New Mexico-
Across the country, people are organizing to celebrate workers and to speak against Arizona's illegal immigration law that Gov. Jan Brewer signed last Friday.
In Santa Fe, several people gathered at Somos un Pueblo Unido after work Wednesday night to make posters, noisemakers and sew outfits, all in preparation for a march scheduled for Saturday afternoon.
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/Groups-decry-Arizona--law--prepare-to-rally
[posted by Laura Ibarra]
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
AZ's immigration law polarizes NM politics
New Mexico-
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S1531170.shtml?cat=513
[posted by Laura Ibarra]
Arizona's immigration law is impacting New Mexico politics, where a new campaign ad for governor is scorching the airwaves.
"Criminals take advantage of weak laws," says the ad endorsing republican candidate for governor, Susana Martinez, "like giving drivers licenses to illegal immigrants-- as governor that will change."
The ad began airing while civil rights activists held big protests in Arizona, denouncing the new law as an unconstitutional attempt to allow police to use racial profiling to target Hispanics.
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S1531170.shtml?cat=513
[posted by Laura Ibarra]
Teenagers' Violent 'Sport' Led to Killing on Long island Officials Say
In Riverhead, N.Y. a couple of friends roamed the city playing a sport which they named Mexican-hoping or beaner hoping. They mainly looked for Hispanics to attack but mainly Mexicans because they felt these people were easy targets who would not speak of the attack. The teenagers were charged with attacking or trying to attack six Hispanic men. One of the attackers, Jeffrey Conroy, 19, attacked Ecuadorean immigrant, Marcelo Lucero. The fatal stabbing of Mr. Lucero shocked many on Long Island and focused new attention on assaults and harassment of Latinos in the area.
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Tough Arizona Bill Signed into Law
Hours after Obama called it "misguided", Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed a bill that is considered to be one of the toughest immigration enforcement laws in the country. According to CNN:
"The bill requires immigrants to carry their alien registration documents at all times and requires police to question people if there is reason to suspect that they’re in the United States illegally. It also targets those who hire illegal immigrant day laborers or knowingly transport them.
The Republican governor also issued an executive order that requires additional training for local officers on how to implement the law without engaging in racial profiling or discrimination."
Today’s event comes over a week after the bill was first introduced,causing outrage among many immigrants’ rights groups. Many Latino members of Congress are also upset, including Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, and Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Illinois, and had asked Brewer to veto the measure.
But according to the article, many Arizona natives are in favor of the bill due to what they see as poor existing enforcement measures:
{posted by Victoria Bell}
"The bill requires immigrants to carry their alien registration documents at all times and requires police to question people if there is reason to suspect that they’re in the United States illegally. It also targets those who hire illegal immigrant day laborers or knowingly transport them.
The Republican governor also issued an executive order that requires additional training for local officers on how to implement the law without engaging in racial profiling or discrimination."
Today’s event comes over a week after the bill was first introduced,causing outrage among many immigrants’ rights groups. Many Latino members of Congress are also upset, including Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, and Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Illinois, and had asked Brewer to veto the measure.
But according to the article, many Arizona natives are in favor of the bill due to what they see as poor existing enforcement measures:
{posted by Victoria Bell}
Farmers Branch legal costs over ordinance on renting to illegal immigrants may go up $1.13 million
07:31 AM CDT on Wednesday, April 28, 2010
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/042710dnmetfblegalcosts.208194c.htmlThe potential price tag to the city of Farmers Branch to defend its ordinance banning landlords from renting to illegal immigrants has increased by $1.13 million.
A team of lawyers submitted bills for legal fees and costs to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas shortly before midnight Monday.
The team includes the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas, the ACLU Foundation Immigrants' Rights Project and the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, or MALDEF.
Earlier this month, the Bickel & Brewer Storefront law firm submitted a bill of $850,000. The two legal teams are linked by the consolidation of suits, and the combined bill submitted to the court is now nearly $2 million.
