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HispanicVista Columnists & Guest Columns Week of June 12, 2006	HispanicVista Columnists & Guest Columns Week of June 12, 2006
It’s not about ‘terrorists;’ Black Americans are the replacement work force; employers and elected officials are part of the crime.
	The U.S.-Mexico Technology Initiative
By Patrick Osio, Jr./HispanicVista.com June 12, 2006 The campaign to replace disgraced Congressman Randy “Duke” Cunningham by former Congressman/Lobbyist Brian Bilbray finally put to an end the pretense that Southern “border security” was about keeping al-Qaeda terrorists out of the country. From the millions spent by both Bilbray and the National Republican Committee on TV ads, not one was about “terrorists” they were all about keeping brown faced Mexicans out.	By Sal Osio, JD. From the Publisher's Corner June 12, 2006 I had the privilege of attending, as a guest or my good friend and neighbor, the Hon. Jaime Oaxaca, a founding member of HispanicVista, a dinner-conference hosted by Dr. Hector Ruiz, the President and CEO of Advanced Micro Devices (AMC), in New York in September of 2003. The conference was attended by President Vicente Fox of Mexico, Mexico’s Secretary of State, Louis Ernesto Derbez, and the Mexican Ambassador to the U.S., Juan Jose Bremer, another old family friend, and numerous functionaries of the Mexican Government.
Immunity / Impunity	The 1920s all over again
By Richard N. Baldwin T. /HispanicVista.com June 12, 2006 FROM MEXICO The dictionary says immunity is protection against, or exemption from disease and the like and from obligation or penalty. Impunity is freedom from punishment, harm or "unpleasant" consequence. While immunity takes in medical aspects along with legal protection, impunity is just legal. In México, impunity takes on a much harsher connotation. Our leaders preach that no one has impunity from the law. But reality is far different.	By Raoul Lowery Contreras/HispanicVista.com June 12, 2006 The American population is 300-million and counting. The American population used to be composed of mostly English Protestants, a few English Roman Catholics, a few French Catholics and Protestants, Dutch Protestants and starting in the 1700s, Germans, mostly Catholic Germans… Lest we forget, at the nation’s founding there were also a large number of Africans and their families, almost all slaves. They, of course, were not citizens, nor were they able to be citizens even if free.
What’s more important than learning English?	The Mexican Border: Fleeing the Throes of Revolution (1912)
The villain of the story should not get away with bloody murder By Rami Schwartz President Bush insists, illegal aliens should be given an amnesty. Of course, he doesn’t call it an amnesty because according to him, an amnesty would be to grant them citizenship automatically and he is proposing some filters like paying a fine, some back taxes, having a job and learn English. But he doesn’t even mention the most important part, be bound by the rule of law.	HISTORY By John P. Schmal ALIEN ARRIVALS OTHER THAN CHINESE …Owing to the fact that Mexico has during the past year been passing through the throes of one revolution while still suffering from the effects of a previous one, affecting in ways various and complex the immigration over this border, it is manifestly difficult, if not quite impossible, to make comparisons of a thoroughly satisfactory and conclusive character with the immigration of previous years either as to underlying causes or possible future effects.
Defending the strangers in our midst - The demonizing of immigrants	It’s Not Really About Immigration, Is It?
By Chuck Colson Did you know that “95 percent of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens?” Or that “75 percent of people on the Most Wanted List in Los Angeles are illegal aliens”? What’s more, “Over [two-thirds] of all births in Los Angeles County are to illegal alien Mexicans on [Medicaid] whose births were paid for by taxpayers.”	By Marta Donayre New America Media I’ve developed a pet peeve lately. I get antsy with statements like “I have no problem with legal immigrants, it’s the illegals that I have a problem with.” … Phrases like this raise the hair on the back of my neck. How can someone on the street tell the difference between an undocumented alien and me, a legal resident?
Thoughts from a Mexican-American Englishman	New Analysis Places Numerical Impact of Senate Immigration Bill in Context
By Richard Kiy As a first generation American, I have benefited from the hard work and sacrifice of my mother and father, both legal immigrants from Mexico and England respectfully. Growing up in what was once a mostly white working class neighborhood of east San Diego, I experienced first-hand the ugliness of the discrimination and racial epitaphs that sadly are still very pervasive in our country today particularly in recent days.	National Foundation for American Policy Says many “immigrating” already would be in the country Spirited debate has ensued over the numerical impact of S. 2611, immigration legislation that passed the U.S. Senate 62-36 on May 25, 2006. The broader context of the bill is that increasing enforcement alone has proven ineffective in controlling illegal immigration.
VIEW FROM THE PIER	As Elections Approach, Mexico Faces Internal Instability
By Herman Sillas I’ve been fishing for 18 years on the pier. Anglers have come and gone, but I’m still not alone. John Yamada has been fishing on Saturdays over the last 20 years. He comes with a granny cart loaded down with buckets, fishing tackle, poles, bait, newspaper, chair, net, and food. He uses a cane now to get around, but fish don’t know it. John still catches them.	Drafted By: Jephraim P. Gundzik Weak governance and deteriorating social conditions have steadily increased political and social instability in Mexico during the past several years. Rather than soothing the country's rocky political and social environments, the results of Mexico's upcoming general elections will heighten this instability.
