HispanicVista Feb 15, 2010 Issue.com

Since 1997, the Voice of Reason Commentary and Opinion without consideration to Political Philosophy or Affiliation

E-mail Digest: Subscribe/Unsubscribe Home / Letters to Editor / Announcements / Columnists / Past Issues / About Us /Links The Connection Column Archives February 15, 2010
Obama increases prosecutions of illegal immigrants while decreasing prosecution of other crimes.	The Law Enforcement Conundrum
By Patrick Osio, Jr./HispanicVista.co February 15, 2010 Let’s play a Lou Dobbs type of poll: “Are you in favor of prosecuting to the fullest extent of the law any illegal alien who crosses the border even those who are entering for the first time and have no past criminal record?” If yes, the Obama administration is in full agreement with you.	By Sal Osio, JD *Mi Punto de Vista* From the Publisher’s Corner February 15, 2010 There are over 17,000 police force departments in the country and over 100,000 cases of police brutality reported each year. These statistics do not include cases of misconduct. The unreported incidents probably exceed manifold those reported, primarily due to intimidation of the victims who may be on parole, illegally in the country or, in the majority, just plain afraid of retaliation. Sadly, most of the victims of police lawlessness are America’s minorities, Blacks and Hispanics, and the more vulnerable, juveniles and the poor.
It Isn’t About Your Grandchildren	Obama Flunks on Honduras
By Richard N. Baldwin T. /HispanicVista.com February 15, 2010 *From Mexico City* We hear, repeatedly, from the conservatives, that the out of control US federal debt is putting an "unsustainable" debt on our children and grandchildren. We are hearing a lot about "unsustainable debt" lately. Much to my dismay, and in my opinion, the tipping point is coming a lot sooner than our grandchildren are. The train wreck may be only months awa	By Raoul Lowery Contrera February 15, 2010 Despite an ignorant pro-Obama American press including newspapers, Katie Couric et al, and the allegedly professional Associated Press, the 7-month long Honduran crisis has been settled peacefully and democratically except in the eyes of the Obama Administration.
Time for a New DNC Chair!	Indigenous Jalisco: Living in a New Era
By Steven J. Ybarra, JD/HispanicVista.com February 15,2010 *Notas por La Casa Politica* The last great chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) was Joe Andrews. Joe got it. He figured out that the job of the DNC was to get the President of the United States of America elected by making sure that every other Democrat running for anything was elected. He knew that in order to get a President elected you needed a Democratic dog catcher.	By John P. Schmal HispanicVista.com The Mexican state of Jalisco is located in the west central part of the Mexican Republic. This large state, occupying a total of 78,839 square kilometers, borders the states of Aguascalientes, Zacatecas, Nayarit and Durango (on its north), Guanajuato (on its east) and Michoacán de Ocampo and Colima to the south. On its west, Jalisco borders the Pacific Ocean.
Is the Best Way to Fight Illegal Immigration to Do Very Little?	Native American Firms Profit from Detaining Immigrants
By Jonathan Berr Financial Times The number of unauthorized people living in the U.S. fell for a second straight year to 10.8 million between January 2008 and January 2009. That's the first time this has happened since President Ronald Reagan signed the 1986 amnesty into law, according to The Washington Post, which cited data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The reason for the decline is simple: fewer jobs.	Americas Program Report By Tom Barry Americas Program, Center for International Policy (CIP) Immigrant detention means business. Several Native American firms are profiting from the immigrant crackdown against hopeful new Americans Not only are the major private prison corporations seeing their profits soar from the surge in immigrant inmates, Native American corporations, as the favored recipients of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) contracts, are also cashing in on the growing opportunities to make money by detaining and imprisoning immigrants.
Come together, right now, over immigration reform	Hokey Pokey Racist? Will Hate Crime Legislation Criminalize Our Kids?
Opinion The message out of Massachusetts might not have been one of voter anger, but a push for solutions in Washington. By Tama Jacoby Like a door slamming shut, the conventional wisdom is hardening. The chances that Congress will take up comprehensive immigration reform this year are increasingly seen as poor to nil.	By Katharine DeBrecht In his State of the Union speech, President Obama heralded his signing of controversial hate crime legislation. While I believe any crime is one of hate, the slippery slope of “hate crimes” has led to a dramatic infringement on the liberties of the people of Great Britain, Canada and Scotland. Worse, such anti-liberty legislation in these countries has criminalized and traumatized children.
