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DEMOCRATS' SELF-INFLICTED PARALYSIS ON IMMIGRATION REFORM - A MAY DAY CALL TO ACTION!
By Gonzalo Santos, May Day, 2022 Long forecast here, the Dems are showing, once again, lacking the will, fortitude (cojones), and determination to deliver on their campaign promises to immigrant-dense ethnic communities like Latinos and Asian Americans. This is not an isolated blotch on their otherwise effectiveness: the same is ... -
How Cinco de Mayo Got Its Start Because of California's Mexican Americans
By Yvonne Condes | KCET | MAY 3, 2022 | Photo courtesy of LA Pubic Library In the spring of 1970, Dr. David Hayes-Bautista didn't know much about Cinco de Mayo other than the day commemorated the Mexican Battle of Puebla against the French. To him and his fellow UC ... -
"Either they comply with us, or they leave"
Migrants demand immigration reform from Congress before Workers' Day; they threaten that, if they do not, they would be billed in the next November elections. Story and photo by Jorge Luis Macias | Special for La Opinion | APR. 30, 2022 There were few protesters, but enough to raise their ... -
They Grew Up Legally in the U.S., but Can’t Stay After They Turn 21
Children of temporary visa holders who can’t gain permanent residency are one of several groups urging the Biden administration to act on an immigration overhaul. By Aishvarya Kavi | New York Times | APR. 30, 2022 | Photo by Emil Lippe WASHINGTON — In 2011, after five years of working ... -
Electoral reform opens up political opportunity for migrants
The Electoral Reform proposal, sent by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to Congress, opens the door for more Mexican migrants to vote from outside the country. By Gardenia Mendoza | La Opinion | MAY 2, 2022 | Photo by Reforma Agency MEXICO.- An Electoral Reform is being cooked in this country. ... -
Immigration reform withers as Democrats descend into border infighting
There's now "zero" chance for a comprehensive bill this Congress, one key senator said. But the party has some smaller ideas to fall back on. By Marianne Levine, Sarah Ferris and Laura Barron-Lopez | POLITICO | MAY 1, 2022 | Photo by John Moore The Democratic Party is consumed by ... -
'We will continue to fight because we have not received justice'
Thousands of immigrants march on May 1 in LA to call for immigration reform from President Biden and the U.S. Congress Story and Photo by Jorge Luis Macias | La Opinion | MAY 2, 2022 May 1 was a holiday for immigrants and essential workers in Los Angeles; both continued ... -
A year ago, they were picking fruit with their dad. Today, they’re the hottest act ...
By Kristina Garcia | Los Angeles Times | APR. 26, 2022 | Photo by Adali Schell A year ago, 15-year-old Yahritza Martinez was playing soccer for A.C. Davis High School in Yakima, Wash. When she wasn’t on the pitch, she and her four brothers and sisters would wake up early ... -
Debit card is launched so that Mexican families receive remittances more securely
Migrants will be able to send more easily, better conditions and without commission to pay for their relatives who collect them in Mexico. By Araceli Martinez Ortega | La Opinion | APR. 12, 2022 The Mexican government launched the Remittances Paisanos card that will allow the families of countrymen to ... -
Biden to comply with forthcoming order to keep Covid border restrictions in place
Officials said on Tuesday that the lifting of the public health order will be shelved pending a likely temporary restraining order. By Eugene Daniels and Laura Barron-Lopez | POLITICO | APR. 26, 2022 | Photo by John Moore for Getty The Biden administration said on Tuesday that it will comply ...
