The whole Latino story needs to be told facing honestly the not so pretty chapter of illegal immigration. It’s a story some Hispanics would like to sweep under the rug and only present the shiny varnished version. You saw portrayed the primal drive of survival that drives people to risk their very lives to come to the States.
The story of Marta is a good warm and fuzzy victory of a compassionate immigration judge. The bigger story is that thousands of other children and families do not fare as well and they are sent back. Some of these have no close family or support system and left to fend for themselves. In relation to the eons of time it really does not matter, this is the same story of survival of the human species.
So what it the solution? Fix the broken immigration system and improve the border security.
Pico Rivera is a small Hispanic community like any other city in American that has some bad apples. The senseless killing of the grandmother by some gang banger thugs is what gives Latinos a bad name. Some Latinos are sure proud of their low rider cars and the life style. It’s not my thing but different strokes for different folks.
How many times can you try to reform wayward kids? Some give it one try and give up while others keep trying till they enlighten hope in the kids at risk. It took me down memory lane of the time I created and taught reform programs for persons on probation in El Paso, Texas.
Luis Ramirez is the story of a sacrificial lamb for Shenandoah Pennsylvania’s hate against Latinos. This melting pot of European immigrants does not like what one called them brown n_ _ _ _ _. How can you fight racists? Simple put the spot light on the real issues and not the outer edges or the straw man arguments.
Note to self, it’s 2009 and not Selma Alabama in the 1960’s civil rights fight.
Latinos need to learn to speak English stat, this I believe. It’s great to speak Spanish in America it’s even greater to speak good English.
Houston Cinco de Mayo parade volunteers
Latinos face the stereotyping of being Mexican just because they are brown. Not so good if you are a very prideful Boricua, Venezuelan or some other country. I’m a Mexican native at times confused for being Indian or Middle Eastern, ay caramba.
Even though many of us look alike and even have the same last name we are very different in pursuit of the same thing. The American dream for us and our families.
