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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn eyes the seemingly impossible: a bipartisan deal on immigration
Riding the success of his historic congressional session last year where he helped pass the first gun safety bill signed into law in a generation, Cornyn is hopeful that his ability to strike deals across the aisle will help Congress achieve another elusive legislative goal: an immigration deal. By Matthew ... -
Are DACA students eligible for student loans?
By Aly J. Yale | Business Insider | JAN. 26, 2023 | Photo by Reuters With overall college tuition up 10% since 2010 — and up nearly 20% for private institutions — it's no surprise that many students need financial assistance. Unfortunately, for students with DACA status, paying for college is even ... -
Here is how Ruben Gallego believes he can win Arizona’s Senate seat
A three-way race creates some interesting strategic questions. The newly announced candidate answers them here. By Molly Otterbein | POLITICO | JAN 26, 2023 | Photo by Tom Williams The 2024 Senate map was already daunting for Democrats. Now, some in the party worry that a tangled three-way race in ... -
Senators fight partisan headwinds in pursuit of immigration deal
Both Republicans and Democrats work to find a compromise on the 'exceptionally difficult' topic By Suzanne Monyak | Roll Call | JAN. 26, 2023 | Photo by Tom Williams When Sen. Thom Tillis returned to Washington this month from a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border with a bipartisan group of eight senators, ... -
Op-Ed: How local D.A.s can help protect immigrant families from dangerous federal policies
By George Gascon & Miriam Aroni Krinsky | Los Angeles Times | JAN. 19, 2023 | Photo from Associated Press In response to mounting pressure to address the influx of migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, President Biden introduced a slate of new harsh policies earlier this month. That ... -
77 Democrats send a letter to Biden criticizing his border and immigration policies
Menendez, Booker, Ocasio-Cortez and 74 others signed the letter critical of policies that restrict asylum access for migrants crossing the southern U.S. border. By Julia Ainsley & Frank Thorp V | JAN. 26, 2023 | NBC News | Photo by Mandel Ngan A group of 77 Democratic lawmakers sent a ... -
How the Far-Right Gains Access to Latino Communities
Opinion by Arturo Dominguez | JAN. 27, 2023 | Latino Rebels | Photo by Jae C. Hong HOUSTON — In recent years the United States has seen far-right and often extremist views make their way into various Latino communities. Many were shocked to see an Afro-Cuban become the frontman for the ... -
El Magonista Newsletter | Vol. 11, No. 2 | January 19, 2023
*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* "El Magonista" | Vol. 11, No. 2 | January 19, 2023 WINTER 2023 DREAMERS STUDY ABROAD GROUP 1 RETURNS HOME SAFE AND SOUND !!! Order your FREE copy TODAY! Copies of our first book "Anthology of Dreams from an Impossible Journey” have arrived! This glossy, 380-page, bilingual tome is jam-packed with photos ... -
US law based on anti-Latino racism fuels immigration fight
By Rio Yamat | SWVA Today | JAN. 10, 2023 | Photo from USCBP LAS VEGAS — As thousands of children were taken from their parents at the southern border during a Trump administration crackdown on illegal crossings, a federal public defender in San Diego set out to find new ... -
For undocumented youth, DACA is a lifeline
By Heydy Vasquez | Daily Trojan | JAN. 13, 2023 | Photo courtesy of Upsplash “Just come here legally.” Many immigrants hear this phrase far too often. The use of the term “illegal” in the subject of immigration tends to connect immigration to legality, with a specific focus on racialization ...