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| Baja California real estate: Reform is coming, but….. | |
The two real estate investment and home ownership events held in Tijuana and Rosarito Beach in Baja California’s Pacific Coast during October 6, 7, 8 & 9 were highly successful. The two day Tijuana event to attract investment for combination hotel, housing, and marina projects organized and hosted by the Baja California Secretary of Tourism brought together a wide variety of experts in real estate development along with a number of US, Canadian and Mexican developers sharing experiences and successes in the Baja California peninsula. |
Halliburton and its subcontractors hired hundreds of undocumented Latino workers to clean up after Katrina -- only to mistreat them and throw them out without pay. By Roberto Lovato Arnulfo Martinez recalls seeing lots of hombres del ejercito standing at attention. Though he was living on the Belle Chasse Naval Base near New Orleans when President Bush spoke there on Oct. 11, he didn't understand anything the ruddy man in the rolled-up sleeves was saying to the troops. |
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By Ioana Patringenaru I Nick Aguilar, director of student policies and judicial affairs, was instrumental in making Nov. 11 a holiday for the UC system beginning in 2000, colleagues said. Aguilar said he felt it was important to honor veterans with a day off, especially since other government agencies already celebrated the holiday. He calls the holiday his biggest contribution to the UC system – that coming from a man who is the founder and creator of many associations and programs for staff and students. |
| It’s Done…or is it? A Moratorium of Election Day | |
One thing that I learned in life is that it is bad business to go around making enemies needlessly, no mater how strong you are . . . at that moment. But the way the elephant is behaving shows he does not follow this principal. As one commentator here said recently, when President Bush attends the upcoming Summit of the Americas in Argentina, he will find himself in a room with no friends. |
It’s the morning after in California. The Star-power went super-nova last night leaving a black hole on the state’s political landscape. The Democrats and the unions completed phase one brilliantly. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his handlers were struck with reality. You can’t win on star-power; a few million bucks; and assumptions. The Democrats and the unions have spent more than $200-million to humble Schwarzenegger. One would think that, and I was one who did, the 2005 campaign against the governor was so expensive that next year, they will have trouble raising funds to defeat his re-election. The keyword is “thinking.” |
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Can disapproval on the war be shown without damaging the country and president? |
Budget Cuts Will Harm Hispanic American Students |
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By Pete Martinez Rush Limbaugh’s caller asked, “What is a proper way for those opposed to the Iraq war to show their disapproval without damaging the country or our president?” The great one was momentarily left speechless finally saying it was an interesting question and asking whether the caller was one opposing the war. She said no in fact was a Republican who voted for and supports Bush and the war in Iraq. Limbaugh by now composed, went into a long winded answer, which was in fact nothing more than a diatribe attacking those who oppose the war. But, he did bring up an interesting point, charging those who oppose the war don’t want a US victory in Iraq. |
By Joe Belew While teaching at a school for Mexican-American children, a young Lyndon B. Johnson became troubled by the realization that the majority of his students were too poor to pursue a higher education. Having been forced to drop out of college himself because of a lack of funds, LBJ recognized that if a white male in that era had difficulty paying for college, then poor Hispanics had no chance. When he became president of the United States years later, he sought to ensure that everyone had access to money for college, regardless of their socio-economic background... |
| Voter ID Is Government Intrusion | Immigration will Play Critical Role in U.S. Economic Growth |
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By Robert Miranda The congressional committee that met last week in Milwaukee to discuss voter ID managed to achieve one thing, and that was to agree to disagree. Meanwhile, thousands of citizens on the verge of potentially losing their fundamental right to vote wait for the final decision on the matter which appears to be heading to the public in the form of a referendum. While there is need to correct the ills that hurt the system, the debate and attention given to voter ID is goofy when you consider the other issues which impact our lives. Indeed, why are the Republicans so engrossed in continuing this campaign? |
As economy continues to produce jobs with low formal education requirements, immigrants will fill gaps in labor force A new report from the Immigration Policy Center (IPC), a Washington, DC-based think tank, finds that continued flows of immigrants will be an important part of future economic growth in the United States. The report examines demographic changes in the native-born population and compares the gaps created by those changes to the labor provided by immigrant workers. “As the native-born workforce becomes older and better educated, gaps are created in our workforce for those jobs that favor younger and less educated workers,”… |
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From: Dan Stein, President of Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) wrote: In my view, SPLC is not a credible organization because apparently they don't think they need to be. But it is not a reliable news source, has no internal standards for fact checking or accuracy and prepares a wide range of propaganda material designed to describe various individuals in the most negative of manners -- using name-calling, character assassination and distortion at every opportunity. The SPLC attacks organizations and people -- and has the audacity to claim it teaches tolerance. |
By Fr. Pablo Kasun Millions of America’s workers struggle to put food on the table. More Americans live below the U.S. poverty line today than in 2001. Nearly a billion workers world wide earn $2 a day or less. How can this be reversed? What are our leaders doing today, and what are the consequences of their proposals, laws, statements and policies? What can I do to be a beacon of light for my companions at work and the worker in the third world?... |
