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Roberto Rodriguez, prolific writer on Chicano life, dies at 69
By Gustavo Arellano | Los Angeles Times | AUG. 1, 2023 | Photo by Millicent Michelle Pepion In the spring of 1979, Roberto Rodriguez was on assignment for Lowrider Magazine in East Los Angeles. The film “Boulevard Nights,” which dramatized the life of Chicano gangs in the neighborhood, had just debuted, and ... -
California’s 63-year-old higher education plan could use a reality check
By Dan Walters | Cal Matters | JUL. 26, 2023 | Photo by Raquel Natalicchio As California’s population exploded in the 1950s and 1960s – surpassing New York to become the nation’s most populous state in 1962 – its political leaders responded with sweeping plans to satisfy burgeoning demands for ... -
A President Accused of Betraying His Country
Opinion by The New York Times Editorial Board | AUG. 2, 2023 Of all the ways that Donald Trump desecrated his office as president, the gravest — as outlined in extraordinary detail in the criminal indictment issued against him on Tuesday — was his attempt to undermine the Constitution and overturn the ... -
Justice Department questions states’ standing to challenge DACA
The U.S. Justice Department has asked a federal court to dismiss a case challenging Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling. By Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP | JUL. 20, 2023 Key Points: Additional Information: District Court Judge Andrew Hanen is hearing the DACA case after ... -
A New Worry for Mexicans in the U.S.: The Strong Peso
The peso’s soaring value means the money that Mexicans in the United States send home doesn’t go as far as it used to. By J. Edward Moreno | The New York Times | JUL. 31, 2023 | Photo by Claudio Cruz Most of the money that Antonio Solis makes delivering ... -
California must make transfers to CSU, UC easier for community college students
Despite nominal support for transfers from lawmakers and university officials, transferring to four-year state schools is an unrealized goal for too many. Opinion & Photo by The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board | JUL. 30, 2023 With 1.8 million students at its 116 campuses, the California Community College system is the ... -
‘You do it or we do it’
By German Lopez | NYT Morning Newsletter | JUL. 31, 2023 | Photo by Todd Heisler Mexico has been one of America’s closest allies for years under both Democratic and Republican administrations, even Donald Trump’s. That may be changing. Republican officials and voters have not only expressed criticisms of Mexico ... -
Report shows widening gap between Latino and White students who graduate college
California State University, Northridge, Fullerton, and LA are also among the top schools enrolling Latino students, Excelencia in Education report says. By Emily Samuels | Press-Telegram | JUL. 23, 2023 | Photo by Hans Gutknecht At first, Los Angeles area resident Melissa Becerra Amador didn’t know if she would go ... -
‘Dreamers’ need not apply: DACA recipients still can’t work for Congress
Aspiring staffers stuck in limbo as lawmakers go ‘round and round in this circle’ By Justin Papp | Roll Call | July 27, 2023 | Photo by Bill Clark Edgar Vazquez came to D.C. in the summer of 2021 with a plan: complete his congressional internship and turn it into ... -
Years after a border separation, a family’s reunion was in a judge’s hands
By Kevin Sieff | The Washington Post | JUL. 21, 2023 | Photo by Johnie Izquierdo NASHVILLE — She sat on the edge of a picnic table outside the Comfort Inn and waited for the hearing to begin. “Hello?” Magdalena Hernández Pérez said into her phone. “Can you hear me?” ...
