Being a woman is much more than physical attributes or body parts, but the disparities in women’s healthcare among non-U.S. citizen, low-income, immigrant women versus their U.S citizen counterparts are worth talking about.
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This past summer, I borrowed a copy of The Book of Rosy: A Mother’s Story of Separation at the Border from my local library. I’d been volunteering with TNJFON off and on for a couple years, but I still didn’t feel like I’d had a view into what a client might have gone through. This book changed that.
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Early in the pandemic, the immigration status of essential workers didn’t get in the way of our heartfelt appreciation for them. But now that a vaccine is available, government and business leaders are seeding fear and mistrust in undocumented essential workers and, in some cases, denying them access to the vaccine.
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The TNJFON mission statement calls us to reflect on how our undocumented neighbors, many of whom who fled violence and political turmoil to seek safety in the US, are uniquely impacted by events like the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6. And in this reflection, we help.
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Black immigrants face challenges that other immigrant groups do not. They encounter anti-black discrimination and racial prejudice, over-policing and police brutality, and increased incarceration. As individuals and as an organization, we have a responsibility to act on the side of justice for our Black immigrant neighbors. We can - and must - do better.
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We’ve shared some DACA stories with you over the last several months, and as 2020 comes to a close, we have some additional client stories to celebrate. Without your gifts, these moments would not be possible, and we hope we can continue to count on you so that our Middle Tennessee neighbors will experience more moments of joy in 2021.
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This holiday season, foster connection, safety, and love by providing legal services to keep families together and safe. All gifts up to $10,000 made by midnight on December 1 will be matched by National Justice for Our Neighbors.
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Kamala Harris will be the first woman, first Black person, and first South Asian American to be elected vice president of the United States. The moment you saw her take the stage as the Vice President-elect, you knew you could too.
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In a special livestream event on September 24, Oye Vecino podcast host Alvaro Manrique Barrenechea led a panel of 3 young Tennesseans who are currently protected under DACA. We learned about each DACA recipient's story of coming to the US, how being undocumented affected their identity and sense of self, and how important DACA is to their future in the country they call home.
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