*In Georgia, President Biden Calls for Voting Rights Protections
*California’s Historic Law on Overtime Pay for Farmworkers Goes into Effect
*First Migrant Caravan of the Year Beginning in Honduras

This week, President Biden traveled to Atlanta, a city known as the birthplace of the civil rights movement, where he issued a national call to defend minority voting rights and change Senate filibuster rules if necessary.

*On First Anniversary of Attack on Capitol, Trump the Focus of Accusations
*Omicron Variant Explodes Nationwide, Affecting Unvaccinated the Most
* Latinos Face Mental Health Challenges Amid Pandemic and Holiday Stress, but Are Seeking Help

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The year began with an ambitious campaign to vaccinate everyone and contain the devastating coronavirus pandemic. President Biden managed to pass a relief package against the crisis and a huge investment for the country’s infrastructure, but fell short in his immigration reform plans.

*A look back at top news stories of 2021

*Emotional Tribute to Iconic Black Civil Rights Leader in Latino Neighborhood in Los Angeles

* Biden’s Social Spending Package on the Crosshairs
* Worker Protections against Wildfire Smoke Blocked in California
*Guatemalan Journalists Decry Censorship and Harassment

*Decisive Days for Federal Spending Plan and its Immigration Provisions
*Latino Families Devastated by Storms in Washington Await State Assistance
*California Has Safeguards for Workers Exposed to Smoke from Fires, But Do they Work?

*Eleventh-hour Deal Succeeds in Keeping Federal Government Open
*Latino Leaders Express Relief Over Guilty Verdict for White Men in Georgia
*Refugees on the Brink of Despair at Mexico’s Southern Border