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Georgia enacted a draconian law, reminiscent of those we credit Banana Republic with having, which authorizes cops who stop anyone to hold the driver until verification of his/her legal status in the country can be determined. The foolish law is scheduled to go into effect in July, but ardent, ready to play John Wayne patrolmen reincarnates, decided to “get it on” before the law goes into effect. |
One half of American households earn less than $43,000 per year according to the U.S. Census 2005 estimate. Coincidentally, 32.5% of our population is Hispanic (14.4%), African American (12.8%) and Asian, including Native and Alaskan Americans, (5.3%). The vast majority of whom, estimated at 80%, fall below the median income. The group that falls below the median household income I will refer to as the "Working Class." |
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Recently I found myself involved in an interesting conversation about Ken Burn's upcoming 14-hour documentary on World War II, "The War." While talking to an acquaintance about the topic, I mentioned my disappointment that Mr. Burns had not taken the time to pay tribute to the Latino contribution in World War II, suggesting that Mr. Burns should have read "Hispanic Military Heroes" by Virgil Hernandez. Or better yet, if he had read the Department of Defense's 1990 publication, "Hispanics in America's Defense," he would have learned about the numerous contributions of America's Latino citizens to the U.S. through many wars. |
The true meaning of success is to define one's purpose through an on-going journey called life. There is no way the journey will be successful without a quality education. Latinos and all Americans understand that dreams travel according to one's own level of expectations. Educational empowerment provides the key to walk and run across the avenue of self-expectations. |
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By Sanford Goodking
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(Editor’s Note: The following exchange took place on the Yahoo Group LARED-L@LISTSERV.CYBERLATINA.NET. Enrique Morones is the founder and president of the non-profit Border Angels that treks into the desert placing drinking water in known paths taken by illegal immigrants. To be sure, the work he does is commendable. The other side of Enrique is that he tends to blame the US for all of Mexico’s problems, sort of the reverse of those who in the US blame illegal immigrants for all the problems in the US. – Mr. Apodaca wrote and submitted to La Red a poem in Spanish anguishing about the mistreatment of Mexico’s native population. To which Mr. Morones answered the first of the below messages (Spanish translated below his remarks). Then Mr. Apodaca wrote the second in answer to Mr. Morone’s comments.) |
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By Oscar Padilla I found your article on Mexican Billionaires... in the hispanicvista.com very interesting. I find that not one of Mexico's billionaires have made any known sizeable contributions towards the welfare of the country. In my many years of serving on boards of public service organizations, i.e., YMCA, Red Cross, Boy Scouts, etc, I find very few, if any, meaningful contributions from Hispanic's. |
An e-newsletter monitoring extremism and the
anti-immigration movement [AZ] Border Patrol agent charged with murder |
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Black Leaders to Investigate Human Rights Violations on U.S.-Mexico Border |
On tighter US border with Mexico, violence rises |
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A group of African American leaders are traveling to the U.S.-Mexico Border this month to investigate the violations of human rights of migrants. The Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) is sponsoring "Braving Borders, Building Bridges: A Journey for Human Rights," an African American tour of the border in Tucson, Arizona and Sonora, Mexico border region, April 26-29, 2007. |
The harder it gets to sneak illicit cargo – immigrants or drugs or other contraband – into the US, the more violence-prone the border has become, not only for border-crossers but also for law officers trying to halt the smuggling. |
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Protesters become plaintiffs against Mexican border pilot program |
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Shootings, killing in recent weeks prompt neighbors to seek heightened security; police fear immigrants targeted. By Yolanda Rodriguez |
Truckers join lawsuit against DOTSafety and security concerns raised by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association have evolved into full litigation in a fight against the U.S. Department of Transportation. Along with a group of five other organizations, OOIDA contends the DOT has violated federal laws regarding public notice and comment required before opening the border to Mexico-based trucking companies.
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California Dreamers: A Public Opinion Portrait of the Most Diverse Generation the Nation Has Known |
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By Fred Thompson
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| The American People Want Comprehensive Immigration Reform | UCLA Study Finds Severe Shortage of Latino Dentists |
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75% support comprehensive immigration reform Washington, DC – April 25, 2007 - Interest in passing comprehensive immigration reform among all voters has increased since last year, and voters are poised to reward lawmakers who support such reforms. These are among the findings of a new nationwide poll conducted by Democratic polling firm Lake Research Partners and Republican polling firm The Tarrance Group on behalf of the National Immigration Forum and the Manhattan Institute, released today in Washington. |
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By Manuel Hernandez-Carmona