El Magonista | Mar. 21, 2024 | Vol. 12, No. 7

El Magonista | Vol. 12, No. 7 | March 21, 2024
Today, we celebrate the Legacies of Sal Castro and the East LA 'Walkouts', Mourn the passing of Marco A. Firebaugh and mark Benito Juarez' Birthday
By Prof. Armando Vazquez-Ramos and Mayra Castro | California-Mexico Studies Center | Mar. 6, 2016

Eighteen years since the lamented passing of Marco Antonio Firebaugh at the age of 39, he is being timely remembered by participants of the California-Mexico Dreamers Study Abroad Program for his landmark Assembly Bill 540 legislation, and numerous accomplishments during his trailblazing career.

While Marco Antonio Firebaugh’s legacy reflects a wide range of undertakings, foremost was his dedication to serving the most vulnerable and the underrepresented, and above all, he stood up for immigrants and working families.

Marco was born on October 13, 1966 in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, migrated to the U.S. as a young boy and never forgot his humble beginnings. After being diagnosed with liver disease in 2003, he died on March 21, 2006 from severe complications. He was survived by his two children, Tlalli Ariana and Nicolas Andres Firebaugh.

Though he died at a young age, his legacy lives on today in particular through his AB-540 bill, signed into law on Oct 12, 2001 by Governor Gray Davis, allowing undocumented students in California to pay in-state tuition, at public colleges and universities rather than the out-of-state rate for non-residents. A historic breakthrough precedent in U.S. higher education, now replicated by several states that benefit the growing student population now often referred to as Dreamers. Read More

Who was Marco Antonio Firebaugh?
By Antonio Mejias-Rentas | History | Aug. 17, 2023 | Photo Courtesy of Luis C. Garza

Thousands of Mexican American students participated in the 'Blowout,' the first urban, youth-led protest of the burgeoning Chicano civil rights crusade.

In the early days of March 1968, as many as 22,000 mostly Mexican American students walked out of their classrooms at seven Los Angeles schools, garnering national attention. The unprecedented event spotlighted educational inequality, galvanized the Chicano civil rights movement and inspired a new generation of activists, artists, educators and elected officials.

The schools involved served the Mexican barrios of the city’s Eastside neighborhoods, or East Los Angeles, where Chicanos or Mexican Americans made up about 75 percent (130,000) of the student population. Students protested the vast educational inequality they faced: schools that were run down and understaffed, teachers that were overworked and undertrained. Class size averaged around 40 and the student-to-counselor ratio was 4,000-to-1, according to the United Way of Los Angeles. Students also complained they were being steered toward vocational and domestic training, instead of academic courses that would help them get into college. Read More

Chicano! Taking Back the Schools!
Event Hosted by the Historical Society of Long Beach (HSLB) & The Long Beach Chicano Community History Committee
Photos Courtesy of the Historical Society of Long Beach (HSLB)

The 1960’s saw the largest and fastest growth of the Latino community in Long Beach—a growth of nearly 400%. This, coupled with political and social change, the rise of student unrest, the Chicano student movement at California colleges and universities, including CSULB, and the implementation of multiple federal War on Poverty programs, resulted in the establishment of the East Long Beach Neighborhood Center, also known as Centro de la Raza (Centro). The organization served thousands of diverse and economically disadvantaged community members with social programs in labor, housing, arts and culture, mental health, education, and more. In addition, the Centro launched the careers of many Latino leaders in the greater Long Beach area.

Between 1970 and 1985, the Centro’s programs were chronicled through the photography of John A. Taboada (aka “JT”), a former CSULB student and member of the local Chicano community. Members of the Long Beach Chicano Community History Committee, made up of former Centro members, have recently devoted countless hours to the digitization and identification of these rare images. The committee and the Historical Society of Long Beach have partnered to publicly display these photographs for the very first time in the exhibition Centro de La Raza: John A. Taboada Legacy Photo Collection, 1970-1985 which explores the story of this impactful community organization.

For his Lifetime of Dedication, our very own, 
Professor Armando Vazquez-Ramos, was recognized at this years Barrio Station Annual Dinner, on March 14, 2024, where he was presented the Barrio Station Lifetime Achievement Award.

 Professor Armando Vazquez-Ramos, also received a Certificate of Recognition at this years Barrio Station Annual Dinner, by Congressman Juan Vargas (CA - 52).

