Cecilia Menjivar
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May 29, 2010
Phoenix, Arizona, May 25, 2010 I write on behalf of Latina immigrant mothers in Arizona, to share their experiences under the current anti-immigrant onslaught. I am a sociologist who has conducted research in the Phoenix area for over a decade, and therefore have followed events that affect immigrant families for a while. I have interviewed hundreds of immigrants and have conversed with many more over the years, and I can see that the particular climate of anti-immigrant sentiment we see today is exceptional. On May 2, the weekend before Mother’s Day, a group of Latina immigrant mothers met...
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