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Terrenos Houston: El sueño americano embargado
An investigation into Colony Ridge reveals how a promise of affordable housing for immigrant families led to predatory lending, displacement, and a political firestorm that ignored the data.
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Esclavos con visa: el fraude detrás del programa H-2A en los campos de Georgia
Mientras las granjas generaron más de $18 mil millones al PIB de Georgia en 2024, cientos de trabajadores son estafados, amenazados y despedidos bajo el amparo de nuevas políticas federales.
Terrenos Houston: El sueño americano embargado
An investigation into Colony Ridge reveals how a promise of affordable housing for immigrant families led to predatory lending, displacement, and a political firestorm that ignored the data.
South & West Siders Want More Indoor Sports Facilities for Youth
In survey responses, youth and parents told the Weekly the South Side needs more indoor facilities for sports and recreation—and better maintenance of existing ones.
Discriminated and Invisible
Pregnant students or with children deal with a lack of university support and discrimination in the oldest and largest public university in Puerto Rico. (Originally published by Todas, the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo and palabra)
Illinois Students Struggle to Find Halal Food
Despite a growing Muslim population in the Chicago area, few public schools offer students halal food options. (Originally published by Borderless Magazine)
To Age in Place
With an Aging Population that Needs Culturally Competent Care, Families Face A Caregiver Crunch. (Originally published by India Currents and palabra)
Recycling in obscurity
Invisible but essential to the global recycling industry, the cardboard collectors of Miami-Dade earn a living by breaking down each piece of cardboard by hand, with no guaranteed income or labor protections. (Originally published by Intempnews, palabra and Diario las Americas)
The women of La Parada
Excluded from many labor laws, Brooklyn’s informal domestic workers seek basic rights. (Originally published by Epicenter and palabra)
Neglected and exposed
Toxic air lingers in a Texas Latino community, revealing failures in state’s air monitoring system and leaving residents in the dark. (Originally published by The Texas Tribune, Environmental Health News and palabra)








