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Gascón decides to pay own way for DC trip Culture

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2009/04/11/20090411gascon0411.html
Mesa Police Chief George Gascón today announced that he has decided to pay for his trip last week to Washington, D.C., where he testified before a congressional panel. More...

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Posted on  Tuesday, April 14, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

Review: 'In the Shadow of the Giant' Culture

By: Inez C. maldonado

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sacultura/Review_In_the_Shadow_of_the_Giant.html
 "Poor Mexico — so far from God and so close to the United States" is a truism embraced by many Mexicans, partly in jest and sometimes with genuine disdain, to describe the paradox of sharing a border with the richest nation in the world. More...

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Posted on  Tuesday, April 7, 2009   By:  icmaldonado    0 Comments    Share

 

Round Five for the DREAM Act Culture

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=1571
In a first step to bring immigration reform back to the front burner, Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Rubin (D-IL) and Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) introduced the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (DREAM Act) in the Senate on March 26. A similar bill called the American... More...

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Posted on  Monday, April 6, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

http://talkradionews.com/2009/04/jewish-groups-back-comprehensive-immigration-reform/
This afternoon on Capitol Hill, two influential Jewish organizations announced the merging of campaigns stating that immigration raids are not a substitute for immigration reform. More...

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Posted on  Monday, April 6, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

Is there a 'Hispanic Culture?' Culture

By: Inez C. maldonado

http://juantornoe.blogs.com/hispanictrending/2009/03/is-there-a-hispanic-culture.html
This blogger asks what really makes up the Hispanic culture?  We know that even within the Hispanic community there are several differences, from religion, to language to food and music.  Follow the link for the full analysis. What do you consider unique to the Hispanic culture? More...

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Posted on  Tuesday, March 24, 2009   By:  icmaldonado    0 Comments    Share

 

A Year Without a Mexican Culture

By: Inez C. maldonado

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/03/year-without-mexican
Undocumented workers were the economic lifeblood of small towns like Postville, Iowa—until the immigration cops showed up. —By Marcelo Ballvé   The article describes the Postville raid and its affects nearly one year later.  Follow the link for the full... More...

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Posted on  Tuesday, March 24, 2009   By:  icmaldonado    0 Comments    Share

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http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.2720/pub_detail.asp
Although a few days late, it is worth looking back at the year since Raul Reyes, the second in command of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) was killed in a permanent camp he had set up a few kilometers across the Ecuadorian border.   Douglas Farah More...

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Posted on  Sunday, March 22, 2009   By:  tinaelizabeth    0 Comments    Share

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http://www.hrw.org/reports/2003/colombia0903/4.htm#_Toc08
  From the beginning of their training, both guerrilla and paramilitary child recruits are taught to treat the other side's fighters or sympathizers without mercy. Adults order children to kill, mutilate, and torture, conditioning them to the cruelest abuses. Not only do children face the same... More...

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Posted on  Sunday, March 22, 2009   By:  tinaelizabeth    0 Comments    Share

 

Pregnant detainee inspires bill Culture

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090314/NEWS03/903140334
Nearly a year has passed since a Nashville woman was cuffed to a bed while going into labor. More...

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Posted on  Tuesday, March 17, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

Group Launches Bold Hispanic Initiative Culture

By: Inez C. maldonado

http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/03/13/group-launches-bold-hispanic-initiative-national-alliance-for-hispanic-families/
Follow the link below for the full text; from the article: A coalition of Hispanic leaders today launched the National Alliance for Hispanic Families, a bold and innovative initiative aimed at harnessing public and private resources to strengthen Hispanic families throughout the United States.... More...

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Posted on  Friday, March 13, 2009   By:  icmaldonado    0 Comments    Share

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