By Rachel Bade  and John Bresnahan ~ Politico ~ May 16, 2018 The House Majority Leader warns centrists that forcing votes on immigration could cost the party its majority in the midterms. House Republicans are flailing to get on the same page on immigration, as rebellious moderates inch closer toward ...

By Maura Dolan ~ LA Times ~ May 15, 2018 A federal appeals court seemed concerned Tuesday about the likely harm that would result if the Trump administration's plan to end protections for so-called Dreamers goes forward, but wrestled with technical legal questions about the judges' ability to intervene. During ...

Photo Credit: House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.), with Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), at right, speaks to reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) By Mike DeBonis ~ Washington Post ~ May 16, 2018 House Republican leaders made a full-court press Wednesday to ...

Documentary Film Premiere: 'Advance Parole' Broken unDACAmented dreams A DACA-mented immigrant's plight to re-establish Advance Parole to be able to reunite with her family in times of hardship. FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2018 - 6PM AT THE GENERAL CONSULATE OF MEXICO IN Los Angeles 2401 W 6th St, Los Angeles, CA 90057 FREE and OPEN ...

Luis C. Garza, Student and barrio youth lead protest march, La Marcha por La Justicia, Belvedere Park. January 31, 1971, 1971. ©LUIS C. GARZA/COURTESY THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND THE UCLA CHICANO STUDIES RESEARCH CENTER By Maximiliano Durón ~ Art News ~ May 11, 2018 Over the past two years, there has been a ...

Central American migrants cross into the United States at the El Chaparral border crossing, in Tijuana, Mexico, on May 4. (Photo credit: Joebeth Terriquez/EPA-EFE) By Editorial Board ~ LA Times ~ May 8, 2018 When a desperate family fleeing violence in their homeland arrives at the border, what kind of ...

By Joseph Tanfani ~ LA Times ~ May 7, 2018 The Trump administration on Monday will unveil a new, tougher border enforcement policy to stem the flow of illegal crossings. The crackdown, which took effect last week and will be formally announced later Monday, will mean that parents bringing children over the ...

By Sarah D. Wire ~ LA Times ~ May 9, 2018 A bipartisan group of House members led by California Rep. Jeff Denham, a Republican from Turlock, filed a petition Wednesday to force a vote on four immigration bills over the objections of GOP leadership. It's rare for a Republican ...

By Gustavo Arrellano ~ LA Times ~ May 9, 2018 Let's play word association, California edition. The topic is "49ers." What comes to mind? The gold rush, of course. A football team in San Francisco, for sure. A grizzled prospector with a burro and a pickax, probably. "Oh, My Darling, ...

By Steve Padilla, Vanessa Martinez, and Priya Krishnakumar ~ LA Times ~ March 1, 2018 It’s been 50 years and the tumultuous events of 1968 continue to shape and define our world. With each week, it seemed, came another shock, another tragedy. But in the 12th month the world came ...