| Police chiefs of 56 cities are opposed to receive training in immigration |
We will not do work of the ICE
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Víctor Caycho
Washington Hispanic
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Of left to der.: William Riley, the temporary director of the ICE; Richard Stana, the director of GAO; Sheriff Check Jenkins, of Frederick; Thomas Manger, Chief of the Police of Montgomery; and Muzaffar A. Chishti, the director of the School of Laws of Piece of news Cork. Photo: Alvaro Ortiz / Washington Hispanic |
“The public safety increases when the people have confidence in his department of police officer”, affirms Thomas Manger.
The voice of the Chiefs' powerful Association of Police officer of Big Cities (Major Cities Chiefs Association), which represents 56 of the most important metropolises of the nation, was listened on Wednesday, the 4th before a committee of the Congress, to go out in defense of the immigrants, including the undocumented persons.
The fact took place before a meeting of the Committee of Internal Safety of the House of Representatives, in which the president of the legislative committee of the above mentioned organization and Chief of the Department of Police officer of the County of Montgomery (Maryland), J. Thomas Manger, sustained the opposition to the agreement 287 (g), who arranges that the police forces are trained and act like agency of immigration.
“ This program does not help to that the immigrants' community, between them that of Hispanic origin, has confidence in the police”, affirmed Manger, in declarations to Washington Hispanic, during a recess of the meeting.
Also, Manger considered, addressed to the organization that presides, that withdraw the names of the persons from themselves with orders of deportation that appear in the database of the Center of National Information of the Crime (NCIC, for his initials in English) and that the police use.
During his testimony, the president of the Association of Police Chiefs – whose action status comprises areas with a whole of more than 50 million American residents - said that “crushing most of the agencies of the law of the big cities have chosen not to inform in the training program 287 (g)”. He calculated that more than one 95 per cent of the departments of police officer and of deputies in the United States are opposed to this measurement.
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| J, Thomas Manger, president of the Legislative Committee of the Chiefs' Association of Police officer of Big Cities, declares Washington Hispanic after presenting his testimony before a committee of the Congress. photo: Alvaro Ortiz / Washington Hispanic. |
On behalf of the Chiefs' Association of Police officer of the Big Cities of the United States, Thomas Manger spoke on Wednesday, the 4th before a meeting of the Committee of National Safety of the Congress, to sustain the opposition of this organism to be informed in a training program on immigration matters named 287 (g).
“ First of all, because this program mines the confidence and the cooperation with the immigrant communities, which are essential elements of our community politics”, affirmed Manger, who is also a chief of the police of the county of Montgomery (Maryland).
Also, it indicated that most of the jurisdictions of the country are not provided with the necessary resources to enter the above mentioned program, “in addition to our new responsibility of internal safety” and to the essential mission to create sure communities. Also he argued that “the local agencies of the law need to work in a nearby and effective way with the ICE … but we cannot do this work for them”.
He added that each of 56 Chiefs about Police officer who integrate the above-mentioned organization, “is treating every day with the topics of undocumented residents and the crimes committed by a fraction of these residents”,
“ This challenge is not sharper anywhere that in the biggest urban environments of the country”, it expressed, before a legislative panel at that the representative Bennie G. Thompson presided.
Together with Manger, also there gave his testimonies the temporary director of the local office of the agency of Immigration and Customs (HOIST), William Riley; the director of the Office of Governmental Accounting (GAO), Richard Stana; the Sheriff of Frederick's county (Maryland), Chuck Jenkins; and the director of the School of Laws of the University of New York, Muzaffar A. Chishti.
During his intervention, Manger made to notice that “overwhelming most of police agencies of the nation – that he estimated in more than 95 per cent - “it has chosen not to inform in the training program 287 (g). But it clarified that the organization that it represents is not a criticism of those agencies that decide to take part in the above mentioned program. “Also – it added - we believe that there should be a strong cooperation and coordination with all our associate federal agencies of the law, including the ICE”. On this matter, he said that the community must understand that if someone has committed a crime, “we will do the possible maximum thing so that our local communities stay sure and will collaborate with the ICE and with all the agencies of the law”.
