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Since I've been talking about burritos it seems only fitting to continue on with Mexican food for another day and I thought what better to talk about than a sorely missed restaurant in Mission La Rondalla and their specialty dish, Birria de Chivo.Since I've been talking about burritos it seems only fitting to continue on with... more
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By Andrew Jones
Saturday, February 4, 2012 15:43 EST
A Republican lawmaker in Arizona is hoping his state creates a holiday celebrating caucasian people.
According to CBS affiliate in Phoenix, state Rep. Cecil Ash made his request felt on the Arizona House floor this week during a discussion about Latino Americans in Arizona.
After Rep. Richard Miranda suggested that the state should have a Latino American day, Ash made his statement.
“I’m supportive of this proposition,” he said. “I just want them to assure me that when we do become in the minority you’ll have a day for us.”
The comment produced some laughs from his fellow lawmakers who thought Ash was being facetious. However, he revealed later that he was not joking.
“Yes, I think it was appropriate,” he said. “It was appropriate for the mood that was in the House and I think that if and when the Caucasian population becomes a minority, they may want to celebrate the accomplishments and the contributions of the Caucasian population the same way.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/02/04/az-gop-lawmaker-wants-a-holiday-celebrating-white-people/
WATCH: Video from local CBS affiliate in Phoenix, Arizona.
http://www.kpho.com/video?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=6699503
"I took the time to edit this post as it originally said 'White People' no where in the interview or his words was that said!!!" The young lady that was spoken to on the street said 'Yes' they have their Cinco de Mayo, so why can't we have something for whites, so I ask, does St. Patricks day not count??? Can we agree on a holiday called Americans Day, we are after all a 'Melting Pot'By Andrew Jones
Saturday, February 4, 2012 15:43 EST
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Ron Paul Speaks At 'Hispanics in Politics' Event in Las Vegas 02/01/12 by SaveOurSovereignty
http://youtu.be/elBArsJNeOkRon Paul Speaks At 'Hispanics in Politics' Event in Las Vegas 02/01/12 by... more
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By David Edwards
Thursday, January 26, 2012 22:43 EST
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he doesn’t coordinate with the super PACs that support him, but apparently he doesn’t coordinate with himself either.
During the CNN-hosted debate in Florida on Thursday, the former Massachusetts governor couldn’t remember an ad attacking Newt Gingrich, even though he approved it and his campaign paid for it.
“You’ve had an ad running that says Speaker Gingrich calls Spanish the language of the ghetto,” CNN moderator Wolf Blitzer told Romney.
“I haven’t seen the ad,” Romney replied. “I’m sorry I don’t get to see all the TV ads. I don’t know. Did he say that?”
“No,” Gingrich objected. “I said we want everybody to learn English; I didn’t use the word Spanish. … So I would say that as much as Gov. Romney doesn’t particularly like my use of language, I found his deliberate distortion equally offensive.”
“I doubt that’s my ad,” Romney insisted. “But we’ll take a look and find out. There are a bunch of ads out there that are being organized by other people.”
In fact, Blitzer did return to the subject after a few other questions.
“We just double-checked and it was one of your ads,” Blitzer explained. “It’s running here in Florida on the radio, and at the end you say, ‘I’m Mitt Romney and I approved this ad.’”
While Romney had the support of the Republican audience for a large part of the night, that tidbit of information was met with groans and boos.
“Let me ask the Speaker a question,” Romney spoke up, trying to salvage the moment. “Did you say what the ad says or not? I don’t know.”
“It’s totally out of context,” Gingrich said.
“Oh, OK, he said it,” Romney interrupted. “Let’s take a look at what he said.”
In a 2007 speech, Gingrich did say that bilingual education should be replaced “with immersion in English so people learn the common language of the country and they learn the language of prosperity, not the language of living in a ghetto,” according to a fact check from The Washington Post.
Gingrich had not specifically used the word “Spanish,” but it was widely perceived to be aimed at Spanish speakers. The Georgia Republican eventually apologized for creating “a bad feeling within the Latino community.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/26/romney-forgets-attack-that-he-approved/
Watch this video from CNN, broadcast Jan. 26, 2012.
"The Language of the Ghetto Eh'???"By David Edwards
Thursday, January 26, 2012 22:43 EST
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Que? You didn't know that Mitt Romney was half-Mexican? It's true. In fact, if he makes it to the White House, in addition to becoming the first Mormon in the Oval Office, he could also be the nation's first Hispanic president.
http://us.cnn.com/2012/01/12/opinion/romney-hispanic-roots/index.htmlQue? You didn't know that Mitt Romney was half-Mexican? It's true. In fact,... more
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By David Edwards
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s newest high-profile supporter says it’s time for Republicans to “fix our problems with the Hispanics.”
