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Chicoans react to the upholding of birthright citizenship

Chicoans react to the upholding of birthright citizenship

Relief for some, apprehension for others as high court strikes down executive order
Chico’s Lupita Arim-Law was born to an immigrant parent and a Mexican American father in Southern California and has called this state ‘home’ since birth. She knows the importance of immigration to California and believes in the right of citizenship for children born to immigrants. Now, thanks to the June 30 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Trump v. Barbara, that …

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“There’s a real felt disconnect when you have no idea where your family comes from … not having an identity can be real detrimental … that’s just a piece that you’re missing,” says Ife Sainte, outreach coordinator for The Black Resiliency Project. “It isn’t only Black communities that can feel this way.”

Sainte says he’s grateful that he knows something about his own family’s Haitian origins.

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