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Chicano activist “El Profe” dies, legacy continues
CSULB's Chicano and Latino Studies department co-founder, Armando Vazquez-Ramos, died in early August. By Bryan Chavez | Long Beach Current | Sept. 18, 2024 | Photo Courtesy of LB Current Long Beach State alumni and pro-immigrant activist Armando Vazquez-Ramos died on Aug. 4; he was 74 years old. While filling ... -
US voters say they’re ready for a woman president − but sexist attitudes still go ...
By The Conversation Staff | The Conversation | AUG. 16, 2024 | Photo Courtesy of Kevin Lamarque Since President Joe Biden exited the presidential race on July 21, 2024, and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee, Harris’ campaign has generated widespread enthusiasm and attention. She quickly became the ... -
Rep. Barragan of California says that, as president, Harris will expand DACA protections
By Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy & George Fabe Russell | USA Today | AUG 26,2024 | Photo Courtesy of Kyle Grillot U.S. Rep. Nanette Barragan of California spoke with USA TODAY at the Democratic convention last week, saying that a potential Kamala Harris administration would push for expanded protections for “dreamers”—people ... -
Judge in Texas orders pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of ...
By Valeria Gonzalez | Border Report | AUG 27, 2024 | Photo Courtesy of Evan Vucci A federal judge in Texas on Monday paused a Biden administration policy that would give spouses of U.S. citizens legal status without having to first leave the country, dealing at least a temporary setback ... -
In Memoriam: Profe. Armando Vázquez-Ramos, ¡Presente! - English Version
By Gonzalo Santo, Exclusively for "El Magonista" | Aug. 15, 2024 | Photo Collage Courtesy of El Mago Staff Armando Vázquez-Ramos was born in Mexico City on August 10th, 1949. He passed away at his home in Long Beach, California on August 4th, 2024, six days short of his 75th. ... -
With DACA on the ropes, President Biden must do more to protect Dreamers
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was launched 12 years ago by then-President Barack Obama. It has a fragile, uncertain future. By U.S. Rep. Delia C. Ramirez | Chicago Suntimes | June 13. 2024 | Photo Courtesy of Jose Luis Magana As the proud daughter of immigrants, the wife ... -
Liberals don’t like Biden’s border plan, but it may help him where he needs it ...
By David Lauter | Los Angeles Times | June 8, 2024 | Photo Courtesy of Robert Gauthier President Biden’s move this week to close the border to most migrants seeking asylum sent an important signal about what he and his top aides view as their biggest problem in the presidential ... -
Dreamers urge protections in Senate hearing on immigrant youth
Young immigrants who have been shut out of DACA point to the program's success in an attempt to build bipartisan support for "a path to U.S. citizenship." By Nicole Acevedo | NBC News | May 8, 2024 | Photo Courtesy of Mandel Ngan As immigration policies take center stage in ... -
Cornell Law Professors Receive $1.5 Million Grant for DACA Legal Assistance Initiative
By The Cornell Daily Sun Staff | The Cornell Daily Sun | May 21, 2024 | Photo Courtesy of Cameron Pollack Amid pressing calls for immigration justice from President Joe Biden, philanthropies and beyond, a pioneering solution is taking place in Ithaca. Prof. Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer, law, and Prof. Stephen Yale-Loehr, ... -
Karina Ruiz will be the First Migrant to reach the Senate of the Mexican Republic
By La EducacionStaff | La Education | May 12, 2024 | Photo Courtesy of La Educacion | Translated by the CMSC Karina Ruiz is already on the threshold of history. She will be the first Mexican migrant to be a senator of the Republic. She is a “dreamer”, originally from ...
