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El Departamento de Justicia apelará UMKC’s Latina/Latino studies
detener la orden del juez sobre la program holds open house
reforma migratoria de Obama
Justice Dept. will appeal
judge’s halt of Obama’s
immigration reform
Programa de Estudios Latino/Latina de
UMKC, celebra visitas abiertas al público
The federal government “can set priorities in enforcing our immigration
laws – which is exactly what the president did when he announced
commonsense policies to help fix our broken immigration system,”
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said in a statement Tuesday.
President Barack Obama is pictured here signing his immigration
executive order in November.
El gobierno federal “puede establecer prioridades en la aplicación de nuestras leyes
de inmigración – que es exactamente lo que el presidente hizo cuando anunció
políticas con sentido común, para ayudar a arreglar nuestro sistema de inmigración
roto”, dijo el martes en un comunicado el Secretario de Prensa de la Casa Blanca,
Josh Earnest. Aquí se observa al presidente Barack Obama firmando su orden
ejecutiva de inmigración, en noviembre.
por Jerry LaMartina
by Jerry LaMartina
E
T
l Departamento de Justicia
de Estados Unidos apelará
el fallo que emitió el lunes un
juez federal de Texas, en el
cual se bloquea la orden ejecutiva
sobre inmigración dada a conocer
en noviembre por el presidente
Barack Obama.
El juez de distrito Andrew S.
Hanen, del Distrito Sur de Texas en
he U.S. Department of Justice
will appeal a Texas federal
judge’s Monday ruling that
blocked President Barack
Obama’s November executive order
on immigration.
U.S. District Judge Andrew S.
Hanen of the Southern District
of Texas in Brownsville issued a
preliminary injunction that prevents
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Proyecto de ley de Missouri
bloquearía becas para estudiantes
en ‘estado de inmigración ilegal’
Missouri bill would block
scholarships for ‘unlawful
immigration status’ students
por Jerry LaMartina
by Jerry LaMartina
U
A
The open house for the UMKC Latino/Latina studies program in early February means a permanent
home for the faculty and staff. It’s an opportunity for students to have an office that can provide
information about the growing Latino population here and around the world.
La jornada de puertas abiertas del programa de estudios latinos/latinas UMKC, a principios de Febrero significa un hogar
permanente para el personal docente y administrativo. Es una oportunidad para que los estudiantes tengan una oficina
que pueda proporcionar información acerca de la creciente población latina aquí y en todo el mundo.
by Joe Arce and Jose Faus
traduce Gemma Tornero
I
E
t was a milestone of sorts on Wednesday, February
4 when the Latina/Latino Studies program held an
open house of the department’s Haag Hall offices
at the University of Missouri Kansas City (UMKC)
campus.
Dr. Miguel Carranza, professor of Latina/Latino
studies in sociology and director of the Latina/Latino
studies program, spoke with Hispanic News about the
occasion.
“The chancellor came and said words of introduction
to the people who showed up. It was really to have
l miércoles 4 de febrero, fue un día lleno de
hitos, cuando el programa de Estudios Latino/
Latina celebró una jornada a puertas abiertas
de las oficinas del departamento Haag Hall, en
el campus de la Universidad de Missouri Kansas City
(UMKC por sus siglas en inglés).
El Dr. Miguel Carranza, profesor de Estudios Latino/
Latina en sociología y director del programa, habló
con Hispanic News acerca del evento.
“El rector vino y dijo palabras de presentación a las
personas que asistieron. Realmente era para que la
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Reward reaches $15,000 in Valdivia case
Recompensa llega a $15.000 en el caso Valdivia
by Joe Arce and
Jose Faus
n
proyecto
de
ley
presentado en la Cámara
de
Representantes
de
Missouri, prohibiría dar
becas estatales o tarifas de matrícula
estatal para la universidad, a
los residentes con “estatus de
inmigración ilegal”.
El proyecto de ley 187 de
la Cámara, propuesto por el
republicano Scott Fitzpatrick, de
Shell Knob, busca cambiar la
provisión de una ley vigente, que
prohíbe dar becas estatales a los
residentes que están “ilegalmente”
en los Estados Unidos. La presencia
ilegal y estatus migratorio ilegal
tienen
diferentes
definiciones
legales. Un inmigrante residente
puede estar legítimamente presente,
pero no necesariamente tienen un
estatus migratorio legal.
Si el proyecto se convierte en ley
en Missouri, los estudiantes que
califican para el programa de Acción
Diferida para Arribo de la Infancia
(DACA por sus siglas en inglés),
del presidente Obama, a partir de
proposed bill in the Missouri
House of Representatives
would prohibit giving state
scholarships or in-state
tuition rates for college to residents
with “unlawful immigration status.”
House Bill 187, proposed by
Republican Scott Fitzpatrick of Shell
Knob, seeks to change a current
law’s provision, which prohibits
giving state scholarships to residents
who are “unlawfully present” in the
United States. Unlawful presence
and unlawful immigration status
have different legal definitions. A
resident immigrant can be lawfully
present but not necessarily have
lawful immigration status.
If the bill were to become law in
Missouri, students who qualify for
President Obama’s Deferred Action
for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
program, based on lawful presence,
would not be eligible to receive
scholarships. The scholarships are
for two free years at participating
public community colleges and
vocational/technical
schools,
e llevó a cabo una
recaudación de fondos este
fin de semana pasado, el Día
de San Valentín, en el Salón
The Guardian Angels, ubicado
en el número1310 de la calle
Westport Rd. Amigos, familiares, y
simpatizantes salieron el Día San
Valentín, para pedir por fondos
y aumentar la recompensa por
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A
fundraiser took place this
past weekend at Guardian
Angels
HallChurch
at
1310 Westport road on
Valentine’s Day. Friends, families,
supporters came out for the special
Valentine’s Day appeal for funds to
increase the reward for information
leading to the arrest of the assailant/s
of Johnny Valdivia.
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“We would like to have a major”
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people come and look at our
office space. … We did not
really have a home and one
of the things that I had been
promised was that we would
have a permanent home of
offices where students and
other faculty could come and
where we could show faculty
when we are trying to recruit
them here.”
The office space is an
indication that the program
is getting traction at the
university.
“When I came to the
university I said I really
needed at least from three
to five faculty and I pushed
for the five. We eventually
want to have five full-time
equivalents. Dr. Norma Cantu
was the first hire.”
According to Carranza,
the addition of faculty is
important as it “enables us to
offer enough courses so that
we could have a minor. So
now we have a Latina/Latino
Studies minor and we are
working in the next year to
have a graduate certificate.
… If everything goes well, we
would like to have a major.”
Carranza noted that the
program
was
originally
titled the Latina/Latino and
Chicana/ Chicano Studies
program. He felt the name
was too long and also did
not reflect the changing
demographics.
Where
programs in the past tended
to focus on Chicano and
Mexican American studies,
immigration patterns, which
have seen an influx of
immigrants and refugees
from Central America has
broadened the field.
“One of the things that
I wanted to do was make
sure we had balance in our
program. … There won’t be
a day when Latina/Latino
studies won’t have a strong
Chicano focus, but it (name
change) allows us to deal with
the realities and histories of
Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and
Central Americans. We view
Latina/Latino studies as being
all inclusive, … so the whole
immigrant
experience
of
people coming from all over
in terms of Spanish origin.”
Though the majority of
minor students are Latina and
Latino there is a group of
non-Latinos in the program.
The designation of one of the
classes as an anchor course is
helping to grow interest in the
program offerings.
Carranza emphasized that,
“Any major you get here
at the university, you really
need an understanding of the
Latino population – what their
growth and their needs are
and what the status of their
condition is.”
“We have an introductory
course that we try to push.
We actually have high
school kids from Alta Vista
that come here and take it.
That is a good blend of high
school students and university
students. … We are seeing
more of an interest in taking
the course. The numbers are
getting better but we have to
work in recruitment and we
are developing plans to go
visit high schools.”
In many cases the courses
are revelatory. “We have
students that come in that
know of themselves and others
who don’t. It is really good
in the classroom because
students learn from students,”
explained Carranza. “We
have students who just came
to the United States as well
as international students that
learn about the Latina/Latino
experience and [find] that it is
much broader than they ever
thought.”
Cantu is thrilled with the
program. “It is wonderful. It
means a lot. … This is a special
program we are starting and
I’m very honored to be a
part of the groundbreaking
work we are doing. ... The
university has been wonderful
and our students are amazing
and that is what keeps me
coming every morning.”
Cantu teaches introduction
to Latino studies, introduction
to Latino/Latina literature and
also specialized courses. She
has taught Latina feminism
focusing on feminist literature
and a border course exploring
novels of the [US & Mexico]
border. She also taught a
multi-disciplinary
anchor
course with a humanities,
economics and sociology
component called Crossing
Borders: The Latino immigrant
experience.
Cantu echoes Carranza’s
experience regarding the
students’
interests
and
discoveries as they delve into
the curriculum.
“They are hungry for it,
especially in the introduction
to Latina/Latino studies. I hear
things like, ‘I didn’t know that.’
In the literature classes I start
with Aztec literature and we
read Aztec poems and they
are shocked because they did
not know this, because they
don’t get it in their regular
English classes. … It is an eye
opener.”
Cantu pointed out that the
dearth of knowledge could be
traced back to an emphasis on
a traditional Anglo viewpoint
that relies on American and
British sources, something
she knows well as a literature
professor.
