| Lovers marry in Illinois |
Joined by the love and by the virus of porcine flu
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Washington Hispanic
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The ceremony of Ilana Jackson and Jeremy Fierstien was realized in Highland Park, IIlinois. |
If they say that the love overcomes everything, this is a good example. Using masks and latex gloves not to infect the guests, a lovers' couple celebrated his wedding despite being infected by the virus A H1N1, known like porcine flu. The ceremony of Ilana Jackson and Jeremy Fierstien was realized in Highland Park, IIlinois. The pandemic alert is still current and the cases keep on appearing. In Mexico the dead persons increase 116 and his second fatal victim brought Dominican Republic.
| Symbolic graduation in the doors of the Acropolis |
Students ask for the DREAM ACT
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Mitzi Mace
Washington Hispanic
Jackeline Durán came to the United States of his native Colombia at the age of 13 from age accompanied by his parents in search of a better life and major opportunities. In this country it finished the secondary school and deposited the university four years ago in New York, one of 10 states that accepts undocumented students and considers them like residents of the state or in-state. During all this time it had to work to expire with the payments of the registration, but in spite of the economic sacrifice of his family now when it is to a step of graduating of his studies in bilingual education and psychology faces a new challenge due to his migratory status. Jackeline must have pushed important job vacancies back, does not have access to scholarships not to student loans and what is worse will not be able to exercise his specialty for not having a green card or a number of Social Insurance.
Year by year 65.000 undocumented students who graduate of the secondary school face the same Jackeline frustration and in many cases worse, because simply the state where they reside does not allow them to pay registrations in-state raising the cost of his education three or four times more than a legal resident must pay for being considered to be foreign students.
In this context with the intention of highlighting the barriers that successful immigrant students cross more than 400 young people they gave themselves appointment in the Acropolis to take part of a ceremony of symbolic graduation and him to ask the legislators that now more that it is never necessary that there is approved the so called Law of Development, Mitigation and Education for Foreign Minors (DREAM, for his initials in English).
“ We cannot already wait any more. It has spent a lot of time since this law project appeared for the first time in 2001 and has not been done at all. We deserve that they give us opportunities because we are students with honors. Also a law of this nature also is of benefit to the country, now when so much he needs us because it would be provided with professionals contributing this way to the economy”, it expressed to Washington Hispanic, Jackeline Durán.
The graduation ceremony is an initiative coordinated by the Coalition United We Dream (UWD, for his initials in English) or Joined, We Dream and he congregated to delegations of the different states of the country, which after the ceremony entered to the Acropolis to support meetings with his representatives and to ask them to support and to sponsor this legislative initiative that is in the Senate and in the House of Representatives. As part of the campaign symbolic graduation ceremonies were realized throughout the country.
“ This is a reminder of the need for the migratory reform. We cannot allow that to keep on being wasted the contributions of students and talented professionals”, said Janet Murguía, the president of the National Council of The Race (NCRL, for his initials in English).
| It meets in the White House legislators |
The first steps happen for the migratory reform
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Mitzi Mace
Washington Hispanic
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| Days before the meeting in the White House, the president Obama repeated his commitment to approve a migratory reform during the breakfast of prayer of the organization It has hope. Also there took part the Father Eugenio Hoyos, who prayed so that God illumine the minds and hearts of the legislators, who will have the task of approving a project that legalizes 12 million undocumented persons. photo: Alvaro Ortiz/WH |
Such an awaited meeting between the president Barack Obama and democratic and republican legislators to discuss the topic of the migratory reform was realized finally on Thursday, the 25th of June in private in the White House, but as many analysts predicted it did not go over to conclusions you limit and there stayed many doubts about the components of the legislation.
Although the president Obama stressed the support of a migratory reform for that he waits be realized the same year, it was not announced for when the debate would begin in the Congress and what law project will be controversial.
What yes was informed is that Obama did not commit himself with a program of temporary workpeople and affirmed that it is necessary to legalize the million undocumented persons that way to end with the flow of the illegal immigration.
“ We know that it is a difficult and delicate topic of big political meaning. There are no enough people who trusts that he takes seriously the safety on the borders and the legalization of million undocumented persons”, expressed Barack Obama.
One of the announcements for that they were expecting from this meeting and that did not happen was the position of the president of the Congress, Nancy Pelosi, who has not demonstrated on the migratory reform, what for many experts is crucial.
On the other hand, Obama designated the secretary of internal safety, Janet Napolitano as the manager to handle the topic of the reform of the migratory system in the Executive when they begin the negotiations.
