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Being ‘anti-immigrant’ is not a winning strategy for Biden in 2024
By Sarah Sherman-Stokes | WBRU | MAY 8, 2023 | Photo by Nick Ut When President Biden announced his intent to run for re-election, a collective groan could be heard from immigration advocates. President Biden’s record so far on immigration has been, in a word, disappointing. It’s not that we ... -
The implications of Biden’s lackluster record on immigration for his 2024 reelection
How will Biden’s performance on immigration influence Latino and immigrant voters? Should Americans expect a Obama-esque DACA move from Biden as he tries to court the Democratic Party’s progressive, pro-immigration voting blocs? By Marcela Garcia | The Boston Globe | APR. 24, 2023 | Photo by Doug Mills Under increasing pressure from ... -
La FES Acatlán y el Centro de Estudios California-México trabajan a favor de los Dreamers
Ambas organizaciones firmaron un convenio de colaboración para ayudar a estos jóvenes a reconectar con sus raíces y estudiar en la UNAM. Escrito por NotiFES Digital | 26 Abril, 2023 En el Centro de Educación Continua se llevó a cabo la firma protocolaria de un convenio de colaboración entre la ... -
El Magonista | April 19, 2023 | Vol. 11, no. 13
*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser "El Magonista" | Vol. 11, No. 13 | April 19, 2023 CMSC's CALL FOR PRESIDENTIAL PARDON COUNTERED BY GOP's TARGETING OF DREAMERS' ADVANCE PAROLE "Republicans also want to crack down on the Biden administration’s use of an authority known as parole, which allows the federal ... -
How Immigrants Are Saving the Economy
By Paul Krugman | The New York Times | APR. 13, 2023 | Photo by Max Whitaker Although many politicians will never admit it, the U.S. economy is currently performing far better than most analysts expected. We’re still adding jobs at a rapid clip; while inflation remains unacceptably high, it’s probably ... -
House Republicans release sweeping immigration bill
Judiciary Committee scheduled to consider the 137-page legislation Wednesday. By Suzanne Monyak | Roll Call | APR. 17, 2023 | Photo by Tom Williams House Republicans released sweeping immigration legislation on Monday that would tighten asylum eligibility, expand migrant family detention and crack down on the employment of undocumented workers. ... -
Is a Pardon for Dreamers the Only Way to Protect Them?
By Pilar Marrero | El Seminario | MAR. 1, 2023 | Photo by Molly Adams With the prospect of a legislative solution for Dreamers – and the millions of undocumented immigrants in the country – as far off as ever, the California-Mexico Studies Center is raising anew the idea of ... -
Anger, tears, a birthday serenade. What happened after a deadly fire in Mexico migrant lockup
By Patrick McDonnell | Los Angeles Times | APR. 2, 2023 | Photo by Andalou Agency CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — They came to offer a serenade for Joel Alexander Leal Peña, born 21 years ago. “¡Tus amigos llegamos aquí!” sang some three dozen people, clustered in the shadow of metal bars fronting ... -
DACA has not had a negative impact on the U.S. job market
Data shows the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy increased the number of citizens with jobs and pulled people out of unemployment. By University of Delaware | Newswise | MAR. 29, 2023 | Illustration by Julie Morin Newswise — A new study from the University of Delaware refutes a long-held talking point: ... -
Why it's so hard to come to the U.S. legally
By Russell Contreras | AXIOS | APR. 6, 2023 | Photo by Irfan Khan & Rhona Wise Permanently moving to the U.S. was once as easy as getting on a ship or strolling across a border. Today, most lawful means of entering the country take years because of overwhelmed immigration agencies, rising levels of global migration and ...