Why those who need the census most may also be those it threatens. As a Latina whose family comes from the western border of Texas with Mexico, I have always felt the tug of two identities. The calling to civic duty runs generations deep in my family, so when the 2010 census questionnaire landed in […]
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College student, voting rights activist
Cristina Camarillo: Dreamer — Aspiring Voter Every American citizen remembers their first time voting and the sense of pride that comes with making your voice heard. But for Cristina Camarillo, her first trip to the polls meant speaking for her entire family. As the daughter of two immigrants from Mexico and the younger sister of […]