Archive for 2007
Whatever Happened to Rebecca Aguilar?
LatinaLista (In an ongoing miscarriage of justice that defies reason, Dallas-based Latina reporter, and my friend, Rebecca Aguilar is starting the new year still under suspension from her FOX News station. Her crime? Doing her job. The following is a column I wrote distributed by Hispanic Link through Scripps News Service.) There was nothing extraordinary [...]
Canada: Canadians Create National Campaign to Fight for Regularization of Non-Status Immigrants
By Maria Luisa Grimaldi CANADA: The Hispanic Development Council, an umbrella organization of Toronto’s community organizations, has joined the campaign “Status Now” — a defense for people without (legal) immigration status. Through this campaign, the Council joins the collective effort of the different ethnic communities of immigrants, in support of the members of our Hispanic [...]
Guest Voz: Benazir Bhutto Knew Her Enemy
LatinaLista — In the 36 hours since Benazir Bhutto was assassinated, there have been three different explanations as to how she died. The latest is that her head hit the sunroof where she had been standing waving to her supporters when she was shot. A former US Intelligence worker says that the stories are changing [...]
Media Advisory: Conservative Columnists and Republican Campaigns Designate Undocumented Immigrants Scapegoats of 2008 Election
LatinaLista — If ever there was any doubt that undocumented immigrants would be the scapegoats of the 2008 presidential elections, there isn’t anymore. The writing on the wall is clear for what is the scapegoat issue of the 2008 presidential election. (Source: 5cense.com) The proverbial “writing on the wall” has appeared, and it leaves no [...]
Does There Exist a Wider Rio Grande Between Northern and Southern States on the Issue of Immigration?
LatinaLista — A recent ABC News article about John McCain campaigning in Iowa and New Hampshire reveals some disturbing news about the electorates who will set the tone for this presidential race – they know next to nothing when it comes to U.S. Latinos, the U.S.-Mexico border, border security and undocumented immigrants. Sen. John McCain [...]
Merry Christmas Cannot be Said in Just One Language in the United States
LatinaLista — Because we are a nation of immigrants, we have the special opportunity of being able to say Merry Christmas in many different languages. (This link provides 350 translations of how to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.) In the spirit of who makes this country, Latina Lista wishes everyone:
Costa Rica: Looking at the World’s Problems From a Different Angle Sheds Light on Solutions
By Julia Ardon COSTA RICA: The problem is not the politics but the demagoguery, the political process and the way in which traditional politicians conduct politics. The problem is not the drugs but the dependence and abuse of it. The problem is not the advertising but manipulative and untruthful advertising. The problem is not feminism [...]
Mexican-American Singing Legend, the “Lark of the Border” Dies at 91
LatinaLista — Her name was Lydia Mendoza and she had a gift that captured the ears and hearts of all who heard her. ASSOCIATED PRESS: SAN ANTONIO – Lydia Mendoza, a Tejano music pioneer known as “The Lark of the Border,” has died. She was 91. Mendoza, who retired and moved from Houston to San [...]
Should US Follow EU’s Lead in Abolishing Borders?
LatinaLista —Today, something to be admired and emulated happened in the European Union — nine more European countries, mainly ex-Communist countries, became part of what is known as the Schengen Zone. The European Union’s Schengen Zone allows its residents to travel visa-free. (Source: dw-world) The 1985 Schengen Agreement is an agreement among most Western and [...]
Tancredo’s Withdrawal from the Republican Presidential Race Didn’t Come Soon Enough
LatinaLista — Rep. Tom Tancredo’s withdrawl today from the Republican race for president was not surprising. What was surprising was that he was so honest in confessing that it really wasn’t the presidency he was interested in, but rather forcing the issue of illegal immigration. Tancredo speaks before a group of his supporters at a [...]
