Introducing “Call Your Elders” – A New Feature of Our “A Better Life?” Podcast Series
Monique and Eric Barrau talk to their daughter about quarantine and their lives since leaving Haiti in the 1960s.
Tag: Florida
The Battle for the Puerto Rican Vote – Could Hurricane Evacuees be the Deciding Factor in Florida’s Midterm Elections?
An influx of new voters could tip the scales in November.
Torn Between Caring for an Ailing Mother and Completing College
Leer en español Christopher Morales, a twenty-year old engineering student at the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico sits down in a small and intimate restaurant in San Juan. Quiet and reserved, he lowers his head as he reflects on…
“Now is the Time to Rise” – A Student’s Optimism About Puerto Rico’s “Renaissance”
Leer en español What can force a person to abandon their home? For Jacnier Ríos Lorenzo it was not being able to continue his studies in communications due to the lack of Internet service after Hurricane Maria. Ríos Lorenzo…
In a (Barely) Blue County in a Red State, Anxiety and Disbelief
Tampa is one of the few places in Florida that Hillary Clinton won. Immigrants there worry about the future.
Welcome to the 2016 Election Issue of Fi2W’s Online Magazine
A message from Fi2W’s Executive Producer
Central Florida Votes Puerto Rican: The Future of a Swing State and the Island in One Vote
Grooming a growing community to have long-term political impact.
Fi2W Immigration News Picks 09/05/12: DNC Edition
The Democractic Party platform calls for undocumented migrants to “come out of the shadows” and a federal judge strikes down a Florida rule that discriminates against dependents of undocumented migrants.
Federal Government Opens Citizenship Database to Florida Authorities, Making Immigrant Leaders Wary
Immigrant leaders in Florida and New York expressed concern about the sharing of private information among different levels of government.
Podcast: Latino Republicans and the Florida Primary
About 11 per cent of Florida’s registered Republicans are Latino. How they vote could have a significant impact on the outcome of Tuesday’s GOP Primary.