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Music That Inspires, Classic-Rock Edition

Prompted by the song that activist Jeanette Vizguerra says motivates her — John Lennon's "Imagine" — Alt.Latino presents a mix of inspirational classic-rock songs with Latin and jazz twists.
Jeanette Vizguerra, the Mexican mother of three U.S-born children, listened to John Lennon for inspiration to resist deportation.

The other day, while listening to NPR's podcast, I heard an insightful story about the . It's an informal network of churches across the reporter talked to a woman named , who took refuge in a Denver church in February while her children and husband carried on with their lives outside. Adrian asked her about the challenges she faces in coordinating life for her kids and husband while separated from them, as well as the challenges her immigration status poses for her future.

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