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Sandra Rodriguez

Sandra Rodriguez

Alumni

I produce video content for AL DÍA's top stories and write on general topics.

Former on-air multimedia journalist for the NBC and Telemundo affiliates in Yuma, Arizona, where I had the opportunity to cover stories that impact border towns. I’m a passionate storyteller who enjoys utilizing visuals to create compelling stories.

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Mom and son from Guatemala

Heritage and History

Chasing a dream for her son

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President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press before departing from the White House en route to Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas on August 7, 2019, in Washington, DC. Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images

Policy

Recap of Trump's visit

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The U.S. and Mexican flags fly above a makeshift memorial for victims outside Walmart, near the scene of a mass shooting which left at least 22 people dead, on August 6, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. President Donald Trump plans to visit the city on August 7. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images

Policy

Trump's unwelcome visit

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Flowers and mementos are seen at a makeshift memorial outside Walmart, near the scene of a mass shooting which left at least 20 people dead, on August 4, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Thought Leaders

Domestic Terrorism

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Communities from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border unite at the "Teeter-Totter Wall" project at the Anapra zone in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on July 28, 2019. Photo courtesy of Rael San Fratello.

Policy

Seesaws bring border unity

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Governor Ricardo Rosselló on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, announcing resignation. 

Policy

Gov. Rosselló Resigns

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(L-R) Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), former housing secretary Julian Castro, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke take part in the first night of the Democratic presidential debate on June 26, 2019, in Miami, Florida. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Policy

Castro's Breakout Moment

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Customs and Border Protection acting Commissioner John Sanders speaks at a news conference proposing legislation to address the crisis at the southern border at the U.S. Capitol on May 15, 2019, in Washington, DC. Photo by: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Policy

CBP Chief Resigns

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Policy

Homeownership for Dreamers

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On Monday, June 17, 2019, Colombian Ambassador to the U.S., Francisco Santos Calderón, visited Philadelphia to speak on the Venezuelan refugee crisis in Colombia. Video/Photo by: Sandra Rodriguez/AL DÍA News

Policy

Venezuelan refugee crisis

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Recording artist Ricky Martin attends the MOCA Benefit 2019 at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA on May 18, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images)

Policy

PR's Hate Bill

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Edith Gonzalez attends Telemundo NATPE party on January 19, 2016 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Fabiano Silva/Getty Images)

Heritage and History

Telenovela Star Dies at 54

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 House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA), Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (D-NY), House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern (D-MA) hold a news conference at the U.S. Capitol June 11, 2019 in Washington, DC. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Policy

Trump's Executive Privilege

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Thousands of immigrants and supporters join the Defend DACA March to oppose the President Trump order to end DACA on September 10, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: David McNew/Getty Images

Policy

Dreamers pay taxes

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Lili Gil Valletta presenting the meaning of cultural intelligence. Photo: Harrison Brink

Entrepreneurs

Cultural Intelligence

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“13 tons of plastic waste are dumped into the global marine environment each year”. Photo: Tatiana Dyuvbanova/Getty Images

Policy

Plastic Waste in Oceans

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Candidates at the AL DÍA News roundtable discussing what a surge of Latinos in City Council could mean for Philadelphia. Photo: Harrison Brink/AL DÍA News

Policy

Represent Philly

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Fr. Alejandro Solalinde Guerra during a visit at the AL DÍA News Studio. (Photo by Emily Neil/AL DÍA News)

Heritage and History

"Hermanos en el Camino"

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Chef Cristina MartÍnez, South Philly Barbacoa. Picture: AL DÍA Archive

Heritage and History

Chefs: Carriers of Culture

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Mayor Jim Kenney and Philly Counts 2020 committee members during Census Day 2019. Photo: Sandra Rodriguez

Policy

Philly Census 2020

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Maria Quiñones-Sánchez speaks at the AL DÍA newsroom on March 14. Photo: Alan Simpson / AL DÍA News

Policy

WOMEN IN POSITIONS OF POWER