Program Offers Latinos Another Chance

"This place has given me life again," says Carlos González - Photos: Valeria Fernández.
Grassroots Rehab Center Helps Phoenix Hispanics.
A former addict runs a self-sustained group for Latino men out of his own house in a neighborhood where the help is most needed.
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Pro-immigration reform activists gathered in Washington D.C. to listen in on Rep. Gutierrez virtual town hall - Photo: Jelena Kopanja.
Gutierrez Promises Reform Bill in December.
Organizers say thousands of people in house parties nationwide took part in a conference call where Rep. Luis Gutierrez promised to go forward with his progressive immigration reform bill.
St. Brigid's church in Brooklyn, where immigrants come for help. Voices of Liberty exhibit - Photo: Museum of Jewish Heritage Protest by the Tea Parties "against amnesty and illegal immigration" in St. Paul, Nov.14, 2009 - Photo: Fibonacci Blue/Flickr
Immigrants and Domestic Violence.
Feet in 2 Worlds reports on how immigrant women face this problem. Valeria Fernández in Phoenix writes about a drastic shortage of bilingual domestic violence shelters. Jelena Kopanja in New York reports on the challenges faced by local women.
> A Soundscape of Immigrant Voices.
FI2W’s Jocelyn Gonzales, a first-generation American, reflects on the immigrant experience during a visit to the Voices of Liberty exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage.
> Immigrants’ Jobs Hit Hard.
The Migration Policy Institute released a report saying that in the current economic crisis immigrants are being hit harder in the job market than native-born Americans.
RECENT RADIO PIECES:
Arizona Dairies and Immigration: Phoenix-based FI2W reporter Valeria Fernández produced a radio piece for NPR’s Latino USA on immigrants who work on the dairy industry and the farmers who hire them.

A Priest for Immigrants: FI2W reporter Aswini Anburajan produced a radio piece for NPR’s Latino USA on a priest who teaches his immigrant parishioners how to stand up for their civil rights.

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lish immigrants have historically shown more interest in elections in their home country than in U.S. politics.