MSNBC’s Chuck Todd on Wednesday asked Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) if Arizona would be a swing state during the 2012 presidential election.
“I think that if not this election cycle, the demographics are that Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, even Texas will all be in play,” the senator said with a sigh.
“And if Republicans don’t fix their problem?” Todd wondered.
“Yes, we have to fix our problems with the Hispanics,” McCain agreed. “It starts with a way to address the issue of immigration in a humane and caring fashion, at the same time emphasizing the need to secure our borders because of the drug cartels and the people who transport people across our border and treat them terribly.”
The Pew Research Center predicts that Latinos will increase from 14 percent of the U.S. population to 29 percent by 2050.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/05/mccain-republicans-have-to-fix-our-problems-with-the-hispanics/
Watch this video from MSNBC’s The Daily Rundown, uploaded Jan. 5, 2012.
"I say enforce current laws and make it easier for Folks to gain Citizenship.... Isn't this the Fella that was gonna: Complete the Danged Fence???"By David Edwards
Thursday, January 5, 2012
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A docu-series exploring Latino identity in the U.S. and abroad. Historical and present day issues of racism, colorism and social consequences of a color complex among Latinos. by Dash Harris. http://youtu.be/7lxKIqWXJIsA docu-series exploring Latino identity in the U.S. and abroad. Historical and present... more
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A panel of three federal judges ordered Texas not to move forward with redistricting plans for both congressional and state legislative seats until they are approved in court.
Justice Department lawyers have declared in court that they believe the congressional and statehouse redistricting plans signed into law by Gov. Rick Perry have been adopted at least in part for the purpose of "diminishing the ability of citizens of the United States, on account of race, color, or membership in a language minority group, to elect their preferred candidates."
They've argued that regardless of intent, the plans would have the effect of diminishing the ability of Hispanic voters to pick their preferred candidates.
A panel of three federal judges in San Antonio ruled that Texas should wait until the courts rule on the legality of the maps. In San Antonio, the panel of judges has heard testimony about the maps but hasn't ruled on their legality, while the D.C. panel -- charged with deciding whether to preclear the maps -- won't hold hearings for a month, according to the Texas Tribune. The court in San Antonio is handling a separate suit filed by opponents of the plan, while court in D.C. is handling the suit involving the Justice Department.
"According to the Texas Election Code, any changes that must be made in the county election precinct boundaries 'to give effect to a redistricting plan' must be finalized by October 1, 2011," the judges wrote, according to the Texas Tribune. "Because the redistricting plans have not been precleared ... all persons or entities that would otherwise have a duty under Section 42.032 of the Texas Election Code are relieved of those duties until further order of the Court."
http://tinyurl.com/3od7vl4A panel of three federal judges ordered Texas not to move forward with redistricting... more
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Watch Tom Hanks inexplicably co-host a weather report on Univision's Spanish-only “Despierta America” show. Maybe it was the short skirts or the hot weather in "Nuevo York" that sent him over the edge? Either way it's entertaining.Watch Tom Hanks inexplicably co-host a weather report on Univision's Spanish-only... more
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When Muni started the 48 Quintara bus line some where back in the 80′s I was happy because I could be a lazy guy and just walk down to the corner to catch a bus.When Muni started the 48 Quintara bus line some where back in the 80′s I was... more
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Candid interviews on the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The first in the web-documentary series 'Negro' exploring race, and race-relations among people of the African Diaspora (people of African descent and lineage) in Latin America.Candid interviews on the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The first in the... more
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Via Change.org, some interesting information about a proposed Arizona-style immigration bill in Florida: The bill includes a provision allowing Canadians and Western Europeans to be “presumed to be legally in the United States,” even though other non-citizens must carry papers. Florida’s bill, which was drafted by Rep. William Snyder (R), has support from Rick Scott, the Republican candidate for governor. Although proponents of the legislation argue it would not lead to racial profiling, the provision on Canadians and Western Europeans — most of whom are white non-Latinos — brings up new concerns for Latino groups. (The Miami New Times, which originally pointed out the provision, has a full copy of the draft bill.)
