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Monthly Archives: January 2013

Cautious Hope After Obama’s Immigration Reform Speech

January 31, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: aurora saldivar, barack obama, brenda rincon, Coachella, Comite Latino, Cristina Mendez, DREAM Act, DREAMers, Eastern Coachella Valley, Esperanza Navarro, immigration reform, ivan delgado, Johnny Flores, Mario Lazcano, Trinidad Arredondo

By BRENDA RINCON/Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA, Calif. – The immigration issue is not about numbers for Esperanza Navarro.

Ethnic Media’s Collective Message to the White House: Do It Now

January 29, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: barack obama, DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, immigration, immigration reform, New America Media

Editor’s Note: This editorial was produced in association with New America Media (http://www.newamericamedia.org), a national association of ethnic media, and was published by more than 50 ethnic media across the country to bring attention to the urgency of immigration reform.

#DREAMBRAVE Summit Inspires Youth to Create Change

January 28, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: #DREAMBRAVE, Alejandra Alarcon, born this way foundation, Building Healthy Communities, Dream Brave Summit, Eastern Coachella Valley, Lada Gaga, Lady Gaga Foundation, Martin Luther King

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ulbmi6HDmA&list=UUAdFRk2kWuxdCfDtOJGrpyw&index=1[/youtube] By ALEJANDRA ALARCON/Coachella Unincorporated LOS ANGELES, Calif. — It was no coincidence that Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation hosted its statewide #DREAMBRAVE Youth Summit on Martin Luther King, Jr.

Two Farmworkers’ Daughters, Two Paths to Higher Education

January 28, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: brenda rincon, Coachella, Coachella Valley High School, Cristian Cabrera, DACA, DREAM Act, Farm Workers, immigration reform, Kent Braithwaite, Silvia Paz

COACHELLA, Calif. – Cristian Cabrera was working in the grape fields with her family last summer, saving money for the fall semester, when she received a text from a friend.

Commentary: Overwhelming School to Prison Pipeline

January 25, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: aurora saldivar, Eastern Coachella Valley, school to prison pipeline, the california endowment, Washington DC, zero tolerance school discipline

AURORA SALDIVAR/Coachella Unincorporated Late last year, I was given the opportunity to fly out across the country to attend the Senate Judiciary Schools to Prison Pipeline hearing as a guest of The California Endowment.

Magon: The Deportation Chronicles, Pt. 3

January 23, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: DACA, Deportation Chronicles, DREAM Act, DREAMers, Eastern Coachella Valley, ICE, immigration reform, jesus valenzuela, Jesus Valenzuela Felix, Joaquin Magon, Mary Bono Mack, Raul Ruiz

The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 24: The Deportation Chronicles, Part 3 Raul: Those Who Said Goodbye In 2010, there were an estimated 387,000 “removals” according to Department of Homeland Security documents.

Ruiz to Hold Local Swearing-In Ceremony in Indio

January 22, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: 36th congressional district, Boys and Girls Club, Dr. Raul Ruiz, Eastern Coachella Valley, Indio, ivan delgado

Indio, Calif. – U.S. Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-Palm Desert) will hold a public swearing-in ceremony for residents of the 36th Congressional District on January 24.

Magon: The Deportation Chronicles, Pt. 2

January 18, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, DACA, Deferred Action, Deportation, Eastern Coachella Valley, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, jesus valenzuela, Joaquin Magon, Operation Stone Garden

The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 23: The Deportation Chronicles, Part 2 Mayte: The Haves and the Have Nots of Immigration One of the greatest fears is driving.

Magon: The Deportation Chronicles, Pt. 1

January 14, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Comite Latino, DACA, Deferred Action, Deportation, Deportation Chronicles, Eastern Coachella Valley, ICE, immigration, jesus valenzuela, Joaquin Magon, Mario Lazcano, Operation Stone Garden

The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 22: The Deportation Chronicles, Part 1 The year 2012 has come to a close and the numbers of those removed from the United States are released – 409,849 individuals caught, trapped, nabbed, thrown into the patty wagon and kicked out with a boot – a record high.