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In Wake of Obama’s Executive Action, Advocates Warn About Scams
New America Media, News Feature, Staff
President Obama announced on Thursday his plan to take executive action on immigration.
Immigration Advocates React to Obama’s Executive Action
By Alfredo Camacho
BAKERSFIELD — A day after President Obama announced he would grant deportation relief to over 5 million immigrants on Nov.
Lessons Learned at the Labor Camp in Lamont
By Leonel Martinez, Special to South Kern Sol
I lived on farm housing east of Lamont until I was about 11 years old, but more than four decades later, I still remember the hard lessons I learned there.
Proposition 47, “A Historical Passage”
By Alfredo Camacho
With election season over, organizers campaigning for successful ballot measures can begin to relax knowing that not only is the grueling campaign season over, but the ballot reforms they campaigned for have passed.
Latina Environmentalist Takes Fracking Fight to ‘Epicenter’ of California Oil Industry
New America Media, News Report, Tara Lohan
Rosanna Esparza parks her Prius in a sea of pickups.
Record Number of Latinos to Serve in House
VOXXI, News Report, Griselda Nevarez
Pictured above: (From left to right) Ruben Gallego, Norma Torres and Carlos Curbelo are among the five new Latinos who will serve in the U.S.
Man on the Street: Why Are You Voting?
By Daniel Jimenez
Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 4 is Election Day! Your polling place is printed on the back cover of your sample ballot.
Dia de Los Muertos: A Special Celebration in Kern
By Daniel Jimenez for South Kern Sol
El día de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated every year during the first days of November.
Youth Commentary: Why I Hope California Votes Yes on Prop. 47
By Dean Welliver for South Kern Sol Editors Note: On November 4 Californians will cast their votes on Proposition 47, a ballot measure to reclassify six non-violent felonies, including petty theft and drug possession, as misdemeanors.Shifting From Prisons to Schools: Redemption in California
New America Media, Commentary, Raj Jayadev
In 1999, about this time of the year, I was hanging billboard-size banners off freeway overpasses with a bunch of people I just met that morning.