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Friday, November 21, 2008
Cartoon of the day

By Arcadio Esquivel, La Prensa, Panama

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Friday, November 21, 2008
Daily video: Will Obama grant more visas for foreign workers?

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Friday, November 21, 2008
Op/Ed: Obama's Latino Mandate

Today's editorial selection comes to us from the Nation magazine, and discusses "Obama's Latino Mandate."

So Latinos came through in a big way in 2008, despite the idiotic pundit predictions. In fact, Latinos cast Democratic votes in just about the same proportion as did young people, more than 2-to-1 for Obama. This is a very hopeful sign, because Latinos are a very young and growing population.

The Democratic Party should treat these voters very seriously, and nurture the relationship with both young people and Latinos. Policy changes in healthcare, educational opportunity and new "green jobs," changes that improve the lives of Latinos as well as young people, could reap massive vote advantages in key electoral states for years to come.

Especially when voting in combination with the African-American community, Latinos could be a leading edge of a long-term, center-left political realignment. The "black/brown coalition" vote in this election exceeded one-fifth of the electorate, while the black/brown share of Barack Obama's winning vote exceeded one-third, and served as the foundation of this inspiring victory.

If demography is destiny, consider these census statistics: the fast-growing Latino population in this country is now about 15 percent of the total. By 2050, only four decades from now, Latinos are projected to double their share of the population. The black/brown share of the US population will be about 45 percent.

Sí, se puede, indeed.

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Friday, November 21, 2008
What Janet Napolitano means for border security

If media and insider speculation is correct, Arizona governor Janet Napolitano will be named as Obama’s Homeland Security Secretary. In that Cabinet position, Napolitano would take over border security and immigration issues.

The Houston Chronicle published an article (one of many from many sources today) speculating on what Napolitano means for border security under an Obama administration—

As Arizona governor, Janet Napolitano has declared a state of emergency and called the National Guard to the Mexico border to block illegal entry into the United States.
She has signed a tough law penalizing companies that hire undocumented workers. She has billed the U.S. government, without success, for hundreds of millions of dollars to cover the state’s cost of jailing criminal immigrants. And she has teamed up with fellow governors, including Texas Republican Rick Perry and New Mexico Democrat Bill Richardson, to pressure the federal government to secure the border.
"Don’t label me soft on illegal immigration," the second-term Democrat declared last year in the Washington Post.

Also mentioned in the article is her support for the border fence between the U.S. and Mexico and her calls for humane enforcement of immigration laws.

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Friday, November 21, 2008
Baja la emigración de mexicanos

El número de mexicanos que emigran se redujo en 42.3% en los últimos dos años, informó el Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática.

"Esto implica en términos reales que durante el año 2006 alrededor de un millón 26 mil personas que vivían en el país se fueron a residir al extranjero, principalmente en Estados Unidos; en tanto, para 2007 la cifra se redujo a 814,000 y en 2008 continúa a la baja con sólo 410,000 casos," reportó La Opinión.

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Friday, November 21, 2008
Video - Diagnóstico: Deportación, parte I

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Friday, November 21, 2008
Inmigrante mexicano gana concurso de belleza de People en español

Eduardo Rodríguez, un joven mexicano que emigró de Nuevo León a Nueva York con el sueño de ser modelo y encontrar a su padre, ganó un 47% de los votos para ser nombrado el hombre "más sexy" por la revista People en español. Rodríguez dice que su vida ha cambiado y que ha sido una experiencia bonita, pero espera que esto lo ayude a encontrar a su padre quien emigró a Estados Unidos cuando él tenía 4 años. El Universal reportó:

Vine para cumplir con mis dos sueños" , afirmó el joven, quien a pesar de desconocer el paradero de Chaidez, espera que la difusión de su historia le ayude a encontrarlo, pues quiere reunirse con su progenitor para saber el por qué de su ausencia.

"Lo triste es que no he sabido nada todavía, pero espero saberlo pronto" , reiteró el "más sexy" , quien acudirá a la fiesta que People celebrará el 10 de diciembre en Miami, en la que se espera la presencia de Shakira, elegida "Estrella del año".

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Friday, November 21, 2008
Nuevo documental sobre niños mexicanos indocumentados

El actor y director John Malkovich rodará un documental sobre los niños mexicanos que cruzan la frontera de manera ilegal, reportó Cine.com:

Bajo el título de Triple Crossing, el filme tendrá un tono de denuncia y su objetivo, según anunció el propio Malkovich, será sensibilizar al público sobre la difícil situación de los inmigrantes mexicanos, muy especialmente los más jóvenes.

Actualmente, el actor de Being John Malkovich y El intercambio, entre otras, se encuentra en México D.F. preparando la obra teatral El buen canario, que protagoniza Diego Luna. Aparentemente, Luna y su colega Gael Garía Bernal también estarán involucrados en el proyecto.

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