For a decade now, BIIN has served the Brazos Valley: promoting the human dignity and well-being of all immigrants in our community, by offering classes and programs that meet a variety of needs, advocating for and facilitating access to legal, educational and social services. With the rise of anti-immigrant language Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has changed and complicated many things we once took for granted. For parents, helping children succeed in school is one of many daily tasks that the public health crisis has transformed. Whether children attend school in person or remotely, “school” these days often requires much more digital engagement: even if students Read more
The news media continue to provide much food for thought, regarding: evidence of disparities in the ways that the coronavirus pandemic has impacted different segments of the population, debates over the nature of any future federal relief, developments in immigration law and policy, and the looming wave of evictions, as Read more
Article written by Ana Balderas (IRA Intern) Recently, a man who works in construction came to BIIN, to ask for help recovering wages for a job he had done. To make it easier to tell the story, we will call him “Mr. Perez” (not his real name). One day on Read more