La representante republicana por Florida María Elvira Salazar volvió a defender la Ley de Dignidad (Dignity Act), una iniciativa bipartidista que propone cambios al sistema migratorio de Estados Unidos. El proyecto contempla un programa para regularizar el estatus de ciertos inmigrantes indocumentados, además de medidas sobre seguridad fronteriza, asilo, empleo y protección para los llamados “dreamers”.

María Elvira Salazar reafirma su respaldo a la Ley de Dignidad

De acuerdo con Salazar, la propuesta ha ganado espacio en el debate público gracias a su presencia en cientos de publicaciones y menciones en medios de comunicación de alcance nacional, estatal y local. La legisladora sostuvo que esa difusión refleja el interés por encontrar una respuesta legislativa al funcionamiento actual del sistema migratorio.

En ese contexto, la congresista afirmó en un comunicado que la ley reunió apoyos de distintos sectores de la sociedad. Entre ellos mencionó organizaciones religiosas, empresarios, agricultores, educadores, alcaldes y veteranos, quienes coinciden en la necesidad de “arreglar el sistema de inmigración estadounidense, que está obsoleto“.

¿Qué propone la Ley de Dignidad?

La iniciativa, registrada en el Congreso como H.R. 4393 y presentada el 15 de julio de 2025, plantea una reforma basada en varios ejes. Entre ellos se encuentran:

Uno de los puntos centrales es el denominado “Programa de Dignidad”, diseñado con una duración de siete años. Quienes sean aceptados obtendrían protección frente a la deportación y autorización para trabajar y viajar dentro del marco legal, siempre que cumplan los requisitos establecidos por la propuesta.

Para acceder al programa, los solicitantes deberán registrarse ante el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés), presentar información biométrica, superar verificaciones de antecedentes y no contar con historial criminal. Además, deberán mantenerse al día con sus obligaciones tributarias y realizar pagos de restitución durante el período previsto.

Financiamiento, dreamers y cambios en el sistema de asilo

El proyecto establece que los participantes del Programa de Dignidad aporten un total de US$7000 distribuidos a lo largo de siete años. Esos recursos serían destinados al American Worker Fund, un fondo orientado a la capacitación y actualización laboral de trabajadores estadounidenses. La propuesta también contempla un gravamen del 1% sobre los ingresos de los beneficiarios para cubrir los costos del programa, sin recurrir a fondos públicos.

La legislación incorpora disposiciones para los beneficiarios de DACA. En estos casos, se plantea la posibilidad de acceder a un estatus de residencia permanente condicional durante diez años, con la opción de avanzar posteriormente hacia la residencia permanente y, si cumplen los requisitos establecidos, solicitar la ciudadanía estadounidense.

Otro apartado modifica el sistema de asilo mediante la creación de campus humanitarios en la frontera sur. Allí permanecerían los solicitantes mientras sus expedientes son analizados en un plazo estimado de 60 días. La propuesta busca reemplazar el esquema conocido como “captura y liberación” por un procedimiento con resolución más rápida.

Seguridad fronteriza y el futuro del proyecto en el Congreso

En materia de control migratorio, la Ley de Dignidad incluye el despliegue de tecnología para la vigilancia de la frontera, como radares, drones y sensores, además de infraestructura física y un incremento del personal de la Patrulla Fronteriza. También establece la implementación obligatoria del sistema E-Verify para verificar la elegibilidad laboral de los trabajadores en todo el país norteamericano.

Salazar sostuvo que el proyecto no representa una amnistía, sino un mecanismo basado en el cumplimiento de requisitos, el pago de impuestos y la permanencia dentro del marco legal. La legisladora consideró que la propuesta ofrece una alternativa para abordar la situación de millones de inmigrantes sin abandonar las políticas de control fronterizo.

“Si queremos seguir siendo el ejército número uno del mundo, necesitamos seguir siendo la economía número uno del mundo. Y si no tenemos manos para hacer que esa economía crezca, no estoy segura de cómo vamos a lograrlo”, dijo durante una conferencia de prensa en abril. “Cubriremos y protegeremos a cada uno de los estadounidenses, independientemente de su afiliación política”, señaló.

Para convertirse en ley, la iniciativa todavía debe completar el proceso legislativo federal. Primero necesita ser aprobada por la Cámara de Representantes, luego por el Senado y, finalmente, recibir la firma del presidente de EE.UU.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Dust is expected to linger Saturday morning with the possibility of a dust storm that night, raising health concerns for people with respiratory conditions, children and the elderly.

Arizona’s Family Chief Meteorologist Royal Norman said the lack of rainfall this season could make this year’s dust storms worse than usual.

“We think that this year, because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any rain, and our monsoon has not really gotten here, our monsoon rains, the dust storms might be with us for a couple of weeks, even after we get a day or two of rain,” Norman said.

