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OPINION: Joe Manchin's coal ties are worse than we thought — yet legal
The lone Democratic holdout on Build Back Better has an astonishing conflict of interest. Financial records indicate that Manchin is aware of the large sums of money he's making from his family coal business. By Zeeshan Aleem | MSNBC Opinion Columnist | DEC. 14, 2021 | Photo credit: Chelsea Stahl ... -
Too many qualified students are shut out of UC, CSU. A new study offers some ...
UCLA is the most applied-to university in the nation. Tens of thousands of eligible students are being shut out of UC and CSU — and the state can no longer meet its promise of a UC and Cal State education for them. By Teresa Watanabe | LATimes | DEC. 15, ... -
A top university in Mexico becomes a battleground over academic freedom
Students are camping out at the Mexico City campus of the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics, a public institution known as the CIDE. Story and Photo Credit by Leila Miller / LATimes | DEC. 15, 2021 MEXICO CITY — For the last 17 days, dozens of students have turned one ... -
California population continues decline, driven by lower immigration, fewer births and pandemic deaths
California’s population declined by 173,000 between July 2020 and July 2021, bringing the estimated total to 39.37 million, according to state figures released Friday. By Sarah Parvini | LATimes | DEC. 18, 2021 | Photo credit: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times California’s population has continued to decline after falling ... -
Op-Ed: Biden resumes Trump's cruelest immigration policies. AMLO was able to avoid it
By Alberto Pradilla | Washington Post Opinion December 7, 2021 at 10:16 pm. EST Alberto Pradilla is a reporter on the site 'Animal Político' and author of the book 'Caravan: how the Central American exodus came out of hiding'. With the reactivation of the immigration program "Stay in Mexico", Joe Biden's ... -
Latino civil rights organization drops 'Latinx' from official communication
The action by the LULAC adds to the debate over a term embraced by younger Latinos and those seeking more inclusive, gender-neutral language. By Suzanne Gamboa | NBC News Domingo García, president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, the nation's oldest Latino civil rights organization, has instructed staff and ... -
REPORT: Colorism in the Latino community
Most Latinos in the US believe that having a dark skin color affects their possibilities, according to a study by Gonzalo Alvarado | CNN En Espanol Most Latinos think that having a dark skin color impacts their chances of getting ahead in the United States, according to a recent study. ... -
Programa ofrece a Dreamers la oportunidad para reencontrarse con sus raíces
Este programa de fines culturales y educativos permite que Dreamers puedan viajar a México en el verano de 2022 con un permiso especial. -
Mexican migrants will break record in sending remittances in 2021
Mexican migrants will break an 18-year record in sending remittances, according to a report by the Center for Latin American Monetary Studies; however, experts highlight that the purchasing power with that money was lower, because in 2020 the dollar had a higher price in Mexico compared to 2021 by Jesus ... -
New Poll Says Politicians Shouldn’t Use 'Latinx'
From "Latino Rebels" by Hector Luis Alamo Democrats trying to connect with Latinos in the party’s voter base have increasingly adopted the word Latinx, a gender-neutral term popular among academics and social justice advocates. But according to a new survey first reported by POLITICO, 40 percent of Latinos say the word Latinx ...