-
El poder de los latinos y el reto de vencer al fantasma de Iowa: qué está en juego en el caucus de Nevada
POR: LORENA ARROYO y ESTEPHANI CANO, 22 FEB 2020 – 07:45 AM EST A sus 19 años, es la primera vez que García participa en una elección, pero como inmigrante mexicano cuya familia pasó años indocumentada, el joven siente como un deber movilizar a su comunidad para que en 2020 haya un cambio. ” Debes tener algo en tu corazón si…
-
Changes to USCIS fees are coming
The Trump administration has proposed fee changes to the United States Immigration and Citizenship Services (USCIS) applications, increasing the fee on naturalization by almost 200% among others. By proposing this change, the administration is putting a class barrier on legal pathways of immigration that will disproportionately affect Latinx immigrants. So far, these are proposals but…
-
“Housing Not Handcuffs!” join the fight for Housing Justice in Nevada.
For Make the Road Nevada (MRNV), the new year has started off with a big fight for housing. Beginning Thursday, January 9th, the Las Vegas community showed up to Mayor Carolyn Goodman’s State of the City to oppose her continued criminalization of the homeless population in Las Vegas. The following Wednesday the 15th of January,…
-
Efectivo el 1ro de enero los trabajadores de Nevada pueden acumular días de enfermedad pagados. Aqui esta todo lo que debes de saber.
English La implementación del Proyecto de Ley 312 (SB312) del Senado comenzó el 1 de enero de 2020 El año pasado miembros de Se Hace Camino Nevada ,en conjunto con la coalición Time to Care NV (TCNV), reunieron esfuerzo para pasar días de enfermedad pagados para las familias trabajadoras de Nevada. El 12 de Junio…
-
PRESS RELEASE: The Supreme Court sides with Trump on “Public Charge”
For Immediate Release: January 27, 2020 The Supreme Court sides with Trump on “Public Charge” LAS VEGAS, NV— The Supreme Court has voted 5-4, along ideological lines, to allow the Trump administration to apply the “Public Charge” rule for immigrants applying for a green card. By allowing “Public Charge” to be applied while it runs…
-
Puerto Rico get hit with earthquakes
Beginning in late December 2019, a series of earthquakes struck the southern coast of the island of Puerto Rico. Since then, the island’s faced almost 800 earthquakes, with varying magnitudes reaching up to 6.4. Puerto Rico’s weak infrastructure couldn’t hold up following the continuing earthquakes, having already been weakened by the effects of Hurricane Maria…
-
Nevada workers may now qualify for having earned paid sick days. Know your employment rights.
Español Senate Bill 312 (SB312) implementation Jan. 1, 2020 Last year Make the Road Nevada (MRNV) members along with the Time to Care NV (TCNV) coalition, rallied together in an effort to push for earned paid sick days for the working families in Nevada. On June 12, 2019, Governor Sisolak made it official when he…
-
Going Hungry, Looking for Work
President Trump continues his attack on low-income communities and decides to starve them as well. Recently the Trump Administration has finalized new rule changes with US Department of Agriculture to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that would limit eligibility for single recipients who work less than 20 hours. This change would remove almost 700,000…
-
FamiliasGiving & Turkey Giveaway
We hope that everyone had a happy Thanksgiving filled with family, friends and lots of food! Here at Make the Road, members did the most to make this Thanksgiving a special one. Starting at our Familias Unidas meeting, members put on a Thanksgiving dinner for all of our members and staff, giving us a chance…
