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Muere el némesis de los EU, Fidel Castro
US nemesis Fidel Castro dead
por Joe Arce and
Jose Faus
L
a muerte de Fidel Castro,
de 90 años de edad,
posiblemente
uno
de
los líderes políticos más
influyentes de los últimos
100 años, sigue alimentando
divisiones sobre sus logros y
legado.
En todo el mundo, Castro
sigue siendo un símbolo
de la acción y la lucha
antiimperialista y su muerte
ha
suscitado
sombrías
celebraciones en su memoria.
En
las
comunidades
inmigrantes de refugiados
cubanos en Estados Unidos,
como la pequeña Habana en
Miami, y en todo el mundo,
by Joe Arce and
Jose Faus
T
he death of 90-year-old
Fidel Castro, arguably
one of the most influential
political leaders of the
past 100 years, continues
to stoke divisions on his
accomplishments and legacy.
Throughout
the
world,
Castro remains a symbol of
anti-imperialist action and
struggle and his death has
elicited somber celebrations
to his memory.
In the immigrant communities
of Cuban refugees in the
United States, such as little
Havana in Miami, and across
the world, many cheered the
news and expressed hope for
change in the island nation
muchos aplaudieron la noticia
y expresaron su esperanza de
cambio en la nación isleña
que se encuentra a 90 millas
de la punta de la Florida.
En una declaración al pueblo
de Cuba, el actual presidente,
Raúl Castro, anunció la muerte
de su hermano en un anuncio
televisado.
“Le comunico al pueblo de
Cuba, con profundo dolor,
que vengo aquí para informar
a nuestro pueblo, a nuestros
amigos y a América y al mundo,
que hoy, 25 de noviembre
de 2016, a las 10:29 pm,
murió el comandante jefe de
la revolución cubana, Fidel
Castro Ruz”.
La cubana ex- reportera
de televisión, María Antonia,
“TAL VEZ ES ... / PÁGINA 2
that lies 90 miles off the tip
of Florida.
In a statement to the people
of Cuba, current president
and brother Raul Castro
announced his brother’s death
in a televised statement.
“I say to the people of Cuba,
with profound pain I come
here to inform our people, our
friends and America and the
world, that today, November
25, 2016, at 10:29 pm,
died the chief commander of
the Cuban revolution, Fidel
Castro Ruz.”
Cuban-born,
former
television reporter Maria
Antonia told Hispanic News,
“I was still asleep early
Saturday morning when my
cell phone started making
all kinds of noises, texts, and
“PERHAPS IT’S ... / PAGE 2
Local groups unite
to stand up for
DACA students
Mix reactions of Fidel Castro’s life and achievements. Maria Antonia said even though Castro is
gone “the government still controls so many aspects of the lives of the Cuban people.” Jose Somoza
said, “I pray that this is the time for change.” Judy Ancel believes “Cuba has done more to improve
public health in so many countries than any other nation.”
Mezcla de reacciones de la vida y logros de Fidel Castro. María Antonia dijo que aunque Castro se ha ido
“el gobierno todavía controla muchos aspectos de la vida del pueblo cubano”. José Somoza dijo: “Ruego
que este sea el momento para el cambio”. Judy Ancel cree que “Cuba ha hecho más por mejorar la salud
pública en tantos países que cualquier otra nación “.
Programa de Educación
Mexicana amplía su alcance
Grupos locales se unen para Mexican Education
apoyar a estudiantes de DACA
Program expands reach
Cristina Jasso spoke about the concerns she and others have
heard from students. “We have students in the classroom asking
us what will happen to them or their family members.”
Cristina Jasso habló sobre las preocupaciones ella y otros han
escuchado de los estudiantes. “Tenemos estudiantes en el aula que
nos preguntan qué les sucederá a ellos y a sus familiares”.
by Debra DeCoster
H
undreds of college and
university leaders have
mobilized in recent
days to defend students
who immigrated to the United
States as children, without legal
permission. They are giving
a voice to the undocumented
students and are pledging
“IT’S ONLY IN ... / PAGE 8
traduce Gemma Tornero
C
ientos
de
líderes
de
colegios
y
universidades se han
movilizado en los
últimos días para defender a
los estudiantes que, sin permiso
legal, emigraron a los Estados
Unidos siendo niños. Están
dando una voz a los estudiantes
“SOLO EN LA UNIDAD ... / PÁGINA 8
Recipients from Bishop Ward High school said they were honored to receive scholarships dollars from
the Mexico Becas program. Mexican Consul Alberto Navarro presented the check to the students.
Los beneficiarios de la Escuela Secundaria Bishop Ward dijeron sentirse honrados por recibir becas en dólares
del Programa Becas de México. El cónsul mexicano Alberto Navarro presentó el cheque a los estudiantes.
by Joe Arce and Jose Faus
L
ast week on November 22, at the Mexican
Consulate offices in downtown Kansas City,
MO, Mexican Consul Alberto Navarro
announced the institutional recipients of this
year’s IME – Becas (Scholarship) awards.
The program is an initiative of the Mexican
government dating back to 2005 with the
purpose of furthering the education of Mexican
and Mexican Americans in the United States,
whether it be to attain a GED, language
“THESE ARE TIMES ... / PAGE 7
traduce Gemma Tornero
L
a semana pasada, el 22 de noviembre,
en las oficinas del Consulado Mexicano
en el centro de Kansas City, MO, el
cónsul mexicano Alberto Navarro
anunció a los ganadores institucionales de
los premios IME-Becas.
El programa es una iniciativa del gobierno
mexicano que se remonta a 2005, y tiene
el propósito de promover la educación de
los mexicanos y mexicoamericanos en los
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“Tal vez es el comienzo del final”
CONT./PÁGINA 1
dijo a Hispanic News,
“Todavía
estaba
dormida el sábado por
la mañana cuando mi
teléfono celular empezó
a hacer todo tipo de
ruidos, recibiendo textos
y correos electrónicos
de familiares y amigos.
Durante 12 horas seguí
escuchando de personas
que conozco que querían
hablar de la noticia de
la muerte de Castro. Un
amigo en el sur de la
Florida, me envió una
foto de la portada del
Miami Herald. Un gran
titular en letras negritas
decía
simplemente,
“Castro Muerto”.
Las aspiraciones de
Antonia para su país
natal son optimistas.
“Todavía viven bajo
una
cruel
dictadura
comunista que tiene
un problema con los
derechos humanos. El
pueblo de Cuba todavía
no es libre de hacer
cosas tan sencillas como
expresar sus opiniones,
sin arriesgarse a ser
arrojados tras las rejas
como presos políticos.
Las
oportunidades
laborales y la comida son
aún escasos. El gobierno
todavía controla muchos
aspectos de la vida del
pueblo cubano, pero tal
vez la muerte de Fidel
Castro lleve a Cuba a
un paso más cerca de
la libertad, tal vez sea el
comienzo del fin de toda
la opresión”.
Antonia añadió, “No
es ninguna sorpresa que
la población cubana en
Miami esté celebrando.
Son personas que están
muy agradecidas de
que este país les haya
dado la bienvenida,
pero al escoger escapar
de Cuba para encontrar
libertad aquí también
tuvieron que dejar atrás
a sus familias. Tener que
escoger entre la familia y
la libertad es doloroso”.
