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Biden expected to end Title 42 border expulsion policy in late May
Trump-era policy could soon meet the same fate as its odious creator. By Camilo Montoya-Galvez & Ed O'Keefe | CBS News | MAR. 30, 2022 | Photo by Salwan Georges for Getty The Biden administration is planning to end a pandemic-era emergency rule known as Title 42 that allows U.S. immigration authorities ... -
After officials bulldozed a Tijuana tent camp, migrants ended up in shelters, apartments and more ...
By Kate Morrissey | San Diego Union Tribune | MAR. 28, 2022 | Photo by Alejandro Tamayo Ever since she and hundreds of other asylum-seekers were forced from a camp outside the San Ysidro Port of Entry in Tijuana, Vanessa has worked two jobs — attendant at both a laundromat ... -
Op-Ed: How an economic embargo put in place by JFK is making Cubans go hungry
The embargo and the libreta dominate the lives of ordinary Cubans — and after 60 years, the time may have come for both to end. By Anthony Depalma | LA Times | MAR. 23, 2022 | Photo by Javier Galeano For as long as most Cubans have been alive, they ... -
Can DACA Recipients be Drafted?
Yes, DACA recipients and other immigrants can be drafted into the U.S. military. Here is a summary about how the drafting system works. By Rommel H. Ojeda | DocumentedNY.com | MAR. 3, 2022 | Photo by Getty Here is a summary about how the drafting system works, who is in ... -
Jorge Gonzalez’ “Good trouble” for Dreamers
By Professor Armando Vazquez-Ramos, President and CEO - The California-Mexico Studies Center (CMSC) March 29, 2022 This week I lost a great friend and Dreamers lost an advocate who will live in history as a colossal legal icon, comparable to the late Marco Antonio Firebaugh. Like Marco’s AB-540 landmark legislation, ... -
Op-Ed: Why the California ‘mission bell’ road markers must come down
The bells must come down — and there are about 585 of them. By Valentin Lopez | LATimes | MAR. 21, 2022 | Photo by Cody Glenn Few symbols in California are as ubiquitous as the roadside markers shaped like mission bells that flank state highways and the streets of coastal ... -
This California wine country town is multicultural. So why do so many feel invisible?
Some parents argue that their children should be spared the guilt that can result from studying incendiary issues like slavery, white supremacy, segregation, discrimination against Native Americans and immigrants, and the present-day hardships that citizens of color face. By Tyrone Beason | LA Times | MAR. 20, 2022 | Photo ... -
Judge Patricia Guerrero confirmed as first Latina on California Supreme Court
The daughter of Mexican immigrants, San Diego appeals court judge was confirmed Tuesday as the first Latina to serve on the California Supreme Court. By Brian Melley | LA Times | MAR. 22, 2022 | Photo credit: Eric Risberg for AP SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Justice Patricia Guerrero was approved ... -
How Millions of Lives Might Have Been Saved From Covid-19
This article is part of Times Opinion’s reflection on the two-year mark of the Covid pandemic. By Zeynep Tufecki | NY Times Opinion | MAR 11, 2022 | Photo & Illustration by the New York Times We cannot step into the same river twice, the Greek philosopher Heraclitus is said ... -
2020 Census Undercounted Hispanic, Black and Native American Residents
The Census Bureau said that the overall population total was accurate but that counts of minorities were skewed. Advocacy groups threatened to go to court. By Michael Wines & Maria Cramer | New York Times | MAR 10, 2022 | Photo by Christian Monterrosa WASHINGTON — Saddled with daunting logistical ...
