Citizenship backlog silences potential Illinois voters

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By Nona Tepper [A national version of the story was published in the Washington Post. Read it here: Yes, the election is rigged — against immigrants who should be able to vote but can’t] A growing citizenship backlog crisis may leave more than 17,000 Illinois residents unable to vote come November. The number of Illinois […]

Shena Gutierrez won’t take U.S. border officials’ ‘no’ for an answer

Shena Gutierrez calls for an end to border militarization at a rally on the U.S.-Mexico border in Nogales, Arizona

By Alexa Mencia [The story was republished in Truthout as Wife of Use-of-Force Victim Advocates to Hold Border Officials Accountable and on SJNN] Shena Gutierrez’s husband José almost died March 30, 2011. As the leader of a support network for those affected by U.S. border authorities’ use of force, Gutierrez knows her husband was one […]