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HispanicVista Columnists & Guest Columns Week of April 5, 2006	HispanicVista Columnists & Guest Columns Week of April 5, 2006
Alabama’s Senator Shelby blames the undocumented while whitewashing businesses
	Suicide In Mexico
By Patrick Osio, Jr./HispanicVista.com April 5, 2006 Alabama Senator Shelby on his web site states, “I believe the first step in immigration reform should be to stem the flow of illegal aliens moving across our borders. Each day, thousands of illegal immigrants enter the United States with little or no resistance….we can estimate that currently there are at least 12 million illegal immigrants.”	By Richard N. Baldwin T. /HispanicVista.com April 5, 2006 FROM MEXICO In the 14 years that I have lived in México, I have been struck by the innovative use of the term "suicide" to classify sensitive deaths. Some cases in point: A political party chief was found in his office shot to death. This was ruled a suicide. He had shot himself in the chest, three times . . . each a fatal shot.
The Value Question in the Education of Latinos	The President and the Senate’s Big Picture bill
By Manuel Hernandez April 5, 2006 Within the American core value system, education ranks extremely high. While I grew up in a close knit Puerto Rican family in Sleepy Hollow, New York, in the late 1960's and early 1970's, my teachers imparted education as the most important value in American society. But when my family moved back to their homeland, the Island of Puerto Rico, in 1974, I immediately felt the shift in value system.	By Raoul Lowery Contreras/HispanicVista.com April 5, 2006 “Desperate Filth--The criminal element (government, business & media) are DETERMINED to keep their cheap exploitive labor, and to the point they are paying to have “POLLS” fabricated and widely announced – all at a CRITICAL time.” Zoo in “Phoenix News” in reaction to Time Magazine’s polling that concluded that 79-percent of Americans favor a “guest worker” program.
Hundreds line up to join Iraqi Army	Amnesty: Grace Extended to All
By Cpl. Antonio Rosas, combat correspondent They came from far and near and waited hours in long lines under a hot Iraqi sun in hopes of joining the Army. Nearly 400 Iraqi males – some as young as 15 – showed up for an Iraqi Army recruiting drive held at the Marines’ battle position in this region along the Euphrates River in western Al Anbar Province.	By Aquiles Ernesto Martínez A pathway to permanent residence and citizenship for undocumented immigrants continues to split hairs among the sponsors of the law-enforcement-only approach. Such an idea would be like "rewarding" illegal behavior. It would increase illegal immigration, create chaos, and make a mockery of our rule of law. That is why many adamantly oppose amnesty and anything that resembles it.
Repatriation of Mexicans: A Dark Period in American History	The Insanity of Black Anti-Immigrant Politics
By Joe Olvera Sometimes Anglo Americans can be so cruel. When I use the word Anglo, I don’t mean just those Europeans who hail from England. I’m talking about every European-American, including Germans, Irish, French, Spaniards, Brits, and other white-skinned people who originated in Europe. Throughout history, Anglos have conquered, decimated, obliterated, castigated, chopped off feet, enslaved, and, in short, they have created havoc against dark-skinned peoples. Don’t believe me?	By Glen Ford Don’t fight the immigrant. Fight the people who seek to create a subterranean class of workers, whose very presence diminishes the bargaining power of every other American We at Black Commentator have found it very disturbing to witness the vehement, and sometimes verbally violent, reaction to our support for the rights of Latino immigrants. It is also quite upsetting to see Black legislators making common cause with the most racist elements…
Limbaugh: Mexican immigrants who illegally enter the U.S. are "unwilling to work"	Media Matters exposes inflammatory commentary on immigration
Summary: Rush Limbaugh stated that Mexican immigrants who illegally enter the United States are "a renegade, potential[ly] criminal element" that is "unwilling to work."	Boortz suggested Superdome as place to "store 11 million Hispanics… Beck: "Mexico is run by nothing but criminals and ... I pretty much stand by that" Malkin called Villaraigosa and Bustamante "Latino supremacists"
IMMIGRATION WATCH	Just in time for April Fool’s Day…
[USA] Extremists call for mass murder of immigrants Intelligence Project / March 30, 2006 Neo-Nazis and anti-immigration extremists responded to a highly publicized wave of immigration reform demonstrations in major U.S. cities with open calls for terrorist violence, including truck bombs, machine gun attacks, and assassinations of U.S. senators and members of Congress.	From National Immigration Forum The anti-immigration movement’s hardest-core are exerting themselves to derail any chance of comprehensive immigration reform or real border security this year. As immigration is debated in the U.S. Senate…
Immigration: QuickClips (News Analysis and Digest)	Immigration Quick Clips
From National Immigration Forum The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal (pasted below), and Los Angeles Times each report on apparent negotiations within the Republican Senate caucus to build support for comprehensive immigration reform that includes earned legalization. Meanwhile…Newsweek/Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria cautions America to maintain our commitment to citizenship and integration, and not follow the immigration model of Europe in a Washington Post column:	From National Immigration Forum The Senate continues floor debate on immigration today at 2:00 p.m. Over the weekend, the news was mainly on more immigration debate on the Sunday TV chat shows, more demonstrations for comprehensive immigration reform and against overly-punitive measures in New York City, Miami, Salinas and Costa Mesa, California, Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Wichita, Kansas, and elsewhere, and new polls from Time Magazine (Friday) and the Associated Press (Sunday) showing support for the basic approach of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s immigration bill.