Dust storms carry more than dirt, according to Dr. Michell Lozano Chinga, a pediatric allergist and immunologist at Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

“When dust passes through, there is not only dust, there are other particles,” Lozano Chinga said.

Those particles include pollutants, pollen and fungal spores — some of which can cause Valley Fever.

“There are particles that kind of stay only in your nose. There are particles that can go down to your lungs,” Lozano Chinga said.

A recent CDC report shows Valley Fever cases approximately doubled from 2005 to 2022. Maricopa County recorded the most cases in Arizona, followed by Pima and Pinal counties. Preliminary data counts more than 8,500 cases in Maricopa County last year and nearly 3,300 so far this year.

Health experts say Valley Fever symptoms vary widely — from no symptoms at all to coughing, wheezing or difficulty breathing. In severe cases, the infection can spread beyond the lungs.

“There are some patients which may have some higher risk factors to get more severe and disseminated infections that can affect not only the lungs, but sometimes muscles, the brain and other parts of your body,” Lozano Chinga said.

Maricopa County health officials say most Valley Fever symptoms will resolve on their own within a few months without treatment. In severe or life-threatening cases, doctors will likely prescribe antifungal medication.

Dr. Lozano Chinga said when a dust storm approaches, people should get inside as soon as possible, close and secure windows, and turn on air purifiers if available.

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While we still have not seen anything close to a full-scale trailer for this winter’s Avengers: Doomsday, promotion is starting to trickle out. This week, that included the first official cast art for the film, featuring nearly all the major characters in this new Avengers assembly. Or rather, a number of Avenger-ish groups stuck together.

It’s awful. The art is awful, to start with, but even though we knew who was in the cast, seeing them in one place compared to the last four Avengers movies in the “good old days” of the MCU is pretty brutal. It’s hard to even know where to start here, but there are issues with almost every aspect of this.

Steve Rogers – Chris Evans is back as a man in a black T-shirt holding Mjolnir, one of the best moments from Avengers: Endgame turned into a permanent part of his character because he gave his shield and uniform away. He shouldn’t be back in the first place, and he certainly shouldn’t look like this.

Sam Wilson Captain America – It is extremely clear that Marvel does not trust Anthony Mackie’s version of Captain America to lead this film after Brave New World, with him perhaps being the fourth- or fifth-highest-profile character in the movie, at best, when previously Steve and Tony led the whole thing.

Doctor Doom – Speaking of Tony, we still have the beyond weird situation of a second main Avengers actor returning, Robert Downey Jr., to play Doctor Doom. This has never stopped being weird as everyone waits for some sort of explanation for that, if there even is one, or if he’s just playing two huge characters in the MCU that don’t actually have anything to do with each other. Both answers would be strange.

The Fantastic Four – The group and especially Reed seem to be getting a top billing, when previously they’ve only been in a single movie that didn’t exactly light the fanbase on fire, no Human Torch pun intended.

Thunderbolts – They are coming off a good but dramatically underperforming movie, which means few audiences saw it. Yelena is being given a big role, as Kevin Feige has said, but she will never be Black Widow.

Thor – Well, at least one OG Avenger is back without any weird changes. That said, he is coming off a truly awful movie with Love and Thunder. Also, why can’t he grow his hair back by now?

Ant-Man – His movies got progressively worse as they went, and Quantumania could actually be the single worst MCU movie. He feels tacked on when so many of the biggest names are missing.

Shang-Chi – Love him, great character, great performance. And he has only been in a single movie that released five full years ago in 2021.

Shuri and M’Baku – Obviously not their fault, but losing Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa has really hurt the Wakanda storyline, and you can see from how big they are on this page how important the film is projecting they will be.

FOX X-Men – God, where to begin? We have said goodbye to this era of the X-Men probably twice already. Professor X has died three times. Channing Tatum’s Gambit was supposed to be a one-off joke in Deadpool and Wolverine, but now he’s actually here for real. They are missing some of the most key team members, from Jean Grey to Storm. Just a nightmare.

Who’s Missing – Who isn’t there is practically as big of a problem as who is. Fans are surfacing old concept art from the original Kang Dynasty storyline, reminding us that this version of the film is missing the likes of Captain Marvel, Vision, Doctor Strange and Hawkeye (Kate Bishop). But obviously it goes far deeper than that. No Hulk, She-Hulk, Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel, War Machine, Spider-Man, Scarlet Witch, any of the Guardians, any of the Netflix Defenders like Daredevil, who is now at 40+ hours of screen time in the MCU after four seasons of his TV series.

I would argue probably 90% of those are more important to include than 70% of the existing Doomsday cast. So much of the problem there is that those characters are often A) lesser names and B) ones that have only been seen once or twice before this film, at best, when so many other characters have a decade or more of time investment behind them. This feels awful.

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