by Melina Kolb
PHOTOS BY MELINA KOLB
He did all the right things—made good grades, applied to college, graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a degree in architecture. But when it came to finding a job, Luis, 24, was hit with the reality that he was not a legal resident of the United States.
He has been working three years in a sandwich shop.
“You go up, but you’re still stuck,” he said. Read the rest of this entry »
Earlier this month, the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, swore in 1,233 freshmen. Of that number, 435 – or 35.3 percent — were an ethnic minority, a record percent for the institution. They were African-American, Hispanic and Asian-Americans, among others. All took the same pledge, to protect the same nation. Read the rest of this entry »
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