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Journalist’s emotional Senate testimony: When you call me ‘illegal,’ you ‘dehumanize’ me
Journalist and activist Jose Antonio Vargas recounted his life as an undocumented immigrant on Wednesday in emotional testimony before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration reform, pointing to the family and friends who helped him craft his career in spite of his immigration status. “I am the only one…
Report: Immigration officials took no action against undocumented journalist
Immigration officials took no action against undocumented journalist Jose Antonio Vargas following his arrest Friday in Minnesota, Politico reports. Vargas was picked up and charged with driving without a license Friday morning in Hennepin County, which participates in the Secure Communities collaboration program between local law enforcement and U.S. Immigrations…
Undocumented activist reporter arrested in Minnesota
A New York Times reporter who won acclaim after revealing himself to be an undocumented immigrant was arrested Friday by airport police in Minnesota. According to MinnPost, Jose Antonio Vargas was arrested by Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport authorities and charged with driving without a valid driver’s license. Vargas was booked into…
Jose Antonio Vargas: Americans have profound misunderstanding of immigration
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas on Thursday said the immigration system was fundamentally broken. “Ordinary Americans have such a profound misunderstanding of what this issue is and who we exactly are,” he told CBS News. The Filipino writer — who has has worked for The San Francisco Chronicle, The…
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