Possible reform for 2010	There begins demolition of the school Bruce-Monroe in DC
Immigration with the new director	Mel Martínez resigns
It has hope for Latin recluses	Sister of John Kennedy dies

President Obama recognizes in meeting with principal Hispanic communication means

Possible reform for 2010

 

Washington Hispanic was one of the Hispanic means of communication invited to the White House. His president, Johnny Yataco along with other companions they were with the president Barack Obama to discuss be afraid that they affect the Hispanic community. photo: Pete Souza/Casa Blanca.

Mitzi Mace
Washington Hispanic

The president Barack Obama turned into representatives' host of 10 more influential Hispanic means of communication, between which there was Washington Hispanic, which were invited to the White House on Friday, the 7th of August. During approximately 35 minutes the president Barack Obama talked, with the serene touch and amical that characterizes it, with each of the members of the press on the topics that affect the Hispanic community, where it pointed out openly that it is compromised by an integral migratory reform, but that one will not see in the Congress until 2010.
“ To be selected to sit down along with the president and to be able to ask him opposite to front on the problems that affect us is a big privilege and a big responsibility towards our readership”, stood out the president of Washington Hispanic, Johnny Yataco, who was the maker of starting a smile to the president on having asked him: If it had a crystal ball for when would a migratory reform be approved?.
Before the question, the chief answered “If it should have a ball crystal he would be a very popular president... and richly”. Later he added “I cannot predict his approval. We will do a very strong effort on the migratory reform at the beginning of next year... I believe that we will see the making of the draft of a project of law for ends of 2009”.
In the outskirts of the White House there are hundreds of tourists, as always trying to immortalize his step along one of the most important structures of the world. We were there last Friday, the 7th, but to be present at what we think it would be a conference like those that the chief is accustomed to giving in the famous room of press of the White House, surrounded with hundreds of journalists. We are wrong.
The White House had summoned 10 of the most important Hispanic mass media of the United States and Washington Hispanic it was between them.
On having divided equally it 1:45 of the evening, they communicated to us that the appointment with the president would be in one of the lounges of the White House and not in the press room.
The summoned means, between which there were finding The Opinion about, The New Day of Puerto Rico, Univision-Nacional, New Average America, the agencies EFE, Reuters, Notimex and Hispanic Link, we happened with the surprise of which we would be seated with the President in a desk ("roundtable") and which the seats were already assigned to each of the presents. Once inside the quarter I happened with the surprise that along with my name, in the way of the table, nearby right, there was no name, supposed talvez that the seat would be for one of his advisers.
The president entered to the quarter and after three steps it was already opposite to me, out of the corner of the eye it looks at my name on the table, extends his hand and greets: "Hello Johnny: how are you?”, “very well president”, I answered him. The prosigue to greet others nine guests, and it sits down to my right.
In more than 30 minutes we talk on very important topics for the administration Obama in relation to our community like the migratory reform, health, housing and international relations.

Journalists of different Hispanic means shared a round table with the president Obama to speak about important topics for the Hispanic community that lives in the United States. Between the guests Maria Peña were, EFE News Services; Antonieta Cadiz, The Opinion; Johnny Yataco of Washington Hispanic; Dra. Aliza of Univision-Nacional; José de la Isla de Hispanic Link; agencies Reuters, Notimex and The New Day of Puerto Rico, between others. photo: Pete Souza/Casa Blanca.

Other interest topics
Also during the meeting the president had opportunity to mention on his plan to reform the system of health, the mortgage crisis, the economic situation, the approach of his administration on the migratory control and on the most excellent points of the reality in Latin America, like the struggle against the terrorism and the drug trafficking, as well as the preservation of the democracy.
Thinking that after the appointment of Janet Napolitano like safety head of department He Interns the raids they have continued and programs have been extended like 287 (g) that trains the local police to exercise functions of agents of immigration showed that “They Worry less of there do persons' criminals who simply are looking for work. Our administration worries more of fighting with real criminals and employers that workpeople exploit and in finding mechanisms where we could provide finally a way to give legal status to the persons who at present are in the country”.
In this frame the president Obama also admitted that extracting of the shades more than 12 million undocumented persons will have to wait until first there should be achieved a reform of the system of health and of the regulations to control the financial system.
Blow in Honduras was "illegal"
On the analysis of what happens in Latin America, the chief recognized that the blow military in Honduras that dismissed the president Manuel Zelaya was "illegal", but at the same time he regretted without having “a button” for restore it in the power.
The same way it qualified of “ironic“ that now criticize it for not intervening in a more direct way in the crisis that crosses Honduras and repeated that his government thinks about how to press the bonds hard with the region without "dictating" what happens with “our neighbors”.
As for the drug trafficker violence that crosses Mexico, the President Obama pointed out that the military answer of the president Calderón is “an act of valor”, but he did not comment if the Mexican government must continue or not with this strategy, but he noticed that the government, military men and the police must work as a whole in an effective way “to qualify to his personnel and to expire at the highest levels of the due process and the respect to the human rights”.

 

Mayorkas is of Cuban origin

Immigration with the new director

Mitzi Mace
Washington Hispanic

Alejandro Mayorkas of Cuban origin swore in an administrative ceremony like the new director of the USCIS in Washington DC. Photo: Courteousness of the USCIS.

