Tag: travel

  • They Come Because They Have To. They Contribute Because That’s Who They Are.

    They Come Because They Have To. They Contribute Because That’s Who They Are.

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    In 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…

  • The Farm They Cannot Leave

    The Farm They Cannot Leave

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    On 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.

  • Portraits from Cabo San Lucas

    Portraits from Cabo San Lucas

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    I walked past the edge of Cabo San Lucas’s tourist zone and into the town itself, moving slowly and meeting people as they worked, waited, and lived their daily lives. These portraits reflect brief moments of trust and a Mexico rarely seen from the resort side of the wall.

  • Two Cubas: One Survives, the Other Exploits

    Two Cubas: One Survives, the Other Exploits

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    Behind Cuba’s bright dollar stores and the near-empty CUP markets where ordinary Cubans shop lies a deeper divide: everyday workers scraping by, and a military empire hoarding billions offshore. This story meets both sides, the makers who endure and the machine that profits from their struggle.

  • The Revolutionist: A Conversation with Iliana Yarza

    The Revolutionist: A Conversation with Iliana Yarza

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    In Havana, economist and revolutionary Iliana Yarza reflects on a lifetime of hope, loss, and resilience — from letters to Obama to the daily struggle of survival in Cuba.