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California’s 63-year-old higher education plan could use a reality check
By Dan Walters | Cal Matters | JUL. 26, 2023 | Photo by Raquel Natalicchio As California’s population exploded in the 1950s and 1960s – surpassing New York to become the nation’s most populous state in 1962 – its political leaders responded with sweeping plans to satisfy burgeoning demands for ... -
A President Accused of Betraying His Country
Opinion by The New York Times Editorial Board | AUG. 2, 2023 Of all the ways that Donald Trump desecrated his office as president, the gravest — as outlined in extraordinary detail in the criminal indictment issued against him on Tuesday — was his attempt to undermine the Constitution and overturn the ... -
A New Worry for Mexicans in the U.S.: The Strong Peso
The peso’s soaring value means the money that Mexicans in the United States send home doesn’t go as far as it used to. By J. Edward Moreno | The New York Times | JUL. 31, 2023 | Photo by Claudio Cruz Most of the money that Antonio Solis makes delivering ... -
‘You do it or we do it’
By German Lopez | NYT Morning Newsletter | JUL. 31, 2023 | Photo by Todd Heisler Mexico has been one of America’s closest allies for years under both Democratic and Republican administrations, even Donald Trump’s. That may be changing. Republican officials and voters have not only expressed criticisms of Mexico ... -
Years after a border separation, a family’s reunion was in a judge’s hands
By Kevin Sieff | The Washington Post | JUL. 21, 2023 | Photo by Johnie Izquierdo NASHVILLE — She sat on the edge of a picnic table outside the Comfort Inn and waited for the hearing to begin. “Hello?” Magdalena Hernández Pérez said into her phone. “Can you hear me?” ... -
It’s time for the Pulitzer Prize for literature to accept noncitizens
By Javier Zamora | Los Angeles Times | JUL. 20, 2023 | Photo by Adam Riding Growing up during the Salvadoran civil war, I learned from my parents that poets and writers are often at the vanguard of justice and change. Years later, after we emigrated from El Salvador to ... -
Viral video after Mexico’s Gold Cup win sparks a conversation about speaking Spanish
‘Language isn’t the only thing that defines who we are and our relationship to our Mexican heritage.’ By Alejandra Molina | Los Angeles Times | JUL. 18, 2023 | Photo by Martina Ibanez-Baldor As El Tri fans cheered Mexico’s CONCACAF Gold Cup win on Sunday outside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, ... -
US citizenship test changes are coming, raising concerns for those with low English skills
By Trisha Ahmed | AP News | JUL. 4, 2023 | Video by The Associated Press https://apnews.com/130fdf24e54f431a9f1f9b38344638c8 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. citizenship test is being updated, and some immigrants and advocates worry the changes will hurt test-takers with lower levels of English proficiency. The naturalization test is ... -
Illegal border crossings dip to lowest level in over 2 years
The Biden administration touted the drop a day before a federal judge is set to hear a challenge to its asylum ban. By Myah Ward | POLITICO | JUL. 18, 2023 | Photo by Morgan Lee Illegal border crossings plunged in June to their lowest level since President Joe Biden’s ... -
Court to Weigh Effect of Justices’ Enforcement Ruling on DACA
Biden administration says DACA challenge should be rejected; States say standing clear because of direct costs of program. By Andrew Kreighbaum | Bloomberg Law | JUL. 17, 2023 | Photo by Chip Somodevilla A district court judge is set to decide whether a US Supreme Court win for the Biden ...