By JANET NAPOLITANO ~ NOV. 30, 2016 OAKLAND, Calif. — Maybe you’ve heard this story line before. With the blithe stroke of a pen and without congressional approval, President Obama gave legal status to a vast population of immigrants who entered the country unlawfully — because he wanted to, and because ...

Keynote at the International Seminar on Migration and Public Policy convened at the Colegio de la Frontera Norte on November 17-18th, 2016 in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico – hosted by the California Mexico Studies Center and the Colegio de la Frontera Norte. I would like to express my gratitude to ...

The California-Mexico Studies Center (CMSC) wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving! The CMSC has many reasons to be thankful for!  Approval of Advance Parole Applications from Our  5th  Dreamers Study Abroad Program The California-Mexico Studies Center is excited to announce that nearly all of the participants in our 5th California-Mexico Dreamers ...

As you may already know, El  Colegio de la Frontera Norte  (COLEF) and the  California-Mexico Studies Center  (CMSC) will host an international seminar on  November 17 and 18, 2016  at the  COLEF campus in Tijuana, Mexico; to address the prospects and policy agenda for the 60-million U.S. Latino population, in ...

Por Francisco Morales V., REFORMA/Hoy L.A. ~ Octubre 31, 2016 http://www.hoylosangeles.com/espectaculos/arteenla/hoyla-agoniza-un-mural-de-siqueiros-en-los-angeles-a-espaldas-del-gobierno-mexicano-20161031-story.html Azotado por el sol, la lluvia y el olvido, un monumento artístico del pueblo mexicano --por denominación oficial-- se esconde detrás de una plasta de pintura grumosa que se está cayendo a pedazos. Para acceder a éste, se coloca ...

Seminar Description: El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF) and the California-Mexico Studies Center (CMSC) will host an international seminar on November 17 and 18, 2016 at the COLEF campus in Tijuana, Mexico; to address the prospects and policy agenda for the 60-million U.S. Latino population, in the aftermath of ...

Join us at the Marco Antonio Firebaugh Tribute and Check out the English Version of our Latest Documentary on the   Dreamers Study Abroad Program: A Dream Come True (2016)  Through the California-Mexico Dreamers Study Abroad Program, Dreamers have had the incredible chance to return to their native Mexico. This ...

By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times ~ September 28, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-edu-foshay-has-most-usc-freshmen-20160926-snap-story.html Lilly Diaz was in second grade when she first stepped onto the campus of USC for a Halloween carnival organized by undergraduates. By the time she returned to the campus as a freshman this fall, she found nothing especially scary about it. ...

Through the California-Mexico Dreamers Study Abroad Program , Dreamers have had the incredible chance to return to their native Mexico. This rare opportunity is available to undocumented students who are protected under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Selected participants are able to travel to Mexico for educational purposes through ...

By Esmy Jimenez, The Seattle Globalist ~ September 21, 2016 http://www.seattleglobalist.com/2016/09/21/undocumented-students-back-home-mexico-advanced-parole/56041 “Welcome home!” the immigration officer at Sea-Tac says cheerfully. The words sound strange. He’s dressed in the same uniform that for many years I was taught to fear, but here he is welcoming me back to the U.S., knowing that ...