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Edición Semanaria (Weekly Magazine)

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• Dreamers Detained After Civil Disobedience on Border
• New California Budget Restores Some Childcare Subsidies
• Deaths Under Intense Heat Wave in California

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Edición Semanaria (Weekly Magazine)

Verdict in Trayvon Martin Case Sparks Anger
Health Reform Navigators Trained in a Hurry
Thousands of Prisoners on Hunger Strike in California

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Republican Leaders Urge Colleagues to Support Immigration Reform; Same-Sex Couples Marry in California

REPUBLICAN LEADERS URGE COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT IMMIGRATION REFORM – Under intense political pressure from the White House, Democrats, and Latino voters, Republican leaders of the House of Representatives called on their colleagues to support immigration reform or risk political losses. The big question is, Will the most conservative sector hear the call or rebel? José […]

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Congress Members Feel Pressure at Home; Border Residents Reject Border Security Bill; Confusion Abounds over Health Reform Law; Mexicans March Against Violence

CONGRESS MEMBERS FEEL PRESSURE AT HOME – U.S. Congressmen face strong pressures in favor of immigration reform as they return to their districts for the holiday recess. In California’s Central Valley, Republican and Democratic representatives were received with a pro-reform clamor during a public forum convened by Radio Bilingüe in Fresno, the nation’s agricultural capital. […]

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Senate Approves Immigration Reform Bill; Historic Decisions from Supreme Court; 20 Years Later, Ferminicides Still Unsolved

SENATE APPROVES IMMIGRATION REFORM BILL – In a historical move, the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan immigration bill that opens the door to legalization for 11 million undocumented immigrants. The bill also includes the strongest measures of border control in history. The big question now is: even with the harsh conditions on legalization and border […]

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Republican Congressmen Defend Detention and Deportation Bills; Dreamers in New york Press for Financial Aid; Women Incorporate other California Rhythms into Taiko.

REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN DEFEND DETENTION AND DEPORTATION BILLS – Republicans in the House of Representatives began to vote on four immigration reform bills that give power to state and local governments to enforce federal immigration laws and prosecute undocumented immigrants. The bills, which also include more border control, are an attempt at counterbalancing the bill that […]

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Debate Begins on Immigration Reform in Senate; Dreamers Travel to Border to Meet Mothers; California Budget could Affect Community Clinics.

ARRANCA DEBATE SOBRE REFORMA MIGRATORIA EN SENADO – La reforma migratoria superó un nuevo obstáculo en el Senado, donde un abrumador número de senadores demócratas y republicanos aprobó abrir el debate. Pero la iniciativa aún enfrenta la amenaza de sus opositores, quienes podrían descarrilarla a través de enmiendas propuestas, llamadas “píldoras venenosas”. José López Zamorano […]

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California Bill would Change Suspension Policies; Oklahoma Tornado Survivor Tells Story; Human Rights Defenders Honored in Mexico.

CALIFORNIA BILL WOULD CHANGE SUSPENSION POLICIES – Every day, California schools suspend nearly 3,900 students, mostly African American and Latino. Most of the suspensions are for minor behavior issues, but a high number of those students end up dropping out of school or landing in jail. To take on this serious problem, the California Assembly […]

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Calls for Sheriff Arpaio to Resign; Caravana Reunites Separeated Families; Native Americans Defend Clean Water.

CALLS FOR SHERIFF ARPAIO TO RESIGN – A federal judge declared Sheriff Joe Arpaio violated the Constitution by detaining Latinos based on racial profiling. The sheriff, considered by some the roughest in the United States, announced he will appeal. The decision also revived calls from Arizona groups demanding his immediate resignation. Valeria Fernández has more […]

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Supreme Court Hearing on Same-Sex Marriage; Forum on Immigration Reform in San Bernardino, CA; Farm Workers March for Immigration Reform.

SUPREME COURT HEARING ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE – The Supreme Court this week heard arguments in favor and against laws that restrict same-sex marriage: Prop 8 in California, which prohibits gay marriage in the state, and the Defense of Marriage Act, which denies federal benefits and tax exemptions for same sex couples, even when they are […]

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