Regrettably a concrete project was absent or at least to have the necessary rules on which the negotiations must be begun. As well as the president Obama has gone out to present projects of reform of the financial system, the system of health, the automotive industry and the saving of energy: might not it do the same with the topic of the migratory system?.
“ It is a hypocrisy”
This meeting was realized in the middle of a climate of hope and a series of orders at any level that were made listen in the Congress. During the days and hours before to the meeting in the White House religious leaders, community activists, members of families disintegrated by the deportations, students with deportation order asked to the Congress for the approval of an integral migratory reform and expressed that it is already not possible to wait for any more time.
“ Obama did a commitment during his campaign and we hope that it should expire. It is said that there are no sufficient votes when only with the vote of all the democrats it is possible to approve a law. The president can give a moratorium so that the raids stop and families are not destroyed any more. If it does not do it it is because a real hypocrisy exists”, it expressed to Washington Hispanic, Emma Lozano of the organization Close Latin Family.
Luxuriant it came accompanied from members of families disintegrated by the raids, who met the legislators to share his testimonies.
| He travels round invitation of the Department of the State |
Tiled it creates bonds with Bolivia and Ecuador
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Mitzi Mace
Washington Hispanic
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| Tiled along with the mayor of Third Cochabamba Gonzálo. Photo: courteousness Walter Tejada |
The member of the meeting of the county of Arlington, Walter Tejada traveled to Bolivia and Ecuador invited by the Department of the State to share with local authorities, university students and local activists how one lives through the democracy in the United States, the importance of the civil participation and the experience of the Latin immigrant in the United States.
In Bolivia, Tiled it had the opportunity to dictate a series of chats opposite to university students and to meet interested community groups in raising the quality of life of the Andean country.
“ This has been a very rich experience because not only I shared my experiences like active member of a democratic government, but also I learned of them, on his reality and his organization”, he said to Washington Hispanic, Walter Tejada.
“ The trip has been a learning process, there is always something new that to learn and if someone is right, why not to duplicate it”, he added Tiled on having alluded to a course of English over a distance that is given in Guayaquil with the support of books and television program. “I am thinking about what way it it might implement in Arlington”.
City joins
On the other hand in Cochabamba the city one began crystallizing the project of hermandar with the Arlington county for which formed a committee. The project was already presented to the Association of Cities Sister of Arlington. At present Arlington has five cities you join: Aachem in Germany, Reims in France, Coyoacan in Mexico, San Miguel in El Salvador and Ivano Franchis in Ukraine.
Seminar on Bankruptcy
The Association of Lawyers Peruanos, with the Council of Consultation of the Peruvian Consulate, offers the Seminar advantages and disadvantages of presenting a Bankruptcy. This event is realized on Saturday, the 27th of June of 10:00 am. to 12:00 pm. In the bookstore of the University George Mason in 7001 Littler River Turnpike, Annandale VA. For information call Gloria Alva to 703-533-1755 and to Giannina Sales to 703-627-4544.
English course
The office of the Latin Corporation for the Economic Development (LEDC) of Wheaton realizes his course “Business English“ on Saturday, June 27 at 9:00 a.m. The cost of the course of $ 15 for a period of 4 weeks. The parking is free in the garage close to the Meter. For information call 301-801-1972.
Catholic meeting
The parish San Antonio of Padua realizes the men's meeting 2009 “Called to be transformed”, on Saturday, the 27th of June of 8:30 am to 7:00pm in the Auditorium Kenmore Middle School 200 S Carling Spring Rd. Arlington, GOES. Available Tickets, one communicate to 703 824-3582.
Mentors' program
The familiar service of the North of Virginia of the city of Falls Church, has created a new orientation program, for which it requests adult mentors, who help the students to improve his self-esteem. Information calls 703-219-2106.
Learn to read and write
The Center of Social Literacy of Culmore of Day labourer, offers 30 scholarships valued in $ 2,500 to Day labourer each one., the scholarships will be given to the first 30 registered persons.
The inscription is Friday, the 3rd of July of 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
In the Church Methodist of Culmore. For information it can call to the phones 703-200-6836.
Celebration
The Division of parks and recreation of the city of Falls Church celebrates the Day of the Independence in George Mason High School, on Saturday, the 4th of July at 7:00 pm with musical entertainment and finishes with fireworks at 9:30 pm. This is a familiar and free event. To obtain information, call 703-248-5178.
Cambio de Horarios
The County of Montgomery announces that due to the celebration day of the Independence. The offices of the county, libraries, Administrative Offices MCPS and courts will be closed. The distilleries will be opened on July 3 and July 4, in schedule of 9 am to 7 pm. Ride On will have Saturday schedule. The Metrorail will have schedule of Saturday, the 3rd of July and complementary service on July 4.
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