| New Orleans Mayor Fails Humanity 101 | Why Didn't Alhurra Succeed? |
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By Magdi Khalil In March 2004, the United States launched the Arabic
language satellite network Alhurra, the biggest news media project aimed at
the Middle East since “Voice of America” was first launched in 1942. |
| Newsletter from the Ambassador of the United States of America to Mexico | The Idiots Abroad |
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Dear Friends This past week at the Fourth Summit of the Americas in Argentina, the region’s leaders focused on foreign policy within our hemisphere. As President Bush remarked last week “it’s an amazing neighborhood when . . . every country is a democracy except for one.” Although the Summit demonstrated that our neighborhood still faces many challenges, like fighting poverty, strengthening democratic governance, ending corruption, and achieving sustained economic growth through greater free trade, much was accomplished as well. |
By John Tierney If President Bush wants to know what went wrong on his
trip south, I recommend a book by three Latin American journalists. Their
"Guide to the Perfect Latin American Idiot," a best seller when it was
published nine years ago, remains indispensable for understanding phenomena
like Diego Maradona. |
| Bush Goes to Beijing, China Goes to Latin America | China Steps Up Its Lobbying Game |
President Bush’s upcoming trip to China underscores Washington’s vital interest in comprehending that emerging eastern power, particularly the growth in the numbers and equipment of its People’s Liberation Army (PLA). In the past 15 years, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has slowly assumed an increasingly prominent role in world affairs and now has begun to effectively extend its reach into most corners of the Western Hemisphere. This expansion has undoubtedly attracted the anxious eyes of some U.S. policymakers who may perhaps worry that the traditional “backyard” is being romanced away by Beijing, notwithstanding the reality that Washington seems to have incorporated much of Asia into its sphere of influence.
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| Frankensteinian Republicans | Antecedentes de Concertacion Trinacional en la Educacion Superior |
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By Nathan Tabor |
Por Bernardo Méndez Lugo |
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A week or so ago, some Americans might have been hard put to recognize Hugo Chávez or identify his place in the political spectrum of Latin America. But last weekend in Argentina changed all that. TV networks showed a flamboyant Mr. Chávez railing against America before an applauding crowd of 25,000 in a soccer stadium, while thousands more demonstrators were setting bonfires and breaking windows in protest against President Bush, who was attending a summit meeting of 33 other regional leaders. |
President George W. Bush’s foiled trip to Mar del Plata to attend the Summit of the Americas put Latin America in the spotlight. Bush was hoping to push his controversial free trade agenda, but the trade talks failed and the president was met with violent and widespread protest. Before the spotlight of media attention leaves Latin America, it is essential to underline that Bush’s free trade policy has gone hand in hand with rising U.S. military aid, training and arms sales to the region. |
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In recent years I have become increasingly concerned by
a host of radical government policies that now threaten many basic
principles espoused by all previous administrations, Democratic and
Republican. Also endangered are our historic commitments to providing citizens with truthful information, treating dissenting voices and beliefs with respect, state and local autonomy and fiscal responsibility. |
Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Jerry Kilgore has made illegal immigration a centerpiece of his campaign, promising an aggressive crackdown on day laborers and undocumented immigrants attending state universities. "Will we reward illegal behavior with hard-earned dollars from law-abiding citizens?" he asked a campaign rally crowd this August. "I say the answer to this question should be an easy one: no!" While Kilgore accepts the financial support of an anti-immigrant group with racist ties, he also has taken massive contributions from companies notorious for exploiting undocumented immigrant labor. |
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The Voting Rights Act has long been regarded as one of the nation's most successful civil rights laws, ending decades of discrimination that disenfranchised millions of black voters in the Deep South. But Congress is now considering whether to extend certain provisions of the act, which would otherwise lapse in 2007. One provision, usually referred to as Section 5 of the act, requires specific jurisdictions to submit to the Department of Justice for pre-clearance any proposed changes in voting procedures… |
If you think of recorded history as the universe of human achievement, important events from the past flicker in our collective memory like stars against the night sky. In 1955 a number of achievements took place that continue to resonate in American culture. It was a year that initiated changes in lifestyles, attitudes, and perceptions about A lot of attention was focused on making life pleasanter for the rapidly expanding middle class. Ray Kroc envisioned a chain of restaurants that appealed to families who wanted an enjoyable, economical break from the daily kitchen routine. In the spring of 1955, he opened his first McDonald's in Des Plaines, Ill. National culinary habits would never be the same. |
When Condoleezza Rice took the field on Oct. 22 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, the crowd greeted her as if she were the school's most recent Heisman Trophy winner -- conquering hero and pride of Alabama. She was not the first black person to step onto the University of Alabama's football field to so enthusiastic a greeting, but she is the first who has never worn a helmet and shoulder pads. Had I not witnessed the moment myself -- in all its magic and wonder -- I could not have imagined it. An Alabama native, I am old enough to remember that even star black athletes were not always treated kindly on the South's storied playing fields. |
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Immigrant Children, Urban Schools, and the No
Child Left Behind Act A
recent New York Times article reported that despite extensive new
federal education requirements introduced by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB),
student scores on the National Assessment of Education Progress were mixed.
