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ACLU files class-action lawsuit, accuses U.S. of broadly separating immigrant families
By Nomaan Merchant ~ Chicago Tribune ~ March 9, 2018 The American Civil Liberties Union filed a class-action lawsuit Friday accusing the U.S. government of broadly separating immigrant families seeking asylum. The lawsuit follows action the ACLU took in the case of a Congolese woman and her 7-year-old daughter, who ... -
LITTLE L.A., EL BARRIO DE LOS DEPORTADOS
Por Imelda Garcia ~ Reporte Indigo ~ 8 de Marzo 2018 En la zona del Monumento a la Revolución en la Ciudad de México, existe una nueva comunidad conformada por los dreamers y repatriados del gobierno de Trump, donde con la ayuda de organizaciones y voluntarios, intentan comenzar una nueva vida ... -
These Dreamers Were Deported to Mexico. Now, They're Helping Others Start Again
By Oscar Lopez ~ TIME ~ March 9, 2018 On a recent Wednesday morning in Mexico City’s International Airport, family members gathered anxiously for the latest slew of arrivals. The cordon can be a place for joyful reunions, but on three days each week a more somber drama unfolds: Here, ... -
Amid rising tensions between President Trump and California, L.A. honors the braceros
By Brittny Mejia ~ LA Times ~ March 8, 2018 Decades ago, the United States eagerly welcomed more than 1 million Mexican nationals across the border. Through an agreement between the U.S. and Mexican governments, the temporary workers, known as braceros, came under a program to help fill labor shortages ... -
Dreamer Play Video & CMSC 2018 Fund Drive
By popular demand, we bring you recording of the play, "Dreamers: Aquí y Allá" at the CSULB Studio. A special thank you to the Dreamers that shared their stories, and the CMSC supporters that were able to attend the play in person. Please share and enjoy this video with your family ... -
50 Years After The East LA Walkouts, We’re Still Fighting For Latino Students
By Irene Sanchez ~ HuffPost ~ March 6, 2018 History repeats itself. I often tell my students this when I teach Latino studies every day at three different high schools in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County. Latino studies is a fairly new class in a district where 92 ... -
50 years after the Chicano Blowouts, still waiting for justice and the need to reject ...
By Manuel Criollo ~ LA School Report ~ March 6, 2018 Fifty years ago, on March 1st, 1968, several hundred Mexican American and Chicana/o students at Wilson High School initiated an impromptu walkout protest in response to the cancelation of a school play by their principal. Their action sparked into ... -
50 Years Later: East LA Walkouts Highlight Power of Student Activism
By Kim Baldonado ~ NBC ~ March 1, 2018 Students at Garfield High School chanted "Yes, we can" Thursday as they listened to those who took part in the 1968 East LA student walkouts. "The South was in the process of being desegregated and we began to ask, what about us, what ... -
Entrevista exclusiva con el profesor Armando Vazquez- Ramos, de (CSULB)
Por German Angel~ Enfoque Social ~ 3 de Marzo 2018 Profesor Armando Vazquez Ramos, de (CSULB) experto en derechos de los inmigrantes durante décadas, nos cuenta sobre su juventud como estudiante y hace un llamado a la comunidad para que Estados Unidos regularice el estatus y garantice los ... -
USCIS acumula más de 100,000 DACA tramites pendientes
Por Jesus Garcia ~ La Opinion ~ 4 de Marzo 2018 Este 5 de marzo se marcó como el día final del programa, pero "Dreamers" pueden seguir aplicando. La oficina de Servicios de Ciudadanía e Inmigración (USCIS) ha aprobado 106,495 solicitudes de “Dreamers” que buscan renovar su permiso de Acción Diferida (DACA), pero presenta ...