Posted by Michael FelixFriday, April 23, 2010
Local immigrant advocates want Arizona boycott
New Mexico-The president of the city of Santa Fe's Immigration Committee is asking families and businesses to boycott Arizona, an action she hopes will help lead to elimination of a law signed Friday by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer.
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/Local-immigrant-advocates-want-Arizona-boycott
[posted Laura Ibarra]
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/Local-immigrant-advocates-want-Arizona-boycott
[posted Laura Ibarra]
Thursday, April 22, 2010
The state GOP is reaching out to Hispanics
All of our current U.S. congressman and senators are Democrats, so if the Democratic Party is indeed the big tent home for Hispanics, why don’t we have more than one U.S. congressional representative from New Mexico? I am sure when the 2010 census is complete Hispanics will remain the majority population of our state, so why the disparity?
[posted by Laura Ibarra]
http://www.nmpolitics.net/index/2010/04/the-state-gop-is-reaching-out-to-hispanics/
[posted by Laura Ibarra]
http://www.nmpolitics.net/index/2010/04/the-state-gop-is-reaching-out-to-hispanics/
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Chicano Federation exec director ready to retire Ray Uzeta built a multimillion-dollar pillar of community service
Whether it’s helping women get training to become licensed day care operators, finding affordable housing for families, or providing subsidized preschool care, Ray Uzeta has been there.
Posted By Alex Sobieski
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/apr/18/stepping-down-after-stepping-up/
Whether it’s fighting for disabled people’s rights during a history-making sit-in or networking at a black-tie gala, Ray Uzeta has been there.
Posted By Alex Sobieski
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/apr/18/stepping-down-after-stepping-up/
Thursday, April 15, 2010
NCLR - Defending From Profiling
Release: Washington, D.C.
The NCLR made a plea to the Arizona Governor to veto a law passed by the state legislature that allowed its police force to unjustly search Latinos in order to prove their citizenship.
The law in question makes it a misdemeanor to not have proper immigration/citizenship documentation; the police would only require "reasonable doubt" of someone's status. The NCLR president Janet Murguia stresses that this bill, when signed into law, will allow an unconstitutionally easy standard of motivation for police to target the Latino community. This, on top of Latino immigration program 287(g), deals a major blow to Latino legal rights.
“The urgency of fixing this broken system cannot be overstated. The more that time passes, the more families are broken apart, opportunities for education are denied, and our values as Americans are eroded,” Murguía concluded.
Full Article Here
The NCLR made a plea to the Arizona Governor to veto a law passed by the state legislature that allowed its police force to unjustly search Latinos in order to prove their citizenship.
The law in question makes it a misdemeanor to not have proper immigration/citizenship documentation; the police would only require "reasonable doubt" of someone's status. The NCLR president Janet Murguia stresses that this bill, when signed into law, will allow an unconstitutionally easy standard of motivation for police to target the Latino community. This, on top of Latino immigration program 287(g), deals a major blow to Latino legal rights.
“The urgency of fixing this broken system cannot be overstated. The more that time passes, the more families are broken apart, opportunities for education are denied, and our values as Americans are eroded,” Murguía concluded.
Full Article Here
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
NCLR: Immigration Enforcement Policy Failed
Release: Washington, D.C.
The National Council of La Raza is reporting that, on April 2nd, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the latest immigration program, which relied on local and state enforcement of immigration laws, have repeatedly violated the rights of the accused, both of citizenship and those without documentation, and the lack of accountability that goes into these abuses. The NCLR has responded with an added fervor to end the program.
In short, they are calling for a more just kind of policy, one that will not, as Clarissa Martínez De Castro, NCLR Director of Immigration and National Campaigns puts it, "deport our way to a solution to our broken immigration system."
Instead, the hope that the DHS, Congress and the President will find a way to address the immigration policy without violating the rights of all people.
They are now making plans to officially recommend to all local law enforcement agencies who rely on Program 287(g), the program in question, that all actions on this program's account be terminated on the grounds of lack of oversight and failure to achieve its intended goal.
