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Winter 2017 California-Mexico Dreamers Study Abroad Program
UPDATE: As of June 13, 2017, the California-Mexico Studies Center (CMSC) has extended the application deadline for DACA-recipients to participate in our Winter 2017 California-Mexico Dreamers Study Abroad Program, which will take place in the Mexico City-Cuernavaca area from December 22, 2017 to January 14, 2018. This application deadline extension is for new applicants-only. All ... -
As Mexican share declined, U.S. unauthorized immigrant population fell in 2015 below recession level
BY JEFFREY S. PASSEL AND D’VERA COHN, Pew Research Center ~ April 25, 2017 The number of unauthorized immigrants living in the United States in 2015 fell below the total at the end of the Great Recession for the first time, with Mexicans continuing to represent a declining share of ... -
Offering lawyers to immigrants facing deportation is a worthwhile way to spend public money
By: The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times ~ April 25, 2017 Having a lawyer can make all the difference in the world to someone facing deportation in federal immigration court, where the law is dizzyingly byzantine. Yet only 37% of potential deportees have one. Part of the problem is a ... -
Advice on Life Without DACA, From an Undocumented Harvard Graduate
By: Nidhi Prakash, Fusion ~ April 25, 2017 Gloria Itzel Montiel says she “somehow always knew” she was undocumented. But knowing what that could mean for her future only began to sink in around eighth grade. She was a bright, academic teenager. Her favorite pastime was going to the library—”that’s what ... -
L.A. "Dreamers" Defy Warnings and Dare to Study Abroad
BY JASON MCGAHAN, LA WEEKLY, SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2017 "Dreamers" — the young and undocumented who are protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program created by President Obama — have been all over the news lately. And the news has not been good. Federal agents are allegedly deporting them, which ... -
California-Mexico Dreamers present award of recognition to Rep. Alan Lowenthal ~ Newsletter April 19, 2017
LONG BEACH - On Monday April 17, the California-Mexico Studies Center (CMSC) staff along with Dreamers who have participated in previous California-Mexico Dreamers Study Abroad Programs had the honor to present an acknowledgment of appreciation to Rep. Alan Lowenthal and his Long Beach district office staff for their invaluable and continuous ... -
A 23-year-old 'Dreamer' sues the Trump administration over his deportation to Mexico
By: Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times ~ April 18, 2017 A 23-year-old man has sued the Trump administration over his deportation to Mexico in February, saying he has permission to live and work in the United States under an Obama-era immigration program that protects young people who were brought into the ... -
Deported veteran's pardon gives him hope of returning to U.S., but it's no guarantee
By: Kate Morrissey, Los Angeles Times ~ April 18, 2017 Since learning he’d been pardoned by Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday, Hector Barajas-Varela, a deported U.S. Army veteran, has more hope that one day he will be able to reenter the country he considers home. Brown’s pardon for Barajas-Varela and two ... -
With DACA’s Future Uncertain, Students Gamble on a Chance to Study Abroad
By Katherine Mangan, The Chronicle of Higher Education ~ APRIL 09, 2017 Like many college students who return from a life-changing study trip abroad, Yahaira Morales Castro couldn’t wait to go back to Mexico City. But her decision to embark on another trip is fraught with dangers that few of her ... -
Deported Students Find Challenges At School In Tijuana
By: Claudio Sanchez, NPR ~ April 3, 2017 As President Trump moves to fulfill his campaign promise to deport millions of immigrants who are in the country illegally, they'll most likely include Mexicans whose children were born in the U.S.. Over half a million of these kids are already in ...
