• Coalition forms to reaffirm ‘California values’ in 2nd Trump era

    This weekend, a new coalition called “We Are California” is holding meetings up and down the state, preparing to resist what it sees as anticipated attacks from the incoming Trump administration. Hundreds of nonprofits have joined the coalition, whose mission is to promote inclusion, community and democratic norms. Angelica...
  • Programa que beneficia a inmigrantes que denuncian irregularidades en el trabajo podría estar en riesgo con la llegada de Trump

    Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Durante sus 30 años en Estados Unidos, Alejandro Gamez aceptó cualquier empleo que pudo como trabajador indocumentado: en restaurantes de comida rápida, fábricas, lavado de autos y conduciendo camiones, incluso cuando las condiciones eran malas. “No tenía estatus”, dijo. “No tenía opciones”. Pero después de denunciar...
  • California empowered immigrants to speak up at work. Trump could end their protections

    Jeanne Kuang CalMatters In 30 years in America, Alejandro Gamez took any job he could as an undocumented worker — at fast food restaurants, factories and car washes and driving trucks, even when conditions were poor. “I had no status,” he said. “I had no options.” But after speaking up in...
  • What to do about Trump’s new deportation plan

    There is no doubt: Donald Trump will fulfill his promise of mass deportations. One of his first appointments was Tom Homan, as border “czar.” Homan is the architect of the “zero tolerance” policy and has already announced that they will start with migrants who are a threat to public...
  • Qué hacer ante el nuevo plan de deportaciones de Trump

    No hay duda: Donald Trump cumplirá su promesa de deportaciones masivas. Una de sus primeras designaciones fue la Tom Homan, como “zar” fronterizo. Homan es arquitecto de la política de “tolerancia cero” y ya anunció que empezarán con los migrantes que sean una amenaza a la seguridad pública o nacional, además de la reanudación de las temidas redadas en centros...
  • California probablemente sentirá las consecuencias de la decisiva victoria de Donald Trump

    Las elecciones tienen consecuencias, como probablemente aprenderá California cuando Donald Trump regrese a la Casa Blanca . El estado ha sido un bastión del sentimiento anti-Trump desde que el magnate inmobiliario multimillonario se aventuró por primera vez en la política hace casi una década. Sus figuras políticas —en particular el gobernador...
  • California will likely feel the consequences of Donald Trump’s decisive victory

    Elections have consequences, as California is likely to learn when Donald Trump once again moves into the White House. The state has been a bastion of anti-Trump sentiment ever since the bombastic billionaire real estate tycoon first ventured into politics nearly a decade ago. Its political figures — particularly Gov....
  • Todos Somos Puerto Rico

    El cierre de campaña de Donald Trump en el Madison Square Garden, es un lamentable recordatorio que el racismo y los prejuicios rondan en muchos lugares de Estados Unidos. Las expresiones racistas contra Puerto Rico y los comentarios xenofóbicos dirigidos a migrantes fueron evidentes y peligrosos.  Estos discursos de odio no sólo...
  • We Are All Puerto Rico

    Donald Trump’s campaign closing at Madison Square Garden is a sad reminder that racism and prejudice are present in many places in the United States. The racist expressions against Puerto Rico and the xenophobic comments directed at migrants were evident and dangerous. These hate speeches are not only morally...
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