With “safety, honesty and integrity” there will be administered the laws of immigration and naturalization, affirmed the new director of the Office of Immigration and Citizenship (USCIS, for his initials in English), Alejandro Mayorkas.
Of Cuban origin, Mayorkas swore in an administrative ceremony in the principal office of the USCIS in Washington, DC on Wednesday, the 12th of August, turning into the third director of the Service of bigger Immigration of the world.
“ The mission of the USCIS is based on the vision of our founding parents”, said Mayorkas.
During his speech the new director emphasized his origin and admitted “my family, how millions of others came to this country to chase ours sleep in a ground of libetad and opportunity. I am compromised in administering the laws of immigration of an efficient way”.
Nominated by the president Barack Obama last April it was confirmed unanimously by the Senate last August 7.
Now the big responsibility of administering the services of immigration, which have been criticized by his debts and high costs relapses into the hands of Mayorkas that brings with it a wide trajectory in the legal ambience.
Finished the ceremony of swearing-in Mayorkas moved to West Palm Beach, Florida to take part of his first public ceremony like the director of the USCIS. Mayorkas took part of a ceremony of swearing-in of new citizens and of the opening of a modern office that will serve to more than 57.000 persons annually. Mayorkas served like district attorney of the United States for the Central District of California and recently like associate of the signature of lawyers O'Melveny and Myers. Last year was selected like one of 50 most influential minority lawyers in America by National Law Journal.
From 1989 to 1998 was a fiscal assistant of the Central District of California. Mayorkas, who will direct a labor force closely of 18.000 employees has a baccalaureate of the University of California and a J.D. of the School of Laws.

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A Hispanic less in the Senate

Mel Martínez resigns

Consuelo Medina
Washington Hispanic

The republican senator Mel Martinez announced from Florida his resignation along with his wife Kitty and his children John and Helen. foto:John Raoux/AP

The Latin Senator of Florida, Melquíades Martínez (R), who had already announced previously that he would not look for the reelection for 2010, resigned last Friday, the 7th of August to his bench in the Upper House - a measurement that will allow to the governor Charlie Crist (R) to name a temporary substitute.
It is not the first time that Martínez - who did history as the first Senator Federal of Cuban origin - resigns to a charge in the middle of his management. Neither it is a secret that his support to a plan of integral migratory reform gained him the rejection of the most recalcitrant right. Also he was one of 9 republicans who voted last Thursday for the assertion of Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court.
“ For 12 years I have served to the people of Florida, like Mayor and Senator. It has been a big honor and there came the moment to move back and to return to my private life”, said Martínez in press conference from Florida.
This way, Mel Martinez leaves a vacancy that might be covered by the proper governor of Florida, Charlie Crist, although some specialists doubt that this happens because the governor has aspirations to occupy a bench in the Senate for 2010 and it initiated his campaign with a lot of success.
Less Latin Americans
Martínez will remain in his charge until Crist, designates his temporary successor. If the successor is not Latin, it means that there will only be a Hispanic in the Senate, the democrat and cubanoamericano of New Jersey, Robert Menéndez.
Nevertheless, already in the political means several names as possible applicants are mentioned to the designation. Jim Smith, considered moderate republican, seems to be a firm applicant.
Other charges
Martínez - the one who also presided at the Republican National Committee (RNC) - resigned to this charge after an eventful management marked by the hard opposition of the republican right that he never accepted that the party was directed by a Hispanic that intregral worked in favor of the migratory reform, and that it did it of two-party form with the democratic senator of Massachusetts, Ted Kennedy, and with the republican senator of Arizona, John McCain, to whom they do not excuse his support to this reform either.
Proper Mel Martínez has expressed the need that his Republican party should be more enclosing and should think about how to attract the Hispanics.

 

Eunice Shriver was the younger daughter of the dynasty

Sister of John Kennedy dies

Hyannis
Massachussets / AP

The governor Arnold Schwarzenegger dances with Eunice Kennedy Shriver, mother of his wife, in November, 2007 after pronouncing his speech of acceptance to his new charge. PHOTO: Mark J. Terrill / AP

Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of the murdered president John F. Kennedy and founder of the Special Olympics, died in the dawn from Tuesday, the 11th of August until 88 years of age.
Shriver suffered several apoplexies in the last years and died in the Hospital of Cape Cod, in Hyannis, indicated the family in a declaration.
The hospital is close to the familiar residence of the Kennedy.
Immediately after knowing the news, the president of the USA Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, they sent a message to the family in which they were sorry about the loss of this “extraordinary woman that it taught to our Nation and to the world that there are no physical barriers not mental that could restrain the power of the human spirit”.
Really, Shriver changed the vision of the Americans concerning the disabled mental ones, which happened of being patient imprisoned in sanatoria to friends, neighbors and athletes.
His works were inspired by his sister Rosemary, mentally incapacitated.
Eunice K. was also a sister of senator Robert F. Kennedy, wife of the candidate for the vicepresidency (1972) and the ex-director of the Peace Corps, R. Sargent Shriver, and mother-in-law of the governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Peter Collier, author of “The Kennedy, an American drama”, thought Eunice Shriver the “moral force” of the family Kennedy.
“ We always feel honored to share our mother with the people of good will in the whole world who believes, it how it was she who believed, that there are no limits for the human spirit”, said his family in a declaration.
With the death of Eunice Shriver, Jean Kennedy Smith and senator Kennedy, who is suffering from a cerebral cancer there are the surviving only ones of nine children of Joseph and Rose Kennedy.
Intellectual woman
An article appeared in 1960 in the newspaper Chicago Tribune on the wives of the family of the presidential candidate of that time John F. Kennedy, said that Shriver was “generally considered the most intellectual and politically motivated of all the women Kennedy”.
When his brother came to the White House, it continued his negotiations to help the adolescents in difficulty and the disabled mental ones. In 1968, it initiated the biggest athletic competition of the world for children and adults with limited mental capacity. Today, more than one million athletes of approximately 160 countries takes part every year in these Olympiads.

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