Senator John McCain statement to the U.S. Senate on Border Security	Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid
Mr. President, the Senate is beginning debate on a very important and complex subject that is among the most difficult and divisive we face. Our nation's immigration system is broken. And without comprehensive immigration reform, our nation's security will remain vulnerable. That is why we must act.	Immigration Reform Floor Statement Last summer, the governors of Arizona and New Mexico declared states of emergency at their southern borders. I don’t think anybody in this chamber would disagree that there is a crisis at our borders, and that we have to do something about it. We all agree that we need to gain control over the chaos and restore order.
Joint statement from the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers	US Senate and Bush administration are finally understanding
the Maryknoll Sisters and the Maryknoll Lay Missioners on U.S. Immigration Every day, in every corner of the planet, women and men walk across national borders to find work, to find shelter, to find safety, to reunite with their families. From Zimbabwe to Thailand to Guatemala to the U.S.-Mexico border…	By Jorge Castañeda After a three-year freeze, U.S.-Mexico relations are apparently improving again. Presidents Fox and Bush met, probably for the last time as presidents, at a summit in Cancún Thursday and Friday; the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved an immigration reform bill that looks a lot like "the whole enchilada," and Mexico seems to be finally acknowledging that violence on its side of the border is a legitimate source of concern for inhabitants on the U.S. side.
U.S. debate: Do migrants have rights?	April Fool's, Minutemen will arrive tomorrow
By Fred Rosen Last weekend, over 500,000 people rallied in Los Angeles in favor of immigrants´ rights. Another 100,000 marched in Chicago, and large, boisterous, pro-immigrant rallies - mostly with a Mexican-American flavor - were held in at least a dozen other U.S. cities.	By Ernesto Portillo Jr. It's been a year since the Minutemen made their big splash in Tombstone. The national and international media, especially television, loved the group. The television news cameras couldn't get enough of the Minutemen, mainly angry guys wrapped in U.S. flags and packing heat on their hips.
Cartoon from the Christian Science Monitor	Words Worth Pondering
	“We find ourselves suddenly threatened by hordes of Yankee emigrants whose progress we cannot arrest,” was a statement from California’s last Mexican Governor in 1846. Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the corn field. Dwight D Eisenhower, 34th US President When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned. Herbert Hoover, 31st US President *You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.* Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India
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. About the author Table of Contents Excerpts from the manual _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ COMMENTARY THE BEST FROM THE NET April 5, 2006
TIME MAGAZINE: New Poll: Americans Favor a Guest Worker Plan 79% say illegal immigrants should have the chance to work here, but most want tougher enforcement too By JYOTI THOTTAM Americans polled by TIME magazine show strong support for a guest-worker program and a process for undocumented workers to become citizens, but they take a tough stance on securing the borders. And most do not want illegal immigrants to have access to health care, public education or driver's licenses.	ANNOUNCEMENTS On behalf of the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service, I am contacting you to request your assistance in distributing information about a unique opportunity for taxpayer participation in the Federal tax administration system. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) listens to taxpayers, identifies taxpayer issues, and makes suggestions to improve IRS service and customer satisfaction.
