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"El Magonista" | Vol. 8 No. 42 | Dec. 1, 2020

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First Latino Dreamer wins Rhodes Scholarship

 By Nora Neus, CNN – Nov. 26, 2020

In second grade, Santiago Potes walked into Marina Esteva's gifted

and talented classroom at Sweetwater Elementary School in Miami,
Florida, for the first time.

He was an undocumented immigrant from Colombia who entered

the country when he was 4 years old. Esteva said she quickly noticed
his intelligence and wanted to nurture him toward success.

Now, Potes is the first Latino DACA recipient to be awarded a

prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.

On Saturday, the Rhodes Trust announced that Potes, a 2020 graduate

of Columbia University in New York, would be one of the 2021 Rhodes
Scholars. Potes traces all his success back to Esteva, the teacher
he saw twice a week from second to fifth grade in elementary
school... Read Full Article

Watch Santiago Potes' interview on CNN.

GIVING TUESDAY UNTIL DEC. 31ST !!!

Please donate to our Winter 2020 California-Mexico Dreamers Study
Abroad Program and National Campaign to Restore DACA's
Advance Parole fundraising efforts!

The California-Mexico Studies Center (CMSC) is the only

organization dedicated to the full restoration of DACA's Advance
Parole to help Dreamers reunite with their families abroad in times
of need, AND to expand their education and careers by studying
abroad.

Your support matters, and makes a difference!

In case you didn't know...

The office of Senator and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris

already began to advocate for the expedited approval of all I-131
Advance Parole applications from Winter 2020 California-Mexico
Dreamers Study Abroad Program participants.
To support our program, the CMSC launched a new fund drive
initiative until December 31, 2020 to solicit sponsors and grants in
support of the Winter 2020 California-Mexico Dreamers Study
Abroad Program, which will allow 83 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.

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 to 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 videos from our Advance Parole

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

Please share these videos and donate to our Winter 2020 California-
Mexico Dreamers Study Abroad Program Fund Drive Initiative.
 California continues census fight over undocumented
immigrants as Supreme Court hears case

BY KIM BOJÓRQUEZ, THE SACRAMENTO BEE – NOV. 30, 2020

California continued its push to count undocumented immigrants in the

census Monday as the U.S. Supreme Court raised questions about
whether it’s constitutional for President Donald Trump to exclude them.

Trump’s July memorandum to exclude unauthorized immigrants from

the count used to determine congressional representation has
significant implications for California, a state home to more than 2
million undocumented immigrants.

It stands to lose one to two congressional seats if those immigrants are

not counted, according to the Public Policy Institute of California senior
fellow Eric McGhee... Read Full Article

LATEST NEWS

Supreme Court skeptical of Trump's plan to

exclude undocumented immigrants from
census (NBC News)
The Supreme Court seemed wary Monday of
approving President Donald Trump's plan to exclude
undocumented immigrants from the census figures that
are used to calculate each state's representation in
Congress and share of billions of dollars from a host of
federal programs... Read More

One seat, competing pressures as Newsom

considers Senate pick (New York Times)
Since Gavin Newsom’s days as a young upstart running
for mayor of San Francisco through more than two
decades of public life, Alex Padilla has been a stalwart
ally. As president of the Los Angeles City Council, Mr.
Padilla introduced Mr. Newsom to important local labor
and Latino leaders. As a state senator, Mr. Padilla
chaired Mr. Newsom’s short-lived first campaign for
governor... Read More
Altamed’s COVID response in the Latino
community and Book “Chicano Boom”
(AltaMed)
Latinos have been disproportionately hurt by the
coronavirus pandemic due to their jobs as essential
workers and multigenerational living conditions. In
California, Latinos represent 60% of Covid cases and
nearly 50% of deaths through August despite the fact
that Latinos make up less than 40% of California’s
population... Read More

‘Latinos’ and the elections (The Progressive)

Mainstream media outlets are struggling to
explain “Latino” political behaviors and voting patterns in
the wake of the 2020 election. They are just as shocked
today by the results as they were in 2016, and as they
have been every four years since at least 1980... Read
More

The political fight between Latinos over

‘Latinx’ (Los Angeles Times)
When asked how Democrats might translate their
success among Arizona’s Latinx community in the latest
presidential election, U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.)
tweeted a sharp reply: “First start by not using the term
Latinx.”... Read More
Young Latinos mobilized, voted and were
pivotal in the 2020 elections (NBC News)
The efforts of Latino youth organizers in battleground
states to mobilize new voters paid off as young
Hispanics boosted their votes and their political voice in
November's presidential election. "We're getting a good
sort of picture about the fact that young people in
general... Read More

Misinformation About 2020 Election Spread

Via WhatsApp, Targeted Spanish-Speaking
Voters (Texas Public Radio)
Leading up to the election, Spanish-speaking voters
were the target of a flurry of disinformation and
misinformation via WhatsApp, a cross-platform
messaging service used by many Spanish speakers in
the U.S. and throughout Latin America... Read More

US Border Patrol settles with 2 Americans

detained for speaking Spanish (NYT)
Two women who were detained in a small town in
Montana after a Border Patrol agent heard them
speaking Spanish at a convenience store have settled
for an undisclosed amount after filing a lawsuit against
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the A.C.L.U. of
Montana said on Tuesday... Read More
 Who will teach Ethnic Studies?
(Inside Higher-Ed)
Months after California State University’s new ethnic
studies requirement was signed into law, the debate
over it lingers. Instead of whether students should be
required to take a class in ethnic studies, the system and
the faculty now disagree over how the requirement will
be adopted... 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.

DONATE TO SUPPORT THE CMSC

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