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6 Mayo 2021
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An Arduous Journey
Una Ardua Jornada 8
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6 Mayo 2021
Volume No. XXXI Issue 25 4 IT’S TIME TO MOVE FROM TALK TO ACTION ON IMMIGRATION
4 ES TIEMPO DE PASAR DE LOS PALABRAS A LA ACCIÓN
5 GET INVOLVED IN COLORADO’S REDISTRICTING PROCESS
Chris M. Fresquez
President / CEO - Publisher 5 HAY QUE PARTICIPAR EN EL PROCESO DE REDISTRIBUCIÓN DE DISTRITOS
Toni C. Fresquez DE COLORADO
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5 AN INVISIBLE ESSENTIAL LABOR FORCE
Juan Carlos Uribe
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6 DEAR LATINA SISTERS: WILL YOU NAME AND DISRUPT ANTI-BLACKNESS?
Raya Tkachenko
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6 Mayo 2021 4
Commentary/Commentario
It’s Time to Move From Talk to Action on Immigration
“
Maribel Hastings and David various generations of immigrants
Torres who have known not only to hope
for, but fight for a real change in
O
ne immigration mo- their immigration situation, at the
Beyond words, what’s
ment from President Joe same time that they channel their
important are the actions
Biden’s first speech be- lives and those of their families into
this administration takes
fore Congress stands out–when work, education of their children,
from here on out to push
for immigration reform
Photo/Foto: America’s Voice
Photo/Foto: America’s Voice
he said “Let’s end our exhausting and their fiscal contributions, with a
war over immigration,’ and added, stoicism that raises applause in ev-
that has been in the
“Let’s argue over it, let’s debate it, ery one of their stories.
works for almost four
but let’s act.” When a president gives a
decades.
And that is the key phrase: let’s speech, different pressure groups
act. always hope that he mentions their
Because we have heard speech topic of interest because that sup- that deviates from or, failing that, the ears for many, although others
after speech filled with beautiful posedly shows it is a priority for distorts it. think it could be a double-edged asked for support for his immigra-
and emblematic words extolling the administration. But that is not In the case of Biden and immi- sword, given changes of power in tion reform plan that would legalize
the honor, virtues, and enormous always the case. A president can gration, perhaps one group hoped Congress. 11 million people, but at the same
and undeniable contributions im- dedicate paragraphs to a topic to that he would promise to achieve At any rate, the new admin- time he focused on, among other
migrants make to this nation, but appease pressure groups but, at immigration reform at any cost, istration and its immigration ad- groups: Dreamers, TPS beneficia-
all that is left up in the air when it the end of the day, it could all result even without bipartisan support visors must look for better ways ries, and farmworkers. Moreover,
comes to putting that inspiring dis- in nothing. and through the so-called recon- to resolve political obstacles and he challenged Republicans that
course into practice when it’s time So it is important to not give up ciliation process, which allows the advance in this and many other if they don’t like what he propos-
to vote on policy. on the effort to point out that now is Senate to approve measures with ways, as part of its public mission, es, they should present their own
Beyond words, what’s import- the right moment to do something a simple majority of 51 votes. This if it really wants to lay the founda- ideas to find a consensus.
ant are the actions this administra- transformative on immigration, for is almost always reserved for bud- tion for a new era in the country’s At least Biden took that de-
tion takes from here on out to push ethical reasons and political sur- getary measures, but in the face of history. fiant step with courage–not in a
for immigration reform that has vival. The migratory essence of the a Republican caucus whose only Biden was more sparse in his confrontational manner, but with
been in the works for almost four United States demands that, with- goal is to obstruct and delay, the speech and one could conclude
decades. There have already been out there being another margin reconciliation process is music to that he said what he had to say: he See Hastings & Torres on page 21
Es Tiempo de Pasar de los Palabras a la Acción
Maribel Hastings y David
Torres
Porque hemos visto pasar dis-
curso tras discurso, con bellas y
de aquí en adelante para impul-
sar una reforma migratoria por la
porque eso supone que es priori-
tario para la administración de tur-
“
Es decir, más allá de las
palabras, lo importante
emblemáticas palabras ensalz- que se ha aguardado por casi cu- no. Pero no siempre es el caso. Un
D
e la declaración del pres- ando el honor, las virtudes y las atro décadas. En efecto, han sido presidente puede dedicar párrafos son las acciones que su
idente Joe Biden sobre enormes e innegables contribu- ya varias generaciones de inmi- a un tema para darle por su lado administración tome de
inmigración en su primer ciones de los inmigrantes a esta grantes que han sabido no solo a los grupos de presión, pero a la aquí en adelante para
discurso ante el Congreso resalta nación, pero que se quedan en el esperar, sino luchar por un cambio hora de la hora todo se hace sal y impulsar una reforma
cuando dijo que “pongamos fin a aire cuando se trata de poner en verdadero en su situación migra- agua. migratoria por la que se
nuestra exhausta guerra sobre in- práctica toda esa inspiración dis- toria, al mismo tiempo que encau- En ese sentido, es importante ha aguardado por casi
migración”. Y agregó: “Discutamos, cursiva cuando se les pide el voto. zan su vida y la de sus familias con hoy no cejar en el esfuerzo de cuatro décadas.
debatamos al respecto, pero actue- Es decir, más allá de las pal- base en el trabajo, en la educación señalar que este es ya el momento
mos”. abras, lo importante son las ac- de sus hijos y en sus aportaciones indicado para hacer algo que tra-
Y esa es la palabra clave: actuar. ciones que su administración tome fiscales, todo ello con un estoicis- scienda en el terreno migratorio, En el caso de Biden y la inmi-
mo que arrebata aplausos en cada por principio ético y por sobrevi- gración, quizá un sector espera-
una de sus historias. vencia política. La esencia migra- ba que se comprometiera a lograr
Así, cuando un presidente da un toria de Estados Unidos está exi- esa reforma migratoria a toda cos-
discurso, los diferentes grupos de giendo a gritos eso, sin que exista ta, incluso sin apoyo bipartidista y
presión siempre esperan que haga otro margen que lo desvíe o, en su a través del llamado proceso de
mención del tema que defienden defecto, que lo desvirtúe. reconciliación, que permite que el
Senado apruebe medidas con una
mayoría simple de 51 votos, elimi-
nando además medidas dilatorias
(filibuster). Casi siempre se reser-
va para medidas presupuestarias,
pero ante una bancada republi-
cana cuyo único fin es obstruir y
retrasar, el proceso de reconcili-
ación es música para los oídos de
muchos, aunque otros piensen que
sea un arma de doble filo, dado los
cambios de mando en el Congreso.
