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Op-Ed: Protect the Dreamers. The U.S. needs doctors-in-training like me
By Yadira Bribiesca | Los Angeles Times | SEP. 24, 2022 | Photo courtesy of Associated Press I am a proud undocumented medical student attending the UCLA School of Medicine — a reality that still seems like a dream. It is a reality because of the 2012 Deferred Action for ... -
Column: San Bernardino judge reenacts the 1944 case that let Mexicans use the swimming pool
By Gustavo Arellano | Los Angeles Times | SEP. 18, 2022 | Photo by Robert Gauthier They sent out the hard-shell tacos on Thursday at Mitla Café the same way they have for 85 years — freshly fried, with a blizzard of cheddar cheese on top and a side of ... -
Column: If Gavin Newsom wants to be the anti-Trump, here’s his chance
By Jean Guerrero | Los Angeles Times | SEP. 24, 2022 | Photo by Rich Pedroncelli Gov. Gavin Newsom has embraced the role of migrants advocate on the national stage, dueling with Republican governors who are trying to score points with xenophobic voters by transporting asylum seekers out of their ... -
These migrants were flown to California from Texas. They don’t know why or who paid ...
By Salvador Hernandez | Los Angeles Times | SEP. 19, 2022 | Photo by NorCal Resist Eight Venezuelan migrants were flown last week from Texas to Sacramento with little cash — some without shoes — and the men have no idea why they were sent or who paid for the ... -
First lady Jill Biden visit to LA’s Homeboy Industries shines light on non-profit’s ‘impact’
By Robert Morales | Press-Telegram | SEP. 16, 2022 | Photo by Jae C. Hong Extricating oneself from life as a gang member is not easy. Neither is reintegrating into society after a prison term. That’s why it was a big deal when Homeboy Industries was founded by Father Gregory ... -
More than a Mexican Independence Day parade, it’s an East L.A. celebration of cultural pride
By Soudi Jimenez | Los Angeles Times | SEP. 17, 2022 | Photo by Soudi Jimenez After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the traditional Mexican Independence Day Parade will resume Sunday in East Los Angeles with colorful floats, charros, dancers, musicians and special guests, including Dodgers pitching legend Fernando Valenzuela as ... -
Migrants sent by DeSantis to Martha’s Vineyard say they were told they were going to ...
By Tom Porter | Insider | SEP 16, 2022 | Photo by Jonathan Wiggs Migrants were told jobs were available in Boston and boarded a plane in Texas, NPR reported. The plane instead went to Martha's Vineyard, as part of a political stunt by Florida's governor. The legality of the ... -
Column: How Biden can do right by undocumented Americans
By Jean Guerrero | Los Angeles Times | SEP. 12, 2022 | Photo by Patrick Semansky During Hispanic Heritage Month, which starts this week, President Biden should skip the praise of our various cultures and cuisines. We know he can bop his head to reggaeton. We know the First Lady appreciates breakfast tacos. ... -
10 years ago, this immigrant didn’t qualify for DACA protection. Now, he’s an entrepreneur.
By Cindy Carcamo | SEP. 15, 2022 | Los Angeles Times | Photo by Jason Armond Ten years ago, Alessandro Negrete missed out on the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program — better known as DACA — a policy that gives certain immigrant youth who were brought to the ... -
"We need to take away children.” The secret history of the U.S.government’s family-separation policy
An investigation by The Atlantic reveals the Trump Administration's desire and intent to traumatize asylum seekers. By Caitlin Dickerson | The Atlantic | AUG. 7, 2022 | Photo from U.S. Government As a therapist for children who are being processed through the American immigration system, Cynthia Quintana has a routine ...
