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Respetados amigos:
Quiero comunicarles que varios salvadoreños, residentes en Massachusetts, nos hemos unido en un comité para ayudarle a nuestro pueblo Agua Caliente. Quienes estamos instalados acá con nuestras familias queremos mejorar las condiciones de muchos niños y jóvenes que necesitan educación y mejores condiciones de vida. Invitamos a familias de Agua Caliente que todavía no conocen nuestro comité para que se unan a este esfuerzo a favor de nuestro querido pueblo.
Pueden comunicarse con Manrique Martínez en el teléfono 617 230 9941 o conmigo en el 617 803 6102. Cordialmente,
Sonia Martínez, Chelsea, MA
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Señores:
Gracias por publicar esta breve nota. Quiero recordar a los estudiantes que califican para el permiso de trabajo que deben llenar su aplicación lo más pronto posible. Recordemos que no es una ley sino un beneficio por dos años. No sabemos qué puede pasar después de las elecciones.
Lo importante es enviar a Inmigración los formularios con toda la documentación. No nos quedemos dormidos, muchachos. Johnson Uscátegui Revere, MA
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Celebrating Together: Hispanic Heritage Breakfast in Boston...
In a city steeped in tradition, El Mundo Newspaper proudly continues a new one that began last year and has grown to unexpected heights. In 2010, El Mundo Hispanic Heritage Breakfast looked to become an annual tradition for New England’s Latino community in the same spirit that the annual St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast and the MLK Breakfast provide for the rich and diverse community of Greater New England. This year we make good again on that promise. In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, El Mundo will once again highlight the many idiosyncrasies and characteristics that make up the diverse Latino community of New England through the eyes and ears of our friends representing some of this great Commonwealth’s most traditional institutions. The third annual El Mundo Hispanic Heritage Breakfast’s purpose is to bring together a diverse range of representatives from the distinct fabric of New England society in a joyous setting that we know will bring about a few good laughs and smiles to all who attend. The event will take place Friday October 5th at the Revere Hotel in Boston. The distinguished individuals who make up our honored head table include our Commonwealth’s top leader Governor Deval Patrick, our beloved Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Boston City Councilors Tito Jackson and Ayanna Pressley, Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral, as well as Superintendent of the Boston Public Schools Carol R. Johnson. Boston City councilor Felix G. Arroyo and State Representative Jeffrey Sanchez are charged with the duties of presenting special awards. Completing the head table we will have Massachusetts State Treasurer, Steven Grossman, and Steward Health Care System Chairman and CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre. It’s a star-studded local line-up that is sure to make the event another for the historic books. We will have extensive coverage in our upcoming editions for our readers.
Celebrando Juntos: Desayuno de la Herencia Hispana en Boston... En una ciudad llena de tradiciones, El Mundo Newspaper continúa orgullosamente una nueva que se inició hace dos años y ha crecido hasta alturas inesperadas. En 2010, El Desayuno de la Herencia Hispana buscó convertirse en una tradición anual para la comunidad latina de Nueva Inglaterra, con el mismo espíritu que se celebra el Desayuno del Día de San Patricio y el Desayuno MLK para la rica y diversa comunidad de Nueva Inglaterra. Este año seguimos cumpliendo esa promesa. En honor al Mes de la Herencia Hispana, El Mundo destaca una vez más las diferentes idiosincrasias y características que forman la diversidad de la comunidad latina de Nueva Inglaterra, a través de los ojos y oídos de nuestros amigos que representan algunas de las más tradicionales instituciones de este gran estado. El propósito del Tercer Desayuno de la Herencia Hispana es unir una diversa gama de representantes de la sociedad de Nueva Inglaterra, en un escenario alegre que, sabemos, va a producir risas y sonrisas a todos los asistentes. El evento tendrá lugar este viernes 5 de octubre en el Revere Hotel de Boston Las distinguidas personalidades que conforman nuestra mesa de honor incluyen al máximo líder del estado, el gobernador Deval Patrick, nuestro apreciado Alcalde de Boston, Thomas M. Menino, los concejales de Boston Tito Jackson y Ayanna Pressley, la Sheriff del Suffolk County Andrea Cabral , así como la Superintendente de las Escuelas Públicas de Boston Carol R. Johnson. El concejal de Boston Félix Arroyo y el representante estatal Jeffrey Sánchez están encargados de presentar especiales reconocimientos. Completando la mesa de honor tendremos al Massachusetts State Treasurer, Steven Grossman, y al presidente de la junta directiva y máximo ejecutivo de Health Care System, doctor Ralph de la Torre. Es una línea local llena de estrellas que hará que este evento llegue a los libros de la historia. Tendremos un completo cubrimiento en nuestras futuras ediciones para nuestros lectores
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Record Number of Latinos Eligible to Vote A record number of Latinos are eligible to vote this November. But while both President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have targeted Hispanic voters in recent months, whether they will turn up at the polls is uncertain. By EMILY DERUY
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ccording to a new report by the Pew Hispanic Center, “a record 23.7 million Latinos are eligible to vote in the 2012 presidential election.” This is up by more than four million since 2008, when the figure stood at 19.5 million. There were nearly 52 million Latinos in the United States in 2011, about 16.7 percent of the nation’s population. But while Hispanics make up the largest minority group in the country, the turnout rate among eligible
Latino voters lags behind that of whites and blacks by significant margins. For example, a 2009 study found that, “in 2008, just 50% of eligible Latino voters cast ballots, compared with 65% of blacks and 66% of whites.” And despite continued growth in the Latino population, the number of Latinos who said they are registered to vote dropped by about 600,000 between 2008 and 2010, according to the Census Bureau data cited in the report. Some of that may be due to less enthusiasm in
...“a record 23.7 million Latinos are eligible to vote in the 2012 presidential election.” general for midterm elections. Another interesting factor is voter displacement. Latinos were hit hard by the foreclosure crisis. Many moved to different states,
which may have impacted their voter registration. Hispanics are also younger in general -- young people vote less often than their older peers -- and less likely to hold citizenship than other groups. To top this off, most Latinos live in states that are either solid red like Texas, or solid blue like California. They do, however, stand to play a key role in swing states. Two battleground states, Florida and South Carolina, have already published information that shows an increase in Latino voter registration from 2008. As the report points out, that may be due to an increase in the Latino populations of both states. The report also provides a breakdown of Latino voters rarely spelled out in other polls. “Among Latino eligible voters, 58% are of Mexican origin, 14% are of Puerto Rican origin, 6% are of Cuban origin and 22% are of Central American, South American or other Hispanic origin, according to the Pew Hispanic analysis,” notes the report. “This differs from the overall Hispanic origin distribution of the general U.S. Hispanic population in which some 64% are of Mexican origin, 9% are Puerto Rican and 5% are Cuban origin.” While Obama is expected to garner about two-thirds of the Latino vote, the number of Latino voters who will actually turnout to vote remains uncertain.