The California-Mexico Studies Center

Armando Vazquez-Ramos, President & CEO

1551 N. Studebaker Road, Long Beach, CA
90815
Phone: (562) 430-5541 Cell: (562) 972-0986
californiamexicocenter@gmail.com

"El Magonista"
Vol. 4 No. 33
October 11th, 2016
Marco A. Firebaugh Tribute and
International Seminar on
Migration and Public Policy

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Future

Underrepresented

Educational

Leaders

(F.U.E.L.),

in

collaboration with the California-Mexico Studies Center, will host a

Tribute for Marco Antonio Firebaugh in celebration of what would be his
50th birthday, this Thursday, October 13th from 8PM-10PM in the
University Student Union room 205 (USU-205) at CSU Long Beach.
Expected attendees include, Firebaugh's mother and children, other
members of his family, as well as prominent local leaders, such as Mayor
Jorge Morales of South Gate, and students. You won't want to miss this
wonderful opportunity to honor Marco's life and legacy.
Marco Antonio Firebaugh's legacy reflects a wide range of undertakings,
and foremost was his dedication to serving the most vulnerable and the
underrepresented. Above all, he stood up for immigrants and working
families.
Marco was born on October 13, 1966 in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico,
migrated to the U.S. as a young boy and never forgot his humble
beginnings. After being diagnosed with liver disease in 2003, he died on
March 21, 2006 from severe complications.
His legacy lives on today in particular through his AB-540 bill, signed into
law on Oct 12, 2001 by Governor Gray Davis, allowing undocumented
students in California to pay in-state tuition, at public colleges and
universities rather than the out-of-state rate for non-residents. A historic
breakthrough precedent in U.S. higher education, now replicated by
several states that benefit the growing student population now often
referred to as Dreamers.
To learn more about Marco Antonio Firebaugh's life and legacy, read this
article from the CMSC website and see the video below:

Upcoming Events:

International Seminar on Migration and Public Policy:

Challenges Facing Immigrants in the U.S. and

Mexico in 2017

Seminar Description:

El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF) and the California-Mexico

Studies Center (CMSC) will host an international seminar on November
17 and 18, 2016 at the COLEF campus in Tijuana, Mexico; to address
the prospects and policy agenda for the 60-million U.S. Latino population,
in the aftermath of the U.S. presidential election. The seminar will focus
upon issues pertaining to a comprehensive immigration reform, Dreamers
on both sides of the border, the role of higher education institutions
relative to policy studies and research, and other topics regarding
immigration between both nations such as U.S. citizen children exiled in
Mexico and Central America, and deported veterans and mothers of U.S.
citizens.
Goal of the Seminar:
Promote a post-election binational discussion between Mexico and U.S.
stakeholders on migration and immigration reform in the U.S., and the role
of Higher Education Institutions, through a dialogue involving immigrants,
academics and policymakers.
Hosted by COLEF and the CMSC, in collaboration with:

Hermandad Mexicana Humanitarian Foundation, Santa Ana,

California
Comunidad Interdisciplinaria de Estudios Migratorios (CIEM)
Programa de Estudios sobre Latinos en EEUU, Casa de las
Amricas
Centro Tlahuica de Lenguas e Intercambio Cultural (CETLALIC),
Mxico
Seminario Permanente de Estudios Chicanos y de Fronteras
(SPECHF), INAH-DEAS
Coordinadora Nacional de Inmigracin 2016, Chicago, Illinois
Otros Dreams en Accin (ODA)
Instituto para las Mujeres en la Migracin, A.C. (IMUMI)
Border Angels - Angeles de la Frontera

Program:
Thursday November 17, 2016:
9:00 am

Registration

9:20 am

Welcome: Armando Vazquez-Ramos, Lucia Ortiz and Rodrigo Aguilar

Inauguracin: Tonatiuh Guillen, Presidente del COLEF

9:45 am

Break

9:55 am

Keynote: California Senator Lou Correa

Topic: Perspectivas sobre la reforma migratoria en Estados Unidos
Presentador: Estudiante MEP (COLEF)

10:55 am

Break

11:10 am

Panel 1: Post-electoral reflection on public policies and the

inclusion of immigrants and advocates in the U.S: and

Mexico
Moderator: Prof. Armando Vazquez-Ramos

Leopoldo Guerrero Daz, Undersecretary of Basic Education,

State Educational System of Baja California
Rafael Alarcn, Professor-researcher (COLEF)
Nativo Lopez, Hermandad Mexicana Humanitarian Foundation
Maggie Loredo, Otros Dreamers in Action (ODA)
California-Mexico Dreamers' testimonies: Carolina Aguilar
(UNAM-CISAN), Sandra Lopez (CSULB), Alvaro Castillo (CSUN)
and Lidieth Arevalo (CSULB)

1:00pm

Lunch

2:30pm

Panel 2: Immigration Policies and their impact upon immigrant families

Moderator: Lorenia Urbalejo, Interdisciplinary Community of Migration
Studies

4:40 pm

Yara Amparo Lpez Lpez (State Coordinator of Probem, State

Educational System of Baja California)
Eunice Vargas, Professor-researcher (COLEF)
Gretchen Kunher, Instituto para las Mujeres en la Migracin, A.C.
(IMUMI)
Yolanda Varona, Dreamers Moms USA/Tijuana
Hctor Barajas, Casa de Veteranos Deportados
Enrique Morones, Border Angels - Angeles de la Frontera

Adjournment

Friday November 18, 2016

9:00 am to 2:00 pm

Field Research and Guide Visits (limited places)

9:00 am

Depart from hotel

9:30 to 10:20 am

Padre Chava's breakfast hall

10:20 to 11:20 am

La Casa del Migrante en Tijuana (Centro Scalabrini)

11:20 to 12:20 pm

The Bunker Center for Deported U.S. Military Veterans

12:20 to 1:20 pm

U.S.-Mexico Border at Playas de Tijuana

1:20 to 2:00 pm

Return to Hotel

Sponsors:

For more information visit the CMSC website.

Opening the Door of Hope

"Abriendo la Puerta de la Esperanza"

At 12pm on Saturday November 19th--the day following the close of this

conference--an organization called Border Angels will be hosting an event you
will not want to miss! Border Angels will be making history once again by

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