Archive for August 23rd, 2007
After the earthquake, Alan Garcia = Rudy Giuliani?
3:10 pm By Maegan La Mala · Peru| Politics| society · Comments Off
23 Aug 2007
The real fabric of a leader is said to be found in the moments of massive crisis. Peru’s president, Alan Garcia, has apparently shined in a moment of great difficulty — or at least that’s how some in the Latin American media are presenting it — with a hands-on approach to the recent devastating earthquake his country suffered.
García traveled quickly to Pisco after the earthquake on August 15th, and remained in the streets until after midnight, assigning tasks to the ministers of his government, supervising the distribution of water and food, and coordinating refuge for thousands of victims.He met with foreign rescue teams and thanked them for their help. He urged survivors to be patient and reassured them: “No one is going to die of thirst and no one is going to die of hunger.” He witnessed the birth of a baby in a tent hospital and proclaimed: “This is a message of hope in the middle of death and pain.”
The Undocumented Immigrant Crime Wave Myth
1:24 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia| Immigration| Justice| race · 2 Comments
23 Aug 2007The horrific murder of three black college students by Latinos at the beginning of this month is being used to spark the fire of hate and divide and conquer politics with the target being Latinos, specifically undocumented Latinos. Newark is (was) a sanctuary city for immigrants, meaning that immigrants, regardless of their status should have felt safe going on with their daily business (don’t forget however that Los Angeles is allegedly a sanctuary city and yet Elvira Arellano was arrested while conducting a most “American” practice, a press conference). Some are predicting that the issue of sanctuary cities could become a hot button issue in the 2008 presidential campaigns.
Hear Cafe Tacuba’s new single
12:15 pm By Maegan La Mala · Music| mexico · 2 Comments
23 Aug 2007
This just in: you can catch the long-awaited new single from Cafe Tacvba, Volver a Comenzar, on Univision.com, as well as as scenes from the making of the new video. The single is off their new album Sino, set to drop on October 9th. This is the group’s first new studio album in 4 years. Check it out!
Tell us what you think of the new single in the comments section.
Latin Grammy Nominations
9:34 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Events| Miami · Comments Off
23 Aug 2007
Next week, August 29th, the Latin Grammy Award nominees will be announced in Miami and it looks like the announcements will be almost as good as the awards. So far confirmed to be at the nomination announcement are Willy Chirino, Juan Luis Guerra, and Kinky.
We can’t wait!!
Strange Fruit
7:57 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Immigration| Politics| business · 4 Comments
23 Aug 2007
Many who have left comments here at VL have cheered the recent immigrant redadas and the deportations that have followed but what would be really interesting would be to see how the loss of a large number of immigrants impacts individual communities and their economies and then hear people complain. Racewire takes a few stories from papers across the country that have covered the negative impact of the loss of immigrant labor. Immigrants, because of fears of being deported or actually being deported, aren’t around to pick fruits, veggies, and crabs, horses aren’t being walked, lawns aren’t being cut, and pizzas are taking a hell of alot longer to be delivered.
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