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NC professor: DACA hangs in the balance this week, and my heart aches
Opinion by Jose Badillo Carlos | The Charlotte Observer | JUN. 1, 2023 | Photo by Casey Toth One afternoon, when I was 19, I drove my mom to the grocery store to buy milk and cereal for my younger sister. For most families, this type of errand disappears from ... -
More than a quarter of DACA recipients are uninsured as they await the fate of ...
In addition to lacking health insurance, DACA recipients cited fears around costs and immigration status as barriers, a report first shared with NBC News found. By Nicole Acevedo | NBC News | MAY 26, 2023 | Photo by Jose Luis Magana More than a quarter of young immigrants protected by ... -
What do we have to fear from immigration?
By Glen T. Cheney | The Morning Call | JUN. 1, 2023 | Photo by Gregory Bull The stream of heated rhetoric about an crisis at our southern border is variable in intensity but seems never ending. But exactly what should we fear from these immigrants? Donald Trump in the ... -
All Floridians Should Be Worried About DeSantis’ New Anti-Immigration Law
This measure brings discrimination to a whole new level. By Isabela Dias | Mother Jones | MAY 31, 2023 | Photo by Chandan Khanna Guadalupe de la Cruz, director of the Florida chapter of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), wasn’t surprised when Gov. Ron DeSantis signed one of the most ... -
One-way ticket home: Biden administration highlights migrant removal, deportation flights
By Lauren Villagran | USA Today | MAY 26, 2023 | Photo by Gaby Velasquez A Homeland Security promotional video shows Honduran men, chained at the waist and handcuffed, boarding stairs to a plane with the Franklin Mountains as a backdrop. Inside a federal agent walks the aisle between seats ... -
How Republicans in California could decide Dianne Feinstein’s successor
This race could get weird. By Steven Shepard | POLITICO | MAY 27, 2023 | Photo by Francis Chung It’s no secret that progressives are angling to take over the Senate seat in the liberal bastion of California. But the most crucial bloc of voters may end up being Republicans. ... -
Senate stalled on latest ‘Dreamers’ proposal ahead of court hearing
Federal judge hears arguments Thursday in litigation that threatens to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. By Suzanne Monyak | Roll Call | MAY 31, 2023 | Photo by Bill Clark Congress appears no closer to passing a bill to protect hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants brought to ... -
DACA program is debated in court before judge who ruled it unlawful
“We should not be in court, at all, having to defend DACA,” said an attorney representing young undocumented immigrants who've been enrolled in the Obama-era program. By Nicole Acevedo | NBC News | JUN. 1, 2023 | Photo by J. Scott Applewhite Attorneys representing young immigrants protected by the Deferred ... -
CMSC Partners with LA County to host virtual Mental Health series
The California-Mexico Studies Center is please to announce a new collaboration with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health to host a virtual workshop series EVERY Sunday at 12pm (PST) until July 9th, 2023. This series is a resource for our students/participants/alumni! -
Most U.S. Latino history is left out of high school textbooks, study finds
A vast majority of key topics are ignored or barely covered, including aspects of the Mexican-American War, the U.S. acquisition of Puerto Rico and racial segregation. By Edwin Flores | NBC News | MAY 17, 2023 | Photo courtesy of AP Most of the seminal events impacting U.S. Latino history ...