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Look at the neighborhood and not pass judgment on the entire city.	It’s an Opportunity, Not a Mandate
By Patrick Osio, Jr. Editor/HispanicVista.com November 25, 2010 What can only be assumed that under tremendous pressure from the numerous U.S. cities that were publicly exposed as being from unsafe to very unsafe places to visit due to high incidents of crime, now comes a report that clarifies and distinguishes between a city and high crime neighborhoods within those cities.	By Richard N. Baldwin T. /HispanicVista.com November 25, 2010 There were some big changes that the voters imposed on the elected community nationwide on 2 November. One thing is for sure, the Democrats did not “get it”. This was so obvious in President Obama’s press conference the day after. But one thing not so obvious is whether the Republican Party fully understood what happened either.
Re-Instituting Slavery	National Security and the Relationship with the United States
By Raoul Lowery Contreras November 25, 2010 Another year goes by and no immigration reform thanks to President Barack Obama and his henchmen in Congress. Union thugs like Ohio’s Congress “person” Marci Kaptur (D-Ohio) who have stopped immigration reform cold will be joined by a new Republican majority that is led by white wing wingers like Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Stephen King (R–Iowa).	Challenges and Risks for the Mexican Armed Forces By Abelardo Rodriguez Sumano The center of gravity in the institutionalization of the presidency and its power–key to Mexico’s governability–rests with the Armed Forces. This is true both in the authoritarian era (1929-2000) and during the weak democratic transition (2000-2010). However, the equation has been altered by the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States[1] and by the ill-considered strategy for fighting drug trafficking launched by the Mexican government.
A Cautionary Note for GOP	Participation, not party, unites Latino voters
By Linda Chavez Tuesday (Nov 2, 2010) was a great night for Republicans, but it would have been better yet had Sen. Harry Reid gone down to defeat. And while many analysts have debated the role the tea party played in a few high-profile Republican losses on Election Day, including that of Reid's opponent Sharron Angle, the real story is what happened with the Hispanic vote.	BY ESTHER J. CEPEDA It is time to shatter the myth of the monolithic "Latino vote." In countless news stories, Hispanic voters are portrayed as strictly Democratic, single-mindedly concerned with immigration law reform, and willing to vote for a candidate with a Latino-sounding name regardless of the candidate’s stance on policy issues. This painted-with-the-broadest-possible-brush portrait is not only imprecise, it is insulting.
Border Security	Out of wedlock, out of luck?
By Sal Osio, JD *Mi Punto de Vista* From the Publisher’s Corner Every nation has the sovereign right and obligation to secure its borders - to prevent any unauthorized entry by any person or any property. The United States has that fundamental right and obligation. And so does Mexico. This has never been the issue.	Editorial Los Angeles Times The Supreme Court should rule that unwed fathers, like unwed mothers, can pass their U.S. citizenship on to children born outside the country. The Constitution makes clear that a child born in the United States is a citizen of the United States.
How Will Republican Leadership Play their Cards on Immigration?	Results Show Latino Republicans Don't Have a Latino Constituency
By Mary Giovagnoli Immigration Policy Center The predictions are already rolling in that the 112th Congress will get little done, each party miring themselves in partisan differences with the goal of a White House win in 2012. The thought of gridlock on so many pressing issues facing the country—fiscal policy, stimulating the economy, ensuring job growth—is sobering.	By Rodolfo de la Garza The Tea Party Republican electoral triumph resulted in changing the Latino political map. With the exception of Henry Bonilla, a Republican elected to Congress from San Antonio in 1999, it had been almost a century since Latino Republicans had won major contests in states other than Florida. In 2010, they elected two Congressmen in Texas, one in Washington and Idaho and governors in New Mexico and Nevada.
State GOP still in denial over wipeout	Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce Continues Immigration Crusade Despite Budget Crisis
By Union-Tribune Editorial Board The pro-Republican wave in the rest of the nation on Nov. 2 is likely to pay dividends for the party for years to come, with the GOP so strong in the state legislatures, which control post-2010 census redistricting, that gerrymandering alone may yield 20 more House seats for the party in 2012. But in California, Republican prospects could scarcely be grimmer.	By Seth Hoy Immigration Policy Center A cog in the wheel of local enforcement legislation, Arizona state Senator and now Senate President-elect, Russell Pearce, predictably said he will continue his immigration crusade to repeal part of the 14th Amendment despite the looming state budget crisis. A recent article points out that Pearce, in the throes of last minute campaigning, pledged that he would make boosting Arizona’s flailing economy
Five Ways to Move Forward on Immigration	Pledge to Oppose DREAM Act Morally Bankrupt, Politically Stupid
By Philip Wolgin With the election of 2010 now behind us, and Republicans making steep gains in the House and Senate, the prospects for achieving comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) are dimming; if the Administration could not achieve CIR with a majority in both houses, it just does not seem possible now. That being said, the fight for immigration reform is far from over, and I'd like to suggest five ways to move forward on immigration:	Sen. John Cornyn on Immigration: Commentary from America’s Voice In a town where political hypocrisy is in no short supply, Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) manages to take things to another level. In his latest instance of “getting to no” on immigration, Cornyn opposes taking up the DREAM Act because, he says, Americans want Congress to focus on border security only.
Obama seems made in Mexico	Boomer' No Longer Synonymous with 'Consumer?
By Carlos Loret El Universal (Mexico City) He was the perfect candidate: he broke all molds, he exasperated his traditional and antiquated opponents, he inspired millions, he overcame seemingly insurmountable barriers, he motivated those who had never voted. He made history. His freshness and self confidence left the political establishment obsolete and boxed in.	By Gail Buckne \|FOXBusiness After 40 years of dominating this country’s economy, baby boomers are starting to throttle back on spending. Baby boomers used to be dubbed “conspicuous consumers,” but are now turning into “temperate pragmatists,” a term coined by Pam Danzinger, president of Unity Marketing.
Prison Economics Help Drive Ariz. Immigration	Ariz. immigration law AZ-1070 makes US look bad in Latin Americastrains U.S.-Latin America relations
By Laura Sullivan National Public Radio “NPR spent the past several months analyzing hundreds of pages of campaign finance reports, lobbying documents and corporate records. What they show is a quiet, behind-the-scenes effort to help draft and pass Arizona Senate Bill 1070 by an industry that stands to benefit from it: the private prison industry.”	By Alan Gomez November 16, 2010 When Arizona passed a law in April allowing police to conduct roadside immigration checks, Mexican officials blasted the law as a prejudiced attack against its citizens in the state. That condemnation has spread throughout Latin America.