El Magonista Newsletter | Vol. 10, No. 33 | September 9, 2022

The National Electoral Institute (INE) held a meeting with a group of dreamers to discuss issues of credentialization and voting of Mexican men and women living abroad.

The President of the INE, Lorenzo Córdova Vianello, said that the Institute "is everyone's. There is no institution in which this is so true," because in order for the INE to carry out its work, it needs all Mexicans.

In 2024, he stressed to young people living in the United States, it is the great electoral event in history "and I think it is very important that all Mexicans, wherever they are, can participate and decide the future of the country."

"When one says that the INE is of the citizens, I think that in no other body of the Mexican State is it so true, because simply and simply without the citizens, the INE could not do its job. We set the table, but it is the citizens who make the elections," he reiterated... READ MORE.  CLICK BELOW TO WATCH VIDEO

They present "Anthology of Dreams of an Impossible Journey" and cement ties between CMSC & UNAM.

In order to learn more about what happens to young migrants and their families in the United States (better known as Dreamers) in a context that goes beyond the theoretical explanation of migration studies, the new book "Anthology of Dreams of an Impossible Journey" was presented in the Conference Room of the Multidisciplinary Research Unit II (UIM).

The event was chaired by Professor Armando Vázquez-Ramos, director of the California-Mexico Studies Center and publisher of the book. Two of the authors of the 38 essays compiled in this first edition were on hand to speak about their lives and experiences as Dreamers living in the United States.

The group of Dreamers were addressed and received by Dr. Ericka Judith Arias Guzmán, coordinator of the Postgraduate Course of the FES Acatlán, teacher Kenya García Cruz, coordinator of Masters and Doctorates of the same Faculty, and Dr. Rocío Arroyo Belmonte, a teacher in this multidisciplinary unit. Vázquez Ramos stressed that the publication had its first circulation with only eight of the 38 stories that the book will ultimately have. CMSC works tirelessly to protect Dreamers from deportation people who had arrived in the United States when they were children... READ MORE

By Laura Lucia Romero Mireles | Gaceta UNAM para leer en Espanol 
AUG. 11, 2022 | Photo by Victor Hugo Sanchez

CMSC & UNAM-LA brought a group of 33 Dreamers to Mexico's Ciudad Universitaria.

They heard their parents talk about UNAM; many want to return from the United States to be part of their enrollment in the postgraduate course. Today, thanks to the collaboration between the UNAM-Los Angeles headquarters and the California-Mexico Studies Center, a group of 33 young people made their dream of being in this house of studies come true and, for now, getting to know some facilities of Ciudad Universitaria.

As part of the California-Mexico Dreamers Study Abroad Program of that U.S. body, which this year will bring 180 dreamers into Mexico in six different groups, a forum was held in the auditorium of the University Museum of Contemporary Art (MUAC), where young people shared their testimonies and experiences.

Silvia Núñez, director of the UNAM-Los Angeles headquarters, stressed that the University is an inclusive space and engine of upward social mobility. "Thanks to the vision of the university authorities to accelerate the internationalization process, this institution today has 13 offices abroad, five of them in the American Union."

The former director of the North American Research Center, and professor of the master's degree in Mexico-United States Studies, stressed that this is an open house, where "we embrace them with wings, with wings to fly."

Young people who have participated in the DACA program (in Spanish, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which temporarily protects them from deportation and grants them an employment permit by meeting all the requirements) not only have hope, but also the talent of biculturality, he said.

The collaboration agreement between California-Mexico Studies Center and UNAM-Los Angeles seeks better ways and enrich the work for the benefit of young people in the United States and university students... READ MORE

Los Angeles, CA - Over 100 Chicanos and other participants gathered for a rally at Salazar Park in East Los Angeles to commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the 1970 Chicano Moratorium. In 1970, 30,000 people once demanded a stop to the Vietnam War and an end to discrimination and racism. The LAPD and LA Sheriff's Department teargassed and beat protesters. Their actions led to the deaths of three Chicanos, including LA Timesreporter Ruben Salazar.

August 29th is now recognized by our movement as Chicano Liberation Day, and is celebrated by many with rallies and marches yearly.