El cubano americano,
José Somoza, nació
en Miami y describió
cómo oyó la noticia de
la muerte de Castro.
“Fui
despertado
a
medianoche, el viernes
25, por mi esposa
Ximena, quien está en
Guadalajara atendiendo
algunos
asuntos
familiares, y luego mi
hijo Joe me despertó a
las 2 a.m. para darme
personalmente la noticia.
La
evaluación
de
Somoza es implacable.
“Fidel
Castro,
para
cualquier familia cubana
de clase media de
la década de 1950
representa el mismo
anticristo
que
asoló
a las familias, usurpó
las libertades civiles,
robó generaciones de
tradiciones,
rechazó
todas
las
religiones
organizadas y profanó
el núcleo de los valores
familiares que hicieron
de Cuba, la Perla de las
Antillas”.
La animosidad de
Somoza con el líder
cubano
se
remonta
a muchos años y fue
alimentada por la ira
de su abuelo, quien le
recordó la pérdida del
negocio familiar cuando
Castro tomó el poder. Él
ha estado estudiando la
historia de Cuba desde
sus días en la universidad,
donde estudió Economía
Política.
“Como
estudiante
de Economía Política,
escribí artículos sobre la
continuidad del Embargo
y la esperanza de la
desaparición de Fidel a
través de la intervención
estadounidense durante
la revolución de Reagan.
Por lo tanto, oír de su
muerte trae lágrimas de
alegría por los que están
vivos y gran tristeza
por familiares y amigos
que nunca tuvieron la
oportunidad de respirar
en la Cuba Libre una vez
más”, dijo Somoza.
Si Somoza lamenta
algo, dice, es el recuerdo
de aquellos que murieron
incapaces de regresar o
mucho menos escuchar
la noticia de la muerte
de Castro.
“Lamentablemente, la
mayor parte de la familia
(tías y tíos) ha muerto,
pero algunos primos
(que nunca he conocido)
sobreviven en Cuba o
en otros lugares. Pienso
en ellos muy a menudo,
y, gracias a Dios que
no tuve que vivir en ese
ambiente
regresivo.
Recé por Cuba en misa,
el domingo pasado,
¡me siento muy positivo
ahora de que se va a dar
un cambio para bien!”.
Para él se trata
de
cambiar
una
mentalidad que alimenta
la aceptación de la
dictadura.
“Mi esperanza es que el
pueblo cubano empiece
a aceptar que valen
más como individuos y
no como trabajadores
del gobierno central. La
única verdadera forma de
comunismo es una utopía
llamada “cielo”. Estamos
en esta tierra para
hacernos
pensadores,
hacedores y creadores
independientes”.
La profesora de UMKC
y presidenta de The
Cross Border Network,
Judy Ancel, dio una
perspectiva
diferente
sobre Castro.
“Los estadounidenses
no
deben
dejarse
engañar
por
el
abrumador sesgo de los
medios de comunicación
estadounidenses contra
Fidel y la Revolución
Cubana.
Hoy,
en
toda América Latina
y
especialmente
en
Cuba,
millones
de
personas están de luto
por él. Junto con el
Che Guevara, fueron
símbolos de cambio para
toda América Latina.
Castro se puso de pie
ante los oligarcas que
mantenían a millones
en esclavitud. Castro
se atrevió a desafiar
a los Estados Unidos,
que desde la guerra
hispanoamericana
ha tratado a América
Latina como su posesión
privada, su parque de
juegos, su fuente de
mano de obra barata,
mercancías y minerales,
en definitiva, su imperio”.
Ancel destacó los
muchos logros de la
revolución cubana:
“Yo añadiría que,
en tantos lugares que
he visitado en América
Latina, conocí a médicos
cubanos que se ofrecían
como voluntarios en
clínicas para los pobres.
Cuba ha hecho más
para mejorar la salud
pública en tantos países
que
cualquier
otra
nación. Cuba es famosa
por
sus
programas
de
alfabetización,
eliminando primero el
analfabetismo
en
el
hogar y luego llevando su
formación a otros países.
Han ayudado en África,
enviando legiones de
médicos para combatir
el Ebola”.
En
el
escenario
mundial,
Castro
fue
un
fuerte
partidario
de
los
movimientos
de
liberación,
particularmente
en
África. Castro envió
a más de 20 mil
soldados para combatir
los
regímenes
del
apartheid de Sudáfrica
y Rhodesia, actualmente
Zimbabue. Esto ocurrió
en un momento en que
las
administraciones
estadounidenses
consecutivas se negaron
a boicotear a los
dos
gobiernos
por
sus violaciones a los
derechos humanos.
Esas
iniciativas
llegaron con una severa
pena,
especialmente
después de que Castro
declaró a Cuba un
estado comunista. Él
sobrevivió innumerables
intentos de asesinato,
algunos con el apoyo
tácito y la coordinación
de los EU.
Según Ancel, “Durante
casi sesenta años, los
Estados Unidos han
tratado de estrangular
económicamente
a
Cuba. Los empujó a
los brazos de la Unión
Soviética. Financió y
participó en invasiones,
permitió
ataques
terroristas desde nuestro
suelo e incluso protegió
a Luis Posada Carriles,
exiliado cubano y ex
agente de la CIA quien
en 1976 bombardeó el
vuelo 455 de Cubana,
matando a 73 personas.
En mi opinión, la
enemistad de los Estados
Unidos con Castro y
la Revolución Cubana
durante más de medio
siglo se ha limitado a la
locura, pero los Estados
Unidos no se detienen en
nada para defender la
propiedad privada”.
A principios de esta
semana, se abrió la
Plaza de la Revolución
de La Habana, para que
los dolientes presentaran
sus respetos a Castro.
Sobresaliendo en la
plaza, un gran estandarte
de Castro como un joven
revolucionario
estaba
colgado de la Biblioteca
Nacional de Cuba.
El
miércoles,
las
cenizas
de
Castro
comenzaron un viaje por
toda la nación isleña.
As a child, Maria Antonia, (above pic) fled to Miami
with her mother, Antonia Albisu, and her two siblings;
her father, Lazaro Albisu, who joined them later. We
had to leave the rest of our relatives in this choice
between family or freedom,” said Antonia. Jose
Somoza and his wife Ximena (lower pic) said he and
his brother Armando Somoza were born in Miami, Fl.
Sadly, most of family (aunts and uncles) have died yet
a few cousins (I have never met) still survive either in
Cuba or elsewhere. I think about them very often and
thank God that I did not have to live in that regressive
environment,” said Jose Somoza.
Cuando era niña, María Antonia, (foto arriba) huyó
a Miami con su madre, Antonia Albisu, y sus dos
hermanos; su padre, Lázaro Albisu, se unió a ellos
más tarde. Tuvimos que dejar al resto de nuestros
familares en esta elección entre familia o libertad,”
dijo Antonia. José Somoza y su esposa Ximena
(abajo) dijeron que el y su hermano Armando Somoza
nacieron en Miami, Fl. Lamentablemente, la mayoría
de la familia (tías y tíos) han muerto pero algunos
primos (que nunca he conocido) aún sobreviven
en Cuba o en otros lugares. Pienso en ellos muy a
menudo y doy gracias a Dios que no tuve que vivir en
ese ambiente regresivo,” dijo José Somoza.
