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The illusion of safety in Los Angeles	The Hispanic- Jewish American Alliance
By Patrick Osio, Jr./HispanicVista.co February 2010 For Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa 2010 is to be a year dedicated to attracting businesses and creating jobs so he called a meeting with the leading business leaders of the community. He told them that it is now safe for people to walk the streets of downtown Los Angeles, “We can sell this,” he told them. Not an easy sell since Los Angeles is informally known as the “Gang Capital of the Nation,” and is listed as one of the most dangerous cities in the world.	By Sal Osio, JD *Mi Punto de Vista* From the Publisher’s Corner February 2010 Indisputably the Jewish people throughout civilization have been at the vanguard of human rights, civil liberties and humanitarian causes. Understandably so since as an ethnic group no society has been more persecuted and prosecuted Whether the historic Spanish Inquisition, England’s Judeocide or in recent memory, the Nazi Holocaust, to name a few chapters in human degradation, the Jewish communities have been the target of man’s immorality.
Constitutional Considerations	Obama Loses It All!
By Richard N. Baldwin T. /HispanicVista.com February 2010 *From Mexico City* At this writing, in mid January, we assume that the Obama health care bill (Obamacare) will be resolved between the House and Senate bills. But that is only an assumption. The closer that this gets to a showdown, the more doubtful appears the outcome. But one thing that is getting more attention of late is the strong probability of serious constitutional challenges to this albatross.	By Raoul Lowery Contrera February 2010 Remember when Massachusetts was the only state to not vote for Richard Nixon in 1972 and when Nixon got in trouble over the Watergate cover-up, we arrogantly heard, “Don’t blame me, I’m from Massachusetts.” Well, the state that started the American War of Independence, supplied “Colored” troops to Abraham Lincoln’s successful effort to preserve the Union and do away with slavery and gave us Babe Ruth, Massachusetts has given us a deathblow to the “change we have been waiting for,” the Presidency of Barack Obama.
Civil Rights Day for Some	Hispanics in the crosshairs
By Steven J. Ybarra, JD/HispanicVista.com February 2010 *Notas por La Casa Politica* Happy Civil Rights Day for Some! I remember when I first heard of MLK it was in conjunction with a discussion about workers’ rights in the fields in California. Back in ’63 the War was only on the lips of a few, racism was beginning to be discussed and the War on Poverty was being talked about as it related to (back then) “Negroes”.	By William C. Kashatus On July 12, 2008, six white teenagers confronted Luis Eduardo Ramirez Zavala, a 25-year-old father of three and an illegal immigrant from Mexico, in an alley in Shenandoah, Pa. screaming racial slurs at him, the teens viciously kicked and beat him. He died in intensive care two days later. Two of the six assailants - 17-year-old Brandon Piekarsky and 18-year-old Derrick Donchak - were acquitted of the most serious charges...
American Dream Come True	Immigration reform and the healthcare debate
Cesar Lozano, Illegal Alien, Is Now Big Cease, American Dream Come True By Rolando Rodriguez First, you need to know that the American Dream takes on many forms. The American Dream is not only what corporate commercials sell us. It's not only a two-story home with a white picket fence and a two-car garage. It can actually embody a person. It can embody a six-year-old illegal alien named Cesar Lozano. We know. Your politics or your stance on immigration might disagree with that statement, but what if we told you that the six-year-old grew up to become a law-abiding American citizen, that he went to college, that he's more articulate than most Americans...	By Tim Rutten Whatever their final shape, the healthcare reforms being negotiated by Democratic members of the House and Senate represent the most consequential piece of social legislation Congress has considered in half a century. Californians, however, have a bigger stake in the outcome than other Americans -- and residents of Los Angeles County perhaps the biggest stake of all. In fact, if the final bill most closely resembles the one passed by the Senate, the county will be left far worse off than it is today. The problem stems from the Senate bill's treatment of immigrants.
