Overcoming Barriers to Citizenship in Farmworker Communities

November 8, 2016 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: barriers to citizenship, citizenship, farmworker communities

By Paulina Rojas COACHELLA, Calif. — Magdalena Bentancourt has lived in the United States for 35 years but this November is the first time she has ever been able to vote.

Joaquin Magon: Why Citizenship?

April 15, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: citizenship, comprehensive immigration reform, diary of joaquin magon, Immigration Reform and Control Act, immigration standards, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, jesus valenzuela, Joaquin Magon, path to citizenship, United Farm Workers

  The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 31: Why Citizenship?   Citizenship is one of the most important rights in this country; so why is there talk of denying this to an entire population?