“I think it is a disservice to
students because they don’t
get the whole picture. In
terms of our Latino students it
is even more so because it’s
damaging their self-esteem.
They think there is nothing for
them and their culture. … The
schools do a very good job of
erasing our identities and our
culture and devaluing it.”
She recalled instances in her
youth of being discouraged
from speaking the language
or the pressures that make
one feel bound to prove their
patriotism by devaluing their
own culture.
“The students shy away
from it [culture] because
they want to fit in and they
want to be successful,” she
explained. “The parents, to
some extent, may also say
‘speak only English’ because
they want their kid to succeed
because they want to protect
the child. I understand it. I
don’t approve of it.”
She is seeing a change in
focus and references the Alta
Vista students that are being
exposed to the material at
UMKC or the new program
with a Latino literature course
that Jackie Madrigal will be
offering this fall at Shawnee
Mission North. A course
she already has 30 students
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gente viniera y viera nuestro
espacio de oficinas. Nosotros
realmente no teníamos un
espacio, y una de las cosas
que me habían prometido
era que íbamos a tener un
espacio permanente para
las oficinas, donde los
estudiantes y otros profesores
pudieran venir y, mostrar las
facilidades cuando estamos
tratando de reclutarlos”.
El espacio de la oficina
es una indicación de que
el programa esta siendo
atractivo en la universidad.
“Cuando llegué a la
universidad,
dije
que
realmente necesitaba por
lo menos de tres a cinco
profesores
y
presioné
para que fueran cinco.
Eventualmente
queremos
tener el equivalente de cinco
profesores a tiempo completo.
La Dra. Norma Cantú fue la
primera contratación”.
Según
Carranza,
la
suma del profesorado es
importante, ya que “nos
permite
ofrecer
cursos
suficientes y así poder tener
un asignatura secundaria.
Así que, ahora tenemos
una asignatura secundaria
en Estudios Latino/Latina y,
estamos trabajando para
el próximo año tener un
certificado universitario. Si
todo va bien, nos gustaría
tener una carrera”.
Carranza
señaló
que
el
programa
se
tituló
originalmente
Programa
Estudios
Latina/Latino
y
Chicana/Chicano. Sintió que
el nombre era demasiado
largo y también no reflejaba
los cambios demográficos.
Donde los programas en el
pasado tendían a centrarse
en los chicanos y estudios
mexicano-americanos,
patrones de inmigración que
han visto una afluencia de
inmigrantes y refugiados de
América Central y que ha
ampliado el campo.
“Una de las cosas de las
que quería asegurarme, era
que tuviéramos equilibrio en
nuestro programa. No habrá
un día en que los Estudios
Latinas/Latinos dejen de tener
un fuerte enfoque Chicano,
pero (el cambio de nombre)
nos permite hacer frente a
las realidades y las historias
de
los
puertorriqueños,
cubanos y centroamericanos.
Consideramos que el nombre
de Estudios Latinas/Latinos
esta
siendo
incluyente,
así como a la experiencia
inmigrante de la gente que
viene de todas partes en
términos de origen hispano”.
Aunque la mayoría de los
estudiantes de la signatura
secundaria son latinas y
latinos, hay un grupo de no
latinos en el programa. La
designación de una de las
clases como un curso de
anclaje está ayudando a que
crezca el interés en las ofertas
de programas.
Carranza hizo hincapié
en que, “Cualquier carrera
que obtenga aquí, en la
universidad,
realmente
necesita una comprensión
de la población latina –
en relación a cual es su
crecimiento, sus necesidades
y cuál es el estado de su
condición”.
“Tenemos
un
curso
introductorio que tratamos de
impulsar. De hecho, tenemos
estudiantes de la escuela
Preparatoria Alta Vista que
vienen aquí y lo toman. Esa
es una buena mezcla de
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estudiantes de preparatoria
y estudiantes universitarios.
Estamos viendo más interés en
tomar el curso. Los números
son cada vez mejores, pero
tenemos que trabajar en el
reclutamiento, y estamos
desarrollando planes para
ir a visitar las escuelas
preparatorias”.
En muchos casos, los cursos
son reveladores. “Tenemos
estudiantes que vienen y se
conocen a sí mismos y otros
que no. Es muy bueno en el
aula porque los estudiantes
aprenden de los estudiantes”,
explicó Carranza. “Tenemos
estudiantes
que
apenas
llegaron a los Estados
Unidos, así como estudiantes
internacionales que aprenden
acerca de la experiencia
Latina/Latino y [se dan
cuenta] que es mucho más
amplia de lo que nunca
pensaron”.
Cantú está encantado con
el programa. “Es maravilloso.
Es muy significativo. Este
es un programa especial,
que estamos empezando,
y
estoy
muy
honrada
de ser parte de la obra
revolucionaria que estamos
haciendo. La universidad ha
sido maravillosa y nuestros
estudiantes son increíbles y
eso es lo que hace que yo
venga todas las mañanas”.
Cantú enseña Introducción
de
Estudios
Latinos,
Introducción a la Literatura
Latino/Latina
y
también
cursos especializados. Ella
ha
enseñado
Feminismo
Latino, donde se centra en la
literatura feminista y un curso
de frontera, donde se exploran
las novelas de la frontera [de
Estados Unidos y México].
Ella también enseñó un curso
de anclaje multidisciplinar
con un componente en
UMKC Dr. Miguel Carranza, professor
of Latina/Latino studies along with Dr.
Theresa Torres and Dr. Norma Cantu want
for students to take advantage of the
program so students will have a better
understanding of who they are and learn
about their roots.
UMKC Dr. Miguel Carranza, profesor de estudios
latinas/latinos junto con la Dra. Teresa Torres y
la Dra. Norma Cantú, desean que los estudiantes
tomen ventaja del programa para tener una mejor
comprensión de lo que son y aprendan sobre sus
raíces.
signed up for.
“We don’t do a subtractive
education, we add to the
education,” insisted Cantu.
“In other words, you keep
who you are, you keep your
Spanish ... plus you add
the other. In this case they
come to us with the English
mainstream cultural values
and we add and recover their
cultural values and their root
culture, the place that they
come from, who they are. The
society is going treat them like
that. Whether they like it or
not they are going to be the
other.”
According to Cantu the
program is offering a different
outlook.
“The
narrative
students get is black and
white. We are adding to that
narrative the brown. We have
been here longer than they
have and we have a history
and we have a literature. And
so it changes their perception
of who is an American and
what is an American society.
It is not just black and white.”
Dr.
Teresa
Torres
is
associate professor of Latina/
Latino studies in the sociology
department. She recalled that
the impetus for the program
arose from anti-immigrant
efforts in Arizona where bills
drafted by Kris Kobach, of
the UMKC Law School, led to
Arizona’s infamous HB1070
bill, portions of which
were eventually declared
unconstitutional.”
“We worked hard to get
this program started. … The
Latino community was really
upset about that and this was
one of the outcomes that the
Latino community pushed for
through Hispanic Advisory
Board of the university.
This place gets really busy
during the week. … So it
is very important to have
our own offices. Students
are asking us for advice to
graduate school and we
have eight students that will
be going to the national
Chicano Studies conference.
It is very exciting to be
working with students on their
panel presentations, their
applications for scholarships
to go to the conference as
well as scholarships for trips
to graduate school.”
Torres pointed out that the
program’s success is reflected
in the number of attendees to
the conference. The first year
two students attended the
conference. Last year three
students made the trip.
“We are continuing to
grow,” said Torres, and we
are really excited about that.”
For
more
information
contact the Latina/Latino
Studies Program at UMKC
816-235-5854.
humanidades, economía y
sociología llamado Cruzando
Fronteras: La Experiencia de
los Inmigrantes Latinos.
Cantú hace eco de la
experiencia de Carranza,
respecto a los intereses
y
descubrimientos
de
los
estudiantes,
mientras
ahondan en el plan de
estudios.
“Tienen hambre de eso,
sobre todo en Introducción a
los Estudios Latinas/Latinos.
He oído cosas como, ‘Yo
no sabía eso’. En las clases
de
literatura,
empiezo
con la literatura azteca y
leemos poemas aztecas y
se sorprenden porque no lo
saben, porque no obtienen
eso en sus clases habituales
de inglés. Es una revelación”.
Cantú señaló, que la falta
de
conocimiento
podría
remontarse a un énfasis del
punto de vista anglosajón
tradicional, que se basa
en fuentes estadounidenses
y británicas, algo que ella
sabe bien como profesora de
literatura.
“Creo que es un perjuicio
para los estudiantes, ya que
no reciben toda la imagen.
En términos de nuestros
estudiantes latinos, es más
aún, porque está dañando su
autoestima. Ellos piensan que
no hay nada para ellos y su
cultura. Las escuelas hacen un
muy buen trabajo para borrar
nuestra identidad y nuestra
cultura y la devaluación de
ella”.
Ella recordó casos en su
juventud al ser disuadida
para no hablar el idioma, o
a las presiones que hacen
que uno se sienta obligado
a demostrar su patriotismo
mediante la devaluación de
su propia cultura.
“Los estudiantes se apartan
de ella [la cultura] porque
quieren encajar y quieren
tener éxito”, explicó. “Los
padres, en cierta medida,
también pueden decirles
‘habla sólo inglés’ porque
quieren que su niño tenga
éxito, porque quieren proteger
al niño. Yo lo entiendo. Yo no
lo apruebo”.
