As we conclude our series on young activists, we meet Maria Duenas Lopez, a first generation Mexican-American who advocates for immigrants. Side Effects Public Medias Darian Benson interviewed her about the importance of an inclusive democracy.

As national and state leaders struggle to get COVID-19 under control, minority groups are at a higher risk for the virus. And that includes Indianapolis' Burmese refugees.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Side Effects is answering questions from our audience about the virus. To reach a larger audience, weve translated some of this material into Spanish. And now, we're partnering with Indiana University linguistics professor Kelly Harper Berkson and the Chin Languages Research Project to provide information to the Burmese-American community.

U.S. Sen. Todd Young said he supports a path to legal status for DACA recipients, known as Dreamers, as part of a broader immigration reform package.

Advocates for immigration reform rallied in South Bend Thursday night, calling on Indiana lawmakers to make changes that would help many undocumented Hoosiers.

President Donald Trump's executive order said, during a time of high unemployment, skilled foreign workers with H-1B visas pose "an unusual threat to the employment of American workers."

Hoosiers protected under the DACA program and their advocates across the state are celebrating the Supreme Court's decision to prevent the government from ending it.

Meat processing plants across the Midwest have become hotspots for COVID-19. Now rural health workers are trying to keep track of workers who get sick -- and those exposed to the disease. But that's challenging because many workers are immigrants or refugees, and theres a language barrier.

Protesters across the state gathered in car caravans Friday in response to claims of "rampant workplace exploitation" of undocumented workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The APM Research Lab survey asked Americans how they feel about the numbers of immigrants in this country.