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For Assembly speaker Rendon, gun violence issue is personal
By Patrick McGreevy, L.A. Times ~ August 20, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-rendon-guns-20160819-snap-story.html In adopting a sweeping package of gun control laws this summer, many California lawmakers focused on the sobering statistics — ... -
Long Beach to Rename Three Schools
By: Jennifer Rice Epstein, Gazettes Newspaper ~ July 19, 2016 http://www.gazettes.com/news/long-beach-to-rename-three-schools/article_43edd8fe-4dd0-11e6-8af7-234d98574d53.html For some Long Beach children, the new school year also will mean a newly re-named school. The Long Beach Unified ... -
Deportations divide Sanders and Clinton Latino activists
By Kate Linthicum, L.A. Times ~ June 5, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-democrats-immigration-divide-20160603-snap-story.html Federal agents came for Erika Andiola’s mother in 2013. A well-known immigrant rights activist in Arizona, Andiola was able to ... -
How Mexican immigrants ended 'separate but equal' in California
By Philippa Strum, L.A. Times ~ March 2, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0302-strum-mendez-case-20160302-story.html In the coverage of the 2016 election cycle, you'll hear this time and again: Latinos — immigrants and their families ... -
Hispanos seguirán siendo 1ª minoría gracias a la natalidad, no a la inmigración
Por: Maria Peña | La Opinion http://www.laopinion.com/2015/09/28/inmigrantes-asiaticos-sobrepasaran-a-hispanos-en-2055/ Para 2065, ningún grupo será mayoría en EEUU, aunque los hispanos seguirán siendo la minoría más grande, en parte por tasa de nacimientos ... -
The 'Dreamers': They anger the GOP and power Democratic campaigns
By: Kate LinthicumContact Reporter When he’s not at school, 18-year-old Pedro Duran often can be found dialing voters from the threadbare Las Vegas campaign headquarters of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Or ... -
Latino-owned Business Growth Outpaces Total US Business Growth
By Angelo Falcón (November 23, 2015) According to preliminary results from the Census Bureau's 2012 Survey of Business Owners (SBO), Latino-owned businesses in the United States increased by 46.9 percent ... -
The dark, complex history of Trump's model for his mass deportation plan
By Kate Linthicum, L.A. Times ~ November 13, 2015 http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-trump-deportation-20151113-story.html Esteban Torres was 3 years old when his father was sent back to Mexico by U.S. immigration authorities. "One day, ... -
A poor student, Anthony Rendon aims to focus on education
By George Skelton, L.A. Times Capitol Journal ~ November 2, 2015 http://www.latimes.com/local/politics/la-me-pol-sac-cap-anthony-rendon-20151102-column.html Your kid's doing cruddy in school? Don't fret. He could rise to the top of his field and ... -
How Immigration Will Change America's Face
U.S. population growth in 2065 will be driven by Asian and Hispanic immigration, according to a new Pew report. By Krishnadev Calamur, The Atlantic | September 28, 2015 http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2015/09/the-changing-face-of-america/407620/ More ...