Eulogy
By Herman Baca, President CCR
As is the custom of our people I want to express our deep condolences from my family, from all who knew her, our community, and our people to Emma’s family. I also want to thank Emma’s family for asking me to say a few words in remembrance and celebration of her life.
By José R. Sánchez
It really wasn’t government; it was the people who gave this decade away.
By Roberto Rodriguez
It has been said that the march of history, particularly in the realm of human rights, is always forward. Embedded within this concept is the idea that despite tragedies and war, the human condition always progresses. Unquestionably, whoever created the expression did so long before our just completed decade.
<p><strong>New America Media</strong></p>
<p>With a national debate on the impact of foreign workers on jobs and the economy heating up for 2010, it’s time to brush up on some relevant policy jargon. Two words in particular – “complementarity” and “circularity” – seem to have caught the attention of experts, as legislators prepare to consider a new immigration reform bill introduced by Rep. Luis Gutiérrez, D-Ill.</p>
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<p>The buzz word for the first of the Year, 2009, was change. From an economic point of view, change was required the country could no longer travel down the road headed for a second economic depression. Change was inevitable and with the election of Barack Obama the first black President in American history change was underway. For the Hispanic community change was going to be a little more subtle throughout the year, joblessness, home foreclosures, scams, and immigration reform were common issues for the Hispanic community in 2009.</p>
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<p>As the father of Marine Lance Cpl. Jesus Alberto Suarez del Solar, who died on March 27, 2003, during the invasion of Iraq, I consider it my moral duty to share my thoughts with you today.</p>
<p>As you surely know, 929 brave young Americans have died so far in Afghanistan, as well as thousands of innocent Afghan civilians.</p>
<p>In Iraq, 4,367 of our sons and daughters have died together with tens of thousands of innocent Iraqis.</p>