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CHCC 2018 Convention to be held in Los Angeles SACRAMENTO – The Califor-nia Hispanic Chambers of Commerce (CHCC) has announced this year’s An-nual Convention Award recipients who will be honored at this year’s annual con-vention taking place in Los Angeles on August 22nd-24th. This year’s convention’s 2018 theme – “California Voice” – will celebrate the 40-year history of CHCC leadership, reflect on past accomplishments, and promote growth and networking for Hispanic businesses in California. “We at the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce are delighted to recognize these deserving professionals,” said Julian Canete, President and CEO of the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce. “These honorees are truly devoted to both their work and social responsibility.” This year’s award recipients are as fol-lows: Regional Business Awards:

• Inland Empire Region: NIR Plumbing • Central Region: AmeriGuard Secu-rity Services, Inc. • Northern Region: Multi Vision La-tina, LLC • Southern Region: Feliciano Serrano Kidney and Vascular Access Center of California Latina Empresaria Awards: • Latina Hall of Fame: Doreen Dominguez, Vanir Group of Companies, Inc. • Latina Hall of Fame: Carmen Rad, C&R Custom, Inc. • Minerva: Brenda Rejamad, BD tax & Finance Group, Inc. • Pioneer: Regina Talamantez, RT Engineering & Associates, Inc. • Rising Star: Nathalie Huerta, The Queer Gym Hispanic Millennials Awards: • Shark of the Year: Jesus Arguelles, Arguelles Capital Access

• Oscar de la Hoya Entrepreneurship & Community Excellence: Tiq Chapa, Latina Business Action Network CHCC Awards: • Chamber of the Year: Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Sonoma County

• Executive of the Year: Marlen Mar-roquin, US-MX Chamber of Commerce - CA Chapter • Corporate of the Year: AT&T Also being recognized this year is Richard Montañez, the creator of Flamin’

Border apprehensions of migrant families have risen substantially so far in 2018 By Kristen Bialik The United States apprehended nearly 49,000 family members at the U.S.-Mexico border between January and June of this year – more than twice as many as during the same time period last year, and the highest number dur-ing any January-June period since at least 2012, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Customs and Border Protection data. Family members also increased as a share of all border apprehensions (24%) over this period compared with the past six years. All told, there were nearly 203,000 apprehensions along the southern U.S. border during the first half of the year,

compared with around 104,000 during the same period in 2017. These figures include family members as well as unac-companied children and individuals. The apprehension of families and unaccompanied children has received renewed attention following the Trump administration’s announcement of a “zero tolerance” policy in April. The policy led families to be separated at the border starting in May, though President Donald Trump ended the separation policy in an executive order late last month. Family units make up an increasing share of U.S. border apprehensionsThis

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SACRAMENTO - Las Cámaras de Comercio Hispanas de California (CHCC) han anunciado los galardona-dos de la Convención Anual de este año que serán honrados en la convención anual de este año que se llevará a cabo en Los Ángeles del 22 al 24 de agosto. El tema de la convención de 2018 de este año, “California Voice”, <<La Voz de California>>, celebrará los 40 años de historia del liderazgo de CHCC, reflejará los logros pasados y promoverá el crecimiento y la creación de redes para las empresas hispanas en California. “En las Cámaras de Comercio Hispanas de California estamos encantados de reconocer a estos profesionales merecedores”, dijo Ju-lian Canete, Presidente y Director Ejecutivo de las Cámaras de Com-ercio Hispanas de California. “Estos homenajeados están verdaderamente dedicados tanto a su trabajo como a su responsabilidad social”. Los galardonados de los premios de este año son los siguientes: Premios Regionales de Negocios• Región del Imperio Interior: NIR Plumbing• Región Central: AmeriGuard Security Services, Inc.• Región Norte: Multi Vision Latina, LLC