De cualquier modo, la nueva ad-
ministración y sus consejeros en el
tema migratorio deben buscar las
mejores avenidas para sortear ob-
stáculos políticos y avanzar en ese
Vea Hastings y Torres/Esp, página 19
5 6 Mayo 2021
Commentary/Commentario
Get Involved in Colorado’s Redistricting Process
T
his decade’s redistricting
process includes ample
opportunities for Colora-
dans from across the state to help
sus Bureau. When done fairly,
redistricting updates the bound-
aries of districts in line with popu-
lation changes to better represent
their voices in the political process.
In 2018, Coloradans chose to
take the redistricting process out
of the hands of politicians by over-
“
It’s critical that
Coloradans make their
determine how our communities the people living in the state. When whelmingly passing Amendments voices heard, especially
will be represented in the state redistricting is done unfairly, politi- Y and Z. The amendments estab- now by submitting public
Photo/Foto: Courtesy M. Dorado
legislature and Congress for the cians can manipulate the maps to lished 12-member independent comments that will be
next ten years. benefit their own party through a redistricting commissions -- one used in the development
Every ten years, states redraw process known as gerrymander- for state legislative districts and of proposed maps this
their congressional and state leg- ing. All too often, gerrymandering one for congressional districts summer.
islative districts based on updat- has been used to dilute the influ-
ed information from the U.S. Cen- ence of voters of color and silence See Dorado on page 17
Hay Que Participar en el Proceso de Redistribución de Distritos de Colorado
E
l proceso de redistribución dose en la información actualiza- gerrymandering. Con demasiada miembros -una para los distritos
“
de distritos de esta década da de la Oficina del Censo de los frecuencia, el gerrymandering se legislativos estatales y otra para
incluye amplias oportuni- Estados Unidos. Cuando se hace ha utilizado para diluir la influencia los distritos del Congreso- con el
dades para que los habitantes de de forma justa, la redistribución de los votantes de color y silenciar objetivo de eliminar la política y el
Colorado de todo el estado ayud- actualiza los límites de los distri- sus voces en el proceso político. partidismo de la redistribución de Es fundamental que los
en a determinar cómo estarán rep- tos en función de los cambios de En 2018, los habitantes de Col- distritos, y aumentar la transparen- habitantes de Colorado
resentadas nuestras comunidades población para representar mejor orado decidieron quitar el proce- cia del proceso de redistribución hagan oír su voz,
en la legislatura estatal y el Con- a las personas que viven en el es- so de redistribución de distritos de de distritos de Colorado. especialmente ahora al
greso durante los próximos diez tado. Cuando la redistribución se las manos de los políticos al apro- La aprobación de las Enmien- presentar comentarios
años. hace de forma injusta, los políticos bar por abrumadora mayoría las das Y y Z fue un paso importante públicos que se utilizarán
Cada diez años, los estados re- pueden manipular los mapas para Enmiendas Y y Z. Las enmiendas para lograr mapas justos, pero el en el desarrollo de los
diseñan sus distritos legislativos beneficiar a su propio partido me- establecieron comisiones de re- mapas propuestos este
estatales y del Congreso basán- diante un proceso conocido como distribución independientes de 12 Vea Dorado/Esp, página 17 verano.
An Invisible Essential Labor Force
discrimination against farmworker
women. That legal project became
Esperanza: The Immigrant Wom-
“In order to change
things, everyday people
“ deficits, and childhood tumors.
Current federal safeguards to
address these inequalities are in-
data in face-to-face interviews with
farmworkers throughout the coun-
try. But it doesn’t disaggregate its
en’s Legal Initiative of the Southern who have never worked a adequate, according to Ramírez data by gender, which makes pol-
Poverty Law Center. day in the fields will need and other farmworker advocates. icymaking and advocacy difficult.
She’s witnessed firsthand the to link arms and call for In many cases, the federal govern- “When we don’t know the real
inequalities in the agriculture in- change alongside migrant ment isn’t even collecting the data experiences of women migrant
dustry that made migrant women women. And that can’t it would need to strengthen those farmworkers,” said Ramírez, “it
farmworkers particularly vulnera- happen if people don’t protections. makes it even more challenging
ble. have a clear picture of The National Agricultural Work- for us to do the work to try and im-
One in four farmworkers are these women’s reality.” er Survey, conducted by the De- prove those conditions.”
Photo: Otherwords
women, but Ramírez said that partment of Labor, collects demo-
studies on the health risks of pes- Monica Ramírez, Justice graphic, employment, and health See Entralgo on page 18
ticide exposure have typically fo- for Migrant Women
cused only on men. On top of the
risks pesticides pose to everyone,
Rebekah Entralgo hundreds of thousands of women their children. Pesticides have been
farmworkers face particular threats linked to poor birth outcomes, con-
T
hroughout the pandemic, to their reproductive health and to genital anomalies, developmental
there’s been an outpouring
of public support for es-
sential workers. But this has largely
excluded migrant women farm-
workers, despite their vital role in
keeping food on American fami-
lies’ tables.
Monica Ramírez is working to
change that.
“I’m the first generation in my
family that didn’t have to work in
the fields to make a living,” Ramírez
told me. “So, I was raised to be part
of this movement and fight on be-
half of my community.”
Ramírez founded Justice for Mi-
grant Women after creating the first
legal project in the United States
dedicated to addressing gender
6 Mayo 2021 6
Commentary / Commentario
Dear Latina Sisters: Will You Name and Disrupt Anti-Blackness?
