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Give Immigration and Border Patrol A Round of Applause

7:07 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Immigration|Justice · Comments Off

6 Jul 2007

The U.S. Border Patrol and Immigration services wants some props because the number of “illegal” immigrants arrested along U.S. borders dropped 23 percent during the past nine months. Why? Well according to the Border Patrol it’s proof that their stepped up enforcement is working. It could also be that the debate and failure to pass comprehensive immigration reform has lowered the number of immigrants attempting to enter without papers.

The Border Patrol captured 50,349 non-Mexican illegal immigrants nationwide in the nine-month period ending June 30, down from 89,952 during the same period of fiscal 2006. That’s a 44 percent decrease. The decrease was 48 percent for non-Mexican illegal immigrants along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Via / CNN

The Mayor and the Reporter

11:44 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Chismes|Controversia|Los Angeles|Politics · 2 Comments

6 Jul 2007

Just in case you’ve had your head in a hole over the past few days, we’re updating you on some news that has shaken Los Angeles: mayor Antonio Villaraigosa — the first Latino mayor of L.A. in over 100 years and currently in divorce proceedings — revealed that he has maintained a relationship with a news reporter from the local Telemundo station, Mirthala Salinas(image above). The basics:

On July 3rd, Mayor Villaraigosa admitted, via press conference, that he had a relationship with Salinas:

“I have had a relationship with Ms. Salinas over time. It has evolved, and today I have acknowledged that relationship,” said the mayor, who announced his separation from his wife, Corina, last month.

“I don’t believe that the details of my personal life are relevant to my job as mayor,” he said, speaking to reporters after attending a downtown swearing-in ceremony for school board members.

Mexico: Corruption = poverty

9:36 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · mexico|society · Comments Off

6 Jul 2007

The practice of “la mordida” — the bribe — is as much a part of Mexican culture as tequila and tortillas. To get by, one makes no bones about slipping that cop a 20 peso bill to let you off for a minor traffic violation. After all, that’s why he stopped you in the first place. And while bribes and corruption seem in and of themselves bad enough, one expert says they are to blame for poverty and lack of economic growth in Mexico:

The culture of tolerance of “mordidas”, bribes and extortion maintains the country in poverty and makes it lose growth and investment opportunities. Families with the lowest income are the ones that feel it the most, and spend up to a quarter of their salaries on bribes when attempting to get goods or services from the State.

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Give Immigration and Border Patrol A Round of Applause

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