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Grupos defensores de los derechos de los migrantes están considerando emprender acciones legales para restablecer una ley de Texas que permite el pago de matrículas estatales a estudiantes universitarios indocumentados. La medida se produce después de que el Departamento de Justicia demandara a Texas, y en cuestión de horas,...
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Immigrant rights groups have said they are considering legal action to restore a Texas law allowing in-state tuition rates for undocumented college students. The move comes after the Department of Justice sued Texas and within hours, state officials complied without a fight. According to the U.S. attorney general, federal...
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Medicaid is in the crosshairs, as Republicans in Congress are expected to lay out proposals in May to cut $1.5 trillion from the federal budget, prompting strong opposition from educators. Around 15 million Californians rely on Medicaid, known here as Medi-Cal, for their health care. However, as Mayra Alvarez,...
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Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media Los líderes de varias organizaciones de derechos civiles se reunieron en Washington DC el 31 de marzo para manifestar su oposición a la Ley de Protección de la Elegibilidad del Votante Estadounidense (SAVE), que privaría del derecho al voto a millones de votantes elegibles....
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Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media Leaders of several civil rights organizations gathered in Washington DC March 31 to state their opposition to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters. The SAVE Act — HR 22 — introduced by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, is currently...
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Kristen Hwang CalMatters The Newsom administration is moving swiftly to distribute by May billions of dollars from the 2024 mental health bond narrowly approved by voters, but concerns are emerging about whether areas of the state that have the greatest need will be left behind, according to testimony at...
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The recent decision of the Trump administration on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans in the United States has generated a wave of uncertainty and concern among the immigrant community. “After reviewing the conditions of the country and consulting with the corresponding US government agencies, Secretary of Homeland Security...
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Carolyn Jones CalMatters It’ll be a while before Los Angeles can fully assess the damage to its schools from this recent spate of fires, but a few things already seem certain: rebuilding will take a long time, it will be expensive, and it may sap the statewide fund for...
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Según un nuevo informe de la Universidad de Georgetown, los californianos de las zonas rurales serían los más perjudicados por los enormes recortes propuestos a Medicaid, conocido en California como Medi-Cal. El 49% de los niños de las zonas rurales del estado reciben asistencia médica a través de Medi-Cal, y el 41% en...