politics
Hispanics Divided Over Census Boycott
The Census Bureau is waging an extensive campaign to make sure that minorities, including millions of illegal immigrants, are counted in next year’s census. But some in the Hispanic community are trying to undermine that effort. They want undocumented immigrants to boycott the census to send a protest message to Congress about the need to [...]
Many Latinos see discrimination and racism as a basic fact of life.
But according to a report released by the Southern Poverty Law Center on Tuesday, it’s not just undocumented Latinos who have come to that conclusion. U.S. citizens of Latin American descent also reported racial profiling and discrimination by law enforcement and regular community members on the street — in spite of living in the U.S. [...]
Hispanic or Latino?
The essence of being Hispanic is the sharing of a common heritage. That cultural heritage is traced back to the rich history of the Iberian Peninsula. The Romans left the indelible seal of Christianity and the Arabs made scientific, architectural, literary and philosophical contributions. All of this peoples (Iberians, Celts, Phoenicians, Visigoths, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, [...]
The President elect’s plan
President elect’s plan also known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan will be in place to re activate the economy. This plan involves environment, infrastructure, healthcare and education.
It is important for us Hispanics to get involve in Obama’s plan in order to start getting our jobs back.
In environment involves updating old buildings to become “Greenâ€, making sustainability a big part of his plan therefore it is important for Hispanic architects, general contractors and other trades to become LEED certified in order to participate in this phase.
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