Los servicios funerarios
de
Castro
están
programados para el
próximo domingo, en
Santiago
de
Cuba,
donde
comenzó
la
revolución
cubana
dirigida por Castro.
traduce
Gemma Tornero
“Perhaps, it’s the beginning of the end”
CONT./PAGE 1
e-mails from family,
and friends. … For 12
hours I kept hearing
from people I know who
wanted to talk about
the news of Castro’s
death. One friend in
South Florida sent me a
picture of the front page
of the Miami Herald.
One big headline in
bold black letters simply
said, “Castro Dead.”
Antonia’s aspirations
for her native country
are optimistic. “They
still live under a cruel
communist dictatorship
that has a problem
with
human
rights.
The people of Cuba
still are not free to do
such simple things as
voice their opinions,
without risking getting
thrown behind bars as
political prisoners. Job
opportunities and food
are still scarce. The
government still controls
so many aspects of
the lives of the Cuban
people.
Perhaps
though, Fidel Castro’s
death will bring Cuba
one-step
closer
to
freedom. Perhaps it’s
the beginning of the end
for all the oppression.”
Antonia added, “It’s
no surprise that the
Cuban population in
Miami is celebrating.
They are people who
are very grateful that
this country welcomed
them, but by choosing
to escape Cuba to
find
freedom
here
they also had to leave
their families behind.
... Having to choose
between family and
freedom is painful.”
Cuban American Jose
Somoza was born in
Miami and described
how he heard the news
of Castro’s death. “I was
awoken at midnight,
Friday the 25th, by my
wife Ximena, who is in
Guadalajara tending to
some family matters, and
then my son Joe woke me
at 2 a.m. to personally
give me the news.
Somoza’s assessment
is unforgiving. “Fidel
Castro, to any middle
class Cuban family
circa 1950’s represents
the
very
anti-Christ
that ravaged families,
usurped civil liberties,
stole generations of
traditions, repulsed all
organized religions and
desecrated the core of
family values that made
Cuba the Pearl of the
Antilles.”
Somoza’s animosity to
the Cuban leader dates
back many years and
was fueled by the anger
of
his
grandfather,
who reminded him of
the loss of the family
business when Castro
took power. He has
been studying Cuba’s
history since his college
days where he studied
political economics.
“As a student of
Political
Economics
… I wrote papers
on the continuance
for the Embargo and
the hope for Fidel’s
demise through U.S.
intervention during the
Reagan revolution. So,
to hear of his death
brings tears of joy for
the living and great
sadness
for
family
and friends that never
had the opportunity
to breathe in a Free
Cuba once again,” said
Somoza.”
If there is one regret
Somoza has he says it’s
the memory of those that
died unable to return or
much less hear the news
of Castro’s death.
“Sadly, most of family
(aunts and uncles) has
died yet a few cousins
(I have never met) still
survive either in Cuba
or elsewhere. I think
about them very often
and thank God that I did
not have to live in that
regressive environment.
I prayed for Cuba in
Mass this past Sunday
and feel very positive
this time change will
happen for the good!”
For him it is a matter
of changing a mindset
that fuels acceptance of
the dictatorship.
“My hope is that the
Cuban people begin to
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accept they are worth
more as individuals and
not as a worker for the
central
government.
The only true form of
communism is a utopia
called “heaven.” We
are on this earth to make
ourselves independent
thinkers, doers and
creators.”
UMKC professor and
president of The Cross
Border Network Judy
Ancel gave a different
perspective on Castro.
“Americans
should
not be fooled by the
overwhelming bias of
the U.S. media against
Fidel and the Cuban
Revolution. Today, all
over Latin America
and especially in Cuba
millions are mourning
him. He along with Che
Guevara were symbols
of change for all Latin
America. Castro stood
up to the oligarchs
who kept millions in
peonage. Castro dared
to defy the U.S., which
since
the
Spanish
American War has
treated Latin America as
its private possession,
it’s
playground,
its
source of cheap labor,
commodities
and
minerals, in short, its
empire.”
Ancel noted the many
accomplishments of the
Cuban revolution:
“I’d add that in so
many places I’ve visited
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in Latin America, I
met Cuban doctors
volunteering in clinics
for the poor. Cuba has
done more to improve
public health in so
many countries than
any other nation. Cuba
is famous for its literacy
programs, first wiping
out illiteracy at home,
and
then
bringing
their training to other
countries.
They’ve
aided
in
Africa,
sending
legions
of
doctors to fight Ebola.”
On
the
world
stage, Castro was a
strong supporter of
liberation movements
and particularly in
Africa. Castro sent
over 20,000 troops
to battle the apartheid
regimes
of
South
Africa and Rhodesia,
presently
Zimbabwe.
This occurred at a time
when consecutive U.S.
administrations refused
to boycott the two
governments over their
human rights violations.
Those
initiatives
came with a harsh
penalty
especially
after Castro declared
Cuba a communist
state.
He
survived
countless assassination
attempts, some with
the tacit support and
coordination of the U.S.
According
to
Ancel,
“For
nearly
sixty years the U.S.
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has tried to strangle
Cuba
economically.
It pushed them into
the arms of the Soviet
Union.
It
financed
and participated in
invasions,
allowed
terrorist attacks from our
soil and even protected
Luis Posada Carriles,
the Cuban exile and
ex-CIA agent who in
1976 bombed Cubana
flight 455, killing 73
people. … In my view
the enmity of the US to
Castro and the Cuban
Revolution over more
than half a century has
bordered on lunacy,
but the U.S. stops at
nothing
to
defend
private property.”
Early this week the
Havana’s Plaza of the
Revolution was opened
for mourners to pay
respect to Castro.
A large banner of
Castro as a young
revolutionary was hung
over Cuba’s National
Library to overlook the
plaza.
On
Wednesday,
Castro’s body began a
journey throughout the
island nation.
Castro’s
funeral
services are schedule
to be held this coming
Sunday in Santiago
de Cuba, where the
Castro-led
Cuban
revolution began.
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It doesn’t get any
better than this
JOSE
I
FAUS
t was a game for the ages, an instant
classic, a clash of titans, a must win,
do-or-die kind of game. This past
weekend’s game against the Denver
Broncos was all that and more. It was
riveting, must see, draining, edge-ofyour-seats excitement.
In the end the Chiefs secured an
improbable victory and I am still
scratching my head trying to figure
out how they did it. You knew it was
going to be hard hitting defensive
football and it was all that but in the
end the final score was 30-27. Hardly
numbers to suit a defensive struggle.
The Chiefs offense resembled a
speed bump most of the day, barely
able to secure first downs through the
first three quarters, and then when it
mattered most it became a machine
with three successful must-have drives
in the fourth quarter and overtime.
Phillip Gaines resembled the kind
of guy that Smokey the Bear would
have cautioned about if he had said,
“only you start forests fires,” yet near
the end of the game he provided
excellent coverage that allowed the
Chiefs to gain possession. I know it is
hard to see a silver lining for a player
that gave up 175 yards when the
quarterback threw his way but there it
was. It was that kind of game.
