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Chicago Tribune
11 months ago
Chicago

Alderman moves dozens of migrants into temporary shelter in Pilsen

Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th, opened a makeshift shelter in a vacant warehouse in Pilsen on Tuesday evening to house dozens of migrants without a place to sleep, as thousands of asylum-seekers have come to the city over the past three weeks.He said he decided to move 70 migrants, making up about 30 families, into the shelter.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Refugees trying to reach Italy die after boat sinks off coast of Tunisia

At least 19 people from sub-Saharan Africa have died while trying to reach Italy after the boat carrying them across the Mediterranean sank off the coast of Tunisia.It is the latest disaster involving people departing from north African country, where the authorities have launched a brutal crackdown on undocumented sub-Saharan Africans.
www.france24.com
1 year ago
Europe news

At least 19 African migrants killed in latest boast disaster off Tunisia

Issued on: 26/03/2023 - 09:11 Tunisian coast guards stand next to the covered dead bodies of migrants in the port of Sfax, central Tunisia, on December 24, 2020.Houssem Zouari, AP At least 19 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died when their boat sank off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a human rights group said on Sunday, the latest migrant boat disaster off Tunisia.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Another boat sinks off Tunisia, killing 19 African asylum seekers

Latest deaths come as Italian media report that a record 2,000 refugees and migrants had arrived in Lampedusa within 24 hours.At least 19 refugees and migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have drowned off the coast of Tunisia while trying to cross the Mediterranean and reach Italy, according to a human rights group.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Five drown off Tunisia coast trying to reach Europe

Another 28 people were still missing after a boat headed for Europe capsized off the coast of Tunisia.At least five African people have died and another 28 are missing after a boat sank off Tunisia, as they tried to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Italy, a local rights group has said.Romadan Ben Omar, a member of the Tunisian Forum for Social and Economic Rights, said on Wednesday that the Tunisian coastguard had rescued five people who had been on board the boat that sank off the coast of the southern city of Sfax.
www.france24.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Several dead, scores missing after migrant boat sinks off Tunisia

Issued on: 23/03/2023 - 02:31 Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa sit in a makeshift boat off the coast of Tunisia's central city of Sfax on October 4, 2022.Fethi Belaid, AFP At least five African migrants died and another 28 were missing after a boat sank off Tunisia, as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, an official of a local rights group said.
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The Recount
3 months ago
Law

NYC Mayor Eric Adams advises City Council to examine sanctuary city policies to address "dangerous" criminal offenders.

The article discusses a law in the city regarding migrants, asylum seekers, and undocumented individuals.
The author raises the question of how to undo a law that one disagrees with. [ more ]
Miami Herald
11 months ago
Miami

Salazar will introduce bipartisan immigration-reform bill in Congress

With hundreds of thousands of migrants stranded in Mexico while trying to reach the United States, Miami U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar will introduce a bill in Congress on Tuesday that she believes addresses the strident issues that for decades have kept the two main political parties apart on immigration reform.
City Limits
11 months ago
Education

After Years-Long Push, City College to Open Center for Immigrant Students

Despite having an undocumented student population of more than 5,000, and more than a third of undergraduate students who are born outside the mainland U.S., the entire CUNY system has only two such "immigrant student success centers."City College of New York (CCNY) will create an Immigrant Student Success Center, a one-stop shop for undocumented college students, City Limits has learned-following five years, countless hours of meetings and two-tenure presidencies of the CCNY Dream Team club, a group of students that's been campaigning for it."CCNY
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Education

Letters: Make a difference

Submit your letter to the editor via this form.Read more Letters to the Editor.In times of need,make a difference It's been no secret that all prices have been skyrocketing: gas, electricity bills and groceries.Many are struggling to make ends meet during this arduous time, and the high prices on basic necessities such as eggs and vegetables aren't helping.
The Sacramento Bee
11 months ago
California

California university system intends to make on-campus jobs available to undocumented students

Students make their way through the Sather Gate near Sproul Plaza on the University of California, Berkeley, campus Tuesday, March 29, 2022, in Berkeley, Calif.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg) AP
Undocumented students are one step closer to being able to work on-campus jobs across the University of California's 10 campuses thanks to a new policy adopted Thursday by the university's Board of Regents.
The Sacramento Bee
11 months ago
California

Gavin Newsom's latest budget speeds up food benefits timeline for undocumented Californians

Moung Saeteurn, right, and her daughter Mey Cresci receive food from Asia Saechao, left, Senior Program Coordinator at the Stockton Boulevard Partnership in Sacramento in 2021.In his budget announcement Friday, May 12, 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom moved up the food assistance rollout for older undocumented residents by nearly two years.
The Sacramento Bee
1 year ago
California

Cash assistance proposed for California's undocumented seniors. How much could they receive?

