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COMMEMORATING THE FIRST MAJOR U.S. IMPERIALIST WAR 125 YEARS AGO
By Gonzalo Santos | JUN. 4, 2023 This exhibition of the 1898 Spanish-American War at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C., is worth a trip to go and see. The U.S. wars of the nineteenth century were essentially fought for the U.S. continental expansion, fought against imperialist Great Britain ... -
DeSantis and Trump compete to take the most extreme stance on immigration
Opinion by Jean Guerrero | Los Angeles Times | JUN. 2, 2023 | Photo by Josh Funk Donald Trump was the most anti-immigrant U.S. president in nearly 100 years. He oversaw a family separation policy at the border that traumatized countless childrenand lost track of hundreds of parents; slashed refugee admissions to record ... -
Texas sheriff recommends criminal charges over DeSantis migrant flights
District attorney could weigh felony charges of unlawful restraint over Martha’s Vineyard flights in 2022. By Alex Woodward | The Independent (UK) | JUN. 6, 2023 | Photo by Ray Ewing The sheriff of Bexar County, Texas is recommending criminal charges against those involved with flights that sent 49 mostly Venezuelan migrants ... -
Second plane carrying migrants lands in California, with officials blaming Florida
By Ruben Vives & Connor Sheets | Los Angeles Times | JUN. 3, 2023 | Photo by Gary Coronado A second plane carrying migrants arrived in Sacramento on Monday, according to California officials who say the transportation was arranged by the state of Florida. Over the weekend, more than a ... -
Dreaming on: DACA again in the crosshairs, despite recipients’ many contributions
By Daily News Editorial Board | New York Daily News | JUN. 3, 2023 | Photo by J. Scott Applewhite A decade-plus of uncertainty continues as Texas Federal Judge Andrew Hanen heard oral arguments this week in a Texas-led, nine-state coalition seeking to overturn the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program ... -
Florida GOP lawmaker says the anti-immigration law he backed is causing a 'major problem' as ...
Kelly McLaughlin | Business Insider | JUN. 6, 2023 | Photo by Phelan Ebenhack A Florida GOP lawmaker said he still supports a strict anti-immigration law he backed earlier this year — but now fears the new legislation could be causing a "major problem" as migrants flee the state. "The ... -
DeSantis picks an immigration fight with Newsom because he’s scared to attack Trump
By Robin Abcarian | Los Angeles Times | JUN. 7, 2023 | Photo by Rodrique Ngowi He hasn’t admitted it yet, but let’s say for the sake of argument that Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is behind the recent ferrying of South American migrants from Texas to the steps of ... -
Texas presses federal judge to end DACA program
Having already declared an Obama-era policy that shields around 600,000 immigrants from deportation illegal, a federal judge indicated in a hearing [last] Thursday he will also rule against a new version rolled out by President Joe Biden. By Cameron Langford | Tucson Sentinel | JUN. 2, 2023 | Photo by ... -
El Magonista | Vol. 11, no. 17 | June 3, 2023
*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser "El Magonista" | Vol. 11, No. 17 | June 3, 2023 DACA HEADS BACK TO COURT NEW FALL 2023 DREAMERS STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM TO BE ANNOUNCED SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER LATEST NEWS DACA PROGRAM IS DEBATED IN COURT BEFORE JUDGE WHO RULED IT UNLAWFUL ... -
Culture wars are making it harder than ever for the small number of Latino professors
The backlash against diversity in education in states like Florida and Texas makes it a treacherous time to teach American history, a Latina scholar said. By Raul A. Reyes | NBC News | MAY 27, 2023 | Photo by Carol M. Highsmith Some Latinos in academia are assessing the impact ...