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A new type of tourism is emerging along the US/Mexico border - gas tourism. 

Gas tourists cross the border into Mexico to fill up their tanks for irresistably low-priced gasoline - prices in El Paso, Texas are in line with the U.S. norm of $4 per gallon while just across the border in Cuidad Juarez, you can fill up for $2.66 per gallon. 

These gas tourists face long lines at the border and potential danger in some rougher parts of the bordertowns, but they seem willing to take risks for such significant savings.

What about you - what would you do, how far would you travel, for cheaper gas?

Read the full article in the International Herald Tribute at:  http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/25/america/25gas.php?page=1

Después de haber sido asaltado en Ciudad Juárez, y jurado jamás volver a pisar la frontera, George Terrazas decidió morderse la lengua. ¿Por que? Por 1 dólar y 30 centavos… de gasolina.

Estos “gas-turistas”  representan un 50% del  aumento en ventas de gasolina en los últimos meses. En El Paso, TX te cuesta $4.00 el galón, y solo $2.66 del otro lado del río. Incrementos similares en ventas de gasolina se registran a lo largo de la frontera todo el camino a Tijuana. Incluso El Consejo de Promoción Turística de México esta aprovechando esta diferencia de precios para promover el viaje al México.

Un trabajador de la Chevron en el Paso, TX dice “Todos sabemos que la gasolina en México esta diluida con agua, pero eso ya no importa.”

Sinceramente, si yo me puedo ahorrar dinero en gasolina, pues me lo ahorro aunque tenga que hacer 1 hora de fila en el puente y pagar 3 dólares de ida y vuelta. ¿Tu te cruzarías el puente por ahorrarte dinero en gasolina?
 

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Extranjeras hermosas, altas y delgadas podrían obtener su propia categoria de visas segun el movimiento legislativo que esta actualmente llevandose acabo en la capital de la nación.

El diputado Anthony Weiner de nueva york está promoviendo la creación de una visa especial para todas y todos los modelos. Hasta mil modelos al año podrían entrar temporalmente al país. Esta categoría resolveria el problema de escacez de de modelos que, al parecer, tanto le preocupa a Weiner. Afirma que las modelos necesitan su propía categoria de visa para evitar la competencia con doctores e ingenieros.

En otras palabras, se formaría una subcategoria (la P-4 ) dentro de la categoria HB-1 para modelos que "participan en eventos o producciones de reputación distinguida" por que los doctores e ingenieros foraneos se las estan ganando.

¿Qué tal?

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"Tall, thin and beautiful foreigners could get their own visa category under legislation moving on Capitol Hill." 

New York Representative Anthony Weiner is promoting legislation that would create a special visa for fashion models. Up to 1000 models a year would be able to come to the country temporarily. This seperate category would resolve the current shortage of models that Weiner seems to be very concerned about. He claims that models need their own visa category to prevent them from having to compete with high tech foreign workers such as doctors and engineers.

What do you think of Representative Weiner's proposal?

How should visa categories be prioritized?

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The Hispanic Institute is proposing a boycott of CNN due to what they call "ongoing distortion of facts surrounding U.S. immigration issues, especially in commentaries and reports on 'Lou Dobbs Tonight.' "

The considerable size, growth rate, and purchasing power of the Hispanic population makes this a potentially huge boycott -  what do you think?

Watch the video here and tell us what you think:

Is CNN biased?  Is Lou Dobbs out of control? 

Will you boycott CNN?

A recent article in the New York Times details the horrific stories of abuse told by women, often immigrants, who labor as domestic workers. Domestic workers gathered recently to rally and protest these abuses.

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Why do you think these kinds of abuses can still happen in the United States in this modern age?

What can be done to prevent mistreatment of domestic workers, especially immigrant women who feel that they have no way to defend themselves?

 "LA Pasion De La Decision" is a video by Voto Latino and Declare Yourself. It spoofs telenovelas while making an important statement about voting. On their myspace site, the other four episodes are available.

What is the true cost of the war on immigration? A compelling editorial was published in The New York Times on June 3, 2008.

"A nation of immigrants is holding another nation of immigrants in bondage, exploiting its labor while ignoring its suffering, condemning its lawlessness while sealing off a path to living lawfully. The evidence is all around that something pragmatic and welcoming at the American core has been eclipsed, or is slipping away."

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A study recently done by Media Matters highlights how the mainstream media is promoting the current situation the above article describes and also the fears that many Americans have towards immigrants.

"When it comes to immigration, cable news overflows not just with vitriolic rhetoric, but also with a series of myths that feed viewers' resentment and fears, fostering hostility toward immigrants."

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