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HispanicVista Columnists & Guest Columns Week of August 7, 2006	HispanicVista Columnists & Guest Columns Week of August 7, 2006
If you can’t get in, you can’t get out, so let’s pass diabolical laws.
	The Middle East Solution - a la Mexicana
By Patrick Osio, Jr./HispanicVista.com August 7, 2006 As a regular at a local restaurant, I’ve gotten to know the Mexican help. On a recent visit, kidding in Spanish with one of them I said, “What? You’re still here? I thought by now with all the fuzz, yelling and screaming about Mexicans you had returned to Mexico.” He replied, “The fence, immigrant-hunters (vigilantes), Migra (Border Patrol), and now soldiers I couldn’t cross over. So I stay.”	By Sal Osio, JD/HispanicVista.com From the Publisher's Corner August 7, 2006 Israel is caught in an oasis where its people flourish in the arts and sciences, a prosperous society, in the center of developing nations which have so much to gain in a peaceful environment wherein Israel’s high-tech development could spill over into the region. But the opposite is true. Israel’s neighbors still resent the new nation and will not forget that it was forged by displacing the Palestinians who had lived there for so many generations.
On The Road To Polarization	On The Razor's Edge
By Richard N. Baldwin T. /HispanicVista.com August 7, 2006 FROM MEXICO The 2006 Mexican election is history, but the process isn't over yet. Not by a long shot. Most interesting is the parallel with the US 2000 election, which after several weeks of uncertainty and count and recount in some precincts, accusations of fraud, and court filings and hearings, the US Supreme Court settled in favor of G.W. Bush.	By Richard N. Baldwin T. /HispanicVista.com August 7, 2006 FROM MEXICO As this is being penned, no one (including the two leading candidates for the Mexican presidency) knows who will be president. The decision rests with the Federal Electoral Tribunal (TEPJF). Regardless of demands for them to do this or that, this independent body will make the decision without influence. As of this writing, there is more than 4 weeks before the deadline of 31 August for them to do so.
The war on terror does not speak Spanish	In a world in turmoil, situation normal
By Raoul Lowery Contreras/HispanicVista.com August 7, 2006 With Israeli tanks firing their cannons into Lebanon and troops massing on the Lebanese border in response to invasions by the Moslem fanatics of “The Army of God” – Hezbollah -- into Israel, American attention is focused on that front of the War on Terror.	By Raoul Lowery Contreras/HispanicVista.com August 7, 2006 Hezbollah terrorist rockets drive northern Israel’s population, Jewish and Arab, into bomb shelters as Hezbollah “fighters’ get killed in Lebanon. Stem cell fans fume over President Bush’s veto of more federal funding for embryonic stem cell research; stem cell research opponents fume at California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's probably illegal loan of $150-million dollars to stem cell researchers.
Poet Trinidad Sanchez, Jr. died July 30, 2006	Obituary: Guillermo E. Hernández
Poet Trinidad Sanchez, Jr. died July 30, 2006 in San Antonio, Texas It is with great sadness that we share this news with Trino's extended family of friends. After suffering a series of strokes in mid-July, Trinidad Sanchez, Jr. passed away on Sunday, July 30th at the Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas.	Obituary: Guillermo E. Hernández, UCLA Professor of Spanish, Director Emeritus of Chicano Studies Research Center and Leading Expert on Corridos Guillermo E. Hernández, UCLA professor of Spanish, director emeritus of the university's Chicano Studies Research Center and a leading expert on corridos, died Sunday, July 16, in Mexico City. He was 66.
DHS: ICE, CBP, USCIS	REPORT: Census, Students, Poverty
REPORT IMMIGRATION NEWS DHS: ICE, CBP, USCIS ICE. The GAO testified on June 21, 2005 that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has made worksite enforcement a "low priority," reducing the share of its budget devoted to trying to prevent unauthorized workers from getting jobs from nine percent in FY99 to four percent in FY03.	REPORT IMMIGRATION NEWS REPORT: Census, Students, Poverty The US population is on track to surpass 300 million in October 2006. In 1967, when the US population reached 200 million, there were fewer than 10 million Hispanics and 10 million immigrants. In 2006, there are 43 million Hispanics and 38 million immigrants. In 2000, there were 282 million residents, including 36 million Hispanics.