Ella está viendo un cambio
de enfoque y hace referencia
a los estudiantes de Alta Vista
que están siendo expuestos
al material en UMKC, o el
nuevo programa con un curso
de literatura latina, que Jackie
Madrigal estará ofreciendo
este otoño en Shawnee
Mission Norte. Un curso en
el que ya tiene 30 estudiantes
inscritos.
“Nosotros no realizamos
una
educación
de
sustracción,
añadimos
a la educación”, insistió
Cantú. “En otras palabras,
tú mantienes a quien eres,
conservas tu español además
de agregar el otro idioma. En
este caso, vienen a nosotros
con los valores de la cultura
establecida del inglés, y
sumamos a eso, y recuperan
sus valores culturales y su
cultura de raíz, el lugar del
que vienen, quiénes son. La
sociedad va a tratarlos como
tales. Les guste o no, van a
ser el otro”.
Según Cantú, el programa
esta
ofreciendo
una
perspectiva diferente. “La
narrativa que los estudiantes
reciben es blanco y negro.
Estamos añadiendo el marrón
a la narrativa. Hemos estado
aquí más tiempo del que ellos
tienen y tenemos una historia
y tenemos una literatura. Y eso
cambia su percepción de que
es un estadounidense y lo que
es una sociedad americana.
No es simplemente blanco y
negro”.
La Dra. Teresa Torres
es profesora asociada de
Estudios Latinas/Latinos en el
departamento de sociología.
Recordó que el impulso para
el programa surgió de los
esfuerzos
anti-inmigrantes
en Arizona, donde las leyes
bosquejadas por Kris Kobach,
de la Facultad de Derecho
de UMKC, llevó al infame
proyecto de ley HB1070 de
Arizona, partes de las cuales
fueron finalmente declaradas
inconstitucionales”.
“Hemos trabajado duro
para conseguir que este
programa empezara. La
comunidad latina estaba
realmente molesta por eso y,
este fue uno de los resultados,
cuando la comunidad latina
presionó a tal efecto en la
Junta de Asuntos Hispanos de
la universidad.
Este lugar es muy concurrido
durante la semana. Así que
es muy importante contar con
nuestras propias oficinas. Los
estudiantes nos piden consejo
para un posgrado en la
universidad y contamos con
ocho estudiantes que van a
ir a la Conferencia Nacional
de Estudios Chicanos. Es
muy emocionante trabajar
con los estudiantes en sus
presentaciones del panel, sus
solicitudes de becas para ir
a la conferencia, así como
becas para los viajes a la
universidad para estudiar
posgrados”.
Torres señaló que el éxito
del programa se refleja en
el número de asistentes a la
conferencia. El primer año
dos estudiantes asistieron a la
conferencia. El año pasado,
tres estudiantes hicieron el
viaje.
“Seguimos
creciendo”,
dijo Torres, “y estamos muy
entusiasmados con eso”.
Para
obtener
más
información,
comuníquese
con el Programa Estudios
Latina/Latino en UMKC al
816-235-5854.
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Brownsville, emitió una medida
cautelar que impide “la
aplicación de cualquiera de los
aspectos o fases” de la Acción
Diferida para los padres de los
estadounidenses y residentes
legales permanentes (DAPA
por sus siglas en inglés) y
la ampliación de la Acción
Diferida
para
el
Arribo
de Infantes (DACA por sus
siglas en inglés), de acuerdo
al requerimiento escrito de
Hanen. La orden judicial
afirma que la orden ejecutiva
de Obama viola la Ley de
Procedimiento Administrativo
de 1946.
DAPA evitaría la deportación
de padres que están en los
Estados Unidos de manera
ilegal, pero cuyos hijos están
aquí legalmente, y afectaría
entre 3 y 6 millones de personas
que están en el país ilegalmente
de acuerdo al fallo de Hanen,
cifra estima recientemente por
el Fiscal General de Estados
Unidos, Eric Holder. La orden
de Obama ampliaría DACA,
que entró en vigor en 2012,
partiendo de dos a tres años.
DACA otorga presencia legal a
los estudiantes que están en los
EU ilegalmente, haciéndolos
elegibles para ciertas becas
universitarias y autorizaciones
de trabajo. Las solicitudes para
el extensión de DACA debían
haber comenzado el miércoles.
La el Secretario de Prensa de
la Casa Blanca, Josh Earnest,
dijo en una declaración
escrita el martes, que la Corte
Suprema de Estados Unidos
y el Congreso “han dejado
claro que el gobierno federal
puede establecer prioridades
en la aplicación de nuestras
leyes de inmigración - que
es exactamente lo que el
presidente
hizo
cuando
anunció políticas con sentido
común para ayudar a arreglar
nuestro sistema de inmigración
roto. El Departamento de
Justicia, juristas, expertos en
inmigración y el tribunal de
distrito en Washington, DC,
han determinado que las
acciones del presidente están
bien dentro de sus facultades
legales”.
La orden de Hanen permite la
continuación de una demanda
presentada en diciembre por
el Estado de Texas uniéndose
otros 25 estados, incluyendo
Kansas. La demanda alega
que Obama excedió su
autoridad legal al emitir su
orden ejecutiva de inmigración
y que la orden podría causar
“lesiones
dramáticas
e
irreparables” a los estados.
Entre los que se sumaron a
Texas y Kansas en la demanda,
se
encuentran:
Alabama,
Arizona, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia,
Idaho,
Indiana,
Louisiana, Maine, Michigan,
Mississippi,
Montana,
Nebraska, Nevada, Carolina
del Norte, Dakota del Norte,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Carolina del
Sur, Dakota del Sur, Tennessee,
Utah, Virginia Occidental y
Wisconsin. Doce estados y
varios agentes de la ley han
expresado su apoyo a la orden
ejecutiva en inmigración de
Obama.
Jessica Piedra, abogada de
Profesionales de Inmigración,
en Kansas City, dijo que piensa
que los tribunales deberían
respetar el orden de Obama.
“Obviamente,
estamos
decepcionados”, dijo Piedra
a Kansas City Hispanic News.
“Nuestros expertos legales
creen que esto no es el final. El
presidente ha dicho que va a
apelar la misma. Ellos no tienen
la base legal para detener la
orden ejecutiva”.
Gilbert
Guerrero,
vicepresidente de desarrollo
para
la
juventud,
de
Guadalupe Centers Inc., y
ex superintendente de la
Preparatoria Alta Vista Charter,
en Kansas City, ha llamado el
fallo de Hanen “definitivamente
un paso hacia atrás.”
“Es una decepción para mí,
como educador”, Guerrero
dijo
a
Hispanic
News.
“Especialmente con DACA,
muchos estudiantes tienen la
esperanza de ir a la universidad.
Es un peligro para nuestra
comunidad, y es simplemente
ridículo. Es irónico, pero no
estoy sorprendido de que sea
en Texas (que tiene un gran y
creciente número de hispanos).
Mucha gente tiene miedo al
cambio, y Texas también es
muy republicana y temen la
pérdida de fuerza política”.
“Ellos también se refieren
al estado de derecho”, dijo.
“Hubo un tiempo en que
tuvimos la esclavitud y las
mujeres no podían votar. Las
leyes deben ser impugnadas
si son injustas. La comunidad
hispana está siendo privada de
futuros líderes y cerebros. Pero
no sólo son los hispanos; sino
también otras comunidades de
inmigrantes. Ellos van a utilizar
todo lo posible para detener el
poder del crecimiento latino. El
último presidente republicano
ha sido George (W.) Bush, y
los hispanos van a recordar lo
que hicieron con ellos”.
Numerosas organizaciones
que apoyan a la orden
de
Obama
emitieron
declaraciones
escritas
el
martes. El Consejo Nacional
de La Raza (NCLR por sus
siglas en inglés), con sede
en Washington, DC, dijo que
la decisión del Hanen “es el
resultado de una demanda
por motivos políticos, contra
el avance de las políticas, a
través del uso de la discreción
procesal - (DAPA) y (DACA)
que proporcionarán a millones
de las familias estadounidenses
un alivio muy necesario y
que surge de la posibilidad
de deportación de un ser
querido”.
“No estamos de acuerdo
con la decisión del tribunal y
creemos que un tribunal superior
reafirmará la legitimidad de
alivio administrativo, junto
con innumerables estudiosos
del derecho, que el presidente
estaba actuando bien dentro
de su autoridad”, dijo en el
comunicado, la nativa de
Kansas City, Kan., y presidenta
de NCLR, Janet Murguía.
La
Alianza
para
la
Ciudadanía, con sede en
Washington, DC, dijo que los
eventos fueron programados
hasta el domingo en 60
ciudades, en 19 estados, para
apoyar la orden de Obama
y registrar a los votantes en
respuesta a la decisión de
Hanen.
La Alianza Sueño
Kansas/Missouri (The Kansas/
Missouri
Dream
Alliance)
está patrocinando un evento
programado de 6 p.m. a
8p.m. el sábado, en la Iglesia
Comunitaria Trinidad (Trinity
Community Church), en Kansas
City, Kan.