Officials Hid Truth About Immigrant Deaths in Jail	Stakeholders in Health Insurance Reform Debate Gave Big to Senators
By Nina Bernstein Silence has long shrouded the men and women who die in the nation's immigration jails. For years, they went uncounted and unnamed in the public record. Even in 2008, when The New York Times obtained and published a federal government list of such deaths, few facts were available about who these people were and how they died. But behind the scenes, it is now clear, the deaths had already generated thousands...	Capital Eye Blog Published by Michael Beckel (OpenSecrets.org) on December 24, 2009 9: After nearly a year of debate, months of negotiations and major lobbying blitzes, the U.S. Senate on Christmas Eve passed their version of the major health insurance reform legislation. The final vote was 60-39. All 60 members of the Democratic caucus voted in favor of the plan, while no Republican senators backed the bill.
More Americans Went Uninsured in 2009 than in 2008	Latinos and the Political Earthquake in Massachusetts
Increase in number without health insurance spans across demographic groups By Elizabeth Mendes Gallup Poll WASHINGTON, D.C. - (January 8, 2010) - While President Obama works with House and Senate leaders to hammer out a final healthcare bill before the State of the Union address, the legislation's goal of expanding coverage to the uninsured will need to cover a larger pool of Americans who are without health insurance. According to the Gallup Healthways Well-Being Index, an average of 16.2% of American adults lacked health insurance coverage in 2009, up from 14.8% in 2008.	By Angelo Falcón There was that horrible earthquake that devastated Haiti. Last night, Massachusetts and the United States experienced a political earthquake that could be as in many ways as profound with the election of Republican Scott Brown over Democrat Martha Coakley to the US Senate. ...The immediate debate in Washington, DC among Democrats is how to tactically address the fate of the health insurance reform bill now that the filibuster-proof Senate is gone.
California association formed to promote Baja California medical tourism.	Poll: Black Optimism Rises; Hispanics Wary
Baja California Medical Tourism Association is a state of California non-profit association From the Mexico border north through the Greater Los Angeles Region there are 24 million residents millions of them are faced with the need for affordable high quality medical services. To reach this vast audience the Baja California Medical Tourism Association (BCMTA www.BajaCaliforniaMedicalTourismAssociation.org) was organized as a state of California non-profit association for mutual benefit with offices in Tijuana and San Diego. =	53% of African-Americans Say Future Will Be Better for Blacks; Hispanics More Skeptical about Race Relations (AP January 12, 2010) One year after the election of President Barack Obama, black optimism about America has surged, while Hispanics have become more skeptical about race relations, according to a Pew Research Center poll released Tuesday. Thirty-nine percent of blacks say African-Americans are better off now than five years ago, according to the poll. In 2007, just 20 percent of blacks felt that way.
HISTORY:The Caxcanes of Nochistlán: Defenders of Their Homeland	Ambassador Doubts Reform in 2010
By John P. Schmal Defending their Native Soil Throughout human history, many groups of people have witnessed the arrival of aliens from far away countries in their traditional homeland territories. Responses to such intrusions have varied from century to century, continent to continent and from one people to another. In most cases, the invader intruded upon the economy, the resources and the political administration of the indigenous peoples. And all too often, the invader dominates and enslaves the people. Other occupations are less dramatic.	Immigration News Frontera NorteSur Mexico's ambassador to the United States has conveyed pessimism about the prospects for a comprehensive reform of US immigration laws in 2010. In comments made at a January 8 meeting of his country's diplomatic corps, Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan said US politicians would be unlikely to address the hot-button immigration issue if no legislation is passed before US Congressional races heat up later this summer.
New Report Provides Essential Information on Key Players for Immigration Reform	Supreme Court Protects Immigrants' Access to Court Review
As Immigration Debate Heats Up, Eight-Part Series Released Today Provides Indispensible Reference Washington, D.C. – The immigration reform movement is more sophisticated than ever, encompassing a greater diversity of support among various sectors of American society. As the immigration debate heats up this year, America’s Voice today releases a special report, “Immigration Reform: Know the Players,” providing an indispensable reference for anyone following the issue of immigration reform.	Washington D.C. - January 20, 2010 - The American Immigration Council applauds today's U.S. Supreme Court decision ensuring that immigrants facing deportation have fair process in the review of their cases. The Court ruled that individuals who seek to reopen their deportation orders have the right to appeal to the federal courts if the immigration court refuses to hear the appeal. The Court's decision protects immigrants' access to federal court review and affirms the role of the courts in our system of checks and balances on government power.
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