With summer approaching and many young adults expected to look for short-term work in order to bridge their finances or grow their professional skills, the personal-finance website WalletHub took an in-depth look at 2018’s Best Places for Summer Jobs. To help job seekers find the best summer employment opportunities, WalletHub’s analysts …
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Public Safety Summit Works Towards Binational Regional Collaboration
-Editorial A group of Imperial County Firefighters rushed to contain a fire that started in a house kitchen having just a few minutes to prevent a bigger fire that would consume the property. This scenario is what firefighters go through as part of their preparation when they are in the …
Read More »Mexican academic presents successful linkage model at SCSU, Minnesota
In order to obtain new and better results in education, universities must work with a new approach and in a coordinated way with government, enterpreneurs and organized civil society. As part of his participation in the ACE Fellows Program, Dr. Jorge Sosa López, Dean of CETYS University’s College of Engineering, …
Read More »Brawley Chamber of Commerce
By: Katie Beth Luna, Brawley Chamber of Commerce Director. The Brawley Chamber of Commerce is a business association that was established in 1904 in Brawley, California. At the time of establishment, the Chamber of Commerce was a hub for business exchange and community interaction. Throughout the years our conceptual purpose …
Read More »The 27th Annual Mariachi Festival Celebrates Culture
By: Mario Conde Mariachi Music has been the traditional music of Mexico for decades and its sound has worldwide recognition. So it’s no surprise that Calexico being a border city decided to capitalize on that tradition and have an annual event that brings the best mariachi bands around. Through its …
Read More »Dr. Martha Garcia was selected as the new IVC President
-Editorial The publishing business has given us the opportunity to meet several amazing people, among those is Martha Garcia, who we met about two years ago. Dr. Garcia captivated us with her charming and friendly personality, ever since we met we became good friends, she’s certainly a bright, hard-working and …
Read More »It’s Urgent to Have a Decent Minimum Wage for Workers
By: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Economist (PhD) In Mexico, a decent minimum wage for workers is urgently needed. All presidential candidates must support the proposal to increase minimum wage. Minimum Wage must reach 98.15 pesos and up to 100 pesos a day. Mexico’s general minimum wage is the lowest among the …
Read More »Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia Will Honor Local Holocaust Survivor Rose Peppin
(RANCHO MIRAGE, CA) Friday morning, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia and the Tolerance Education Center will host a ceremony to honor local Holocaust Survivor, Rose Peppin. “In the midst of the last generation of Holocaust survivors, we must do everything possible to preserve and share these stories so that the world will …
Read More »Imperial Valley Elections is a Show to Watch
By: Mario Conde Election time is here again in the Imperial Valley as candidates are hitting the streets to meet the voters and convince them to vote for them in the upcoming June primary. But beyond putting signs and advertising in the local media helps win the election, it is …
Read More »DOJ and DHS Decide to Forcibly Separate Families and Prosecute Asylum Seekers
WASHINGTON, DC – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) announced new efforts that will result in forcible separation of vulnerable families seeking protection in the United States under U.S. law. AILA Executive Director Benjamin Johnson responded: “It is a gross injustice that DOJ and DHS …
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