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Raquel Welch, Actress and ’60s Sex Symbol, Is Dead at 82
Few thought of Welch as a Latina actress, but she embraced that identity late in her career; building a celebrated show business career around sex appeal and, sometimes, a comic touch. By Anita Gates | The New York Times | FEB. 15, 2023 | Photo by Sara Krulwich Raquel Welch, the ... -
The 9 big policy ideas that Biden hit during his speech
Biden used his State of the Union to tout two years of progress — and push for Congress to get plenty more done By Adam Cancryn | POLITICO | FEB. 7, 2023 | Photos from C-SPAN President Joe Biden made a forceful case for his policy vision during Tuesday’s State ... -
Can Latinx and Latino coexist? Some want to ban it, others are unbothered
Learning about the word Latinx was an "eye-opener," said a student in Connecticut. Latino Democrats in the state have proposed banning if from government documents. By Edwin Flores | NBC News | FEB. 7, 2023 | Photo by Jessica Hill Cindy Hernandez hadn't heard of the word Latinx until a ... -
Biden asked for immigration reform in the State of the Union. Can it pass a ...
By Gillian Brassil | The Sacramento Bee | FEB. 10, 2023 | Photo by Jacquelyn Martin President Joe Biden made a wistful comment at his State of the Union Tuesday that there was a time when Congress found common ground on immigration reform. “Let’s also come together on immigration and ... -
"America’s New Trail of Tears - 600,000 DACA People"
Letter to the Editor | PennLive News | FEB. 10, 2023 Between 1830 and 1850, 60,000 members of five tribes were forcibly removed from eastern states under presidential order to western states. This was called the Trail of Tears. Nine Republican-led states, Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, Kansas, South Carolina, ... -
California bill would make it cheaper for some students in Mexico to attend college in ...
By Vanessa Arredondo | Los Angeles Times | FEB. 6, 2023 | Photo by Nelvin C. Cepeda Abril Hernandez, a student at Southwestern Community College, sat in her car waiting in a seemingly never-ending line to cross the San Diego-Mexico border. It had already been a two-hour wait, but she ... -
Durbin, Graham unveil immigration legislation at an urgent time for Dreamers
By Justine McDaniel | The Washington Post | FEB. 10, 2023 | Photo by Ricky Carioti With the future of a program that protects young undocumented immigrants from deportation in limbo, senators on Friday introduced legislation to give them a path to legal residency. It marks the formal start of ... -
‘I can’t plan ahead’: Dreamers speak out as US program faces new threat
Immigrants express frustration as nine Republican-led states ask judge to end Obama-era program that gives temporary deportation relief. By Justo Robles | The Guardian | FEB. 4, 2023 | Photo from Anadolu Agency It’s been almost 10 years since Areli Hernandez received her first US government work permit in her ... -
The Surprisingly Bipartisan History of Pathway to Citizenship Policies
By Jane Hong | PRRI | FEB. 3, 2023 Americans’ views on policies that provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented migrants have become increasingly polarized along partisan lines over the past decade. PRRI data from 2022 shows that Democrats have become more supportive of such policies since 2013, with ... -
Immigration Rebound Eases Shortage of Workers, Up to a Point
While the Biden administration has accelerated processing after Trump-era restrictions and a pandemic slowdown, visa backlogs remain large. By Lydia DePillis | The New York Times | FEB. 6, 2023 | Photo by Callaghan O'Hare for NYT The flow of immigrants and refugees into the United States has ramped up ...