• Región Sur: Feliciano Serrano Kidney and Vascular Access Center of Califor-nia Premios de Empresarias Latinas:• Salón de Fama Latina: Doreen Dominguez, Vanir Group of Compa-nies, Inc.• Salón de Fama Latina: Carmen Rad, C & R Custom, Inc.• Minerva: Brenda Rejamad, BD Tax & Finance Group, Inc.• Pionera: Regina Talamantez, RT En-gineering & Associates, Inc.• Nueva Estrella: Nathalie Huerta, The Queer Gym Premios de Milenarios Hispanos:• Tiburón del Año: Jesus Arguelles, Ar-guelles Capital Access• Oscar de la Hoya en Emprendimiento y Excelencia en la Comunidad: Tiq Chapa, Latina Business Action Net-work Premios CHCC:• Cámara del Año: Cámara de Comer-cio Hispana del Condado de Sonoma• Ejecutivo del Año: Marlen Marro-quin, Cámara de Comercio EEUU-MX - Capítulo de CA• Corporativo del Año: AT&T También este año se reconoce a Richard Montañez, el creador de Fla-min ‘Hot Cheetos. Richard se llevará a casa el Premio del Presidente que rinde

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May the first full month during which the policy was in effect – border agents apprehended 9,485 family members at the U.S.-Mexico border. This rep-resents a significant increase over the same month last year (1,580), though is still lower than in May 2014 (12,772), when apprehensions spiked amid a surge in immigration, particularly among Central American children. Family ap-prehensions made up nearly a quarter (24%) of all Southwest border appre-hensions in May this year, the highest share for that month since at least 2012. Though Trump ended the separation policy in late June, Customs and Border Protection apprehended a similar num-ber of family members at the Southwest border that month (9,449), representing a slightly larger share of all June appre-hensions (28%). One result of the administration’s zero-tolerance policy has been increased public attention on family separations. A total of 2,342 children were separated from families between May 5 and June 9 of this year, according to Customs and Border Protection. Around 2,000 adults from those families were referred for prosecution. The agency has not pub-lished data on family separations occur-ring before May 5, so it’s not yet known how these totals compare with prior time periods. However, estimates from the Department of Homeland Security suggest more than 4,100 children have been separated since October 2016. U.S. apprehensions of unaccom-

panied children rose substantially over past yearBorder agents also apprehended around 6,400 unaccompanied children on the Southwest border this May, a figure higher than each previous month during the 2018 calendar year and a no-table increase over the same month last year (1,473). However, the number of unaccompanied children apprehended in June declined to around 5,100. (Unaccompanied child apprehensions do not include children who were ap-prehended as a family unit and later became unaccompanied as a result of prosecution initiatives.) The vast majority of immigrant families and unaccompanied minors ap-prehended on the U.S.-Mexico border come from Mexico or the Northern Triangle region (El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras). So far in fiscal year 2018 (from Oc-tober 2017 to the end of June), more than 66,000 family members from Northern Triangle countries have been apprehended at the border, compared with around 71,000 in all of fiscal 2017. Around half of these family members came from Guatemala (33,389), fol-lowed by Honduras (24,451). In addi-tion, around 1,600 apprehended family members were from Mexico, which has seen declines in immigration to the U.S. in recent years even as Northern Triangle countries have outpaced growth else-where. Many families are leaving countries with high levels of violent crime, a fact

highlighted last year by U.S. Vice Presi-dent Mike Pence when he said “vicious gangs and vast criminal organizations” drive illegal immigration to the U.S. In 2016, El Salvador had the world’s high-est murder rate (82.8 homicides per 10,000 people), followed by Honduras (at a rate of 56.5). Guatemala was 10th (at 27.3), according to data from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Poverty represents another motivat-ing force for migration from Central America. Northern Triangle nations are among the poorest in Latin America, and although some have seen a reduc-tion of poverty in recent years, high shares of people still live on less than $2 a day (the international poverty line is $1.90). Within Latin America and the Caribbean, Honduras has the second-highest share (16%) of people below the international poverty line, after Haiti (24%), according to the latest data from the World Bank. Guatemala is fourth-highest at 9%. In El Salvador, 2% of people live below $2 a day.

