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Maryland tuition law must be defended
Regarding the recent article about the lawsuit over the Maryland Dream Act ("Vote on tuition bill faces lawsuit," Aug. 2), I believe democracy should be upheld. I was one of hundreds in attendance when the law was heavily debated in the State House. Over...Tags: Elections, African Americans, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Maryland Dream Act
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Illinois Republican delegation unveils own map
Clout StreetRepublicans in the state’s congressional delegation on Thursday unveiled their own map of U.S. House districts in their federal court challenge to Democratic-drawn boundaries that would put the GOP at a severe disadvantage. “The Fair Map...Tags: Trials, Elections, National or Ethnic Minorities, Illinois Elections, Democratic Party
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Dream Act opposition fueled by anti-Latino racism
I am a Latino immigrant to the U.S. My father brought us here with a sixth grade education. I am my family's first college graduate, and both of my daughters have master's degrees. I am appalled at the move to abolish the Maryland Dream Act. Despite...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Colleges and Universities, Education, Human Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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Prostitution is not a victimless crime
I read with sadness the editorial "A house of ill repute" (July 28 ) about a house on Bel Air Road in Fullerton. It shattered the notion that prostitution is a victimless crime — these women were trafficked slaves, far from home and anyone who saw...Tags: Social Issues, Crimes, Minority Groups, Prostitution, Crime, Law and Justice
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HIV on the rise in Imperial County?
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterLocals in the medical community are greatly concerned about recent trends in local HIV testing where Hispanics have been testing positive for HIV in preliminary results. Franko V. Guillen, Walgreens Community Pharmacy HIV specialist and community...Tags: Labor Legislation, National or Ethnic Minorities, Native Americans, Medical Procedures and Tests, Medical Services
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Alabama law demonstrates that plans must be set in place
The problems resulting from Alabama’s harsh anti-immigration law, thought to be the toughest in the nation, might finally be the tangible evidence needed to start the action — not just discussion — for meaningful, commonsense and fair...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Migration, Agricultural Research and Technology, Politics, File Sharing
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Congressional redistricting set for final debate
Maryland's House of Delegates is poised to give final approval Wednesday to Gov. Martin O'Malley's plan to redraw the state's eight congressional districts, but not before lawmakers engage in a final showdown over the controversial map.
Despite...Tags: Elections, U.S. Senate, Democratic Party, Roscoe G Bartlett, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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City has 2nd lowest dropout rate in state
SAN DIEGO -- The class of 2010 at San Diego city schools has the second lowest dropout rate in California among big city school systems, according to figures released Thursday by the state Department of Education.
In San Diego Unified School District,...Tags: California, Sweetwater, Minority Groups, Graduation
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Workers wanted in Aberdeen
jnatalie-lees@aberdeennews.comBusiness and community leaders have formed a task force to prepare for workers arriving for jobs in Aberdeen who might be of a different nationality or ethnic group. Aberdeen will add more than 1,000 jobs in the next year, and, in order to meet that...Tags: Employment, Elections, South Dakota, Culture, Christianity
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New U.S. census numbers herald a greater Latino presence in the Chicago area
New U.S. census figures herald a future where Spanish is more likely to be heard inside classrooms and everything from politics to fashion and food will be executed with a Latin flair.
After a steady increase of Latinos in the area due to births and...Tags: African Americans, National or Ethnic Minorities, Colleges and Universities, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Highwood
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Black population drops 24% in Pasadena
Nearly one-quarter of Pasadena’s African American residents left the city in the last 10 years, replaced mostly by Asians and Pacific Islanders, according to 2010 Census figures. A lack of affordable housing and shifts in the real estate market...Tags: Elections, Family, African Americans, 2010 Census, Personal Income
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Remarkable Person: Pepe Vargas
As director of the International Latino Cultural Center, Pepe Vargas champions the richness of Latinidad by bringing some of the world's great talents to the heart of the Midwest: a string quartet from Brazil; a ballet company from Guatemala; films from...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, National or Ethnic Minorities, Colleges and Universities, Culture, Education
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