César Vargas y Erika Andiola,
codirectores de la Coalición
de Acción Sueño (Dream
Action Coalition), con sede en
Washington, DC, dijeron en un
comunicado que “la decisión
de un juez republicano llega y
no es una sorpresa: La orden
judicial se basa claramente
más en la política que en la ley,
y ahora es parte de un esfuerzo
agresivo por la franja derecha
TU CONEXIÓN LATINA DESDE 1996
del Partido Republicano, para
asustar a los Dreamers y a los
padres para que apliquen. Sin
embargo, no vamos a dejar
que este obstáculo temporal
nos impida la realización de
foros, animando a la gente
a recolectar sus documentos
y, finalmente, aplicar; este
mandato es sólo temporal,
después de todo”.
El Procurador General de
Texas, Ken Paxton, dijo en una
declaración escrita el martes,
que la decisión de Hanen “es
una victoria para el estado
de derecho en América y un
primer paso crucial para frenar
la rebeldía del presidente
Obama”.
“La acción del presidente,
es
tanto
unilateral
e
inconstitucional,
era
una
afrenta a todos los que
buscan una vida de libertad
y oportunidades en Estados
Unidos de la manera correcta”,
dijo Paxton. “Este mandato
deja claro que el presidente no
es una ley en sí mismo, y debe
trabajar con nuestros líderes
electos en el Congreso y
satisfacer a los tribunales, de la
manera en que nuestros padres
fundadores lo imaginaron”.
El secretario del estado
de Kansas, Kris Kobach dijo
que pensaba que la opinión
de Hanen fue “excelente y
jurídicamente correcta.” Ya sea
que el tribunal de apelaciones
respetará el fallo de Hanen,
Kobach dijo que dependerá
de tres jueces que escuchen el
caso.
“Sin embargo, creo que al
final del día, el fallo del juez
Hanen será la confirmacion de
la apelación,” dijo Kobach a
Hispanic News.
Un panel de discusión en
inmigración, patrocinado por
la Escuela de Administración
Henry W. Bloch, de la
Universidad
de
MissouriKansas City está prevista
entre las 6 p.m. y 8 p.m. de
este jueves, en el Auditorio
Comunidad de Cristo, en
Independence. Los panelistas
programados son: el Secretario
de Estado de Kansas, Kris
Kobach; Clarissa MartínezDe-Castro,
vicepresidente
adjunto de la oficina del
NCLR para la investigación,
promoción y legislación; Peter
Eaton, director del Centro
de Información Económica
de UMKC; y Donna Ginther,
profesora de economía y
directora del Centro para la
Ciencia y Política Económica
de la Universidad de Kansas.
Está
programado
para
moderar el evento, Allan Katz,
ex embajador de Estados
Unidos en Portugal, distinguido
profesor de asuntos públicos
y de la ciencia política en la
Escuela Bloch y un abogado
con Bryan Cave.
‘They don’t have the legal basis
to stop the executive order’
CONT./PAGE 1
“implementing any and all
aspects or phases” of the
Deferred Action for Parents
of Americans and Lawful
Permanent Residents (DAPA)
and the extension of the
Deferred Action for Childhood
Arrivals (DACA), according to
Hanen’s written injunction. The
injunction states that Obama’s
executive order violates the
Administrative Procedure Act
of 1946.
DAPA
would
prevent
deportation of parents who
are in the United States
illegally but whose children
are here legally, and would
affect 3 million to 6 million
people estimated recently by
U.S. Attorney General Eric
Holder to be in the country
illegally, according to Hanen’s
ruling. Obama’s order would
extend DACA, which went into
effect in 2012, from two years
to three years. DACA grants
lawful presence to students
in the U.S. illegally, making
them eligible for certain
college scholarships and work
authorizations. Applications
for the extended DACA were
to have begun Wednesday.
White House Press Secretary
Josh Earnest said in a written
statement Tuesday that the
U.S. Supreme Court and
Congress “have made clear
that the federal government
can set priorities in enforcing
our immigration laws – which
is exactly what the president
did when he announced
commonsense policies to help
fix our broken immigration
system.
The
Department
of Justice, legal scholars,
immigration experts and the
district court in Washington,
D.C., have determined that
the president’s actions are well
within his legal authority.”
Hanen’s injunction enables
the continuation of a lawsuit
filed in December by the State
of Texas and joined by 25
other states, including Kansas.
The suit alleges that Obama
exceeded his legal authority
in issuing his immigration
executive order and that the
order would cause “dramatic
and irreparable injuries” to the
states.
Joining Texas and Kansas
in the lawsuit are: Alabama,
Arizona, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Idaho, Indiana,
Louisiana, Maine, Michigan,
Mississippi,
Montana,
Nebraska, Nevada, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma, South Carolina,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah,
West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Twelve states and various
law
enforcement
officials
have expressed support for
Obama’s immigration order.
Jessica Piedra, a lawyer with
Immigration Professionals in
Kansas City, said she thought
the courts would uphold
Obama’s order.
“Obviously,
we’re
disappointed,”
Piedra
told
Kansas City Hispanic News.
“Our legal experts think this is
not the end. The president has
said he’ll appeal it. They don’t
have the legal basis to stop the
executive order.”
Gilbert
Guerrero,
vice
president of youth development
for Guadalupe Centers Inc.
and former superintendent
of Alta Vista Charter High
School in Kansas City, called
Hanen’s ruling “definitely a
step backwards.”
“It’s a disappointment to me
as an educator,” Guerrero told
Hispanic News. “Especially
with DACA, a lot of students
are hoping to go to college.
It’s a danger to our community,
and it’s just ridiculous. It’s
ironic, but I’m not surprised
that it’s in Texas (which has a
large and increasing number
of Hispanics). A lot of people
are afraid of change, and
Texas is also very Republican
and they fear loss of political
strength.
“They’ll also refer to the rule
of law,” he said. “At one time
we had slavery and women
couldn’t vote. Laws should be
challenged if they’re unjust.
… The Hispanic community
is being deprived of future
leaders and brains. But it’s
not just Hispanics; it’s also
other immigrant communities.
They’re going to use whatever
they can to stop the power
of Latino growth. The last
Republican president is going
to (have been) George (W.)
Bush, because Hispanics are
going to remember what they
did to them.”
Numerous
organizations
that support Obama’s order
issued
written
statements
Tuesday. The National Council
of La Raza (NCLR), based in
Washington, D.C., said that
Hanen’s ruling “is the result
of a politically motivated
lawsuit against the policies
advanced through the use
of prosecutorial discretion
– (DAPA) and (DACA) will
provide millions of American
families with much-needed
relief from the deportation of a
loved one.”
“We disagree with the
court’s decision and believe a
higher court will reaffirm the
legitimacy of administrative
relief, siding with countless
legal scholars that the president
was well within his authority to
act,” Kansas City, Kan., native
and NCLR’s President and
CEO Janet Murguía said in the
statement.
The Alliance for Citizenship,
based
in
Washington,
D.C., said that events were
scheduled through Sunday
in 60 cities in 19 states to
support Obama’s order and
register voters in response to
Hanen’s ruling. The Kansas/
Missouri Dream Alliance is
sponsoring an event scheduled
for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday
at Trinity Community Church in
Kansas City, Kan.
Cesar Vargas and Erika
Andiola, co-directors of the
Dream
Action
Coalition,
based in Washington, D.C.,
said in a statement that the
“decision by (a) Republican
judge comes (as) no surprise:
The injunction is clearly based
more on politics than law, and
is now part of an aggressive
effort by the rightward fringe
of the GOP to scare Dreamers
and parents from applying.
Nevertheless, we will not
let this temporary obstacle
stop us from holding forums,
encouraging people to collect
their paperwork and eventually
apply; this injunction is only
temporary after all.”
Texas Attorney General
Ken Paxton said in a written
statement
Tuesday
that
Hanen’s ruling “is a victory
for the rule of law in America
and a crucial first step in
reining in President Obama’s
lawlessness.”
“The president’s action, both
unilateral and unconstitutional,
was an affront to everyone
pursuing a life of freedom
and opportunity in America
the right way,” Paxton said.
“This injunction makes it clear
that the president is not a law
unto himself, and must work
with our elected leaders in
Congress and satisfy the courts
in a fashion our founding
fathers envisioned.”
Kansas Secretary of State
Kris Kobach said he thought
Hanen’s opinion was “excellent
and legally correct.” Whether
the appeals court will uphold
Hanen’s ruling, Kobach said,
will depend on which three
judges hear the case.
“I think, though, at the end of
the day, Judge Hanen’s ruling
will be upheld on appeal,”
Kobach told Hispanic News.
An
immigration
panel
discussion sponsored by the
Henry W. Bloch School of
Management at the University
of Missouri-Kansas City is
scheduled for 6 p.m. to 8
p.m.,
Thursday,
February
19, at Community of Christ
Auditorium in Independence.
Scheduled
panelists
are:
Kansas Secretary of State
Kris
Kobach;
Clarissa
Martinez-De-Castro,
deputy
vice president of NCLR’s
office of research, advocacy
and legislation; Peter Eaton,
director of UMKC’s Center
for Economic Information;
and Donna Ginther, professor
of economics and director
of the Center for Science
& Economic Policy at the
University of Kansas. Allan
Katz, former U.S. ambassador
to Portugal, distinguished
professor of public affairs and
political science in the Bloch
School and a lawyer with
Bryan Cave, is scheduled to
moderate the event.