Linebacker Vonn Miller had a
stupendous game that would have
soared above any other player in the
field unless that other player is Justin
Houston who matched Miller with
three sacks but topped him with a
strip that led to two points.
The old man Tamba Hali got a
crushing sack by just pushing his
opponent onto the quarterback
causing him to fall and all Hali had to
do was touch him for the sack. After
all the hard hits that made one wince,
seeing Tamba’s hand gently touching
the quarterback made me laugh.
This game was so unpredictable
from start to finish. Who would have
thought that when it mattered most
Denver coach Gary Kubiak would
have more confidence in kicker
Brandon McManus than his “Vonnted”
defense? How else do you explain a
62-yard field goal attempt with one
minute to go in overtime?
The Chiefs offense is that scary? I
mean quarterback Alex Smith played
an awful game through three quarters
and then was All-pro when it mattered
but not enough to be afraid of the
offense. Or maybe it was enough.
Whatever was on Kubiak’s mind
I am grateful for his decision that
allowed the Chiefs to take possession
on the Denver 48-yard line. The Chiefs
drove the ball down quickly to set up
a Cairo Santos field goal attempt. By
that point a strange feeling had come
over me. I was in a state of numbness.
I had already been through a range
of responses that would have taxed
an emotional double-jointed fan.
I am glad I rent because I am not sure
how much furniture would have been
kindling by now. But at the crucial
moment, a sense that this game would
end in a tie consumed me. I watched
the ball hit the upright and I turned
away, not in disgust but exhaustion,
only to hear the announcers calling
it a victory for the Chiefs. I did not
even have the strength to jump up and
down.
How big was the game? The Chiefs
own a sterling unbeaten record in the
division with two home and one away
games left against division rivals. The
Raiders stand atop the division with a
9-2 record and the Chiefs are second
at 8-3.
The Thursday night game December
8 between the two top teams in the
AFC West promises to be another
instant classic. Raiders vs. Chiefs
baby - how sweet the sound of that?
Of course there is no need to get
ahead of the ball. There is a big
road game ahead against the Atlanta
Falcons and a scorching offense that
puts up points nearly at will. The
Chiefs have a load ahead. I am not
sure how they will do it but I will not
be surprised with a Chiefs’ win. I just
know that if they pull it off I will be
scratching my head a lot.
KCKCC named 2017
Military Friendly School
V
ictory Media’s 2017 Military
Friendly® Schools List has
once
again
recognized
Kansas
City
Kansas
Community College for its continued
focus on veterans.
Awarded to the top 15 percent
of colleges, universities and trade
schools in the country, the Military
Friendly® Schools designation is
used to show which educational
institutions are doing the most to
embrace military students and
to dedicate resources to ensure
their success in the classroom and
after graduation. This is the sixth
consecutive year that KCKCC has
received the designation.
“This designation re-enforces that
collectively as a college we continue
to strive to serve our militaryaffiliated population and do it well,”
said Summer Bond, Coordinator
and Veterans Certifying Official at
KCKCC.”
The Military Friendly® Schools
designation and list by Victory
Media is the premier, trusted
resource for post-military success.
Military Friendly® provides service
members transparent, data-driven
ratings about post-military education
and career opportunities. KCKCC
is one of 39 schools in Kansas to
receive the designation. Others
include Ottawa University, Emporia
State University, Johnson County
Community College, the University of
Saint Mary, Kansas State University
and the University of Kansas.
Metropolitan Community CollegeKansas City and Park University,
both in Missouri were also included
on the 2017 list.
KCKCC currently enrolls 592
military-affiliated
students.
This
number is expected to increase
as more veterans complete their
service and seek higher education
opportunities.
The methodology used for making
the Military Friendly® Schools list
has changed the student veteran
landscape to one much more
transparent and has played a
significant role in capturing and
advancing best practices to support
military students across the country.
The school survey, methodology,
criteria
and
weightings
are
developed with the assistance of an
independent Academic Advisory
Board comprised of educators from
schools across the country. The
survey is administered for free and
is open to all post-secondary schools
who wish to participate. Criteria for
consideration can be found on the
Military Friendly® Schools website
www.militaryfriendly.com.
The survey captures more than
50 leading practices in supporting
military students and is available
free of charge to the more than
8,000 schools approved for Post9/11 GI Bill funding.
For more information about
KCKCC’s commitment to attracting
and supporting military students,
visit the KCKCC website at www.
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The Roasterie expand on
state-of-the-art design
that will include theatre
and commercial bakery
K
ansas City, MO –
The Roasterie AirRoasted Coffee,
which celebrated
its 23rd anniversary in
November, is poised for
another takeoff that will
bring the premier awardwinning coffee roaster to
new heights. This week
founder Danny O’Neill
announced a Phase 1
Factory Expansion for the
production facility and
café located at 1204 W.
27th St. in Kansas City,
Mo., that will include an
in-house bakery, theatre
and area dedicated to
the history of coffee. The
major expansion aligns
with The Roasterie’s
spirit of exploration and
adventure in sourcing
and roasting coffee
from around the globe,
best
symbolized
by
the company’s familiar
airplane logo and the
historic DC-3 aircraft that
crowns the Factory. The
plane, which was hoisted
to its takeoff position on
the building’s roof in
2012, has become an
iconic addition to Kansas
City’s urban skyline.
The
3,000-squarefeet Phase 1 Factory
Expansion,
which
will retain the sleek
ambience of a modern
airport hangar, is being
designed by acclaimed
Hufft Projects of Kansas
City. The project is
slated for completion
in early Spring 2017
and is one of two
phases planned at The
Roasterie’s production
facility over the next
two years. The second
phase will be an
overhaul of the current
café-retail area.
“This is an exciting
time in our company’s
evolution,”
says
O’Neill, who built the
company from a single
roaster in the basement
of
his
Brookside
neighborhood
home.
“The initial expansion
phase will enhance the
engaging, interactive
and intimate experience
The Roasterie crew has
created for customers
over the years and also
brings full circle our
passion for discovering
the world’s best coffee.
Matthew Hufft and his
team have perfectly
captured the essence of
our brand personality.”
Zack Cole, AIA, of
Hufft Projects describes
the new theatre as
a
“dynamic
space
to experience while
learning about The
Roasterie’s past, present
and future.” The space’s
form
and
design
personify
the DC-3
airplane prevalent to
the company’s brand.
“When ‘passengers’
arrive to find their seats,
cabin lights are fully
illuminated,” Cole says.
“As the movie begins
the cabin lights dim and
the windows begin to
illuminate,
simulating
an early-morning flight
rising to meet the sunrise
and blue sky. It’s meant
to convey the serene
feeling of flight.”
In addition to the
new
theater,
The
Roasterie will gain a
new tenant, Baked in
Kansas City. Though
the popular Westport
bakery already supplies
The Roasterie’s Factory
café with its custom
pastries, it will expand
its operations to include
a commercial bakery
inside The Roasterie
building. The bakery
will be fully visible to
customers from the café,
further reinforcing both
companies’ commitment
to
transparency
of
process and the quality
of their products.
