blue skies. no matter what they say, it's a good day. find your smile in san diego. i know you wanna leave me. but i refuse to let you go. ain't too proud is a celebration that brings the audience to its feet. into nowhere. the grammy winning songs, the tony winning moves. proud to be ain't too proud the life and times of the temptations february 25th through march 2nd. the damian trujillo: hello and welcome to "comunidad del valle," i'm damian trujillo and today once again los tigres del norte stand up for immigrant rights on your "comunidad del valle." ♪♪♪

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ damian: we begin with the monthly visit by the consulate of mexico in san francisco. with us today is the consul general once again, ana luisa vallejo barba. she's our guest on "comunidad del valle." consul, welcome back to the show. ana luisa vallejo barba: hello, thank you for having me here. damian: thank you for being here. there's a lot of topics we want to talk about, but i have to ask you first before we get started on that your commitment and your office's commitment to the protection of the rights of immigrants, those who come from mexico. ana luisa: yes, exactly. we are advocacy for rights of mexicans here in the united states and of course, the mexican consulate in san francisco is working very hard to do that. and we are inviting all mexicans to come and have the time to

listen to the lawyers that are experts to help them. damian: yeah, and you've been--this has been happening for the, you know, three weeks or so. talk about the mood inside the consulate. [speaking in foreign language] is there a lot of nervousness that goes on because of understandably, everything that's happening. ana luisa: yeah, every day we are waking up with different news and different problems, but of course, we are trying to send this message that mexicans have to be calm and have to continue with their lives and have to go to schools and have to continue with taking the children to the doctors and continue also if they have started with a process of immigration process, they have to continue with that because anything has changed. they have to continue and just work and have a life because in

other case, it's going to be very difficult and we are going to be sick because this anxiety is not good for our health. damian: that is very true. it's a very good point. thank you for pointing that out consul. and you have a direct edict, an order from the president herself, claudia sheinbaum, to make sure that your consulate and every other consulate around the world does what it can to again, to protect the rights of immigrants in the united states. ana luisa: exactly. first of all, we are trying to transmit this information about rights. every mexican, every people, even if they don't have any documents or immigration documents, they have rights and it's very important. they have to understand that they have the right to not to talk to any authority, to not to offer any kind of documentation.

and they have the right to talk to the consulate, of course. if they encounter some kind of immigration authority, they have to follow these steps, not to talk, not to show anything and ask for a lawyer or to talk to the consulate. damian: and they're fortunate that your consulate, like all the others, they have jornada sabatinas. you're open on saturdays and you have consolato mobiles. you go to the different communities that you represent to make sure that ur services go to them, they don't have to come to you. ana luisa: exactly. i would like to announce that we are having this, our next 17 working day is going to be the 22 of february. and we are going to calistoga in march 8. just to, all the people to know. of course, it's very important that they have to know that

these services, orientation services are free and they don't need any appointment because we know that it's very difficult to get an appointment. we have a lot of demand. we are trying our best, but of course, it's very difficult to get an appointment for documentation papers, but if they don't just want to be with kind of information, orientation or the help of a lawyer, they just can come freely to the consulate. and we are preparing the three main consulates here in sacramento, san jose, and san francisco, we are preparing a calling. a call bank of calls to listen all these questions that people, mexicans have has around these topics, migration or other kind

of questions they have. damian: that's wonderful. a phone bank by alti consolatos which is very important. well, you mentioned your jornada sabatinas in calistoga will think in calistoga. why there? well, we know that there's a lot of farm workers. how do you think your wine, your grape, your grapes get picked so you can drink that fabulous wine. the consolato is on folsom street in san francisco. we're going to show you their website. if you want more information again, they have a direct edict by the president of mexico to make sure they do provide those protections to all the mexican nationals here on this side of the border. we'll be back and wrap it up with the consul general of mexico in san francisco, stay with us. ♪♪♪

damian: we are back here on "comunidad del valle" with my guest ana luisa vallejo barba. she's a consul general of mexico in san francisco. all right, now let's talk about some of the other issues and programs that you have the consolato, one is a new app. it's a consul app, consul app contigo. tell us about that.

ana luisa: yeah, we are inviting all mexicans to have this app in their phones because it's very important. it has three main areas. one, is to have the opportunity to make the immediate contact with the consulate or with our center of information and assistance we call-- and also to point this button, you have the opportunity to get information to a family member or a person you are connected. in this moment, as we know, your family or your contact will know that something is happening with you and they don't have to worry or searching hospitals or in other places. they will knowhat you are having a process with the immigration authorities.

