immigration
Immigrants and Refugees: County of Monterey’s Welcoming Resolution and Know Your Rights Resources
The information below was first published on January 16, 2025. Everyone in the United States, regardless of immigration status, has rights. Know Your Rights informational videos in English, Spanish, Triqui, and Mixteco are available at https://www.countyofmonterey.gov/government/departments-a-h/administrative-office/intergovernmental-and-legislative-affairs/know-your-rights. Also available are bilingual (English-Spanish) informational pocket-sized “red cards” summarizing constitutional rights. https://www.countyofmonterey.gov/home/showdocument?id=137315 For more information from the County…
Inmigrantes / Immigrants: “Haciendo una vida – El conocimiento es poder” / “Making a Life – Knowledge Is Power”
Immigrants on California’s Central Coast, and community groups working to inform and protect the rights of these residents. Spanish with English subtitles.
“East of Salinas” and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals / DACA Renewal Clinics in the Monterey Bay Region
Garner neighborhood (a neighborhood in the film, e.g., at 36:45) In the film “East of Salinas,” at 17:00+, you’ll hear: We gave them helmets, but they don’t have bicycles—or skateboards, or scooters. When people think of Monterey County, many think of affluence in Carmel and Pebble Beach. They may be unaware of the large numbers…