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A History of Bias: Who Gets Deported in the United States?

American Community Media @amcommmedia.bsky.social · 18d

Thank You Guest Speakers:
Kelly Lytle Hernández, Thomas E. Lifka Endowed Chair in History, UCLA; Founding Director, Million Dollar Hoods Project
Mariah Tso, GIS Specialist, Million Dollar Hoods Project
Ahilan Arulanantham, Faculty Co-Director, @uclacilp.bsky.social at the
@law.ucla.edu

UCLA scholars and Million Dollar Hoods researchers unveil 130 years of deportation data, mapping patterns of enforcement and bias that continue shaping U.S. immigration policy today.

A History of Bias: Who Gets Deported in the United States?

American Community Media @amcommmedia.bsky.social · 18d

ACoM News Briefing | Who Gets Deported in the U.S.?
Since 1895, deportation policy has reflected bias in law, race & geography. UCLA experts unpack 130 years of data + what it means today.
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#Immigration #Bias #ACoM

UCLA scholars and Million Dollar Hoods researchers unveil 130 years of deportation data, mapping patterns of enforcement and bias that continue shaping U.S. immigration policy today.

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American Community Media @amcommmedia.bsky.social · 23d

The Ed. Department is cutting funds for Minority Serving Institutions, calling them discriminatory. Advocates say that the programs are corrective of racial inequity.

At Laney College in Oakland, one program that Asian immigrants relied on is being forced to shutter.

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The Education Department says MSI programs “discriminate by conferring government benefits exclusively to institutions that meet racial or ethnic quotas.” However, higher education advocates say that…

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American Community Media @amcommmedia.bsky.social · Sep 18

Yingjia Huang, Deputy Director for Health Care Benefits & Eligibility, DHCS, discusses Medi-Cal’s new eligibility and enrollment rules for undocumented immigrants, which go into effect January 2026.

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#medicaid #insurance #benefits #immigration #americancommunitymedia

American Community Media @amcommmedia.bsky.social · Sep 10

Emerald Tse, Associate at Georgetown’s Center on Privacy & Technology, shares data on the federal government's growing surveillance efforts, including a DNA collection program that is used to create profiles in a police database.

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#immigrants #surveillance #ICE

The Wide-Reaching Impacts of Trump’s Tariffs Plan

American Community Media @amcommmedia.bsky.social · Sep 9

ACoM News Briefing Recap | The Wide-Reaching Impacts of Trump’s Tariffs Plan | See More: buff.ly/xift7ma | 90+ countries targeted. Who pays? Experts warn U.S. consumers, small biz & workers could bear the cost.
#Tariffs #TradePolicy #SmallBizImpact #EconomicJustice

President Trump unveils plans to impose tariffs on at least 90 countries, including major economies like China, India, Brazil, and Mexico. Experts examine the potential effects on U.S. consumers,…

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American Community Media @amcommmedia.bsky.social · Sep 5

Join us for a special conversation with Nobel Laureate Dr. Abhijit Banerjee on restructuring global aid to better serve the world’s most vulnerable.

📅 Tue, Sept. 9, 2025

🕚 11:00 – 11:30 AM PT

Link to Register: buff.ly/yuEXXac

American Community Media @amcommmedia.bsky.social · Sep 3

Sam Wang, President of the Electoral Innovation Lab at Princeton University, provides information on how voters can address gerrymandering and other issues related to voting district fairness.

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#midterms #gerrymandering #votingrights #trump #republicans #texas #acom

American Community Media @amcommmedia.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thank you guest speakers: Alex de Waal (@worldpeacefdtn.bsky.social), Budour Hassan (@amnesty.org), and Afeef Nessouli (Journalist and Aid worker in Gaza)

Feeding Gaza's Children — When Starvation is a Moral Imperative

American Community Media @amcommmedia.bsky.social · Aug 28

ACoM News Briefing | Feeding Gaza’s Children — When Starvation Is a Moral Imperative
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Starvation in Gaza is not inevitable—it’s preventable. Experts call for urgent action to deliver aid and protect the most vulnerable.

A critical conversation exploring the roots of this crisis, the conditions on the ground, and what must be done to protect the lives of Gaza’s children and families.

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American Community Media @amcommmedia.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thomas Saenz, President and General Counsel, MALDEF, discusses Texas’ redistricting efforts and how they will impact Latino voting power.

