Jacqueline Garcia is a Los Angeles-based freelance journalist with more than a dozen years of experience covering issues ranging from immigration and politics to health and education. A vast majority of her reporting has focused on issues that affect the Latino population. She has committed to working with underserved groups and giving them a voice when needed. Garcia is originally from Puebla, Mexico, and up until 2017—when she gained her legal residency—she was one of the more than 750,000 undocumented immigrants with Deferred Action (DACA). She graduated from Cal State Northridge with a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism and a minor in Spanish language journalism. She recently received her master’s degree in communication management from USC. She is a board member of the California Chicano News Media Association and a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
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The Trump administration’s final “public charge” rule has sown confusion among immigration communities who wonder if using public benefits will hurt their chances of becoming legal residents.
Latinos make up 39% of the state’s population but 5% of physicians and surgeons. A young doctor hopes to close the gap.
Known as the public charge rule, it allowed the government to deny green cards to people who received Medicaid, food stamps, rental support and other essential forms of non-cash aid.
"I never talked about this because it is taboo," said a Los Angeles mother of three.
Will fears of the Trump-era “public charge” rule keep immigrants from signing up?
Child care workers are not required to get the vaccine — yet.
Dozens of musicians have died. Hundreds have been infected. With no other source of income, many had no choice but to risk viral exposure and perform.
A couple dreamed of having children. But their hopes and plans did not include lockdown, loneliness, and a chaotic, overwhelmed health care system.
Four siblings living in a converted garage struggle to learn — with spotty WiFi and no headphones.
Can a new strategy targeting the hardest-hit communities help bring the surging epidemic under control?