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December 2008 - Posts
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Sometime in this decade, San Pablo became a majority-Latino city, the only one in Contra Costa County. Read More...
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n SAN PABLO: After No. 4 election, City Council reflects recent demographics Read More...
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After the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, illegal aliens flocked to New Orleans from other U.S. cities to find work – but three years after the storm, the most violent city in America is festering with crime while schools are overcrowded and immigrant Read More...
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After the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, illegal aliens flocked to New Orleans from other U.S. cities to find work – but three years after the storm, the most violent city in America is festering with crime while schools are overcrowded and immigrant Read More...
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Gil Navarro's membership to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials won't be paid for using county school dollars - at least for now. Read More...
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Gil Navarro's membership to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials won't be paid for using county school dollars - at least for now. Read More...
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Identity politics get results in terms of the increased presence of the groups being promoted. But the election of an African-American president may signal that it’s time to leave identity politics behind when it comes to governance and embrace the politics Read More...
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The two sides of the immigration debate—immigration restrictionists and immigrant advocates—are reframing their messages in the wake of the Democrats' sweeping electoral victory. Restrictionists argue that legalization cannot take place during an economic Read More...
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Until recently, most of the people who came to Emilio Amaya's office in San Bernardino were working illegally. Now the flow of immigrants has slowed, and those who used to toil on building sites and in restaurant kitchens are taking long breaks to visit Read More...
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There was a time in the 20th century when media ownership was a priority among minority entrepreneurs. In the Hispanic market the attraction mainly focused on Spanish-language electronic media, particularly radio, and some of the early pioneers of Spanish-language Read More...
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President-elect Barack Obama is expected to officially announce the last of his Cabinet picks at a press conference Friday afternoon. Read More...
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The California congresswoman is a leader in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and is called a coalition-builder. Rep. Hilda L. Solis (D-El Monte), a Congressional Hispanic Caucus leader considered to be one of the most reliably pro-union voices in the Read More...
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President-elect Barack Obama defines himself as African-American. His mother is a white American, and his father is a black African. This hits a nerve with some people, who wonder why Obama doesn't use the term biracial to describe his race. Read More...
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President-elect Barack Obama’s nomination of Bill Richardson as Secretary of Commerce sparked a wave of protest in the Chinese American community due to the former Energy Secretary's involvement with the Wen Ho Lee case. Read More...
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Lucky fellow, that Rod Blagojevich. The same history-making turn of events that had placed Barack Obama in line to become the forty-fourth President of the United States had handed Governor Blagojevich, Democrat of Illinois, a “golden” (his word) Christmas Read More...
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WASHINGTON - After decades of working to enhance civil rights, Maryland Secretary of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Tom Perez has brought his expertise to the person who could make the most use of it -- President-elect Barack Obama. Read More...
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On Election Day, the American people hired leaders they believe will tackle and solve tough problems. They fired politicians who cover up inaction and ineffectiveness with slick sound bites and punchy slogans. Read More...
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In an event rich with culture and seasonal music, Mary and Joseph roamed North Fort Collins streets Friday in search of shelter from the cold night air. Read More...
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The theme of immigration really hasn't changed much through the decades or the centuries, according to a biblical scholar who spoke Thursday in Greeley. Read More...
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To suggest that the appointment of Chu as Secretary of Energy is in some way a mea culpa for the Wen Ho Lee case is to discredit Chu’s sterling credentials, writes the commentator. Read More...
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Spot a published piece that would fit this blog? Let us know about it, at blog@gothamgazette.com When Bronx Brorough President Aldofo Carrion told a group of Yale students he had received a congratulatory phone call from U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton about Read More...
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SOUTH BEND -- Gilberto Cárdenas, a Latino studies professor at the University of Notre Dame, recently was appointed by President Bush to a commission that will study the potential creation of a National Museum of the American Latino. Read More...
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Amador Bustos of Bustos Media in studio. There was a time in the 20th century when media ownership was a priority among minority entrepreneurs. Read More...
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Jose del Carmen Lugo, the first Puerto Rican member of the Connecticut General Assembly and a major force in Bridgeport's Latino and Hispanic community from the 1970s through the 1980s, died in Read More...
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I am absolutely stunned that the peaceful sit in at the Republic Windows and Doors factory and warehouse has not been stuck in the ghetto of "immigrant story" by our local and national media. Read More...
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Inland Reps. Joe Baca and Ken Calvert couldn't be much further apart when it comes to their views on illegal immigration. Read More...
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Rick Noriega last month lost his bid to unseat Republican Sen. John Cornyn Read More...
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Immigrants in detention are signing their rights away and becoming eligible for an immediate removal order without understanding its implications. Read More...
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Secretary of commerce may not be the job Bill Richardson hoped for on his tumultuous journey this year, but Barack Obama said on Wednesday that it was not a consolation prize, either. Read More...
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Secretary of commerce may not be the job Bill Richardson hoped for on his tumultuous journey this year, but Barack Obama said on Wednesday that it was not a consolation prize, either. Read More...
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CHICAGO -- Community leaders and politicians say they’re starting a petition drive to ask Gov. Rod Blagojevich to name a black person to replace Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate. | SLIDESHOW: Possible Senate replacements Read More...
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School board politics in California can be hotly contested as many politicians have started their careers by trying to get elected as board members. Read More...
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The political clout of Hispanic voters is more visible every day in Central Florida with the ascent of Latino politicians to key positions in local government. Read More...
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Encouraged by President-elect Barack Obama's talk of inclusiveness, and emboldened by the importance of the Hispanic vote to Obama's victory, Hispanic groups are cautiously hopeful that finally the time has come for a Supreme Court justice with a Latino Read More...
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