“ But we will do it – it clarified - without entering either the work or to the investigations that correspond to the agency of immigration”.
On the other hand, it pointed out that the public safety increases when the people have confidence in his department of police officer “and, consistently, the not brought crimes diminish”, it expressed.
Manger added that another reality is that the immigrants “both documented and undocumented”, have more probabilities of being crimes victims that those who are American citizens, and that, consequently, “to deliver a clear and consistent police service for all the victims of the crime has to be a priority”.
| In spite of the crisis and the clippings in the budget announced by the superintendent |
Arlington guarantees educational excellence
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Mitzi Mace
Washington Hispanic
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| Dr. Robert G. Smith, superintendent of education of Arlington expressed that the most important thing will be to support the academic level. Photo: Alvaro Ortiz/Washington Hispanic. |
To do the same or more with less has turned into the slogan of all the administrations and the school system is not the ecepción. Like that he remained demonstrated on having presented the proposal of the budget to him for the school year 2009-2010 in the county of Arlington, which in spite of having a deficit for 12.6 million dollars has guaranteed inside the academic excellence for all his students and the minor clipping of benefits for the teachers and personnel.
The superintendent of education of the county of Arlington, Dr. Robert G. Smith presented his budgetary proposal that amounts to 431,780,330 thousand dollars, what represents a 2.8 per cent decrease in comparison to the budget approved last year, to sorrow that the number of registered students has increased in almost thousand.
“ The budget of this year happens in a different climate. The dramatic collapse of the economy that crosses our country has meant a hard impact in our income and in our skill to handle the budget”, pointed out the education superintendent.
During the presentation of presupposed Smith it highlighted that they will support the values that they have characterized to the public schools of Arlington like the education of high quality, small classrooms, riguroza currícula, as well as also there will prevail those programs that have demonstrated his effectiveness.
“ Regrettably also there has been considered in the budget the clipping of some teaching squares that are employed at support programs with pupils who are under the English program like Segundo Idioma. But, this has been an only one proposal, so in the next weeks we are analyzing to present our recommendations that affect the least possible thing to the immigrant community”, it expressed to Washington Hispanic, Emma Violand-Sánchez, member of the school meeting of Arlington.
Between the clippings considered by the superintendent in whole 55 jobs will be eliminated, there will be late the buy of books of social studies, the buses substitution will diminish, as well as one will reduce the expenses in projects of construction and of maintenance of some schools.
“ Really we are hoping how much money will be received like part of the plan of stimulus of the president Obama, only this way they will be able to take decisions definitive”, pointed out Emma Violand.
Violand Sánchez recommended that the family parents must take part actively. For it the parents have the option to be present at the public hearings – there will be one on March 19 - also they can call to the School Meeting (703 228-6015.
| Agents will keep on charging in Prince George's |
They punish two police officers for striking Latin driver
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Consuelo Medina
Washington Hispanic
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| Will Campos revealed to have seen personally the video of the police aggression to a Hispanic driver and said that “it is a disturbing fact that we cannot tolerate”. to photo: Alvaro Ortiz / Washington Hispanic. |
The investigations on the brutal aggression that they gave to him two police officers of the County of Prince George's (Maryland) are advancing a Hispanic driver quickly. The first step was the administrative suspension of two aggressors, who will not be able to exercise his police work until they finish the inquiries; nevertheless, they will keep on receiving his salaries.
Two sanctioned police officers attacked Rafael Rodríguez – the one who is a legal resident of Salvadoran origin - after arresting it for committing a minor transport absence in a street of College Park, at 8:00 p.m. of October 19, 2008, and without any reason, struck it in diverse parts of the body and sprayed tear gas in the face.
Effective sayings were identified like John Winkoop and Scott Wilson.
Will Campos, member of the Council of the County of Prince George's, was grateful to the chief of the police Roberto Hiylton for having acted quickly in astonish the police officers. As he said, there had the painful mission to see the video of the aggression. “It was something sad and disturbing, it is something that like Hispanic and immigrant I cannot tolerate”, the councilman emphasized.
