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Yosimar Reyes clarifies, reflects on the misperceptions of immigrants

Martha Reilly | Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Saint Mary’s Diversity and Leadership Conference — which aims to promote attitudes of inclusion and dispel stereotypes about marginalized populations — kicked off in Carroll Auditorium on Monday night with a speech from Yosimar Reyes, a poet and activist who discussed his desire to amplify the often-muted voices of undocumented individuals. Those who quickly cast judgment

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Fighting for our futures

Letter to the Editor | Thursday, March 26, 2015

My twin sister and I were excited about moving on to campus. As freshmen, we had a million questions running through our heads. What should we bring? Were the football games going to be as exciting and wild as we imagined? Were we going to survive several months without delicious home-cooked meals? How would it

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An American underclass

Billy McMahon | Monday, September 1, 2014

The immigration debate took the national stage again this summer, with thousands of Central Americans arriving on the U.S. border. As 2014 congressional races have begun in earnest, the dread word “amnesty” is central. President Barack Obama, whose administration has overseen the removal and expulsion of some 2 million immigrants, is now considering plans to