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Hay una pregunta que incomoda, pero que vale la pena hacernos con honestidad: ¿estamos los hispanos abandonando el español en Estados Unidos? La respuesta no es sencilla. No se trata de culpar a nadie, ni de medir quién es “más hispano” por el idioma que habla. La vida en...
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There’s a question that makes us uncomfortable, but it’s worth asking ourselves honestly: Are Hispanics abandoning Spanish in the United States? The answer isn’t simple. It’s not about blaming anyone, nor about measuring who is “more Hispanic” by the language they speak. Life in the United States naturally pushes...
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CONCORD, Calif. — On a hot June afternoon, Sergio Jaime Lopez, the community defense coordinator for the non-profit Safe Center in Contra Costa County, arrives at the Concord Immigration Court. A hearing is about to begin, and he does his rounds. He gives an update in Spanish to three...
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CONCORD, California — En una calurosa tarde de junio, Sergio Jaime López, coordinador de defensa comunitaria de la organización sin fines de lucro Safe Center en el condado de Contra Costa, llega al Tribunal de Inmigración de Concord. Está a punto de comenzar una audiencia y él hace su...
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En California, a pesar de inversiones estatales que suman cientos de millones de dólares y de décadas de reformas políticas bienintencionadas, la salud bucal sigue siendo una de las necesidades insatisfechas más importantes del estado, especialmente para las comunidades de color de bajos ingresos. Como líderes provenientes de las...
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In California, despite hundreds of millions of dollars in state investment and decades of well-intentioned policy reforms, oral health remains one of the most significant unmet needs in our state–especially for low-income communities of color. As leaders who come from the very urban and Tribal communities our organizations serve,...
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Wendy Fry CalMatters A federal judge on Wednesday June 10 ordered the Otay Mesa Detention Center to allow San Diego County health inspectors access to the 1,400-bed facility, siding with local officials over the federal government in an ongoing legal feud. The ruling could affect how local officials across...
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Wendy Fry CalMatters Un juez federal ordenó el miércoles 10 de junio al Centro de Detención de Otay Mesa que permitiera el acceso de los inspectores de salud del condado de San Diego a las instalaciones con capacidad para 1,400 personas, dando la razón a los funcionarios locales en...
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This week marks fourteen years since the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was implemented. What began on June 15, 2012, as temporary relief—a two-year bridge to protect thousands of children brought to the United States by their loved ones from deportation—has transformed into a labyrinth of uncertainty....