Storytelling

The Senior Media Fellows are a resource for anyone who cares deeply about immigration and wants to tell their story in the media. Our mission is to help a diverse spectrum of voices participate publicly in this important conversation through personal essays, op-eds and letters to the editor. We aim to uplift perspectives that are both thoughtful and thought-provoking, nuanced and empathetic. We believe that you don’t have to be a professional writer to get your story in front of readers (but it helps to have professional writers on your team).

Want to learn more? Have a story to tell? Contact Jennifer Miller at [email protected].

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Who We Work With

We primarily work with people who have never published an opinion piece or essay before but have a story they want to tell. In recent years, many of our pieces have been authored by Dreamers, refugees, healthcare professionals, farmers STEM workers, and business leaders. Our writers fall into four general categories:

  • Immigrants of any nationality, status, religion, profession and age
  • Supporters of immigrants, including employers, colleagues, neighbors, advocates, and others.
  • State and local officials, including governors, mayors and city council members.
  • Local columnists who focus on immigration.

What People Write About

It’s incredibly varied. People write about the role that immigration policy plays in their daily lives—what it’s like to be a Dreamer trying to get a college education, a farmer facing labor shortages or a refugee starting a new life in America. Occasionally, writers want to talk about a specific piece of congressional or state legislation or are inspired by a current event like the war in Ukraine. But pieces don’t have be political. They can illuminate some little-known aspect of an immigrant’s experience or culture or explore local relationships between people born here and abroad.

Where People Publish

Since 2018, we have helped over 700 people publish their work in major national news outlets, flagship state and city publications and local community papers. We have developed relationships with opinion editors across the country and can help you frame your piece so that it feels timely and relevant to them.

Selected Publications

Dreamers and Documented Dreamers

Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Healthcare

Agriculture