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“This is what you have to do”
CONT./PAGE 1
The event was bittersweet
coming on the fifth anniversary
of Valdivia’s death on another
Valentine’s Day. Music filled
the hall while people toasted
and celebrated the life of a
close friend, son and family
member and young father.
Lupe Rrennau, Valdivia’s
mother, talked with Kansas
City Hispanic News about the
fifth year anniversary of her
son’s death.
”You just come to the
realization that this is what
you have to do – what you
need to do to raise money to
put towards the reward. We’ll
keep doing it until hopefully
one day we will have an
answer. Will keep on pushing
on and doing the best we can
to keep John’s name out there
so that hopefully some day
someone will come forward
with information,” she said.
Amid the noise and mood
of celebration, sadness was
not far away.
“I think it is a bittersweet
situation.
There
is
the
bitterness of having to this for
the mere fact that someone
killed your child,” explained
Rennau. “It is hard to do, but
on the other hand we have a
lot of wonderful people who
give donations and are willing
to help. They are also there to
have a good time …. and tell
stories of John. That is always
nice. So it is a good thing but
it is also a hard situation. We
want to keep doing it.”
Rennau has found strong
support from others that have
gone through what she is
going through.
“In the time since John was
killed, I have met other parents
that have gone through the
same thing. You sit down and
you cry with them because
they totally understand you.
They are the ones who know
how you feel, the ones who
know what you are going
through. Whether it has been
five years or ten years you
are still broken hearted. They
are the ones you can still cry
to and not have them look at
you cross-eyed like you are
crazy,” she added.
She is grateful for all the
support she has gotten. “I don’t
think anyone can do this alone
because it is a lot of work.
There is a lot of stress and
when you do the fundraiser it
brings everything right back
front and center. So it is a hard
time anyways and here you
have to put on a fundraiser.
… It does take a lot of people
to help you. … Sometimes you
feel that you can do this and
other times you don’t feel like
you can do it.”
She admits that her life has
been consumed by the events
of that day.
“I would say that you come
to the realization that this is
your life now. This is how you
live with that broken heart.
You live with that sadness and
sorrow inside of you and yet
you know that you need to
move on. I have other sons
that I have to take care of and
I have grandchildren and I
want to live on and be good
cheer for them.”
She knows that she has also
gone a transformation that
allows her to get perspective.
“They say time heals all
wounds, and it has I feel, but
it is not gone. It will never be
gone but you learn to deal
with it better. You learn to be
stronger and you learn to deal
with situations and say ‘okay, I
can do this.’ We pray that this
will be the year that someone
will come forward and give
us some good information so
that we can make and arrest
and get a conviction.”
Det. Kevin Boehm, Crime
Stoppers Coordinator knows
Rennau well and sees her
year after year holding the
fundraisers. He wants to catch
whoever is responsible.
“That person could do this
to someone else’s family.
Someone else could lose their
son,” he said.,” “Lupe has
suffered enough. … She is
still active in keeping this case
alive. She comes here yearly
on the anniversary, like she
did today, and she donates
money. You want to be able to
help her out and get this case
cleared. … She just wants to
know what happened.”
Boehm added that any
amount of information, no
matter how small, is critical
for the investigation. There are
many cases that are resolved
with what some people may
consider very minute amounts
of information. You have to
give that detective an original
piece of the puzzle so that
he can put it together and
create that entire case file. It
is important that you report
anything. Let the detective
make
the
determination
whether it is important or not.”
New evidence can go
a long way to making the
case. “Detectives, a lot of
time if they don’t have a right
amount of information, while
they may have an idea of
who is a suspect, you can’t
take that to a prosecutor for
filing of charges. You have
to develop a case file. … It
is important that the public
come forward and provide
details they may know about
that particular incident.”
Boehm added that the tips
hotline is a 501c3 and does
a lot of fundraising to help
set rewards to induce people
to come forward. Since its
inception in 1982, the seed
reward money offered by the
Tips program had stood at
$1,000 but it was raised last
year to $2,000.
“We were in a position
that we could afford to do
that thanks to the work of
our all-volunteer board that
goes out and raises money
for the program. We thought
“Esto es lo que usted tiene que hacer”
CONT./PÁGINA 1
información que conduzca
al arresto del agresor o
agresores de Johnny Valdivia.
El evento fue agridulce
ya que se realizó durante
el quinto aniversario de la
muerte de Valdivia, en otro
Día de San Valentín. La
música llenó la sala mientras
la gente brindaba y celebraba
la vida de un amigo cercano,
hijo, miembro de la familia y
padre joven.
Lupe Rennau, madre de
Valdivia, habló con Kansas
City Hispanic News acerca
del quinto aniversario de la
muerte de su hijo.
“Uno termina por llegar a
la conclusión de que esto es
lo que se tiene que hacer lo que usted necesita hacer
para recaudar dinero y así
sumarle a la recompensa.
Vamos a seguir haciéndolo,
hasta que ojalá, algún día,
tengamos una respuesta.
Seguiremos
presionando
y haciendo lo mejor que
podamos para mantener el
nombre de John visible, y así,
algún día alguien se presente
con información”, dijo.
En medio del ruido y
el estado de ánimo de
celebración; la tristeza no
estaba muy lejos.
“Creo que es una situación
agridulce. Está la amargura
de tener que hacer esto
por el simple hecho de que
alguien mató a tu hijo”,
explicó Rennau. “Es difícil
hacerlo, pero, por otro
lado, tenemos un montón de
gente maravillosa que da
donaciones y está dispuesta
a ayudar. Ellos también están
allí para pasar un buen rato
y contar historias de John.
Eso siempre es agradable.
Así que, es algo bueno, pero
también es una situación
difícil.
Queremos
seguir
haciéndolo”.
Rennau ha encontrado
un fuerte apoyo de otras
personas que han pasado
por lo que ella está pasando.
“En el tiempo desde que
mataron a John, he conocido
a otros padres que han
pasado por lo mismo. Te
sientas y lloras con ellos,
porque
totalmente
son
quienes lo entienden a uno.
Ellos son los que saben cómo
se siente, los que saben lo
que estás pasando. Ya sea
que hayan pasado cinco o
diez años, aún se está con el
corazón roto. Ellos son con
los que todavía puedes llorar
y no te miran con ojos bizcos
como si estuvieras estás
loco”, añadió.
Ella está muy agradecida
por todo el apoyo que ha
recibido. “Yo no creo que
nadie puede hacer esto por sí
mismo, ya que es un montón
de trabajo. Hay una gran
cantidad de estrés y cuando
realizas una recaudación de
fondos traes todo de regreso,
de frente y al centro. Así
que es un momento difícil,
de todos modos, y aquí hay
que organizar un evento
para recaudar fondos. Es
necesario que un montón de
gente te ayude. A veces te
sientes que puedes hacer esto
y otras sientes que no puedes
hacerlo”.
Ella admite que su vida ha
estado consumida por los
acontecimientos de ese día.
“Yo diría, que se llega a la
conclusión, de que ésta es tu
vida ahora. Así es como se
vive con ese corazón roto. Tú
vives con esa tristeza y dolor
dentro de ti, y sin embargo,
tú sabes lo que es necesario
para seguir adelante. Tengo
otros hijos que tengo que
cuidar, tengo nietos y quiero
vivir y estar de buen ánimo
para ellos”.
Ella sabe que también ha
pasado una transformación
que le permite obtener
perspectiva.
“Dicen que el tiempo cura
todas las heridas, y lo siento,
pero no se han ido. Nunca se
iran pero se aprende a tratar
con eso de mejor manera. Se
aprende a ser más fuerte y
se aprende a hacer frente a
situaciones y decir ‘está bien,
puedo hacer esto’. Oramos
para que éste sea el año en
que alguien dé un paso al
frente y nos proporcione una
buena información para que
podamos hacer un arresto y
obtener una condena”.
El detective Kevin Boehm,
Coordinador
de
Crime
Stoppers, conoce bien a
Rennau y ve año tras año la
celebración de los eventos
para recaudar fondos. Él
quiere atrapar al responsable.
“Esa persona podría hacer
lo mismo a la familia de otra
persona. Alguien más podría
perder a su hijo”, dijo. “Lupe
ha sufrido suficiente. Ella
se mantiene activa para
mantener vivo éste caso.
Ella viene aquí cada año,
en el aniversario, como lo
hizo hoy, y ella dona dinero.
Uno quisiera ser capaz de
ayudarla y conseguir que
este caso se aclare. Ella sólo
quiere saber qué pasó”.
Boehm
agregó,
que
cualquier
cantidad
de
información, por pequeña
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que sea, es fundamental para
la investigación. Hay muchos
casos que se resuelven con lo
que algunas personas pueden
considerar cantidades muy
pequeñas de información.
Tienes que darle a ese
detective una pieza original
del rompecabezas, para
que lo complete y cree
ese archivo completo del
caso. Es importante que
usted reporte cualquier
cosa. Deje que el detective
determine si es importante
o no”.
La
nueva
evidencia
puede pasar por un largo
camino para conformar
el caso. “Los detectives,
muchas veces, si no tienen
una cantidad adecuada
de información, y si bien
pueden tener una idea de
quien es un sospechoso, no
puede llevar eso ante un
fiscal y presentar cargos.
Usted tiene que desarrollar
un
expediente.
Es
importante que el público
dé un paso al frente y
proporcione detalles que
pudieran saber sobre ese
incidente en particular”.
