Joaquin Magon: Why Citizenship?

April 15, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: citizenship, comprehensive immigration reform, diary of joaquin magon, Immigration Reform and Control Act, immigration standards, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, jesus valenzuela, Joaquin Magon, path to citizenship, United Farm Workers

[Translate]   The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 31: Why Citizenship?   Citizenship is one of the most important rights in this country; so why is there talk of denying this to an entire population?

Magón: Chávez Film Shows Human Side of Farm Worker Movement

March 28, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Cesar Chavez, Cesar Chavez An American Hero, diary of joaquin magon, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, jesus valenzuela, Joaquin Magon, UFW, United Farm Workers, United Farm Workers Foundation

[Translate]   The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 30: Living Unconquered   “César Chávez: An American Hero” opens in theaters today, bringing to the big screen the story of the beginning of the United Farm Workers.

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: The Dreamer Chronicles, Part 2

October 15, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: AB 540, Alma Torres, California Dream Act, Caravan for Citizenship, CIR, DACA, Deferred Action for Early Arrivals, DREAM Act, Dreamer Movement, DREAMers, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, jesus valenzuela, Joaquin Magon, UFW, UFW Foundation

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

Magon: The Dreamer Chronicles, Part 1

October 7, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alma Torres, CA Dream Network, CHIRLA, comprehensive immigration reform, DACA, Diana Colin, DREAM Act, immigration reform, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, jesus valenzuela, Joaquin Magon, S. 744, UFW, UFW Foundation, United Farm Workers, Wise Up!

[Translate]     Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of three reports on the DREAMer movement   The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 27: The Dreamer Chronicles, Part 1   It was 2010 and the Immigration movement was at a crossroad— continue advocating for comprehensive immigration reform, or support the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, legislation introduced earlier that year by Senator Durbin (D-IL) which would have benefited undocumented youth exclusively, which is the most common version known today (there was a version introduced in 2001 but that, for reasons I’m sure all of you know, failed in a wave of xenophobia and patriotism).

Magon: A Familiar Scene in Bakersfield

August 19, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: AgJobs, Bakersfield, Coachella, DREAM Act, immigration reform, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, jesus valenzuela, Joaquin Magon, Kevin McCarthy, S. 744, S744, The Diary of Joaquín Magón, UFW, UFW Foundation

[Translate]     The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 25: A Familiar Scene in Bakersfield   Bakersfield, CA –The movement for immigration reform brought over 1,000 supporters to Bakersfield last week to put public pressure on House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy – the new “whipping boy” on immigration as Politico newspaper has so dubbed him.

Magon: The Deportation Chronicles, Pt. 3

January 23, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: DACA, Deportation Chronicles, DREAM Act, DREAMers, Eastern Coachella Valley, ICE, immigration reform, jesus valenzuela, Jesus Valenzuela Felix, Joaquin Magon, Mary Bono Mack, Raul Ruiz

[Translate]     The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 24: The Deportation Chronicles, Part 3 Raul: Those Who Said Goodbye In 2010, there were an estimated 387,000 “removals” according to Department of Homeland Security documents.

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.