Rising Voices of America – On the Hill, Latino Interns Have Much to Say About Who They Are and What We All Should Be
Tagged: studentThe Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute hosts a congressional internship for 34 Latino college students. The students have diverse backgrounds but share common concerns over race and identity.
Posted on: July 26th, 2007“This land is your land, this land is their land, and they hail from California to the New York island — 34 of the best and brightest Latino college students, sojourning in Washington to do the congressional summer intern thing.
They arrived just in time to witness the spectacular flameout of the Senate’s immigration reform bill in June, then to read about attempts to deny services to illegal immigrants in Prince William and Loudoun counties, then to immerse themselves in a project to provide services to one and all in Columbia Heights.”
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Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Politics, Top Stories, Youth
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