México state resident Houdini González lost both his mother and his brother in September to illnesses he firmly believes they could have survived had they gotten hospital care in time and we were looking for a place where we could take them it was too late,” he said in an interview with the newspaper Milenio lives 10 minutes away from an unfinished hospital construction site that has been sitting idle for the last seven years and has been stripped over time of the wiring the plumbing in its walls by thieves looking to sell the copper for salvage It is one of 10 hospitals across the state that were started years ago by previous state administrations and never finished the projects represented millions of pesos in investment Ríos says the projects have been handed off from administration to administration with no one finishing them or complying with federal requirements that would give the state money to complete the buildings State lawmaker Karina Labastida recently told Milenio that 981 million pesos would be required to finish the abandoned hospitals Chicoloapan’s hospital was supposed to offer internal medicine plus X-ray equipment and laboratories and 18 hospital beds the city of Tlalnepantla was supposed to get a hospital in the Caracoles neighborhood the promised hospital is an unfinished shell with no assurances from anyone about when or if it will be completed “It means insufficient healthcare for the people who live in the community,” said Sergio Martínez Solís residents were supposed to get a cancer hospital After officials spent 800 million pesos on the project A petition with 60,000 México state residents’ signatures has made its way to Governor Alfredo de Mazo demanding that the government finish the hospitals but as yet the government has made no commitments all that residents have managed to accomplish is to clean up the trash and debris on the site themselves Source: Milenio (sp) ADVERTISE WITH MND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES Subscription FAQ's Privacy Policy Mexico News Daily - Property of Tavana LLC But without immigration papers or an education Peralta and his sister both will defy the long odds that were stacked against them Their goal now: Help others from similar circumstances Peralta will receive a bachelor’s of science in chemistry from UC Irvine while his sister will be awarded a degree from Cal State Los Angeles But we risked everything to change our lives,” he said  “I know there are other kids who were like me and are waiting for someone to help them.” Amel Peralta becomes emotional as he thinks about reaching a milestone that attests to a future so much brighter than his past “Uncertainty is part of the undocumented experience,” he said “But my sister and I have come this far began working at the age they should have been starting elementary school Amel Peralta’s single ambition was simply to escape the poverty and violence he faced on an almost daily basis traveling across the border as unaccompanied minors their aim was to unite with distant family in New York and figure things out from there “If you had asked me that day I was crossing the border when I was 13 could I see myself graduating from college I would have said: never,” Amel Peralta said he and his sister arrived to circumstances that bore little difference to the life of hardship they’d left behind they worked full time at whatever jobs they could find in the underground economy — dry cleaning domestic help — working for below minimum wage and often in poor conditions As undocumented immigrants and underage workers “It felt like there was no hope for us,” Peralta said Amel Peralta made a last ditch effort to improve his situation contacting an acquaintance in California who had offered to help “But we said to ourselves: This is enough We have to do something to change our lives.” the risk paid off.  Their California connection — a friend of the family named Brian Roge Fonteyn — took them in contributing money so they could attend classes at Mt the classes were his first experience with formal schooling and he enrolled in the most remedial courses he could find He poured his energy and determination into his schoolwork and had excellent grades and two associate’s degrees in math and science It took two more years for Peralta to complete the transfer process and be accepted to several UC campuses But there was an additional hurdle: Because he had not gone to high school Peralta did not qualify for the assistance available to undocumented students through AB 540 a law which extends in-state tuition and eligibility for state financial aid to students who have completed three years of UC Irvine undergraduate dean Sharon Salinger took up Peralta’s cause waiving his fees until he was able to qualify for AB 540 status under an exception Amel Peralta’s tuition was fully covered under UC’s Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan Scholarships helped cover books and other expenses commuting as much as two to three hours to get to class helping other undergrads with math and science The chemistry major had been attracted to UC Irvine because of the opportunity to do research he participated in an NSF-funded summer research fellowship looking at the effects of prairie restoration at a microbial level.  