Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda

University of California, Los Angeles

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Associate Professor of Chicano/a Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, and director of its North American Integration and Development Center

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A new Trump administration rule says legal immigrants must forgo all public programs like food stamps and Medicaid if they want to become U.S. citizens.

Trump administration: people on public assistance would be ineligible for citizenship

A new Trump administration rule says legal immigrants must forgo all public programs like food stamps and Medicaid if they want to become U.S. citizens.

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After yesterday’s Republican victories, President Obama said he plans to issue executive orders to get around the GOP majorities in the Senate and Congress.  One famous executive order…

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After yesterday’s Republican victories, President Obama said he plans to issue executive orders to get around the GOP majorities in the Senate and Congress.  One famous executive order…

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Most news reports about Mexico feature illegal immigration and the bloody violence of drug cartels.

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Most news reports about Mexico feature illegal immigration and the bloody violence of drug cartels.

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