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"El Magonista" | Vol. 8 No. 8 | March 17, 2020

CMSC calls for an immediate stop of all

deportations due to the Coronavirus crisis and
Trump's state-terrorism and racism

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The CMSC calls for an immediate stop of all deportations by ICE,

due to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Coronavirus
pandemic and Trump's racist definition as the "Chinese virus".

El CMSC convoca un paro inmediato a las deportaciones debido a

la crisis humanitaria causada por la pandemia del Coronavirus y
la definición racista de Trump como el "virus Chino".

ICE agents make arrests on first day of

California coronavirus lockdown

By BRITTNY MEJIA, LOS ANGELES TIMES – MARCH 17, 2020

In the darkness of the early hours Monday, about a dozen immigration

agents gathered outside a Starbucks in Bell Gardens.

For the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, who make daily
arrests, it was supposed to be business as usual.

But that morning, they greeted one another with elbows instead of
handshakes; the Starbucks where they rendezvoused was only grab
and go; and they passed freeway signs that read: “Wash your hands
stay healthy avoid COVID-19.”

The ICE agents were about to spend the day trying to arrest targets on
a most unusual of days: the day after the California governor and L.A.
mayor ordered people to ramp up their efforts of social distancing over
the coronavirus. The agents had N95 respirator masks in their vehicles,
just in case.

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Low-income immigrants are afraid to seek

health care amid the Covid-19 pandemic
 By: Catherine Kim, VOX Mar 13, 2020, 8:30am EDT

As coronavirus fears sweep the nation, people are taking cautionary

measures against the disease it causes, Covid-19. These include
working from home, stockpiling food, and visiting doctors over any
possible symptoms. For many from low-income immigrant communities,
however, these precautions and accommodations are essentially
luxuries, making them particularly vulnerable during the pandemic.

So far, the federal government has taken some action to provide support
to these groups. In the most recent $8.3 billion coronavirus funding bill
that passed, Congress promised to allocate $100 million toward
community health centers that treat underserved groups. In addition,
Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Donna Shalala (D-FL) introduced a
bill on Tuesday to waive testing fees — which can add up to hundreds
of dollars — for all Americans with insurance.

However, the problem is many low-income immigrants do not have

health care to begin with. While only 8 percent of citizens are uninsured,
that number rises to 23 percent among immigrants with legal status,
according to a 2019 report from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Meanwhile, among undocumented immigrants, uninsured rates further
jump to 45 percent.

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 COVID-19 Resources for
Undocumented Californians

By: California Impact Youth Justice Alliance - March 16, 2020

As COVID-19, more commonly referred to as the “coronavirus,” begins

to make its impact in the United States, we want to take this moment to
remind undocumented youth and their families to prirotize their health
to the best of their abilities.

Though health access for our community has been long fought for, there
are still gaps that leave us specifically vulnerable to health threats, such
as this pandemic. From medical neglect at private detention centers, to
being less likely to be allowed to stay home from work, undocumented
people face challenges that are specific to our community that we want
to to address and ask allies to pay particular attention to amidst the
panic.
Given that not all of us can take paid time off, and that we have
limited health access for undocumented people, especially those
detained, we are sharing the following resources:

Read more about all resources available

CMSC initiative to provide mental health

services to all immigrant communities

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The CMSC's initiative to create awareness about the need for
immigrants’ mental health services is more critical than ever !!! This
initiative intends to inform and educate the public regarding the
psychological crisis affecting the immigrant population throughout the
U.S., due to a pervasive state of fear generated by the Trump
administration since coming into office in 2017, the targeted acts of
violence as the August 3, 2019 El Paso, Texas mass shooting at a Walt
Mart store, and the hate-crimes aimed against immigrants, Mexicans
and Latinos.

Moreover, this initiative promotes the collaboration of mental health

providers, social workers, and educators as volunteers to help us guide
this effort towards providing specialized mental health services to
immigrants.

Please watch this short explainer video about our initiative,

available in English and Spanish.

Learn more about this initiative here

POSTPONED:

Due to the CONVID-19 crisis, we are cancelling

and postponing the following events:
LATEST NEWS

Trump sparks anger by calling

coronavirus the 'Chinese virus' (The
Guardian)

Donald Trump has referred to the coronavirus as

“the Chinese virus”, escalating a deepening US-
China diplomatic spat over the outbreak. After
giving an address on Monday warning of a
possible recession, the US president posted on
Twitter: “The United States will be powerfully
supporting those industries, like Airlines and
others, that are particularly affected by the
Chinese Virus... Read More
 Trump le cambia el nombre al
coronavirus en un mensaje racista (La
Opinión)

El presidente de Estados Unidos Donald

Trump dio una señal de su desespero con la
crisis del coronavirus al enviar un mensaje
racista en Twitter. El mandatario no se guardó
nada en lo que estaba supuesto a ser un
mensaje de apoyo a varias industrias,
especialmente la del transporte... Leer Más

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