Some people seem to think illegal immigration isn't a problem, not to sound like a bitch but you wouldn't if you or your parents were illegals and if they weren't your grandparents. And what's with everyone saying that this country was built on the backs of immigrates, i didn't know slaves migrated to this country it was built on slavery and free labor that's the truth. Wanting a better life is great but it's hard to say i want better life and can't get to where i come from and then claim you deserve to be a citizen because all you want to do is work and have a life for your family and kids. What about the guy who's family knows nothing else besides America and also wants a better life but can't achieve that because someone says i'll do the work cheaper and longer with no health coverage and no benefits, cash only.
In no other country can illegal immigrates demand anything, only in the great USA, so i say give them their citizenship, you want to claim to be true American citizen then pay taxes, you believe you have a right to the same health care and rights then you should pay for it. If we registered every illegal immigrate and then taxed them out the ass, set in place laws that had harsher penalties like actual jail time instead of a free trip home, i bet you people would think twice about running across the border or coming to America for vacation and staying. I'm just wondering why people feel if you say "you don't deserve shit and the fact you get taken advantage of is your own fault", their a racist and that America and should be open for any and everyone.
But it is your fault you get paid low wages and have no health care and get taken advantage of, since when is anything in this world for free..? why do you think that what you go through in your country gives you a right to come to another and make it hard on another man. Mexico's president even stated to the world "that illegals take the jobs that not even blacks want"
and he's damn right we've worked them since 1506 for FREE and the little bit of minimum wage blacks fought and died for won't go up cause someone with no papers will work for anything. Rules are set in place for a reason, they might suck but you can't make a change if your willing to be happy eating shit all you do is make it stink for the rest of us.
Not only would it help us out with our hugh debt, create jobs and force us to over haul the entire system cause you know someones gonna get mad and swear a great injustice but wheres the justice for us actual tax paying, social security card carrying citizens...?
i love George Lopez but he's an idiot to think that illegal immigration only upsets white people as if AMERICANS don't need a job. He represents his country to the fullest yet we as Americans don't have the same right?. If we flooded his country and under cut his fellow men,push them out of jobs then tell them you really don't want to work this job let me do it as well as stressed the medical system and basically did what we wanted in Mexico they claim the capitalist Americanos were destroying his homeland and we'd just continue to be the big mean super power.
i think any time people think it's OK for any group of people to break the law to better your self, at the expense of others.....your the true capitalist, liar, cheat and thiefSome people seem to think illegal immigration isn't a problem, not to sound like a... more
As an immigrant myself, I can appreciate that the US tries so hard to make us foreigners feel welcome. But, sometimes it's at the expense of the locals...As an immigrant myself, I can appreciate that the US tries so hard to make us... more
A leading civil rights coalition says there has been an increase in white supremacist activity since the election of the first African-American president.
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund reported Tuesday that the economic downturn and fear of immigrants also contributed to the increase.
The report comes a week after a white supremacist killed a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Museum.
The coalition reported the country now averages a hate crime nearly every hour of every day. A special concern is the rising number of hate crimes committed against Hispanics and gays.A leading civil rights coalition says there has been an increase in white supremacist... more
Whether you take them yellow or green, sweet and soft or hard and crunchy, the platáno is one of the most versatile and beloved staples of Latino cooking. Introduced into the Latin American diet from Africa to the Caribbean and elsewhere, plantains can be enjoyed steamed, boiled or fried. But its utility doesn't end there. Here are the 10 most creative uses of the platáno:Whether you take them yellow or green, sweet and soft or hard and crunchy, the... more
Exploring life in a Dominican Batey (a sugarcane town), the
story follows two Haitian men who live there. Their lives
intertwine in Batey 6, revealing the different realities of
what it is like to live and to work in the sugar cane
economy on the island.
Time: 6pm @ 2nd Ave and 2nd Street
Join us for a brief reception after the film.Exploring life in a Dominican Batey (a sugarcane town), the
story follows two... more
Let's face it, Puerto Ricans love to show their flag. Whether it's on a car or permanently inked to their skin, just give a Puerto Rican the opportunity, and they will come up with some novel approaches to express their pride. Here are the 10 most gratuitous and unnecessary displays of the Puerto Rican flag that have nothing to do with the PR Day parade (we all get a free pass on that day):Let's face it, Puerto Ricans love to show their flag. Whether it's on a car or... more
The Spanish language--like every language--is chock full of words, expressions and odd usages that can be downright confusing. I asked readers to tell us what words and expressions they find bothersome, and here's what you had to say:
* "Ahorita" means right now, while "horita" means later. That's always confused the hell out of me, especially if a person who doesn't enunciate is talking. --John
* I know it's a cute thing when your grandma says it or something, but a lot of time random old ladies say "mi corazon" or "mi cielo" meaning my love, my heart or my sky literally speaking. It's weird. --Jorge
* I can't stand when people answer the phone and say "Oigo!," which means literally... "I hear (you)" instead of hello. --Josue
* People say "pero" a lot before anything, mThe Spanish language--like every language--is chock full of words, expressions and odd... more
Hate crimes targeting Latinos increased again in 2007, capping a 40% rise in the four years since 2003, according to FBI statistics released this fall.
