Jorge Castañeda, foreign minister of Mexico from 2000 until 2003 writes in the Los Angeles Times Online Newspaper: Mexican immigration does have distinctive traits that do make difficult, if not impossible, the automatic assimilation that characterized previous waves of immigration. This is not a question of lack of will; it is a matter of history. That is why the United States must make a major effort to construct a new type of assimilation that is both voluntary and effective. The legalization of Mexican workers and their families, a constant and energetic battle to fight discrimination against Mexicans and a concerted effort to ease the road to citizenship are some of the essential features of such an effort. Samuel Huntington, a Harvard political science professor, has made the claim that the United States is threatened because of the masses of Mexican immigrants are not assimilating into mainstream American society. Orange County Latinos, predominantly of Mexican stock are at ground zero fof this debate. There are of course, also some workers trends and employment issues. For more employment news and worker related headlines this is en excellent resource overall.
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The Foreign Minister’s Thoughts on Immigration
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009Excerpts from the OC Metro Publication
Saturday, July 18th, 2009In California Latino related news, Paul Sterman writes in an interesting column for the highly respected online news publication OC Metro about the progress of Latino owned businesses not only in California but really across the nation as a whole.:
It’s an electric time: There are more Latino-owned businesses in the country than ever; such companies are basically spanning high-profile industries that once were less accessible to Spanish speakers; and Latino businesses are adding billions of dollars a year to the nation’s overall (Gross Domestic Product). I have paraphrased alittle bit to save space or clarify certain phrases.
What is more, all in all, the the current major shift appears to be an indication of an even more powerful future overall: “There is indeed massive growth, I mean really massive growth,” states one Raul Medrano, a Santa Ana, California Chamber of Commerce board member plus immediate past president of the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce.
“What we see now is just the tip of the iceberg,” he adds. “As (Latino) businesses evolve, they’re going to be more sophisticated. They’re not only growing” More information can be found over at the California News blog, including a plethera of safety, regulatory, technolgy and business news headlines from the Golden State of California.
Orange County Latino News Interview
Saturday, July 18th, 2009Writing for Orange County Latino News, Yolanda Alvarez writes:
(by the way this article has been slightly modified and paraphrased to save some space and to clarify certain words or terms) In a certain sense, the exhibit, “Fire in the Morning,” attempts to present a fuller picture of Mexican Americans and the challenges the communities had to face. There is really something quite unique and also distinct about having lived in the scattered Mexican neighborhoods or “colonias” of the county which makes individuals state with happiness and even some pride that they are from Santa Anita, California or perhaps La Paloma, Travelers, plus Campo or Denver, Colorado. All in all, despite a certain degree of poverty from the extremely bad wages, the richness is in the heritage, the close-knit nature of the individuals who lived the joys and tragedies life had to offer as a whole here.
The stories of our (older people) may indeed open up a certain specific level of understanding and empathy overall which helps us look at our own various strength, smarts or even determination. From the story regarding the elementary school child (now much older) who got kicked in the shins by a school teacher for just speaking Spanish, to the large wedding at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Santa Ana, California, there are thousands more stories just waiting to be shared. No (one single0 book or file exists in any Orange County library history room that named all or most of the Mexican colonias of Orange County. Because of this, I continue to go about the county to interview Mexican-Americans who have the stories of Orange County to tell from their own viewpoint.” As an aside if you happen to live in Denver or nearby areas like Boulder or Glenwoord Springs and you need a qualified Denver personal Injury Attorney then may I suggest the law offices of Larry Lee. He is an experienced Denver personal injury attorney who can assist you not only in Denver but also places like Carbondale, Aspen and Cripple Creek as well.