Flirting with Danger: Mexican Presidential Campaign Grows Tense	“Urbane” Debate Reveals Contrasts in Mexican Candidates’ Proposals
Mexico's Presidential Elections By Michael Lettieri With just under a month to go until Mexico’s July 2 presidential election, deep uncertainties have taken hold of the country. As the top two contenders, left-leaning Andrés Manuel López Obrador of the Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD) and Felipe Calderón Hinojosa of the ruling conservative Partido de Acción Nacional (PAN), begin their final campaign drives, the two men appear to be in a virtual tie.	Mexico's Presidential Elections By Laura Carlsen, IRC \| If one took the June 7 televised presidential debate at its face value, it would be difficult to understand what's at stake in Mexico's upcoming presidential elections. The heavy use of cosmetics and canned speeches left the viewers to read between the lines of what was actually said to ascertain the political proposals being sold over a medium that has indeed become the message.
IMMIGRATION WATCH	Se multiplican relaciones de negocios y aumentan actividades empresariales en el Norte de California
An e-newsletter monitoring extremism and the anti-immigration movement For the week of June 6, 2006 [AL] Immigration backlash 'taking a hateful twist' [TX] KKK plan anti-immigration rally [DC] Racism surfacing in immigration debate [AZ] Minuteman leader claims civil rights legacy [SC] Council of Conservative Citizens rallies against 'amnesty'	Por Bernardo Mendez Lugo Cónsul de Comercio de México en San Francisco Entre la segunda quincena de mayo y la primera quincena de junio tuve un mes de gran actividad y de muchas noticias alentadoras para los emprendedores mexicanos y latinoamericanos del área de la Bahía de San Francisco: Don Roberto Guillen, propietario de El Palmar Enterprises lanzo junto con Salvador Castillo una empresa internacional...
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 What Readers Say _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ COMMENTARY THE BEST FROM THE NET June 5, 2006
ANNOUNCEMENT 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.	Is black-brown unity even possible? By Erin Aubry Kaplan THE IMMIGRANT-rights movement, in addition to raising anxiety among blacks, has also renewed hopes for a black-Latino alliance. This is a lovely idea. It is also doomed to fail.
The need for reform Current events make the case for new immigration laws Los Angeles Daily News Editorial WHILE House and Senate negotiators wrangle over competing immigration bills, the news provides even more reasons - aside from the obvious ones of economic stability, national security and fixing a plainly busted system…	NEW YORK TIMES/Op-Ed Columnist Securing the Border (Again) By John Tierney President Bush heads to New Mexico today to visit his new favorite school, the Border Patrol Academy. He wants it to train thousands more federal agents, but they'll make little difference unless Bush can teach Republicans the lesson learned by agents like Buck Brandemuehl a half century ago — the last time anyone could seriously claim the border was under control.
Pluribus Sine Unum Will the Senate impose race-based government on Hawaii? By John Fund America's motto is "E pluribus unum," Latin for "Out of many, one." Some U.S. senators seem to be reading it backward. This week the Senate will consider legislation that would create an independent, race-based government for Native Hawaiians. If the bill becomes law, it would create a racial spoils system that would hand special privileges…	Spanish language won't be muted By Marisa Trevio As soon as House members came out swinging against the immigration reform bill passed by the Senate, the overriding question was how long it will take for both sides to reach a middle ground. The only common ground today, it seems, is the belief that the border must be secured and the insistence that English should be the national language.
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US targets other leaky border Canada's arrest of terror suspects focuses scrutiny on America's longer, less-patrolled northern border. By Peter Grier More experienced patrol agents. Radiation detection at ports of entry. New rules that require entrants to produce identification, where they once might have been just waved through.	U.S. National Cemetery in Mexico City honors fallen By Therese Margolis/The Herald Mexico In a solemn ceremony at the U.S. National Cemetery in Colonia San Rafael (Mexico City) on Monday, May 29, the American Legion Alan Seeger Post 2 and the U.S. Embassy paid homage to fallen soldiers from U.S. wars, past and present.
Court to Revisit Race in Schools Integration plans across the nation could be in the balance as the Supreme Court agrees to hear constitutional challenges in two cities. By David G. Savage The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up two cases that could mark a historic shift in the role of race in education and spell the end of official efforts to integrate the nation's public schools.	Drugs and suicide rates higher among Hispanic youths By Mike Stobbe Hispanic high school students use drugs and attempt suicide at far higher rates than their white and black classmates, says a new federal survey that has the experts somewhat perplexed…. More than 11 percent of all Latino students — and 15 percent of Latino girls — said they had attempted suicide, according to the report issued Thursday by…
Latinos launch bank for “underserved community” By Mary Milliken Sun Financial services for Latinos may mean money wires and store credit to many, but a group of wealthy Latinos says it is time to take banking for their fast-growing community to a more sophisticated level.	Commerce News Frontera NorteSur Border Controls Stir Business, Political Leaders Dependent on cross-border tourism, a growing number of business and political leaders in the Mexico-US border region are worrying about the economic impact of pending US border security controls.
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.