Magon: The Dreamer Chronicles, Part 3

October 30, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: college of the desert, comprehensive immigration reform, DACA, Deferred Action, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, desert mirage high school, DREAM Act, Dreamer Chronicles, Eastern Coachella Valley, immigration reform, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, jesus valenzuela, Joaquin Magon, S. 744, UFW, United Farm Workers

[Translate]   Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of three reports on the DREAMer movement.

Magon: Five Generations of Sinaloa

August 27, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Caravan to Citizenship, Coachella, culiacan, Deferred Action, diary of joaquin magon, immigration reform, immigration story, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, jesus valenzuela, S. 744, Salinas, Sinaloa, UFW

[Translate]   The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 26:  Five Generations of Sinaloa   My great grandmother, Maria, never wrote anything down.

Magon: The Deportation Chronicles, Pt. 2

January 18, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, DACA, Deferred Action, Deportation, Eastern Coachella Valley, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, jesus valenzuela, Joaquin Magon, Operation Stone Garden

[Translate]     The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 23: The Deportation Chronicles, Part 2   Mayte: The Haves and the Have Nots of Immigration One of the greatest fears is driving.

Magon: The Deportation Chronicles, Pt. 1

January 14, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Comite Latino, DACA, Deferred Action, Deportation, Deportation Chronicles, Eastern Coachella Valley, ICE, immigration, jesus valenzuela, Joaquin Magon, Mario Lazcano, Operation Stone Garden

[Translate]     The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 22: The Deportation Chronicles, Part 1 The year 2012 has come to a close and the numbers of those removed from the United States are released – 409,849 individuals caught, trapped, nabbed, thrown into the patty wagon and kicked out with a boot – a record high.

Student Reaches for Dreams with Deferred Action

August 16, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: amnesty, Atlixco, barack obama, brenda rincon, California State University, Childhood Arrivals, Coachella, Coachella Unincorported, college of the desert, Deferred Action, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Deferred Action scams, DREAM Act, Eastern Coachella Valley, immigration lawyer, Jose Chiquito, Leaders of Tomorrow, Mecca, Mexicali, Obama Administration, Puebla, Russell Jauregui, thermal, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, University of Laverne, USCIS

[Translate]   By Brenda Rincón, Coachella Unincorporated   COACHELLA, Calif. –  Cris* was only 12 years old when she left Atlixco, Puebla, with her brother and sister to join their parents in the United States.