Check out Dr. Wilkinson-Lee's latest op-ed piece! Tucson Public Voices Fellowship

Jan. 10, 2017

Latinos Are Stressed Over President TrumpTuesday, December 27, 2016By Ada M. Wilkinson-Lee, Speakout | Op-Ed In the weeks since the election of Donald Trump, I have started to double check whether I have my birth registration card in my wallet. This is an ID card that looks like a green credit card and is proof that I am a US citizen.Growing up in Douglas, Arizona, just walking distance to the US-Mexico border, I have been stopped by US Border Patrol. In high school, I was stopped while in a car with my friend and her mother and we were questioned about our citizenship status. Commuting to other parts of Arizona means Border Patrol checkpoints where you are often asked...