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"El Magonista" | Vol. 8 No. 40 | Nov. 18, 2020

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to advocate for the

California-Mexico Dreamers Study Abroad Program

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Judge rules “illegal” appointment of Acting DHS

Secretary Chad Wolfe invalidates new policies for
DACA
 By: Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post – November 15, 2020

A federal judge in New York has ruled that acting homeland security
secretary Chad Wolf lacked the authority to limit the work permits of
hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who came to the
United States as children because his appointment to the top position
in the department did not appear to be lawful.

U.S. District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis — one of the first judges to

block President Trump from phasing out the work permits the
government issues via the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
program, or DACA — said in an unusual Saturday ruling that the “plain
text” of the department’s order of succession showed that Wolf’s
ascension to acting secretary did not follow established law and was
part of several hastily crafted administration moves designed to get
people into the top DHS position outside of standard procedures. As a
result, Garaufis said, Wolf’s memo in July limiting the validity of the
DACA permits from two years to one year “was not an exercise of legal
authority”... Read Full Article

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to advocate for the

California-Mexico Dreamers Study Abroad Program

The office of Senator and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has

agreed to advocate for the expedited approval of all I-131 Advance
Parole applications from Winter 2020 California-Mexico Dreamers
Study Abroad Program participants.
The California-Mexico Studies Center (CMSC) has launched a new
fund drive initiative from November 1 to December 31, 2020 to solicit
sponsors and grants in support of the Winter 2020 California-Mexico
Dreamers Study Abroad Program, which will allow 85 DACA
recipients to travel to Mexico with DACA’s Advance Parole permit,
immerse in a unique U.S.-Mexico national security study abroad
program, and reconnect with their family and cultural roots.

All participants have a pending Advance Parole (I-131) application since

August 31, 2020, subject to USCIS approval and the CMSC team is
working diplomatically with Mexico’s government and the U.S.
Homeland Security Administration to secure authorization for all 85
participants.

But we need to raise about $50,000 to cover the increased costs of the
program and ensure the safety of all participants while traveling in
Mexico during the pandemic. The additional costs are related to
increased expenses due doubling the cost for single-room hotel
accommodations and all transportation costs due to social-distancing,
COVID-19 pre- and post-testing, and 24/7 medical attention and
prevention protocols.

Thus, we urge our community, Dreamers’ supporters, corporate

and business sponsors, community and church groups, and
academic colleagues to help us raise $50,000 by the end of the year
with donations of any amount, or by sponsoring at least one
Dreamer participant at $500 each.

MAKE YOUR TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TODAY!

 ADVANCE PAROLE VOICES

Please watch the following video from our Advance Parole

Voices series, featuring current participants of our Winter 2020
California-Mexico Dreamers Study Abroad Program.

MARIA, a legal assistant and a

United We Dream voter lead from
Washington State, is one of 85
DACA recipients who have
applied for an Advance Parole
travel permit to participate in the
CMD Winter 2020 Dreamers
Study Abroad Program. She was
born in Michoacán, México and
wants to reconnect with her
grandparents to whom she
promised she would return with
an education that would make
them proud. She only has one
grandparent left alive, and this is
her only chance to meet them
again.

WATCH VIDEO
Please share these videos and donate to our Winter 2020 California-
Mexico Dreamers Study Abroad Program Fund Drive Initiative.

Biden’s leadership will enhance U.S. relations

with Mexico and Canada

By: Earl Anthony Wayne, The Hill ~ Nov. 12, 2020

A Biden administration can be expected to put U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-

Canada relations back into a strategic framework for solving problems
and strengthening long-term cooperation. This would include pursuing
a more consistent approach to Mexico and Canada, less driven by
individual issues and tradeoffs, and more concerned with achieving
progress across a range of key issues; stretching from trade, to public
security, to economic competitiveness, to the environment.

