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Hispanic astronaut an idol in Mexico by Julie Watson
The Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Spaceman Jose Hernandez said Monday the United States needs to legalize its undocumented immigrants — a rare public stand for a U.S. astronaut on a political hot-button issue. Mexicans have hung on every word of NASA’s first astronaut to
tweet in Spanish — as Astro_Jose — since the son of migrants embarked on his two-week, 5.7-million-mile mission to the international space station, which ended Friday. And they’re still listening to him now that he is back on Earth. During a telephone interview with Mexico’s Televisa network, Hernandez pushed for U.S. immigration reform — a key issue for Mexico that has been stalled in Washington
amid fierce debate. “The American economy needs them,” said Hernandez, 47, a California native who toiled in the cucumber, sugar beet and tomato fields alongside his Mexican-born parents. “I believe it’s only fair to find a way to legalize them and give them an opportunity to work openly, so they can also retire in a
“We expected them to issue more citations, but there were only six,” Haarhues said. “Maybe it worked — we’ll see how it goes for the rest of the season.” Medina said the officers avoid issuing citations in most circumstances, since their officers don’t have a citation quota to meet. APD encourages students to cooperate with officers and have fun without alcohol, he said. “As long as kids are cooperating with us and working with us and not lying, they are just going to receive a citation,” Medina said. “A citation is in lieu of arrest. It is our goodwill effort not to take them to jail.” Student Bridgette Madrid said she
attended the tailgate parties for two hours, and the low number of citations reflects the amount of underage drinking she saw. “I didn’t really see a lot of underage drinking at the tailgate, because the people that I went with were under 21, and we weren’t drinking,” she said. “From what I saw, I think that six citations is correct.” Madrid said the e-mail might have prevented underage students from drinking. “I think that when people got the e-mail about Party Patrol being there, they were nervous to drink, so I think it definitely stopped a lot of people,” she said.
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Tailgating from PAGE 1 of underage people drinking alcohol,” Medina said. “There have been problems at times because of alcohol consumption.” Lt. Robert Haarhues of the UNM Police Department said there have been issues with underage drinking at tailgates in the past. “I know that two years ago, at the state game, there were a lot of intoxicated kids,” Haarhues said. “Hopefully Party Patrol will keep these younger students from drinking and the older ones from getting in trouble by supplying alcohol to students who aren’t of age.” Haarhues said the low number possibly means students weren’t drinking.
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