Elizabeth Llorente
The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey)

Elizabeth Llorente of The Record journeys to the center of seismic demographic shifts in two series out of Bergen County, New Jersey. In her stories, the reporter introduces readers to the next chapter in the country's immigration story, one in which old tensions and new opportunities roll and blossom in small-town America.

Llorente is a senior writer at The Record in Hackensack, N.J., where for the past 11 years she has specialized in covering immigration and ethnic communities. During that time, Llorente has gained national recognition for her coverage, which includes stories on the abuse of immigrants in federal detention centers and an investigation of a driver's license black market in New Jersey that preyed heavily on immigrants.