By Chase Cook Oklahoma Watch Undocumented immigrants given temporary legal status under a new immigration bill would be denied access to Medicaid and other subsidized insurance offered by the federal health-reform law. That would mean thousands of immigrants, while waiting for up to 10 years to be fully legalized, would likely continue turning to Oklahoma [...]
Many Low-Income Oklahoma Students May Fail Because of Reading Law
By Chase Cook Oklahoma Watch Among thousands of Oklahoma students who could be held back in third grade for failing a state reading test next year, a disproportionate share will likely be low-income children, an Oklahoma Watch analysis of state data found. Most could be boys. An analysis of state test data from spring 2012 [...]
Many Oklahoma parents face Medicaid denial
By Ron J. Jackson Jr. Oklahoma Watch The health-care fate of tens of thousands of low-income parents is in limbo because of Oklahoma’s refusal to accept federal money to expand Medicaid. Most of the attention so far on which Oklahomans will not gain access to Medicaid in 2014 under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care [...]
Generación Ñ: A son, a brother and a little bit of a father
By Ivan Godinez Hispano de Tulsa I was an only child for nineteen years. My parents refused to have another child because of the complications my mother had when I was born, but in 2006 I remember being in that same hospital room where my mom gave birth to my little sister, and translating every [...]
Accidental Immigrant: A Series of Happy Accidents
By Javier Flores Hispano de Tulsa When Juan Miret, Editor of HispanoDeTulsa.com asked me if I would be interested in being a contributing writer, I was honored and stoked for this opportunity. He wanted me to focus on social media and fitness (i.e., running) in the Tulsa metro, due to my profession and the fact [...]
Immigration Influx Divides Heavener, Oklahoma
By Ron J. Jackson Jr. Oklahoma Watch HEAVENER — Atop Poteau Mountain, cloaked by white oak, black locust and other towering trees, sits the mysterious runestone. Ever since its discovery in 1874, experts have passionately debated whether the runic carvings on the stone were actually created by Viking explorers. Today, a new dispute grips this [...]
