Hispanic Community April 2018

EPCC Student Awarded $40,000 Transfer Scholarship [Education News]

El Paso Community College (EPCC) student Andrea Porras is one of 47 recipients of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship (JKCFUTS). This highly competitive national scholarship will provide Andrea Porras with up to $40,000 annually for a maximum of three years to complete her bachelor’s degree.

Hispanic Community April 2018

Data Shows Improvement By Hispanic, Black Students In Nevada [Education News]

National testing data shows that while Nevada students overall are still falling behind national averages in math and reading, there have been signs of improvement. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports that results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress show that black and Hispanic students in the state have improved their average test scores.

Hispanic Community April 2018

Sessions To Address Immigration At Border Sheriffs Meeting [Beyond Education]

As thousands of National Guard troops deploy to the Mexico border, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions plans to bring his firm stance on immigration enforcement to New Mexico where a group of Southwest border sheriffs are meeting Wednesday. Sessions will speak in Las Cruces at the Texas Border Sheriff's Coalition Annual Spring Meeting with the Southwestern Border Sheriff's Coalition.

Hispanic Community April 2018

Arizona Court Rejects Lower In-State Tuition For Immigrants [Education News]

Arizona's three state universities and its largest community college district say they will raise tuition immediately for young immigrants granted deferred deportation status in the wake of a court ruling. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that young immigrants in the program started by former President Barack Obama are not eligible for lower in-state college tuition.

Hispanic Community April 2018

Former Colombian Rebels Blame US For Leader's Arrest [Beyond Education]

Leaders of Colombia's disbanded FARC rebel army accused the U.S. on Tuesday of trapping a prominent rebel negotiator on a drug warrant in order to sabotage the country's already struggling peace process. The shock arrest Monday of Seuxis Hernandez played into fears that the former guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia haven't cut ties to the country's flourishing criminal underworld.

Hispanic Community April 2018

Some Guard Members Start Arriving At US-Mexico Border [Beyond Education]

Some National Guard members have started arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border with more expected as federal government officials seek ways to curtail illegal immigration. The Republican governors of Texas, Arizona and New Mexico on Monday committed 1,600 Guard members to the border, giving President Donald Trump many of the troops he requested to fight what he's called a crisis of migrant crossings and crime.

Hispanic Community April 2018

Puerto Rico To Close 283 Schools Amid Sharp Enrollment Drop [Education News]

Puerto Rico's Department of Education announced Thursday that it will close 283 schools this summer following a sharp drop in enrollment amid the island's long economic slump and the continued departure of families after Hurricane Maria. Education Secretary Julia Keleher said there would be no layoffs, with teachers and other employees being reassigned to other schools.

Hispanic Community April 2018

Mexico Starts Giving Caravan Migrants Transit Visas [Beyond Education]

The Mexican government began handing out transit or humanitarian visas to people in a caravan of Central American migrants, and said the procession of 1,000 or so migrants that drew criticism from President Donald Trump had begun to disperse. Some migrants who awoke at the camp Wednesday said they would try their luck at requesting asylum in the United States, others in Mexico.

Hispanic Community April 2018

AP Explains: Why US Militarization Of Border Isn't New [Beyond Education]

President Donald Trump's promise to use the National Guard to secure the U.S.-Mexico border isn't a new concept and is something the U.S. has done in the past for varying reasons. Here's a look at how the U.S. has used the military and armed militias along the border.

Hispanic Community April 2018

Trump says ‘strong action’ coming on immigration [Beyond Education]

President Donald Trump pledged “strong action today” on immigration, a day after he said he wants to use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until his “big, beautiful wall” is erected. In an early-morning tweet Wednesday, Trump said “Our Border Laws are very weak” and said Democrats “stand in our way” of new laws. He added “We will be taking strong action today.”

Hispanic Community April 2018 Premium

Trump Wants Military To Secure Border With Mexico [Beyond Education]

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until his promised border wall is built. Speaking at a lunch with Baltic leaders, Trump said he'd already discussed the idea with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. "We are going to be guarding our border with the military," Trump said, calling the measure a "big step."

Hispanic Community April 2018

Trump Administration Seeks To Close Immigration 'Loopholes' [Beyond Education]

Trump administration officials said they're crafting a new legislative package aimed at closing immigration "loopholes" after the president called on Republican lawmakers to immediately pass a border bill using the "Nuclear Option if necessary" to muscle it through. The president has been tweeting about immigration and the border for the last few days, declaring protections for so-called Dreamer immigrants "dead."