Archive for October 3rd, 2005
And Who Exactly is this Mujer?
3 Oct 2005
Today el Presidente Bush named his choice to fill Sandra Day O’Connor’s empty robe on the U.S. Supreme Court. Reaction to Harriet Miers’s nomination hasn’t been as strongly negative as was John Robert’s nomination, but that seems to be mostly because no one knows where she stands. She’s never been a judge and as a lawyer hasn’t argued any precedent setting cases.
The strongest criticisms of the nomination seem to be coming from Latinos. Latinos were hoping that one of their own would be nominated. To fill all the quotas, right-wingers were even throwing around the name of a Hispanic mujer to be nominated, Consuelo M. Callahan. Ann Marie Tallman, Executive Director of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund is quoted in the Washington Post via Hispanic Tips as saying:
President Bush has again ignored highly qualified Latino judges, attorneys and law professors who could serve the nation ably on the United States Supreme Court.
President Bush ignoring Latinos? I’m in shock.
Last night was an exciting night for Mexico, as they won their first Under 17 World Cup in soccer. These kids have really given their country something to talk about: Beating Brazil 3-0, Mexico continues to celebrate.
For more details on the game, check out the FIFA Official site or thisFIFA U-17 World Cup blog. In Spanish, see El Universal’s coverage.
Vota! say Los Tigres
2:23 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Politics · Comments Off
3 Oct 2005
If there is such a thing as an activist norteño band, it’s Los Tigres del Norte. Apparently, the Mexican government knows this, and is using them to advance their initiative to get Mexicans in other countries to vote in the national elections, according to La Jornada:
La Secretaría de Gobernación solicitó formalmente a Los Tigres del Norte su apoyo para promover el voto de los mexicanos en el exterior. “Nos solicitaron que invitemos a todos aquellos que existen en otro país para que voten. Nos invitó el patronato de votación de la República Mexicana…Gobernación, la Secretaría de Gobernación!, para que le hagamos un anuncio en Estados Unidos para invitar a todos los ciudadanos paisanos a que voten.
In the interview with La Jornada, the world’s most famous Norteño group refused to nail down who they were voting for, and stayed safe by saying: “Yo le voy al partido al que la gente le tenga más ganas, que sea más efectivo, sea quien sea. Que haga algo por nuestra Patria.”
The Health Crisis
It seems that everywhere I turn lately, I’m encountering more and more articles telling me that the Latino population is in big trouble when it comes to Health. The topics range from lack of medical insurance to obesity. And as a result of these issues, even bigger problems arise.
According to a recent HispanicBusiness article:
Among California Latinos, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and certain types of cancer, account for 56 percent of all deaths. In addition, 40 percent of California Latino adults are overweight and 29 percent are obese.
A recent study conducted in Washington, D.C. tells us:
The findings show only 41 percent of Latino residents have health insurance, about 32 percent have not seen a doctor in more than two years and 61 percent of the respondents were overweight or obese.
Possible Reasons
I’ve been following similar health issues in Mexico, and dietary change was being blamed for a big portion of the obesity and diabetes.
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