The National Council of La Raza: INSPECTOR GENERAL RELEASES DAMNING REPORT ON IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
Posted by: DAVID KILMARTIN
The National Council of La Raza is reporting that, on April 2nd, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the latest immigration program, which relied on local and state enforcement of immigration laws, have repeatedly violated the rights of the accused, both of citizenship and those without documentation, and the lack of accountability that goes into these abuses. The NCLR has responded with an added fervor to end the program.
In short, they are calling for a more just kind of policy, one that will not, as Clarissa Martínez De Castro, NCLR Director of Immigration and National Campaigns puts it, "deport our way to a solution to our broken immigration system."
Instead, the hope that the DHS, Congress and the President will find a way to address the immigration policy without violating the rights of all people.
They are now making plans to officially recommend to all local law enforcement agencies who rely on Program 287(g), the program in question, that all actions on this program's account be terminated on the grounds of lack of oversight and failure to achieve its intended goal.
The National Council of La Raza: INSPECTOR GENERAL RELEASES DAMNING REPORT ON IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
Posted by: DAVID KILMARTIN
Sunday, March 28, 2010
BROWN BERETS: "Still We Rise"
Los Brown Berets de SLC (Salt Lake City) led a large group of students and community members on a historic rally on the steps of the Utah State Capitol this past Thursday March 11, 2010. The purpose of the rally was to protest a series of Utah legislative bills that are extremely detrimental to the state's racial and ethnic minorities. "Still We Rise" outlined 7 bills that diminishes the quality of life of marginalized communities that include Mexicans and other Latinos, Polynesians, American Indians and other minorities in the state of Utah.
The Brown Beret official rally statement declared, "We the Communities take back the power to declare our inalienable rights that have been promised but not practiced. We rise to protect our civil liberties and to show our legislators they will be held accountable for their actions today and tomorrow. We march to the heartbeats of our ancestors and we rise together united by our struggles.”
There is a Youtube video included in the article from some of the speeches the BB gave on the rally.
http://www.aztlan.net/still_we_rise.htm
Posted by Felipe Ocampo
The Brown Beret official rally statement declared, "We the Communities take back the power to declare our inalienable rights that have been promised but not practiced. We rise to protect our civil liberties and to show our legislators they will be held accountable for their actions today and tomorrow. We march to the heartbeats of our ancestors and we rise together united by our struggles.”
There is a Youtube video included in the article from some of the speeches the BB gave on the rally.
http://www.aztlan.net/still_we_rise.htm
Posted by Felipe Ocampo
Sunday, March 21, 2010
New Mexicans Join Immigrant Rights Rally
More than 80 New Mexico residents are in Washington, D.C., for today's March for America rally, a national mobilization to push Congress and the Obama administration to pass immigration reform legislation.
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/New-Mexicans-join-rights-rally
[posted by laura Ibarra]
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/New-Mexicans-join-rights-rally
[posted by laura Ibarra]
Friday, March 12, 2010
In between flexible and strict
New Mexico- Ada Hernandez, mother to a 5 and 7 year old who are students at an elementary school, is worried by the recent teacher reports that show that a federal law could be making their job more difficult causing a number of students to lose the motivation to learn.
(original article in Spanish)
http://www.elsemanarionews.com/news/index.php?id=2251
[posted by Laura Ibarra]
(original article in Spanish)
http://www.elsemanarionews.com/news/index.php?id=2251
[posted by Laura Ibarra]
Monday, March 8, 2010
Redford part of N.M. film program
SANTA FE - Actor and director Robert Redford and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson unveiled details of a collaboration that will expand training opportunities for Native Americans and Hispanics interested in film making the arts and the environment.
[post by Laura Ibarra]
Federal funds to provide computers for community center
The Santa Fe Civic Housing Authority will receive $176,400 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to increase Internet and computer access at a new community center in the Hopewell neighborhood.
