金钱不应成为获得美国公民身份的障碍
“I’m proud to contribute to America’s economy as an essential worker—it’s been a long road to get here. El Salvador was my first home, but after a devastating earthquake struck, I was left homeless and with nothing to call my own. Terrified and out of options, I came to the U.S. and was granted a safe haven and work permit through Temporary Protected Status (TPS). I started rebuilding a life for my family.” – Maria Barahona, SEIU Local 2015 Member and Home Care Provider
苗族难民之子、SEIU HCMN 成员 Yoshi Her
I was born in the United States, but my parents were not. As Hmong refugees, they migrated from Laos to a refugee camp in Thailand before they came to the United States. During what was known as “The Secret War” in Laos, the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) recruited indigenous Hmong people to fight […]
Teresa DeLeon，菲律宾移民，SEIU 1199NW 成员
When my father first arrived in the U.S., he slept on his cousin’s couch in a one-bedroom apartment. At night, he would sneak into the bathroom to cry because he missed his family. Later, my mother and younger sisters joined him, but as a toddler, I was left with my Lola (grandmother) in the Philippines. […]
家庭护理工作者兼 SEIU 1199 成员 Mery Davis
我来美国之前的照片很少。有一次，我拍了一张我和姐姐们在我的第一个孩子出生后去洪都拉斯的照片。但当我开始在美国工作时，有人抢劫了我，拿走了我放着照片的钱包。不过，这次损失并没有阻止我在这里过上好日子。
来自牙买加的移民、SEIU 1199 会员 Marlyn Hoilette
I am one of seven siblings. Three of us live in Florida and four in New York. Two of my brothers work in transportation in New York City, and two of my sisters are nurses, like me. The oldest of us is about to retire. My mom says she has no regrets; she can retire […]
Markita Blanchard，密歇根州底特律市公立学校清洁工，SEIU 第一地方会员
I had a fairytale childhood growing up on the westside of Detroit. My three brothers and I live in the same house we were raised in and where we now care for our 93-year-old mother. Throughout my teenage years, I was surrounded by people who, on a daily basis, said that “Mexicans came to this […]
Maria Nuno-Estrada，第一代移民，工人联合组织成员
The American dream—an ethos that many aspire to, yet struggle to attain. For some, it is a basic hope of being able to sleep peacefully at night, awake in the morning, find opportunity to work, provide for our families, put food on the table, have access to electricity and running water, and ensure our children […]
来自印度的移民、SEIU 地方 1000 会员 Bobby Dutta
I was born and raised in India and arrived in the U.S. as a teenager during the late 1970s. My family separation story began when I was 9 years old. My grandmother, who lived in Scotland at the time, got sick, so my mother decided to leave India to take care of her. She intended […]
