*Intense Negotiations Continue Amid Possible Government Shutdown
*After Dr. King Day, LA Government Proclaims National Day of Racial Healing
*Central American Women Feel Trapped as U.S. Closes Door for Asylum Seekers

*National Day to Combat the Culture of Racism
*New Agenda to Address the Problems of Impoverished and Segregated County
*Deportations Threaten Remittances that Sustain Millions in Guatemala

*Youth and Celebrities Ask Democrats to do More for the Dream Act
*Veteran Progressive Leader a Virtual Successor to Chicago Congressman Luis Gutiérrez
*Question on Citizenship Threatens to Thwart Census Effort

The Year’s News in Review

*Republicans Postpone Immigration Solution for Dreamers
*Traditional Sounds Continue to Flourish in California Neighborhood

*Dreamers Pressure Congress to Find a Solution Before the Holidays
*Surprise Democratic Win in Alabama Complicates Trump Agenda
*Central American Migrants See Difficulties Crossing Oaxaca

*Millions of Latino Families to be Affected by Republican Tax Plan
*California Asked to Stop Using Dangerous Insecticide
*New Studies of Racism Released in the U.S. and Mexico

*Record Numbers of Citizenship Applications Hint at Changes in Arizona
*After Wildfires, Immigrant Families Benefit from Unique Citizens’ Fund
*Seamstresses Expose Sad Truth Behind Black Friday Bargains

*Veteran Leader Tells His Story as Defender of the Colorado River.
*Mega-Mural for Brotherhood Painted on Border Wall.

*Puerto Ricans Treated as Second-Class-Citizens: Hurricane Victims
*Fast-Food Giant Pressured Over Sexual Assault on Farms
*Deported Veterans Issue a Call to the Nation