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Samantha And Guillermo Moreno, Gay Siblings, Tell Of Coming Out To Their Traditional Latino Family

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The Morenos are a tight-knit, fervently Catholic Latino family, full of traditional customs and rituals. Having two kids coming out as gay was not easy. «It hurts, it still hurts,” said Olga Moreno, the mother. «Just because you have one does not make the second one any easier. You go through the same thing again,» she explained in the video.

English Political analysis The Huffington Post

Jailing Undocumented Immigrants Is Big Business

03/02/201312/07/2013 Gabriel Lerner Corrections Corporation Of America, Cuentame, Cuentame-Video, Latino Politics; Immigration, Video

Even though the Bonilla family members do not have criminal records, they face removal proceedings before an immigration judge. The family was able to find legal representation and general public support, enabling their release from ICE custody, but undocumented immigrants who are less lucky are routinely sent to prisons and detention centers where ICE will process their paperwork and decide whether they may be released.