Denise Padín Collazo for change. They are showing up ing our country is the possibility of
and leading from the front. They many, many light-skinned Latinos
“I
live in the neighborhood
where George Floyd was
killed,” explains Catali-
na Morales, an activist on the front
are inspiring other women to do
the same. They are calling out an-
ti-Blackness in the broader cul-
ture. They include Alicia Garza,
assimilating and passing over into
the White community. I’ve seen it
happen in my family. I myself could
easily pass and align myself with
“
To become whole, the
Latinx community must
lines of change. “I want to bring co-founder of Black Lives Mat- Whiteness. Certainly, I’ve done so come to terms with its
pan dulce to my neighbors.” This ter; Rosa Clemente, the first Black in the past, knowingly or unknow- own anti-Blackness and
Photo: Denise Padín Collazo
instinct to lean in and show our Puerto Rican to run for vice pres- ingly. It doesn’t serve our move- colorism. Who better to
love and empathy is an instinct we ident of the United States; Ifeoma ment or the possibility for radical lead our communities
would all do well to follow. Catalina Ike, Esq., co-founding principal of change in this country for us to ig- into this than Latinas?
has spent her entire adult life fight- Think Rubix; LaTosha Brown, who nore this reality anymore.
ing for racial justice in her commu- co-founded Black Voters Matter; For example, I am Puerto Rican.
nity, state, and nation. Phyllis Hill, the national director of Being Puerto Rican is by definition
As Latinos, it is easy for us to As women, we’ve led our families organizing for Faith in Action; Nse a racial mix. Three people groups ing themselves from those in the
spot White supremacy in others, as through unimaginable hardships. Ufot, executive director of the New came together in Puerto Rico via lowest social caste. In América, she
in the case of George Floyd’s kill- We need to use all of our might to Georgia Project; Ashley Shelton, the conquest. African slaves, the argues, the lowest caste is occu-
ing by a White police officer. But we defeat that anti-Blackness. Unless executive director of Louisiana’s Arawak (Taino) native people, and pied by those deemed to be Black.
have a harder time acknowledging we do this, we will not be whole Power Coalition; and others. In De- Spanish administrators togeth- Here are a few things, hermana,
it in ourselves and in our own com- people. Nor will we be capable of troit, Alia Harvey-Quinn organizes er form most of the genetic pool that you can do today to make a
munities. That is why I believe that building deep relationships of sis- the people most of society casts of Puerto Ricans. Yet, despite this difference on the individual, com-
the key to building a truly multira- terhood, daughterhood, or cous- out. She describes her organizing fact, 80% of Puerto Ricans on the munity, and structural level: The
cial democracy lies in the hearts of inhood with African American as being at the “mud roots” level 2010 census identified as White. website BlackLivesMatter.com has
Latino women like Catalina. women who are anchoring the because, she says, there’s no grass They distance themselves from a resources section with materials
To become whole, the Latinx movement for social change to- where she organizes. Blackness and align themselves in English and Spanish. The web-
community must come to terms day and, frankly, always have been. When conversations about race with Whiteness. Isabel Wilker- site Ally.tools has an “Antiracist Al-
with its own anti-Blackness and Together, Black and Latinx com- and White supremacy are played son describes this dynamic in her lyship Starter Pack” where you can
colorism. Who better to lead our munities comprise over 100 mil- on Black/White, either/or terrain, book Caste: The Origins of our Dis- begin. You can download a simple
communities into this than Latinas? lion people in the U.S., a country of Mestizos and lighter-skinned Lati- contents (Random House, 2020.) In tool from my website, DeniseC-
The most important change we approximately 320 million. Imag- nos (who look like me), and Lati- America’s caste system, one of the ollazo.com, called “Noticing, Nam-
as Latinas could make is to notice, ine how strong we would be if we nas especially, tend to fade into rites of passage of immigrants and ing, and Disrupting Anti-Blackness
name, and disrupt the anti-Black- stood together. the woodwork. Yet we can’t afford people who live between the poles in Your Culture of Origin.” There
ness in our culture, our conscious- A cadre of Black women are to have anyone on the sidelines, of White and Black is to establish are many training sources, books,
ness, our families, and ourselves. holding it down in the movement because the biggest danger fac- their position in society by distanc- movies, and respected organiza-
tions to check out to learn things
that you don’t know. It’s on us to
learn. I encourage us to get started
and lead into this beautiful vision
for the future.
And, by all means, also feel free
bring your neighbors some pan
dulce.
Denise Padín Collazo is a social
justice leader, a mentor to
women of color, and a family
work integrator. Originally
published at YES! Magazine.
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7 6 Mayo 2021
COVID-19 News / Noticias COVID-19
Pandemic Imperiled Non-English Speakers More Than Others
“
By Martha Bebinger age and sex and whether they
spoke English.
I
n March 2020, just weeks into “That’s where we started to re-
the covid-19 pandemic, the ally discover some deeper, previ- “If we don’t name and
incident command center at ously invisible inequities,” he said. start to talk about racism
and how we intend to
Photo/Foto: Jesse Costa/WBUR via Kaiser Health News
Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Inequities that weren’t about
Boston was scrambling to under- race alone. dismantle it or undo it,
stand this deadly new disease. It Hospitals across the country we’ll continue to place
appeared to be killing more Black have reported more hospitaliza- Band-Aids on the problem
and Brown patients than Whites. tions and deaths of Black and Lati- and not actually tackle
For Latinos, there was an addition- no patients than of Whites. Black the underlying causes.”
al warning sign: language. and Brown patients may be more
Dr. Kate Mate, Institute for
Patients who didn’t speak much, susceptible because they are more
Healthcare Improvement
or any, English had a 35% greater likely to have a chronic illness that
chance of death. increases the risk of serious covid.
Clinicians who couldn’t com- But when the Brigham team com-
municate clearly with patients in Interpreter Ana María Ríos-Velez demonstrates the screening app at the front entrance pared Black and brown patients helped them home in on a specific
the hospital’s covid units noticed it of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. It has a multilingual function to better with white patients who had simi- health disparity, think about some
communicate with non-English-speaking patients and staffers. / La intérprete Ana María
was affecting outcomes. Ríos Velez muestra la pantalla de una aplicación en la entrada principal del hospital Brigham lar chronic illnesses, they found no possible solutions and begin a
“We had an inkling that lan- and Women’s de Boston. Tiene una función multilingue para comunicarse mejor con los difference in the risk of death from commitment to change.
pacientes y el personal que no habla inglés.
guage was going to be an issue covid. “That’s the future,” said Siv-
early on,” said Dr. Karthik Sivashan- “We were getting safety reports cords, isolating and layering the But a difference did emerge for ashanker.
