By Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez LatinaLista — Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez is serving her ninth term as Representative for New York’s 12th Congressional District. Currently, in the 111th Congress, she is Chair of the House Small Business Committee and a senior member of the Financial Service Committee. Congresswoman Velázquez has made history several times during [...]
MEXICO: The U.S. shares in Mexico’s drug war
By Anahi Parra LatinaLista MEXICO: If you surf the internet looking for some information about Mexico, the first data that comes up from newspapers and websites is inevitably related to drug trafficking, violence, and corruption as constant characteristics of this country. Official websites from Canada and the U.S. warn their people not to travel to [...]
Venezuela: Common assaults create uncommon fear and anger over how much Venezuela has changed under Chavez
by Jennifer Barreto-Leyva LatinaLista VENEZUELA: We dont know who the perpetrarors were, we still are thinking and trying to figure out what happened here. This been the most horrific thing someone can experience ever!!!!! Hours after living through every woman’s worst nightmare when she and her family were held at gunpoint, assaulted and robbed, Jennifer, [...]
Is House committee review of 287 (g) program the first sign of immigration reform?
LatinaLista — One of the most controversial components of local immigration enforcement is the 287 (g) program. It is a program that partners local law enforcement with ICE. Federal officials train selected police personnel to enforce federal immigration law. According to a page on the ICE website that hasn’t been updated since August 18, 2008, [...]
U.S. border states must enact tougher gun laws to combat drug cartel violence
LatinaLista — It’s long been known that the United States role as a source of firearms contributes to the drug cartel violence in Mexico. While the federal government looks into reinstating a ban on assault weapons, it’s the border states that must enact tougher laws regulating gun control since cartel violence is literally at their [...]
Sec. Napolitano’s response to worksite raid signals new attitude in immigration enforcement
LatinaLista — True immigration reform may be several months away but there are signs that there is a new attitude in Washington about federal immigration enforcement procedures. It comes as a result of Tuesday’s worksite raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at an engine plant in Bellingham, Washington. The raid netted the arrest of [...]