Baked of Kansas
City
owner
Frank
Sebree
notes
that
the
800-square-feet
wholesale bakery will
focus on production
of brioche, baguettes,
cinnamon rolls and
other breads.
“It
will
provide
additional capacity for
bread-making, as well
as food ‘theatre’ for
Roasterie customers who
will be able to watch
bakers braid a brioche
loaf, for example,” he
says. “The Roasterie is
a tremendous Kansas
City
success
story,
and Baked is one of
many local businesses
that have benefited
from
its
emphasis
on
helping
small
companies.
We’re
thrilled to be a part of
their next-level growth
as Baked grows, too.”
The Roasterie, which
specializes in sourcing,
roasting and selling
small batch, premium
coffee from farms and
co-ops
around
the
globe, has three cafés
located
throughout
the Kanas City area,
including The Roasterie
Café in Brookside at
6223 Brookside Blvd.
and The Factory Café
in Kansas City, Mo.,
and The Roasterie Café
in
Leawood,
Kan.,
at 119th Street. Free
behind-the-scenes tours
are offered daily at
the production facility.
The company supports
philanthropic
causes
and
organizations
in Kansas City with
its signature Cause
Blend program, which
underscores
The
Roasterie’s culture of
giving back to the
community. Source The
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How did Hispanics
vote in November?
by Raoul Lowery
Contreras
W
hen
the
polls
closed on
November
8, the establishment
(ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox,
NBC and the Associated
Press)
Exit
Poll
announced that Donald
J. Trump had received
more Hispanic votes
(29%) than Mitt Romney
did in 2012 (27%).
That is not true, Trump
did not receive 29% of
the Hispanic vote. And,
Romney’s Hispanic vote
was a disaster thus so is
Trump’s.
What
was
the
methodology of the Exit
Poll? How many people
were
interviewed
in
English…
How
many in Spanish? An
estimated 30 percent
of
Hispanic
voters
are foreign born and
are more comfortable
interviewed in Spanish.
How many Hispanics
were interviewed in
South
Texas,
New
Mexico, New York’s
Bronx, East Los Angeles,
Fresno County, East Las
Vegas or the San Diego
that borders on Mexico?
How many people were
interviewed and in how
many precincts? In
2014, for example not
a single Hispanic south
of San Antonio, Texas,
was interviewed for the
Exit Poll, not a single
one despite the fact
that 25 percent of the
entire Texas Hispanic
population lives south
of San Antonio.
Did
Exit
Poll
interviewed Hispanics
reflect
statistical
averages of income
and education? No;
for
example
(from
Latino
Decisions):
“When compared to
the Current Population
Survey’s
(CPS)
November supplements
(our country’s official
estimates
of
who
voted), the Exit Poll
has between 11 and
12%
more
college
graduates and 5% more
respondents with abovemedian
incomes…
In the current Exit Poll
results, 44% of their
non-white respondents
have college degrees.
The
actual
college
graduate percent for
all non-whites in the
voting electorate is
around 30%. As for
income by race, though
this has been reported
in all previous year’s
exit polls, we cannot
find
that
breakout
on
any
network
presentations of the Exit
Poll. Historically, Exit
Poll respondents have
significantly
higher
income than the CPS
says the population
of non-white voters
should.”
And, with almost
half of American voters
voting early, are any
early voters surveyed
and included in the
Exit Poll? The Exit Poll
surveyed people as
they left voting places
Election Day.
We
ask
these
questions
because
the Exit Poll does not
release any details of
who is interviewed,
where or how many.
We do know that in
previous Exit Polls the
Exit Pollsters publically
admitted they surveyed
only 11 total precincts
with sizable Latino
populations. That is
correct; in the entire
55 million Hispanicpopulated nation there
were
eleven
total
precincts with “sizeable
Latino/Hispanic
populations” surveyed
by the Exit Poll.
The
Hispanic
founded/managed
Latino Decisions poll
company
surveyed
5600
likely
voters
in the nights prior to
November 8 (Margin
of error, 1.6%) and
reported
that
79
percent of Latino voters
supported
Hillary
Clinton with 18 percent
supporting Trump. Three
percent chose others
(as this reporter did).
The survey showed that
86 percent of Latinas
were for Hillary with
14 percent for Trump.
Of Latino men, (71%)
supported
Clinton,
21 percent supported
Trump with 8 percent
supporting others.
Latino Decisions was
not the only pollster that
reported overwhelming
support for Clinton over
Trump. For example:
Univision/Washington
Post,
19
percent
for
Trump;
NBC/
Telemundo oversample
(means more Hispanics
were surveyed than in
normal polls), 17%...
NALEO/Telemundo
tracking
poll-14
percent
for
Trump
(NALEO is the National
Association of Latino
Elected
Officials)…
FIU/New Latino Voice,
13
percent
(FIU…
Florida
International
University, one of the
largest universities in
the U.S.).
Does the Exit Poll
survey
people
that
reflect
the
national
education and income
statistics of the Hispanic
community? No. From
Latino
Decisions:
“When compared to
the Current Population
Survey’s
November
supplements
(our
country’s
official
estimates
of
who
voted), the Exit Poll
has between 11 and
12%
more
college
graduates
and
5%
more respondents with
Here are actual vote samples in four states.
above-median incomes.
That is true this year as
well. In the current Exit
Poll results, 44% of their
non-white respondents
have college degrees.
The
actual
college
graduate percent for all
non-whites in the voting
electorate is around
30%. As for income
by race, though this
has been reported in
all previous year’s exit
polls, we cannot find
that breakout on any
network presentations of
the Exit Pol. Historically,
Exit Poll respondents
have
significantly
higher income than the
CPS says the population
of non-white voters
should.”
Latino
Decisions
has examined heavy
Hispanic
precincts
and posted them for
all of us to see (cart);
where does Donald
Trump show 29 percent
support,
especially
among Mexican or
Puerto Rican voters?
CNN reported South
Florida Cuban Hispanic
Republican
voters
voted 52 percent for
Trump; Latino Decisions
reported 54 percent
did. Is there any other
Hispanic
community
that Trump carried or
did well in? No.
Joe Lenski, Executive
Vice President of Edison
Research that is paid
to conduct the Exit Poll
for the media says of
Latino Decisions, “Look
at where they do the
polling … They are
speaking to Hispanics
solely in high-density
Hispanic areas. We are
speaking to Hispanics
all over the country …
I think what they are
missing is a disconnect
between
Hispanics
who live in high-density
Hispanic areas and
might be more likely to
be
Spanish-speaking
and might be more likely
to be first- or second-
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generation migrants…
and those who don’t
live in high-density
Hispanic areas, who
might be third- or fourthgeneration, less likely
to be Spanish-speaking
and more assimilated.”
Like Miami, maybe.
One
wonders
if
Lenski’s
respondents
are 65 percent Mexican
American as they make
up 65 percent of the
Hispanic
population.
Or are any of the eleven
precincts the Exit Poll
surveys with substantial
Hispanic
populations
in places like South
Texas, Chicago or Los
Angeles.
Hispanics did not
give 29 percent of their
vote to Trump.
Surveying
better
educated higher income
Hispanics in eleven
(11) precincts around
the country cannot and
does not determine how
many Hispanics voted
for Donald Trump.