ker, then Brigham’s medical direc- saying language is a problem.” unique characteristics of each of Latino patients who don’t speak
tor for quality, safety and equity. Sivashanker dived into the re- the patients who died: their race, English. That sobering realization See Pandemic on page 20
“
La Pandemia Ha Puesto Más en Peligro a los que no Hablan Inglés
By Martha Bebinger terísticas únicas de cada uno de aleccionadora les ayudó a con- comenzando a sentirse abruma-
los pacientes que habían fallecido: centrarse en una disparidad espe- dos”. “Si no nombramos y
E
n marzo de 2020, a unas su raza, edad y sexo, y si hablaban cífica de salud, pensar en algunas “Al principio, no sabíamos cómo comenzamos a hablar
semanas del inicio de la inglés. posibles soluciones y comenzar a actuar. Entramos en pánico”, dijo sobre el racismo y cómo
pandemia, cuando todavía “Ahí es donde empezamos comprometerse con un cambio. Ana María Ríos-Vélez, intérprete de pretendemos desmantelarlo,
el Brigham and Women’s Hospital a descubrir realmente algunas Esta disparidad de salud que español en Brigham. continuaremos colocando
en Boston estaba tratando de en- desigualdades más profundas, an- puede poner en peligro la vida Ríos-Vélez recordó haber bus- vendajes sobre el problema
tender la nueva enfermedad mor- tes invisibles”, dijo. comenzó fuera del hospital, en cado palabras para traducir esta y no abordaremos las
tal, ya se veía que afectaba más a Desigualdades que no tenían comunidades de bajos ingresos nueva enfermedad y experiencia a causas subyacentes”.
afroamericanos y a latinos. Pero que ver únicamente a la raza. dentro y fuera de Boston, donde los pacientes.
Dr. Kedar Mate,
para los hispanos había una señal Los hospitales de todo el país el coronavirus se propagó rápid- Cuando se los llamaba a la
Institute for Healthcare
de alerta adicional: el idioma. han informado más hospital- amente entre muchos hispano- habitación de un paciente de
Improvement
Los pacientes que sabían poco izaciones y muertes de pacien- hablantes que viven lugares covid, los intérpretes estaban con-
o nada de inglés tenían un 35% más tes de raza negra y latinos (que pequeños, con trabajos que no fundidos acerca de si podían entrar
de posibilidades de morir. pueden ser de todas las razas) que pueden hacer desde casa. y qué tanto debían acercarse al pa-
Los médicos que no podían co- de caucásicos. Algunos evitaban ir al hospital ciente. extremadamente difícil”, dijo. “Los
municarse claramente con los pa- Estos pacientes pueden ser hasta que estaban muy enfermos, Algunos intérpretes dijeron pacientes tenían problemas respi-
cientes en las unidades de covid más susceptibles porque tienen porque no confiaban en la atención que se sintieron “desechables” en ratorios. Tosían. Se ahogaban”.
empezaron a notar que esto es- más probabilidades de tener una en los grandes hospitales o temían los primeros días de la pandemia, Y Ríos-Vélez no podía mirar a
taba afectando los resultados de enfermedad crónica que aumenta ser detectados por autoridades de cuando no se les proporcionó el sus pacientes a los ojos para tran-
salud. el riesgo de desarrollar una forma inmigración. equipo de protección personal quilizarlos y establecer una conex-
“Teníamos la impresión de que grave de covid. Sin embargo, apenas a unas se- adecuado. ión.
el idioma iba a ser un problema Pero cuando el equipo de manas de comenzar la pandemia, Ríos-Vélez dijo que, cuando ya “No es solo la voz. A veces
desde el principio”, dijo el doctor Brigham comparó a pacientes de los pacientes de covid que habla- lo tuvieron, el desafío fue ganarse necesito ver los labios, si sonrío”,
Karthik Sivashanker, entonces di- raza negra y latinos con pacientes ban poco inglés comenzaron a la confianza del paciente detrás dijo. “Quiero que vean la compa-
rector médico de Brigham para blancos no hispanos que tenían acudir a los hospitales de Boston, de una máscara, protector facial y sión en mí”.
calidad, seguridad y equidad. “Re- enfermedades crónicas similares, incluido Brigham and Women’s. bata. Por seguridad, se instaba a Brigham respondió sumando
cibíamos informes de seguridad no encontraron diferencias en el “Francamente, no estábamos muchos intérpretes a trabajar des- más intérpretes y comprando más
que decían que el idioma era un riesgo de muerte por covid. completamente preparados para de casa. Pero hablar con los pa- iPads para que los trabajadores re-
problema”. Pero sí surgió una diferencia ese aumento”, dijo Sivashanker. cientes por teléfono creó nuevos motos pudieran ver a los pacientes.
Sivashanker se sumergió en los en los pacientes latinos que no “Tenemos servicios de intérpretes problemas.
registros, observando las carac- hablaban inglés. Esa comprensión realmente increíbles, pero estaban “Fue extremadamente difícil, Vea Pandemia, página 18
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Cover /Portada
Seeking Asylum in a Time of Covid
By Alexsandra Villareal finally reached the U.S., a global “Here, it’s necessary to learn En-
public health crisis left them vul- glish,” Rosa said in Spanish.
I
n January, Rosa Bermudez nerable, at the whim of an already The coronavirus pandemic has
brought home a colorful unwelcoming country that was disproportionately affected immi-
worksheet from Stansbury El- suddenly locked down and afraid. grant students and, more generally,
ementary School, meant to guide By early 2021, they had no in- English learners, who have strug-
her “power plan” for a safe, healthy surance to pay for health care, no gled with hurdles such as language
relationship to technology. work permits to make ends meet. barriers, subpar broadband and
But it was in English, and as Not even the assurance that they limited at-home learning support,
the 11-year-old tried to fill in blank could stay. according to the Migration Policy
bullet points, some things got lost Institute.