He was also recognized by San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria at this years Barrio Station Annual Dinner, where he was also presented a Certificate of Mayoral Recognition.

Thank you Profe for your continuous fight and for your guidance!

Por Araceli Martínez Ortega | La Opinion | Feb. 29, 2024 | Foto Cortesia de Araceli Martínez Ortega

Se le hace realidad el sueño de estar al frente del consulado más grande de México

Desde que Carlos González Gutiérrez llegó a trabajar al Consulado General de México en 1989 como cónsul de asuntos comunitarios, soñó con un día ser su cónsul general, pero debieron pasar 37 años para que el sueño se hiciera realidad.

“No hubo un día, un momento en que no lo soñara o se me antojara”, dice el diplomático en entrevista con La Opinión.

El 26 de febrero, González Gutiérrez tomó posesión del cargo de cónsul general de México en Los Ángeles.

“Tengo muy claro que el mejor cónsul debe ser accesible, al alcance de un tuit, un WhatsApp, un correo electrónico. Por eso, estableceremos los mecanismos para que yo sea un cónsul muy accesible. El primer paso es estar disponible para los medios de comunicación porque es la manera más rápida de llegar a los 3.9 millones de ascendencia mexicana que viven en Los Ángeles”.

El nuevo cónsul admite que es un workaholic. “Voy a entregar todo mi esfuerzo y talento a este trabajo que he anhelado por muchos años. Read More

Por Maria Ortiz | La Opinion | Mar. 14, 2024 | Foto Por Jewel Samad

Al ofrecer soluciones de inmigración, como un camino a la ciudadanía y una seguridad fronteriza eficiente, Joe Biden y Kamala Harris tienen la oportunidad de atraer a grupos críticos de votantes, indicó Immigration Hub en su análisis de una encuesta reciente

The Immigration Hub, un importante grupo de defensa de la inmigración, publicó el jueves su análisis de sobre los resultados de una encuesta sobre inmigración realizada a los votantes en varios estados por Global Strategy Group (GSG), que demuestra un apoyo abrumador a la creación de vías legales para los Dreamers y los inmigrantes indocumentados en EE.UU. y el apoyo a medidas de seguridad fronteriza.

El análisis de la encuesta de The Immigration Hub mostró que la Administración Biden tiene una oportunidad crítica para atraer a votantes clave en estados en disputa en las elecciones de 2024, a partir de la inmigración, que se ha convertido en una de las principales preocupaciones de la mayoría de la población, en gran parte debido a décadas de inacción del Congreso y los incesantes ataques políticos de los republicanos.

La última encuesta de The Immigration Hub con Global Strategy Group muestra un fuerte apoyo entre los votantes a soluciones de inmigración equilibradas, incluyendo un camino hacia la ciudadanía (81%) y una seguridad fronteriza sensata (70%).

Avanzar en normas administrativas que continúen hallando vías legales para la inmigración, puede ser una fuerte motivación para que los votantes apoyen la reelección del presidente demócrata Joe Biden en noviembre. Read More

Travel - Study in Mexico during our Spring & Summer  Programs from 1 week or up to 3 months!
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Please take into consideration that the Advance Parole application approval process time can vary from 2 to 6 months; thus, we will give preference to those applicants who are quick to submit their completed online application and letter of recommendation.

Please review the full PROGRAM DETAILS and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) below before you APPLY ONLINE to our Spring & Summer 2024 California-Mexico Dreamers Study Abroad Program.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

Given the tenuous future of DACA, the CMSC has decided to create the Spring and Summer 2024 Independent Dreamers Study Abroad Program (IDSAP) in order to offer a broader and a more flexible travel-study opportunity for Dreamers in Mexico and other countries of origin from April 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 for the Spring Program and July 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024 for the Summer Program. 

This unique model will allow for both, Mexican-origin Dreamers and DACA-mented Dreamers from other countries to discover their birthplace, cultural roots, reaffirm their identity, reconnect with their families, and explore higher education opportunities in Mexico.  

This program will operate under the CMSC’s Mexico City-based collaboration  with a  network of partner institutions, which include: Mexico’s National Autonomous University (UNAM), Facultad de Estudios Superiores de Acatlán Campus and Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco, the five-campus prestigious Mexico City Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM), the public Mexico City Autonomous University (UACM), El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF), Centro Cultural Tijuana (CECUT) and the CILAC Freire Institute in Cuernavaca, Morelos. 

