Ha fallecido el obispo Samuel Ruiz, una persona a quien conocimos cuando realizaba su labor pastoral a favor de la comunidades indígenas de Chiapas.
Que descanse en paz este hombre sencillo y tenaz que ha dejado huella en la vida de muchos de nosotros.
Fallece el obispo Samuel Ruiz - El Universal - México
Monday, January 24, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
Freedom Gone South - By Joshua E. Keating | Foreign Policy
Freedom House has changed its evaluation of Mexico from free to partly free due to the State's failure to protect citizens from the violence generated by organized crime.
The Foereign Policy article:
Freedom Gone South - By Joshua E. Keating | Foreign Policy
The Foereign Policy article:
Freedom Gone South - By Joshua E. Keating | Foreign Policy
Thursday, January 13, 2011
2010 Immigration Report of State Immigration Laws, Bills, Resolutions
The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)has issued the following press release informing about the results of their 2010 report on state immigration laws:
Broken Federal Immigration Policy Leaves States in a Lurch
With no federal legislation, state legislators move to enact local solutions.
Congress again failed to consider comprehensive immigration reform in 2010. Despite federal inaction, state legislatures continue to lead the way in addressing the complex and challenging issue of immigration.
According to a new immigration report from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), states enacted a record number of bills and resolutions on immigration issues during the 2010 sessions.
Forty-six state legislatures and the District of Columbia enacted 208 laws and adopted 138 resolutions for a total of 346. Ten additional bills were vetoed. During the same period in 2009, 44 states enacted 202 laws and adopted 131 resolutions for a total of 333. Twenty bills in 2009 were vetoed. Montana, Nevada, North Dakota or Texas were not in regular session in 2010. Every state that met in regular session in 2010 considered laws related to immigrants and immigration, including legislation addressing legal immigrants, migrant and seasonal workers, refugees or unauthorized immigrants.
"State legislatures will continue to step forward and create local solutions without comprehensive federal legislation," said William Pound, executive director of NCSL. "In the long term, immigration policy requires federal reform, and states look forward to working with the federal government to find effective solutions."
As in previous years, employment, law enforcement and identification/driver’s licenses remained the top issues addressed in state legislation related to immigrants. E-verify legislation was enacted in four states—Georgia, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia. A new area of concern for state legislators in 2010 was child abductions. Alabama, Florida and Tennessee enacted laws to help prevent them.
Getting the most attention last year was Arizona's new immigration laws (SB 1070 and HB 2162). Six bills similar to Arizona's were introduced in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, South Carolina, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, but none were enacted.
Summaries of all enacted laws and resolutions are available online in a searchable database and in two PDF charts sorted alphabetically by state and by category.This NCSL publication and PDF are registered with the NCSL copyright and may not be reproduced, uploaded or distributed in any way in its entirety.
Link:
2010 Immigration Report
Broken Federal Immigration Policy Leaves States in a Lurch
With no federal legislation, state legislators move to enact local solutions.
Congress again failed to consider comprehensive immigration reform in 2010. Despite federal inaction, state legislatures continue to lead the way in addressing the complex and challenging issue of immigration.
According to a new immigration report from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), states enacted a record number of bills and resolutions on immigration issues during the 2010 sessions.
Forty-six state legislatures and the District of Columbia enacted 208 laws and adopted 138 resolutions for a total of 346. Ten additional bills were vetoed. During the same period in 2009, 44 states enacted 202 laws and adopted 131 resolutions for a total of 333. Twenty bills in 2009 were vetoed. Montana, Nevada, North Dakota or Texas were not in regular session in 2010. Every state that met in regular session in 2010 considered laws related to immigrants and immigration, including legislation addressing legal immigrants, migrant and seasonal workers, refugees or unauthorized immigrants.
"State legislatures will continue to step forward and create local solutions without comprehensive federal legislation," said William Pound, executive director of NCSL. "In the long term, immigration policy requires federal reform, and states look forward to working with the federal government to find effective solutions."
As in previous years, employment, law enforcement and identification/driver’s licenses remained the top issues addressed in state legislation related to immigrants. E-verify legislation was enacted in four states—Georgia, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia. A new area of concern for state legislators in 2010 was child abductions. Alabama, Florida and Tennessee enacted laws to help prevent them.
Getting the most attention last year was Arizona's new immigration laws (SB 1070 and HB 2162). Six bills similar to Arizona's were introduced in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, South Carolina, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, but none were enacted.
Summaries of all enacted laws and resolutions are available online in a searchable database and in two PDF charts sorted alphabetically by state and by category.This NCSL publication and PDF are registered with the NCSL copyright and may not be reproduced, uploaded or distributed in any way in its entirety.
Link:
2010 Immigration Report
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Shot in Tucson - NYTimes.com
Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (Arizona)and 17 other people were shot today at a public event in Tucson. She was shot in the head and has undergone surgery. She is considered to be in stable condition.
Giffords has been a critic of the anti-immigrant policies being implemented in Arizona and elsewhere.
A suspect, 22 year old Jared Laughner, was arrested, trying to run away.
Giffords had received threats, although the motive for the shooting has not yet been reveales.
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Shot in Tucson - NYTimes.com
Giffords has been a critic of the anti-immigrant policies being implemented in Arizona and elsewhere.
A suspect, 22 year old Jared Laughner, was arrested, trying to run away.
Giffords had received threats, although the motive for the shooting has not yet been reveales.
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Shot in Tucson - NYTimes.com
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Escapan de la migra: Historias de indocumentados famosos
La reciente revelación de parte de Salma Hayek, informando que había sido indocumentada en Estados Unidos por un tiempo, ha llevado a considerar experiencias parecidas de otros artistas y deportistas latinoamericanos.
El portal de10 presenta una lista de diez casos donde el estatus de indocumentado ha sido parte de las vivencias de estos personajes mexicanos y latinoamericanos.
Seguramente no son los únicos casos, dada la magnitud del fenómeno migratorio en el continente y la continua inexistencia de políticas migratorias racionales en Estados Unidos.
De10.mx >> Escapan de la migra Historias de indocumentados famosos
El portal de10 presenta una lista de diez casos donde el estatus de indocumentado ha sido parte de las vivencias de estos personajes mexicanos y latinoamericanos.
Seguramente no son los únicos casos, dada la magnitud del fenómeno migratorio en el continente y la continua inexistencia de políticas migratorias racionales en Estados Unidos.
De10.mx >> Escapan de la migra Historias de indocumentados famosos
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