“
in translation — like when she de- In more normal times, “atten-
scribed her family’s media rules as dance is not typically an issue”
Photo/Foto: Sandra Vásquez via Hechinger Report
“picking up toys” and “sweeping among the roughly 5 million English
“I couldn’t translate, help
and mopping.” learners in U.S. public schools, ex-
them. I couldn’t. I didn’t
Just having homework is a perts from MPI wrote in a Septem-
understand anything.
change of pace for Rosa, who be- ber policy brief. But last spring, as
They didn’t either.”
fore the pandemic struck, already physical campuses shut down be-
knew what it’s like to go without Sandra Vásquez, Parent cause of Covid-19, many of those
teachers or classmates for months usually attentive students dropped
on end. Before enrolling at schools off the grid at alarmingly high rates.
in Utah this past winter, she and But after just a few days back Meanwhile, immigrants have
her brothers missed out on rough- in school this winter, Rosa was been ravaged by the virus global-
In January, Rosa Bermudez filled out her “Power Plan” for a safe, healthy relationship to
ly two years of regular education already determined to study — ly, as they’ve endured much high- technology, the work was among her first in English, and in an American public school. /
while their family sought refuge in and eventually master — the lan- er risk of infection than native-born En enero Rosa Bermúdez llenó su “Plan de Poder” para una relación segura y saludable con la
tecnología, ese trabajo estuvo entre los primeros que había hecho en inglés y en una escuela
the United States. guage that everyone else spoke populations while their jobs have pública americana. Credit: Sandra Vásquez
Along with their parents, Sandra around her. She embraced the also been decimated by the eco-
Vásquez and Concepción Ventura, near-constant linguistic gymnas- nomic downturn. An arduous journey an protections for the duration of
Rosa and her brothers — Joaquín, tics she had to perform, going And, for many asylum seekers Former President Donald their stay,” people in MPP were in
Jeremy, Jason, and Nixon, now from English to Spanish, “del inglés in the U.S., the pandemic caps off a Trump’s administration was just fact largely abandoned, navigat-
ages 14, 7, 6 and 2, respectively — al español” as a bilingual friend seemingly unending cycle of trau- starting one of its most scruti- ing what oftentimes turned out to
weathered significant delays and translated their teacher’s lessons ma and helplessness — first in their nized immigration policies — the be life-threatening situations with
life-threatening conditions at the and an app helped her decipher home countries, then in México and paradoxically named “Migrant few resources.
southern border. Then, when they homework. now here. Protection Protocols,” or MPP, de- Stranded in a foreign country,
vised to discourage people from they became easy prey for cartel
supposedly “taking advantage of members and corrupt Mexican
the immigration system”— when police.
Vásquez and Ventura’s family set “People died in MPP. People
out for the U.S. in January 2019. were subjected to severe violence
Throughout their journey, in MPP. People were trafficked
Vásquez tried to continue edu- from MPP,” said Alyssa Kane, man-
cating her children, teaching them aging attorney at Aldea – The
addition, subtraction, vowels, People’s Justice Center, which
painting, and whatever else she represents migrant families.
could. Victims of MPP have suffered at
At their home in Corinto, El Sal- least 1,544 incidents of rape, mur-
vador, the adults ran a furniture der, torture or other violent attacks
business but had been forced to — including 341 kidnappings or
pay crippling “taxes” to the gang near-kidnappings of children, ac-
MS-13. Relatives had been simi- cording to Human Rights First.
larly extorted, and some victims of In Tijuana, as Vásquez’s family
the racket had ended up dead. lived first at a shelter and then in
To escape persecution and a rented room, she never left her
possible murder, Vásquez’s family kids alone. They spent their days
decided to join her mother and her inside, while they waited out five
three American-citizen siblings hearings. For their court date each
stateside. But when they finally month, the whole family presented
made it to the border after being at a U.S. port of entry around 3 a.m.
waylaid in transit for much of the and took a bus to see a U.S. immi-
year, they were placed in MPP and gration judge. Then, they had to
sent back to Tijuana, México. turn around and go back to México
Known colloquially as “Re- to wait for their next hearing.
main in Mexico,” the protocols The appearances were mostly
dumped people with upcoming a formality: A new, hardline tran-
immigration court hearings into sit ban that took effect nationwide
crime-riddled Mexican cities, in- in September 2019 automatical-
stead of letting them wait in the ly disqualified them from asylum.
U.S. Although the Department of The executive branch had gener-
Homeland Security claimed Méx- ally been reshaping U.S. immigra-
ico would provide the migrants
“with all appropriate humanitari- See Asylum on page 21
9 6 Mayo 2021
Cover /Portada
En Busca de Asilo en Tiempos del Covid
Por Alexandra Villareal personas que están aprendiendo un riesgo mucho mayor de infec-
inglés, quienes han tenido que so- ción que las poblaciones nacidas
E
n enero, Rosa Bermúdez breponerse a barreras del idioma, en el país, y sus empleos también
trajo a su casa una color- inferiores bandas anchas y limita- han sido decimados por el de-
ida hoja de trabajo de la ciones en el apoyo educacional splome económico.
Escuela Primaria Stansbury para en sus casas, según el Instituto de Y para muchos que buscan asi-
usarla de guía en su plan para una Política Migratoria (IPM). lo en Estados Unidos la pandemia
relación segura y saludable con la En tiempos más normales, “la ha sido la culminación de un ciclo
tecnología. asistencia a clases no es un prob- al parecer interminable de trau-
Pero la hoja estaba en inglés y lema típico entre los aproxima- ma y desamparo, primero en sus
cuando la estudiante de 11 años damente 5 millones de alumnos países de origen, luego en México
trató de llenar los espacios en de escuelas públicas en Estados y ahora aquí.
blanco, algunas cosas se perd- Unidos que están aprendiendo in-
ieron en la traducción, como cuan- Una ardua jornada
“
do ella describe las tareas de su La administración del expres-
hogar como “recoger juguetes” y idente Donald Trump estaba
“barrer y trapear”. apenas comenzando una de sus
“Yo no podía traducir y
Foto/Photo: Sandra Vásquez via Hechinger Report
El solo hecho de tener tareas ayudarlos. No podía. No políticas migratorias más escu-
escolares constituye un cambio en entendía nada. Y ellos driñadas —nombrada paradóji-
la rutina de Rosa, que antes de la tampoco”. camente “Protocolos de Protec-
pandemia ya sabía lo que era pre- ción Migratoria”, o PPM, diseñada
Sandra Vásquez, Madre
scindir de maestros o condiscípu- para desalentar a la gente de
los durante largos meses. Antes de “aprovecharse del sistema de in-
matricularse en escuelas del esta- migración”— cuando la familia de
do de Utah el invierno pasado, sus glés,” según escribieron expertos Vásquez y Ventura salieron hacia
hermanos y ella perdieron alrede- del IPM en un breve informe so- Estados Unidos en enero de 2019.
dor de dos años de educación reg- bre política migratoria publicado A o largo de la jornada, Vásquez
ular mientras su familia tramitaba en septiembre. Pero en la prima- trató de continuar educando a sus Sandra Vásquez, Concepción Ventura and their family pose for a family portrait.
su solicitud de asilo en Estados vera pasada, cuando los precintos hijos, enseñándoles a sumar, restar, / Sandra Vásquez, Concepción Ventura y sus hijos posan para una foto de familia.
