Posts Tagged ‘Texas’
Texas: Immigrants contribute to state, cost local government
1:42 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Immigration|Money|Texas · Comments Off
8 Dec 2006
The Texas state comptroller’s office has released a report that will satisfy and disappoint those on both sides of the immigration debate. It seems that in the state of Texas, undocumented immigrants
“have boosted the state’s economy by $17.7 billion and haven’t been a drain on state government.”
The downside? The same report says that they cost local governments $929 million in 2005.
Freddy Fender ill, but out of hospital
6:23 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|Music · 1 Comment
12 Oct 2006
Freddy Fender, one of the first singers of Mexican-American origin to gain national fame and score a number one hit, is extremely ill from blood poisoning but has been released from the hospital, according to AP:
Freddy Fender has been discharged from a hospital and was resting at his South Texas home Thursday, but family and friends said the Grammy-winning musician remained gravely ill.Fender, 69, had been getting treatment for cancer in Oklahoma but was transferred to a hospital in San Antonio last week because of a blood infection.
“He’s not doing too good,” said his wife, Vangie Huerta. “It’s kind of like — we just got back yesterday and it’s kind of breaking us.”
Ron Rogers, who has acted as a spokesman for Fender, said the musician had talked about making a public statement but hadn’t been able to yet.
“Of course he’s ill, gravely ill, and he’s at home resting,” he said.
Fender, born Baldemar Huerta, grew up as a migrant farm worker in South Texas, and reached the height of his fame in the mid-70s with a number one hit on the country charts: Before the Next Teardrop Falls. Before falling ill with blood infection, he was suffering from incurable cancer.
Via / Yahoo! Entertainment
Hate crimes against Latinos increase, tied to debate
6:09 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Immigration|Media|society · 3 Comments
17 May 2006
Hate crimes against Latinos are on the rise according to two new studies by the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center; it seems that aggressors are using the immigration debate as an excuse to incite violence:
Hate crimes against Latinos are on the rise, according to a two recent reports. The Southern Poverty Law Center reports that the number of hate groups has risen 30 percent since 2000.Mark Potok, editor of the SPLC’s quarterly report on extremist organizations, told USA Today that immigration “has been critical to the growth of the hate movement.”
ADL’s report, released on April 24, states that white supremacists, skinheads, and other extremist groups are using the immigration debate to incite violence against Latinos, regardless of status, around the country.
The most recent and most publicized hate crime incident against a Latino is the case of David Ritcheson, a Houston teenager who was brutally beaten in Houston after some other teens suspected he had attempted to kiss a white girl.
Spring Democrats, a liberal Houston-area blog (yay!), points the figure at the local press, which seems to be shining the light away from the incident. Indeed, the case is getting less attention than one would expect. The Houston Chronicle has no coverage of the incident on its website, even though it happened fairly recently.
Other media seem to have forgotten about it as well; just do a Google News search on “David Ritcheson” and you’ll get basically nothing. Not so the case with Natalee Holloway. That wasn’t a hate crime, but it is a story that still has major legs a whole year later.
Via / CivilRights.org and Spring Democrats
Cuellar “clarifies” himself
7:17 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Blogs|Immigration|Politics|Texas · Comments Off
20 Feb 2006The blogs were afire last week with the news that Representative Henry Cuellar (D.-Texas) was supporting giving the Minutemen $100 million dollars in federal money to “protect our borders”.
Blue Latinos and MoveOn.org quickly launched into attack mode. From Blue Latinos:
We can change this dreadful situation right now — simply by creating legal means for migrant workers to participate in our economy. Let us not deceive ourselves anymore. And let us not allow any politician — whether Latino or not — to deceive us further. Building walls and giving away badges to untrained, gun-toting vigilantes is not the way. There is a better way to reform our disgraceful immigration system.
When your name is Juan and not Dick
12:29 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Justice|Politics|race|Texas · Comments Off
16 Feb 2006
You don’t just get off after accidentally shooting someone in a “hunting accident” if you are Juan. Juan gets raked over the coals:
An undocumented Mexican immigrant was shot and killed Sunday evening in an apparent hunting accident on a Webb County ranch owned by the family of former U.S. diplomat John G. Hurd.
“The illegals were crouching out in the brush. They said they mistook this guy for a hog,” said Webb County Sheriff Juan Garza….