NCLB, passed in 2002, is intended to reduce wide, persisting achievement
gaps between poor, minority, and limited English proficient (LEP) students
and other higher-achieving groups.
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Chertoff outlines plan to control border |
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Trade Zones (FTZ's) Help U.S. Based Manufacturers Stay in Business Greg Jones, Senior Consultant for the Foreign-Trade
Zone Corporation, recently authored an article titled “U.S. Foreign-Trade
Zones Help U.S. Based Manufacturers Stay in Business,” which was published
in the 2005 Fall edition of Trade & Industry Development magazine. |
LCAT Appoints, Katherine Culliton, Well Known Civil Rights Lawyer as New Policy Director The National Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention (LCAT), a leading non-profit organization dedicated to combating the harm caused by alcohol and tobacco in the Latino community, announced the appointment of Katherine Culliton Esq. as the organization's Policy Director. Culliton joins LCAT after serving a short term as its interim Policy Director. |
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Mexican Cultural Arts Organization Reunites Original Cast of Dancers to Celebrate 30th Anniversary Relámpago del Cielo, Inc. (RDC), a non-profit leading cultural arts organization offering Mexican Folkloric Dance programs, today announced that members of the original performing company from Orange County, Inland Empire and Los Angeles have reunited to present a special dance concert in celebration of the organization’s 30th Anniversary. |
Citizen patrols try to shed
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Lawmakers eye birthright citizenship The U.S. practice of birthright citizenship is in the cross-hairs of Republican lawmakers trying to tackle the issue of illegal immigration. The Washington Times Friday, quoting congressional sources, said the idea of scrapping birthright citizenship and erecting a border fence with Mexico were seen as strong possibilities in attempting to stem the flow of illegal immigrants into the country. "There is a general agreement about the fact that citizenship in this country should not be bestowed on people who are children of folks who come into this country illegally," Rep. Tom Tancredo was quoted as saying. |
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In the Left corner Hugo Chavez, on the right corner Vicente Fox – the fight is on. Venezuela called its ambassador to Mexico home Monday rather than apologize after President Hugo Chavez warned Mexican leader Vicente Fox: "Don't mess with me." Mexico responded by recalling its own diplomat. In an interview with CNN en Español, Fox said he would meet with Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez to decide what to do next. |
Mexico, Argentina and Brazil at odds over failure of summit failure A public spat between the presidents of Mexico and Argentina has the nations' foreign ministers scrambling to fix the diplomatic damage. Foreign Relations Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez said Tuesday he would discuss with his Argentine counterpart an exchange of harsh words between the presidents of the two countries following the Americas Summit. |
President Bush's administration has threatened to sue Southern Illinois University, alleging its fellowship programs for minority and female students violate federal civil rights laws by discriminating against whites, men and others. In a move Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) said "just doesn't make sense," the U.S. Justice Department charged that three SIU programs that aim to increase minority enrollment in graduate school exclude whites, other minorities and males, in violation of Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act. |
Students across the state are making significant gains
on standardized tests, but African-American, Latino and poor children are
still lagging far behind their white and Asian counterparts, according to
data released last week by the state superintendent of public schools. |
Legislation that would cut some foreign aid to countries that refuse to extradite suspected killers of U.S. police officers is not likely to affect Mexico, the Mexican consul general of Denver said Monday. "We respect domestic legislation of the U.S. However, we do not believe it applies in any way to Mexico," Consul General Juan Marcos Gutierrez Gonzalez said. His comments were prompted by legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Bob Beauprez, R-Colo., that passed the House on Friday and is expected to be voted on by the Senate this week. |
Safety of Journalists in Mexico cause for concern Mexico became Latin America's most dangerous country in which to be a journalist in 2005, the international watchdog group Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday.
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Raoul Lowery Contreras/HispanicVista.com
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Richard N. Baldwin T. /HispanicVista.com
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