Unidos. universitarios cerraron por cau- las vocales, a pintar y cualquier
Junto con sus padres, Sandra sa del Covid-19, muchos de esos otra cosa que podía. extorsionados y algunas víctimas nos americanos en territorio de
Vásquez y Concepción Ventura, estudiantes usualmente alertas En su hogar en Corinto, El Salva- del chanchullo habían terminado Estados Unidos. Pero cuando fi-
Rosa y sus hermanos —Joaquín, abandonaron los estudios en can- dor, los adultos administraban un muertas. nalmente llegaron a la frontera
Jeremy, Jason y Nixon, ahora en las tidades alarmantes. negocio de mueblería, pero habían A fin de escapar persecución y después de haber sido desviados
edades de 14, 7, 6 y 2 años respec- Entretanto, los inmigrantes han sido obligados a pagar “impuestos” posibles asesinatos, la familia de en tránsito la mayor parte del año,
tivamente— enfrentaron demoras sido devastados globalmente por devastadores a la pandilla MS-13. Vásquez decidió mudarse con su
significativas y situaciones de vida el virus al tiempo que han sufrido Sus familiares también habían sido madre y tres hermanos ciudada- Vea Asilo, página 22
o muerte en la frontera. Luego al
llegar finalmente a Estados Uni-
dos, los esperaba una crisis global
de salud pública que los dejó vul-
nerables a merced de un país hostil
en el que súbitamente la sociedad
permanecía encerrada y temerosa.
A principios del año 2021, no
tenían seguro para pagar sus gas-
tos médicos y carecían de per-
misos de trabajo para costear su
vida cotidiana. Ni siquiera tenían la
certeza de poder permanecer en
este país.
Sin embargo, pocos días
después de haber regresado a la
escuela este invierno, ya Rosa se
había propuesto estudiar —y final-
mente dominar por completo— el
idioma que todos hablaban alre-
dedor suyo. Acogió la gimnasia
lingüística casi constante de tener
que alternar entre inglés y español
con la ayuda de una amiga bilingüe
que le traduce las lecciones del
profesor y una aplicación que le
ayuda a descifrar la tarea escolar
que debe hacer en la casa.
“Aquí es necesario aprender in-
glés”, dijo Rosa en español.
La pandemia del coronavirus
ha afectado a estudiantes inmi-
grantes de forma desproporcio-
nada y, de manera más general, a
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State News / Noticias del Estado
Gunnison County Reaches Out to a Unique Indigenous Population
COLORADO
By Nancy Lofholm
unteer work in the community, and
for acting as a conduit between the
Cora community members and
“
“We help each other
out. But it was hard. We
the rest of Gunnison County. needed help. There was
I
n the spring of 2020, when Gunnison County officials and so much fear in the Cora
Gunnison County was one of nonprofit leaders had a lot to grap- population. It was all just
the nation’s first hotspots for ple with as COVID-19 numbers overwhelming.”
COVID-19, one small, unique group climbed. From the beginning, the
Brianda Aguilar
in this Western Slope county was county took extra measures to
particularly well-suited to with- reach out to a population that has
Photo/Foto: Luna Anna Archey
stand a pandemic. It was also es- been a part of that community
pecially hard-hit. since the early 1970s. finding ways to reach the Cora in a
The Cora, Indigenous people Volunteers and workers with pandemic.
who have been migrating from a the Gunnison arm of the Hispanic Several adult members of the
mountainous ranching commu- Affairs Project hung informational Cora population who speak En-
nity in the Sierra Madre Occiden- fliers on doors at the trailer parks glish, including Diaz, became in-
tal Mountains east of Guadalajara, Magdaleno Diaz has long served as a conduit between the Cora community and the rest where many Cora live. (Hispanic valuable resources to not only
Mexico, to the mountainous ranch- of Gunnison County in Colorado. / Magdaleno Diaz se ha desempeñado por años como una Affairs Project is a Colorado Trust disseminate information but also
conexión entre la comunidad cora y el resto del Condado de Gunnison en Colorado.
ing country of Gunnison County grantee.) They phoned Cora fami- quell fears about seeking help.
for almost half a century, faced the ism-related cleaning, restaurant strangled, most of the Cora were lies to inform them about COVID-19 “We are all related somehow.
first year of the COVID-19 pandem- and construction jobs in Mt. Crest- out of work or working drastically and urge them to be tested. They We help each other out. But it was
ic with language and cultural bar- ed Butte—a town they refer to as reduced hours. Like many work- stressed that it was necessary to hard. We needed help,” said Bri-
riers. “the mountain.” ing-class Gunnison Valley resi- stay home if they were ill. They also anda Aguilar, who was born and
The 160 or so Cora currently liv- When COVID-19 infection rates dents, the Cora were hard-pressed disseminated information about raised in Gunnison to Cora parents
ing in and around Gunnison—main- shot up in Gunnison County in early to come up with rent, utility pay- the availability of food, rent and and grew up speaking Cora. “There
ly in two mobile home parks—nor- March 2020, around the same time ments and food. But the unem- utility assistance. was so much fear in the Cora pop-
mally tend to stay in their tight-knit Gov. Jared Polis declared a state ployment and stimulus payments None of this was easy be- ulation. It was all just overwhelm-
family groups. So, the pandemic of emergency in Colorado, the that helped other workers weren’t cause the Cora have their own lan- ing.”
lockdown and not interacting with county went into a strict lockdown options for the many Cora in the guage—a dialect that is closer to Aguilar’s family had problems
people outside their homes came mode. That included closing the country without documentation. that of the Ute tribes than to Span- typical for Cora families riding out
somewhat easy. county to visitors, asking second “They were afraid—not just of ish. Many Cora adults speak only the pandemic. Normally, Agui-
Many of the Cora also work homeowners to leave and shutter- the virus,” said Magdaleno Diaz, a Cora and do not read or write. Their lar’s family survives on three ser-
side-by-side with family members. ing many businesses. longtime Cora resident of Gunni- children who are in school have vice-wage incomes. Her father
The majority are employed at tour- With the tourist businesses son who is well-known for his vol- learned to speak English, and the came down with COVID-19 ear-
schools normally help to get infor- ly in the lockdown and was out of
mation to the overall Cora popu- his housecleaning job for a month.
lation through the Cora students. Brianda and her mother devel-
With schools shut down, that ave- oped lesser cold-like symptoms
nue was gone. but were not tested for COVID-19.
