Jewish, Latino groups to unite in hate crime fight
A national Jewish organization and a Boston-based Latino group are planning a joint effort to fight
hate crimes that target Latinos. The Anti-Defamation League of New England and the Latino Professional
Network on Tuesday will announce the creation the Latino/Jewish Roundtable. The committee will focus on solutions
to combat "anti-immigrant rhetoric" aimed at U.S.-born Latinos and Latino immigrants. More »
Evangelical Latino Groups Advise Illegal Immigrants on Census
"An undercount of the Latino community will do serious
damage to our families and our neighborhoods," he adds, opting to describe the community with the
grassroots term "Latino" rather than the government-selected term "Hispanic." "By diminishing the representation of newcomers in our
democracy, an undercount will also undermine efforts
to achieve comprehensive immigration reform. Encouraging anyone not to participate in the
Census is simply wrong." More »
Study: Generation gap in US largest since 1960s
American adults from young to old disagree increasingly
today on social values ranging from religion to relationships,
creating the largest generation gap since divisions
40 years ago over Vietnam, civil rights and women's liberation.A survey being released Monday by the
Pew Research Center highlights a widening age divide
after last November's election, when 18- to 29-year-olds voted for Democrat Barack Obama by a 2-to-1 ratio. More »
An Academic's Labor Helps Fight H-1B Visas
Not many computer science professors are activists
on immigration policy. But Norm Matloff of the University
of California, Davis wears both hats. He has been a
vocal critic of the H-1B visa program for skilled immigrants since the mid-1990s, and now maintains a Web page and e-mail listserv discussing offshoring and the H-1B visa program, which he calls a "sham." He says his motivation is to protect and preserve
tech job opportunities for the students he teaches. More »
US Military welcomes non-citizen soldiers
On June 8, the US Embassy hosted the first ever US Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USCIS) naturalization ceremony ever held in Latin America.
"I can think of no greater privilege than to be the
first to welcome as the newest citizens of the United
States, two American soldiers, who currently serve
our nation in Honduras and who have each already completed
two tours in Iraq," said Michael Aytes, USCIS' Acting Deputy Director. More »
House restores funding to jail illegal immigrants
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to restore
$400 million in funding for state and local jails to incarcerate
criminal illegal immigrants, a program which would
reimburse Fairfax and Prince William counties a total
of $1.5 million.The Commonwealth of Virginia would also receive
$1.7 million if funds for the State Criminal Alien Assistance
Program provided under the measure, which was included
in the Commerce, Justice, Science
and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, are approved.
SCAAP funding had been cut in President Barack Obama's proposed fiscal 2010 budget.
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Honduran military ousts president ahead of vote
Soldiers ousted the democratically elected president
of Honduras on Sunday and Congress named a successor,
but the leftist ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
denounced what he called an illegal coup and vowed
to stay in power.
The first military takeover of a Central American government
in 16 years drew widespread condemnation from governments
in Latin America and the world - including the U.S. - and Chavez vowed to overthrow the country's apparent new leader. More »
Mexico detains 93 police in corruption probe
Mexican prosecutors announced Sunday they have put
93 police officers and investigators under house arrest
on suspicion of aiding the Zetas, a feared gang of
hit men tied to the Gulf drug cartel. Corruption scandals
have long plagued Mexican law enforcement, but the
detentions represented one of the biggest single roundups
of suspected officers in recent years. It came as investigators
have been increasingly reporting finds of apparent
payroll lists of police officers in the possession
of drug traffickers.
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Mexico: Man allegedly tried to sell woman, 4 kids
Mexican man has been detained for allegedly plotting
to sell a young woman, two girls and two boys for $2,000 apiece in the United States, police said Sunday. Police
in the northern state of Sonora said the 19-year-old woman and girls aged 12 and 15 were kidnapped by the suspect and another man. The
woman and the girls were freed after being held since
June 22 at a house in the town of Cananea, near the Arizona
border, police said. More »