He still mentioned that one of the aggressors (Winkoop) has abuses precedents in Washington DC. “I will not be satisfied up to seeing that the aggressors are extracted of the police, especially that one that has abuses history”, it finished.
For his part, Mike Rodríguez - Hispanic linkage of the police of Prince George's - said that on the case any more details cannot be announced until the end of the internal investigation.
| They ask not to include harmful amendment on weapon possession |
They brake voting on right to vote in DC
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Mitzi Mace
Washington Hispanic
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| It continues the struggle for the DC right to vote. Photo Alvaro Ortiz/WH. |
After having sung victory for the approval of the Law of the Right to vote of DC in the Senate last week, the House of Representatives gave a hard reverse on having postponed the voting up to new notice, while there is checked an amendment related to the restriction of the possession of weapon in DC.
Being the last one an extremely controversial topic, this strategy has been seen by the activists in favor of the law known in English like “DC Voting Right Act”, like a way of stopping out of career to the law project.
“ We were waiting for a voting today, but after we presented these harmful amendments and our Allied Forces in the Acropolis we have to regroup to analyze them before one proceeds to a voting”, pointed out Ilir Zherka, executive director of the organization DC Vote.
For prompt the sympathizers and benefactors of the Law pointed out that they will make use of this recess to continue with a strong legal profession work. This way they hope to convince the legislators so that one submits to the law voting as soon as possible, but without any amendment that harms the safety of the residents of the District of Columbia.
The amendment tries to annul the restrticciones recently approved by the District of Columbia.
One hopes that the Law of the Right to vote should be approved without major resistance in the Chamber in the next weeks. Once approved raisin to a conference in committee to finish the last adjustments in the language of the law that then would go on to the office of the president Barack Obama so that he signs it in law.
“ The big difference this year is that we have a big ally in the White House, who has made sure that he will sign the law”, said Zherka.
This law grants to the District of Columbia the right to a vote in the House of Representatives. At present the District counts with a representative, the delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), who can vote in committee that any more he has not right to vote for the projects that are discussed in the plenary meeting of the House of Representatives.
For his part the councilman Mary M. Cheh also expressed his disagreement in trying to include an amendment as regards the weapon possession in the law project on the right to vote.
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From Washington
Juridical consultancy
Lawyers will give free juridical consultancy to close to legal problems under the DC jurisdiction, on Saturday, the 7th of March 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The attention will be realized in the International Center by Carlos Rosario placed in 1100 Harvard St, NW, Washington DC. The participants must take with it the documents related to his legal matter. For more information call (202 737-4700, ext. 294.
Inscriptions
The summer learning Program for Latin young people, which is realized el19-27 of June, 2009 announces his inscriptions period. If you want to form of the national program of formation of Latin leaders fill the application in line visiting www.nhli.org available applications until March 27, 2009.
From Maryland
Health fair
The General Hospital of Howard County realizes the fifth Fair of the Latin health on Saturday, March 14 from the midday until 4:00 pm in Wilde Lake Interfaith Center in Columbia, Maryland. To obtain more information, call 410-740-7696.
Workshops for Parents
The Public Schools of the County of Montgomery it presents the training program for parents in Spanish “It conquers Your Sleep”. For information on next workshop communicate with Gina C. Añazco of the Department of Alliances of the Family and the Community to 301-279-3100.
From Virginia
Inscriptions ESL
The School St. Mark Catholic School in Vienna, Virginia, offers the program of English (ESL) for adults which will initiate the registration on Tuesday, the 31st of March and Thursday, the 2nd of April at 7:30-8:30 p.m. The interested parties, favor of being contacted to the following phones: (703) 216-4488; (703) 477-2389 and/or to (703 424-1046.
Fair of Housing
The County of Arlington realizes the Fair of Housing which offers advices for the buyers of housing of the first time, and bilingual workshops. The fair is even realized on Saturday, March 14 from 10 a.m. a.m. 1 p.m. of in Patrick Henry Elementary School, 701 S. Highland St. For more information, call Housing Información Center to 703-228-376.
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