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proficiency
classes,
college or post graduate
education.
This year, the program
expanded
its
local
partnerships to seven
participating institutions.
Recipients
included
Kansas State University,
University of Missouri at
Kansas City, Donnelly
College, Don Bosco
Center, Bishop Ward
High School, Johnson
County
Community
College and the Greater
Kansas City Hispanic
Development
Fund.
The distribution totaled
$100,000 and will
impact 100 students.
In his remarks at
a
news
conference
Navarro talked about
the program’s rationale.
“This is an event that
we (Mexico) have been
doing since 2005 and
it is one of the most
important programs of
the Mexican Ministry
of
Foreign
Affairs
regarding service and
outreach to Mexican
communities abroad,”
he said. “Through IME
Becas, the Mexican
government restates its
commitment
towards
its nationals abroad
through
developing
programs that seek to
empower and enable
them
to
their
full
potential.”
Kansas City, Kansas
based Bishop Ward is
the first high school to
partner in the program
and received funds to
assist three students.
Donnelly College’s funds
will provide assistance
to ten students. Don
Bosco’s GED and English
proficiency
programs
will receive funds to help
42 students.
The
Greater
Kansas City Hispanic
Development
Fund
(HDF) will assist six
students.
Johnson
County
Community
College will benefit 20
students. Kansas State
University will assist 16
students. UMKC will
provide assistance to
one graduate student.
“This is a message we
are trying to convey with
this effort today and the
day to day work of the
consulate,”
explained
Navarro. “These are
times of uncertainty, but
the Mexican government
in close collaboration
with relevant allies in
all the 50 consular
districts in this country is
working closely in order
to convey a message
of understanding and
also to empower our
communities, in this case
through education.”
Since the program’s
inception in 2005 over
45,000
individuals
nationwide
have
benefited
from
the
awards.
Ramon
Murguia,
chairman of the HDF
scholarship
program,
talked
about
the
significance
of
the
award.
“It means a lot
because it shows a
level of support, just
like
our
community
support has shown them
over the years, that we
are willing to invest
in them (students) and
their futures. I think the
government of Mexico
has recognized that it is
a worthy investment to
make and one that we
enjoy partnering with
them with. It means a lot
to us because it allows
us to give even more
scholarships to local
students like we have
been doing.
With the partnerships
and
arrangements
developed over the
years by HDF, Murguia is
certain the organization
can double and even
triple
the
$12,500
award.
“We
have
been
partnering with IME
Becas since 2011, so
they have recognized
for a while that it is
worth it to them to invest
in the Mexicanos that
are living in this country
as well because it brings
a lot of prestige to them
(Mexico) when we do
well, and it helps tighten
Colegio
Comunitario
del
Condado
de
Johnson
beneficiará
a 20 estudiantes. La
Universidad Estatal de
Kansas (Kansas State
University) asistirá a
16 estudiantes. UMKC
proporcionará asistencia
a un estudiante de
licenciatura.
“Este es el mensaje
que estamos tratando
de transmitir, con este
esfuerzo realizado hoy
y con el trabajo del día
a día en el consulado”,
explicó
Navarro.
“Estos son tiempos de
incertidumbre, pero, el
gobierno mexicano, en
estrecha colaboración
con los aliados relevantes
en los 50 distritos
consulares
de
este
país, está trabajando
estrechamente
para
transmitir un mensaje de
comprensión y también
para
empoderar
a
nuestras comunidades,
en este caso a través de
la educación”.
Desde el inicio del
programa, en 2005,
más de 45 mil personas
en todo el país se han
beneficiado
de
los
premios.
Ramón
Murguía,
presidente del programa
de becas HDF, habló
sobre la importancia del
premio.
“Significa
mucho
porque
muestra
un
nivel de apoyo, como
lo
ha
demostrado
nuestro apoyo a la
comunidad a través de
los años, que estamos
dispuestos a invertir en
ellos (estudiantes) y en
su futuro. Creo que el
gobierno de México
ha reconocido que es
una inversión digna de
realizarse y una en la que
disfrutamos asociarnos.
Significa mucho para
nosotros, porque nos
permite dar más becas
a los estudiantes locales,
como lo hemos estado
haciendo.
Con las alianzas y
acuerdos desarrollados
a lo largo de los años
por
HDF,
Murguía
está seguro de que la
organización
puede
duplicar
e
incluso
triplicar el premio de
$12,500 dólares.
“Hemos
estado
asociándonos con IME
Becas desde 2011, así
que han reconocido ya
desde hace un tiempo
que vale la pena invertir
en los mexicanos que
viven en este país
también
porque
le
aporta mucho prestigio
(a México) cuando lo
hacemos bien, y ayuda a
estrechar los lazos entre
los dos países”, agregó
Murguía. “Creo que es
importante para ellos
y para nosotros, que
no olvidemos a nuestra
gente
que
todavía
está en México, y que
trabajemos con ellos
para mejorar a ambos
países”.
Monse Chávez, una
estudiante de último
año de preparatoria,
dijo a Hispanic News,
“Me ayudará a seguir
con
mi
educación,
especialmente
porque
pronto voy a ir a la
universidad. Mis padres
realmente no tienen los
fondos para que continúe
con mi educación, el
dinero de este programa
también me ayudará en
la escuela”.
Ella
disfrutó
la
oportunidad de ver a
todas las organizaciones
que están involucradas
en el programa. “Yo
estaba feliz de saber
que
otras
personas
nos estaban mirando,
para ver lo duro que
trabajamos y, tratar de
que nuestra educación
continúe”.
Stephanie
Romero
sintió alivio cuando se
acercaba la posibilidad
de ir a la universidad.
“Mis
padres
me
dijeron que apreciara
todo en la vida. Cuando
me notificaron que iba a
ganar ésta oportunidad,
una cosa dije, que no es
la cantidad de dinero,
sino que esa cantidad
de dinero se puede
utilizar
para
pagar
algo más importante,
mi educación. Tuve la
suerte de recibir este
certificado”, dijo.
Olga Besestre estaba
emocionada
con
la
beca. Sus padres son
de Guatemala y será la
primera de su familia en
asistir a la universidad.
A pesar de que no se ha
fijado en los detalles de
una carrera, está segura
de que será en el campo
de la medicina.
“Estoy
muy
the bonds between the
two countries,” added
Murguia. “I think that
is important to them
and to us that we not
forget our folks that are
still in Mexico, and that
we work with them to
improve both countries.”
Monse Chavez, a
high school senior, told
Hispanic
News,
“It
will help me further my
education
especially
because I am going
to college soon. My
parents don’t really
have the funds to keep
my education going so
… the money from this
program will help me in
school too.”
She
relished
the
chance to see all the
organizations that are
involved in the program.
“I was happy to know
that other people were
looking at us to see how
hard we work and trying
to keep our education
going.”
Stephanie Romero felt
relief as she approaches
the prospect of college.
“My parents told me
to appreciate everything
in life. When I was
notified that I was going
to win this opportunity,
one thing that I said it is
not that much amount of
money but that amount
of money can be used
to pay for something
bigger for my education.