this is very important and i think it's very easy just to push a button. and the second part is that you are going to have the information about the consulates are closest to you. and the other part is that there is going to be the information about rights or any other information about propositions, legal propositions against immigration. so it's very easy, it's free, anand you cahave it in your phones. damian: that's great. that's valuable information. we can talk about that also next month if you don't mind because that's a great resource for the folks here. you have an exhibition also at the consolato that we want to talk about that it's called the del mismo varro, what is that? ana luisa: yeah, we want to invite everybody to visit the consulate because it's a wonderful exhibition. it's prepared for the mexican artist, miguel milló, who is

original from tijuana, california. he was living also in california for a time. and he's like making a performance with people, painting the people with roots and seeds and many things. it's very colorful and we are inviting everybody to visit this really a fantastic exhibition. so there are photographs and he's staying with us up to the march 30. so, it's free, you can come, you can visit our lawyers, you can listen many--learn a lot of information. we have this paisano's guide that is very useful if you want to come back to mexico also and also visit this

fantastic exhibition. damian: well, that's wonderful because, you know, there is stress when you come visit any government office, but if you have an exhibition like this, it releases some of that stress. you're able to relax and enjoy some of the great artwork by consul general, thank you so much for being on the show. a lot of great information and thank you for putting that out here on "comunidad del valle." ana luisa: thank you for opening this space for us. damian: all the time, thank you [speaking spanish] again, if you want to get a hold of the consolato, they are on folsom street, here in san francisco. their web address is coming up and download that app. that's a valuable resource if not for you, for your parents, or your compadres. it's a consulapp contigo. but there is a website for more information. up next here on "comunidad del valle," an effort to help children, you'll wanna stay with us.

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damian: maggie cornejo is the director of the san mateo county sheriff's activities league, kind of like a pal, but this is

called sal in san mateo county. maggie joins us now here on "comunidad del valle." welcome to the show, maggie. maggie cornejo: hi, thank you so much for having me today. damian: thank you for being here. you're also a member of the redwood city planning commission. is that correct? maggie: that is correct. damian: so you're keeping very busy, but this is--we're talking maggabout sal today.ect. this is like pal, we all hear about a police activities league, but this is sal with the san mateo county sheriff's office. tell us about that. maggie: yeah, so just a little backstory, like you mentioned, there's people are familiar with pals and sal, the shares activity league is a very unique program that not only offers mentorship to young kids from grade school all the way to high school, but it also offers sports opportunities. so we're like the number one sports provider in the areas of north forks, redwood city, and in the coast. so that's what makes it special and then on top of that, we also create bridges between the kids and law enforcement, which is a

big asset to our community. damian: yeah, because historically, we all know that latinas and latinos have not had the best of relationships with law enforcement. as you mentioned, this is intended to maybe, change that a bit in your fair oaks, hap moon bay, other communities of redwood city. maggie: yes, that is correct. it is intended for us to change that, that perspective and to get to know who really is in your neighborhood. so if kids are out playing on their bikes with friends, they know that if they see an officer, they already have a relationship with that person. so it creates pathways to mentorship and it's importt to share that we serve about 800 kids in san mateo county. so as you can imagine, we hope that, you know, they come back and also contribute to their community in the best way that they can. damian: and so these are kids that were getting off the streets after school, they go into to the cell facilities and

they participate in sports. maggie: yes, and so when parents are working and all of that kind, instead of, you know, kids hanging out on the street without supervision or whatever the situation might be, they have a safafe space go and our locations, which are in red--we have a location in redwood city and another one in the coast, welcomes everybody and we're there to support our youth. damian: and what about those youth who might not be able to drive or have a way of mode of transportation to get to your events? maggie: so, sal has a couple of vans that we can utilize for transportation needs. if people need a ride to their tutoring program or an event that we're doing, we will figure that out. so, we wanna accommodate our youth the best way possible so that there's no barriers for them to participate in our programs. damian: and there might not be a better spokesperson than you, right? you went through t the progr, you know what it's like, you know what thbenefits are offered.

maggie: yeah, so the unique thing about me serving in this role is like i'm coming back to a program that gave me so much. my first ever exposure of going away for a summer camp was through this program when i was in 5th grade or 4th or 5th grade at garfield in north fair oaks. so i was able to expxperience at a lot of the kids experience now. so i received those resources of star camp. i went to star camp as well as participated in the sports activities that they provided. damian: and is there a fee for the children who participate in the programs? maggie: so we do have a fee for sport--for participating in the sports and participating at start camp. however, we don't turn people away if they need financial help. so like i said, we're here to remove barriers and not add them. so that shouldn't be a problem if families can't afford such a fee. damian: talk about the transformation maybe that you've

