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DENVER — When José Serrano’s thick Spanish accent of the South Bronx filled Denver’s Pepsi Center on Monday afternoon, his speech was the prelude for a polyglot conversation. Serrano spoke of patriotism, of the need for a “new direction of our great nation.” … Continue Reading…

“We are freezing, but we are very excited to be here” was the reaction of the first group of American, African and European TFMI participants descending from the airport shuttle bus and pulling their suitcases across the gravel to Castle Hotel … Continue Reading…

After the failed attempt at Comprehensive Immigration Reform in the summer of 2007, the United States still has to determine what to do with the estimated 12 million undocumented individuals currently living within its borders. Employed in largely unskilled occupations in the agriculture, construction, meat packing, domestic care, … Continue Reading…