Jean Guerrero: How Biden can do right by undocumented Americans
by Jean Guerrero, Los Angeles Times
Sep 13, 2022
4 minutes
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During Hispanic Heritage Month, which starts this week, President Joe Biden should skip the praise of our various cultures and cuisines. We know he can bop his head to reggaeton. We know the First Lady appreciates breakfast tacos.
What we don't know is whether this administration has the courage to keep its promises to the most vulnerable Latinos: undocumented Americans, the ones who carry this country on their backs, who've built our highways and homes.
Latinos make up the of the 11 million undocumented people in the United States. They've borne the brunt of modern crises, like and . As thanks to bipartisan deportations. All this has wrought unimaginable economic and psychological harm.
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