Ashley Lopez

“Today the media continues to paint immigrants of color as leeches sucking resources out of the United States, all while accusing us of stealing American jobs. How can we be both lazy low-skilled people and job-snatching thieves?”
― Julissa Arce, You Sound Like a White Girl

“When you live in New York City, there’s a magical feeling you get whenever you run up the steps out of the subway, spin through a revolving door out of your office building at the end of a long day, push open a window to let in the spring scent of blossoms. There’s a split second where the city hits you, greets you, slobbers a kiss on your face like a puppy. It’s a jolt, and a shock, and then you move on. But there’s a part of you, somewhere, that marvels at it every time.”
― Kate Spencer, In a New York Minute