Boehm
agregó,
que
la línea directa de TIPS
es
501c3
y
realiza
muchas recaudaciones de
fondos para ayudar a las
recompensas establecidas
para inducir a la gente
a dar un paso al frente
con información. Desde
su creación en 1982, el
dinero de la recompensa
semilla que ofrece el
programa TIPS se situaba
en $1.000 dólares, pero
fue aumentado el año
pasado a $2.000 dólares.
“Estábamos
en
una
posición donde podíamos
darnos el lujo de hacer
eso gracias al trabajo
de nuestro consejo de
voluntarios, que salen y
recaudan dinero para el
programa. Pensamos que
era importante agregar
los adicionales mil dólares
con la esperanza de
motivar a la gente que
tiene información a que se
presente”.
La falta de apoyos en
evidencia y testigos cobra
su peaje también en los
oficiales.
“Hacemos un seguimiento
de
todos
nuestros
casos
de
recompensa
suplementarios.
Tenemos
una pizarra en nuestra
oficina que muestra todos
los casos abiertos que
tenemos y es difícil ver
eso todos los días. Hemos
tenido éxitos. Tuvimos el
homicidio de Ángel Hooper,
que en realidad se aclaró
gracias a un poco de
información de TIPS hacía
nuestra línea directa”. No hay
muchos de estos. Necesitamos
Johnny Valdivia’s mother, Lupe Garcia Rennau (right),
can count on families and friends to help her raise the
Crime Stoppers reward fund. She will continue to have
this event until someone steps forward and provides
information leading to a conviction for the murder of
his son.
La madre de Johnny Valdivia, Lupe García Rennau (derecha), puede
contar con las familias y amigos para ayudar a criar el fondo de
recompensa de Crime Stoppers. Ella seguirá teniendo este evento
hasta que alguien de un paso adelante y proporciona información
que conduzca a una condena por el asesinato de su hijo.
it was important to add that
additional
one
thousand
dollars in hopes of motivating
people that have information
to come forward.”
The absence of evidence
and witness supports takes its
toll on officers as well.
“We track all of our
supplemental reward cases.
We have a board in our
office that lists all the open
cases that we have and it is
hard to look at that everyday.
We have had successes. …
We had the Angel Hooper
homicide … that was actually
cleared thanks to some Tips
information to our hotline,”
There is not enough of
those. We need people to
call us. We do not do any
of the investigation. This is
completely anonymous.”
People with any information
are encouraged to contact
the Tips hotline at (816) 4748477 or they can go to the
web at KCcrimestoppers.
com or text TIP452 plus
your message to CRIMES
(274637)
que la gente nos llame.
Nosotros
no
realizamos
ninguna investigación. Esto
es completamente anónimo”.
A las personas que cuenten
con cualquier información se
les pide se pongan en contacto
con la línea directa de TIPS al
(816) 474-8477 o pueden ir
a la red en KCcrimestoppers.
com o enviar un mensaje de
texto a TIP452 además de su
mensaje a CRIMES (274637)
traduce Gemma
Tornero
Want to be healthy? Think like
an olympic ice hockey player
by Guest Writer
Steve Drake
I
t was rocketing good news at a time when
President Carter had proclaimed we were
facing “a crisis of the American spirit.” The
Lake Placid Olympic hockey game between
the United States and the Soviet Union was
being compared to a “Cold War on ice”. U.S.
coach Herb Brooks put it this way when he told
his young players before the game, “It’s David
against Goliath, and I hope we remember to
bring our slingshots.”
As a boy, I loved the David versus Goliath
story. David, was the last line of defense that
day in the confrontation with the battle-tested
and dangerous Philistine army. How impressive
to think of an untested shepherd boy, stepping
forward with self-confidence and brave words,
because he trusted a higher power. And, I’m
not the only one who gets the majesty of this
story. Malcolm Gladwell, thought-provoking
author of Tipping Point and David and Goliath,
changes the way you think about almost
anything. Here’s just one insight into this
3,000 year old Bible story, “…much of what
we consider valuable in our world arises out
of these kinds of lopsided conflicts, because
the act of facing overwhelming odds produces
greatness and beauty.”
As an adult, I’ve also been captivated by The
Boys of Winter, a wonderful book with a boy
to manhood perspective of each U.S. player on
what’s since been described as the “Miracle
on Ice” 1980 Olympic team. I’ve discovered
kernels of a winning mindset in the story. And,
these gems apply not only to Olympic success,
but also to what sometimes feels like a battle
for our health.
For example, if you are confronted with a
scary diagnosis or symptoms, you could defend
your thinking with the advice attributed to
Robert Waldo Trine in Dr. Lissa Rankin’s book
Mind Over Medicine “Never affirm or repeat
about your health what you do not wish to be
true.”
Similarly, winning athletes know not to paint
pictures of defeat. And, if ever a person had
been born to become a winning Olympian, that
person was Jim Craig, the goalie in 1980. It
can’t be overstated how important the goalie is
to a hockey team. “Goalies are different from
other human beings…You are quite literally the
last line of defense, the ultimate determinant
of who wins and who loses.” With his onesave-at-a time attitude, Craig essentially bid
defiance to any opponent “You are not getting
this puck past me.”
Craig would suffer from a sinus infection
and recurring headaches during most of his
Olympic games. Although easily available
to the public, over-the-counter decongestant
medication was not an option. If taken, Craig
would run the risk of being tested positive
for drugs. Despite the infection and pain, he
ruthlessly guarded the goal, thereby helping to
facilitate the upset victory over the Soviets.
If you are experiencing a health crisis and
looking for a miracle cure for a Goliathlike illness, your mindset matters.
James
Clear, author of Transform Your Habits writes
“Research is starting to reveal that your mental
toughness – or “grit” as they call it – plays
a more important role than anything else for
achieving your goals in health, business, and
life.”
Yet, many would question if grit alone is able
to make you healthy? Many people, with plenty
of grit, still suffer from pain and various illnesses.
Their grit only helps them “manage” the pain.
Maybe victory has more to do with trusting the
power behind that David-like “I will fight that
Philistine” attitude? David didn’t need a coat of
armor to make him invulnerable, unassailable,
and unconquerable. Rather, his whole life
and his victory that day had a direct relation
to what was in his God-focused thinking. I’ve
found that this type of God-focused thinking
and unwillingness to let illness past my own
mental defenses, allows me consistent victories
over pain and sickness.
Three years ago, I traveled to Brazil for
several speaking engagements to promote an
independent school based in St. Louis. On the
morning of the final public talk I felt ill from
drinking contaminated tap water. It was as
if my stomach and digestive system was this
Goliath-like creature daring me to venture
outside the safety of my hotel room that day.
I mustered what little grit I had to dress and
to walk to the hotel dining room where I ate
about two bites of breakfast, probably enough
to fortify a bird. Nevertheless, true grit just
wasn’t cutting it. It was then that I handed over
the problem to God. Like David, I took a stand
that I could overcome this Goliath because
I knew the Divine was present with me right
there. Within moments, I felt the Divine surpass
the purely human grit. Twenty five minutes later
I walked two blocks to meet a bus and traveled
50 miles to the speaking engagement. My
talk was a success, followed by a delicious
Brazilian lunch, which I enjoyed. By midafternoon, I boarded the bus for an enjoyable
50-mile return trip to my hotel.
At the funeral for Coach Herb Brooks, Rev
John Malone poignantly remarked, “Most
miracles are dreams made manifest.” “Herbie
had a dream. The players had a dream. If we
could all dream…and do our best, we could
make this a better world. It’s within our reach;
it’s within God’s reach.”
So go ahead, be more than an Olympic
hockey player; be a David. Defend and win
your way to good health.
Steve Drake is a self-syndicated Missouri
columnist and writes on the growing evidence
that what we think directly influences our
health. He is also the media and legislative
representative for Christian Science in Missouri.
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¿Qué es lo que se espera de las
personas que son ignorantes?
CONT./PAGE 1
su presencia legal, no serían
elegibles para recibir becas.
Las becas son por dos años
gratis en los colegios públicos
comunitarios y las escuelas
técnicas/vocacionales,
y
algunas escuelas de dos años
en formación profesional
técnicas/vocacionales
privada, de acuerdo con el
Departamento de Educación
Superior de Missouri.
Un similar proyecto de ley,
propuesto en el Senado de
Missouri, SB 224, requeriría
que el estudiante sea un
ciudadano
estadounidense
o
residente
permanente
para ser elegible para los
reembolsos del Programa
Escuelas A+. El Senador de
Missouri, Gary Romine, un
republicano de Farmington,
presentó el proyecto de ley.
Ni Fitzpatrick, ni Romine,
pudieron ser contactados
para hacer comentarios al
momento de cierre de edición
de Kansas City Hispanic
News.
Una
portavoz
de
la
Universidad de MissouriKansas
City,
dijo
que
la universidad no hace
comentarios
sobre
la
legislación pendiente, ya
que podría afectarla. Mark
James, rector del Colegio
Comunitario Metropolitano,
también
no
pudo
ser
localizado hasta la hora del
cierre.
Jessica
Piedra,
una
abogada en la oficina en
Kansas City, de Profesionales
de Inmigración, dijo que
si el proyecto se convierte
en ley, “sería terrible el
impacto, pero no hay nada
que viole la orden ejecutiva
del presidente” respecto a la
reforma migratoria.
