stories of immigration

We are a nation of immigrants, never more than now. The beacon of the American Dream continues to attract the tired and poor yearning to be free—despite the barbed wire lining the Rio Grande and the political hatred. Most immigrants come to this country to work hard and find their place in the land of opportunity. Veteran journalist Ray Suarez documented the stories of this new wave of arrivals.

Writer and actor Anna De Luna tells the story of her mother’s immigrant experience filled with harrowing yet sometimes comical struggles in adapting to life in South Texas in her new solo play, “Carmen from Mexico.”