Self Hating Michael Contreras
Armed with a police-style baton and a metal pipe, they attacked a black teenager, pushed another black man, harassed a Hispanic man and, in a finishing flourish, ran over a white man who they thought was black, leaving him in a coma, the authorities said. [guanabee.com]
The two other suspects, Ralph Nicoletti and “Michael Contreras”, both 18, remained free on bail after pleading not guilty. FBI agents escort Ralph Nicoletti and (behind him) Michael Contreras, two suspects charged in Election Night hate crime spree, to federal court
pic from nytimes
Wishful Thinking from some: An End to Latino Immigration
From Michael Barone | Permanent Link |
I turned away from the then-impending Obama inauguration and looked at immigration. My thesis is that we may be seeing a sharp downturn in Latino immigration, which obviously has all sorts of implications—which I haven’t fully thought through—for immigration policy. I note that some previous surges of migration stopped very suddenly, like the huge migration of blacks from South to North, which stopped abruptly in 1965. [usnews.com/blogs/barone]
Immigration Reform Tops “Latinos” Wish List in 2009
Immigration Tops Latinos’ Wish List at DC Meeting
New York Times, United States - 5 hours ago
Latinos, who make up 9 percent of the national electorate, lent their support overwhelmingly to President-elect Barack Obama [thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com]
With all eyes still on the nation’s plunging economy, it’s hard to remember the last time President-elect Barack Obama made any mention of immigration [freshplaza.com]
Commentary: Obama, Immigration and the Hispanic Vote
Our recent Presidential election demonstrated that the emerging Hispanic population has translated into an emerging voting power in the United States[publicbroadcasting.net]
Tom Tancredo: Bush Wrong To Worry About “Anti-Immigrant” Racist Party?
Tancredo told the Huffington Post that Bush ought not to worry whether the party is perceived as anti-immigrant. “It’s our domestic policy here in the United States. We don’t have to apologize for our domestic policy to anybody,” he said. “We have more human rights here than any place in the world. We respect the individual. If they don’t respect the rule of law and they’re offended that we want to enforce the rule of law, then I think we should wonder what we think of their opinion.”
Tancredo said the “same goes for the folks in the Middle East. I’m not concerned about how we make them like us. I’m concerned with doing the right thing. And they have to do some adjustment themselves.”
- huffingtonpost.com
In 15 Years, Mexicans Will be Largest Latino Group in NYC
Well then i guess this might get interesting after their children begin to vote.
from: feetin2worlds
Despite the U.S. Latino population’s diversity and widespread presence, certain Hispanic groups have traditionally been associated with specific U.S cities - Mexicans in L.A. and Chicago, Cubans in Miami, Puerto Ricans in New York.
But New York’s Hispanic face is rapidly changing. By 2024, a new study says, New York’s largest Hispanic group will be Mexicans, with Dominicans in second place. [feetin2worlds]
Hoy Newspaper folds paper, goes to Web
Latino Media is not safe from the free media online news and info , its not surprising. this was a long time coming and most rational people could have predicted it.
The difficult economy has shut down another Spanish-language newspaper in New York City.
Hoy Nueva York’s editor, Javier Castano (ha-vee-AIR’ ka-STAHN’-yo), says he and his staff of about 15 were fired Tuesday without notice.
The 31,000-circulation paper was owned by ImpreMedia LLC and published Monday through Friday. Castano says falling advertising revenue and the poor economy contributed to the demise of Hoy (pronounced “oi”), which had been in circulation for a decade.
ImpreMedia also publishes El Diario/La Prensa in New York, La Opinion in Los Angeles and several other Spanish-language publications. A call to ImpreMedia was not immediately returned.
Another Spanish-language paper in New York, 24 Horas, went out of business in June.
link: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D95DAUCO0.htm