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The Chicano Moratorium: And East LA Protest That Shaped the Chicano Movement
Cal State Long Beach MEChA delegation and banner
Photo credit: John Rodriguez. Posting credit: John Fernández
By Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times - Aug. 23, 2020
The night before Aug. 29, 1970, a date that would be remembered for dashed hopes and heartbreak, then-9-year-old Consuelo Flores went to bed early, excited for what was to come: a celebratory marcha for peace. It felt like it was going to be a party in her East L.A. neighborhood. Her family made protest signs. She decided to wear her prized red tennis shoes, “the ones that as a child you say, ‘Oh, these make me run fast, and you can run higher.’ ”
The National Chicano Moratorium Against the Vietnam War in East Los Angeles would become the biggest gathering of Mexican American demonstrators in U.S. history to that point, with about 20,000 people parading down Whittier Boulevard to what was then called Laguna Park — before widespread violence erupted when sheriff’s deputies stormed the park and skirmishes followed. Patrol cars and buildings were set on fire... Read Full Article
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JOIN THE CELEBRATION ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2020
(Read several L.A. Times articles on the Chicano Moratorium below)
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Biden to Use Executive Powers to Reverse Trump's Immigration Policies
By Michelle Hackman, Wall Street Journal ~ Aug. 22, 2020
WASHINGTON—President Trump has used his executive-branch authority to remake nearly every facet of the U.S. immigration system. If Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is elected in November, he is expected to use many of those same levers to undo Mr. Trump’s changes and even end some immigration enforcement measures that have been in place for decades.
Many of Mr. Biden’s policy plans would require legislation to enact—but immigration is an issue where the former vice president would have the ability to enact much of Democrats’ desired agenda through regulatory changes and other executive actions. Mr. Biden has also said he would pursue a bill providing a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants in the country who lack permanent legal status, a task made easier if Democrats take back control... Read Full Article
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Biden’s immigration plan: Cancel Trump orders, seek bill in Congress
By Tanvi Misra, Roll Call ~ August 20, 2020
Not only would President Donald Trump’s border wall come to an end if Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden defeats him in November, Biden would quickly move to roll back many of Trump’s executive orders and actions on immigration, according to the candidate and the party platform.
“There will not be another foot of wall constructed on my administration, No. 1,” Biden told Black and Hispanic journalists during a press briefing in early August.
“I’m going to make sure that we have border protection, but it’s going to be based on making sure that we use high-tech capacity to deal with it. And at the ports of entry — that’s where all the bad stuff is happening,” he said... Read Full Article
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Immigrant ‘Dreamers’ in Search of a Job Are Being Turned Away
By Miriam Jordan, New York Times – Aug. 20, 2020
MIAMI—Nattily dressed in a sports coat and slacks, David Rodriguez took a seat in the front row to hear a presentation about an internship opportunity at Procter & Gamble, the consumer giant.
What he heard excited him, said Mr. Rodriguez, a Venezuelan immigrant who was studying business at Florida International University. The company valued diversity. It aimed to hire interns as full-time employees after they graduated. But when he applied, one question on the form stumped him: “Are you currently a U.S. citizen or national, OR an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, OR a refugee, OR an individual granted asylum?”... Read Full Article
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USCIS Announces New Guidelines on DACA and Advance Parole
By: News India Times - Aug. 24, 2020
August 24, 2020. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today provided guidance on how it will implement Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf’s July 28 memorandum (PDF) regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy.
Under USCIS’ implementing guidance (PDF, 1.7 MB), the USCIS said it will reject all initial DACA requests from aliens who have never previously received DACA and return all fees. The rejections will be without prejudice, meaning aliens will be able to reapply should USCIS begin accepting new requests in the future from aliens who never before received DACA... Read Full Article
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USCIS aplica restricciones a ‘dreamers’, incluidas limitantes para viajar al extranjero
Por: Jesús García , La Opinión – 24 de Agosto 2020
La oficina de Servicios de Ciudadanía e Inmigración (USCIS) dio a conocer la nueva guía que restringe beneficios a los ‘dreamers’ bajo el programa de la Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA). Los lineamientos son respuesta al memorando del 28 de julio del secretario interino de Seguridad Nacional, Chad Wolf, y confirma el rechazo de nuevas peticiones de protección de deportación y Autorización de Empleo para estos inmigrantes.
“Rechazaremos todas las peticiones iniciales de DACA de parte de extranjeros que nunca habían recibido DACA anteriormente y devolveremos todas las tarifas”, indica la guía... Read Full Article
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L.A. TIMES CELEBRATES THE CHICANO MORATORIUM 50TH ANNIVERSARY
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- "Border Correspondent": The 1970 Ruben Salazar Collection of Opinion Articles
- Ruben Salazar: The man behind the myth (Dorany Pineda)
- The Chicana Revolt: Las Adelitas de Aztlán (Vanesa Martinez and Julia Barajas)
- ‘A catalytic moment’ for art and culture (Carolina Miranda)
- Ruben Salazar: Reading into a Prophetic Reporter (Gustavo Orellano)
- What film director Phillip Rodriguez says now about the killing of Ruben Salazar (Daniel Hernandez)
- The Ruben Salazar Trail: A Reporter’s Journey (Robert Lopez)
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LATEST NEWS
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- El derecho a votar y ser votado de los migrantes Mexicanos (El Universal)
- Latino degree completion increases but equity gap remains (Inside Higher Ed)
- Excelencia in Education Report on Latino degree completion (Excelencia in Education)
- Los adultos mayores y el Covid-19 (Latino California)
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