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Border
crossing delays an economic plague to the |
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In December 2001, San Diego
City Council declared a state of economic emergency due to sudden drop in
north bound border crossings after the 9/11 terrorist attack on New York’s
World Trade Center. Baja Californian’s stopped in droves from crossing to |
In our criminal justice system the
administration of justice is more about
administration
than it is about justice….
By definition ‘justice’ is the principle of truth, fairness,
righteousness, objectivity and equity in arriving at a judgment.
‘Administration’ is meant to be the due process of implementing these
lofty goals. Unfortunately, our system is flawed. Our system is geared
toward the streamlined mass production of criminals based on economic
and social agendas of our elite. |
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American history
was made when half-black, half-white Barack Obama corralled enough
delegates to win the Democratic Presidential nomination over former First
Lady and current U.S. Senator from |
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By Robert Miranda
American history was made when half-black, half-white Barack Obama corralled
enough delegates to win the Democratic Presidential nomination over former
First Lady and current U.S. Senator from |
By Gil Cisneros
and Joe Kiely At a time when security threats, global instability,
and economic uncertainty dominate the headlines, a highway project seems an
unlikely topic as a good news story. However, Coloradoans would do
well to take note of the Ports-to-Plains Trade Corridor, a regional highway
that already serves |
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Hecklers
Highlight Silence of Major Latino Organizations Around War |
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By Roberto Lovato I was in |
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By David W. Fleming and James P. Gray The |
By Todd Gitlin
From the Rare are the times when the world seems to rise up in unison, energized, electrified, in outrage and solidarity, as millions of people put aside their everyday routines to obstruct business as usual, to yell and argue about a new way of life, to break rules, to conjure new ones -- to barge into history. |
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The
more we live globally, the less likely it is that we're connecting locally.
By Gregory Rodriguez In the
20th century, the color line was the primary challenge. In the 21st century,
the problem is the border line. Today, there are more people living outside
their countries of birth than at any time in history, and international
migrants now make up the equivalent of the world's fifth most-populous
country -- just after
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By Jared Bernstein I n a few weeks, the U.S. Census Bureau will report on the 2007 poverty rate in |
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By Bob Cook and Luis Ruiz |
By Felipe de Ortego y
Gasca Plans for meeting the needs of American Hispanics must take into account their overwhelming reliance on the English language, although for the 15 percent of the U.S. Hispanic population that is monolingual Spanish operant, Spanish-language publishing makes sense. Reaching the 40 million-plus American Hispanic population requires balance. |
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The
lethal gang challenge issued on 'WHERE ARE YOU FROM?" is the last question many young men in |
By Willie L. Brown Jr. I know from experience that during tough budget times, the pressure is on state leaders to cut funding for higher education, and to raise student fees. As a state legislator, speaker of the California Assembly, and trustee of both the |
Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign has reignited an examination of
race relations in |
By Juan Vargas As my little boy stepped out of the car, he turned slightly to the left, and stared in awe at the house down the street. He was mesmerized by the banging and clanging of a well orchestrated chaos. There must have been at least ten young men crawling and scampering about the house's steeped pitched roof. Some were balancing shingles and pieces of plywood on their backs as they climbed the sharp incline. |
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A Must Watch
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Washington, DC– June 25, 2008 - “What if all the leading anti-immigration groups were founded by the same man, funded by the same organization, and [had] ties to White supremacy?” So begins Heidi Beirich’s narrative in “Behind the Veil”—a new video… |
The
busiest branch of the nation's busiest library system helps new arrivals
learn to fathom their adopted language and country. |
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By
Richard N. Baldwin T. /HispanicVista.com
By
Raoul Lowery Contreras/HispanicVista.com