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Texas was warned about anti-migrant border buoys months before DOJ stepped in
Barrier installation continued despite U.S.-Mexico river agency’s demands for federal OK and proof that flooding wouldn’t get worse. By Aaron Torres & Todd J. Gillman | The Dallas Morning News | AUG. 8, 2023 | Photo by Eric Gay AUSTIN — Newly uncovered records show Texas officials ignored warnings that ... -
Fact Check-Illinois bill only allows certain non-citizens to become police officers
By Reuters Fact Check | Reuters | AUG. 4, 2023 | Photo by Charles Rex Arbogast Illinois House Bill 3751 only allows non-citizens who are eligible to work in the U.S. and are authorized to possess firearms under federal law to become police officers. Contrary to confusion on social media, ... -
Illinois will allow some non-citizens to be police. But only those authorized to work and ...
By Philip Marcelo | Associated Press | AUG. 4, 2023 | Photo by Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere CLAIM: A new law in Illinois allows any immigrant living in the country illegally to become a police officer. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The law allows certain non-citizens to apply for police officer jobs. But they must ... -
Dreamers Say GOP States Challenging DACA Lack Standing
By Rae Ann Varona | Bloomberg Law360 | AUG. 9, 2023 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients chided Republican-led states for citing a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that blocked President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, telling a Texas federal court the states overlooked facts that show they actually lack ... -
Roberto Rodriguez, prolific writer on Chicano life, dies at 69
By Gustavo Arellano | Los Angeles Times | AUG. 1, 2023 | Photo by Millicent Michelle Pepion In the spring of 1979, Roberto Rodriguez was on assignment for Lowrider Magazine in East Los Angeles. The film “Boulevard Nights,” which dramatized the life of Chicano gangs in the neighborhood, had just debuted, and ... -
California’s 63-year-old higher education plan could use a reality check
By Dan Walters | Cal Matters | JUL. 26, 2023 | Photo by Raquel Natalicchio As California’s population exploded in the 1950s and 1960s – surpassing New York to become the nation’s most populous state in 1962 – its political leaders responded with sweeping plans to satisfy burgeoning demands for ... -
A President Accused of Betraying His Country
Opinion by The New York Times Editorial Board | AUG. 2, 2023 Of all the ways that Donald Trump desecrated his office as president, the gravest — as outlined in extraordinary detail in the criminal indictment issued against him on Tuesday — was his attempt to undermine the Constitution and overturn the ... -
Justice Department questions states’ standing to challenge DACA
The U.S. Justice Department has asked a federal court to dismiss a case challenging Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling. By Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP | JUL. 20, 2023 Key Points: Additional Information: District Court Judge Andrew Hanen is hearing the DACA case after ... -
A New Worry for Mexicans in the U.S.: The Strong Peso
The peso’s soaring value means the money that Mexicans in the United States send home doesn’t go as far as it used to. By J. Edward Moreno | The New York Times | JUL. 31, 2023 | Photo by Claudio Cruz Most of the money that Antonio Solis makes delivering ... -
California must make transfers to CSU, UC easier for community college students
Despite nominal support for transfers from lawmakers and university officials, transferring to four-year state schools is an unrealized goal for too many. Opinion & Photo by The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board | JUL. 30, 2023 With 1.8 million students at its 116 campuses, the California Community College system is the ...