“Es muy probable que
pase si se llega a la sala de
la Cámara”, dijo Piedra a
Hispanic News.
Una
preocupación
legítima que la ley propuesta
abordaría, dijo, es que
los
estudiantes
DACA
“probablemente usarían más
dinero del A+”, lo que podría
poner presión financiera
sobre el programa A+.
“Uno de los argumentos en
contra de este proyecto de
ley, es que las universidades
deberían tener la capacidad
de decidir, no la legislatura”,
dijo.
Ramón Murguía, presidente
de la Fundación Comunitaria
de Kansas City para el
Programa de Fondo de
Becas de Desarrollo Hispano,
también se opone al proyecto
de ley.
“Creo que es de poca
visión, porque los intereses
a largo plazo del estado de
Missouri requieren una fuerza
de trabajo más educada,
y muchos de estos jóvenes
en última instancia, tendrán
la posibilidad de ajustar su
estatus en el futuro”, dijo
Murguía. “Al limitar sus
oportunidades de educación,
se perjudica a la economía
del estado en el futuro.
Creo que simplemente es
rencoroso. No sé por qué
ellos harían algo como esto”.
Robert
Barrientos,
propietario de la RJ Barrientos
& Associates, una empresa
de mercadotecnia en Kansas
City, dijo que asumió que
el proyecto propuesto de la
Cámara llegó en reacción a la
acción ejecutiva de Obama,
el 20 de noviembre 2014,
y que incluyó la ampliación
de la autorización de trabajo
DACA de dos años a tres
años.
“¿Qué es lo que se espera
de las personas que son
ignorantes?”, dijo Barrientos.
“Se puede castigar a estas
personas o puede aceptarlos
e incorporarlos al sistema.
Ellos
simplemente
están
siendo malos. Es casi como
una violación de derechos
humanos. Ellos simplemente
están
siendo
vengativos
porque tenemos un presidente
negro”.
La autorización DACA de
dos años, entró en vigor en
junio de 2012. Esto permitió a
ciertas personas que llegaron
a Estados Unidos siendo niños
y cumplen ciertas pautas, el
solicitar la acción diferida
respecto a la deportación,
sujeto a renovación, y
los hizo elegibles para la
autorización de trabajo. La
acción diferida es un uso
de la discreción procesal de
aplazar la deportación por
una cantidad específica de
tiempo, pero no proporciona
estatus legal, de acuerdo con
Servicio de Ciudadanía e
Inmigración, que es parte del
Departamento de Seguridad
Nacional de Estados Unidos.
El proyecto de la Cámara
está disponible en www.
house.mo.gov/billtracking/
bills151/billpdf/intro/
HB0187I.pdf. El proyecto del
Senado está disponible en
www.senate.mo.gov/15info/
pdf-bill/intro/SB224.pdf.
traduce
Gemma Tornero
What do you expect from
people who are ignorant?
CONT./PÁGINA 1
and some private two-year
vocational/technical schools,
according to the Missouri
Department
of
Higher
Education.
A similar bill proposed
in the Missouri Senate,
SB 224, would require a
student to be a U.S. citizen
or permanent resident to be
eligible for reimbursements
from the A+ Schools Program.
Missouri Sen. Gary Romine,
a Farmington Republican,
introduced the bill.
Neither Fitzpatrick nor
Romine could be reached for
comment by press time for
Kansas City Hispanic News.
A spokeswoman for the
University of Missouri-Kansas
City said the university
doesn’t comment on pending
legislation that could affect
it. Mark James, chancellor
of Metropolitan Community
College, also couldn’t be
reached by press time.
Jessica Piedra, a lawyer
in the Kansas City office of
Immigration
Professionals,
said that if the bill were to
become law, “it would be
terrible for the impact, but
there’s nothing that would
violate
the
president’s
executive
order”
on
immigration reform.
“It’s pretty likely to pass if
it makes it to the floor of the
House,” Piedra told Hispanic
News.
A legitimate concern the
proposed bill would address,
she said, is that DACA
students “would probably
use more of the A+ money,”
which could put financial
pressure on the A+ program.
“One of the arguments
against this bill is that the
universities should be able to
decide, not the legislature,”
she said.
Ramon Murguia, chairman
of the Greater Kansas City
Community
Foundation’s
Hispanic Development Fund
Scholarship Program, also
opposes the bill.
“I think it’s short-sighted,
because the long-term interests
of the state of Missouri
require a more educated
workforce, and many of these
kids ultimately will have the
ability to adjust their status
in the future,” Murguia said.
“By limiting their educational
opportunity, it’s going to harm
the state’s economy in the
future. I think it’s just spiteful.
I don’t know why else they
would do something like this.”
Robert Barrientos, owner of
the RJ Barrientos & Associates
marketing firm in Kansas
City, said he assumed the
proposed House bill came
in reaction to Obama’s Nov.
20, 2014, executive action,
which included extending
DACA work authorization
from two years to three years.
“What do you expect from
people who are ignorant?”
Barrientos said. “You can
punish these people or you
can accept them to get them
into the system. They’re just
being mean. It’s almost like
a human rights violation. …
They’re just being spiteful
because we have a black
president.”
The
two-year
DACA
authorization went into effect
in June 2012. It allowed
certain people who came to
the United States as children
and met certain guidelines
to request deferred action
regarding
deportation,
subject to renewal, and
made them eligible for work
authorization.
Deferred
action is a use of prosecutorial
discretion to defer deportation
for a specific amount of time,
but it does not provide legal
status, according to U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration
Services, which is part of the
U.S. Department of Homeland
Security.
The House bill is available
at
www.house.mo.gov/
billtracking/bills151/billpdf/
intro/HB0187I.pdf.
The
Senate bill is available at
www.senate.mo.gov/15info/
pdf-bill/intro/SB224.pdf.
In Loving Memory
EARL LEROY STEPHENSON
May 13, 1932 - February 11, 2015
Earl LeRoy Stephenson, 82, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Visitation was held
Monday, February 16, at Holy Angels Catholic Church, 15440 Leavenworth Road, Basehor, KS
66007. Afterwords a mass was held in his honor of Christian at the church. Earl was laid to rest in
Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Church.
Earl was born May 13, 1932, in Kansas City, KS. He worked for the Rock Island Railroad and
was a Captain for the Kansas City Kansas Fire Department retiring in 1992. He served in the
United States Army receiving the Korean Service Medal W/1 Bronze Service Star, United Nations
Service Medal, National Defense Medal and Good Conduct Medal. He was a member of Holy
Angels Catholic Church and was devoted to his faith and all missions within the Church. Earl is
survived by his wife of 58 years, Catherine M. Stephenson, 2 daughters: Debra and her husband
George DeCoster, Carol and her husband Bob Cowdrey; 4 grandchildren: Jennifer and Sarah
DeCoster and Robby and Ryan Cowdrey; 2 sisters: Jeanne Valentine and Joanne Griglione. Earl’s
greatest joys in life were spending time with his family, telling fire department and army stories
and sharing lots of laughs.
An Old Irish Blessing
May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face, and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again, May God hold you in the plan of His hand.
STUDENT INTERN
(Becario)
Jose Muñiz
Armando Noel Baquedano
PUBLISHER/PRESIDENT
(Editor/Presidente)
Jose “Joe” Arce
VICE PRESIDENT
(Vicepresidente)
Ramona Arce
EDITOR (Editor)
Jose Faus
REPORTERS/WRITERS
(Reporteros/Periodistas)
Debra DeCoster, Jose Faus,
Jerry LaMartina
DESIGN/LAYOUT
(Diseño Editorial/Diagramación)
Janneth-B Rodríguez
Gemma Tornero
SPANISH TRANSLATION
(Traducción a español)
Gemma Tornero
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The City of Kansas City, Mo., invites
residents to share ideas and feedback
regarding the City’s Submitted FY201516 Budget by participating in upcoming
public hearings, engaging in a live Twitter
budget chat, or by submitting feedback
online through KCMOmentum.org. During
this time, Mayor Sly James, City Manager
Troy Schulte, City department directors and
budget staff will be available to respond to
the public’s input and questions regarding
the Fiscal Year 2015-16 Submitted Budget.
Residents may participate at any of the
following public events:
Saturday, Feb. 21 Public Hearing |
9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m.
Regional Police
Academy
6885 N.E. Pleasant Valley Road
Tuesday, Feb. 24 LIVE Twitter Chat |
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Live online discussion
@KCMO or by email at kcmosocial@kcmo.
org
Saturday, Feb. 28 Public Hearing | 9:00
a.m. -11:00 a.m.
Southeast Community
Center
4201 E. 63rd Street
Residents are also able to provide
feedback online at KCMOmentum.org
by responding to the questions posed
by the City of Kansas City regarding the
FY2015-16 Submitted Budget.
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Boots On The Ground
by Glenn Mollette
T
he war against Isis
may require boots
on the ground. These
boots should not be the
soldiers of the United States
of America. I have been
as incensed as any other
American over the barbaric
beheadings of our own
Americans, and burning of a
recent Jordanian prisoner. Isis
is truly the scum of the earth.
They are worse than scum.
My Christian upbringing will
not allow me to use words
to express my feelings about
Isis. They are evil and need
to be eliminated from the
planet. Our world cannot
tolerate this cancer that is
filled with such vicious hate
for the rest of the planet.
