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Tag: immigration

Water Station volunteers prepare barrels that will be placed across the Imperial County desert to help those crossing the border at Ocotillo on April 28, 2023.
Posted inCommentary

The blue barrels that offer a lifeline to migrants lost in California’s harsh desert

by Pedro Rios September 27, 2023September 26, 2023

In the Imperial County desert, a volunteer group routinely maintains large barrels filled with water to help migrants traversing the California desert. As rescues increase, the longstanding immigration policies that funneled migrants to such harsh terrain deserve scrutiny.

A man walks his dog through a homeless encampment near Highway 180 in west Fresno on Feb. 11, 2022.
Posted inWhatMatters

Legal fights over California’s homeless camps expand

Avatar photo by Sameea Kamal September 21, 2023September 21, 2023
Entrika Zacarias sits in her home at Oasis Mobile Home Park in Coachella Valley on Aug. 23, 2023.
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Coachella Valley farmworkers lost hundreds of dollars during storm Hilary. Financial aid options are slim.

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Alejandra Reyes-Velarde and Nicole Foy August 30, 2023August 31, 2023
A U.S. border patrol officer walks through a group of migrants gathered between primary and secondary border fences near San Diego on May 11, 2023. Photo by Mike Blake, Reuters
Posted inCommentary

For years, the San Diego region has given Border Patrol access to data. Will California intervene?

by Pedro Rios August 21, 2023August 18, 2023
A Cutler resident shovels mud off his driveway on March 12, 2023. The area flooded after a levee was breached during a series of storms that hit the Central Valley.
Posted inCalifornia Divide

8 months after storms, California disaster relief slowly flows to undocumented workers who lost homes, income

Avatar photo by Nicole Foy August 16, 2023August 16, 2023
Officials bring new blankets into St. Anthony's Croatian Catholic Church in Los Angeles on June 14, 2023. Forty-two migrants, including some children, were dropped off at Union Station around 4 p.m. Wednesday and were being cared for at the church. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the migrants were sent to Los Angeles because California had declared itself a "sanctuary" for immigrants. Photo by Damian Dovarganes, AP Photo
Posted inCommentary

Karen Bass sees bused migrants as humans. Greg Abbott sees them as pawns in his overstated crisis

Jim Newton by Jim Newton August 10, 2023August 9, 2023
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Waiting game: Asylum seekers at California border at more risk during court fight

Avatar photo by Wendy Fry August 7, 2023August 4, 2023
The quad at San Francisco State University in San Francisco on July 7, 2023. Photo by Semantha Norris, Calmatters
Posted inWhatMatters

How common is sexual harassment at Cal State?

Avatar photo by Lynn La August 7, 2023August 6, 2023
The tent of an unhoused person in a parking lot in Downtown Los Angeles on June 20, 2021. Photo by Teun Voeten, Sipa USA via Reuters
Posted inCommentary

Increase in Los Angeles homeless population undermines gains under Karen Bass

Jim Newton by Jim Newton July 27, 2023July 27, 2023
Farm workers plant grapevines at a farm in Woodland on April 25, 2022. Photo by Fred Greaves, Reuters
Posted inCalifornia Divide

‘Double disadvantage’: These California workers’ pay gap is widest by far

Avatar photo by Alejandra Reyes-Velarde July 27, 2023July 26, 2023

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