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Ruben Gallego’s ready for a fight — even if the Democratic Party isn’t
Inside the Arizona’s representative’s restless, highly online, and seriously combative plan to transform the Democratic Party. By Christian Paz | VOX | SEP. 20, 2022 | Photo by Alberto Mariani PHOENIX, Arizona — Rep. Ruben Gallego picked up a steak knife, twisted his left wrist, and began stabbing the air ... -
Long Beach launches Latino Cultural Center and El Mercado with October fiesta
Long-held dream becomes reality at Cesar Chavez Park. By Harry Saltzgaver | Press-Telegram | SEP. 19, 2022 | Photo courtesy of Centro CHA An 18-month visioning process culminated this month with the City Council approving a five-year, $4 million agreement to create the Latino Cultural Center and El Mercado de ... -
First lady Jill Biden visit to LA’s Homeboy Industries shines light on non-profit’s ‘impact’
By Robert Morales | Press-Telegram | SEP. 16, 2022 | Photo by Jae C. Hong Extricating oneself from life as a gang member is not easy. Neither is reintegrating into society after a prison term. That’s why it was a big deal when Homeboy Industries was founded by Father Gregory ... -
More than a Mexican Independence Day parade, it’s an East L.A. celebration of cultural pride
By Soudi Jimenez | Los Angeles Times | SEP. 17, 2022 | Photo by Soudi Jimenez After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the traditional Mexican Independence Day Parade will resume Sunday in East Los Angeles with colorful floats, charros, dancers, musicians and special guests, including Dodgers pitching legend Fernando Valenzuela as ... -
Exclusive: Biden urges Mexico to take migrants under COVID expulsion order he promised to end
By Ted Hessen, Dave Graham and Humeyra Pamuk | Reuters | SEP. 15, 2022 | Photo by Jose Luis Gonzalez WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY, Sept 13 (Reuters) - As border crossings have soared to record highs, U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is quietly pressing Mexico to accept more migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua ... -
NFL releases controversial logo for Latino Heritage Month
By Victoria Hernandez | USA Today | SEP. 15, 2022 | Photos from NFL The NFL released a special edition logo on Thursday to coincide with the start of Latino Heritage Month. The logo added a squiggle of yellow on top of the N of the NFL's shield to make it look ... -
Column: How Biden can do right by undocumented Americans
By Jean Guerrero | Los Angeles Times | SEP. 12, 2022 | Photo by Patrick Semansky During Hispanic Heritage Month, which starts this week, President Biden should skip the praise of our various cultures and cuisines. We know he can bop his head to reggaeton. We know the First Lady appreciates breakfast tacos. ... -
Progressive groups call on Democrats to lean in on immigration
By Rafael Bernal | The Hill | SEP. 13, 2022 | Photo by Chris O'Meara Four top progressive advocacy groups are calling on Democrats to campaign affirmatively on immigration, countering Republican rhetoric on the issue rather than pivoting away from it. In a memo released Tuesday by Community Change Action, ... -
After 10 years of DACA, Dreamers still live in legal limbo
By Mike Bebernes | Yahoo! News 360 | SEP. 13, 2022 The Biden administration late last month issued a new rule designed to fortify DACA, the 10-year-old policy started under former President Barack Obama that has shielded from deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally ... -
10 years ago, this immigrant didn’t qualify for DACA protection. Now, he’s an entrepreneur.
By Cindy Carcamo | SEP. 15, 2022 | Los Angeles Times | Photo by Jason Armond Ten years ago, Alessandro Negrete missed out on the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program — better known as DACA — a policy that gives certain immigrant youth who were brought to the ...
