Navigating the complexities of immigration status while receiving government assistance can be confusing. Many immigrants in California wonder if receiving SNAP benefits, commonly known as food stamps, can impact their immigration status. How SNAP benefits work SNAP...
The Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s attempt in 2019 to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The White House now takes a different approach, asking states for drivers’ license information, including birth dates, addresses, race,...
Despite the legality of gay marriage in California and throughout the United States following a landmark Supreme Court decision, families using surrogacy have continued to face difficulty obtaining U.S. citizenship for their children. One couple has filed a lawsuit...
Many people in California have become concerned by changes to immigration law and regulations proposed or implemented by the Trump administration. Despite rhetoric about undocumented immigration and enforcing the law, some of these proposed changes have a far more...
The government continues to change and refine immigration laws for those entering the country legally, illegally, and even for those who are U.S. citizens. The latest example is said to be an alignment between the Department of Defense (DOD) and the U.S. Citizenship...
The Supreme Court now leans conservative with a 5-4 majority, but it rejected the Trump Administration’s wish to include the question regarding citizenship in the 2020 census conducted by the Commerce Department. The court ruled that the untested question...
Many legal immigrants and U.S. citizens of Latin American origin live with the fact that they are singled out because of their race. It is more common in some areas than others, but it can happen anywhere. So it is more sad than surprising that Ramon Torres was...
Starting on October 1, 2020, all U.S. citizens will need a Real ID card or a passport to board a flight or enter secure federal buildings or military bases. Congress mandated Real ID in 2005 as part of the 9/11 Commission recommendations. Real ID cards aren’t...
The military and their families sometimes make the ultimate sacrifice while serving. Ex-marine Mark Esqueda served tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2007 to 2011, but he has since had his application for a passport twice rejected by the State Department,...
For some undocumented immigrants, marrying a United States citizen can mean a second chance at life. The marriage is supposed to open a new path to citizenship. It’s supposed to let them pursue the American dream. But under Trump, ICE has arrested newly married...
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