A new pilot program would guarantee unemployment funds to undocumented individuals who become unemployed due to a layoff, furlough, reduced wages, or reduced hours.Fresno Bee file
Following a decades-long campaign to build a social safety net for California's roughly 2.3 million undocumented immigrants, lawmakers intend to take another step by helping that population's seniors.
The Sacramento Bee
1 year ago
California

Cuts in Gavin Newsom's budget include delaying new benefit for undocumented Californians

Jason Aparicio, who is currently living in his truck, receives a box of food and a bag with hygiene products from the North Highlands Christian Food Ministry on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020.The Christian outreach is asking Book of Dreams readers for help to provide hygiene kits to those in need.In addition to providing food assistance to approx.
The Sacramento Bee
1 year ago
California

Should California universities hire undocumented workers? Merced grad says 'it's needed'

This mortar board seen at the UC Merced commencement on May 15, 2022 reads, "For the roots that you gave me, that turned into wings," in Spanish.Among undocumented organizers and advocates, monarch butterflies represent migrants' journey, survival and the power of their community.jesparza@vidaenelvalle.com
The Sacramento Bee
1 year ago
California

Caravan pressures Gavin Newsom to extend unemployment benefits to undocumented Californians

With hundreds of bills awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom's veto or approval, dozens of undocumented immigrant workers and allies are crossing the state in a two-day vehicle caravan to pressure him to sign legislation that would extend unemployment benefits to all Californians regardless of immigration status.
Mission Local
1 year ago
Mission District

Supes support state effort to give undocumented workers a safety net

Subscribe to our daily newsletter and have the latest stories from Mission Local delivered directly to your inbox.The Board of Supervisors today unanimously adopted a resolution, supporting a state-wide bill to establish unemployment benefits for undocumented workers.If passed, the Safety Net for All Workers Act (SB 227), sponsored by Senator María Elena Durazo, would provide undocumented workers who have been laid off with "$300 per week, for up to 20 weeks."
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Parenting

1 in 4 children at risk of poverty in Europe, report says DW 03/07/2023

Almost 20 million children in European Union countries are living in poverty, according to the aid organization Save the Children.In 2021, the number of children at risk of poverty increased by 200,000 to 19.6 million, a new report by the organization found.Every fourth child in Europe was affected, the report stated.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

Meta unveils a new large language model that can run on a single GPU

On Friday, Meta announced a new AI-powered large language model (LLM) called LLaMA-13B that it claims can outperform OpenAI's GPT-3 model despite being "10x smaller."Smaller-sized AI models could lead to running ChatGPT-style language assistants locally on devices such as PCs and smartphones.
Treehouse Blog
1 year ago
Python

Python Freelancing: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly [Article] | Treehouse Blog

It's safe to say that us developers enjoy programming day in and day out.We also really like making money and being able to feed ourselves and our families.But, we may not want to necessarily work in an office setting or for a single product or company.That's why many of us choose Python freelancing.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

Her work as a pioneering animator was lost to history until now

A drawing from a series featuring the character Colonel Heeza Liar, which ran from 1913-17 and 1922-24, that Kelley worked on.Manitou Productions With a trunk full of paper stock, charcoal, and a giant easel in tow, Bessie Mae Kelley would travel the country for her vaudeville circuits in the 1920s.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Right whale population continues to decline, only 340 left, report says

Environment North Atlantic right whales are struggling to reproduce and survive due to frequent entanglements in fishing gear.The North Atlantic right whale population is continuing to decline, reaching a low this year that it hasn't seen since the early 2000s, according to the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium's annual report on the current right whale population.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Despite rescinding endorsement, Mayor Wu says she ultimately voted for Ricardo Arroyo. Here's why.

"For me it was about positions."
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Migrants and supporters in Canada advocate for regularization, permanent status | CBC News

'We deserve the power to protect ourselves' Every migrant-led organization in Canada, as well as more than 480 civil society organizations, are jointly calling for the implementation of a comprehensive regularization program for all 500,000 undocumented people in Canada along with their families, and permanent resident status for all 1.2 million people on temporary work, study or refugee permits in Canada that are issued each year.
KQED
1 year ago
California

Los Angeles County Could Face Mask Mandate In The Coming Weeks | KQED

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise across the state.And now, federal health officials say L.A. County's COVID community risk is high.Reporter: Jackie Fortier, KPCC
The Sacramento Bee
1 year ago
California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs $308 billion budget into law on eve of new fiscal year

California Gov. Gavin Newsom put his signature on the 2022-23 budget late Thursday afternoon, one day after it was approved by lawmakers and a day before the new fiscal year starts.
The Sacramento Bee
1 year ago
California

California to become first state offering health care to all undocumented residents

California will become the first state to remove immigration status as a barrier to health care, making all low-income undocumented residents eligible for state-subsidized insurance regardless of age.
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