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Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services Although the political use of immigration as a scapegoat for hate is nothing new, the Latino vote — the largest-growing U.S. voter demographic, with currently 36.2 million Latinos representing 15% of all eligible voters — able to decide elections in large states like California,...
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Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. & Francisco J. Silva, Esq. Ethnic Media Services As we observe National Civic Health Month every August, we are reminded that the power of voting extends far beyond the ballot box. It is the foundation of a healthier and more equitable society. Civic Health Month...
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Less than 72 hours after President Biden’s administration announced the details of the “Keeping Families Together” program, to benefit undocumented people married to citizens In the United States, a federal judge in Texas blocked the measure to benefit at least 150,000 families. Of course, the decision of Judge J....
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters California promocionó una victoria para los trabajadores en 2016 cuando promulgó una amplia serie de aumentos mínimos, asegurándose de que los trabajadores con los salarios más bajos ganaran al menos 15 dólares por hora en 2022. El entonces gobernador Jerry Brown, al firmar la ley, habló de...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters California touted a victory for working people in 2016 when it enacted a sweeping series of minimum hikes, making sure the lowest-wage workers would earn at least $15 an hour by 2022. Then-Gov. Jerry Brown, while signing the law, spoke of “giving people their due;” then-Senate leader...
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Less than 5 months before the presidential elections and in the week of the first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the main concern of Latino voters is, without a doubt, the economic situation. An extensive survey conducted this week by UnidosUS shows that more than 4...
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Yue Stella Yu & Sameea Kamal CalMatters Lisamaría Martínez no está segura de cuándo votó en persona por última vez. Pero recuerda las botas que usó ese día: sus “fabulosas”, nuevas botas azul marino con tacones gruesos, que le provocaron ampollas en su caminata de una milla de largo...
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Yue Stella Yu & Sameea Kamal CalMatters Lisamaria Martinez isn’t sure when she last voted in person. But she remembers the boots she wore that day — her “fabulous,” new navy blue boots with chunky heels, which gave her blisters on her mile-long walk back home from the polling...
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Jeannine Chiang Ethnic Media Services El tiempo corre para TikTok, la popular plataforma de redes sociales que cuenta con 150 millones de usuarios mensuales en los EE. UU. citando la seguridad nacional, la Administración Biden ordenó en abril a la empresa de propiedad china vender sus operaciones en Estados...