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“Si no van a la escuela van acabar como burros.”

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In Salinas, she worked as a babysitter for three children where she cooked and cleaned. Ms. Ramirez earned fifty dollars a week for her assistance and Sundays were her only days off. After a year of helping another family, she came to Los Angeles.

May Day 2011: Where have all the hand-written signs gone?

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Walking down Broadway, looking for Olympic, the street…

Are immigrants finally California dreamin’ their way into college?

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Dreams come true for future students, but the nightmares remain for current students in California

SB 1070 Casts Shadow on Arizona’s New Anti-Immigrant Bills

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The economic shadow cast by one of Arizona’s toughest anti-immigrant laws was crucial in the defeat of five new measures aimed at undocumented immigrants.

September: ¡No MEGusta!

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Despite spending, Whitman just shortchanged herself.

UCLA Students Reach Out to Latino Cyclists

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Tackling the auto-congested avenues and boulevards of L.A.’s major streets day in and day out, the city’s Latino riders rely on their pedals for work, errands, play and all that is in between.