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| Laura Alvarez Morphy – Una Gran Dama (1914-2006) | |||
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In this publication we have proposed solutions to the immigration issue which confronts us. Simplistic and practical, the solution is an exchange of immigrants. Affordable labor is essential to our agricultural and service industries. This is the critical need fulfilled by the undocumented migrant workers, two-thirds of whom are from Mexico. On the other hand, our retired, over 50 million Americans drawing social security and Medicare benefits, are bankrupting our reserves due to the high cost of benefits in the U.S. |
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The overdue discussion (or should we say outright war) over immigration reform now in full swing with many absurd and ridiculous statements floating around. Let's look at a few: "Fox should be doing more to stop illegal immigrants going north from México". To those who think that México should build a fence to keep Mexicans in, get real. |
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In the year 1936, 141,265 aliens were naturalized as American citizens. Of this number, 623 citizens of Mexico renounced their allegiance to the Mexican Republic to become American citizens, representing only 0.44% of the total number of naturalized citizens during that year. In contrast, the following countries made the largest contribution to persons naturalized:
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There is a great scene in the film Last of the Mohicans, the Daniel Day Lewis version, in which his character challenges the British General and says when the rule of law is ignored and replaced by absolutism then revolution becomes inevitable. Well, more or less that is the message. In the last several months our own king George has become a real absolutist. He makes it clear that his rule of law is the only rule of law – |
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| The American people are being duped by dopes | The Movimiento Is Upon Us: The Latinoization of U.S. Politics | ||
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By Robert Miranda Once again the right-wing has been able to shift public attention away from their corrupt leadership and focus public attention onto the poorest and weakest of our society—the immigrants. Without shame and brazen inhumanity, conservative extremists continue to lie and spread vicious rhetoric about the undocumented. Millions of lives weigh in the balance of this political campaign.
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| Immigration Upsurge Ups the Ante | Thoughts for Building Solidarity | ||
According to Time magazine, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) decided not to support the Republican-led Senate “compromise” bill on immigration reform because he felt he was walking into a trap. This recalls Patrick Henry’s famous quote, “I smell a rat,” when the U.S. Constitution was first proposed without a Bill of Rights. |
By Pablo Kasun Solidarity building among America’s people of color is under fresh attack by conservative politicians. This time it involves the immigration issue. Colorado’s Congressional Representative, Tom Tancredo, stated: “Yes, many who come across the border are workers. But among them are people coming to kill me and you and your children...” In just a few sentences, Mr. Tancredo has framed the immigration issue in terms of war. |
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| African Americans and Latino Immigrants: Living Side by Side | Borders, Mexicans, and the necessity to humble America ... | ||
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By Glenn Disney It's the law! We're a nation of laws! There's a process to citizenship! They're draining our medical system and ruining our economy! The list of reasons for American sanctimony regarding illegal immigration goes on and on. |
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| Extremists advocate murder of immigrants, politicians | IMMIGRATION WATCH | ||
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National pro-immigrant marches inspire calls for
carnage from radical right 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. |
An e-newsletter monitoring extremism and the anti-immigration movement [AZ] Radio host suggests killing border crossers The Arizona Republic / April 8, 2006 Federal and state prosecutors notified the FCC that Phoenix talk-show host Brian James had called on listeners to pick a night and "kill whoever crosses the border." |
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| More Immigration Facts | America can be a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws | ||
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By Linda Chavez As the Senate continues to grapple with immigration reform, it's time to clear the air of some broad misconceptions in the current debate. Since writing about this topic over the last few weeks, my inbox has been flooded with e-mails raising questions. |
By Jack Kemp |
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| The Immigration Debate Rolls On: | Below is a letter to Congress and the President | ||
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Mexico – So far from heaven; Washington – So far from fielding a legitimate and straight immigration strategy
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Below is a letter to Congress and the President from nine former senior Department of Homeland Security officials regarding border security and comprehensive immigration reform, issued April 4, 2006. Excerpt: “But enforcement alone will not do the job of securing our borders. Enforcement at the border will only be successful in the long-term if it is coupled with a more sensible approach to the 10-12 million illegal aliens in the country today and the many more who will attempt to migrate into the United States for economic reasons..." |
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| Updates on HR 4437 Local Organizing | Leadership needed right now on immigration | ||
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So far, we have dozen May 1 local event announcements at our webpage, please visit: http://www.actionla.org/Campaigns/NoHR4437/events.html Please post you local May 1 action announcements! go to: http://www.actionla.org/Campaigns/NoHR4437/eventform.html We had created a regional organizing blog so folks from the region can post and exchange ideas about the May organizing, please check the following lists of blogs: |
By Mary Sanchez Mr. President, you do not need a speechwriter for this situation. You understand immigration better than any president in recent history. No one has served at such a crucial moment. The situation is dire, with at least 12 million people living and working in the country without the right paperwork. Please, Mr. President, show some leadership. |
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| Dream Update and Alert | Dolores Huerta se mantiene en pie de lucha | ||
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National Council of La Raza House Introduces the "American Dream Act" On Thursday, April 6, Reps. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Howard Berman (D-CA), and Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) introduced the “American Dream Act,” H.R. 5131. This bill takes the place of the “Student Adjustment Act.”
