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How does the separation through deportation in mixed-status families affect the functioning and survival of the family?

by clements | Jun 16, 2019 | Good Question

By Cayla Clements, Medill, Immigrant Connect Cecilia Garcia met her husband, Hugo Velasco, in 1997. He was her brother’s friend and rented a room at his place. Garcia didn’t think he’d be the one she’d start a life with. “I think as a woman you have a type of...

The GroupMe message startled me and got us talking

by clements | May 6, 2019 | About, Identity, Our Staff

By Cayla Clements, Medill, Immigrant Connect I’m sitting on my bed when I check my notifications on GroupMe – a mobile messaging app that would be obsolete if it weren’t for college clubs and groups. I’ve been in the “Black@NU ‘21” group since the beginning of my...

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