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The U.S. – A Study in Contrasts	Take the child, lose it in the maze of bureaucracy and don’t let parents know.
By Sal Osio, JD *Mi Punto de Vista* From the Publisher’s Corner The only way we can preserve our nation and honor our Preamble and Constitution is to recognize our faults, make atonement and seek redemption as a nation. And, we can only accomplish this by taking the lead as citizens, taking our government back from the corrupt and self serving politicians; and, by instituting critically needed reforms.	By Patrick Osio, Jr. Editor/HispanicVista.com For what terrible crime must a mother be accused to justify authorities taking her infant child from her? How horrible must the crime be that justifies sending her child to foster home without giving the mother an opportunity for a hearing? How heinous must the crime be that justifies keeping the mother in detention without a court hearing, a chance for bail, the right to an attorney,
It Is Going to Take a Lot Longer Than You Think	Sweet Home Alabama?
By Richard N. Baldwin T. /HispanicVista.com With both the United States and México (shortly) to be in full campaign mode, thing are happening quickly. Let’s review some of the things that I wrote about in my last column on how the Republicans can loose the 2012 election. Entitlements are the big elephant in the room. And remember that entitlements are where the real big money is. While Health Care (Obamacare) might be the simplest to reform because it has not already fully implemented it is going to be a big, big fight.	By Maribel Hastings After a disappointing verdict that left some of the worst provisions of Alabama's immigration law HB 56 in effect, the federal government is finding itself ever more deeply entangled in a complicated legal thicket as it tries to figure out how to keep the list of states with their own immigration laws from continuing to grow. The clash of powers may advance all the way to the Supreme Court--exactly where the champions of these restrictive laws have been trying to get for the past two years.
English is Prosperity, Period!	*Art Along the Hyphen: The Mexican-American Generation*
By Raoul Lowery Contrera The Autry National Center, in partnership with the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (CSRC), is proud to present a collection of works by a virtually unknown generation of Mexican American artists whose rarely seen works will be exhibited to the public in Art Along the Hyphen: The Mexican-American Generation, opening October 14, 2011.
Romney Has No Soul, Republicans Have No Game,
By Raoul Lowery Contrera By Raoul Lowery Contreras Damned illiterate un-assimilated Mexican immigrants – Keep them out of the United States…Build a fence…hunt them down…deport them…Damned Mexicans…Legal? doesn’t matter…Don’t let them into America! Damned illiterate high school drop-out Mexicans!	On Immigration, Romney Has No Soul, Republicans Have No Game, and DHS Has No Clue Republican Sprint to the Right Should Help Obama, but DHS Continues to Undercut His Latino Outreach Efforts Washington, DC – Last night’s Republican presidential debate, as expected, featured more fireworks over the issue of immigration and turned into a contest of who could talk tougher on the issue.
Are Hispanics for or against illegal immigration?	Border agents corrupted while FBI and DHS wrangle for power
By Patrick Osio, Jr. Editor/HispanicVista.com Knowing that I am an American of Mexican descent, you ask me with a scowling and suspicious look seemingly saying – let’s see if this guy is a true American so you ask: “Are you against illegal immigration?” The question begins in a mid 70 decibel scale, rising to over 80 decibels. I answer, “Yes.”	Homeland Security News Wire Using sex and money, Mexican drug cartels have been increasingly successful in corrupting U.S. border agents while the federal government has struggled to stop it; since 2004 CBP has made 127 arrests or indictments against border agents for acts of corruption which include "drug smuggling, alien smuggling, money laundering, and conspiracy"; jurisdictional turf wars between the FBI and the DHS Inspector General have limited the government's ability to investigate and prosecute corruption cases effectively; corruption is still relatively limited given the size of the U.S. border force -- more than 20,000 agents
Focusing on the Needs of Latino Students (Parental Support)	Central Valley Teens Farm for College Tuition
By Manuel Hernandez-Carmona t Focusing on the needs of Latino students is imperative for educators, scholars and parents alike. On August 28^th, we celebrated the 48^th anniversary of one of the most powerful speeches of all time, the “I Have a Dream Speech” by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered on the 100^th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s declaration about civil rights and slavery.	By Berenice Sanchez and Luz Pena New America Media/South Kern Sol, News Report With tousled hair and an infectious smile, 18-year-old Analleli Gallardo had been looking forward to her first semester at San Francisco State University this fall. Going away to college, after all, was only possible because Gallardo was willing to literally sweat for it.
GUEST COMMENTARY Drug war destroyed values I swore to uphold	Restoring Democracy to the USHCC
By Norm Stamper It’s not hard to explain why I morphed from drug warrior to drug policy reformer. For more than three decades, I watched the drug war destroy values that, as a cop, I swore to uphold. I observed unnecessary suffering, justice gone wrong, and widespread corruption within policing. I witnessed the physical deterioration of whole neighborhoods—streets, homes, and schools made less safe. And I saw myself and fellow police officers cast as the “bad guys” in the enforcement of drug laws.	By Alfred Placeres As President of the New York State Federation of Chambers of Commerce, I have called on the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) to restore Board elections at their annual membership meeting during its upcoming national convention. This 32nd annual national gathering will be held from September 18-21, 2011, in Miami, Florida. I have also insisted that they hold an annual membership meeting, which was done away with in 2007 by the group's National Board without membership participation. This is outrageous!
Mexican Migration Patterns Signal a New Immigration Reality	Senator's call to check citizenship of Hispanic voters draws fire
Fewer Mexicans are Entering the U.S., Fewer Are Leaving, and Mexican American Births Now Outpace Immigration from Mexico Source: Immigration Policy Center Much of what we thought we knew about immigration is changing, and the new reality means we need to think differently about how we approach immigrants and immigration reform in the United States. Unauthorized immigration has clearly paused, and three-fifths of unauthorized immigrants have been in the United States for more than a decade. Immigrants are becoming more integrated into U.S. communities. Given these trends, now is the time to seriously consider comprehensive immigration reform.	Fueled by a surge in the Hispanic population, Florida will get two new congressional district. A state senator wants Hispanic voters to prove they are citizens first. By Mary Ellen Klas And Michael C. Bender Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau Miami Herald (October 20, 2011) TALLAHASSEE -- A state senator's comments ignited a fierce rebuke from his colleagues Thursday when he said that voters should be screened for citizenship before legislators draw a congressional district to favor Hispanics.
MISGUIDED “WAR ON DRUGS” HAS COST TAXPAYERS $1 TRILLION	THIS WEEK IN IMMIGRATION
After 40 years, the United States' war on drugs has cost $1 trillion and hundreds of thousands of lives. Drug use is rampant and violence even more brutal and widespread, according to a Fox News report issued last year. The waste of taxpayer dollars is staggering, and the cost of human lives is truly depressing. The Fox news report listed these drug war failures:	Time to Tackle Immigration Now that the Border is More “Secure” Than Ever, Report Says The U.S.-Mexico border isn’t what it used to be. That is the over-arching theme of a new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP), entitled Safer than Ever. The report describes the immense buildup in enforcement resources which has occurred along the U.S.-Mexico border since 1993. This buildup has created “a border where the vast majority of attempted entries are identified and a far larger percentage of entrants are apprehended than ever before.” In other words, border enforcement is at an historic high and unauthorized immigration is at an historic low. This creates, as the CAP report puts it, “a unique opportunity” to redesign the broken U.S. immigration system and finally confront the fact that 11 million unauthorized immigrants now call the United States home