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By Patrick Osio, Jr. |
Watching the Nevada Democratic Party presidential debate, I learned that apparently the most pressing issue facing the US is whether illegal immigrants should be allowed to have driver’s licenses. On the Republican debates and numerous appearances on a variety of TV or radio commentary programs, the single most important issue in the minds of the program hosts and candidates regards illegal immigrants and the failure of the government to seal the US border allowing terrorists free passage along with illegal immigrants. |
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I reminded the audience of 2000 Filipino, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese and Laotian Hmong immigrants (mostly new citizens) at Sacramento State University that they or someone in their families had fought side by side with American soldiers, sailors and Marines in WWII, or Korea or South East Asia. They enthusiastically applauded my reference to their fight for freedom and my salute to them. Later, when I listened to the tape I noted that not only did they enthusiastically applaud at the end, some cheered… cheered. I was there to speak of Iraq. |
 By Manuel Hernandez-CarmonaNovember 25, 2007 I was born in Tarrytown, New York of Puerto Rican parents, forty-four years ago. Inexplicably, as a child, I was nostalgic for Puerto Rico. I grew up with the colors, stories and sounds from La Isla (island of Puerto Rico). My mother did a lot of singing in Spanish while she sewed socks and made dresses for my sisters. Among her favorites were En Mi Viejo San Juan by Noel Estrada and Lamento Borincano by Rafael Hernández (Puerto Rican classical songs). |
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By Luis de Guerrero Osio y Rivas “Death was imminent; suddenly I saw my whole life pass before my eyes in detail in an instant”. Many people have at least heard this before. Victims of car accidents, soldiers in the battlefield have told of similar experiences. What’s more, this seems to be a universal phenomenon that knows no boundaries. It’s been told in all languages, in all countries, by all races, by all creeds.
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Located in the southwestern portion of the Yucatán Peninsula along the Gulf of Mexico, the State of Campeche was named after the ancient Mayan Kingdom of Ah Kin Pech (Canpech). Campeche is bounded on the north and northeast by the State of Yucatán... |
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By Linda Chavez For the second time in as many years, immigration has fizzled as a wedge issue at the polls. In 2006, Republicans hoped to use anger over illegal immigration to maintain control of Congress, but failed miserably, losing races even in states like Arizona and Colorado that have experienced large influxes of illegal aliens.
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This analysis was prepared by COHA Research Associate Roberto Mallen
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By Juan Gonzalez Adriano Espaillat, the state assemblyman from
Washington Heights, was touring the storm-ravaged Dominican Republic when he
got a telephone call from Gov. Spitzer. |
By Jesse Diaz and Javier Rodriguez; New Left Review; November 07, 2007 Interview Conducted by William I. Robinson and Xuan
Santos Could you tell us about your backgrounds as Latino immigrants’ rights activists in the United States, and how you were radicalized? [1] |
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Virginia Democrats Stand Up to Demagogues and It Works |
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By Roger Waldinger, University of California, Los Angeles/10/25/2007 Most Latino immigrants maintain some kind of connection to their native country by sending remittances, traveling back or telephoning relatives, but the extent of their attachment varies considerably. Only one-in-ten (9%) do all three of these so-called transnational activities…
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National Immigration Forum In the elections this past Tuesday, immigration emerged as a prominent issue in the closely-watched Virginia state and local races. It also showed up late in the New York elections. Meanwhile, in the U.S. House of Representatives, freshman Congressman and former football player Heath Shuler (D-NC) introduced an enforcement-only bill (HR 4088) alongside such anti-immigrant stalwarts as Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) and Brian Bilbray (R-CA). |
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Employment Law Alert: New Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 Released |
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U.S. immigration authorities have released a revised Form I-9, the form used by employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of new hires. A copy of the new Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification form and the revised 47-page Handbook for Employers, Instructions for Completing the Form I-9 (publication M-274) are available free of charge…
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DHS has completed more than 76 miles of pedestrian fence for a total of more than 150 miles of pedestrian fence and 115 miles of vehicle fence on the Southwest border. DHS plans to build an additional 225 miles of pedestrian fence and 200 miles of vehicle fence. We expect to have about 670 miles of total pedestrian fence and vehicle fence by the end of 2008. |
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How Republicans Rate the Democratic Candidates, and Democrats Rate the Republicans By Michael Dimock, Associate Director for Research Pew Research Center for the People & the Press |
An e-newsletter monitoring extremism in the
anti-immigration movement |
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For speakers of both English and Spanish, quickly deciding which language to use can be tricky. There are plenty of cues. By Stuart Silverstein, Los Angeles
Times Staff Writer |
By DIANNE SOLÍS The Dallas Morning News |
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By Juan Castillo It also illustrates the folly of assuming that they are of one mind about anything.
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By Juan Castillo But immigration has from the start created flash points over whether newcomers were becoming American enough, fast enough. Beginning with Germans in the 17th century… |
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Some think the party can toughen its image on illegal immigration without straying from traditional positions. By Peter Wallsten, Los Angeles Times
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NOVEMBER 19, 2007 - MALDEF, along with American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Arizona, the law firm of Altshuler Berzon and the National Immigration Law Center, argued last week in U.S. District Court in Phoenix that the Legal Arizona Workers Act would illegally punish businesses by requiring participation in a flawed federal work authorization verification database and would lead to discrimination against workers who are perceived as being foreign born. |
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Richard N. Baldwin T. /HispanicVista.com
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Raoul Lowery Contreras/HispanicVista.com