Category: Immigrants

Category: Immigrants

An Extraordinary Summer of Crises for California’s Farmworkers
September 8, 2020 COVID, COVID, Immigrants, The Latest LPOC Organization

The “essential workers” picking American’s food are facing fires, heat waves, and the pandemic, all at once.

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Meet Dreamer Edgar Velázquez – Navigating Daunting Challenges On Way To Med School
August 27, 2020 Diversity, Immigrants, Students, The Latest LPOC Organization

Edgar Velázquez has taken an unconventional route to medical school.

His story begins in Mexico, where a ruined economy forced his parents to flee their beloved colonial hometown and move to the United States, leaving their children behind.

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LPOC Statement on U.S. Supreme Court DACA Ruling
July 31, 2020 Immigrants, The Latest LPOC Organization

Supreme Court Ruling on DACA Case Gives Hope to Dreamers, but More Work Lies Ahead Sacramento, CA – Latinx Physicians of California is pleased that, on June 18, the U.S.

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Staying Home Not an Option for All
May 4, 2020 Immigrants, The Latest LPOC Organization

APRIL 27, 2020 By Xenia Shih Bion Stay home and save lives, governors have been telling residents since California’s Gavin Newsom led the way on March 19. But sheltering in place

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Texas undocumented desperate for work amid COVID-19, ‘even if it means getting sick’
May 4, 2020 Immigrants, The Latest LPOC Organization

BY KRISTIAN HERNANDEZ APRIL 30, 2020 06:00 AM, UPDATED APRIL 30, 2020 06:00 AM   With the last $50 in his pocket, Victor walked around downtown Fort Worth earlier this week

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#Health4All Advocates Commend Governor Newsom’s Pledge to Work to Provide Health Care to All California Seniors
September 18, 2019 Immigrants, The Latest LPOC Organization

Sacramento, CA – Immigrant rights and health care advocates are praising an agreement by Governor Newsom to continue working on key next steps towards #Health4All next year. Earlier today, Senator Maria Elena Durazo, author of SB 29 which extends Medi-Cal to undocumented adults age 65 and over, announced an agreement with the Governor to continue to work toward extending health care to this population next year.

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