Latino and immigrant rights groups have fervently opposed the bill, which would mimic Arizona’s SB 1070 by requiring police to check legal status on anyone they “reasonable suspicions” of being in the country illegally if the police have already stopped them. The provision would allow them to assume legal status if the person had a Canadian passport or a “passport from any ‘visa waiver country’” — which are primarily located in Western Europe. “That language makes it clear that police are targeting only a specific minority,” Susana Barciela, policy director at the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, told the Miami New Times.
Snyder said the language was meant to avoid deterring tourism from Canada. “What we’re doing there is trying to be sensitive to Canadians,” he said in a radio interview. “We have an enormous amount of … Canadians wintering here in Florida. … That language is comfort language.”
The bill has caused some tension between Florida politicians, particularly the three Latino Republican members of Congress from Miami who oppose the anti-immigration legislation. Reps. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Mario Diaz-Balart and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen tepidly endorsed Scott for governor earlier this month despite his support for the bill.Via Change.org, some interesting information about a proposed Arizona-style... more
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U.S. Hispanics can expect to outlive whites by more than two years and blacks by more than seven, government researchers say in a startling report that is the first to calculate Hispanic life expectancy in this country.
The report released Wednesday is the strongest evidence yet of what some experts call the "Hispanic paradox" — longevity for a population with a large share of poor, undereducated members. A leading theory is that Hispanics who manage to immigrate to the U.S. are among the healthiest from their countries.
A Hispanic born in 2006 could expect to live about 80 years and seven months, the government estimates. Life expectancy for a white is about 78, and for a black, just shy of 73 years.
Researchers have seen signs of Hispanic longevity for years. But until recently, the government didn't calculate life expectancy for Hispanics as a separate group; they were included among the black and white populations. The new report projecting future life spans is based on death certificates from years earlier.
By breaking out the longer-living Hispanics, the life expectancies for non-Hispanic whites and blacks both declined slightly, said the report's author, Elizabeth Arias of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Hispanics are the largest, fastest growing minority in the United States, accounting for 15 percent of the population.
An estimated 40 percent of them are immigrants, who in some cases arrived after arduous journeys to do taxing manual labor. It takes a fit person to accomplish that, suggesting that the United States is gaining some of the healthiest people born in Mexico and other countries, said Dr. Peter Muennig of Columbia University's school of public health who has studied life expectancy in different countries.
Compared to the estimate for all U.S. Hispanics, life expectancy is nearly two years lower in Puerto Rico, more than two years lower in Cuba, and more than four years lower in Mexico, according to World Health Organization figures.
However, experts say that immigrant hardiness diminishes within a couple of generations of living here. Many believe it's because the children of immigrants take up smoking, fast-food diets and other habits blamed for wrecking the health of other ethnic populations.
"The American lifestyle is very sedentary. That's not a good thing," said Jane Delgado, president of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, which focuses on improving health services for Hispanics.
Health researchers have seen a strong link between poverty, lack of education and life-shortening health problems. Hispanics are disadvantaged in those areas: About 19 percent of Hispanics live at or below the federal poverty level — three times more than whites. As for education, fewer than 13 percent of Hispanics have a college degree, compared to 17 percent of blacks and 30 percent of whites.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101013/ap_on_he_me/us_med_hispanic_longevityU.S. Hispanics can expect to outlive whites by more than two years and blacks by more... more
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How dare you say there's racism in the Teabircher movement? I'm so offended by that notion. Isn't what Rush Limbaugh says just soooooo true?How dare you say there's racism in the Teabircher movement? I'm so offended... more
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Biking while brown isn't a crime, but that doesn't mean that law enforcement officials don't treat it that way. That's why the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the National Immigration Project, and civil rights attorney Brian Spears are suing two Georgia police officers for racial profiling in the unlawful stop, arrest, and assault of Angel Francisco Castro Torres.
Torres riding his bicycle, minding his own business, when the two police officers noticed that he looked Latino and thus pulled him over to question his immigration status, by their own admission. Although Torres was unarmed and posed no threat to the officers, he was beaten up in the course of the arrest, sustaining severe damage to his nose and eye that required surgery to repair. The officers thought they could get away with the assault by quickly bringing Torres to jail, where a 287(g) agreement with the federal government resulted in him being sent to immigration detention, despite the fact that all criminal charges against him were dropped and he was only picked up in the first place was a violation of his civil rights.Biking while brown isn't a crime, but that doesn't mean that law enforcement... more
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This is a short documentary that I created in my final year as an undergrad. I appreciate any constructive criticism / dialogue about the subject. Thanks!This is a short documentary that I created in my final year as an undergrad. I... more
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