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Mercy Sosa CalMatters Mientras se asiste a un aumento de las deportaciones en todo el país, los estudiantes de último curso de secundaria con padres inmigrantes que van a la universidad en California tuvieron que decidir esta primavera si presentaban una solicitud de ayuda financiera federal. Su temor: que...
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Mercy Sosa CalMatters While witnessing a rise in deportations across the country, college-bound high school seniors with immigrant parents in California had to decide this spring whether to submit a federal financial aid application. Their fear: The federal government will use sensitive personal information from the application to identify...
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Los sindicatos que representan a los trabajadores de la comida rápida están pidiendo al nuevo Consejo de Comida Rápida del estado que apoye un aumento de 70 centavos por hora en el salario mínimo en su próxima reunión el 11 de septiembre. El salario mínimo para los trabajadores de...
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Unions representing fast food workers are asking the state’s new Fast Food Council to support a 70-cent-per-hour boost in the minimum wage at its next meeting on Sept. 11. The minimum wage for fast food workers was recently raised to $20 an hour but it works out to just...
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Los grupos que luchan contra el hambre están pidiendo un cambio justo en el próximo proyecto de ley agrícola, que proporciona fondos federales de contrapartida para programas que ayudan a las familias de bajos ingresos a comprar productos frescos. El programa Market Match ofrece a las personas de Cal...
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Groups that fight hunger are calling for a fair shake in the upcoming farm bill, which provides federal matching funds for programs that help low-income families afford fresh produce. The Market Match program gives people on Cal Fresh about $15 per market per day to spend at 270 sites across...
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For us Hispanics, few things are more important for the future of our children than health and education. Unfortunately the statistics do not lie and although we have made great strides in the enrollment of Hispanics in the classrooms of higher education, the current figures are worrying. Although we...
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In California, the lawsuits are mounting — middle-aged men, saying they were sexually assaulted as children by a Boy Scout leader or a priest. A woman, now in her late 30s, detailing how she was allegedly assaulted in a center for foster children. A man who said he was...