witnessed then in your role there as the director, maybe a change in one child or several children that you've seen that really makes you think that you're on the right path here. maggie: well, i normally always try to talk to the kids and ask them, you know, what they like, what they don't like. the unique thing about kids is that they're very honest, which i appreciate. and something that stuck with me as a young girl that said that she'd much rather be here than be at home. this is a safe space for h and she enjoys the activities. and that's what it's all about. we can't control what goes on people's homes, but we can control what goes on in our environment and providing that safe space for young kids is just incredible. damian: and donations are welcome because you do offer a vast array of services. maggie: yes, so donations are welcome and this is what i would like to share with those that are seeing us that programs like this need your help and it needs--it takes a

village, right? so if there's any kind of donation, people could, big or small, we take them as well as we do fundraisers and try to get as much funding to provide the best experience for the kids. damian: all right, well, thank you so much, maggie, for the work that you're doing there in san mateo county, making sure that our kids are on the right path. thank you for joining us. maggie: thank you. damian: all right, maggie cornejo, the director of the sheriff's activities league in san mateo county. we're gonna show you the website. if you'd like to participate, donate, have some children who might want to participate, there it is on the screen. make sure you log that down and find out more about the sheriff's activities league there in san mateo county. all right, as promised, up next on "comunidad del valle," legendary los tigres del norte standing up for immigrants. stay with us.

damian: well, if you wanna get a hold of us here on "comunidad del valle," you can follow me on instagram. my handle is @newsdamiantrujillo. there is also my email address there on the screen.

we thank you for sharing another part of your sunday with us here on "comunidad del valle." i must have been 8-years-old when i first heard los tigres del norte and they were singing about the immigrant experience then. song called "la tumba del mojado." and they are still speaking to the immigrant. they had a reunion, a news conference at sacred heart community services standing up for immigrant rights and we wanted to share part of that with you. some of it is in spanish, but i'm sure, a lot of us pochos will understand. here are los tigres del norte. hernan hernandez: well, it's important because we're part of the community here in san jose, but it's not only in san jose or in california where all these things are happening with the immigration, it's all over the united states because we travel a lot and we can feel, now after the new president came in, you know, we can feel the people is kind of scary. you hear the comments. we used to start playing last week in oklahoma and you can

feel that because it's not like it's only here, it's all over, but i think los tigres del norte, we all the time say that that the same way that we came here to united states is how everybody comes. you know, just to work and to help the one that you live in your country, but also for yourself. a lot of us they got better here like us. like me, i can feel proud of that because i already have my kids in here. i have my grandkids in here and over here in united states, if you wanna accomplish something, you can do it because there's a lot of opportunities here in the united states. so let's say that whatever it happens, let's stay together, you know, don't be afraid, you know, just work hard and defend yourself, you know. it's a lot of organizations that can help you. [speaking in foreign language].

male: of the people, please round of applause for los tigres del norte. [audience applauding] [audience applauding] jorge hernandez: that's correct. we have to participate. we have to be here with the community because like i say in the beginning, we just, actually, a life artistically and personally start here in san jose and our community is all this beautiful people and we are here to be present and to be with them and we are part of that community. so it's very important for everybody and for us to know our

rights, to know how we can survive all this problems that we have coming and i know we feel very, very, strong in our thinking, but we have a lot of--we are afraid and people are afraid and we don't want nothing to happen to our community. we want to be san jose, be part of our hearts be with them. and i hope we can achieve what we want and everyone to be safe in our city and we are los tigres del norte having with our songs transmitting what we live what we have.

problems between and the way we speak in the songs but personally all of us, we are with a lot of sentiment. we are afraid a lot of stuff that is coming out and we're here to let everybody else to know the rights that we have and i hope everybody get the message and true and stop be afraid to live in the san jose community. thank you. poncho guevara: but at this point where we're feeling a lot of the chaos we're feeling a lot of uncertainty, we actually know that we have friends. we have people that are speaking up and saying, "we are together. we are in this together and we are here to provide resources to the community." so if you need assistance to help with food or clothing or

financial assistance and--or you want to get involved in helping to make change happen in our community, but we're really excited to be partnering with you and your commitment to this community and looking out for them because together we'll be stronger. there is work that needs to happen and we've actually seen leadership from not just one organization, but many organizations that are coming together to try to make sure that families have the information that they need, the resources that they need and to be able to work with political leadership that actually cares deeply to try to make sure that our community is strong and firm and that we're all protected. eduardo hernandez: [speaking spanish] oscar lara: [speaking spanish]

luis hernandez: [speaking spanish]

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life-changing surprises-- you didn't tell us that. narrator: --transformations, and reveals. [screaming] no! wow! narrator: when families and communities come together, anything is possible. this is "george to the rescue." hi. hey. welcome to our home.