DC Latino News

CASA DE MARYLAND LAUNCHES NEW POLITICAL ORGANIZATION – CASA IN ACTION – TO CREATE PERMANENT POLITICAL POWER FOR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES

-On close of candidate filing deadline, CASA in Action Sends First Ever Candidate Questionnaire in Targeted Districts where Latino voters can make the difference -

Reflecting the size and political maturity of hundreds of thousands of Latino and immigrant voters, CASA de Maryland, the state’s largest service provider to the Latino community, has launched a partner organization, CASA in Action, which will aggressively engage voters in critical districts. Since January, the new organization has attracted 5000 members and expects to grow to 20,000 by the end of the year. And today, CASA in Action sent out questionnaires to hundreds of candidates in 4 jurisdictions in order to collect information to inform endorsement decisions that will be finalized August 1.

“Political engagement is a critical forward step for the community to advance,” said Gustavo Torres, Executive Director of CASA de Maryland.”Through our partner organization, the Latino community will now have the opportunity to make informed voting decisions in support of those candidates that care about our issues,” said Torres.

In addition to candidate questionnaires and endorsements, CASA in Action will co-host political debates, a voter registration drive, and Get-Out-The Vote activities focused in Prince Georges and Montgomery Counties and parts of Baltimore City and County.

At a meeting held earlier this month, CASA in Action’s members expressed concern about a significant number of problems common to working people across the state – how safe is it to walk down the street, how affordable is housing, are the schools doing an adequate job of educating children. But they were also concerned about immigration. Many Latino voters live in mixed immigration-status families and, particularly in Maryland, a large number of Latino voters are immigrants themselves. Even for those with no personal relationship to immigration, recent polls have reflected that for a super-majority of Latino voters, the nastiness of the immigration debate is the salient factor in determining how they sense they are treated by the broader community. In short, immigration is the primary civil rights issue for all Latinos.

For further information about Latino voters or CASA in Action, please contact Tania Del Angel at 240-353-2288 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 240-353-2288 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.

DC Bilingual Public Charter School, participa en programa Desayuno y Almuerzo Escolar Nacional

DC Bilingual Public Charter School, actualmente está participando en el Programa Desayuno y Almuerzo Escolar Nacional en el Distrito de Columbia, el cual sigue el modelo de requerimientos, reglas y regulaciones de USDA; e incrementa las habilidades de aprendizaje de los niños. Los estudios han mostrado que a los niños que se les satisfacen sus necesidades alimenticias tienen menos problemas de asistencia y disciplina y son más atentos en la clase. Un buen desayuno y almuerzo escolar no sólo es esencial para el logro académico; si no también es parte de una buena educación.

De acuerdo con Ley federal y las políticas del Ministerio de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), a esta institución le es prohibido discriminar en base a raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, edad o discapacidad.

Para presentar una queja alegando discriminación, escriba al Director de USDA, Oficina de Derechos Civiles, a 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 o llame gratis al (866) 632-9992

Becas para estudios de nivel licenciatura a distancia para mexicanos en el exterior

La Sección Consular de la Embajada de México en Washington, D.C., informa que la Secretaría de Educación Pública, en colaboración con el Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior, ofrece 1,000 becas para que mexicanos que radican en el extranjero cursen, en la modalidad abierta y a distancia, una licenciatura en el marco del Programa de Educación Superior Abierta y a Distancia de México (ESAD).

En esta primera oferta educativa, los planes y programas de estudio a nivel licenciatura son:

1. Administración de Empresas Turísticas

2. Desarrollo Comunitario

3. Gestión y Administración de Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas (PyME)

4. Ingeniería en Tecnología Ambiental

5. Mercadotecnia Internacional

Los estudios se realizarán en español y son una valiosa oportunidad para que los mexicanos que radican en cualquier país del mundo fuera de México ─sin importar su edad, situación económica o condición migratoria─ ingresen a un programa de educación superior en la modalidad virtual que, entre otras ventajas, ofrece la posibilidad de hacer compatibles los estudios con las actividades laborales.

Las fechas de inscripción son del 12 de julio al 8 de agosto. Para mayor información sobre la convocatoria puede consultar la página electrónica del IME www.ime.gob.mx y la página de la SEP www.abiertayadistancia.sep.gob.mx.

Arizona's Next Immigration Target: Children of Illegals

"Anchor babies" isn't a very endearing term, but in Arizona those are the words being used to tag children born in the U.S. to illegal immigrants. While not new, the term is increasingly part of the local vernacular because the primary authors of the nation's toughest and most controversial immigration law are targeting these tots — the legal weights that anchor many undocumented aliens in the U.S. — for their next move.

Buoyed by recent public opinion polls suggesting they're on the right track with illegal immigration, Arizona Republicans will likely introduce legislation this fall that would deny birth certificates to children born in Arizona — and thus American citizens according to the U.S. Constitution — to parents who are not legal U.S. citizens. The law largely is the brainchild of state Sen. Russell Pearce, a Republican whose suburban district, Mesa, is considered the conservative bastion of the Phoenix political scene. He is a leading architect of the Arizona law that sparked outrage throughout the country: Senate Bill 1070, which allows law enforcement officers to ask about someone's immigration status during a traffic stop, detainment or arrest if reasonable suspicion exists — things like poor English skills, acting nervous or avoiding eye contact during a traffic stop.

D.C., Maryland and Virginia to Arizona: “Outrage and Solidarity”

Hip hop group Cypress Hill did it. Latina pop sensation Shakira did it. Now, a coalition of D.C., Maryland and Virginia immigrant groups, celebrities and activists will join the massive national mobilization against Arizona’s newly-enacted hate law SB 1070, by gathering at noon on Saturday, May 29 at Dupont Circle for a day of artistic expression, petitioning and marching to the White House.

“The Governor of Arizona has attempted to enforce a law that would subject people to suspicion simply because of how they look,” said peace activist and professional basketball player Etan Thomas. “There are certain inalienable rights that should be granted no matter race, nationality or color. We don't want to regress or lose the basic principles of our country and start violating basic human rights.”

Speakers at Saturdays event will include Latino Federation of Greater Washington Executive Director Rodrigo Leiva, Casa de Maryland Executive Director Gustavo Torres, sportswriter David Zirin and others who will discuss the ramifications of racial profiling, immigration reform and the devastating effects of the law on communities of all colors.

“Arizona’s new law, SB 1070 codifies hatred into law, disrupts national unity and constitutes the most blatantly racist legislation in recent memory,” said Mackenzie Baris from Jobs with Justice. “The law is the direct result of the federal government’s reckless empowerment of local law enforcement agencies to enforce federal immigration law.”

The event coincides with protests taking place in Arizona and all over the country, known as the “National Day of Action.” Locally, organizers will call on President Obama to eliminate the so-called “Secure Communities” collaborations between local law enforcement and immigration officials currently legal in the District, Maryland and Virginia.

ADOPCIONES Y PEDIDOS DE AYUDA EN PERU

Soy "Plateadita" una perrita que sueña con un hogar! Mírame, ayúdame, dame una familia, no sabes cuánto he sufrido! YA Estoy esterilizada!

Plateadita (gris) ha pasado dificiles momentos pues fue abandonada de bebe en la rivera del rio,en navidad la atropello un carro couster pero de milagro solo se lastimo la piernita ya esta restablecida no la pude llevar a la marcha de San Miguel porque hacia un dia que la hice esterilizar.C