The true debate is over how the immigration system in the United States is broken and how to repair it, as most people would agree. The stories of people caught in a noisy immigration internet continue to rise as this controversy continues.
The two illegal moms living in Colorado, Jeanette Vizguerra and Ingrid Encalada Latorre, are the subjects of the film film If I Had Stay. When they were facing imprisonment and separation from their young kids, they made the decision to find refuge in temples in Denver and Boulder.
Ahead of the show’s Colorado debut at CSU’s ACT Human Rights Film Festival in Fort Collins, In The NoCo’s Erin O’Toole sat down with one of those two parents who sought shelter in 2017, Ingrid Latorre, and Florencia Krochik, one of the show’s co- managers.
If I Had Stayscreens during the show’s open day, Wednesday, April 3 at Colorado State University’s Lory Student Center drama.
This episode’s Spanish-language language was provided by KUNC Digital Producer Natalie Skowlund.