• SANTA CLARA COUNTY URGES FEDERAL BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS

    SAN JOSE – The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors last week unanimously approved a resolution, authored by Board President Joe Simitian and Supervisor Susan Ellenburg, that calls on the Federal government to pass legislation banning the sale of assault weapons in the United States. In January of this year,...
  • EL CONDADO DE SANTA CLARA INSISTE EN LA PROHIBICIÓN FEDERAL DE ARMAS DE ASALTO

    SAN JOSE – La Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Santa Clara la semana pasada aprobó por unanimidad una resolución, redactada por el presidente de la Junta Joe Simitian y la Supervisora ​​Susan Ellenburg, que insta al gobierno federal a aprobar una legislación que prohíba la venta de armas...
  • Grupos de derechos de los inmigrantes denuncian nueva política de detención de menores

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Los niños migrantes y sus familias podrían ser retenidos en campamentos casi indefinidamente mientras su solicitud de asilo se desarrolla en los tribunales, como resultado de una nueva regla final anunciada por la administración Trump el miércoles 21 de agosto. La regla debilita el acuerdo judicial...
  • Immigrants’ Rights Groups Decry New Child-Detention Policy

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Migrant children and their families could be held in camps almost indefinitely while their request for asylum plays out in court – the result of a new final rule announced by the Trump administration on Wednesday August 21. The rule weakens the decades-old Flores court settlement that said the federal...
  • New DHS Rule Threatens Access to Green Cards for Immigrants Using Some Public Programs

    Ethnic Media Services ENGLISH The Trump administration on August 12 finalized a rule which creates additional hurdles for those who’ve waited years to legally stay in the United States. This “public charge” rule expands the list of public programs the government will consider in deciding some immigration applications. The...
  • TRAITS WHICH DEFINE RACISM

    The word RACISM is being used today very openly by many individuals. In the past, one used it amongst close friends. Racism is closely characterized by bias, prejudice, and bigotry. America, as a nation, is committed to the ideal that each individual merits due process which results in equal...
  • Protesters in CA, US Stand Against White Supremacy

    PASADENA, Calif. – Thousands of Californians joined protests across the state to take a stand against white supremacy after the mass shooting in El Paso. On August 3, 2019 a gunman killed 22 people at a Walmart store in that border city, shortly after posting a racist, anti-Latino essay...
  • Manifestantes en California y Estados Unidos se oponen a la supremacía blanca

    PASADENA, California – Miles de californianos se unieron a las protestas en todo el estado para tomar una posición en contra de la supremacía blanca después del tiroteo masivo en El Paso. El 3 de agosto de 2019, un hombre armado mató a 22 personas en una tienda Walmart...
  • GUN CONTROL ISSUE: HIGH PERFORMANCE RIFLES

    Following the three community mass shootings at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, El Paso Walmart, and Dayton Business District, there has been an intense outcry demanding that the U.S. Congress enact Gun Control Legislation. This approach runs right into the NRA’s efforts to promote gun sales as the foremost lobbyist...
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