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Netflix’s ‘Florida Man’ Highlights Hollywood’s Problem With Latino Accents
By Cristina Escobar | Latino Rebels | APR. 19, 2023 | Photo by Jackson Lee Davis (Netflix) Latin American accents seem to be having a moment in Hollywood. Diego Luna carried his into a galaxy far, far away as the titular character in Andor. Ana de Armas couldn’t shake her Cuban accent ... -
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 ... -
As new Latinx studies programs stall nationwide, Berkeley offers an answer
By Jason Pohl | UC Berkeley News | APR. 10, 2023 | Photo courtesy of Oliver Jones (UC Berkeley) Latinx people, who today comprise roughly one in five U.S. residents, are forecast to soon account for three-quarters of net new workers and are increasingly pursuing higher education. But despite a ... -
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. ... -
Biden’s DACA Giveaway Won’t Solve the Real Problem: DACA
Biden’s proposal to give access to health insurance is irrelevant. The real question is: What do we do with the millions of undocumented immigrants who we keep in the shadows? By Ruben Navarette, Jr. | The Daily Beast | APR. 17, 2023 | Photo by Erin O'Flynn San Diego, CA ... -
Biden’s long-awaited plan to give health care to Dreamers, explained
Almost half of the immigrants eligible for DACA are uninsured. Biden is trying to fix that. By Nicole Narea | VOX | APR. 14, 2023 | Photo by Michael M. Santiago The Biden administration is expanding health coverage under Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act to beneficiaries of the Deferred ... -
Biden to open up Medicaid, Obamacare plans to DACA recipients
The proposed rule submitted by CMS amends the definition of “lawful presence” to include DACA recipients for eligibility for Medicaid and marketplace coverage. By Megan Messerly | POLITICO | APR. 14, 2023 | Photo by Kevin Dietsch President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a plan to expand federal health care ... -
Biden administration to widen Medicaid and ACA health coverage to DACA immigrants
By Amy Goldstein & David Ovalle | The Washington Post | APR. 13, 2023 | Photo by Kevin Lemarque The Biden administration is proposing rules that would allow immigrants covered by DACA — the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program — to qualify for health insurance through Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplaces, the ... -
Biden Will Expand Health Care Access for DACA Immigrants
The DACA program has shielded hundreds of thousands of young adults from deportation, but they have not been able to access federal health insurance programs. By Zolan Kanno-Youngs | The New York Times | APR. 13, 2023 | Photo by Jose Luis Magana WASHINGTON — President Biden on Thursday said ... -
El Magonista Newsletter | Vol. 11, No. 12 | April 7, 2023
*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser "El Magonista" | Vol. 11, No. 12 | April 7, 2023 Winter 2024 Dreamers Study Abroad Program Application CLOSES IN 1 WEEK SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER Sill have questions? Check out our recent Q&A livestream where we go through a lot of valuable information ...