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Given the level of poverty in the region, some migrants seek out eco-nomic opportunity in the U.S. in hopes of sending money back to their home countries. Most remittance dollars flow-ing to Latin America come from the U.S., and for Northern Triangle coun-tries in particular, remittances make up a relatively large share of each country’s gross domestic product. In Honduras, for example, remittances were 19% of the nation’s GDP in 2017, according to data from the World Bank. In com-parison, remittances were about 3% of Mexico’s GDP last year. For unaccompanied children, family reunification could also be a strong driv-er. Among children from the Northern Triangle who were apprehended by the U.S. between January 2014 and April 2015, 60% were released to a parent al-ready living in the U.S. Fewer than 10% were released to a non-family sponsor, such as a family friend or a person the family had no previous relationship with, according to an analysis by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.


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Hot Cheetos. Richard will be taking home the Chairman’s award which hon-ors individuals who best represent the values, mission, and vision of the CHCC. “Thank you, I am very honored and proud to be associated with the team at CHCC,” said Richard Montanez. “The work the chambers lead across the state directly tied into the positive trend our GDP and the low employment level. Small business is the quickest growth engine our country has and a strategy for wealth creation.” Dr. Yasmin Da-vidds, and the Zendejas Family Restau-rants will also received the Chairman’s Award.

To recognize our Veterans and those who have serviced, the CHCC will be presenting its inaugural Veterans award. The Veteran’s Award is presented to two veterans each year and seeks to recognize the positive contributions of a Hispanic veteran to the Hispanic community, small business, our coun-try, and the economy. This year’s Veteran Award recipients are Joel Ortiz and Lt. Col Olga Custodio. For more information, including reg-istration, convention agenda, sponsorship or exhibitor opportunities, please visit www.chccconvention.com or call (916) 444-2221.

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homenaje a las personas que mejor representan los valores, la misión y la visión del CHCC. “Gracias, me siento muy honrado y orgulloso de estar asociado con el equipo de CHCC”, dijo Richard Montanez. “El trabajo que las cámaras lideran en todo el estado se relacionó directamente con la tendencia positiva de nuestro PBI y el bajo nivel de empleo. Las pequeñas empresas son el motor de crecimiento más rápido de nuestro país y una estrate-gia para la creación de riqueza. “Dra. Yasmin Davidds y los Restaurantes Fa-miliares Zendejas también recibirán el Premio del Presidente. Para reconocer a nuestros veteranos

y aquellos que han prestado servicios, el CHCC presentará su primer premio de Veteranos. El Premio de Veteranos se otorga a dos veteranos cada año y busca reconocer las contribuciones positivas de un veterano hispano a la comunidad hispana, las pequeñas empresas, nuestro país y la economía. Los ganadores del Premio Veterano de este año son Joel Ortiz y Teniente Coronel Olga Custodio. Para obtener más información, incluido el registro, la agenda de la convención, el patrocinio o las opor-tunidades para expositores, visite www.chccconvention.com o llame al (916) 444-2221.

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NCQA Reaccreditation for HEALTH PLAN OF SAN JOAQUIN The National Committee for Qual-ity Assurance (NCQA) has awarded Health Plan of San Joaquin its three-year reaccreditation in the category of Medicaid HMO. NCQA is one of the most comprehensive evaluations in the health insurance industry. HPSJ Chief Medical Officer Lak-shmi Dhanvanthari, MD, said: “Health Plans accredited by NCQA demon-strate their ongoing commitment to delivering high-quality care... NCQA is very member focused and this reac-creditation reaffirms the company wide dedication to serve our members and the community.” For members of Health Plan of San Joaquin, who are mostly working fami-lies and children, as well as seniors and persons with disabilities, this means –