Senate Approves CIRA	2006 State Legislation Related to Immigration:
MIGRATION NEWS Vol. 13, No. 3, July 2006 Senate Approves CIRA The Senate approved the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (S2611) on a 62-36 vote on May 25, 2006. CIRA deals with border enforcement in Title 1, calling for 370 miles of additional fencing on the Mexico-US border, interior enforcement in Titles 2 and 3, including a requirement that all US employers check whether new hires are legally authorized to work in the US, creates a new H-2C guest worker program in Title 4, provides additional immigration visas to reduce the backlog of foreigners waiting for them in Title 5, and allows some unauthorized foreigners to…	2006 State Legislation Related to Immigration: Enacted, Vetoed, and Pending Gubernatorial Action In 2006, over 500 pieces of legislation concerning immigrants have been introduced in state legislatures around the country. While legislation covered a wide variety of topics, many states focused on employment, trafficking, public benefits, education, identification, voting rights and procedures, trafficking, law enforcement, and legal services. Thus far, at least 57 bills have been enacted in 2006, a pace that exceeds that of 2005. A handful of bills have been vetoed, and several more are awaiting gubernatorial action.
Where's 2006 version of a great champion	View From The Pier
Where's 2006 version of a great champion for Mexican Americans? By Carlos Guerra Amazingly, it was a decade ago that Austin American-Statesman editorial page editor Arnold García called me at home and said: "Dr. Hector just died." We both held Dr. Hector Pérez García in high esteem, so there was no need for an explanation.	View From The Pier By Herman Sillas The number of Americans that watched the 2006 Soccer World Cup Championship Game on TV increased by 180 percent from the one held four years ago. I like to think I had something to do with that.
What's Next for the Immigrant Rights Movement?	Hey, Lou, we don’t support you!
What's Next for the Immigrant Rights Movement? June 30, 2006 By Nativo Lopez THANK YOU for the opportunity to make a presentation regarding the current status of the immigrant rights movement and attempt to answer the hardest question: What now?	“Hey, Lou, we don’t support you! Stop immigrant bashing!” By Heather Cottin On July 14, during the evening rush hour outside CNN headquarters at the Time Warner building in Manhattan, this chant could be heard as over one hundred members and supporters of the May 1 Coalition held a spirited picket line against Lou Dobbs’s relentless racist attacks on immigrants.
Walls to No Avail	The Shame of Not Being Mexican
Walls to No Avail By Diana Furchtgott-Roth * House Republicans insist that border enforcement must be proved successful before Congress deals with the millions of immigrants now in America illegally, as well as with future immigrants. Otherwise, House Republicans claim, there will be a further influx of illegal immigrants.	The Shame of Not Being Mexican By David Swanson I'll grant you that in the United States our two big political parties never nominate a candidate of, by, or for poor people. Nonetheless, we have now established a pattern of stolen elections, and we have NOT taken over our nation's capital to demand justice. This fact alone would make me ashamed right now not to be a Mexican.
Calderon Mantra: Jobs, jobs, jobs	HUGO CHAVEZ:
Calderon Mantra: Jobs, jobs, jobs By Fred Rosen After “López Obrador is a danger to Mexico,” Felipe Calderón’s most resonant campaign slogan was “jobs, jobs, jobs.” The mantra was resonant because for the past two decades, most Mexicans have faced stagnant wages and a dramatic decline in employment opportunities. But if he manages to assume the presidency, can he really become, as promised, “the president of employment?”	Oil, Politics and the Challenge to the U.S. By Nikolas Kozloff HUGO CHAVEZ: Oil, Politics and the Challenge to the U.S. by Nikolas Kozloff (Palgrave Macmillan, September 2006) is a complex, journalistic look at one of the most feared, hated and ambitious political leaders of our time. Pat Robertson has publicly called for his execution, and tales of "the new Fidel Castro" have found their way to the ears of nearly every American. But who exactly is Hugo Chavez, and what does he want?
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.