More Americans Went Uninsured in 2009 than in 2008	Latinos and the Political Earthquake in Massachusetts
Increase in number without health insurance spans across demographic groups By Elizabeth Mendes Gallup Poll WASHINGTON, D.C. - (January 8, 2010) - While President Obama works with House and Senate leaders to hammer out a final healthcare bill before the State of the Union address, the legislation's goal of expanding coverage to the uninsured will need to cover a larger pool of Americans who are without health insurance. According to the Gallup Healthways Well-Being Index, an average of 16.2% of American adults lacked health insurance coverage in 2009, up from 14.8% in 2008.	By Angelo Falcón There was that horrible earthquake that devastated Haiti. Last night, Massachusetts and the United States experienced a political earthquake that could be as in many ways as profound with the election of Republican Scott Brown over Democrat Martha Coakley to the US Senate. ...The immediate debate in Washington, DC among Democrats is how to tactically address the fate of the health insurance reform bill now that the filibuster-proof Senate is gone.
California association formed to promote Baja California medical tourism.	Poll: Black Optimism Rises; Hispanics Wary
Baja California Medical Tourism Association is a state of California non-profit association From the Mexico border north through the Greater Los Angeles Region there are 24 million residents millions of them are faced with the need for affordable high quality medical services. To reach this vast audience the Baja California Medical Tourism Association (BCMTA www.BajaCaliforniaMedicalTourismAssociation.org) was organized as a state of California non-profit association for mutual benefit with offices in Tijuana and San Diego. =	53% of African-Americans Say Future Will Be Better for Blacks; Hispanics More Skeptical about Race Relations (AP January 12, 2010) One year after the election of President Barack Obama, black optimism about America has surged, while Hispanics have become more skeptical about race relations, according to a Pew Research Center poll released Tuesday. Thirty-nine percent of blacks say African-Americans are better off now than five years ago, according to the poll. In 2007, just 20 percent of blacks felt that way.
HISTORY:The Caxcanes of Nochistlán: Defenders of Their Homeland	Ambassador Doubts Reform in 2010
By John P. Schmal Defending their Native Soil Throughout human history, many groups of people have witnessed the arrival of aliens from far away countries in their traditional homeland territories. Responses to such intrusions have varied from century to century, continent to continent and from one people to another. In most cases, the invader intruded upon the economy, the resources and the political administration of the indigenous peoples. And all too often, the invader dominates and enslaves the people. Other occupations are less dramatic.	Immigration News Frontera NorteSur Mexico's ambassador to the United States has conveyed pessimism about the prospects for a comprehensive reform of US immigration laws in 2010. In comments made at a January 8 meeting of his country's diplomatic corps, Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan said US politicians would be unlikely to address the hot-button immigration issue if no legislation is passed before US Congressional races heat up later this summer.
New Report Provides Essential Information on Key Players for Immigration Reform	Supreme Court Protects Immigrants' Access to Court Review
As Immigration Debate Heats Up, Eight-Part Series Released Today Provides Indispensible Reference Washington, D.C. – The immigration reform movement is more sophisticated than ever, encompassing a greater diversity of support among various sectors of American society. As the immigration debate heats up this year, America’s Voice today releases a special report, “Immigration Reform: Know the Players,” providing an indispensable reference for anyone following the issue of immigration reform.	Washington D.C. - January 20, 2010 - The American Immigration Council applauds today's U.S. Supreme Court decision ensuring that immigrants facing deportation have fair process in the review of their cases. The Court ruled that individuals who seek to reopen their deportation orders have the right to appeal to the federal courts if the immigration court refuses to hear the appeal. The Court's decision protects immigrants' access to federal court review and affirms the role of the courts in our system of checks and balances on government power.
Patrick Osio, Jr. has written, *The Mexican Perspective: Establishing Personal & Business Relations by Understanding Their Culture & Protocol,* a short but intensive E-book on the Mexican perspective on numerous issues between our two countries. The E-book is also an in depth primer on Mexican culture and protocol for better understanding that allows establishing personal and business relationships, and how to avoid the most common faux pas that can ruin relationships and business deals. Literally this book has been of immense help to thousands, you too can gain from Mr. Osio's lifetime experience. ONLY $9.95 For information on purchasing, write to HVCstore@aol.com About the author Table of Contents Excerpts from The Mexican Perspective What Readers Say