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Cumple 76 anos el 10 de abril,
día de movilizacion a favor de los derechos de los inmigrantes Su nombre es Dolores C. Huerta y tiene más de 18 mil menciones en el buscador google.com de internet. Dolores es una heroína, una gran mujer. Ella acompañó a César Chávez en todas sus luchas a favor de los derechos laborales y civiles de los inmigrantes mexicanos y latinos en California y todavía sigue muy activa. |
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Anaheim Council #2848
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Today, more than 50 years later, Catlett has gained international recognition as a sculptor and graphic artist, prompting art historian Melanie Anne Herzog to describe her as "the foremost African American woman artist of her generation." |
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U.S. Firms Recruit Cheap Labor in Mexico
When Pedro Lopez Vazquez crossed illegally into the United States last week, he was not heading north to look for a job. He already had one. His future employer even paid $1,000 for a smuggler to help Vazquez make his way from the central Mexican city of Puebla to Aspen, Colo. |
Economics 101 on Illegal Immigrants
With heated political rhetoric and large demonstrations in the news, illegal immigration is now Topic A in the U.S. The focus: The debate now in Congress about what action should be taken to control the steady inflow of undocumented workers. The need to secure the nation's borders as part of the war on terror has led to renewed concern in the U.S. about the scope and cost of illegal immigration. |
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Human Smuggler: “After all it’s only business” DOLORES HIDALGO, Mexico – Associated Press – April 6, 2006 - Barely 18, Jose belongs to Mexico's new generation of migrant smugglers — young, savvy and happy to see Uncle Sam further tighten border security. Why? It's good for business, he says. Jose figures more migrants will seek his help if the U.S. Senate approves legislation to double the Border Patrol and put up a virtual wall of unmanned vehicles, cameras and sensors to monitor the 2,000-mile border with Mexico. |
As an immigrant from Monterrey, Mexico, who has lived in the United States for 13 years, Jesus Abrego has experienced life on each side of the border and understands both sides of the divisive immigration debate among Hispanics… He's had jobs in both countries, is fluent in Spanish and English and has American and Mexican relatives. Abrego, a legal permanent U.S. resident, knows the troubles facing the two communities he relates to - that of the immigrant and the American. |
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Felony threat rouses immigrants
As Amilear Aleman waited 45 minutes in a sea of white T-shirts to ride the subway to Monday's immigration rally at the Mall, he had one word in mind: felony. That's the penalty a House bill assigns to those who are in the United States illegally. And it's what triggered Mr. Aleman - and hundreds of thousands of demonstrators nationwide - to protest. |
GOP leaders oppose immigration felony
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Marches spark state migrant debates
When pro-immigration demonstrators marched in scores of American cities this week, their hope was to influence the federal immigration debate. But the rallies could sway state elections and provide a tipping point for nearly 400 immigration measures pending in statehouses across the country. In Arizona, legislators voted Wednesday to make illegal immigration a violation of the state's trespassing laws; the bill awaits the signature of Gov. Janet Napolitano (D). In Connecticut, Monday's marches sparked a sharp debate in a gubernatorial primary.
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Across the U.S., `We Are America'
Legal and illegal, carrying signs in English and Spanish, hundreds of thousands of immigrants and their supporters took to the streets Monday in the nation's capital and in dozens of cities around the country, spreading a sea of white T-shirts and American flags across city parks and TV screens in an effort to persuade lawmakers to grant foreign-born workers more rights. |
Public divided over how to treat illegals
A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Friday through Sunday found a majority of those surveyed want to make it a crime for foreigners to immigrate illegally to the USA and for Americans to help those illegal immigrants once they arrive. |
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States chart their own foreign policy
In the past few months, Maine Gov. John Baldacci (D) has engineered a controversial oil deal with Venezuela, met with maligned Cuban dictator Fidel Castro and supported an effort to divest state funds from Sudan to protest human rights violations there. "It's a practical response to the fact that we're in an international economy," said Richard Davies, a senior policy advisor to Baldacci. |
U.S. Immigration Law Could Harm Desert Animals, Critics Say By Anne Minard As the U.S. government debates major immigration reform, environmentalists warn that the proposed laws would also prevent animal migrants from crossing the country's southern border. Specifically, the legislation's proposal to erect 700 miles (1,125 kilometers) of immigrant-stopping fence could block key wildlife migration routes in the Sonoran Desert along the U.S.-Mexico border. |
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The world's immigrant workers send home billions of dollars a year, eclipsing all government aid. The funds, arriving in trickles, ease poverty and drive growth. Wages earned in the lettuce fields of … By Richard Boudreaux Los Angeles Times Staff Writer |
Skills of immigrants on the rise since 1970s, say Colgate and U Iowa researchers
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Mexico will remain a contact center location of choice for US investors New York, April 13, 2006 ñ A new report by independent market analyst Datamonitor (DTM.L), indicates Mexico will remain an offshore contact center* location of choice for US investors. The report, “Mexico: A solution for the US Hispanic Market” says Mexico’s future in the offshore outsourcing of customer care services is secure, not just due to a growing Hispanic population in the US but also the rise of household incomes among Spanish-speakers. This is driving levels of demands from US-based firms who wish to service their Hispanic American clients. |
A Deck of Chinese Cards Mexican and US officials and businessmen are stepping
up contacts with China and other Asian nations in high-stakes bids to expand
economic relations. Trade missions from Baja California, Chihuahua,
Michoacan and Texas all have recently flown to meetings and tours in the
emerging global economic powerhouses of the Far East. |
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Raoul Lowery Contreras/HispanicVista.com
Patrick
Osio, Jr. has written,