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San Joaquin General Hospital’s Trauma Center Advances To Level III Designation San Joaquin General Hospital’s Trau-ma Center has been verified as a Level III Trauma Center by the Verification Review Committee (VRC), an ad hoc committee of the Committee on Trauma (COT) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). This achievement recognizes the trauma center’s dedication to providing optimal care for critically injured patients within San Joaquin County. Established by the American College of Surgeons in 1987, the COT’s Consul-tation/Verification Program for Hospitals promotes the development of trauma centers in which participants provide not only the hospital resources necessary for trauma care, but also the entire spectrum of care to address the needs of all injured patients. This spectrum encompasses the Hospital’s pre-hospital phase through the rehabilitation process. San Joaquin General Hospital’s Trauma Center is one of an exclusive group of California area verified trauma centers that must meet the essential crite-ria that ensure trauma care capability and institutional performance, as outlined by the American College of Surgeons Com-mittee on Trauma. The ACS Committee on Trauma provides confirmation that a

trauma center has demonstrated its com-mitment to providing the highest quality trauma care for all injured patients. The actual establishment and the designation of trauma centers is the function of lo-cal, regional, or state health care systems, or agencies such as the local emergency medical services (EMS) authority. There are five separate categories of verification in the COT’s program. Each category has specific criteria that must be met by a facility seeking that level of verification. Each hospital has an on-site review by a team of experienced site re-viewers, who use the current Resources for the Optimal Care of the Injured Pa-tient manual as a guideline in conducting the survey. The American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational association of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical education and practice and to improve the care of the surgical patient. The College has over 72,000 members and it is the largest as-sociation of surgeons in the world. Long-standing achievements have placed the ACS in the forefront of American surgery and have made it an important advocate for all surgical patients.

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Shade screens Smoke &

Carbon Monoxide Detectors

¿Le gustaría recibir reparaciones a su hogar GRATIS que le ayudara a conservar energía y

reducir su factura de utilidades? El programa de asistencia energetica del condado de San

Joaquin y el programa de Climatización puede proveer asistencia financiera para pagar su factura de utilidades y

mejorar la eficiencia energetica de su hogar. Estos programas estan disponibles para inquilinos o propietarios que califican. Revise tabla de ingresos---------->

Para más información sobre Asistencia Energetica (HEAP), llame 209-468-3988. Para más información sobre el programa de Climatización, llame 209-468-0439.

O visite www.sjchsa.org/Assistance/Financial-Assistance

¿Necesita ayuda para pagar su factura de

utilidades? MIRA

*Hogares de 4 personas o más, por favor llame.

Consulte la tabla de abajo para ver si usted califica:

2018 Requisitos de Ingresos

# Personas

en el hogar*

Ingreso Anual

Ingreso Mensual

1 $25,175.76 $2.097.98

2 $32,922.24 $2,7,43.52

3 $40,668.60 $3,389.05

4 $48,414.96 $4,034.58

Programa de Climatización del Condado de San Joaquin

Reparación o reemplazo de refrigerador, microondas, estufas

Reparación o reemplazo del Calefacción/Aire acondicionado

Aislamento térmico

Reparación o reemplazo del calentador de agua

Reemplazo de ventilador de techo

Reparación o

reemplazo de puerta

Cabezales de ducha

Termostato digital Burletes Bombillas LED Reparación o

reemplazo de ventana (solo cristal)

Pantallas de sombra

Detectores de monóxido de carbono y humo

GRATIS

mobile ticketing technology, and im-proved customer service software and applications to make the customer ex-perience better and provide exceptional customer service through innovation. While many changes have occurred since RTD’s inception in 1965, a robust public transit system is still an essential part of a strong community—providing jobs, supporting economic develop-ment, and connecting people to work, school, medical services, and social

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activities. To build this award-winning transit system, RTD’s employees are committed to providing a safe, reliable, and efficient transportation system for the diverse residents they serve. With the promise of extraordinary customer service, a focus on sustainabil-ity, and a commitment to the people of San Joaquin County as its legacy, RTD is honored to be recognized nationally with the Outstanding Public Transporta-tion System Achievement Award.

