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President Biden’s new plan to expand health coverage to DACA recipients
Yesterday, President Biden announced a new plan that, if finalized, would allow DACA recipients to enroll in Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Programs, and the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplaces — where they could qualify for financial assistance based on income, and through their state Medicaid agency.
Gonzalo Santos: ‘The most persecuted and neglected people are the ones changing history’
Dr. Gonzalo Santos is a professor emeritus of sociology, faculty advisor of California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) United Now for Immigrant Rights, and lifelong activist.
CSUB to offer free immigration legal services to students
Cal State Bakersfield, along with 20 other CSU campuses, is providing free immigration legal services to students and university employees, the California State University announced Thursday.
Alejandra Alberto, South Kern Sol reporter, discusses the experiences of local undocumented youth on In the 661
South Kern Sol youth reporter, Alejandra Alberto, shares the story she wrote about DACA students and her experience reporting on this issue.
Lorena Lara talks about Faith in the Valley Kern’s efforts to protect undocumented youth on In the 661
Lorena Lara from Faith in the Valley Kern talks about what her organization is doing to protect undocumented youth in this segment of In the 661!
Why I Organized a Walkout to Defend DACA
By Marisol Sanchez Verdin
Ed. Note: On Oct. 9, 2017, 17-year-old Golden Valley High School student Marisol Sanchez Verdin helped organize a three-school walkout in protest of the Sept.
Why Aren’t More Youth Applying for DACA?
By Nancy Lopez for South Kern Sol
Nearly fifteen months after the Obama administration announced Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), approximately half of all eligible immigrants in California have yet to apply.The