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‘THE MOST PERSECUTED AND NEGLECTED PEOPLE ARE THE ONES CHANGING HISTORY’
Story and photo by Andrea Guevara | Kern Sol News | FEB. 27, 2023 Dr. Gonzalo Santos is a professor emeritus of sociology, faculty advisor of California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) United Now for Immigrant Rights, and lifelong activist. Originally from Mexico. Santos came to the United States in 1970 ... -
El Magonista | Vol. 11, No. 6 | February 23, 2023
*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser "El Magonista" | Vol. 11, No. 6 | February 23, 2023 So what's the solution? A Presidential Pardon for the Dreamers. For the past 13 months, we here at the CMSC have been advocating for the current U.S. President, Democrat Joseph R. Biden, to ... -
Green Card Seekers’ Kids Get Protections in New Biden Policy
Young people at risk of losing status while green card is pending as USCIS freezes age earlier in application process. By Andrew Kreighbaum | Bloomberg Law | FEB. 15, 2023 | Photo by Jewel Samad A policy update by US Citizenship and Immigration Services will add protections for children of ... -
77 Detained Immigrants Launch Hunger Strike at Two Central Valley Facilities
Protesting against Unpaid Labor and Inhumane Conditions, strikers demand immediate release and the closure of both ICE facilities. Contact: Edwin Carmona-Cruz | CCI-Justice | FEB. 17, 2023 | Photo by Kristin Murphy 2023.02.17, Press Release Hunger Strike at MV and GSA BAKERSFIELD AND MCFARLAND, CALIF. – Today, 77 individuals detained ... -
Dreamers want answers as future of immigrants remains unclear
By Nick Ciletti | ABC-15 Phoenix | FEB. 20, 2023 | Photo by Jose Luis Magana PHOENIX — When it comes to immigration, Title 42 is grabbing all the headlines, but there is another topic affecting hundreds of thousands of people that Congress has yet to act on, and that ... -
Texas 'Dreamer' reunites with family in the US after 6 months stranded in Mexico
After a family secret upended his immigration interview, the fight to secure his status in the US is not over yet. By Erin Snodgrass | Business Insider | FEB. 21, 2023 | Photo by Yarianna Martinez Nearly six months to the day since he last stepped foot in the United ... -
To solve our national immigration crisis, let states sponsor immigrants
Eric Holcomb, a Republican, is governor of Indiana. Spencer Cox, a Republican, is governor of Utah. Opinion by Eric Holcomb & Spencer Cox | The Washington Post | FEB. 21, 2023 | Photo by Jose Luis Gonzalez Indiana has about 220,000 open jobs right now and Utah has 107,000, according ... -
In a tight labor market, some states look to another type of worker: Children
Bills advancing in the Iowa and Minnesota state legislatures would roll back child workplace protections to address worker shortages. By Jacob Bogage | The Washington Post | FEB. 11, 2023 | Photo by Charlie Neibergall As local economies grapple with a tightening labor market, some state legislatures are looking to ... -
Biden Administration Announces New Border Crackdown
A tough new immigration measure could disqualify the vast majority of migrants from being able to seek asylum at the southern border. By Miriam Jordan | The New York Times | FEB. 21, 2023 | Photo by Ilana Panich-Linsman In a bid to prevent a surge of migrants at the ... -
Is the renewed ‘Dream Act’ more than a tease this time?
Bills to give legal residency to immigrants brought to U.S. as children have been floating around Congress for more than two decades. Column by Michael Smolens | The San Diego Union-Tribune | FEB. 15, 2023 | Photo by Lynne Sladky You have to give backers of the Dream Act this: ...