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The Contradictions of U.S. Citizenship for Brown People in El Norte

While I benefit from being a U.S.-born citizen, it’s not something that I’m proud of. In fact, as I witness Brown immigrants being dehumanized,...

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Alvaro Huerta

The Criminalization and Resistance of Brown People in El Norte

As a U.S.-born citizen of Mexican origin, as the saying goes, I constantly feel like a “foreigner in my own land.”  During these dark times, when...

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Alvaro Huerta

My Immigrant Father “Stole” American Jobs: Another “Confession” from a Child of Mexican Immigrants

On November 14, 2024, I “confessed” that my late Mexican immigrant mother, Carmen Mejía Huerta, “stole” White American jobs. My mother’s...

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Alvaro Huerta

My Immigrant Father “Stole” American Jobs: Another “Confession” from a Child of Mexican Immigrants

On November 14, 2024, I “confessed” that my late Mexican immigrant mother, Carmen Mejía Huerta, “stole” White American jobs. My mother’s...

10.04.2025 10

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Alvaro Huerta