This year, National Hispanic Heritage Month began Sept. 15 and ended Oct. 15. Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates Hispanic and Latin American culture and the positive impact they have had on the development of the United States. But what is it like to be Hispanic in the United States during Heritage…
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Thousands of U.S. residents flood into Mexico for healthcare services as Trump continues advocating the border wall
Throughout his presidency, Donald Trump has been active in stoking fears about undocumented immigrants and – what he maintains are – weak and inadequate immigration laws. Much of his rhetoric has been centered around the southern border of the U.S. and the caravans of migrants attempting to enter the country…
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Trump sends National Guard to U.S.-Mexico border
On April 4, President Donald Trump ordered National Guard troops to the Mexican border as the first step in his plan to reduce and control illegal immigration and drug trafficking. This order came two weeks after the president received criticism for signing a spending bill that did not include funding…
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From the Journey: Moriah Vanderburg
Between semesters at William Jewell College, senior Moriah Vanderburg spent two months this summer in Cuernavaca, Mexico using her Journey Grant. Cuernavaca is an hour and a half outside of Mexico City and home to La Universal, a university that works with Augsburg College in Minnesota. Vanderburg studied at La Universal and took…
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