In English

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One year after her passing, Latino USA remembers the life and explore the legacy of Lorena Borjas, known as the mother of the translatina community in Queens, New York.

In an intimate, in-person interview with Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez —or AOC, as she’s often called— opens up about COVID-19 pandemic, an economic downturn, BLM protests, a presidential election, an attempted coup, and the latest iteration of an ongoing border crisis, among countless more headlines.

September 11, 2001 marked a sharp, lasting redirection in U.S. immigration policy and attitudes. Latino USA explores major changes and events from the past 20 years of immigration through the lens of this one catastrophic day.