As anti-immigrant propaganda has increased on both the margins and in the mainstream of society — where pundits and politicians have routinely vilified undocumented Latino immigrants with a series of defamatory falsehoods — hate violence has risen against perceived "illegal aliens." Each year since 2003, the number of FBI-reported anti-Latino hate crime incidents has risen, even as a swelling nativist movement has become larger and more vitriolic.Hate crimes targeting Latinos increased again in 2007, capping a 40% rise in the four... more
Mr. Dont Knows piece of the life story is highlighted with sincerity by
a producer, Lisa Gonzales, of MTV News. He is an Iraq war Veteran.
We had met him earlier this year & got a lil bit of his
story. He is tru to himself, a good music artist & an inspiration.Mr. Dont Knows piece of the life story is highlighted with sincerity by
a producer,... more
From deaf gangster to Hollywood gang-star, actor Gabriel Martinez shares his unique life growing up hard-of-hearing in the 'hood. Once a lost and mischievous youth embraced by the brotherhood of his urban clique, Gabriel grudgingly faced incident after incident of disreputable violence, mistaken identity, and inadvertent miscommunication. Spot Gabriel on the street nowadays, and you might mistaken him as a criminal, a perpetrator, or even a gangbanger, but he’s left his life as a gangster to play one on TV.From deaf gangster to Hollywood gang-star, actor Gabriel Martinez shares his unique... more
While on a 24hr trip to DC, Emmy award winning Journalist Patricio Espinoza stops by Capitol Hill while Auto industry bail-out hearings are underway.
$34 billion they want... The question is Who is bailing you out?!" Is your credit card company cutting you a break?? Patricio talks to his credit card company -who just received 3-billion in bail out money- find out what happens next.... and what his DC cab driver has to say
PS: Story was shot with a Flip-cameraWhile on a 24hr trip to DC, Emmy award winning Journalist Patricio Espinoza stops by... more
"The L.A. District Attorney’s office said the Bugarins managed abortion clinics in Baldwin Park, Huntington Park, Los Angeles and Panorama City, operating under the names, Clinica Medica Para La Mujer de Hoy or Community Women's Medical Clinic. Public records confirm Bugarin operated abortion clinics in four other locations -- Chula Vista, North Hollywood, Torrance and Santa Ana. Twelve personal injury and malpractice lawsuits and one wrongful death suit have been filed against Bugarin in L.A. County since the early 1990s, the Times reported."
Wow. I hope he spends a good while in there."The L.A. District Attorney’s office said the Bugarins managed abortion clinics in... more
In recent years, political advice on immigration in both parties has gone something like this: "It's the third rail of politics." "The less said, the better." "If you say anything, talk tough."
But with President-elect Barack Obama's solid win — and his overwhelming support from Latinos — some think that advice may change.
"What the election showed is that the conventional wisdom on why immigration reform is too hot to handle is wrong," says Frank Sharry of America's Voice, a pro-immigration lobbying group.
More Hispanics than ever voted, and they voted 2-to-1 for Obama over McCain. Sharry says Latino support was decisive in helping deliver the swing states of Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado and Florida. And polls show it was the immigration issue — specifically some in the Republican Party who demonized illegal immigrants — that helped drive Latinos to the Democrats
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(follow link)In recent years, political advice on immigration in both parties has gone something... more
As a journalist I have been covering the elections process... history in the making. But I woke up this morning wondering what do my parents, both Latino immigrants, think of all this talk about change. My parents are from Ecuador and they came to the U.S. already in their 60's.As a journalist I have been covering the elections process... history in the making.... more
The Virgin of Guadalupe is a 16th century Mexican icon of the Virgin Mary which appears on wall murals and tattoos around the streets of East LA. This pod by vc2 producer Carlos Aguilar explores this iconography with interviews of artists, academics and people from the community.The Virgin of Guadalupe is a 16th century Mexican icon of the Virgin Mary which... more
While WWE's Diva's are heating up the pages of Playboy, Ms. Chivus, a 21 year old Latina backyard wrestler, is rising through the ranks by fighting the boys in the Underground Wrestling Alliance. As the only female member of the UGWA, Ms. Chivus squares off with guys almost twice her size and defines her own role as the anti Diva ass kicker.While WWE's Diva's are heating up the pages of Playboy, Ms. Chivus, a 21 year old... more
For years, Sheriff Steve Bizzell watched the number of illegal immigrants in his rural county skyrocket — and with it, he says, residents' fear that the newcomers were responsible for more than their share of crime.
