Activists Press for Executive Action on Immigration – In the midst of the humanitarian crisis of children arriving at the border fleeing violence in their countries, immigrant rights groups are increasing their public pressure on President Barack Obama, calling for executive action to stop deportations and to give the children protection. José López Zamorano reports from the nation’s capital.
Deshilado: An Art Alive in California’s Central Valley – Deshilado, or openwork, is the art of unraveling threads of material from a tablecloth, napkin, or bedspread, to create designs like flowers and stars. Many women in Mexico practice this art, and they pass it from generation to generation. In a small community in California’s San Joaquin Valley, an immigrant woman teaches her daughter this tradition, which she learned from her own mother in Guanajuato, Mexico. Juan Santiago visited the mother and daughter and has this story. This feature story is part of our series Raices: Stories About Grassroots Artists.
