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immigration
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immigration
SoCal Connected
President Trump and the Border Emergency Declaration: Why and What's Next?
A White House press release indicated the Administration planned to get a total of $8.1 billion that would "further the President's effort to secure the Southern Border and protect our country."
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immigration
SoCal Connected
Inmigración 101: La Aplicación de la en Cifras
La aplicación de la ley de inmigración ha variado con los años, pero el gobierno de Estados Unidos nunca ha gastado tanto dinero como lo hace hoy en día.
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immigration
SoCal Connected
The Future of the United States is Minority White
The demographic shift of the next few years is unstoppable and still misunderstood.
Immigration 101 is a series of videos and editorial that break down common misunderstandings and explain the facts of immigration, from its history in the United States to confusing terms like sanctuary cities. Additional topics include immigration policy, refugees, immigration enforcement, economics and labor, and demographic shifts. Hosted by veteran reporter, Elizabeth Espinoza, the series will be presented in both English and Spanish. Produced by SoCal Connected and senior reporter Pilar Marrero for La Opinión.
KL Featured Category
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literature
Artbound
Book Project Connects Deported Mexican Parents With Their Children
Post date:Community project "Cuentos Para Dormir" ("Bedtime Stories") by Sophia Sobko is connecting children and their deported parents through literature.
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immigration
History & Society
20 Years Later, Thai Ex-Sweatshop Workers Reflect on Freedom From Slavery
Post date:Twenty years ago this month, a raid on an El Monte sweatshop holding 72 Thai laborers in captivity opened the public's eyes to how such severe labor exploitation can exist in the Land of the Free.
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Architecture and Design
Artbound
The Art of Preserving: Florencio Blanquel's Handcrafted Furniture
Post date:The making and selling of handcrafted artisanal furniture can be considered a dying trade in today's demanding economic climate that has grown accustomed to the Ikea concept of mass produced furniture. Woodworker Florencio Blanquel challenges this idea...
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intersections
History & Society
Donald Trump's Latino Problem: Oranges, Immigration, and Labor in Southern California
Post date:With the Republican primaries on the horizon and Donald Trump's comments about Mexican migrants ringing in Angeleno ears, looking back at this history provides a valuable tool for framing current and future immigration debates.
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CA Matters
California Matters with Mark Bittman
What Oysters Reveal about Sea Change
Post date:In this episode, Mark Bittman cruises along the waters off of Marshall, CA, where UC Davis researchers are helping local food producers Hog Island Oyster Co. monitor the effects of ocean acidification on the marine ecosystem.
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democracy now
Democracy Now!
Federal Judge Condemns For-Profit Texas Detention Centers for Immigrant Families
Post date:In what could be a major victory for human rights advocates in the U.S., a federal judge called conditions in the privately run prisons "deplorable."
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California Matters with Mark Bittman
Chop Suey's Next Wave
Post date:Yong Chen, UC Irvine history professor and author of "Chop Suey, USA: The Story of Chinese Food in America" talks about the evolution of Chinese restaurants in the U.S. with Mark Bittman. They visit Los Angeles Chinatown to compare the artifice of the ...
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Where We Are
History & Society
Front Porch Time Machine: Tomorrow's South Bay
Post date:I wonder how its residents are supposed to make good decisions about the future of the South Bay if their imaginative conception of it no longer reflects what the South Bay is becoming.
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Performance
Artbound
A Hyperlocal Figaro Puts Immigration on Center Stage
Post date:Production "¡Figaro! (90210)" is an update of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro that feels like it could only take place in Los Angeles.
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block by block
History & Society
Exploring San Diego's Little Italy
Post date:I explored San Diego's Little Italy and found neither to resemble Los Angeles's historic enclave nor the Little Italy of my uninformed imagination.
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immigration
Agenda
L.A. Mayor Prepares for Obama's Executive Order on Immigration
Post date:Mayor Eric Garcetti said today his office stands ready to help Angelenos navigate President Barack Obama's anticipated executive order on immigration, which is is likely to protect millions of people living in the country illegally from deportation.
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History & Society
The State of the Message: Where Have California Dreams Gone?
Post date:In exchange for Californian's former exuberance, we get a kale prescription.
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History & Society
Skeptical Optimism for the Future of 'Suburban Urbanism'
Post date:If I had been counting the panel members' votes, I'd say Southern California got two votes of qualified optimism and one vote of qualified pessimism. Perhaps that's the best we can expect.
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Visual Arts
Artbound
Where Color Meets Spirit: The Paintings of Vera Arutyunyan
Post date:As Armenian-born Vera Arutyunyan struggled to adapt to her new home in the Los Angeles, she turned to painting to express her innermost emotions.
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Cultural Politics
Artbound
Crossing the Line: A History of Medical Inspection at the Border
Post date:In the early 1900s, medical inspection and photographic documentation ushered in a new set of surveillance procedures for state oversight at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Performance
Artbound
Teatro Jornalero Sin Fronteras
Post date:Day Labor Theater Without Borders performs plays based on stories from day labor communities.
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Performance
Artbound
From L.A. to Guatemala: Day Labor Theater Without Borders
Post date:Day Labor Theater Without Borders performs plays based on stories from day labor communities.
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immigration
Agenda
Lawmakers, Immigrant Rights Activists Push to Close Chapter on Prop 187
Post date:A controversial proposition that would have denied and restricted public services and rights for undocumented immigrants has reentered the conversation in the midst of its nearly 20-year anniversary.
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immigration
Agenda
Immigrant Rights Groups Encounter Changes, Issues with Longer N-400 Form
Post date:A newly revised naturalization form released earlier this month is receiving mixed reviews from various advocacy groups and immigration experts.
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Cultural Politics
Artbound
Bajalta California
Post date:Michel Dear traces the evolution of the space between Mexico and the United States, a "third nation" with a shared identity, common history, and joint traditions.