[posted by Laura Ibarra]
Friday, February 19, 2010
Immigrant detention facility raises questions
New Mexico-Would it be a detention facility or a family residential center, as the development group pushing the plan refers to it?Perhaps more importantly, would it be an economic boost for Las Cruces, or a dangerous, risky endeavor?There are far more questions than answers among Las Cruces residents and city officials about a proposed facility on the city's West Mesa where undocumented migrants would be kept.
[posted by Laura Ibarra]
Friday, February 12, 2010
House passes New Mexico Hispanic Education Act
The House passed the proposed Hispanic Education Act on a 44-25 vote. The proposal would establish a liaison within the Public Education Department who would focus on Hispanic students. It also would create an advisory council that would work with families and communities to close the gap.
[Posted by Laura Ibarra]
Monday, February 8, 2010
MALDEF Criticizes Texas Governor's Decision to Reject Federal Education Improvement Funds ederal
MALDEF Criticizes Texas Governor’s Decision to Reject Federal Education Improvement Funds
Decision will leave minority students behind
January 14, 2010
San Antonio, TX – Today, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the nation’s leading Latino legal civil rights organization, strongly criticized the decision of Texas Governor Rick Perry not to pursue federal Race to the Top funds despite the fact that these funds are intended to help states increase student achievement and high school graduation rates, decrease achievement gaps, and improve teacher performance. Under the program, Texas could receive up to $700 million to prepare students for success in college and the workplace; turn around the state’s lowest-performing schools and build data systems that track student success.
“Texas desperately needs Race to the Top funds,” stated Nina Perales, MALDEF Southwest Regional Counsel. “Our school districts are struggling with deficits and the Texas Education Agency’s own data demonstrates that our students are performing far below national educational standards. Forty-eight percent of Texas public school students are Latino; the Latino community and all of Texas is looking to the Governor to improve education, not turn his back on the schoolchildren of Texas.”
http://maldef.org/news/releases/maldef_criticizes_texas_governors_01142010/
(Posted by Victoria Bell)
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
A lot riding on census count for Dallas area
Saturday, January 30, 2010
By: Mercedes Olivera / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/localnews/columnists/molivera/stories/DN-olivera_30met.ART.State.Edition1.4bbe7b3.html
[Posted by Michael Felix]
By: Mercedes Olivera / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/localnews/columnists/molivera/stories/DN-olivera_30met.ART.State.Edition1.4bbe7b3.html
Texas could gain between three and five congressional seats after the 2010 census is tallied – more than any other state.
Besides more representation, additional seats would mean a bigger slice of federal resources and funds – more than $400 billion is doled out each year based on population data. And Texas certainly could use its share for hospitals, schools and roads.
But we need an accurate count to make it happen.
Unfortunately, Texas also ranks second behind California among states with hard-to-count populations, according to a study of census data by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. More than a quarter of Texas' population lives in hard-to-count areas, according to the study.
And Dallas and Harris are among the top 10 counties with the greatest number of people living in hard-to-count areas. They also happen to be counties with large Hispanic populations.
The data has spurred several national Hispanic organizations to mobilize to ensure an accurate headcount of all Latinos by April 1. Next month will see a flurry of activity by local and national organizations and officials...Read More
© 2010, The Dallas Morning News, Inc. All Rights Reserved.[Posted by Michael Felix]
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Rep. Gutierrez in Los Angeles - "Love Thy Neigboor Means Not Tearing Families Apart"
(Posted By Uriel Rivera)
More than 1,000 Angelenos packed Our Lady of Angels Church downtown Los Angeles this evening to hear Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) talk about immigration reform. Mr. Gutierrez accompanied by his wife spoke about the moral imperative to approve immigration reform. "No man, not even the President of the United States, can break what God has created," stated Mr. Gutierrez, referring to families torn apart by deportations and raids. Others in attendance included, Rep. Roybal-Allard, Rep. Chu, Maria Elena Durazo, Angelica Salas, Father Estrada, Eddie Sotelo "El Piolin", LAPD Chief Beck, Gloria Saucedo, Sister Gail Young, Father Giovanni, Father John, Rev. Eric Lee, and many others. Below, some photographs taken during the two-hour celebration and rally.
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