So he helped make North Carolina the first state where every county can team with federal authorities to train local officers to identify and track jailed illegal immigrants, speeding up the deportation process.
But in a newspaper interview last month, Bizzel complained that "Mexicans are trashy" and pointed to several children playing and said "All they do is work and make love." Though he quickly apologized, his contrition wasn't enough to ward off critics who call his comments evidence that the nation's increasingly popular efforts to enforce immigration statutes locally have nothing to do with law and order.
"The chief law enforcement officer is demonstrating his racism in public, and he's allowing his officers to do the same," said Tony Asion, the executive director of nonprofit advocacy group El Pueblo and a retired Delaware state trooper. "It gives them the green light to treat Latinos any way."
Rebuffing calls for his resignation
Bizzell declined to comment to The Associated Press about the remarks to the News & Observer that caused the uproar, and the Johnston County commission has rebuffed calls for his resignation.
Twenty years ago, roughly 77,000 Hispanics lived in North Carolina — about 1.2 percent of the population. At about 600,000 today, Hispanics represent 6.6 percent of the state's 9.1 million residents, the 12th-largest overall Latino population among the 50 states.
The Washington-based Pew Hispanic Center estimated in 2006 there were about 400,000 illegal immigrants in North Carolina, most of whom are Latino. There is no breakdown based on ethnicity.
In Bizzell's Johnston County, a short drive from Raleigh, Hispanics made up 1.5 percent of the population in 1990. Now, the group represents about 11 percent of the county's nearly 160,000 people.
"Look at that," he said, pointing at a storefront during his tour of the area with the newspaper reporter. "You can't even read the durned sign. Everywhere you look, it's like little Mexico around here."
The 49-year-old has been the county's top cop for 10 years and has said residents fear most crime is committed by illegal immigrants. In 2006, he said that based on arrests, Hispanics were responsible for up to 85 percent of drug trafficking in the county.
Records of arrests based on ethnicity
Yet Bizzell's own employees in the sheriff's office said recently they do not keep records of arrests based on ethnicity.
North Carolina has embraced a federal program known as 287(g). It gives local police access to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency's database of fingerprints and photographs. The program has spread to departments across the country and is credited with identifying 70,000 since 2006 alone suspected of being in the U.S. illegally.
Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole led successful efforts to open 287(g) and a few other enforcement programs to every sheriff's office in the state. Politically, the idea couldn't be more popular: Dole's Democratic opponent supports it, as do both candidates for governor.For years, Sheriff Steve Bizzell watched the number of illegal immigrants in his rural... more
The coquí achieved what many experts--and Puerto Ricans--believed was impossible: It left the island, survived and multiplied.
It all started when goods shipped from Puerto Rico to Hawaii carried an unexpected souvenir--a loud, quarter-sized coquí frog that rapidly populated the island.
And it has ignited an uproar among residents.
There are many reasons why the creature has not been well received--mostly environmental and ecological, but none more so than the creature's boisterous call that residents are not accustomed to hearing.
Government agencies and home owners have taken action to eradicate the species through inhumane means, and the Hawaiian coquí's lone supporter--Syd Singer--wants your help to stop them. Singer took time out to answer some not-so-serious probing questions:The coquí achieved what many experts--and Puerto Ricans--believed was impossible: It... more
Over the past years we have heard about ICE (Immigration and Custom Enforcement) raids all over the US. Many of these raids have separated families, turned some communities into ghost towns, and divided a nation. As many of us know immigration is a very sensitive and hot button topic. It may not be one of the main issues in the Presidential election but it can become a major issue for many Latinos if ICE doesn't do its homework.Over the past years we have heard about ICE (Immigration and Custom Enforcement) raids... more
While surfing YouTube I came across some old videos from one of my favorite 90's salsa bands Orquesta De La Luz. Yes, the Japanese salsa band that showed the world you don't need to be Latino or speak Spanish to play and sing salsa. After looking at the videos I became very nostalgic and wanted to find out what they were up to and if they were still together. To my surprise Orquesta De La Luz is still together performing and recording, just last month they released their latest album "Caliente!"While surfing YouTube I came across some old videos from one of my favorite 90's salsa... more