At the highest level, there will be a change of tone and attitude, treating
both neighboring countries with respect and seeking to forge agreement
on a set of shared objectives bilaterally, as well as across the continent.
We can expect more regular consultations among leaders and at
ministerial levels. U.S. proposals for new or strengthened bilateral
mechanisms to better achieve and monitor progress on cooperation and
problem-solving are likely. Similarly, expect a return to concern about
continent-wide problems that are key to all three nations’ future, as was
previously seen in summits of the leaders from the U.S., Canada and
Mexico... Read Full Article

PRIMERA CÁTEDRA DE ESTUDIOS CHICANOS

Y LA DIÁSPORA MEXICANA:

“El Impacto Histórico De La Revolución Mexicana

Para El Pueblo Mexicano En Estados Unidos”
El viernes 20 de Noviembre de 2020 a partir de las 5 PM
hora Pacífico (PST), el Dr. José Ángel Gutiérrez, Profesor Emérito
y Líder Nacional del Movimiento Chicano, impartirá la primera
Cátedra del Programa de Estudios Chicanos y la Diáspora
Mexicana del Centro de Estudios California-México (CMSC).

El Dr. Gutiérrez presentará sobre "El impacto Histórico de la Revolución

Mexicana para el Pueblo Mexicano en Estados Unidos", profundizando
en la historia e impacto económico y sociocultural de los 40 millones de
Mexicanos en Estados Unidos.

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Vazquez-Ramos, Presidente del CMSC: +1 (562) 430-5541 o
email: armando@calmexcenter.org

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Mexico emerging as a
foreign policy challenge for Biden
 BY: RAFAEL BERNAL , THE HILL – NOV. 9, 2020

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has refused to

recognize the results of the U.S. presidential election, foreshadowing an
early foreign policy challenge for President-elect Joe Biden.

López Obrador, also known by his initials AMLO, said Monday his
government will wait for official certification of election results before
congratulating a winner, despite the fact that Mexican governments
have historically recognized projected election winners in the United
States.

"Joe Biden lawfully and clearly won this election. Every world leader
should acknowledge this fact, including the president of our most
important neighbor and ally, Mexico," said former Rep. Beto
O'Rourke (D-Texas), a 2020 Democratic presidential primary contender
whose name has been floated as a potential ambassador to Mexico in
the Biden administration... Read Full Article

“In Memory of the Legendary Dr. Juan Gómez-

Quiñones: Chicano Scholar, Activist and Poet”

By Álvaro Huerta, Ph.D., Latino Rebels ~ November 13, 2020

Image: “Dr. Juan Gómez-Quiñones,” oil on canvas, Salomón Huerta (2018)

Tuesday, November 11, 2020—marks one of the saddest days of my

life. On this day, we—the Mexican people on both sides of la
frontera and our allies—lost a legend: the one and only, Dr. Juan
Gómez-Quiñones (JGQ).
We lost one of the greatest intellectuals not only in the Americas, but
also the world. The fact that JGQ was born a Mexican in el sur (Parral,
Chihuahua, Mexico) and died a proud Mexican/Chicano in el norte (Los
Angeles, California) in a time when the Mexican continues to be
otherized, marginalized and pejoratized serves as a grim reminder of
this great loss for la raza... Read Full Article

In commemoration of Dr. Joe White’s Legacy

Please watch Dr. Joseph L. White Legacy Inaugural Lecture on

Nov. 25, 2019 (video above). And also watch his last speech at
EOP 50th Anniversary celebrated at CSULB on Nov. 9, 2016.
The significance of the Latino vote in 2020 and a
domestic assessment of the U.S. elections

By Prof. Gonzalo Santos, Exclusive Op-Ed for El Magonista – Nov. 13, 2020

In this commentary, I will not assess the 2020 U.S. elections in terms of
the impact it will have internationally but focus on the domestic impact.
I begin with the role of Latinos in the elections. Recently, the L.A. Times
published an article on why Latinos in the Rio Grande Valley
disproportionally voted for Trump (here), giving the false impression that
such outcome characterized a national Latino trend. The L.A. Times is
emblematic of the national press’s sudden discovery of, and puzzlement
over, the diverse Latino electorate.

