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First Latino Dreamer wins Rhodes Scholarship
By Nora Neus, CNN – Nov. 26, 2020
In second grade, Santiago Potes walked into Marina Esteva's gifted and talented classroom at Sweetwater Elementary School in Miami, Florida, for the first time.
He was an undocumented immigrant from Colombia who entered the country when he was 4 years old. Esteva said she quickly noticed his intelligence and wanted to nurture him toward success.
Now, Potes is the first Latino DACA recipient to be awarded a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.
On Saturday, the Rhodes Trust announced that Potes, a 2020 graduate of Columbia University in New York, would be one of the 2021 Rhodes Scholars. Potes traces all his success back to Esteva, the teacher he saw twice a week from second to fifth grade in elementary school... Read Full Article
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GIVING TUESDAY UNTIL DEC. 31ST !!!
Please donate to our Winter 2020 California-Mexico Dreamers Study Abroad Program and National Campaign to Restore DACA's Advance Parole fundraising efforts!
The California-Mexico Studies Center (CMSC) is the only organization dedicated to the full restoration of DACA's Advance Parole to help Dreamers reunite with their families abroad in times of need, AND to expand their education and careers by studying abroad.
Your support matters, and makes a difference!
In case you didn't know...
The office of Senator and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris already began to advocate for the expedited approval of all I-131 Advance Parole applications from Winter 2020 California-Mexico Dreamers Study Abroad Program participants.
To support our program, the CMSC launched a new fund drive initiative until December 31, 2020 to solicit sponsors and grants in support of the Winter 2020 California-Mexico Dreamers Study Abroad Program, which will allow 83 DACA recipients to travel to Mexico with DACA’s Advance Parole permit, immerse in a unique U.S.-Mexico national security study abroad program, and reconnect with their family and cultural roots.
But we need to raise about $50,000 to cover the increased costs of the program and ensure the safety of all participants while traveling in Mexico during the pandemic. The additional costs are related to increased expenses due to doubling the cost for single-room hotel accommodations and all transportation costs due to social-distancing, COVID-19 pre- and post-testing, and 24/7 medical attention and prevention protocols.
Thus, we urge our community, Dreamers’ supporters, corporate and business sponsors, community and church groups, and academic colleagues to help us raise $50,000 by the end of the year with donations of any amount, or by sponsoring at least one Dreamer participant at $500 each.
MAKE YOUR TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TODAY!
DONATE
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ADVANCE PAROLE VOICES
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Please watch the following videos from our Advance Parole Voices series, featuring current participants of our Winter 2020 California-Mexico Dreamers Study Abroad Program.
Please share these videos and donate to our Winter 2020 California-Mexico Dreamers Study Abroad Program Fund Drive Initiative.
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California continues census fight over undocumented immigrants as Supreme Court hears case
BY KIM BOJÓRQUEZ, THE SACRAMENTO BEE – NOV. 30, 2020
California continued its push to count undocumented immigrants in the census Monday as the U.S. Supreme Court raised questions about whether it’s constitutional for President Donald Trump to exclude them.
Trump’s July memorandum to exclude unauthorized immigrants from the count used to determine congressional representation has significant implications for California, a state home to more than 2 million undocumented immigrants.
It stands to lose one to two congressional seats if those immigrants are not counted, according to the Public Policy Institute of California senior fellow Eric McGhee... Read Full Article
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LATEST NEWS
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Supreme Court skeptical of Trump's plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from census (NBC News)
The Supreme Court seemed wary Monday of approving President Donald Trump's plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census figures that are used to calculate each state's representation in Congress and share of billions of dollars from a host of federal programs... Read More
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One seat, competing pressures as Newsom considers Senate pick (New York Times)
Since Gavin Newsom’s days as a young upstart running for mayor of San Francisco through more than two decades of public life, Alex Padilla has been a stalwart ally. As president of the Los Angeles City Council, Mr. Padilla introduced Mr. Newsom to important local labor and Latino leaders. As a state senator, Mr. Padilla chaired Mr. Newsom’s short-lived first campaign for governor... Read More
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Altamed’s COVID response in the Latino community and Book “Chicano Boom” (AltaMed)
Latinos have been disproportionately hurt by the coronavirus pandemic due to their jobs as essential workers and multigenerational living conditions. In California, Latinos represent 60% of Covid cases and nearly 50% of deaths through August despite the fact that Latinos make up less than 40% of California’s population... Read More
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‘Latinos’ and the elections (The Progressive)
Mainstream media outlets are struggling to explain “Latino” political behaviors and voting patterns in the wake of the 2020 election. They are just as shocked today by the results as they were in 2016, and as they have been every four years since at least 1980... Read More
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The political fight between Latinos over ‘Latinx’ (Los Angeles Times)
When asked how Democrats might translate their success among Arizona’s Latinx community in the latest presidential election, U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) tweeted a sharp reply: “First start by not using the term Latinx.”... Read More
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Young Latinos mobilized, voted and were pivotal in the 2020 elections (NBC News)
The efforts of Latino youth organizers in battleground states to mobilize new voters paid off as young Hispanics boosted their votes and their political voice in November's presidential election. "We're getting a good sort of picture about the fact that young people in general... Read More
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Leading up to the election, Spanish-speaking voters were the target of a flurry of disinformation and misinformation via WhatsApp, a cross-platform messaging service used by many Spanish speakers in the U.S. and throughout Latin America... Read More
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US Border Patrol settles with 2 Americans detained for speaking Spanish (NYT)
Two women who were detained in a small town in Montana after a Border Patrol agent heard them speaking Spanish at a convenience store have settled for an undisclosed amount after filing a lawsuit against U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the A.C.L.U. of Montana said on Tuesday... Read More
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Who will teach Ethnic Studies?(Inside Higher-Ed)
Months after California State University’s new ethnic studies requirement was signed into law, the debate over it lingers. Instead of whether students should be required to take a class in ethnic studies, the system and the faculty now disagree over how the requirement will be adopted... Read More
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