Tag: Immigrants

  • ‘Maletas Migrantes’ Exhibit Explores the Immigrant Experience

    Andurriales del corazón (The Detours of the Heart), 2012 by Bana Fernández Rolfi from “Maletas Migrantes,” an art exhibit on display at the New Americans Museum in Liberty Station from July 23 through Oct. 2, 2015. By Megan Burke and Maureen Cavanaugh On the surface, a simple suitcase may not seem to have much artistic…

  • San Diego Cabbies Brace for an Open Taxi Market

    San Diego’s taxi industry will no longer have its long-standing cap. KPBS reporter Megan Burks reports on the change and its effects. | Video Credit: Nicholas McVicker By Megan Burks Starting Wednesday, the long-standing cap on the number of taxis allowed in San Diego is history. The city says the change will create opportunity in…

  • Immigration Holds Plummet in First Year of Trust Act

    By Jill Replogle California law enforcement officials have granted far fewer requests to hold detained immigrants for federal immigration authorities since the state’s Trust Act went into effect this year. The Trust Act limits the ability of local law enforcement to comply with Immigration and Customs Enforcement requests to hold immigrants longer than their scheduled…

  • American Independent Party Isn’t as ‘Independent’ as New Citizens Think

    Newly Naturalized Citizens in San Diego are encouraged to register to vote, some have trouble identifying with a specific party. | Video Credit: KPBS By Jill Replogle A growing number of San Diego voters are opting against joining the country’s major political parties. The number of people who check the box for “no party preference”…

  • Cabbies Who Make Airport Pickups Must Pass the Smell Test – Literally

    Cabdrivers are facing increasing competition from rideshare services like Uber. One reason consumers say they’re converting: they want to avoid that infamous archetype of the taxi industry – the smelly cabbie. The stereotype for predominantly immigrant drivers falls somewhere between playful and racist. But some in the industry say it’s flat-out wrong when it creeps…