“We’re here supporting because we know what happened in 1970 and nothing has changed in regards to police brutality,” said Stephanie Luna, aunt of Anthony Vargas, who was killed by East LA Sheriffs August 12, 2018. “We’re here standing in solidarity with those that are coming out today to stand against the brutality of our people.” The sheriffs continue a campaign of terror and retaliation against the Vargas family for their demanding the accountability of the deputies responsible for his murder... READ MORE

The position involves being a key spokesperson on public health issues and advising the governor on how to address risks and challenges as effectively and early as possible.

Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Dr. Diana Ramos, with more than three decades of experience in public health, as a surgeon general of California. She is the first Latina to hold the position.

"I couldn't feel more honored to serve as the next surgeon general in California. I see it as an opportunity to do the good job that California is known to do," Dr. Ramos said in a statement.

"My hope for every Californian is a healthier and more equitable future. That is my commitment and that of the Office of the Surgeon General of California."

Governor Newsom showed that the California Surgeon General plays a fundamental role in leading focused solutions to address the root causes of our most pressing health challenges and inequalities.

She assured that Dr. Ramos is a distinguished leader in medicine and a reliable public health expert who will bring a life of experience in the protection and promotion of the health of vulnerable communities.

"I look forward to you working with us to advance the state's urgent priorities on women's health, mental health, the epidemic of armed violence; and much more, as we continue our work to improve the health and well-being of all Californians... READ MORE

SACRAMENTO — About 40,000 low-income adults living in the country illegally won’t lose their government-funded health insurance over the next year under a new policy announced Monday by California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration.

California already pays for the healthcare expenses of low-income adults 25 and younger, regardless of their immigration status. A new law scheduled to take effect in January 2024 would extend those benefits to cover all adults who, but for their immigration status, would qualify for the state’s Medicaid program, known as Medi-Cal.

But between now and when that new law takes effect in 2024, about 40,000 young adults who already have Medi-Cal face losing their benefits because they will be older than 25. On Monday, the state Department of Health Care Services announced it would continue to cover those young adults through the end of 2023 to make sure they won’t lose their benefits.

“Providing continuous coverage means that tens of thousands of young Californians won’t face a disruptions in care, keeping them covered and healthier as a result,” said Jose Torres Casillas, policy and legislative advocate for Health Access California, a consumer healthcare advocacy group. “California is again leading the way in making our healthcare system work better for all communities, regardless of income, age or immigration status.”

Nationwide, about 22.1 million people were living in the country illegally in 2020, or about 7% of the population, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, a healthcare nonprofit. These people are not eligible for most federal public benefit programs, even though many have jobs and pay taxes... READ MORE

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday finalized a rule that will turn the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program into federal regulation protected from legal challenges.

The DACA program has helped hundreds of thousands of people who arrived in the U.S. as children and are living in the country illegally to live and work in the U.S. without fear of deportation.

“This ruling is an important step forward in preserving protections for 600,000 DACA recipients,” California Sen. Alex Padilla said in a statement today. “DACA recipients are American in every way except on paper. They are essential workers who have helped us get through the pandemic as doctors, teachers, farm workers, and grocery store clerks. They contribute to our economy and are part of the fabric of our communities.”

Since its inception in 2012 during the Obama administration, DACA has faced legal challenges.

During the start of the pandemic, the Trump administration tried to end DACA, but the Supreme Court ultimately ruled in favor of the program. Still, the Trump administration created other obstacles for DACA recipients, also known as “Dreamers,” including rejecting new applications, renewals and shortening renewal periods.

Most recently in 2021, Texas U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen ruled that DACA was illegal, which prevented the Biden administration from signing on new applicants... READ MORE

California Senator Alex Padilla met with civil organizations that help and defend asylum seekers, to whom he expressed his commitment to an immigration reform that offers a safe income to the United States to these people who flee violence and seek a better quality of life.

Democratic Senator Alex Padilla (California), president of the Senate Judicial Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship and Border Security, expressed to civil organizations in San Diego, California, his commitment to defending a safe arrival for immigrants seeking asylum or refuge in the United States.

"I continue to be committed to restoring the legal processing of asylum seekers at the border and to establish legal avenues for migrants to arrive safely, in accordance with the most deeply rooted values of the United States as a nation of immigrants," Padilla said.