America should help, but
not with boots on the ground.
Isis would love nothing more
than for America to send
20,000 troops over to fight
with them. That’s not the
answer. We’ve had boots
on the ground for too many
years in Afghanistan and
Iraq. Americans are sick
and tired of the Middle East.
For years the Middle East
manipulated us with their
vast amounts of oil. America
has worried too much about
the flow of oil from this part
of the world because of our
dependence on oil. We have
plenty of energy and we must
stop all senseless Middle
East wars just to protect oil
interests.
The boots on the ground
against Isis should be the
people in the region where Isis
is at work. America can help
with air strikes that already
are costing us millions of
dollars. America has the best
intelligence in the world.
Let’s use our intelligence
forces, drones, air strikes
and strategically coordinate
with Jordan, Turkey, Israel,
Iraq and Afghanistan the
elimination of Isis, for a time.
Unfortunately this will be a
malignancy that will come
back. This is all the more
reason why the people in the
Middle East must be do the
ground work.
Why get into a ground
war that will cost us two
trillion dollars and sacrifice
4000 more of our men and
women? This would become
a war that would be another
ten years or maybe an assault
that might go on forever. The
armies and soldiers of the
Middle East can fight this
war. We can help them with
arms, intelligence, airstrikes
and money but keep our
troops off the ground.
Kobani is a good example.
After 112 days of fighting
and many US and Arab
airstrikes the Kurdish fighters
took back the city of Kobani.
The city is in ruins. However
the Kurds with US and Arab
air support eventually ran
Isis out of this strategic spot.
With weapons, ammunition,
air
support
and
our
Intelligence helping these
Kurdish fighters, Jordan and
other Arab allies we can
eventually beat back and
destroy much of Isis for the
time being.
In the meantime we must
secure our own nation. As
terror plots are hatched in
our own country it will be
up to us to defend America.
When those times come,
America will have boots on
the ground - all of our boots. Dr. Glenn Mollette is
a
syndicated
American
columnist and author. He
is read in all 50 states.
The
views
expressed
are those of the author
and are not necessarily
representative of any other
group, organization or this
publication.
If you think it’s an emergency,
go to the emergency room
by Michael Gerardi
Pop quiz: if you’re having
chest pains, should you go
to an urgent care center or
the emergency room?
The answer should be
obvious. Yet according
to a new poll, patients
suffering from real medical
emergencies like this one
are not heading to the ER.
Seven in 10 emergency
physicians treat patients
who end up in the ER only
after first going to urgent
care centers -- and learning
that their medical problems
were too serious to be
treated there.
As urgent care centers
explode in popularity, it’s
critical
that
Americans
understand the difference
between urgent care and
emergency care. Choosing
an urgent care center over
an ER during a medical
emergency could cost a
patient his life.
There are currently some
9,000 urgent care centers
nationwide. These facilities
fill an important gap in
the health care system for
patients who need timesensitive care but can’t
wait to see a primary care
physician or don’t have
one.
Urgent care centers are
often open on weekends
and evenings, in addition to
normal business hours. Most
don’t require appointments.
They’re generally able to
provide routine treatment
for simple health problems,
such as ear infections, strep
throat, or sprains, on a firstcome, first-served basis.
And they often have on-site
X-ray machines to diagnose
simple fractures.
Emergency departments,
on the other hand, are
always open and ready for
whatever comes through the
door. The sickest patients in
an ER generally go to the
head of the line.
Some
emergency
conditions are more obvious
than others. Most people
would not hesitate to go to
the ER for a gunshot wound,
for instance.
But something like slurred
speech also requires a trip
to the emergency room. It’s
a symptom of stroke, which
can kill 2 million brain cells
a minute. Delaying treatment
by even minutes can be the
difference between a full
recovery and death.
Patients may not think
that their condition screams
“emergency.” But even
fairly benign symptoms can
be warning signs of a lifethreatening condition.
Consider
abdominal
pain. Perhaps it’s just an
intestinal virus. But it could
be a ruptured bowel,
which requires emergency,
life-saving surgery. It’s an
emergency physician’s job
-- not a patient’s -- to know
the difference. And these
emergencies can only be
managed at one place -- the
emergency department.
Part of the problem is that
patients are misinformed
TU CONEXIÓN LATINA DESDE 1996
KCATA selected Joe
Reardon as President/CEO
Kansas City, Mo. – Joe
Reardon, former Mayor/CEO
of the Unified Government of
Wyandotte County/Kansas
City, Ks., has been selected
as the new President & CEO
of the Kansas City Area
Transportation
Authority
(KCATA).
Robbie Makinen, Chairman
of the KCATA Board of
Commissioners, announced
today that Reardon, currently
an attorney at Kansas Citybased law firm McAnany,
Van Cleave & Phillips, will
take the helm of the regional
transit agency in mid-March.
“Joe Reardon is uniquely
qualified
to
take
this
organization
forward,”
Makinen said. “We intend
to realize our vision of
becoming a fully integrated,
regional transit system and
Joe has demonstrated an
ability to cross state lines and
build coalitions to advance
important issues. We are
honored and privileged to
have a leader of Joe’s caliber
at the helm.”
As
Mayor
&
CEO,
Reardon led Kansas City,
Ks., and Wyandotte County
on a continued economic
renaissance, including the
opening of the first new
grocery store in the city in
30 years, the Sporting Park
Soccer Stadium/Cerner office
project, and the Village West
Luxury Apartments Complex.
Reardon is an advocate
of
public
transportation,
credited for the introduction
of Sunday bus service in
Kansas City, Ks., still the
only community in Kansas
to provide any regular bus
service on Sundays. Under
his leadership as Mayor, the
first major transit center in the
history of the city was built,
and a strong partnership with
KCATA was forged to support
several
other
significant
transportation
projects
through an FTA TIGER grant.
In addition to being a
strong supporter of public
transit in the Kansas City
region, Reardon has been
a proponent of bi-state,
regional
cooperation.
Perhaps most familiar to the
region, Reardon negotiated
the
first
Google
Fiber
development
agreement
in the country, successfully
competing
against
over
1,100 municipalities that
had submitted proposals to
Google for the project. He
then worked with Kansas
City, Mo., Mayor Sly James to
create the bi-state innovations
team to bridge the gap
between the two cities and
states to look for creative
ways to leverage Google
Fiber across the region.
Joe currently teaches an
MBA class on regionalism and
has partnered with Rockhurst
University, the Greater Kansas
City Chamber and others to
support a regional forum for
chief elected officials from
across the Greater Kansas
City area.
“I am honored by the
trust the KCATA Board of
Commissioners is placing in
me,” said Reardon. “Regional
transit faces a good many
challenges in the days and
years ahead, but I can’t think
of a more worthy mission.
Public transportation is the
glue that holds communities
together. I look forward to
working with our partners
throughout
the
region
to secure public transit’s
financial sustainability, and
to build a more dynamic and
integrated regional transit
system.”
The national search for
the President & CEO was
conducted by EFL Associates.
The selection process included
input from transit customers
and regional stakeholders.
The selection panel consisted
of a bi-state committee of
KCATA board commissioners.
Reardon succeeds Mark
Huffer, who resigned as
General Manager of the
KCATA last August.
Source KCATA
about the role of urgent
care centers. Consumers
are often swayed by their
relatively low prices and
marketing. Indeed, more
than half of ER physicians
say
that
urgent
care
centers in their communities
advertise themselves as an
alternative to emergency
rooms.
Take
Nason
Medical
Center, which offers urgent
care services in South
Carolina. It was recently
ordered by the state’s
Department of Health and
Environmental
Control
to stop using the word
“emergency” to advertise
itself because it confuses
patients.
Such
intervention
by
government
officials
is
valid,
considering
that
misinformation can put
patients at risk. BroMenn
Medical Center in Chicago
has reported that since last
August, five patients have
come to the ER with heart
attacks -- after first seeking
care elsewhere for their
chest pains.
Patients can’t be expected
to diagnose themselves.
Those with the symptoms
of a medical emergency
should go to the emergency
department.
Delaying
critical care by going to
the wrong medical facility
might make the difference
between life and death.
Michael Gerardi, M.D.,
is president of the
American College of
Emergency Physicians.
YOUR LATINO CONNECTION SINCE 1996
FEBRERO 19 DEL 2015 I KCHispanicNews.com
GCI Tournament Draws
Teams From Six States
KC H N
T
he 16th annual Tony Aguirre basketball tournament was held this past weekend at
three sites; Tony Aguirre Community Center, Sacred Heart and Penn Valley Community
College gyms. Teams came from as far away as Texas and Illinois in addition to others
from Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. Cris Medina, one of the tournament
directors, told Hispanic News that the tournament was a fundraiser for Guadalupe Centers
Inc’s youth athletic programs.
According to Medina, the tournament has a beneficial impact on the city. “We have been
getting money from the City’s Tourism Fund for ten years straight. They like it because it does
what the fund was supposed to do. It brings people into the city, into this neighborhood,
making an economic impact. We block out 50 hotel rooms for two nights. They go to the
restaurants and visit our stores and they spend money here. … People enjoy it because they
get to see people from other parts of the Midwest.
In total twenty-two teams participated, six in the 40 & Over division and 16 in the
open division.
TU CONEXIÓN LATINA DESDE 1996
YOUR LATINO CONNECTION SINCE 1996