Who Gets To Be An American?

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Who Gets To Be An American?

By Leoneda Inge,

Rebecca Martinez

Published December 11, 2020 at 6:54 PM EST

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The pandemic has only added to the obstacles immigrants in the U.S. face. Volatile federal policies, growing fees, and information gaps are some of what is keeping more people from obtaining American citizenship.

Host Leoneda Inge talks about what the path to that status looks like now with of the NALEO Education Fund and from Elon鈥檚 Humanitarian Immigration Law Clinic.

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Leoneda Inge

Leoneda Inge is the co-host of 瓜神app's "Due South." Leoneda has been a radio journalist for more than 30 years, spending most of her career at 瓜神app as the Race and Southern Culture reporter. Leoneda鈥檚 work includes stories of race, slavery, memory and monuments. She has won "Gracie" awards, an Alfred I. duPont Award and several awards from the Radio, Television, Digital 瓜神app Association (RTDNA). In 2017, Leoneda was named "Journalist of Distinction" by the National Association of Black Journalists.

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Rebecca Martinez

Rebecca Martinez produces podcasts at 瓜神app. She鈥檚 been at the station since 2013, when she produced Morning Edition and reported for newscasts and radio features. Rebecca also serves on 瓜神app鈥檚 Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability (IDEA) Committee.

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