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