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Remain in Mexico: Not just a partisan battle

According to data that was disclosed in a recent court filing related to a lawsuit against the Biden administration, U.S. Border Patrol agents made approximately 1.9 million arrests in 2021, a record high reflecting an increase in attempted crossings across the Mexican border

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Nobel Prize

Not often is a social scientist is awarded a Nobel Prize, however, this past December, UC Berkeley’s Department of Economics Professor, David Card, won the 2021 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

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YE 2021 Thoughts

Through my research and deep dive on finding “answers”, I have discovered a few guidelines to share with you.

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Caught in the Middle

The Biden administration reached an agreement with Mexico last week to resume a Trump-era immigration policy known as “Remain in Mexico”.

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Thankful

This Thanksgiving, I am especially thankful for one of America’s greatest strengths—our immigrants.

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Progress

California became the first state to require high school students to take an ethnic studies course in order to graduate. Under the new law, Assembly Bill 101, high school students must take one semester of an ethnic studies course as a graduation requirement.

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The American Dream can be a reach

A few months ago, one of my mom’s employees tried to get a small short-term loan from a local bank in order to help his mom in Guatemala rebuild her house that was destroyed by a recent earthquake.

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Ease of Access to Higher Education

This afternoon, I could not help but think about the incredible number of Hispanic students that have no idea how to navigate the “common app”, or know how to answer questions in a manner that will benefit them.

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Healthcare or healthcareless?

As promised, I want to do a deep dive into the healthcare issues facing the Hispanic populations in the United States. I decided for this topic to look at Google Scholar.

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The true meaning of vulnerability

The U.S. Border Patrol reported nearly 200,000 encounters with migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border in July, the highest monthly total in more than two decades.

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COVID-19 invades the homes of Immigrants

Covid-19 is changing the reality of almost every being on this planet.  What many are not aware of is the disproportional interrelated issues Covid-19 causes immigrant workers, especially as it relates to housing.

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The Vax Gap

The “vax” is here. I am not sure what that means, but a vaccine for Covid-19 is being rolled out across the country. As an 18 year old, I am not eligible yet, but my grandfather in California, currently 85 years old, has already gotten the first of two shots; and my mom, 55 years old, is getting her first shot today.

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The inequities of a car crash

I just got a call tonight from my mom that Walther, one of her employees was hit by a car at 5:00 am in the morning when he was driving to take his pregnant wife to work. A car ran a stoplight and t-boned him and his wife in the intersection.

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A New Year. A New Voice

On the eve of 2021, I decided to try my hand at blogging. I have read a few “how to do it” posts and have learned the following…

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My life is a bit “full” right now. I plan each day but there is always something to distract me (in a good way), so I apologize in advance if my posting schedule can be erratic.