Going door-to-door was not They all had to isolate. When they
a good option because the Cora could work, their hours were less
tend to be shy and fearful, due to than half of usual.
the language barrier and some of Emigrantes Unidos de Gunni-
their documentation statuses. Diaz son helped the Aguilars with rent
said they were reluctant to go for assistance at their small home near
testing or treatment because they downtown Gunnison. The Gunni-
were afraid it could put them in le- son Country Food Pantry left boxes
gal jeopardy. of groceries at their door. Brianda
In the first three weeks of county was so grateful that she began to
COVID-19 testing, not a single Lati- volunteer at the food pantry—work
no or Cora came to be tested, ac- that she has continued to this day.
cording to Gunnison County Health If the Gunnison community had
Department data. The coun- not been welcoming to the Cora in
ty’s coronavirus data dashboard so many ways for so many years,
showed that of 707 self-reports of weathering the pandemic could
possible COVID-19 symptoms in have been much worse.
the early weeks of the pandem- Gunnison’s active nonprofit net-
ic’s arrival in Gunnison County, only work had recognized in the early
four such reports were made in 2000s that a unique ethnic group
Cora or Spanish. had gradually made the Gunni-
By September, 66% of all the son Valley its home, comprising
positive cases in Gunnison County as much as 40% of the area’s Lati-
were among Latinos. (The coun- no population. The Gunnison-area
ty has not created a separate data group of Cora is now believed to
category for Cora, and includes be the largest living together in the
them here.) United States.
“This population does not like to Initially, single young men came
come in for any services very of- to the area to work as shepherds in
ten,” said Devan Haney, the multi- the early 1970s. When crossing the
cultural resources director for Gun-
nison County who was tasked with See Indigenous on page 2311 6 Mayo 2021
State News / Noticias del Estado
Gunnison Busca Conectar con una Comunidad Indígena Única
COLORADO
Por Nancy Lofholm
comunidad ganadera montaño-
sa en la Sierra Madre Occidental
al este de Guadalajara, México,
a los campos ganaderos mon-
“
“Nos ayudamos los unos
a los otros. Pero fue
E
n la primavera de 2020, tañosos del Condado de Gunni- difícil. Necesitábamos
cuando el Condado de son desde hace casi medio siglo, ayuda. Había tanto temor
Gunnison se convirtió en enfrentaron el primer año de la entre [los coras]. Todo
uno de los primeros focos de pandemia de COVID-19 con ob- era abrumador”.
COVID-19, un grupo pequeño y stáculos lingüísticos y culturales.
Foto/Photo: Luna Anna Archey
Brianda Aguilar
singular en este condado ubica- Los aproximadamente 160
do en la Ladera Occidental estaba coras que actualmente viven en
especialmente preparado para so- y alrededor de Gunnison, princi-
brellevar una pandemia. También palmente en dos comunidades Así que lidiar con los cierres debi-
se vio duramente afectado. de casas prefabricadas, normal- do a la pandemia y no interactuar
Los coras, personas indígenas mente suelen permanecer muy
Brianda Aguilar en su hogar en Gunnison, Colorado. / Brianda Aguilar at her home in
que han estado inmigrando de un Gunnison, Colorado. unidos en sus grupos familiares. Vea Indígena, página 24
Ensuring Fair Representation in Colorado
“All On The Line strongly be-
lieves that Colorado’s new con-
and representative of the changes
over the last decade. That means
“
“With the redistricting
process getting started,
gressional district should be lo- drawing a map that creates a new All On The Line will do
cated in the Front Range Urban district that reflects the growing everything in our power
Corridor,” said Marco Dorado, Col- and diverse composition of the to ensure that there is
orado All On The Line State Di- state, specifically along the Front a fair and transparent
rector. “Due to Colorado’s rapidly Range.” process that maximizes
growing population, a new district “With the redistricting process public participation.”
in the Front Range Urban Corridor getting started, All On The Line
Marco Dorado, Colorado
Photo/Foto: U.S. Census Bureau
would provide fair representation will do everything in our power
All On The Line
to the state’s various communities to ensure that there is a fair and
of interest. Colorado’s Independent transparent process that maximiz-
Congressional Redistricting Com- es public participation,” continued For More Colorado News:
mission must draw a map that is fair Dorado. ELSEMANARIO.US
The Census Bureau released apportionment data based on the 2020 census count
that determines the number of seats each state in the country has in the U.S. House of
Representatives. / La Oficina del Censo publicó datos de distribución basados en el conteo
del censo de 2020 que determina la cantidad de escaños que tiene cada estado del país en la
Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos.
data, Colorado will now have
COLORADO
eight congressional members, an
L
ast week, the Census Bu- increase of one seat over the past
reau released apportion- decade. The people of Colorado
ment data based on the deserve a map that gives them an
2020 census count that deter- opportunity to elect congressio-
mines the number of seats each nal representatives that fairly rep-
state in the country has in the resent the growing and diverse
United States House of Repre- population in every corner of the
sentatives. Based on this new state.
Garantizar una Representación
Justa en Colorado
“
COLORADO
L
a semana pasada, la Ofici-
na del Censo publicó datos “Con el inicio del proceso
de distribución basados en de redistribución de
el conteo del censo de 2020 que distritos, ‘All On The
determina la cantidad de escaños Line’ hará todo lo que
que tiene cada estado del país esté a nuestro alcance
en la Cámara de Representantes para garantizar que
de los Estados Unidos. Según es- haya un proceso
tos nuevos datos, Colorado tendrá justo y transparente
ocho miembros del Congreso, un que maximice la
aumento de un escaño durante la participación pública”.
