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  • "Illegal status (i)s a civil matter"

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    That headline is a snippet from an editorial published recently by the New York Times that I am sure is giving indigestion to the nativists of our nation. I'm sure in their minds, it is reinforcing the idea that the Times is out of touch with their views.

    In' [...]
    Posted: November 27, 2009, 10:10am EST
    by Gregory Tejeda

  • What is Thanksgiving's true lesson?

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    It has become a theme used by some Latino activists wishing to be a bit obnoxious come Thanksgiving -- one that even I have used from time to time.

    It is the concept that Latinos have some sort of special "bond" with the native tribes that the Pilgrims met [...]
    Posted: November 26, 2009, 12:02am EST
    by Gregory Tejeda

  • When will immigration be loved?

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    It was intriguing to learn of Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and his recent comments that the Democrats pushing for health care reform are eager to have the issue resolved before New Year’s Day.

    According to Durbin, Democrats are viewing 2009 as the year they focused on revamping the health [...]
    Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:02am EST
    by Gregory Tejeda

  • We need an honest definition of who is a “real American”

    Number of comments: 1
    Strictly speaking, it’s not a Latino issue. But the saga involving Amal Abusumayah brings up so many issues that are relevant to the Latino experience when dealing with people who have a small-minded view of what our society ought to be.

    Abusumayah is the woman who was shopping at [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 12:02am EST
    by Gregory Tejeda

  • Who seriously wants the trade embargo?

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    I got a kick out of reading the results of a new poll taken of the Cuban people (as in the ones still living on the island, not the exile community centered spiritually around Miami).

    For it seems that this particular survey shows the bulk of the island’s population [...]
    Posted: November 19, 2009, 9:28am EST
    by Gregory Tejeda

  • Scarlet “A” will dominate immigration reform rhetoric

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    Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano (also the one-time governor of U.S./Mexico border state Arizona) has stirred up the pot before the immigration reform debate has even begun.

    She made it clear that President Barack Obama has enough sense to realize that the 12 million so-called “illegal aliens” already in [...]
    Posted: November 16, 2009, 9:25am EST
    by Gregory Tejeda

  • Dobbs’ CNN departure leaves me cold

    Number of comments: 1
    Excuse me for not being among the ranks of people getting all happy over the announcement this week that Lou Dobbs, the cantankerous news anchor who seems to want to be a 21st Century version of Father Coughlin, is leaving the Cable News Network.

    Dobbs said he wants to [...]
    Posted: November 13, 2009, 12:02am EST
    by Gregory Tejeda

  • As much as I wonder about the ...

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    As much as I wonder about the sensibilities of people who are trying to make an issue out of what Sammy Sosa is doing to his face, I also wonder if this is an issue where Latinos are going to perceive it differently just because we're all too aware that' [...]
    Posted: November 12, 2009, 12:02am EST
    by Gregory Tejeda

  • Just what America needs, another talk show

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    Perhaps it was only so appropriate that Eva Longoria Parker was the first official guest on comedian George Lopez’ attempt at a talk show that gives a “Latino” sensibility to all of this country’s viewers.

    At one point, Lopez directed Longoria to a “stripper” pole, which she was to [...]
    Posted: November 10, 2009, 9:17am EST
    by Gregory Tejeda

  • The fight's not over yet!

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    As anyone who has read my commentary knows, I am a supporter of the idea of health care reform.

    The idea that so many people in our society are uninsured in the event of a serious medical problem is a situation that can drag down our society. It also [...]
    Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:37am EST
    by Gregory Tejeda

  • Be patient, por favor

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    My "technical" difficulties are not fully resolved. But I'm also not anxious to just leave this weblog (and its sister site) sitting unattended.

    Hence, there will be periodic commentary, although not the daily routine you regular readers have come to expect. I hope to resume that daily schedule as' [...]
    Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:35am EST
    by Gregory Tejeda

  • It's not laziness, just computer problems

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    I am experiencing computer problems that prevented me from filing the standard commentary readers of this weblog would have expected for Friday. As of now, I have yet to resolve these problems, but hope to do so as soon as is possible.

    So I plan to go back to [...]
    Posted: November 06, 2009, 10:56am EST
    by Gregory Tejeda

  • Rivera faces tough critics - a pair of abuelitas

    Number of comments: 0
    I'm not about to declare longtime broadcaster Geraldo Rivera to be some sort of exceptional Latino pundit, but that does seem to be the direction he's trying to take his career that will soon be entering its fifth decade.

    Rivera has a pair of books he wrote in recent [...]
    Posted: November 05, 2009, 12:02am EST
    by Gregory Tejeda

  • They’ll take our money, but do they want us in the stands?

    Number of comments: 0
    The National Basketball Association as a whole is stepping up its efforts to try to sway the growing Latino population of this nation into being fans of professional basketball, yet there are times when I wonder how many of these team owners are doing so with a clothespin clamped onto [...]
    Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:02am EST
    by Gregory Tejeda

  • Who didn’t support whom?

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    The Senate last week passed one of their purely symbolic resolutions – one that proved to have more symbolism than was originally intended.

    The resolution at stake was a resolution that officially declared last week (the final week of October) to be National Hispanic Media Week. It was meant [...]
    Posted: November 03, 2009, 12:02am EST
    by Gregory Tejeda

  • School kids may educate parents about the Census

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    It will be interesting to see what comes of the “Census in Schools” program that Census Bureau officials plan to kick off on Monday in an effort to bolster the number of people who actually cooperate with the effort next year to count the nation’s population.

    Commerce Secretary Gary [...]
    Posted: November 02, 2009, 12:02am EST
    by Gregory Tejeda
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