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Our history warns us that what begins as political rhetoric can lead to catastrophic actions

(The Mercury) - We have just concluded one of the most consequential presidential elections in recent history, and now we must face the reality of one of the most troubling themes of that election that may very well become policy: mass deportation.




North Fair Oaks residents unite against rising anti-immigrant rhetoric

(The Mercury) - In a nation that prides itself on being built by immigrants, North Fair Oaks — an unincorporated San Mateo County community informally known as  “Little Mexico” by locals — is confronting a surge of intolerance toward immigrants, fueled by right-wing rhetoric.




(Peninsula 360 Press) - On Thursday morning, October 31, community leaders from San Mateo County joined the voice of California Senator Josh Becker to reaffirm their support for the immigrant community that today, more than ever, is attacked and lives in fear of being deported if Donald Trump comes to power.




REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (KRON) — We are less than a week away from the presidential election and one of the big issues this year is immigration. Former President Donald Trump is promising that if reelected, he will try to deport millions of immigrants who are in the United States illegally. Hoping to get ahead of the issue, some California elected officials are already opposing that plan.




(Crockite News) - LOS ANGELES — On Thursday, Sens. Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) and Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) officially launched the Mexican Repatriation Memorial Project in Los Angeles.




(NBC News) - More than one million people of Mexican descent, who were mostly American citizens, were rounded up in informal raids and deported after being blamed from taking jobs from other U.S. citizens in the 1930s. NBC News' Steven Romo reports on how a high school student's history report shed new light on the Mexican Repatriation and is getting attention for it.

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(The Japan Times) LOS ANGELES – Electronic devices that capture and analyze brain signals are becoming more mainstream, with brain-reading meditation apps, brain-computer video game interfaces and even attention-tracking headphones hitting the consumer market.

Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, last month publicly tested an augmented reality interface where users navigate the world with neurological signals picked up from a wristband.




The state extended its current personal privacy law to include the neural data increasingly coveted by technology companies.

(New York Times) - On Saturday, Governor Gavin Newsom of California signed a new law that aims to protect people’s brain data from being potentially misused by neurotechnology companies.