I was very blessed to
Mexican Cónsul Alberto Navarro said, “This is an
event that we (Mexico) have been doing since 2005
and it is one of the most important programs of
Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”
El cónsul mexicano Alberto Navarro dijo: “Este es un
evento que nosotros (México) hemos estado haciendo
desde 2005 y es uno de los programas más importantes
del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de México”.
receive this certificate,”
she said.
Olga Besestre was
excited
about
the
scholarship. Her parents
are from Guatemala and
she will be the first one
in her family to attend
college. Though she has
not set on the specifics
of a career she is certain
it will be in the medical
field.
“I am very excited,”
she told Hispanic News.
“This shows that not only
are they worrying about
my friends but about my
future, and that is going
to help me become
something
important
in life and help me to
continue in school.”
Murguia
echoed
Besestre’s thoughts.
“It is our way of
showing the government
that we are investing with
them in these students
and that we value the
resources because it
means that there are
more young people in
our community who are
getting an education.”
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Estados Unidos, ya sea
para obtener un GED,
clases de competencia
lingüística,
o
una
educación universitaria
a nivel licenciatura o
maestría.
Este
año,
el
programa amplió sus
asociaciones
locales
a
siete
instituciones
participantes.
Los
beneficiarios incluyeron
a
la
Universidad
Estatal de Kansas, la
Universidad de Missouri
en Kansas City, el
Colegio Donnelly, el
Centro Don Bosco, la
Escuela
Preparatoria
Bishop
Ward,
el
Colegio Comunitario del
Condado de Johnson y
el Fondo de Desarrollo
Hispano de Kansas
City. La distribución
totalizó
$100
mil
dólares y llegará a 100
estudiantes.
En sus declaraciones,
en una conferencia de
prensa, Navarro habló
acerca de la razón de
ser del programa.
“Este es un evento
que nosotros (México)
hemos estado haciendo
desde 2005 y, es
uno de los programas
más importantes de la
Secretaría de Relaciones
Exteriores de México, en
relación con el servicio
y acercamiento a las
comunidades mexicanas
en el exterior”, dijo.
“A través de IME
Becas,
el
gobierno
mexicano reafirma su
compromiso con sus
nacionales en el exterior,
a través, del desarrollo
de
programas
que
buscan
empoderarlos
y capacitarlos a su
máximo potencial”.
Bishop Ward, con
sede en Kansas City,
Kansas, es la primera
escuela
preparatoria
en asociarse con el
programa y ha recibido
fondos para ayudar a tres
estudiantes. Los fondos
de Donnelly College
proveerán
ayuda
a
diez estudiantes. Los
programas de GED y
de inglés de Don Bosco
recibirán fondos para
ayudar a 42 estudiantes.
El Fondo de Desarrollo
Hispano de Kansas City
(HDF, por sus siglas
en
inglés)
ayudará
a seis estudiantes. El
YOUR LATINO CONNECTION SINCE 1996
Ramon Murguia along with HSF staff were proud to receive a check of $12,500.00
on the behalf of Latinos students in the metro.
Ramon Murguia junto con el personal de HSF estaban orgullosos de recibir un cheque
de $12,500.00 en nombre de estudiantes latinos en el area metropolitana.
emocionada”, dijo a
Hispanic News. “Esto
demuestra que no sólo
se preocupan por mis
amigos, sino por mi
futuro, y eso me ayudará
a convertirme en algo
importante en la vida, y,
a ayudarme a seguir en
la escuela”.
Murguía hizo eco de
los pensamientos de
Besestre.
“Es nuestra manera
de mostrar al gobierno
que estamos invirtiendo
junto con ellos en estos
estudiantes,
y
que
valoramos los recursos,
porque significa que
hay más jóvenes en
nuestra comunidad que
están recibiendo una
educación”.
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to resist President-elect
Donald Trump’s push
to
apprehend
and
deport members of their
communities and end the
DACA (Deferred Action
for Childhood Arrivals)
program.
Kansas and Missouri
educators
and
community
leaders
came together for an
emergency meeting early
last week at the Hispanic
Development
Fund’s
office
in
downtown
Kansas City, Missouri
to discuss how they will
stand against Trump’s
plan.
Janet
Murguia,
president and CEO of the
National Council of La
Raza, (NCLR) released
a statement, “Latinos are
present and engaged
with NCLR. We will
come together to fight
for our collective voice
and for what’s right.
Our families are being
challenged by those who
fear the nation’s growing
diversity, or simply don’t
know who we are. What
is at risk is the seven
million Latinos who are
in danger of losing their
health insurance and
750,000 Dreamers, their
families and the millions
of others threatened by
deportation.
It’s only
in unity that we can
thrive. Together we will
protect the democratic
values that are at the
core of what makes this
nation great: diversity,
tolerance, inclusion and
justice for all.”
The fear of a possible
change in policy has
placed many students
in a state of suspended
animation.
Some
reports have alleged
a connection between
those fears and an
increase in suicides
among those possibly
affected by the proposed
changes.
Cristina Jasso spoke
about those suicides and
the questions students in
area schools are asking.
“We have students in
the classroom asking us
what will happen to them
or their family members.
They are scared and they
need to know that we
can help them, but I don’t
know what the answer is
right now for them,” she
said.
Luis
Cordoba,
an
official with the Kansas
City
Public
Schools
said, “we are seeing
the psychological and
emotional distress of
students in our schools.
We need to create more
social and emotional
support for the kids. I
would like to talk with
the Guadalupe Center to
see how we can support
these needs — we have
US born students who
have
undocumented
parents and they fear
that their parents will be
deported,” he said.
Angel
Cabrera,
president of George
Mason University told
Washington Post reporter
Nick Anderson, “The
Mason DACA community
includes some of our most
accomplished students.
They have excelled both
inside and outside of the
classroom. We hope that
the new administration
recognizes the value
of these students to our
community and to our
nation.”
In the same interview,
Wallace Loh, president
of the University of
Maryland at College
Park said, “I have a
strong and unequivocal
personal
commitment
to protect all of our
students, including those
who attend our university
under the Dream Act
and DACA. … The job
of any president is to
provide an education
for every student and
I will be working with
my colleagues on how
we can best protect the
legal standing of these
outstanding
students
and let them continue
with their transformative
education.”
John
Coatsworth,
Columbia
University
provost,
added,
“Columbia will neither
allow
immigration
officials on our campuses
without a warrant, nor
share information on
the immigration status of
undocumented students
with those officials unless
required by subpoena or
court order or authorized
by a student.”
The
Kansas
City
Immigrant Right Coalition
put together a letter that
they asked people in
attendance to sign.
The
letter
said,
“Welcoming immigrants
and
refugees
has
enriched
and
strengthened our nation.
Yet the 2016 presidential
campaign exposed deep
social, economic, and
racial divisions in our
country. The outcome
has left many immigrants
and refugees, including
those who are second
and third generation,
living with uncertainty
and fear. Among other
concerns, the prospect
of
deportation
and
family separation looms
large, while hate-based
incidents and violence
against those perceived
as ‘other’ continue to
rise at an alarming
rate.
In the face of
these challenges, the
Kansas City Immigrant
Rights Coalition (KCIRC)
Luis Cordoba, Kansas City Public Schools, said, “We are seeing the psychological
and emotional distress of students in our schools.”
