Dr. Ersula Ore, a Black rising-star professor at Arizona State University, had wrapped up her summer class for the evening last month and was heading home, when nearby construction had forced her and several other pedestrians to jaywalk across a busy thoroughfare near campus.
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
As the U.S. population ages and becomes more racially diverse, the country is seeing a widening demographic gap between older whites and young minorities — a shift with significant social and economic implications for the future.
http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-na-census-demographic-gap-20140626-story.html
Los Angeles Times
The Border Patrol division chief responsible for the latest immigration hot spot here has moved with the migrants, changing tactics to address the latest trends: most recently, an influx of Central American women and children.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-texas-border-patrol-20140627-story.html
Los Angeles Times
JACKSON, Miss. — For the first time since President Richard M. Nixon’s divisive “Southern strategy” that sent whites to the Republican Party and blacks to the Democrats, African-American voters have come out in force for a Republican in the Deep South.
The New York Times
Orange County will halt its practice of holding inmates who have been marked for possible deportation beyond the length of their jail terms, falling in line with Los Angeles and other counties.
http://www.latimes.com/local/orangecounty/la-me-0628-jail-immigration-20140626-story.html
Los Angeles Times
A surge of young immigrants crossing the border is prompting President Obama to delay his plans to announce more lenient deportation policies, a sign that the White House has begun to guard against political fallout from the unprecedented influx of minors.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-immigration-obama-20140625-story.html#page=1
Los Angeles Times
The Supreme Court has rejected Massachusetts’ effort to enforce a 35-foot buffer zone around abortion clinics.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-supreme-court-abortion-20140610-story.html
Los Angeles Times
When her family had impromptu karaoke nights, Zoraida Reyes’ go-to song was “Todos Me Miran” — a song that spoke of overcoming rejection.
http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-0625-zoraida-20140625-story.html
Los Angeles Times
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Tuesday he had ordered five dozen additional criminal investigators to Texas to prosecute human smugglers responsible for bringing children across the border illegally.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-border-children-20140624-story.html
Los Angeles Times
Fewer than a third of states and territories now comply with federal disability law under a change announced Tuesday in the way the Department of Education evaluates how well public schools educate students with disabilities.
The New York Times