Against an avalanche of flawed and alarmist articles, the fact remains

that in 2020 most Latinos of Mexican-origin, Central Americans,
Dominicans and Puerto Ricans - who together added up to over 83% of
Latinos in 2018 - did not vote for Trump, by a large margin; from the
lowest pro-Trump vote rate of 23% among Mexican-origin, to 26%
among Puerto Ricans, and 29% among Central Americans. The
Cubans (and probably the Venezuelans and Nicaraguans) indeed went
for Trump 52% but they represent a small – if overly reported – portion
of the Latino electorate... Read Full Article

AMLO califica el trabajo de mexicanos en

Estados Unidos como “un acto de heroísmo”

Por: César Reyes , La Opinión – 09 de Noviembre 2020

El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador hizo
un reconocimiento a los migrantes mexicanos que se ganan la vida
trabajando en los Estados Unidos.

“Extraordinaria, es mucho lo que le están dando al País los migrantes,

en una circunstancia muy triste porque tuvieron que abandonar el País
por falta de oportunidades y ahora, después de no tener en su país
condiciones para progresar, salir adelante, ahora que pueden tener
trabajo en Estados Unidos y ahorrar, están mandando apoyos a sus
familiares, es un acto de heroísmo“, señaló el presidente en su
conferencia mañanera.

López Obrador consideró que el mejor reconocimiento que se le puede

hacer a los connacionales, más que esculturas y monumentos,
es mejorar cada vez más la atención y protección que se les brinda a
través de la red consular... Read Full Article

Los movimientos de inmigrantes: motor del

cambio social en Estados Unidos
 Por Andrés Fábregas Puig, Chiapas Paralelo, 15 de noviembre, 2020

En varios artículos de opinión publicados en la prensa norteamericana,

se dice que el “trumpismo llegó para quedarse”, refiriéndose a las
convicciones explicitadas de Donald Trump: racismo, supremacía
blanca, actitud imperialista, desprecio hacia las minorías de
inmigrantes, fascismo rampante, en una palabra. Varios de esos
artículos contienen la afirmación de que le costará mucho al pueblo
norteamericano deshacerse de semejantes convicciones, apreciadas
como “valores culturales” del “american way of life” (el modo americano
de vivir). Sin embargo, una mirada, así sea breve, a la historia de los
Estados Unidos, nos lleva a concluir que el llamado “trumpismo” está
vigente, no desde la llegada de Donald Trump al poder, sino en los
orígenes mismos de ese país. Sin explorar más los orígenes de los
Estados Unidos, situémonos en el momento en que llegan a las costas
hoy norteamericanas, los llamados “peregrinos”.... Leer Artículo
Completo
 LATEST NEWS

Economies, Jobs, and International Migration in

the Age of COVID-19 (Migration Policy Institute)
The COVID-19 pandemic’s immediate costs, measured
in lives lost and damaged, have been appalling and
continue to rise. In addition, its effects on individuals’
livelihoods and economies around... Read More

Federal judge rules acting DHS Secretary

illegally appointed (NBC News)
A federal judge in New York City on Saturday said Chad
Wolf has not been acting lawfully as the chief of
Homeland Security and that, as such, his suspension
of protections for a class of migrants brought to the
United States illegally as children... Read More

Biden plans sweeping reversal of Trump’s

immigration policies (CBS News)
While the COVID-19 public health crisis and its impact
on the U.S. economy will preoccupy President-elect Joe
Biden during his first weeks in office, the incoming
Democratic administration is also expected to quickly
start dismantling President Trump's immigration
agenda... Read More
 Federal judge says new DACA rules are invalid
(CNN)
Chad Wolf was not legally serving as acting Homeland
Security secretary when he signed rules limiting
applications and renewals for the Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals program, and those rules are now
invalid, a federal judge ruled Saturday... Read More

The Mayas built the first water filtration system

in the Americas (Science Magazine)
The Maya city of Tikal is famous for its soaring palaces
and temples. But something far more humble kept Tikal
functioning: its water filtration system, the earliest known
of its kind. Researchers recently discovered a volcanic
mineral that captures microbes and heavy metals in one
of Tikal’s largest reservoirs. Because the material is not
found nearby, the finding suggests the presence of a
deliberate filter... Read More

The CMSC is in dire need of funding support !!!

Please support the CMSC's 2020 projects, initiatives, and campaigns,

including our advocacy to provide and facilitate our Winter 2020 Dreamers
Study Abroad Program and our National Campaign to Restore DACA's Advance
Parole.
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