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Spend $500-billion to stop illegal immigration, again and again? |
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“Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it.” Mark Twain
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By their valor and courage, reflecting their moral values, at the sacrifice of their own well being, persons who climb above the fray to help their fellow men, are the real heroes in the history of mankind. And, yet, many of these real life heroes are unrecognized, at least during their life time. One such hero was Eduardo Propper de Callejon who served in the diplomatic service of Spain for 40 years. In the Spring of 1939 Eduardo Propper was the First Secretary at the Spanish Embassy in France. |
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Now comes the battle in a conference with House members who have passed their own bill, a non-comprehensive immigration bill that ignores reform. |
| The Mixtecs and Zapotecs: Two Enduring Cultures of Oaxaca | |
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By Robert Miranda Mexican president Vicente Fox visited the United States recently in an effort to bolster political efforts aimed at moving the United States government into enacting a comprehensive immigration bill that treats immigrants, specifically Mexicans, with dignity… While Fox was preaching the message of human rights, it was clear that his visit had more to do with promoting his political party’s resolve to take on the United States toe to toe on the issue of immigration. |
By John P. Schmal The Mexican state of Oaxaca, located along the Pacific Ocean in the southeastern section of the country, consists of 95,364 square kilometers and occupies 4.85% of the total surface area of the Mexican Republic. Located where the Eastern Sierra Madre and the Southern Sierra Madre come together, Oaxaca shares a common border with the states of Mexico, Veracruz and Puebla (on the north), Chiapas (on the east), and Guerrero (on the west). |
| Speak English, “Aquí se habla inglés”, you're in the United States | |
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La gente have taken to the streets by the hundreds of thousands all over the land. The unifier is the immigration issue and an attempt to fix a mangled system the United States of America calls its immigration policy. Fact is, the good old US of A doesn’t have a cogent immigration policy. This is just as bad as the fact that Latino leaders around the nation are just as divided as Legislators in the halls of congress. |
| Voices of a New Movimiento | The comedy of tragedy: The thin line between tears and laughter |
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By Roberto Lovato Under cover of an oak tree on a tobacco farm deep in the heart of rural North Carolina, Leticia Zavala challenges the taller, older male migrant farm workers with talk of a boycott and legalización. |
By Rami Schwartz Mexico, Mexicans, Fox, Bush, the National Guard, the Senate. These were the laughing stock of all comedians last week. From CBS to NBC, from Fox to Comedy Central, the tragedy of millions was the comedy of America. This proves once more that the Greeks were absolutely right, that the line between tragedy and comedy is very thin that what makes millions cry in despair makes other laugh in amusement. |
| US - A Cure for Historical Amnesia: How Latinos Can Remind Us Who We Really Are | Latin America - The Path Away from U.S. Domination |
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By Michael Hogan Based on flimsy intelligence, which was then cynically manipulated to prove just cause for a preemptive war, the United States attacked in force. Its superior armaments overwhelmed the enemy. The American press jubilantly supported the invasion and subsequent occupation, praising the Americans as liberators. Though the U.S. suffered losses, they were minimal compared to those sustained by the enemy and by the civilian population. However, as the months passed, the occupation began to seem interminable, and the indigenous government, set up with support of the occupying forces, appeared unreliable and ineffective. It was suggested by some generals and congressional observers that the country appeared “unfit for democracy.” Sound familiar? No, it is not Iraq in 2006; it was Cuba in 1898. |
By Larry Birns Washington rumbles with suppressed outrage over Latin America’s latest professions of its sovereignty – Bolivia’s nationalization of its oil and natural gas reserves, and Ecuador and Venezuela’s voiding of their energy contracts. At the same time, Bolivia’s newly inaugurated president, Evo Morales, is a prime candidate to join Washington’s pantheon of Latin American bad boys, presently represented by Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez. Meanwhile, the region’s new populist leadership, also known as the “Pink Tide,” extends…
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| Border control a vital mission | |
Instead of acting as good stewards of the people's money, Republican members have taken the art of "earmarking" funds for their pet projects to heights that should make big-spending Democrats blush. They've become so obsessed by immigration, many have… |
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| Is Racism Fueling the Immigration Debate? | |
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Many Democrats say it is. But some respectable scholars say ethnicity should be considered in deciding who gets to be American By Massimo Calabresi On May 10, the Washington Post ran a front-page story on a new census report that said 45% of the nation's children under the age of five are racial or ethnic minorities, and that the percentage is increasing primarily because the Hispanic population is growing so rapidly. |
Neo-Nazis, white supremacists and militiamen are revivified by the furor over illegal immigration By Jeffrey Ressner Pugnacious anthems and racist diatribes have never been in short supply at Nordic Fest, an annual white-power Woodstock held over the Memorial Day break near the former mining town of Dawson Springs, Ky. And this past weekend was no exception. On the agenda were a Triumph of the Will--themed running event and a cross "lighting" sponsored by the Imperial Klans of America. But something new did arise at Nordic Fest this year: bellicose talk and plans of action against illegal immigrants. |
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By David Benjamin Reading about the U.S. Senate's plan to build 370 miles of fences along America's Mexican border set me to thinking about my hometown in Wisconsin… When I was growing up in Tomah, it was possible (in fact, it still is today) to walk from one end of town to the other entirely through people's back yards. Fences were not considered either necessary or neighborly… When I lived near San Francisco, much later on, the abundance of fences struck me as the true distinction between Californian and Midwestern cultures. California is a place not given to easy neighborliness. |
