Monday, February 21, 2011

Immigration Seen by a Latino Born in the U.S.

There's nothing remarkable about a member of the Minuteman Project raising a fuss over a Spanish-language billboard. The remarkable part is that this activist — a 61-year-old unemployed Vietnam veteran who fears that illegal immigration is killing the country he loves — is a second- generation U.S.-born Latino who simultaneously brags that his grandfather rode with Pancho Villa while fancying himself "probably the biggest Minuteman in America."
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Posted by Jessica Damian

California's New Redistricting Commision Picks Angelo Ancheta for Vacant Slot

California's new redistricting commission was made whole Friday when Angelo Ancheta was chosen from six other Democratic candidates to replace a member who resigned earlier this month.Read more:

Posted by Jessica Damian

With Dream Act shelved, immigrants look to 2012

By LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ AP Hispanic Affairs Writer
Updated: 12/11/2010 01:27:59 PM PST1

MIAMI—The illegal immigrants who more than a decade ago were just teens hoping to forge a legal path to citizenship are vowing to make the Dream Act a campaign issue come 2012, even though they'll likely be too old to benefit if the law ever passes.

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posted by Angie Ngo