Archive for August 27th, 2008
VivirLatino at the DNC 08 : Riding the Back of the Ghetto Bus in Denver
11:22 am By Maegan La Mala · Colorado| DNC| DNC08| Politics| denver · 10 Comments
27 Aug 2008
One blogger has criticized this website, with a personal attack on me and the use language and identity. Normally, I would unleash a stream of Spanish curses at my screen and move on, pero the reality of the Democratic National Convention against the reality of Denver ties it all together.
It’s all in the representation. Carlos attempted to do an incomplete post about the Latino (he puts the word in quotes) bloggers covering the convention. I say incomplete because he misses many Latino bloggers and other POC bloggers here covering not the speeches, that can be followed from a hotel room as well as from the “privileged” space of the credentialed blogger area, a room with a tv, but rather the extreme space between those spaces and the real, physical reality of Denver residents, especially residents of color.
Iowa Town Fears It May be Next in ICE Raids
9:57 am By Maegan La Mala · Immigration| Labor| society · Comments Off
27 Aug 2008
The immigration raids which are dividing families and negatively impacting local economies just don’t seem to stop. After raids across the South, now a Midwestern town trembles as rumors swirl that it may be next on the list. The tiny town of Perry, Iowa, home to the Tyson chicken plant fears it may be next. Reports AP:
When Mayor Viivi Shirley watched TV news reports of the Postville raid, one of her first thoughts was, “Thank God it wasn’t Perry.”Soon after hearing about the raid at Agriprocessors, where more than half the employees were found to be illegal immigrants, Shirley sought out the Tyson plant’s manager to ask about the legal status of its workers.
Tyson, of course, denies that is has employed any undocumented immigrants. I find that extremely hard to believe, and somehow I don’t see ICE buying it either.
We’ve been reporting on these raids as they happen over the last couple of months and looking at them one by one. But now I’m wondering what the big picture is. What was the push for these to start up this year? Who, specifically, is behind this initiative? And what — if any — impact will the presidential elections have on these raids?
What do you think?
Via / AP
Celebrities Singing for Presidential Candidates
9:00 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| Music| US Presidential Race 2008 · Comments Off
27 Aug 2008In light of the news that Daddy Yankee endorses John McCain, I thought this video in support of Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente featuring Kenny was interesting.
All the different politicians are doing what they can to get endorsements from various celebrities, but how many of us really vote according to who our favorite celebrity endorses? After viewing the following video, would you be more inclined to vote Green? What do you think of celebrity endorsements of politicians?
Number of Latinos in Schools Doubles
7:48 am By Maegan La Mala · Education| Immigration| children| society · Comments Off
27 Aug 2008
A lot has changed in the world since 1990, and over the past 18 years, the Latino population has grown exponentially. The Pew Hispanic Center has released a new report titled “One-in-Five and Growing Fast: A Profile of Hispanic Public School Students” which, as its name suggests, shows that one in every five public school students is Latino.
A majority of Hispanic students — about 75 percent — live in what the study calls “established” Hispanic states: Texas, Colorado, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.In Texas, more than 40 percent of enrollments from 1990 to 2006 were Latino students.
Almost 20 percent of the nation’s Hispanic students — nearly 2 million — live in Texas.
From 1990 to 2008, the Latino public school population grew from 5 million to 9.8 million.
Via / Chron.com
Hillary Hits Home Run with DNC Speech
27 Aug 2008Say what you will about Hillary Clinton, but the woman knows how to give a speech. Her 33 minute discourse before the DNC yesterday had me rapt — all 33 minutes of it. I think she hit a home run. Check it out and let us know what you think.
Via / Google Video
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