Jose Antonio Vargas
‘Documented’: Jose Antonio Vargas’s Immigration Story
In 1993, Jose Antonio Vargas boarded a plane in the Philippines with a man who claimed to be his uncle. Then just 12 years old, Vargas waved farewell to his mother and soon landed in the United States, where he went to live with his grandparents in California. As he explained in his 2011 New York […]
Finding Opportunities for Undocumented Students
Immigration reform has been a hot button topic in this campaign cycle – but for all the talk, there hasn’t been much real action. As the government stalls on immigration reform, many private citizens are taking actions into their own hands. It’s a 21st century “Underground Railroad” of sorts – a network of Americans who […]
The Lives of America’s Young and Undocumented Residents
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas’ disclosure that he is an undocumented immigrant in this weekend’s New York Times Magazine highlights the plight of as many as eleven million illegal residents living here in the United States. These residents say they are social outcasts and live in constant fear of deportation. Two young women […]