En medio de la recia polémica por la política de cero Tolerancia de Donald Trump un muy especial grupo de mani-festantes alzó la voz para decir basta a la Casa Blanca. Un nutrido grupo de adultos reuni-dos en el colectivo “Grannies Respond” (Abuelas responden) hace un alto hoy en Houston antes de culminar una caravana nacional en la ciudad fronteriza de McAl-len (Texas), en rechazo a la “inmoral” sepa-ración de niños de sus padres inmigrantes. Al periplo, que inició en varios auto-buses el pasado 31 de julio en Nueva York, se han ido sumando adeptos de las ciu-dades de Reading y Pittsburgh (Pensilva-nia), Louisville (Kentucky), Montgomery (Alabama) y Nueva Orleans (Luisiana). “Grannies Respond” se formó hace unos dos meses en respuesta a la crisis hu-manitaria originada por la política de “cero tolerancia” del Gobierno del presidente Donald Trump, que separó a más de 2,500

niños inmigrantes de sus padres en la fron-tera con México, de los cuales unos 500 aún no han sido reunificados pese a una orden judicial. El grupo, en su portal de internet hace un llamado al gobierno federal a “que reúna de inmediato a todos los menores separados de sus padres”, así como la pronta liberación de inmigrantes y refugiados detenidos. “Todos debemos ser tratados de forma igualitaria”, señala la página de internet que además muestra el plan trazado para congregarse este lunes con otros grupos similares que viajan también de ciudades como Atlanta (Georgia), Dallas (Texas) o Portland (Oregón), entre otras. “Nuestro gobierno y nuestras institu-ciones no tienen dominio sobre nuestra moralidad. Nosotros, el pueblo, seremos la brújula moral de nuestro país y no descan-saremos hasta que se restauren la compa-sión y la decencia”, señala la organización.

Tina Bernstein, portavoz de “Grannies Respond”, aclaró en entrevista telefónica con Efe que este colectivo representa el sentimiento de una buena parte de los estadounidenses que cree que la separación de familias nunca debió llevarse a cabo. “Nuestra lucha es por la unión del nú-cleo familiar, para que no se repita. Nadie que huye de su país y pone en peligro su vida y la de sus hijos puede tratársele como a un criminal”, sostuvo Bernstein, jubilada, mientras conduce de Luisiana hacia Texas. Clarie Nelson, abuela de cinco nietos y que se unió a la caravana desde Nueva York, asegura que la intención del colectivo será “luchar por la dignidad humana” del prójimo sin importar el lugar de donde vengan o “el color de tu piel”.

En Houston, el grupo será agasajado por varias organizaciones activistas y se plantará por espacio de un ahora en lo que será la sede de un centro de detención de inmigrantes administrada por la empresa Souhwest Key, en el centro de la ciudad. El lunes por la mañana, “Grannies Re-spond” se trasladará a McAllen, en la fron-tera con México, donde efectuará diversas manifestaciones gracias a la coordinación logística de un sinnúmero de organizacio-nes cívicas, religiosas y comunitarias de esa región. Uno de los puntos de encuentro más importantes será la vigilia que tienen preparada frente al centro de detención de inmigrantes más grande del país, que alberga a más de mil personas.

El vía crucis familiar de la política de cero tolerancia de Trump


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The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has awarded Health Plan of San Joaquin its three-year re-accreditation in the category of Medicaid HMO. NCQA is one of the most comprehensive evaluations in the health insurance industry.

NCQA re-accreditation for Health Plan of San Joaquin (HPSJ)

About HPSJHealth Plan of San Joaquin, a not-for-profit, public health plan, has been serving members and the community since 1996. Located in the heart of California’s multicultural Central Valley, HPSJ is the leading Medi-Cal managed care provider in San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties. HPSJ offers a broad network of providers and works closely with physicians to develop programs and services to ensure quality health care for almost 350,000 members who are mostly working families and children, as well as seniors and disabled residents.

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“Health Plans accredited by NCQA demonstrate their ongoing commitment to delivering high-quality care… NCQA is very member focused and this re-accreditation affirms the company wide dedication to serve our members and the community.” -HPSJ Chief Medical Officer Lakshmi Dhanvanthari, MD

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