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UC considers imposing criteria for California’s high school ethnic studies classes
Requirements would bypass local districts' authority to choose what should be taught. By John Fensterwald | Ed. Source | APR. 12, 2022 | Photo by Allison Shelley An influential committee of University of California faculty that oversees academic admissions requirements is proposing that UC set criteria and content for high school ... -
The war next door: Conflict in Mexico is displacing thousands
By Mary Beth Sheridan | Washington Post | APR. 11, 2022 | Photo by Luis Antonio Rojas COAHUAYANA, Mexico — María Jesús was grilling tortillas. Patricia was frying pork ribs. Adriana was sipping a cup of tea to calm her nerves. For the Martínez sisters, that Friday was shaping up ... -
Three GOP states sue over end of Title 42
Racist state-legislatures around the country are hoping to continue the Trump-era Health statute that effectively shut down the Southern Border with Mexico. By Rebecca Beitsch | TheHill.com | APR. 4, 2022 | Photo from USAToday Three states on Monday sued the Biden administration over its plans to rescind Title 42, a Trump-era ... -
Why Biden’s Repeal of a Trump-Era Immigration Law Is Pissing Off Advocates
The Biden administration announced the end of a Trump-era law that expelled asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border under the banner of public health. But not yet. By Scott Bixby | The Daily Beast | APR. 4, 2022 | Photo credit: Anadolu Agency The upcoming repeal of a Trump-era edict ... -
Letter of Appreciation for CMSC's Dreamers' Study Abroad Program
The following is an unedited letter we received from one of the recent participants from our Dreamers' Study Abroad Program: By Nallely Romayor Reynoso | APR. 1, 2022 Dear Profe, I am writing this letter to express my immense gratitude to you and the entire CMSC staff forallowing me to ... -
Biden weighs phased out end of Trump-era deportation policy
The administration is looking at an end to Title 42 that could prioritize families first. By Laura Barron-Lopez, Sarah Ferris and Adam Cancryn | POLITICO | MAR. 30, 2022 | Photo by Eugene Garcia for AP The White House is planning to revoke a Trump-era deportation policy for migrants arriving ... -
U.S. immigration agency moves to cut 9.5 million-case backlog and speed up processing
USCIS received more than $400 million to address processing delays and application backlogs. By Camilo Montoya-Galvez | CBS News | MAR. 29, 2022 | Photo by Paul Bersebach for Getty The Biden administration on Tuesday is announcing three measures to reduce a growing multimillion-case backlog of immigration applications that has ... -
Groups Urge President Biden to Include Immigration in Pardon Process
Immigration is a Racial Justice Issue. By Sirine Shebaya, Nana Gyamfi and Heidi Altman | Human Rights Watch | JUNE 2, 2021 The following is a letter was sent last year to various Black and POC Cabinet officials in the Biden Administration from a cadre of Immigration Reform advocates. The ... -
Mujeres chicanas y su participación en el movimiento de trabajadores agrícolas
Por Isabel Medina Ruiz, Exclusivo para El Magonista En el Día Internacional de la Mujer, 8 de marzo de 2020 Más que un esfuerzo sindicalista, el Movimiento de Trabajadores Agrícolas de 1960 y 1970 fue un movimiento social complejo que reunió a diversas personas en una lucha común para mejorar ... -
Importancia de los Estudios Chicanos para México en el siglo XXI
Por Isabel Medina Ruiz, Exclusivo para El Magonista 50º Aniversario de Estudios Chicanos en EEUU ~ 28 de Octubre de 2019 La rica historia de la comunidad chicana es poco conocida en México, debido a la falta de investigación, análisis y escasa literatura respecto al tema. Son pocos los investigadores ...