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September 5, 2017

WASHINGTON — Several members of California's congressional delegation slammed the Trump administration's decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Tuesday as they returned to Washington after a month-long recess.

With nearly 223,000 recipients of DACA protections, Californians constitute one in four of its beneficiaries. The decision split the Republican caucus with some supporting the decision based on their view of the constitutionality of the 2102 executive action, but some opposed.

Issues: Immigration

September 5, 2017

SALINAS >> Immigrant rights activists had been expecting President Donald Trump would end a popular program to give temporary legal status to "dreamers."

So when the announcement was finally made early Tuesday, reaction was quick to follow. Many denounced Trump's actions as "callous," "immoral," and "devastating."

Issues: Immigration

September 5, 2017

Politicians representing San Benito County voters spoke out Sept. 5 against new information put out by the Trump administration related to undocumented children who have immigrated with their families to America. Assemblywoman Anna Caballero stated in a news release, "I am saddened by the news that the Trump administration will end DACA." Caballero was referring to Reform of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. Dreamers are younger undocumented immigrants who typically came in to the country with their parents.

Issues: Immigration

September 5, 2017

As temperatures drop to 80 degrees on Sept. 5 in Seaside, half a dozen activists at the Center for Change craft signs for two protests scheduled for later that day in both Salinas and Monterey. Doors are cracked open and fans whir, but it's not enough to cool down the activists' frustration over President Donald Trump's announcement earlier that morning that he would end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.

Issues: Immigration

September 5, 2017

President Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, inspired protests throughout the Monterey Bay Area Tuesday. It also raised fears among some local DACA recipients who crossed the border illegally as children.

At Hartnell Community College in Salinas, nearly 900 students are DREAMers (students who qualify for DACA). The Mi Casa Center is a safe place on campus where they can gather.

"It has been a difficult time for the Mi Casa staff," says Bronwyn Moreno, who runs the center.

Issues: Immigration

September 4, 2017

WATSONVILLE, Calif. - Talk about President Trump ending the DACA program has sparked concern among residents and even politicians in our area.

The DACA program grants work permits to undocumented immigrants who arrived in the country as children. And the decision to do away with it could impact thousands of people, many of them here on the central coast.

Many say the decision could cause a lot of political tension. And Congressman Jimmy Panetta says to make things work, both sides will have to unite.

Issues: Immigration

September 4, 2017

WATSONVILLE >> Around Santa Cruz County, Ernestina Saldana's is a familiar face, a strong advocate in the battle for immigrants' rights.

Monday's annual Labor Day Picnic — relocated from its usual spot at DeLaveaga Park in Santa Cruz to the Watsonville city center — was no exception.

Issues: Immigration

August 31, 2017

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) announced that the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) received a federal grant totaling $377,776 per year for five years from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to study T cell signaling.

Issues: Education Health

August 31, 2017

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) announced that the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) received a federal grant totaling $819,502 from the National Human Genome Research Institute. The funds will be used for a project called "Dockstore," a platform for sharing tools & workflows on the Cloud Commons.

Issues: Education Health

August 30, 2017

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) announced that the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) will receive a federal grant totaling $566,827 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The funds will be used to develop the framework to identify climate-resilient management strategies and evaluate the impacts of climate change on marine species and fishing communities off of the West Coast of the United States.