*Democrats and Republicans Present Immigration Plans—How Realistic Are They?
*On Earth Day, Latinos Express Concern Over Climate Crisis
*ESL Students Excel at Rural California School –

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A California elementary school is drawing attention because more than half of its English as a Second Language learners read and write well by the time they reach the third grade. That’s four times higher than the rate for English language learners in the rest of the state.

This Earth Day, environmental leaders continue to speak out more loudly about the dangers of global warming, which is causing more frequent and extreme natural disasters. Latinos, who are among the most affected.

More than a decade after the last attempt at bipartisan immigration reform, this week Republicans and Democrats introduced two separate proposals. In the House, two Republican lawmakers recycled former President Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy, while an influential Democratic senator proposed a presidential executive order

“I was so surprised,” she said. “And then I felt betrayed because it is terrible to get a letter where a doctor, although within their rights, says that they don’t want you for a patient anymore, because it causes self-doubt.”