For a generation that grew up during the War on Terror, it's no surprise that fear is a big narrative in their lives. For some, the effects of this decade of fear are tangible. Beatriz Herrera says the War on Terror has had a direct impact on the immigrant community that she is a part of. "The War on Terror is a term used to justify xenophobia," says Herrera. "A ......
By Citizen Reporters 9/09/11 1:03 p.m. PDT
The Obama Administration announced Thursday that it would no longer spend resources trying to deport illegal immigrants who came to the United States as young children "and know no other home," according to news reports. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano wrote in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that the government wants to focus its "enforcement resources on high-priority" criminal cases. But Napolitano added the change in ......
By Bay Citizen Staff 8/18/11 5:27 p.m. PDT
As many as 220,000 immigrant children in California will not be eligible for health insurance coverage under federal health care reform, according to a policy brief released Thursday by the University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Health Policy Research. Beginning in 2014, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also known as PPACA, or “puh-pack-uh”) will expand Medicaid coverage and provide insurance subsidies to the nation’s growing uninsured population. But ......
A nursing student who has become the poster child for young immigrant rights will not be deported – for now. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Senator Dianne Feinstein asked ICE Sunday to halt Steve Li’s deportation proceedings and also noted her support for the DREAM Act, the proposed legislation that would grant citizenship to undocumented immigrant children attending college if they entered the country before the age of 15. ......
Meg Whitman is taking the center stage in state politics this weekend as about a thousand Republican faithful descend on San Diego for their party’s convention. There could be some fireworks, or at least awkwardness, according to the Los Angeles Times. The issue? As KPCC reports, many Republicans are just not that excited about Whitman, their big-spending nominee for governor, who has had trouble energizing the conservative base. Throughout the ......