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| Immigration Scare Tactics: Exaggerated Estimates of New Immigration Under S.2611 | |
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The debate surrounding the immigration reform proposal approved today by the Senate was impacted by a series of seriously inaccurate estimates of how many new immigrants might enter the U.S. under the bill (S. 2611). According to a Policy Brief issued by the Immigration Policy Center (IPC), the following are some of the flaws of these projections: --The estimates project absurdly high numbers of new immigrants to the U.S. that are larger than the total population of Mexico and Central America combined |
By Migration Information Source
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National Society for Hispanic Professionals announces Career Fair Series The National Society for Hispanic Professionals, serving the Hispanic community since 2001, is proud to announce its upcoming Career Fair Series. |
Secure border by going
after employers Just once, I'd like to see a corporate executive whose company has knowingly hired illegal immigrants doing the perp walk for his offenses --- handcuffed, disgraced, chaperoned by law enforcement officials as cameras record his every tentative step. For just a few days, I'd like to see the conservative blogosphere roasting the textile mill managers and onion field owners who routinely make a mockery of immigration law with a wink and a nod at forged documents. |
Amid the din over illegal immigration, I have been
thinking about two immigrants I happen to know rather well. |
“That passion for
self-expression sometimes overwhelms our civility” (SIC)… When I was in your situation, many, many years ago, an undistinguished graduate--barely--of the Naval Academy, I listened to President Eisenhower deliver the commencement address. I admired President Eisenhower greatly. But I remember little of his remarks that day, impatient as I was to enjoy the less formal celebrations of graduation, and mindful that given my class standing |
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Jimmy Carter Is Right Amid all the disputes over immigration in Congress, one amendment is being proposed that in theory should unite people in both parties. How about requiring that everyone show some form of identification before voting in federal elections? |
Despite President Bush's push to put the weight of the White House behind moving comprehensive immigration reform this year, a divided Republican Party on Capitol Hill is grappling with the political repercussions of overhauling immigration laws before Election Day. |
When George W. Bush captured the presidency in 2000, he and his political guru Karl Rove quickly began laying plans not just to win reelection in 2004, but also to convert their Republican Party, also known also as the GOP, into the dominant force in American politics throughout the twenty-first century. |
Senate Immigration
Legislation is Full of Serious Problems The new Senate immigration legislation SB-2611 is an identical version of the earlier Hagel-Martinez compromise bill, which offers a three-tiered approach in addressing the fate of the 11-12 million undocumented... |
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No Immigration Bill Is
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The prevailing mentality among Beltway Republicans is that passage of an imperfect immigration bill before the November elections is better than no bill at all. They might just find out how wrong they are when they experience the inevitable conservative backlash. |
This week starts the endgame for immigration reform in the Senate. Months of debate have come down to this: whether the comprehensive solution at the core of the Senate bill will survive the hostile attentions of those who do not want real reform at all. A brace of amendments has already warped and weakened the bill — though not fatally, thanks to a bipartisan coalition that has fended off repeated attempts at sabotage. |
While Immigrants Rise Up,
Congress Falls Down (sic)… We are fully dedicated to and recognize the urgent need for comprehensive immigration reform that fully protects U.S. and foreign-born workers within our borders and addresses the nation’s legitimate national security concerns, |
Here is a modest proposal for solving the illegal immigration issue once and for all: Invade and occupy Mexico and admit it into the Union as the 51st state. That way, we can put an immediate end to all of the political hand-wringing on this pressing and volatile issue. Before you dismiss this idea as reckless... |
They keep coming to America, legal and illegal, by hook or crook, and every couple of decades Congress fixes what is known as the immigration problem. But of course it doesn't stay fixed - because America keeps attracting new waves of immigrants who keep finding new ways to make it in. |
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Growers facing a dwindling supply of farmworkers are pressing lawmakers in hopes of influencing the outcome of immigration reform measures before Congress to ensure they have a work force in the future. |
Despite the national spotlight on immigration reform, the federal government has abandoned financial sanctions as a way to punish employers for hiring illegal immigrants… |
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Border Patrol buildup has proven
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The legislation approved by the Senate yesterday would offer many illegal immigrants a chance at citizenship. But advocates of expanded immigration rights complain that "hidden traps" woven through the bill's 300 pages erode significant due-process protections for all foreign-born people living in the United States. |
Before Rep. Luis Gutierrez could wrap up a recent round of appearances on conservative talk shows, some angry callers were lighting up the switchboard in his Washington office and demanding the seven-term congressman go back to Mexico. |
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, the F.B.I. director, Robert S. Mueller III, and senior officials and career prosecutors at the Justice Department told associates this week that they were prepared to quit if the White House directed them to relinquish evidence seized… |
QUICK, somebody, seal the border! Call out the National Guard, the Minutemen, the Motion Picture Assn. of America! Round up the chief accomplices — Gael García Bernal, the writers of "Desperate Housewives" — and notify Congress muy pronto. |
Mexican President Vicente Fox on Friday hailed a Silicon Valley business incubator sponsored by his government as a global model for economic growth that is helping his country transition toward a high-tech future. |
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