The CMSC’s Spring and Summer 2024 Independent Dreamers Study Abroad Program (IDSAP) has been designed specifically to offer travel-study options for individual Dreamers or in small groups, for colleges and universities to develop long-term and short-term projects for their Dreamers and to continue to require an ethnographic research paper based on their experience returning to their homeland and discovering Mexico. 

The Spring and Summer 2024 Independent Dreamers Study Abroad Program (IDSAP) is explicitly designed for colleges and universities, Labor Unions, Community-based Organizations, Churches and Religious Organizations, and Dreamers’ organizations, interested in contracting with the CMSC for travel-study abroad programs designed specifically for the sponsoring institution’s purpose and participants, including non-Latino and non-Spanish-speaking Dreamers...

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MEXICAN ELECTIONS
Por Personal de El Universal | El Universal | Mar. 15, 2024 | Foto Cortesia de Gabriel Pano

La reforma electoral aprobada en 2014 modificó el termino de su mandato

El presidente Andrés Manuel Lopéz Obrador tomo posesión de su cargo el 1 de diciembre de 2018 y aunque ese era el día de inicio de todos los sexenios, este año cambia al 1 de octubre, debido a una reforma electoral aprobada en febrero de 2014. Es decir, el gobierno de López Obrador contará con dos meses menos, por lo que no estará frente al Poder Ejecutivo 6 años completos.

De acuerdo con la reforma en materia política-electoral del apartado D, fracción VI del artículo 83, publicada en el Diario de la Federación (DOF) el 10 de febrero de 2014, la o el próximo presidente de la República Mexicana iniciará su sexenio el 1 de octubre:

“Artículo 83. El Presidente entrará a ejercer su encargo el 1o. de octubre y durará en él seis años. El ciudadano que haya desempeñado el cargo de Presidente de la República, electo popularmente, o con el carácter de interino o sustituto, o asuma provisionalmente la titularidad del Ejecutivo Federal, en ningún caso y por ningún motivo podrá volver a desempeñar ese puesto”, reportó el DOF hace diez años. Read More

By Montserrat Castro | Mexico Daily News | Mar. 18, 2024 | Photo Courtesy of Mexican Government

March 21st commemorates more than just the start of spring; it’s the day that Mexico celebrates the birthday of Benito Juárez — with a public holiday falling on the first day of that week to mark the occasion.

You might recognize the name Benito Juárez from street names around the country, school history books, trendy colonia Juárez in Mexico City, Ciudad Juárez in the state of Chihuahua or the Benito Juárez International Airport in Mexico City, one of the biggest in the world. But, why is Benito Juárez so important?

Benito Juárez was Mexico’s first Indigenous president and 17th overall. He governed for 14 years, from 1857 to 1872, and was responsible for the two main reforms that shaped Mexico: Support for the Constitution of 1857, and a series of laws called the Laws of Reform. These laws secularized education, broke up large landholdings and limited the influence of the clergy in government affairs. With these moves, Juárez sought to transform Mexico into a more equitable and progressive society.

Many historians believe Benito Juárez’s presidency was responsible for consolidating Mexico as a Republic and setting it on the path to becoming the country it is today. Read More

Who is Karina Ruiz?
By Araceli Martinez Ortega | La Opinion | Mar. 7, 2024 | Photo Courtesy of Karina Ruiz

She is included in the list of multi-member migrant candidates by the Morena party to go to the Senate

Karina Ruiz, a 39-year-old dreamer grandmother, became the first beneficiary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to be a candidate for migrant senator in Mexico.

“It is a very great honor and a huge responsibility to bring the voice of the immigrant community to Mexico, specifically that of the Mexicans who live here and there, where there are many transition migrants and we have to see the treatment they are given,” said Karina, executive director of the Arizona Dream Act Coalition Inc in an interview with La Opinión after learning that she is number 12 on the list of senators through the multi-member route (proportional representation) of the ruling Morena party.

This means that she is one step away from being the first Dreamer to be part of the Mexican Senate in the legislature that begins in September. Read More

Karina's Speech at Alcadia Venustiano Carranza, Ciudad de Mexico - Agosto 9, 2023
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