Archive for August 17th, 2006
“Offensive” ad pulled by Dems
7:36 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia| Immigration| Marketing| Politics · Comments Off
17 Aug 2006
Following up on Mala’s post yesterday about the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee’s ad which has offended many in the Latino community, it seems (as Mala points out in the comments section) that the negative press has worked, as the ad mysteriously disappeared from thr DDCC’s site last night, and apparently mum’s the word:
Democrats dropped an ad that Hispanics had criticized as unfairly depicting illegal immigrants as terrorists.The ad had disappeared from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee’s Web site Thursday. A link that had led to the advertisement now leads to a different ad.
No announcement was made about what happened to the ad. A DSCC spokesman did not return phone calls and an e-mail message seeking comment.
I hope heads are rolling over there, and that Democrats learn something from this. By attempting to tap into the fear of conservatives to try to win them over to “our side”, all they are doing is alienating those who they depend on for votes.
Via / NewsMax
Guest Blogger Wanted for VivirLatino
6:15 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · VivirLatino · Comments Off
17 Aug 2006
VivirLatino is looking for a guest blogger to blog for us about topics related to the Latino world, such as politics, gossip and entertainment, among others, for the next few weeks. It’s a great opportunity to blog for one of the most popular Latino blogs around and for up-and-coming bloggers to get your name out there, and your voice on Google News.
Interested? Drop us a line using our contact form and feel free to repost this on your blog if you’ve got one.
Gracias!
NOLA Immigrant Hotel Workers Sue
2:30 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Immigration| Labor · 1 Comment
17 Aug 2006
As we approach the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina hitting the gulf region it’s not only important to look back at what happened and why it went down the way it did, but how people are surviving or not now. A group of workers from across Latin America that were contracted as “guest workers” in New Orleans to work in hotels in the area filed a federal lawsuit yesterday saying that what they were promised isn’t what they were served.
They were recruited with false promises of good earnings and instead have been left with thousands of dollars in debt for their visas, recruitment fees and journeys here.
Workers paid thousands of dollars to recruitment companies working for Decatur Hotels LLC, which owns 15 hotels in NOLA.
Dueling Kumbia Kings
11:39 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| Chismes| Controversia| Music · 17 Comments
17 Aug 2006
The war of words going on between ex Kumbia King and group founder A.B. Quintanilla and his ex-friend Cruz Martinez is heating up. Not long ago, A.B. revealed to the world why he chose to leave the group and pointed out that the split was not amicable; apparently he was leaving because he was duped out of 1 million dollars by Cruz, and because grupera star Alicia Villareal, Cruz’s wife, had registered the name of Kumbia Kings under her own name in Mexico.
Now, according to People en Español, Cruz is firing back, and it ain’t pretty:
Martínez is angered by the accusation of the missing 1 million dollars, and says that he’ll make things clear “very soon” with documentation that will leave “everyone in shock”. Finally, the musician lamented the decline of his relationship with Quintanilla. “For me, a true friendship never ends. Para mí una amistad verdadera a. This shows me that this never was a true friendship.”
On the Cristina show, AB stated: “He’s not my friend anymore, and for me is just like anyone else that’s tried to hurt my family.” He also said that his friendship Cruz changed as a result of Martinez’s relationship with Alicia. A Yoko Ono regionmontana!
Via / People en Español
Elvira Arellano : Illegal, Alien, Activist?
9:00 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia| Immigration| Justice| chicago · 71 Comments
17 Aug 2006
By now you should know that 31 year old single Mexican mami Elvira Arellano has been inside Aldalberto United Methodist Church in Chicago with her 7 year old son for three days now. She is not keeping her promise to a santo. she is keeping her promise to her child that she will stay with him and be a mami and confronting the U.S. government that seeks to deport her. Her son Saul was born in the United States and because of that is a U.S. citizen. Earlier this week Elvira was ordered to appear at an immigration office but instead she invoked an old school idea, taken by many activists before her, that churches are sanctuaries and went inside with her child. Elvira knows what’s up. She’s the President of United Latino Family, which lobbies for families that could be split by deportation. She is now one of those families.
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