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Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Dos legisladores de California se enfrentaron públicamente a principios de este mes, tocando un punto sensible en un tema que ha dividido durante mucho tiempo a los funcionarios electos del estado: si se debe ofrecer beneficios de salud subsidiados por el gobierno a los residentes indocumentados y...
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Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Two California lawmakers publicly blew up at each other earlier this month, hitting a nerve on an issue that has long-divided the state’s elected leaders: Whether and how much to offer government-subsidized health benefits to undocumented residents. In one corner, Corona Assemblymember Bill Essayli declared that he wanted...
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Kristen Hwang CalMatters Perla López le entrega un montón de papeles a Baudeilio, un inmigrante indocumentado y jornalero de 44 años. Ella acaba de ayudarlo a solicitar Medi-Cal en el centro de beneficios de St. John’s Community Health en el sur de Los Ángeles. “Si ve algo del condado...
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Kristen Hwang CalMatters Perla Lopez hands a stack of papers to Baudeilio, a 44-year-old undocumented immigrant and day laborer. She has just helped him apply for Medi-Cal at the benefits center at St. John’s Community Health’s in South Los Angeles. “If you see anything you don’t understand from the...
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Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters Cada año, más de 35.000 estudiantes indocumentados que sueñan con obtener un título universitario en California solicitan el programa de ayuda financiera del estado, el Cal Grant, pero sólo alrededor de un tercio lo reciben. Sin acceso a ayuda financiera federal y pocas oportunidades laborales, perder...
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Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters Each year more than 35,000 undocumented students with dreams of earning a college degree in California apply for the state’s marquee financial aid program, the Cal Grant — but only about a third receive it. With no access to federal financial aid and few work opportunities, losing out on state dollars...
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When President Joe Biden granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to nearly half a million Venezuelans in September, his critics argued that it was an incentive for other groups to seek similar relief. The president did the right thing by granting this immigration relief because, in effect, Venezuelans faced serious...
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Nicole Foy CalMatters Los californianos indocumentados afectados por las tormentas de invierno y las inundaciones están comenzando a recibir dinero de un programa especial de ayuda que el estado lanzó para ellos hace dos meses. En junio, la oficina del gobernador Gavin Newsom anunció que planea gastar $95 millones del Fondo...
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Nicole Foy CalMatters Undocumented Californians affected by winter storms and floods are slowly starting to receive money from a special relief program the state launched for them two months ago. In June, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced it plans to spend $95 million from the state’s Rapid Response Fund to help...