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NAFTA links 450 million persons in a $17-trillion market
By Robert Brown Borderzine EL PASO – The North American Free Trade Agreement, (NAFTA) created 18 years ago spawned millions of jobs in Mexico, sending $160 billion in business south of the border. “Never did we expect during the negotiations the success that NAFTA has had,” said Dr. Herminio Blanco, founder of Soluciones Estratégicas and
Latina among a growing number of unorthodox young entrepreneurs
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By Raymond Ruiz The Venture HOUSTON — Evident Empire has gained a reputation as a socially-conscience media service agency in the Houston area. The multimedia marketing company was founded by Jessica Bolaños, an aspiring filmmaker, and her fiance in 2009. Bolaños, a 27-year-old Colombiana, chose to go into business for herself rather than climb the corporate
Senate Committee of Higher Education Votes Against In-state Tuition for Second Generation Immigrants
La Costa Latina Miami, FL – The Florida Senate committee on Higher Education voted against passing SB 1018, a bill that would guarantee in-state tuition eligibility for U.S. born citizens and legal permanent residents regardless of the immigration status of their parents. As part of an existing flaw in the legislature, when students register for
An unexplained death
By John Newton, Editor La Voz Latina GEORGIA — The death of a child is one of the most traumatic events imaginable for a parent. When that child dies of causes that could or should have been preventable, the pain is much harder to endure. 18-year-old Victor Vega of Lyons, Georgia died on the morning
Low-income, black and Latino kids suffer the most in Texas from decline in childhood arts education
By Dennis M. Ayotte, Jr. La Prensa de San Antonio SAN ANTONIO — Low-income children, particularly black and Hispanic kids, are suffering the most from a decline in childhood arts education after state lawmakers slashed more than $4 billion from education this school year — one of the largest cuts in state history — and
Tejano Monument Becoming a Reality
La Voz Newspaper — Austin AUSTIN — It has taken more than 10 years of fundraising, lobbying and organizing events but the placement of a Tejano monument on the grounds of the State Capitol in Austin, Texas will become a reality on March 29th, 2012. On January 13th, 2012, the ground breaking for the monument
Renowned Mexican pianist Abdiel Vázquez in San Antonio
By Angela Covo La Prensa SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio’s Beethoven Festival, sponsored by KCI, will fill the air with the master’s music all during January and February. And thanks to the Instituto Cultural de Mexico and Youth Orchestras of San Antonio, a lot of young people will be participating in the grand endeavor, giving
Citizen introduces immigration reform
By Annette Santos The Venture HOUSTON — Roland Hernandez is your average working-class American. He works full time, six days a week, sometimes up to 12 hours a day. As a repair man, he is comfortable speaking to people of all educational backgrounds and has traveled through several Houston neighborhoods — the rich, the poor
Hispanics Have Been in Texas Since November 6, 1528
By Lino Garcia Rio Grande Guardian BROWNSVILLE, TX — Pánfilo Narváez left Spain on June 12, 1526, for the voyage to the New World. On board the five vessels were 600 men, also on board, and serving as treasurer for the expedition was Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca. It took them four months to cross
Former Journalist Wants World to Wake Up to Slavery Crisis
La Costa Latina GULF COAST — A woman was recently sentenced to 140 years in prison after using two Nigerian immigrants as personal unpaid servants in her luxury home in Atlanta , Georgia . A few days later, two Ukrainian brothers were convicted of smuggling desperate villagers into the United States to work long hours,
