Leticia Roa Nixon
Leticia Roa Nixon was born and raised in Mexico City. She majored in Communications at Universidad Iberoamericana. In 1985, she moved to Philadelphia, where she served as a official interpreter for the Court of First Instance for 28 years. Since 1992, Leticia has worked as a reporter for multiple local Latino newspapers in the city. She has self-published six books and collaborated on the documentary film "El Sol Sale para Todos" produced by Laura Deutch and Carlos Pascual Sanchez. She is part of the organizing committee of Fleisher's Del Dia de los Muertos, "La Calaca Flaca". Art Memorial since 2014. Today she works as Philatinos Radio News Director, Impacto Media Deputy Editor, and co-produces PhillyCam's bilingual TV show Atrévete.
BY LETICIA ROA NIXON ON AUGUST 05, 2021
On February 18, 2021, President Joe Biden officially sent the proposed U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 to Congress as part of his commitment to modernize the country's immigration system. The legislative proposal, led by Representative Linda Sanchez (D-CA) and Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), aims to create an 8-year pathway to citizenship to keep families together, embrace diversity, and promote the integration of immigrants and refugees.