As part of our work to assist local immigrant communities, we often hold workshops on DACA assistance, Know Your Rights events and legal immigration screenings. We recently hosted a naturalization workshop where we help people become U.S. citizens. There we had the pleasure of meeting Daniel Quintero, an immigrant from Venezuela who has been living in the U.S. for 14 years. Even though he has qualified to become a naturalized citizen, he was one of many immigrants who often postpone applying for citizenship because they are unfamiliar with the process or simply because they are too busy.

On March 13th 2018, President Trump visited San Diego CA to inspect the border wall prototypes. He made the case for building a wasteful, harmful, and irresponsible border wall by spreading falsehoods and exaggerations. We’ve provided a fact check for his visit below.

Members of Alliance San Diego recently visited Thrive Public School to speak with students about the importance of social justice, voting and immigration issues. The 5th and 6th graders are working on a project to become more aware of social issues that impact their communities. In preparation for their Social Justice Showcase, our Immigration Integration Manager, Itzel Guillen, shared her story as a Border Dreamer. The students will be sending letters to Congress about why they think Dreamers should stay in the U.S.

If you’d like someone from Alliance San Diego to speak to your students or at your next event, please contact us at[email protected]

While the Southern Border Communities Coalition (SBCC), which is a program of Alliance San Diego, waves a see you later to Christian Ramirez, who is going on a temporary leave, we welcome Vicki Gaubeca as the Interim Director.

Vicki currently serves as SBCC's Policy and Communications Strategist and is a former SBCC co-chair. She brings her lived experience as a longtime border resident, living on both sides of the border in multiple cities, and her expertise as a longtime advocate in the region. We are thrilled to welcome her to the new role.

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