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Protesting Concentration Camps

Fresno Residents Object to Authoritarian Rule As authoritarian rule is consolidated in the United States, and as the President exhibits clear signs of dementia, Americans continue to protest [...] Continue Reading

Los Peligros de la Auto Deportación

(Nota del Editor: esta nota se reproduce con el permiso de American Community Media. Esta historia es parte de “Aquí Estamos/Here We Stand”, un proyecto de reportaje colaborativo de American Community [...] Continue Reading

DACA Anniversary and Uncertainty

On June 13, a press conference held in front of Fresno City Hall celebrated the 13th anniversary of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). Thirteen years ago, then President Barack Obama [...] Continue Reading

Madera Celebrates May Day

On May 1, approximately 200 people participated in the May Day March in Madera to celebrate workers, particularly immigrants. On a sunny and pleasant afternoon, participants gathered in Courthouse [...] Continue Reading

Primero los Inmigrantes el 1 de Mayo

El Primero de Mayo de este año en el Valle Central fue un día de acción centrado en las políticas de deportación masiva de la administración Trump y en defensa de los trabajadores inmigrantes y sus [...] Continue Reading

21st Century Indentured Servitude

My father was among many Mexicans who participated in the Bracero Program during the 1940s and 1950s. The program, born out of a desperate need to address labor shortages during World War II, promised [...] Continue Reading