última década. La gente de Col-
Marco Dorado, Colorado
orado merece un mapa que les
All On The Line
Vea Garantizar, página 176 Mayo 2021 12
State News / Noticias del Estado
Albuquerque Expands Capacity Under Green Status
“Our move to Green shows that
“
NEW MEXICO
we are nearing the finish line. If we
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ast week, Mayor Tim Keller, continue getting vaccinated, we’ll
City officials, and David “What we are able to do all be back together again rooting
Estrada, a representative safely will depend on on the United and the Topes and
from the Somos Unidos Founda- Burqueños continuing to celebrating the culture and events
tion discussed what’s at stake for go and get vaccinated.” that make life in Albuquerque so
the metro area as Albuquerque special,” said Mayor Tim Keller. “For
moves to Green status, then aim Shelle Sánchez, PhD, Arts the first time in over a year, a safe
Photo/Foto: City of Albuquerque
for Turquoise status under the and Culture/Albuquerque and full reopening appears well
State’s new Public Health Order. within reach.”
The metro area is on the cusp of In the Green category, the Al-
returning to fully open, and for the open their doors. City leaders dis- buquerque Convention Center can
first time in over a year, facilities cussed what the move to Green now operate at 25% indoor and 50%
like the Convention Center, mov- means for expanded capacity at outdoor capacity. With its large
Mayor Tim Keller and City officials discussed what’s at stake for the metro area as
ie theatres, venues, and bars can civic facilities. and airy interior spaces, the Cen- Albuquerque moves to Green status. / El alcalde Tim Keller de Albuquerque, los funcionarios
de la ciudad discutieron lo que está en juego para el área metropolitana mientras la ciudad
avanzamos hacia el verde estatuto.
ter’s Kiva Auditorium and Ballroom al Manager of the Albuquerque
will be able to host events up to Convention Center. “We already
500 people, and in its exhibit halls, have conventions and tourna-
used for things like conventions ments scheduled and will be get-
and graduations, 2,000 guests will ting more shows, weddings, and
be allowed to participate. quinceañeras on the books for the
“Getting to Green is huge news spring and summer. Safety and
for the Convention Center, and for cleanliness have always been our
our surrounding downtown busi-
nesses” said José García, Gener- See Albuquerque on page 26
Albuquerque Amplía Su
Capacidad con el Estatuto Verde
Foto/Photo: City of Albuquerque
El alcalde de Albuquerque, Tim Keller, y la primera dama, Elizabeth Kistin Miller, con
miembros de la Fundación Somos Unidos, anunciaron el nuevo estado de salud de la
ciudad. / Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller and First Lady, Elizabeth Kistin Miller with members of
Somos Unidos Foundation announced new public health status for the City.
NEW MEXICO
L
a semana pasada, el alcal-
de Tim Keller, los funcio-
narios de la ciudad y David “Lo que podamos hacer
de manera segura
“
Estrada, un representante de la
Fundación Somos Unidos, dis- dependerá de que los
cutieron lo que está en juego para burqueños sigan yendo a
el área metropolitana mientras la vacunarse”.
ciudad avanzamos hacia el verde Shelle Sánchez, PhD, Arte
estatuto bajo la nueva Orden de y Cultura /Albuquerque
Salud Pública del estado.
La ciudad está a punto de volver
a abrir por completo y, por primera
vez en más de un año, instalaciones dad discutieron lo que significa el
como el Centro de Convenciones, cambio a semáforo verde para una
cines, lugares y bares pueden abrir
sus puertas. Los líderes de la ciu- Vea Albuquerque/Esp, página 2513 6 Mayo 2021
State News / Noticias del Estado
Senator Luján Visits La Clínica de Familia in Las Cruces
including farmworkers, rural resi-
dents, and homebound individu-
als.
mittee,” said Luján. “Getting shots in
the arms of New Mexicans will play
an important role in allowing New
“
“Getting shots in the
arms of New Mexicans
“The stress, uncertainty, and Mexicans to get back to normal, will play an important
loss of the COVID-19 pandemic spend time with friends and fam- role in allowing New
have triggered an unprecedented ily, and continue down the path of Mexicans to get back to
rise in mental health challenges. emotional recovery. I was pleased normal.”
Organizations like La Clínica de Fa- to hear from Dr. Parajon about how
milia are meeting the moment by health providers are mobilizing to
expanding mental and behavioral reach our most distant and vulner- troducing a bipartisan, bicamer-
health services to help New Mex- able communities.” al resolution to recognize May as
icans cope. Today, I had the oppor- Next week, Senator Luján will National Mental Health Awareness
Photo: Office Sen. Luján
tunity to meet with mental health join the co-chairs of the Congres- Month.
providers to discuss how I can sional Mental Health Caucus, Rep.
continue to support their work as a Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA-32) and For More New México News:
member of the Senate HELP Com- Rep. John Katko (R-NY-24), in in- ELSEMANARIO.US
U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján visited La Clínica de Familia in Las Cruces, NM, this week to
discuss increased need for mental health services and vaccine equity.
Virgil Medina and behavioral health
NEW MEXICO
professionals to discuss how the
I
n recognition of National Men- clinic is meeting the increased need
tal Health Awareness Month, for mental health services. Senator
U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján Luján also joined NM Department
(D-N.M.), a member of the Sen- of Health Deputy Secretary Dr.
ate Committee on Health, Educa- Laura Parajon and representatives
tion, Labor and Pensions, visited from several community outreach
La Clínica de Familia (LCdF) in Las organizations on the LCdF mobile
Cruces, NM on May 4th. vaccine unit to discuss vaccinat-
During his visit, he met with CEO ing hard-to-reach-communities,
OHV’s Departing From Trails
Leave a Noticeable Impact
Photo: Hannah Grover/NM Political Report
Tire tracks are seen in an area where an OHV driver left an established route in Aztec.
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NEW MEXICO
By Hannah Grover
“As the Census data is
W
hen it comes to outdoor approved by Congress, it
recreation, departing is paramount we work at
from designated trails the local level to ensure
can have negative impacts on the political maps are drawn
areas. Axie Navas, the director of fairly and equitably, to
the state’s Outdoor Recreation Di- guarantee representation of
vision, said mountain bicycles, hik- each resident of our state.”
ers and off-highway vehicles can
all leave their tracks across the Oriana Sandoval, Center
landscapes. for Civic Policy
But when the driver of an
off-highway vehicle, like an ATV
or dirt bike, heads off of estab-
lished trails, it is much more notice- See Trails on page 26También puede leer
