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LATINO HERITAGE MONTH 2016
The California-Mexico Studies Center (CMSC) is excited to celebrate Latino Heritage Month 2016. At CMSC we celebrate the richness of Latino heritage year-round. But during this month, we take some extra time to honor our ancient and beautifully diverse roots, to reflect on the countless contributions we have made across ... -
Nearly half a million U.S. citizens are enrolled in Mexican schools
By Kate Linthicum, L.A. Times ~ September 14, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-return-migration-schools-20160913-snap-story.html Two decades ago, a team of U.S. and Mexican researchers descended on Dalton, Ga., to study the growing number of Mexican immigrants who had come to work in the city’s carpet mills. Victor Zuñiga, a sociologist at the Monterrey Institute of ... -
Hispanic Heritage Month 2016 September-October 15, 2016
US Census Bureau (July 28, 2016) Background In September 1968, Congress authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim National Hispanic Heritage Week, observed during the week that included Sept. 15 and Sept. 16. In 1989, Congress expanded the observance to a month-long celebration (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) of the culture and ... -
Miles de niños de EEUU exiliados en México
POR MANUEL OCAÑO, ~ EXCELSIOR.COM.MX ~ ABRIL 30, 2016 http://m.excelsior.com.mx/global/2016/04/30/1089709 SAN DIEGO--En el vecindario Mariano Matamoros, en Tijuana, la señora Eve Torres trabaja en casa para sobrevivir como deportada de California con sus cuatro hijos, algunos de ellos estadunidenses y todos menores de edad. “Ha sido como una batalla cuesta ... -
The 2010 census missed thousands of California's Latino children
By Sarah D. Wire sarah.wire@latimes.com, L.A. Times ~ April 28, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-census-undercounting-latinos-20160428-story.html More than 113,000 young Latinos in California weren’t counted in the 2010 census, a new study says, and Latino advocacy groups want to be sure the U.S. Census Bureau is working to reduce that number in 2020. With an ... -
The Dark Side of Immigration Discretion
By THE NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD, APRIL 20, 2016 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/20/opinion/the-dark-side-of-immigration-discretion.html?emc=edit_th_20160420&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=49022863&_r=0 The Supreme Court heard arguments this week over the Obama administration’s use of prosecutorial discretion to protect some unauthorized immigrants from deportation. It is a momentous debate about presidential power, and the lives of millions hang in the balance. Lost in the hubbub is ... -
The injustice of deporting children without representation
By Hector Villagra, L.A. Times Op-Ed ~ March 17, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-villagra-migrant-children-immigration-court-20160317-story.html A Department of Justice immigration judge recently made headlines for testifying that 3- and 4-year-old migrant children could be taught immigration law and could competently represent themselves in court. “You can do a fair hearing,” said Judge Jack H. ... -
The massive immigrant-rights protests of 2006 are still changing politics
By Mark Engler and Paul Engler, L.A. Times Op-Ed ~ March 6, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0306-engler-immigration-protests-2006-20160306-story.html Ten years ago, on March 10, 2006, more than 100,000 protesters flooded Chicago's downtown Loop. As the Chicago Tribune reported, "Urgent chants of 'Si, se puede' or 'Yes, you can' echoed off the walls of downtown ... -
Five Children Murdered After Being Deported From US to Honduras
By Esther Yu-Hsi Lee, Reader Supported News ~ March 2, 2106 http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/35393-five-children-murdered-after-being-deported-from-us-to-honduras Between five and ten migrant children have been killed since February after the United States deported them back to Honduras, a morgue director told the Los Angeles Times. Lawmakers have yet to come up with best practices to ... -
Hispanos seguirán siendo 1ª minoría gracias a la natalidad, no a la inmigración
Por: Maria Peña | La Opinion http://www.laopinion.com/2015/09/28/inmigrantes-asiaticos-sobrepasaran-a-hispanos-en-2055/ Para 2065, ningún grupo será mayoría en EEUU, aunque los hispanos seguirán siendo la minoría más grande, en parte por tasa de nacimientos WASHINGTON, D.C. – Si se mantienen las tendencias demográficas, la inmigración seguirá siendo el motor del crecimiento poblacional en EEUU y, ...
