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Lalo Alcaraz and the Long Journey of a Latino Political Cartoonist
Does winning a prestigious award mean that Alcaraz is now accepted by the mainstream? By Graciela Mochkofsky | The New Yorker | MAY 18, 2022 | Photo from Alcarez's Instagram Like many prestigious awards that recognize great accomplishment in this country, the Herblock Prize for editorial cartooning, created in 2004 ... -
Legal immigration reform is the answer, not Title 42
Opinion by the Seattle Times Editorial Board | MAY 25, 2022 | Art image by Paul Tong The never-ending stream of divisive rhetoric around immigration and the southern border has long hindered comprehensive reform, as both Democrats and Republicans have made political hay out of a broken system. The latest ... -
Around 100,000 ‘Dreamers’ to graduate without shot at work permits
By Rafael Bernal | The Hill | MAY 27, 2022 | Photo from Getty Images Around 100,000 undocumented immigrants will graduate high school in 2022 without a shot at work permits, the first time in a decade that a majority of so-called Dreamers will not be eligible. Most undocumented 2022 graduates have ... -
Opinion: What the U.S. military needs is an infusion of immigrants
Margaret D. Stock, lieutenant colonel (retired), is an attorney with the Anchorage office of Cascadia Cross Border Law Group LLC. She transferred to the Retired Reserve of the U.S. Army in June 2010 after serving 28 years as a Military Police Corps officer in the Army Reserve. She is a member of ... -
El Magonista | Vol. 10, No. 21 | May 26, 2022
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What we know so far about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas
By Jaclyn Diaz | NPR | MAY 25, 2022 | Photo credit: Jae C. Hong for AP A reported 21 people were killed in an attack by a lone gunman at an elementary school in the small town of Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday. Of the dead are 19 students and two adults. ... -
LA County enters ‘medium’ coronavirus risk level as case numbers rise
No additional restrictions are required, but health officials encourage mask use as graduation season begins. By Lisa Jacobs | Long Beach Press-Telegram | MAY 20, 2022 | Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz After residents enjoyed weeks of relaxed masking and the return of large in-person events such as music festivals, Los ... -
Mexico: 100,000 Disappeared and Missing People
By Stephanie Brewer | WOLA | MAY 16, 2022 | Photo by Eduardo Verdugo Mexico has reached the tragic figure of 100,000 disappeared and missing people since records have been kept; that is, today these 100,000 people’s whereabouts remain unknown. What does this moment mean for the country and what are some ... -
California can’t take immigrants for granted
By Thai V Le and Manuel Pastor | Orange County Register | MAY 20, 2022 | Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz With sold out “Help Wanted” signs and businesses resorting to greater incentives to recruit and retain employees, it is clear that California’s labor shortage is real. Less acknowledged is that ... -
'Everybody uses us as bargaining chips': N.H. Latino advocates question their alliance with the Democratic ...
Story and photo by Gabriela Lozada | NHPR | MAY 20, 2022 During the past month, activists and advocates have gathered at a series of rallies across the state to criticize two of New Hampshire’s Democratic members of Congress, Senator Maggie Hassan and Representative Chris Pappas, for their support of a policy ...