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Valeria Fernández is an independent journalist in Phoenix, Arizona. She worked for La Voz newspaper for the last six years covering the immigration beat and she is a guest contributor on Race Wire. Valeria was born and raised in Montevideo, Uruguay, and moved to the United States in 1999. Go to Valeria's audio archive
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A Child of Undocumented Immigrants on Capitol Hill
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A Year After Arrest, Immigrant Family Marches Against SB 1070
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Civil Disobedience: Undocumented Youth Risk Deportation in Push for Immigration Reform
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Immigrant Mothers In Arizona: Some Vow to Stay Despite New Law, Others Consider Moving
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New Arizona Immigration Law Awakens Youth Protest Movement
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Intense Debate, Rising Fear as Arizona Immigration Enforcement Bill Heads to Final Vote
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Slaying of Arizona Rancher Fuels Debate Over Proposed Anti-Immigrant Bill
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Immigration Reform Caravan Leaves for D.C. to Show Plight of the Undocumented in Arizona
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Chilean Immigrants in Arizona Band Together After Tragic Earthquake
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After Losing a Child to Violence, Immigrant Families Find Kinship in Support Group
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Immigrant Detained in Raid Sues Arizona Sheriff Arpaio’s Office for Mistreatment
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Border Patrol Backtracks on Teenagers’ Deportation, Brings Them Back to U.S.
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Undocumented Immigrants and Health Care: A Hard Choice for a Wife and Mother
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Conservative Lawmakers Push Anti-Immigrant Legislation in Arizona
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Arizona March for Immigrant Rights Draws National Support
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Federal Grand Jury Investigating Arizona Sheriff at the Forefront of Immigration Enforcement
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The Year in Review: Arizona Immigrants Face New Year With Old Fears
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Their Parents Deported, Arizona Children Get Christmas Gifts from Churches
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Immigration Reform Bill Sparks Cautious Optimism and Lots of Questions Among Immigrants in Arizona
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Released from Immigration Jail, a Mother Dances to Fulfill her Promise to the Virgin of Guadalupe