Wall Street Journal EVIEW & OUTLOOK Immigration and the GOP Is it still the party of Reagan, or of Tom Tancredo? As Congress battles over immigration, the consequences are likely to be far greater than the details of border walls or green cards. The most important political outcome may turn out to be the message that Republicans send about the kind of the party they are and hope to be.	History was made — and echoed — in Latino march By JOHN GURDA, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel I'm sorry I missed it. The "Day without Latinos" march took place less than a mile from where I was working in downtown Milwaukee, but it escaped my notice completely. Not until the March 23 demonstration was over did I realize that history had been made.
EDITORIAL The Wenatchee (Wash.) World, on benefits for illegal aliens: If sufficient signatures are collected, Washington will have its version of Arizona's Proposition 200. That is the xenophobic citizens' initiative passed in 2004 to deny "public benefits" to illegal aliens and require state employees to check papers and report suspects to federal authorities.	Blocking illegal migrants - and rhetoric The Monitor's View Coded language pervades this week's Senate debate about illegal migrants. It's designed to cover up the fact that self-interested groups prefer half-a-million people entering the US unlawfully each year while keeping the 11-plus million illegals already here.
NEWS Of Interest Around the Net
Mexico is battling illegal immigration to US, President Fox said President Vicente Fox said Sunday that his country is working hard to combat illegal immigration into the United States.	'Guest worker' proposal splits Republicans Hopes for Congress to pass an immigration bill dimmed Sunday as Republican congressional leaders said they had made little progress in closing their party's divisions.
4 Hispanic lawmakers, 4 differing views, 1 point The congressional debate over the first major overhaul of the nation's immigration laws in a decade is "what everybody's talking about…	A GOP faceoff over illegal immigration Immigration reform splits the party so deeply it could stall legislation this year. Senate majority leader Bill Frist and GOP Sen. Sam Brownback stood together on trade, war, judges, guns, energy, abortion, and war, but they are…
Americans split on illegal immigration issue but most favor temporary worker status Americans are divided about whether illegal immigrants help or hurt the country, a poll finds. More than one-half of those questioned are open to allowing…	Backgrounder: Public Support for Comprehensive Immigration Reform About 3-in-4 Americans (76%) favor allowing illegal immigrants in the U.S. citizenship if they learn English, have a job and pay taxes; I
Border Accord Faces 'Chasm' The Senate may vote this week on a bill creating a residency path for illegal immigrants. The House has taken a harder line, and the GOP is split.	What George Lopez can teach Univision WHEN Univision Communications said recently that it was putting itself on the auction block, the announcement was seen as a milestone.
Laws and Funding Thwart Search for Illegal Workers As Congress debates immigration reform, its will to crack down on employers will be tested. -- Every year, the Social Security Administration collects information from companies that could make it easier to crack down on illegal immigration.	Richardson Speaks Out on Immigration, NAFTA As a high-profile border state governor with long-standing ties south of the border, New Mexico Democrat Bill Richardson carries weight in Washington D.C., Mexico City and in state capitals on both sides
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 topics such as immigration, American perceptions about Mexicans, and Mexican perceptions about Americans. 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. About the author Table of Contents Excerpts from the manual

The Mexican Perspective: Understanding Their Culture American Perceptions of Mexicans
	The Mexican Perspective: Understanding Their Culture Relationships with Americans
By Patrick Osio, Jr./HispanicVista.com At one time or another, most of us have been shown one of those “what do you see” pictures. You know the type, do you see an old hag or a young maiden, or another one with the do you see the silhouette of two faces or a chalice? When not told there is more than one object within the picture, our brain zeros in on the first image it recognizes. Thereafter, it becomes difficult, sometimes impossible, to get the brain to accept another image is also present. Conversely, when told before looking there are two images, the brain accepts the challenge and is able to look for the second image, once the first image is identified.	By Patrick Osio, Jr./HispanicVista.com Much has been said and written about Mexicans’ love and hate relationship with Americans. Some describe it as Mexicans loving to hate Gringos. As is most often the case, the truth is somewhere in the middle. By and large, Mexicans have a great deal of respect and admiration for the United States and its people as a whole. The problems between Mexico and the U.S. have been more at the level of governments than at the level of people to people. The negatives between the two people, is more the making of Americans than of Mexicans. It is more the negative perceptions harbored by Americans about Mexicans, which in turn causes negative feelings towards Americans.
