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Rebuilding the Pro-Immigrant Movement: Lessons from MacArthur Park |
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For those who wonder why our nation seems to be in a free fall to oblivion, losing the admiration and respect of much of the world, and our own citizens losing faith in their government – look no further than a Tom Tancredo running for the highest office and is taken seriously by his own party and the news media when it is plain to the majority of voters that the man is out of sync. |
By Victor Manuel Rodriguez In the aftermath of the police riot which captured the focus of the media and political pundits this week, one fact is clear: the pro-immigrant movement has lost momentum. While what happened in MacArthur Park was an atrocious violation of civil rights and constitutional protections, it is important to discern what is going on with a social movement that seemed invincible just one year ago. |
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Remarks by Jerry Natividad to the Republican National Hispanic Association |
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First, let me congratulate you all on a very informative dialogue that took place yesterday. I thank the RNHA National Chair and Ms. Inclan for moving quickly in bringing this opportunity to the membership and other individuals interested in issues that effect Latinos, but more importantly that effect Latino's in our party. |
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By Roberto Lovato A friend who knows beleaguered Attorney General Alberto Gonzales recently confessed in a hushed tone that he thought his fellow Tejano was “not an evil guy, just too loyal.” Another friend who lives in Gonzales’ hometown of San Antonio and shares some mutual friends with him practically screamed to me that, as former general counsel to then-Governor Bush, Gonzales pushed for and oversaw the state executions of more people than anyone in her home state or in the country. “He’s an embarrassment, a disgrace,” she raged. “And he needs to go.”
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By Roberto Lovato, Queens resident Alberto Ledesma and other immigrant
marchers literally put their bodies on the line in the tug of immigration
war on Tuesday, May 1. “Give him back!” they yelled. “Let him go!”
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By Linda Chavez This week marks the beginning of the end of the racial spoils system that has come to symbolize affirmative action in higher education, as well as state contracting and employment. Ward Connerly, chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute and the father of the California Civil Rights Initiative, which abolished state-sponsored racial preferences in California more than a decade ago, has launched a new effort… |
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By Andrew Kohut Are the aspirants for the Republican presidential nomination, who square(d) off in their first debate on Thursday evening, wasting their time? After all, broad measures of voter sentiment strongly suggest that a substantial majority of the public wants change and therefore may likely vote Democratic come November 2008. Most Americans are dissatisfied with national conditions |
By Michael Dimock, Heading into their first debate Thursday evening, what Republican candidates for the presidency need most is to gain visibility. The latest News Interest Index survey finds that two Democratic candidates - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama - continue to be far and away the most visible, even to Republicans. |
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By Luis de G. Osio R. Soon to be 70 years ago, on October 30 1938 Orson Welles (1915-1985) provoked a panic that astonishes man with man in two opposite ways. Science fiction over the radio made millions believe an alien invasion was taking place, a few hours later smiles and even laughter had replaced panic. What if it had been real? has been the question often raised since. Or was it real?
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Por Miriam Ventura
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By Joe Olvera Oh what be beauty and tranquility I spotted on that peaceful day as our Middle East Airlines flight prepared for landing at Beirut International Airport. The year was 1970, and the beauty of a now war-torn land beckoned and beamed a bright welcome to international travelers. Beirut is a city caught in a deadly tug-of-war. But, it wasn’t always so. |
By Randy Jurado Ertll Some neighborhoods in Los Angeles have been confronting mini-civil wars between rival gangs for decades. Before, the violence was mainly limited to "Latino on Latino" and "African-American on African-American" gang-related homicides. Most L.A. residents seemed not to really care since the problem mainly affected poor, minority communities. |
| Word Choice Vital in Political Debate | How “entitlement” abets corruption |
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By Dan Lund The words we use when we disagree shape our disputes. In the recent legislative debate over the redefinition of abortion in Mexico City, the words poured out tinged with emotion. Sometimes they clarified the argument, sometimes they obscured it. Many of the words were loaded with categorical imperatives, and some were heavy with threat, and even menace. |
By Kenneth Emmond Paul Wolfowitz has it. Paris Hilton does, too. Lord Black of Crossharbour has it in spades. And so, it would seem, does Mexico´s José Ángel Gurría. What each of these people has is a sense of entitlement — the notion that they are allowed to do things with impunity that ordinary mortals cannot.
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| Nevada Democrats Woo Hispanics to Their Ranks | Growing Share of Immigrants Choosing Naturalization |
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There is no Spanish word for “caucus” and that is just one of Andres Ramirez’s problems…. The 29-year-old outreach director is responsible for selling the Nevada Democratic presidential caucus to the state’s large and underrepresented Hispanic population…. The number of Hispanics in the state has risen by more than 40 percent from 2000 to 2005, growth that Democrats used to win the coveted second-in-the nation caucus slot in mid-January.
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By Jeffrey S. Passel Report Materials The proportion of all legal foreign-born residents who have become naturalized U.S. citizens rose to 52% in 2005, the highest level in a quarter of a century and a 14 percentage point increase since 1990, according to an analysis by the Pew Hispanic Center. … The population of naturalized citizens reached 12.8 million in 2005, a historic high that reflects both a rise in the number of legal migrants and… |
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Raoul Lowery Contreras/HispanicVista.com
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Richard N. Baldwin T. /HispanicVista.com