He works as a peer mentor at the campus student outreach and retention center an organization to support undocumented students I’ve grown so much,” said Peralta “It has been just an incredible experience for me.” Amel Peralta’s celebration this weekend is made doubly joyful by the fact that his sister will receive her undergraduate degree on the very same day From their lives as orphans in Mexico to their journey to the U.S and their experience as undocumented workers and students Now the two hope to work together to start a nonprofit to serve immigrant women and children who qualifies for temporary relief from deportation under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals with hopes of becoming a doctor and doing humanitarian work in the U.S “My sister and I made it,” he said “We see it as our duty to make sure others make it.” UCLA researchers are developing a gene-editing platform that aims to correct the root cause of the disease Researchers discovered a molecular timer that gets activated in the first days of pregnancy and influences when mice give birth The University of California opened its doors in 1869 with just 10 faculty members and 40 students the UC system has more than 295,000 students and 265,000 faculty and staff with 2.0 million alumni living and working around the world despite that innate love of helping and serving others her heart sucumbed to  another passion that she discovered years later and despite the closeness that she had with boxing Zulina was never a fan of this sport and she even declined accompanying her brother to the training sessions or cards in which he appeared But Zulina’s perspective towards the sport changed when she saw the admiration that her father had for boxing So one day she decided to attend a Golden Gloves tournament and from that moment on She made her professional debut in March 2005 at the Salón Súper Estrella against Miriam Serrano who fell  to a tremendous knockout in the first round perseverance and passion are the key to her success Privacy Policy / Cookie Policy A joint raid by the National Defense and the Navy the Attorney General’s Office and federal agents arrested the suspects on charges of extortion according to warrants issued by the country’s General Attorney The arrests were carried out in the municipalities of Amanalco “The Task Force deployed in various sites of the State of Mexico to dismantle the municipal support network for members of various criminal organizations that operate in the state,” a joint communiqué explains All suspects were briefed of their constitutional rights and placed at the disposal of the Public Ministry which will define their legal situation and proceed with the investigations of the case The Security Cabinet reiterated its willingness to work in coordination with the state governments to arrest prioritized suspects and maintain peace in the country Mexico is implementing a security strategy focused on the structural causes of violence by strengthening and consolidating the National Guard promoting intelligence and investigation in a coordinated manner between the Security Cabinet and the federal entities in the first 39 days of the current government law enforcement forces have arrested 3,015 individuals for high-impact crimes and confiscated 42 tons of drugs | Text SMS to 8100 with content PLReceive 4 mesages x 25 cup © 2016-2021 Prensa Latina Latin American News Agency Radio – Publications  – Videos – News by the minute.All Rigts Reserved Web Site developed by IT Division  Prensa Latina Firefighters from 11 municipalities in México state and Mexico City battled a blaze for six hours Sunday that led to two injuries and 100 homes being temporarily evacuated The fire occurred at two adjoining companies — including one that collects and recycles waste and one that sells diesel gasoline and biodiesel — in Chicoloapan de Juárez The city of 200,000 is considered part of the Greater Mexico City urban area A column of black smoke could be seen from miles away According to Chicoloapan Mayor Nancy Gómez the fire originated in a plant belonging to the company Enermex which according to its website sells fuel products like gasoline after a truck within the company’s facility caught fire The fire appears to have spread to another nearby company a home and industrial waste collection company firefighters had to smash down walls at Enermex in order to enter and fight the fire The two now-gutted businesses are located near Chicoloapan de Juárez’s Central de Abastos Gómez said that the evacuation of 100 residents was only a precaution The homes were not close to the conflagration The only injuries were to a firefighter who suffered smoke inhalation and a Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) employee who was onsite to help CFE personnel cut off the electricity and took a blow to the shoulder from debris Authorities did not explain how the CFE employee happened to be hit by the debris Some vehicles parked in the area sustained damage Sunday and three hours later seemed to have been controlled It took about an hour to get the new blaze under control With reports from El Universal and La Jornada 43,000+ global companies doing business in the region 102,000+ key contacts related to companies and projects news and interviews about your industry in English