The Mexican Perspective: Understanding Their Culture Cultural Considerations – An Overview	The Mexican Perspective: Understanding Their Culture The Immigration Issue
Patrick Osio, Jr. All Mexicans have one bond in common - their love for Mexico, which includes their flag. It is passionate, proud and limitless. They sing, yell, talk and write about it at the drop of a hat. While the vast majority of Americans are disdainful of other Americans burning our U.S. flag, since the U.S. Supreme Court held that burning of the flag is protected by freedom of speech, we are far more disciplined than Mexicans would be at such a sight – it would lead to riots...	Patrick Osio, Jr. Every time there is a downward economic period in the U.S. the issue of immigration, more precisely, illegal immigration, or as Mexican would rather it be called – undocumented immigration – rises to the surface as an issue, sometimes as a major issue, as it did during the first half of the 1990’s and again at the turn of the century, both periods coinciding with a U.S. economic recession.
The Mexican Perspective: Understanding Their Culture The Question of Corruption	The Mexican Perspective: Understanding Their Culture Historical Vignettes
Patrick Osio, Jr. An American businessman said to me, “1 can appreciate and even sympathize with Mexico on the error of some of the negative perceptions that I have long held, but can the corruption be excused, or is this also a figment of our misconception in the U.S.? “ Sadly, no, it’s not a figment. Mexico has a long history of political and personal corruption. The word mordida meaning “bite” in use for...	Patrick Osio, Jr. After the Spanish Conquest of the “New Spain” or “New World,” families from Spanish nobility given land exploitation grants by the King of Spain, settled in Mexico. With this group came professionals (engineers/architects/doctors), merchants, tradesmen, servants and other service providers, but without land grants. Social standing remained the same as it existed back in Spain. Nobility first, followed by professionals, then merchants and tradesmen, then the servants and others. These immigrants were known as “Peninsulars.”
The Mexican Perspective: Understanding Their Culture Mexico a Small Size Melting Pot	The Mexican Perspective: Understanding Their Culture The Faces of Mexican Society
Patrick Osio, Jr. Mexicans come in all sizes and colors of the greater human race. And all races are represented within the Mexican nationality. Many Americans mistakenly think that Mexican is in fact a race – it is simply a nationality. A great faux pas is committed when meeting a blond, blue eyed Mexican and uttering – “you don’t look Mexican.” This is terribly insulting to all Mexicans, but particularly to the one on the receiving end of the remark. Such a remark brings contempt and brands the person as ignorant. Such a statement can completely ruin any chance of friendship and/or business.	Patrick Osio, Jr. Until Vicente Fox toppled the PRI’s hold on the Mexican version of the White House, Los Pinos, by being elected as the first opposition party president of Mexico, the true ruling class was made up of a pyramid of government officials, headed by the sitting president – he was the virtual emperor of Mexico during his six years in office. Then came the cabinet secretaries with the Secretario de Gobernacion leading the pack. Then came the under-secretaries of each ministry. Their power and influence on the sitting president, determined the ministry’s importance. After them came the state governors...
The Mexican Perspective: Understanding Their Culture The U.S.-Mexican War	The Mexican Perspective: Understanding Their Culture US interventions in Mexico
Patrick Osio, Jr. The argument that Mexico was not using much of their territory and thus it was not a big loss sounds hollow to the fact that it was nonetheless their territory. While taking a course in Mexico as a young man, a teacher on finding out that I was a U.S. born citizen asked – if you own a four-bedroom home in which you live by yourself, and I breakdown your door and come in with my friends who are moving from another state, and I beat you until you agree that I can take over two of your bedrooms because you are not using them, does it make it right? He then concluded by saying – what may be Manifest Destiny to those seeking to take from others, is imperialism to those from whom it is taken.	Patrick Osio, Jr. Soon after the U.S.-Mexican war the U.S. attempted to force Mexico under threat of military intervention to sign a treaty giving the U.S. rights to use the isthmus in Southern Mexico and the right in perpetuity to land and sea access from the U.S. border to Mazatlan in the state of Sinaloa. Fortunately, wiser head in the U.S. senate killed the issue, as the demand was headed for another war. Skipping over some of the lesser episodes, but there were episodes, to 1913 when the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Henry Lane Wilson, entered into a plot with former General Victoriano Huerta who had served under Porfirio Diaz, and Diaz’s nephew, Felix Diaz, to overthrow Francisco Madero, who had successfully conducted the revolution to oust Diaz.