Tag: politics
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Seeing the People Behind the Policy: Why I am creating Witness: The Human Impact of Immigration Enforcement
//WitnessI am creating *Witness* to document the human impact of immigration enforcement through portraits, interviews, and reporting. By sharing these stories, I hope readers better understand lives often hidden behind politics and headlines, and that understanding leads to a more humane conversation. If you have a story that should be part of this project, I…
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They Come Because They Have To. They Contribute Because That’s Who They Are.
//WitnessIn this interview, Laura Cooper cuts through the noise around immigration. We talk about why people leave home, what they face when they arrive, how families rebuild, what immigrants contribute, why citizenship means safety, and why Minnesota was ready to stand up when the pressure came. At the center is a simple truth: immigrants are…
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The Farm They Cannot Leave
//CubaOn a tobacco farm outside Viñales, five generations of one family have worked land they do not own, building a life around horses, tobacco, and spring water. One child left to become a doctor, but for Miguel, Michelle, and Michael, the valley is more than home—it is the place they cannot imagine leaving.
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Taken
//WitnessInside the families apartment, a father explains why his wife did not come home from work. A baby no longer sleeps through the night. A fourteen-year-old weighs whether it is safe to attend school. This is not a headline. It is a family adjusting to life after their wife and mother was taken.
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After the Third Shooting, Minneapolis Asks What Comes Next
//ProjectsThe images are best experienced on a larger screen. In the bitter cold of late January, Minneapolis found itself once again at the center of national attention. This was the third time in recent weeks that federal immigration enforcement actions had led to gunfire on the city’s streets, and the second such incident to result…
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