Juan Garza Mendoza, 34, an employee of the ranch, was charged Monday with manslaughter, a second-degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison….
Government pushes Houston to crack down on illegal immigration
6:02 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Cities|houston|Immigration · 3 Comments
7 Dec 2005
I never thought of my hometown as a “haven” for the undocumented (much less its suburb Katy, or Austin), but apparently the U.S. government thinks so, and is pressuring Houston officials to change this:
City Councilman Mark Ellis is trying to force a vote on a plan directing police to enforce immigration law and requiring proof of citizenship for people receiving social services. The local effort coincides with a push by President George W. Bush and bills in Congress to crack down on illegal immigration.
“The federal government, they’re not going to be able to get their arms around this issue alone,” Ellis said in a telephone interview. “They’re going to have to have assistance from the local government and state government.”
Latinos Can Wait in Texas
30 Nov 2005
Texas governor Rick Perry, much like California’s Arnold Schwarzenegger is not afraid to show his true colors. While Schwarzenegger alienates Californians by scapegoating teachers and nurses for the ills of the state, Perry is alienating Latinos and other minorities by showing them that they are not a priority.
Perry has called for a special election to take place January 17 to fill a vacant House of Representative position in a West Austin district, while an inner city Houston seat has been vacant since May. The inner city position will finally be filled this month, but it is strange that it took so long while the other district was filled so quickly (The West Austin position became vacant in November). The district that will be filled without much wait is overwhelmingly Anglo while the other seat which took over seven months is dominated by minorities. What a coincidence.
“It really shows a very basic and fundamental disrespect for the needs and concerns of Hispanic Texans,” said House Mexican-American Caucus Chairman Pete Gallego, D-Alpine.
Via / San Antonio Express-News
Taxi boom linked to Latinos
1:22 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · business|Marketing|Texas · Comments Off
28 Nov 2005
Proof that a boom in an emerging market can spur the appearance of products or services that the mainstream has been needing or wanting but wasn’t provided:
The 14 calls Fiesta got on its first day of business have multiplied into nearly 500,000 dispatched calls annually. A half-million more customers are picked up by drivers at Hispanic supermarkets, Latino-aimed bus companies and through direct cell calls to cabbies.
A handful of Mexican-American drivers in 1985 has grown to a team of 220 cabbies who hail from throughout Latin America. Almost all of them own their cabs and operate small businesses on wheels.
Study: Latino gay couples more hurt by marriage ban
2:01 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · GLBT|Politics · Comments Off
9 Nov 2005
In light of the gay marriage amendment’s passing in Texas, it’s interesting to look at statistics on how the marriage ban affects Latino gay and lesbian couples. A new study from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force does just that:
The policy implications vary according to the findings. According to Cianciotto, the analysis of the income data revealed that Hispanic same-sex couples may be even more affected by the inability to marry than comparable white non-Hispanic couples because of several factors—including the facts that they earn less, are less likely to own a home and are even more likely to report a disability. The report stated that access to the marriage’s “1,138 federal protections and benefits” would certainly help Hispanic couples buy homes and provide for their children.
Phoenix, El Paso Best Cities for Entrepreneurs
9:41 am By Maegan La Mala · Entrepreneurs · Comments Off
20 Oct 2005
This month’s Entrepreneur magazine reports on the best cities to start your company in, across large, mid-size, and small cities.
#1 Large City: Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix earns the top spot due to its high percentage of start-ups in the past year, real estate prices in the area, and community services to help entrepreneurs get started.
But that doesn’t mean that Phoenix doesn’t have its challenges. Maricopa County had the largest population increase in 2003-2004, as compared to all other counties across the US. The city is also implementing a light-rail project which is a multi-year project that will disrupt multiple parts of the city during its construction.
#1 Mid-Sized City: El Paso, TX
Ranking near the top in start-ups and growth, El Paso beat out other cities by its high scores across the board. Because of its location, El Paso is more closely tied in business and in life to Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, that to other cities in Texas. This location gives El Paso good business with the maquiladoras in Juarez and over $3.4 billion a year in spending from Mexican tourists. Additionally Fort Bliss nearby provides work in government contracts, currently about 16% of El Paso’s economy.
City of Phoenix, Arizona
City of El Paso, Texas
Via / Entrepreneur.com: Best Cities for Entrepreneurs
Arizona State Guide to Doing Business
Texas State Guide to Doing Business
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