Cans Still Favor Iraq War, but Opponents
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'West Texas' oldest Hispanic Owned Weekly Newspaper" "El Respeto a Derecho Ajeno es la Paz" Lie Benito Juarez TG) s Tnr,,," ~0 Vol. XXVI No. 46 Week of A 14 thru August 20, 2003 H ispanos en EE.UU, I III I I'll, os hispanos son, experimentado una discriminacibn perjudicial indicaron que habia ocurrido Hispanics are como grupo, mas en el trabajo o por "un sentido general pobres que la mayoria de de exclusion". crucial segment "Este dato contrasta con la encuesta la poblacion de Estados de los negros no hispanos", agrego el of new-vehicle Unidos, pero son mas periodico. optimistas acerca de la "El 73 por ciento de los negros dijo market que habia experimentado U.S. Hispanics are the largest vida en este pals y las discriminacion, mientras que el 25 por minority group in the new-vehicle perspectivas para sus ciento manifesto que no la habia buying market, according to a study by hijos, segun una encuesta sufrido", segun la encuesta. J.D. Power and Associates, a global En gran medida el optimismo que marketing information services firm que publico' The New York expresaron los latinos "parece based in Westlake Village, Calif. Times. relacionado con el hecho de que en su Hispanics, who represent nearly 14 mayoria, el 57 por ciento, senalaron que percent of the U.S. population, accoun El sondeo de opinion realizado por eran inmigrantes" o no nacidos en for 8 percent of all new-vehicle buyers el diario y el servicio de noticias de Ia EE.UU., segun el diario. the study finds. The report analyzes th cadena CBS de television revelo que Solo el 39 por ciento de los latinos opinions of new- and used-vehicle casi el 70 por ciento de los latinos encuestados dijo que habia nacido en buyers who identify themselves as nacidos fuera de Estados Unidos se Estados Unidos. Hispanic versus, those who identify identifica mas con EE.UU. que con El 47 por ciento de los hispanos themselves as another race or culture. sus patrias de origen. encuestados tenia un nivel de education Furthermore, the study finds there Aun asi "muchos continuan inferior al diploma de la escuela is a clear preference among Hispanics enviando dinero a sus familiares secundaria; el 36 por ciento tiene edades for import vehicles. When comparing aunque rara vez visiten sus paises de entre 18 y 29 anos, y el 39 por ciento nameplates on the basis of the percent origen", ariadio el diario. edades de 30 a 44 anos. of owners who are Hispanic, all of the El 64 por ciento de los latinos dijo El 75 por ciento de los latinos opino que, top 10 brands are imports. que no habia habido alguna instancia si se les compara con sus padres, ellos tienen "When put in the context of the especifica en la cual se hubiesen en Estados Unidos mejores oportunidades de phenomenal growth of the segment, sentidos perjudicados por la "tener exito en la vida". Ese optimismo lo the predisposition for imports among discrimination debido a su origen. comparte solo el 56 por ciento de los no Hispanics becomes particularly Y quienes diieron aue si habian latinos en EE.UU. important for domestic makes," says Bill Williams, senior director of marketing services at J.D. Power and Associates. de Bidal Aguero What would happen if all Mexicans "By 2020, the Hispanic population in the United States is expected to double to 70 million people, while new-vehicle sales to Hispanics will in the U.Sxeturned to Mexico`! also experience significant growth. By Joe Olvera (Therefore,) It is crucial that manufac- or more than one million people, the turers and dealers pay close attention to the experiences and expectations of Mexican Repatriation Act in the 1930s Hispanic new-vehicle buyers." proved to be a nightmarish uprooting of The report finds that Hispanic immense proportions. From Californiato buyers rate fuel economy, purchase price and resale value significantly he battle for control of Texas, Mexicans were literally rounded up higher in their selection of a vehicle T the Congressional by the hundreds of thousands — often jailed than do non-Hispanics. Hispanics also membership for the State of without charges, then kicked out of the U.S. tend to be less happy than other groups Texas continues. with the vehicle service process. — even though more than half of them were "Hispanics are particularly critical Both sides are active in U.S. citizens. of their experience with dealer service, sending automated telephone rating virtually every step of the The Mexican Dicho: "Pobre Mexico, tan lejos de Dios,, y tan messages. A message I received process significantly lower than do cercas a los Estados Unidos (Poor Mexico, so far from God, from Senator Eliot Shapleigh, non-Hispanic owners," says Williams. and so close to the United