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Latino kids in states with more anti-immigrant laws are in poorer health, study finds
A study in Pediatrics found that Latinos from 3 to 17 in states with more discriminatory policies have higher odds of having certain physical and mental health conditions. By Edwin Flores | NBC News | AUG. 15, 2023 | Photo by AFP-Getty Latino children living in states with more anti-immigrant ... -
This California agency is reporting U.S. citizens to ICE
By Fidel Martinez | Los Angeles Times | AUG. 31, 2023 | Photo by Diana Ramirez The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the agency that oversees the operation of the state’s prison and parole systems, routinely reports U.S citizens or green card holders in their custody to U.S. Immigration ... -
Texas sent more asylum seekers to L.A. even as Hilary raged, immigrant rights group says
By Christian Martinez | Los Angeles Times | AUG. 21, 2023 | Photo by Irfan Khan As Los Angeles was under an unprecedented tropical storm warning and officials were urging residents not to travel, Texas dispatched its latest bus of migrants to the city. The bus — the ninth sent ... -
At Texas Border, Some Support for Abbott’s Crackdown Is Waning
Gov. Greg Abbott’s intensive campaign to turn back migrants was initially welcomed on the border. But in Eagle Pass, the effort’s main focal point, residents are having second thoughts. By Edgar Sandoval | The New York Times | AUG. 22, 2023 | Photo by Jordan Vonderhaar When Gov. Greg Abbott ... -
Visa Refusals And Immigration Policies Lead To Fewer Students
By Stuart Anderson | Forbes | AUG. 9, 2023 | Photo by Alex Wong Consular officers denying visas and uncompetitive immigration policies have contributed to a drop in international students attending U.S. universities. Analysts say the decline harms U.S. economic efforts to attract talent and weakens America’s soft power focused ... -
Inside Trump's new plan to limit immigration
By Stef W. Kight | AXIOS | AUG. 21, 2023 | Illustration by Sarah Grillo Former President Trump wants unprecedented restrictions on immigration and the border if he's elected in 2024 — such as screening prospective immigrants for "Marxist" ideologies and a naval blockade to target drug smugglers, Axios has learned. Why it matters: As ... -
Trump’s Sickening Plans for an All-Out War on Immigrants
If you thought his first term was bad, wait until you see what he’s plotting for round two. By Edith Olmsted | The New Republic | AUG. 21, 2023 Donald Trump is reportedly planning an immigration crackdown that would make his first stint in the White House look tame. Axios reports that Trump, if ... -
Illinois will allow some non-citizens to be police. But only those authorized to work and ...
By Philip Marcelo | Associated Press | AUG. 4, 2023 | Photo by Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere CLAIM: A new law in Illinois allows any immigrant living in the country illegally to become a police officer. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The law allows certain non-citizens to apply for police officer jobs. But they must ... -
Roberto Rodriguez, prolific writer on Chicano life, dies at 69
By Gustavo Arellano | Los Angeles Times | AUG. 1, 2023 | Photo by Millicent Michelle Pepion In the spring of 1979, Roberto Rodriguez was on assignment for Lowrider Magazine in East Los Angeles. The film “Boulevard Nights,” which dramatized the life of Chicano gangs in the neighborhood, had just debuted, and ... -
‘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 ...