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The Hispanic and Black Communities, the 21st Century, and Immigration

Editorial:
Editor’s Note: This past weekend La Prensa San Diego editor, Daniel Munoz, had the opportunity to speak before The Congressional Black Caucus Institute’s “21st Century Council” about the border, immigration and transportation. The following is an abbreviated version of the presentation. The focus of the meeting in general was: a consensus on how we implement [...]

The Fall of Dobbs and the Immigrants

Commentary:
By Roberto Lovato
 As I watched the sad eyes of Lou Dobbs last night while he bade an abrupt farewell to his long career at CNN, I shed the tears that he apparently couldn’t. I cried in part because, regardless of the Basta Dobbs campaign’s — and my own — constitutional differences with his brand of [...]

Stop the vendetta against ACORN

Commentary:
By John Buell

 The double standard on ACORN exposes the real underside of American politics: Our democracy is skewed against the voices of the poor.
 Some of my best friends have worked for ACORN. They are honest, dedicated and moral individuals who appreciated the mission of this group, which has done so much good for some of [...]

Law Enforcement Officials Call for Immigration Reform

Commentary:
By Maribel Hastings
America’s Voice
 “Americans want a solution to our immigration dilemma, as do law enforcement officials across this nation. But the solution isn’t turning every local police department into an arm of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”
 That isn’t a quote from a pro-immigration activist. It’s from an editorial that the former Chief of Police of Los [...]

Latinos Must Think Before Boycotting the Census

Commentary:
By Hector Sanchez
 Less than six months from the 2010 census, there is a rising movement in the Latino community to boycott the survey. Not only is this a terribly irresponsible and narrow-minded idea for Latinos, but it would be a detrimental decision that would affect all people that live in their communities.
 The census — conducted [...]

Salud II

Comentario:
Por José R Uzal

 Los detractores de una reforma del sistema de salud en Estados Unidos, están convencidos de que los ciudadanos no tienen derecho al más básico cuidado médico. En realidad piensan que solo los que tienen poder adquisitivo pueden disfrutar de los beneficios que ofrece el sistema médico más avanzado del mundo. En otras [...]

¡ASK A MEXICAN!

 By Gustavo Arellano

 Dear Mexican: Whenever I see an ad for a Mexican ramera, they always describe themselves as “spicy.”  Are Mexican women hiding habaneros in their panochas?
Concha Curious

 Dear Gabacho: “I wish I could say that ‘Mexican Spitfire’ Lupe Velez was to blame for the ‘spicy’ epithet so often associated with Mexican femme pulchritude,” says William [...]

Despite underdog status, you can’t count Cotto out

We know that Miguel Cotto is battle tested, but has Manny Pacquiao been tested enough?
 By Steve Galindo III

 He’s the current World Boxing Organization (WBO) Welterweight Champion, he boasts an outstanding record, (34-1-27 KOs) and yet Puerto Rican pugilist Miguel Cotto is a 3-1 underdog heading into tomorrow night’s superfight against the irresistible force known as [...]

Migrant Shelter Besieged

Frontera NorteSur

 A Catholic Church-run migrant shelter in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila is the target of escalating attacks. Every day, Casa del Migrante Posada Belen in the state capital of Saltillo serves between 80-100 mainly Central American migrants headed to the United States. But since last month, staff and property have been busy responding [...]

Reseña del Seminario Impactos del Cambio Climático en la Frontera Norte de México

Sesión: Riesgo de desastre en la frontera norte de México
 TIJUANA, B.C. — El pasa-do 30 de octubre en las instalaciones de El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, se llevó a cabo la cuarta sesión del seminario Impactos del Cambio Climático en la Frontera Norte de México. En esta ocasión se discutió el tema Riesgo de [...]

Traditional Healers Choose to Fight H1N1 Naturally

By Elena Shore, Viji Sundaram, and Vivian Po
New America Media
 As the death rate of the H1N1 (“swine flu”) virus surpassed 1,000 people in the United States, Chinese medicine practitioners, Ayurvedic healers, and Latino yerberas (herbalists) faced a dilemma: whether to tell their clients to get the vaccine –- which is recommended by the CDC (Centers [...]

Honorary Degrees as Apologies

Perspective:
By Ernie McCray

 Once upon a time, at the outset of World War II, Japanese American students at California State Universities were rounded up and shipped off to internment camps.
 Now those Institutions of Higher Learning would like to grant honorary degrees to the students who suffered such indignities.
 And I guess that although an honorary degree might [...]

Michelle Obama Promotes Healthy Eating

 Washington, D.C. (ConCiencia-News) – Her message has been clear since the start of her husband’s presidency: First Lady Michelle Obama’s list of major issues includes helping to fight the obesity epidemic that is attacking children belonging to ethnic minorities in the country.
 As part of this effort, she has stressed the importance of growing and consuming [...]

Take Advantage of Part D — Before It’s Too Late

By Peter Pitts
 From November 15 until the end of the year, seniors can sign up for Medicare Part D — the prescription drug benefit for seniors. And those who are unhappy with their existing coverage can switch to a new plan.
 All those eligible should take advantage of this “open enrollment” period. The healthcare reform bills [...]

Guadalupe Cabrera

Congressman Bob Filner recently met in his Washington, D.C. office with Guadalupe Cabrera, a junior at Eastlake High School. Guadalupe was participating in the National Young Leaders Conference.

Planned Parenthood ofrece educación y pruebas rápidas de VIH en reconocimiento al Día Nacional Latino para la Concientización del SIDA

 Muchas cosas han cambiado desde que el VIH/SIDA hizo su debut en el escenario mundial hace más de 20 años. Hoy en día, muchas de las personas afectadas por el VIH/SIDA viven una vida más larga y más sana, pero este no es el caso para los latinos que tienen el VIH/SIDA en los Estados [...]