States)," took on new meaning, as who represents El Paso in the The study is based on the opinions the little-known historical saga saw the forced deportation of Texas Senate urges me and other of more than 12,000 Hispanic new- more than a million people who had already established roots recipients to call Rick Perry's and used-vehicle buyers. It covers in the U.S. The Great Depression, however, caused a backlash office at 1-800-252-9600 and every phase of the vehicle shopping, that targeted Mexicans as unsavory and unwanted. demand an end to the special buying, service and re-marketing session and to Republican In their book, "A Decade of Betrayal," Raymond Rodriguez processes. and Francisco Balderrama tell the story of how federal and attempts to ram redistricting down © 2003 American City Business the throats of Texans. The phone local authorities would pull off raids in dance halls, markets, Journals Inc. number was connected and I had theaters, homes, and barrios in cities throughout the Southwest. leprosy, tuberculosis, or other diseases - were rudely to wait about six or seven minutes They would herd anyone who even looked Mexican into vans taken from their sickbeds, carted off to the border and to speak with a or trains. They would then be dropped off at the border, where dropped off with the admonishment to never return. At person in Perry's office. If you've they were not even given a handshake or a farewell hug. I joke, least, not until the depression was over and Mexican labor national survey got the time, please make the call! but it's not funny. became, once again, a valued commodity. You see, these And forward this message to Unceremoniously, they were dumped into a society that didn't Mexicans were taking jobs that "real" Americans needed. Bush still ahead but everyone on your email list. expect them. In fact, many of the deported had never been to This sad period in American history is not well known, losing ground. Ameri- To date Rick Perry, Tom DeLay Mexico. Yet, here they were, making Mexican citizens anxious but more and more people are becoming aware of the and their Republican friends have because they feared losing what few jobs were available. The cruelty exhibited by Americans against Mexicans. cans still favor Iraq wasted $2,669,000 on the two sad story goes that even sick people were kicked out of the Friendly neighbors? Yes, indeed. But there's a remedy in special sessions. We can add to Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave. (Or is that the the offing. See, not everyone fears Mexicans. Joe Dunn, a war, but opponents this the following frivolous Home of Depraved?) California State Senator from, of all places, Santa Ana - is expenses: All too often, the bedridden - those who were suffering from working hard to expose this ugly incident. (Continued Page: ;)climb in percentage U.S. Department of Transporta- As President Bush shows increas- tion (search for Pete Laney ing political vulnerability, the Demo- airplane): $500,000, Department No termina la escuela el 28% de cratic presidential field is slowly of Homeland (search for Pete coming into focus. Bush's approval Laney airplane): $100,000, Texas rating has declined to 53% and his Department of Public Safety (3- los estudiantes hisi)anos I lead in a match-up with a hypothetical day manhunt for Killer D's): WASHINGTON, D.C. (EFE). — El anglosajones fue solo del /o, y de busq uen soluciones, tal como lo ha Democrat has narrowed to five points $90,000, Department of Justice (9 Departamento de Education de Estados 13% entre los afroamericanos. hecho el Congreso en el caso de los (43%-38%), from ten points last GOP inquiries to intervene in Unidos ha puesto en marcha programas Las fuentes oficiales senalan que alumnos discapacitados. month. A growing number of Ameri- fight): $50,000 especificos para erradicar o disminuir este fenomeno ocurre mas entre los Los hispanos tambien figuran con cans (57%) now rate the economy U.S. House Ethics Committee los altos niveles de desertion escolar inmigrantes (44% en el ano 2000), que una alta desertion entre los estudiantes not the war on terrorism — as the (flippant Weddington complaint): entre los estudiantes hispanos, como entre los ninos y adolescentes de ese discapacitados, en la que, segun cifras more important presidential priority. $5,000, U.S. Treasury Department pane de la campana "Ningun nino se origen nacidos en EU (15%). de un informe de 2001 en poder del The latest Pew Research Center (Weddington complaint to quede atras". Fuentes de este departamento infor- Congreso, el 32.3% de los latinos national survey, conducted July 14- Comptroller of Currency): $5,000 Las estadisticas oficiales de desertion maron ayer que la solution de este abandonaron la escuela, superados por Aug.