Archive for June 29th, 2006
English: Official language of Pennsylvania
3:10 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia| language · 3 Comments
29 Jun 2006
Remember the Geno’s Cheesesteak debaucle in Philly? Well, I’m sure Mr. Geno is smiling today as a new bill to make English the official language of Pennsylvania was passed yesterday in the state’s House.
The measure would make English Pennsylvania’s “official language” and require state and local governments to print official documents in English only. It passed 159-34.Supporters say the bill would save taxpayers money and, in the long run, help all nonEnglish-speaking residents by essentially forcing them to learn the language.
“It will help non English-speaking people become more assimilated into society and help them become more prosperous,” said Rep. Scott Boyd, a West Lampeter Township Republican.
Dubya’s hija is going south
1:18 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| Latin America| Politics · 2 Comments
29 Jun 2006
Just where Jenna Bush is headed is anyone’s guess (I mean isn’t Latin America just one big homogenous country to these people anyway?) but according to People Magazine, Dubya’s hija is going to continue her career as a teacher “south of the border”:
First daughter Jenna Bush, who for the past year and a half taught third grade at Washington’s Mount Pleasant charter school, is going to leave the nation’s capital and continue her teaching career in Latin America, reports The Washington Post.Bush, 24, should be in place South of the Border by the end of summer, says the paper. The White House had no comment when asked of the plans and of the cost to taxpayers for the first daughter’s security in the faraway post.
Get ready Mexico, Colombia, Peru or wherever…hide the tequila/pisco/rum…there’s a new güera in town!
Via / People
Salma Taking Mexican Presidential Candidates to Task
11:56 am By Maegan La Mala · Celebrities| Justice| Women| mexico · Comments Off
29 Jun 2006
Mexican actriz Salma Hayek has teamed up with Human Rights Watch (HRW) and 65 other organizations in Mexico and the U.S, to make a call via an open letter to the presidential candidates in Mexico to make the commitment to “prevent and punish” crimes against women. Mexico is the home of Ciudad Juarez where over the last 13 years, more than 400 women have been murdered or have “disappeared”. Salma said:
It’s outrageous that Mexican women must live afraid of the killers harassing them on the streets.
Tomorrow, June 30, the names of the candidates who made the commitment to fight violence against women will be released so that those going to the polls on Sunday know where the candidates stand. Props to Salma for using her star power to bring attention to the issue of violence against mujeres and for making this an important issue in the upcoming presidential election in Mexico.
Via / Que Pasa
Why We Should Care About the Mexican Election
29 Jun 2006
The answer has nothing to do with immigration (well maybe it does – just a little). According to an article posted at AlterNet, we in the United States could learn a few things from the upcoming Mexican presidential election scheduled to take place this coming Sunday. The three candidates to watch are Andres Manuel López Obrador aka AMLO of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), Felipe Calderón Hinosa, of outgoing Presidente Fox’s National Action Party (PAN), and Robert Madrazo of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).
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