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“OTM” immigrants “make like Mexicans”

3:26 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Brazil|Guatemala|Immigration|mexico · 1 Comment

22 May 2006

Last week we told you that not everyone crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S. is necessarily a Mexican immigrant. Via The Latin Americanist, Reuters reports on the phenomenon of “OTM” (“other than Mexican”) immigrants claiming to be Mexican in order to be deported to Mexico, rather than their home countries:

Non-Mexican Hispanics entering the United States illegally are studying up on Mexican history and geography, even learning to whistle the national anthem, to beat U.S. plans to fly them home.

Stop right there. Is this working? If so, we’ve got some dumb Border Patrol officials on the beat.

…so-called Other Than Mexican, or OTM, illegal immigrants mostly from Central America, are increasingly being flown back hundreds of miles to their home countries, which can effectively end their dream of entering the United States to earn a better life.

So, many pretend to be Mexicans.

JLo depressed when she sees Ben?

2:46 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|Chismes · 3 Comments

22 May 2006

Celeb blog The Bosh reports that JLo isn’t indifferent to her ex Ben Affleck now that she’s married to Marc Anthony. In fact, it seems she gets a bit melancholy when she sees Ben and his new family:

Jennifer Lopez has confessed that seeing her ex-Ben Affleck with his family makes her depressed.

The Latino star admitted the thought of Ben and Jennifer Garner and their new baby makes her sick reports Female First UK.

Jennifer told Britain’s Star magazine: “Just raising the subject depresses me.”

The Latin beauty – who has made no secret of her desire to have children with husband Marc Anthony – is reportedly pregnant. Lopez is due to give birth around Christmas, a source told America’s In Touch magazine.

JLo pregnant? How’d we miss that one?

Whether it’s true is anyone’s guess, but las malas lenguas don’t seem to quit. Some are calling her “Grey Lo” because apparently she hasn’t been keeping her dye job all that well maintained. God, give a girl a break.

Via / The Bosh

Bush even less popular among Latinos

1:35 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Politics · Comments Off

22 May 2006

Thought he was unpopular before? Latino approval ratings are down for Bush and his party, according to the non-partisan Latino Coalition:

A poll of U.S. Latino voters finds the immigration reform debate has given the Democratic Party a three to one edge over Republicans.

The poll of 800 Hispanic voters conducted by the nonpartisan Latino Coalition showed the Democratic Party a 50 percent to 17 percent favorite in handling the divisive immigration issue.

The margin was narrower for President George W. Bush, giving Democrats a 45 to 22 percent advantage.

The Washington Post reports the poll shows gains the Republican Party made in the Hispanic voting bloc have largely been eroded by hard-line talk on illegal immigration.

Add to that growing discontent among his base and in-fighting within his party and things aren’t looking too good for Dubya, whose approval ratings are at their lowest, 31%. As if that weren’t bad enough, ratings in Bush-friendly Florida are pretty bad as well: 61% of Floridians disapprove of how Bush is handling his job.

Via / UPI.com and Hispanic Tips

Private Companies Love an Immigration Crackdown

11:54 am By Maegan La Mala · Controversia|Immigration|Justice · Comments Off

22 May 2006

detention%20center.JPG It’s not just law and order Republicans who will gain with tougher immigration policies. Those that fund them, big corporations, are keeping their fingers crossed that tight immigration polices will keep them living large. According to an article on AlterNet today:

The United States Marshals Service, for example, is now soliciting bids from private companies to build, own, and operate a 2,800-bed detention facility near Laredo. The “superjail,” as it has come to be called, will serve the federal criminal court in downtown Laredo, which is loaded up with immigration-related cases in what the Marshals Service calls an “emergency [detention] situation.” The $100-million superjail is expected to be one of the largest private detention centers in the nation, and will join a growing chain of county and local jails and private detention facilities all over Texas that coordinate with federal agencies to hold immigrants — some destined for trials or hearings, others for deportation.

Via / AlterNet

Beto Cuevas Goes Solo Not in English Only

8:52 am By Maegan La Mala · Celebrities|Music · 2 Comments

22 May 2006

Beto%20Cuevas%202.jpg I have a thing for Chilenos and an even bigger cosita for Chilean rockeros. Rockeros la Ley broke my heart with their “break” but it looks like there is something to look forward to yet. Beto Cuevas, vocalist for the band, is set to release a solo album next year, 2007. The album, is said to contain tracks in three different languages, English, Spanish, and French because we don’t need no stinkin’ English only.

Via / Rockero.com

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Archive for May 22nd, 2006

“OTM” immigrants “make like Mexicans”

JLo depressed when she sees Ben?

Bush even less popular among Latinos

Private Companies Love an Immigration Crackdown

Beto Cuevas Goes Solo Not in English Only

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