Six months have passed since the last time I saw Jose Luiz-Lopez Sanchez. His home, a cubby in the underside of a bridge in Chapel Hill, remains intact. But as the seasons have changed, it seemed so had the man I found early in the spring planting his garden under the bridge. His 52 years […]
What is La Voz Translation Services?
I realized two days ago I haven’t been keeping my blog up to date on the program I have been working on. Truthfully, I’ve been too busy to be as diligent with my blog writing as I need or want to be, but I thought I had dedicated one blog to talking about the program […]
The Man Under The Bridge
“When I lived in California I worked for a company cutting down trees. I had no choice because I needed to make money, but I quit as soon as I could. Trees carry the history of the world and have been here much longer than we have,” Jose Luiz Lopez-Sanchez said in Spanish. Now he […]
Equality Found in Orange County Law Enforcement
Orange County law enforcement says it is important that immigrants feel they are treated equally in the community. Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass sat down with citations in hand. All six were cited for driving without a license. As the pages turned he read the reason behind the citation and disclosed the race of the offender-three Hispanics, […]
Carrboro & Chapel Hill, NC not interested in immigration status
When Officer Charlie Pardo approaches Hispanic residents of either Carrboro or Chapel Hill, he never asks to see their immigration papers. “I give them whatever advice I can give them. One of the first questions they ask is about being undocumented and I say we don’t even look at your documentation status, we are here […]