The lawsuit applies to redistricting maps that are being crafted by the Legislature for Congress, the Texas House and Senate and the State Board of Education.
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Posted by Elizabeth Vargas
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
As Latinos go, so goes the nation
Pundits have discussed the "browning" of America for a good two decades now. By that they mean the growth and geographic spread of the Latino population in the U.S.
But the unveiling of the latest U.S. Census figures marked a tipping point: Latinos are a demographic that cannot be ignored or taken for granted. Exceeding almost all prior estimates, the number of Hispanic Americans now tops 50 million people, comprising 16 percent of the population. By 2050, they will likely be one-third of the nation's population.
And that, mi amigo, portends opportunity. So enough talk of "browning." Let's rework the lingo. Hispanics are golden, as in golden opportunity.
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[Posted by Perla Parra]
But the unveiling of the latest U.S. Census figures marked a tipping point: Latinos are a demographic that cannot be ignored or taken for granted. Exceeding almost all prior estimates, the number of Hispanic Americans now tops 50 million people, comprising 16 percent of the population. By 2050, they will likely be one-third of the nation's population.
And that, mi amigo, portends opportunity. So enough talk of "browning." Let's rework the lingo. Hispanics are golden, as in golden opportunity.
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[Posted by Perla Parra]
President Obama to run again in 2012
Obama has a huge advantage among Latinos, whose voting power threatens the GOP's Southern bastion. The 2010 census showed that North Carolina's Hispanic population doubled in a decade to 800,000, and that five of the state's six largest cities are dominated by what once were minorities. The same population dynamic is at work in Virginia and Georgia.
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posted by Flor Parra
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posted by Flor Parra
Deportion of 4year old citizen rises several debates
4-Year-Old Citizen Who Was Deported Comes Back
It has been a confusing three weeks for Emily Ruiz, the 4-year-old United States citizen and Long Island native who was deported earlier this month to her parents’ native country, Guatemala. But on Wednesday morning she was reunited with her mother, father and little brother at Kennedy International Airport, after the family’s lawyer, David M. Sperling, flew to Guatemala to retrieve her.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/4-year-old-citizen-who-was-deported-comes-back/?scp=7
&sq=immigration+reform&st=nyt
posted by: Amy De La Fuente Things to consider: - How might this story be supportive for an Anglo cry to deport illegal immgrants? (through the linience shown on Emily's parents) - Would this story have gained more sympathic support from Anglos if Emily's parents had ducumentation? or would race still be a remaining factor for criticism? - Should media-exposed illegal immgrats be deported because of the exposure of their sensitive legal status? even though they did not commit any infraction that would call for their documentation?
It has been a confusing three weeks for Emily Ruiz, the 4-year-old United States citizen and Long Island native who was deported earlier this month to her parents’ native country, Guatemala. But on Wednesday morning she was reunited with her mother, father and little brother at Kennedy International Airport, after the family’s lawyer, David M. Sperling, flew to Guatemala to retrieve her.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/4-year-old-citizen-who-was-deported-comes-back/?scp=7
&sq=immigration+reform&st=nyt
posted by: Amy De La Fuente Things to consider: - How might this story be supportive for an Anglo cry to deport illegal immgrants? (through the linience shown on Emily's parents) - Would this story have gained more sympathic support from Anglos if Emily's parents had ducumentation? or would race still be a remaining factor for criticism? - Should media-exposed illegal immgrats be deported because of the exposure of their sensitive legal status? even though they did not commit any infraction that would call for their documentation?
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