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."

Hispanic Community April 2018

Trump Calls For Border Legislation Using 'Nuclear Option' [Beyond Education]

President Donald Trump demanded Monday that Congress pass new border legislation using the "Nuclear Option if necessary" to change the Senate rules end the filibuster in order to muscle it through the Senate — a drastic change in rules the Republican leader has previously dismissed. He also said that a deal to help "Dreamer" immigrants is "dead."

Hispanic Community March 2018

Hispanic Superintendents In Texas Lags Student Population [Education News]

Hispanic superintendents are underrepresented in Texas public schools, despite Hispanic students representing the majority of students in the state. More than 52 percent of Texas students are Hispanic, compared with about 25 percent nationally. The Houston Chronicle reports that Martha Salazar-Zamora is the sole Hispanic superintendent among 55 school district leaders in the Greater Houston area, where 51 percent of students are Hispanic.

Hispanic Community March 2018

Puerto Rico To Create Charter Schools, Award Vouchers [Education News]

Puerto Rico's governor signed an education reform bill Thursday to create charter schools and vouchers and help turn around a department long known for its bureaucracy and struggles to administer dwindling resources. The bill aims to decentralize the Department of Education and ensure that 70 percent of its budget reaches schools.

Hispanic Community March 2018

Trump Suggests Paying For US Border Wall With Pentagon Funds [Beyond Education]

Still angry about the budget deal he signed last week, President Donald Trump has floated the idea of using the Pentagon budget to pay for his long-promised border wall with Mexico, despite the fact that such spending would likely require approval from Congress. Trump raised the funding plan with House Speaker Paul Ryan at a meeting at the White House last Wednesday.

Hispanic Community March 2018

Peru President Undone By Corruption Scandals He Vowed To End [Beyond Education]

He took office in 2016 as a political outsider boasting that his strong business credentials would buoy Peru's economy while sweeping away endemic corruption. But with his offer of resignation, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski joins a long list of recent Peruvian presidents undone by scandals that have destroyed voters' trust in their elected officials.

Hispanic Community March 2018

Emails Show FEMA Silent Amid Chaos After Hurricane Maria [Beyond Education]

Emails and text messages made public Tuesday in a letter sent by the top Democrat on the House oversight committee describe frantic efforts by officials at Walmart and the Puerto Rican government to get fuel for generators to prevent food from going bad. From the Federal Emergency Management Agency came only silence.

Hispanic Community March 2018

Needs Go Unmet 6 Months After Maria Hit Puerto Rico [Beyond Education]

Puerto Rico was hit by Hurricane Maria exactly six months ago, and the U.S. territory is still struggling to recover from the strongest storm to hit the island in nearly a century. Crews already have restored water to 99 percent of clients and power to 93 percent of customers, but more than 100,000 of them still remain in the dark and there are frequent power outages.