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Voting begins as Hispanic Heritage Month ends; Latinos are flexing their political muscle

Posted: October 13, 2020
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This week marks the end of Hispanic Heritage Month. Every year, the celebration begins on September 15th because five Latin American countries celebrate their own independence that day: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico celebrates its Independence Day at the end of September 15th as the clock strikes midnight on …

Voting begins as Hispanic Heritage Month ends; Latinos are flexing their political muscle

Mitchell Hamline professor Ana Pottratz Acosta wins award for work with immigrants and new Americans

Posted: April 6, 2020
Ana Pottratz Acosta
When the Trump administration ended a program in 2017 that had given temporary legal residence to nearly 3,000 minors from Central America, Ana Pottratz Acosta sprang to action. Working with the International Institute of Minnesota, the immigration attorney helped screen those in the program, called Central American Minors (CAM), to see if another immigration path …

Mitchell Hamline professor Ana Pottratz Acosta wins award for work with immigrants and new Americans