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#midterms #gerrymandering #votingmaps #votingrights #trump #republicans #texas #blackvoters #latinovoters #americancommunitymedia

American Community Media @amcommmedia.bsky.social · Aug 22

Dr. Anil Deolalikar, Professor of Economics at UC Riverside, Founding Dean Emeritus, UCR School of Public Policy, discusses shifting trade alliances between BRICS nations in the wake of the US’ imposition of tariffs on trading partners.

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#BRICS #tariffs #trade

American Community Media @amcommmedia.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thank you guest speakers: Dr. Ilan Shapiro Strygler, SVP, Chief Health Correspondent & Medical Affairs Officer, AltaMed Health Services
Cary Sanders, Senior Policy Director, California Pan‑Ethnic Health Network
Anthony Wright, Executive Director, Families USA

Medicaid Turns 60 - The Road Ahead for Health Care Justice

American Community Media @amcommmedia.bsky.social · Aug 22

ACoM News Briefing | Medicaid Turns 60 — The Road Ahead for Health Care Justice
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Medicaid has helped tens of millions—but historic rollbacks now threaten coverage. California’s push to defend Medi-Cal could lead the way.
#Medicaid60 #HealthCareJustice #MediCal #HealthEquity

Aug 1 | As the U.S. now faces the largest federal subsidy rollback in history, experts discuss how can Americans keep the struggle for health care justice moving forward.

American Community Media @amcommmedia.bsky.social · Aug 14

Alex de Waal, executive director, World Peace Foundation; expert on famine and mass atrocity, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University, explains why the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is failing to provide food to Palestinians.

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#Palestine #Gaza #famine #acom

American Community Media @amcommmedia.bsky.social · Aug 8

Thank you guest speakers:
@amybarnhorst.bsky.social | @ucdaviscvp.bsky.social,
Ari Freilich | CA Office of Gun Violence Prevention,
Sergeant Kyle Ikeuchi | Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, Chris Dargan | @caloes.bsky.social, and Gabriella Gonzales | Reduce the Risk Youth Advisory Council

California’s Gun Safety Laws Save Lives – Few People Know About Them

American Community Media @amcommmedia.bsky.social · Aug 8

ACoM News Briefing | CA Gun Laws Save Lives—but Most Don’t Know How
California leads the nation in gun safety, yet awareness of tools like GVPOs remains dangerously low. Experts explain how we can change that.
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#GunSafety #GVPO #California #PreventGunViolence

This briefing focuses on how increasing public awareness of these laws can improve safety and save lives, especially in communities that have been hit hardest by gun violence.

American Community Media @amcommmedia.bsky.social · Aug 6

Ari Freilich, Director, California Office of Gun Violence Prevention at the Department of Justice, gives an overview of California’s Gun Violence Restraining Order (GRVO) and how it is helping to protect the states’ residents from gun violence.

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#gunviolence #gunsafety

California Launches Campaign to Fight Gun Violence Crisis

American Community Media @amcommmedia.bsky.social · Aug 1

As gun violence surges nationwide, many Californians still don’t know that powerful tools already exist to help prevent gun violence. In response, has launched a new campaign focused on protection orders. Read more:
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As gun violence surges nationwide, California has launched a new campaign focused on protection orders.

American Community Media @amcommmedia.bsky.social · Jul 31

For our latest episode of SoundOnSight, Journalist and photographer Manuel Ortiz speaks with ACoM’s Peter Schurmann about his current reporting mission in El Salvador. He says conditions have grown more dire, especially for the nation’s poorest people.

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American Community Media @amcommmedia.bsky.social · Jul 31

Thank You Guest Speakers: @kalvarezphd.bsky.social ( @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social ), Dr. Ovsanna Leyfer ( @bostonu.bsky.social ), Two young adults from @belovedvillage.bsky.social

Why Gen Z Grapples with Loneliness, Depression and a Sense of Rejection

American Community Media @amcommmedia.bsky.social · Jul 31

ACoM News Briefing | Why #GenZ Grapples with #Loneliness, #Depression & a Sense of #Rejection | See More: buff.ly/Rg8otNg | Why is depression, anxiety & disconnection soaring among young adults? Real stories & expert insight into the mental health impact—and paths forward. #GenZMentalHealth

Just Live | Speakers will discuss the many drivers of poor mental health in children and young adults, including poverty, racism, rejection, and the many uncertainties of contemporary American life.…

American Community Media @amcommmedia.bsky.social · Jul 24

Laila Ayub, Director of Project ANAR, an Afghan American women-led immigration justice group, explains the impact a recent justice department decision on asylum will have on women and girls in Afghanistan.

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#women #asylum #refugees #girls #violence #immigration #acom