The Democrat thanked the work of the organizations working in California in favor of immigrants, while acknowledging the importance of achieving a "fairer" immigration system.

"While we work to rebuild a fairer, more orderly and humane immigration system, the federal government must strengthen our partnership and support the work of local NGOs and advocacy groups throughout our border communities," he said.

Michael Hopkins, executive director of the San Diego Jewish Family Service, highlighted the importance of networks between civil organizations that offer different services for immigrants, who "flee violence and... READ MORE

Before armed police officers approached her on July 29, Luz Maria Flores felt safe. She was wearing a breeze-tousled bun and soaking in the sun with her younger sister on the Redondo Beach Pier.

The UCLA graduate has post-traumatic stress disorder, which causes anxiety, but she had brought her Xoloitzcuintle, a Mexican hairless dog, named Yare, who is a service animal for her PTSD.

The pier is diverse, with Mexicans, Filipinos and others fishing mariscos to feed their families. Others rest on fold-out chairs, boomboxes blasting Latin beats. Children eat churros and play.

Some white locals openly complain about the waterfront, calling it “scary” and “not reflective of Redondo Beach’s demographics.”

But it has long felt like home to Flores, 30, who identifies as a Black Latina. Flores has visited from South L.A. since childhood. Her Mexican parents went on early dates there. “That place did represent joy and love and family to me,” she told me. “Now I can’t look at it the same.”

That evening, Flores was arrested for having Yare on the pier. The city bans dogs there, but people regularly flout the rule without consequence, and the code doesn’t apply to service dogs. Flores says she told officers that Yare is a service dog. The police chief doesn’t dispute that.

Flores was also jailed on charges of resisting or obstructing police after declining to show her ID and accusing officers of profiling her. Her sister, 25, was arrested and charged with resisting. Both deny wrongdoing...READ MORE

By 2035, California shoppers looking for new vehicles will have to buy electric.

California made history late last week when its regulators approved an ambitious plan to phase out the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles in the state.

While governments around the world have tried to incentivize consumers to purchase electric vehicles and encourage automakers to produce more of them, the Golden State opted for a far more stringent approach.

The California Air Resources Board on Thursday signed off on a sweeping plan requiring that by 2035, all new passenger cars and light trucks sold in the state be electric vehicles or other emissions-free models.

Given that California is the nation’s largest auto market and that other states often follow our lead, the new rule could become “one of the world’s most important climate change policies,” my colleagues Coral Davenport, Lisa Friedman and Brad Plumer explained.

“This regulation will set the global high-water mark for the accelerated transition to electric vehicles,” Drew Kodjak, executive director of the International Council on Clean Transportation, a research organization, told my colleagues.

Today I’ll walk you through the details of California’s target and how it could play out here and across the country... READ MORE

Infected people have coughed on me, maskless.

I didn’t get COVID.

I’ve attended parties that became super-spreader events — didn’t get COVID.

I never sheltered in place and frequently punctured my pandemic bubble during the worst waves — didn’t get the virus. 

One time, the spittle of a sneezing, sniffling guy somehow went through his mask and landed on my forehead. The following day, he called to let me know what I already guessed: He had la corona.

I didn’t.

As far as I know, I’ve yet to become one of the tens of millions of Americans infected with COVID-19 over the last 2½ years. I’ve gone through the pandemic’s start, its deadly winter 2020 surge, the Delta variant and this summer’s Omicron free-for-allwithout ever losing my sense of taste or smell, feeling fatigued, suffering from gastrointestinal issues, or any of the other symptoms that have hit my friends, family and colleagues.

I’m the last one in my closest social circles who can say this, even though we’re all vaxxed and double-boosted. And if I ever got the disease but was asymptomatic, no one has ever accused me of transmitting the disease to them.

So as far as I’m concerned, I’m COVID-free. Um, yay? Um, how?

There are no accurate numbers for how many people have contracted the disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently lists the total number of reported cases in the United States at over 92 million, but most experts agree that’s an undercount. A May report by the CDC estimated that nearly 60% of Americans have contracted the disease. A June survey co-conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Center for Health Statistics found that more than 40% of American adults reported previously having COVID-19... READ MORE