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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 ... -
Latino Cabinet members tout Biden's immigration policies amid congressional impasse
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said encounters have dropped 70% at the southern border. By Sandra Lilley | NBC News | JUL. 13, 2023 | Photo by AP Latino members of President Joe Biden's Cabinet defended the administration's efforts on immigration and migration — particularly around the issue of unaccompanied ... -
This woman is the front-runner to be Mexico’s next president
By Patrick J. McDonnell | Los Angeles Times | JUN. 22, 2023 | Photo by Eduardo Verdugo MEXICO CITY — The two appear an unlikely political pair: he a shopkeeper’s son from rural southern Mexico, she a globally recognized scientist from the capital. He is outgoing and folksy, a larger-than-life figure comfortable ... -
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 ... -
El Magonista Newsletter | Vol. 11, No. 21 | JULY 15, 2023
*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser "El Magonista" | Vol. 11, No. 21 | July 15, 2023 NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS: Fall 2023 Independent Dreamers Study Abroad Program (IDSAP) SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER PLEASE READ ALL PROGRAM INFORMATION AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) BEFORE APPLYING! See Mexico from a different point of ... -
AMLO asegura que se busca facilitar la participación política de connacionales en el exterior
El presidente López Obrador dijo que se tiene que atender a los migrantes por ello busca que los consulados en Estados Unidos sean una especie de procuradurías en defensa de compatriotas. Escrito por Alberto Morales | El Universal | 13 JUL. 2023 | Foto de El Universal Previo a las ... -
Is "home" still home after 30 years away?
By Lori Lizarraga, Christina Cala & Leah Donnella | NPR | JUL. 12, 2023 | Photo by Dan Carino for LAist Brian De Los Santos reps Mexico hard. But for the vast majority of his life, that repping has been at a distance. That's because Brian is a recipient of DACA ... -
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock drops $40 million contract for immigrant support
Story and photo by Nicole Brambila | Colorado Politics | JUL. 6, 2023 Denver will not move forward on a contract to outsource support for immigrants coming to the city, the mayor’s office said Thursday. Mayor Michael B. Hancock provided little explanation for the reversal, except to say there remained ... -
Why White Supremacist Groups Attract Latinos to Their Ranks
Former FBI agent Michael German, who went undercover to infiltrate white supremacist groups, explains the phenomenon. By Michael German & Mireya Navarro | Brennan Center for Justice | JUN. 20, 2023 | Photo by Noah Berger The idea seems counterintuitive: Latinos, often targets themselves of racist hatred, supporting an extremist far-right movement ...
