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CSUSB AB 540 Group to Honor Emilio Amaya Friday, May 18 @ 6 p.m.

1st Annual POST 2012 Fundraising Dinner! Join Students for Equal Access to Education at our first annual awards dinner, as we celebrate our accomplishments this year and honor the community members who have made contributions to our success. Come meet some of the future leaders of the Inland Empire, while you enjoy some delicious food

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E-Verify Measure Voted Down in SB County Supervisors Meeting

Immigrant screening proposal for San Bernardino County restaurants rejected By Joe Nelson – The San Bernardino Sun Tuesday, April 24 2012 The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday rejected a proposal to discourage the hiring of illegal immigrants by requiring restaurants to inform customers if they use the federal E-Verify system. link Supervisor Neil Derry

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Increase of Guatemalean Nationals in Riverside

INMIGRACIÓN: Guatemaltecos en el Inland David Olson – Press Enterprise Pub 21 de marzon 2012   Milvia y Amilcar Mancilla han vivido en el área de Riverside durante 31 años, pero no fue sino hasta finales de los años 80 cuando conocieron a otro inmigrante guatemalteco en la ciudad. story link Desde entonces, la población

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Increase in Border Patrol Checkpoints in Inland Empire

Aumenta vigilancia de la Patrulla Fronteriza By Diana Cervantes – La Prensa Viernes 24 de marzo Temecula – En enero del 2010, un camión de carga procedente de San Ysidro fue detenido en el retén que la Patrulla Fronteriza coloca en Temecula para una revisión de rutina. story link Los agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza

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Riverside Police Chief Supports Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented

Licenses for illegals? A (safe) driving issue By Dan Bernstein – The Press Enterprise Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Illegal immigrants can’t have California driver’s licenses. That’s been the law since 1993. story link As far as political potatoes go, this one is deep fried and red hot. Many, including RivCo Sheriff Stan Sniff, believe issuing

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Self Immolation of Mother and Daughter After Encounter with ICE Officers

In Aftermath of ICE Operation, Wyoming Woman Burns Herself and Her Daughter to Death By Shelby Kinnery-Land - AlterNet.org Monday, March 19, 2012 The director of the U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement agency (ICE), John Morton, released a memo last June emphasizing “prosecutorial discretion.” Given a limited budget, the memo said that ICE personnel should use

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Inland Empire workers file 2nd lawsuit against Mira Loma Walmart distribution center

By Steven Cuevas – KPCC March 19, 2012   Warehouse workers from the Inland Empire have filed a second class action federal lawsuit against a big Walmart distribution center in Mira Loma. story link Employees are claiming that they were coerced into signing contracts that waived their right to overtime pay. Attorneys filed the lawsuit

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JFIC Op Ed on Death of Man While in Immigration Custody

Fernando Dominguez Died In Administrative Limbo While In Immigration Detention By Fernando Romero Huffington Post -Monday, March 19 link On the morning of Friday, February 24, I got out of bed with my usual swagger. I made a pot a coffee, a light breakfast and started getting ready for work. Still with lazy eyes, I

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Coachella Valley Immigrant Community Fear Deportation From Local Police

Activists: Immigration Status Stops Some From Reporting Crime By Phillippe Djegal - News Channel 3 Reporter February, 9 2012 story link COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. — Immigration status reportedly played a role in the Miramonte Elementary School sex scandal. Some students and parents at in Los Angeles reportedly held off on telling authorities about what was going

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Mexican National Dies While in Custody at Adelanto

Immigration detainee dies in custody Victorville Daily Press Staff Reports March 5, 2012 VICTORVILLE, CA • A Mexican national in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement died Sunday morning at Victor Valley Community Hospital, where he had been undergoing treatment for pneumonia. Fernando Dominguez-Valivia, 58, originally came into ICE custody Nov. 23 following his

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