Luis Córdoba, Escuelas Públicas de Kansas City, dijo: “Estamos viendo la angustia
psicológica y emocional de los estudiantes en nuestras escuelas”.
stands firmly with the
135,000
immigrants
and refugees residing in
our community and the
organizations that serve
them.”
Kansas City attorney
Raymond Rico told the
audience that Trump
could begin implementing
his
undocumented
immigrant programs on
day one or within the
first one hundred days in
office.
“The
worst
case
scenario would be if an
executive order ending
DACA happened on
the first day or within
the first 100 days; the
federal
government
has the names and
addresses of our DACA
students. We could see
that information shared
with ICE to determine if
certain DACA students
would be considered
priority
enforcement.
Trump has supported
stop and frisk, so we
could see on the state
and local level, police
asking for immigration
status during all lawful
stops,” said Rico.
He also added that
at this time the federal
government does not
have the resources to
knock on the doors of
750,000 DACA holders.
Marie-Aimee Abizera,
ED of Missouri Immigrant
and Refugee Advocates
(MIRA) said, “we need to
educate our legislature
what it is to be an
immigrant and a refugee
from a refugee camp. It
is a lot of education we
need to do in Missouri
this coming legislature,
but also, be willing
to stand up for those
without a voice.”
The
Hispanic
Development Fund has
planned to hold another
strategy
session
on
Thursday, December 1,
2016 at the Guadalupe
Centers from 5 p.m. to
7 p.m. For additional
information and to RSVP
for the session, call 816268-3289
or
email
[email protected]
“Sólo en la unidad podemos prosperar”
CONT./PÁGINA 1
indocumentados
y
se
comprometen
a
resistirse al esfuerzo del
presidente electo Donald
Trump para detener y
deportar a integrantes de
sus comunidades y poner
fin al programa DACA
(Acción diferida para el
Arribo de Infantes).
Educadores de Kansas
y Missouri, y líderes de la
comunidad, se unieron
para una reunión de
emergencia a principios
de la semana pasada en
la oficina del Fondo de
Desarrollo Hispano, en
el centro de Kansas City,
Missouri para discutir
cómo se enfrentarán al
plan de Trump.
Janet
Murguía,
presidenta y directora
ejecutiva del Consejo
Nacional de La Raza,
(NCLR, por sus siglas
en inglés) dio a conocer
una declaración, “Los
latinos están presentes
y comprometidos con
NCLR. Nos uniremos
para luchar por nuestra
voz colectiva y por
lo que es correcto.
Nuestras familias están
siendo desafiadas por
aquellos que temen la
creciente diversidad de
la nación, o simplemente
no saben quiénes somos.
Lo que está en riesgo
son los siete millones
de latinos que están en
peligro de perder su
seguro de salud y los
750 mil Dreamers, sus
familias y los millones
de otros amenazados
por la deportación.
Sólo en la unidad
podemos
prosperar.
Juntos protegeremos los
valores
democráticos
que están en el centro
de lo que hace que
esta nación sea grande:
la
diversidad,
la
tolerancia, la inclusión
y la justicia para todos”.
El temor de un posible
cambio en la política
ha puesto a muchos
estudiantes
en
un
estado de animación
suspendida.
Algunos
informes han alegado
una conexión entre esos
temores y un aumento
en los suicidios entre los
posibles afectados por
los cambios propuestos.
Cristina Jasso habló
de esos suicidios y
de las preguntas que
los estudiantes de las
escuelas del área están
haciendo.
“Tenemos estudiantes
en el aula que nos
preguntan
qué
les
pasará a ellos o a sus
familiares. Ellos están
asustados y necesitan
saber que podemos
ayudarles, pero no sé
cuál es la respuesta
ahora
mismo
para
ellos”, dijo.
Luis
Córdoba,
funcionario
de
las
Escuelas Públicas de
Kansas
City,
dijo,
“estamos viendo la
angustia
psicológica
y emocional de los
estudiantes en nuestras
escuelas. Necesitamos
crear más apoyo social
y emocional para los
muchachos. Me gustaría
hablar con el Guadalupe
Center para ver cómo
podemos apoyar estas
necesidades - tenemos
estudiantes
nacidos
en los Estados Unidos
que
tienen
padres
indocumentados
y
temen que sus padres
sean deportados”, dijo.
Ángel
Cabrera,
presidente
de
la
Universidad
George
Mason, dijo al periodista
de Washington Post,
Nick Anderson, “La
comunidad DACA de
Mason incluye a algunos
de nuestros estudiantes
más
dotados.
Han
sobresalido
tanto
dentro como fuera del
aula. Esperamos que la
nueva
administración
reconozca el valor de
estos estudiantes en
nuestra comunidad y en
nuestra nación”.
En la misma entrevista,
Wallace Loh, presidente
de la Universidad de
Maryland en College
Park, dijo, “Tengo un
compromiso
personal
fuerte e inequívoco para
proteger a todos nuestros
estudiantes, incluyendo
a aquellos que asisten
a nuestra universidad
bajo el Dream Act y
DACA. El trabajo de
cualquier
presidente
es proporcionar una
educación para cada
estudiante
y
estaré
trabajando con mis
colegas
en
cómo
podemos
proteger
mejor la situación legal
de estos estudiantes
sobresalientes
y
dejarles
continuar
con
su
educación
transformadora”.
John
Coatsworth,
rector de la Universidad
de Columbia, añadió,
“Columbia
no
permitirá la presencia
a
funcionarios
de
inmigración en nuestros
planteles sin una orden
judicial, ni compartirá,
con esos funcionarios,
información
sobre
el estatus migratorio
de
los
estudiantes
indocumentados
a menos que sea
requerido por orden
judicial o autorizado
por un estudiante”.
La
Coalición
de
Derechos de Inmigrantes
de Kansas City redactó
una carta y pidieron
a las personas que
asistieron a firmarla.
La carta decía, “El
dar la bienvenida a
inmigrantes y refugiados
ha
enriquecido
y
fortalecido a nuestra
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Sister Theresa Bangert, (center) Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Kansas, is the
Social Justice Coordinator and works in the community of Kansas City, Kansas to
advocate for education and justice issues.
La hermana Theresa Bangert, (centro) Hermanas de la Caridad de Leavenworth,
Kansas, es la Coordinadora de Justicia Social y trabaja con la comunidad de Kansas
City, Kansas para abogar por temas de educación y justicia.
nación. Sin embargo, la
campaña presidencial
de
2016
expuso
profundas
divisiones
sociales, económicas y
raciales en nuestro país.
El resultado ha dejado
a muchos inmigrantes
y refugiados, incluidos
aquellos que son de
segunda
y
tercera
generación,
viviendo
con incertidumbre y
miedo.
Entre
otras
preocupaciones,
la
posibilidad
de
la deportación y la
separación
de
la
familia se cierne a gran
escala, mientras que los
incidentes
motivados
por el odio y la violencia
contra los percibidos
como “otros” siguen
aumentando a un ritmo
alarmante. Frente a estos
desafíos, la Coalición
por los Derechos de los
Inmigrantes de Kansas
City (KCIRC, por sus
siglas en inglés) se
mantiene firme con los
135 mil inmigrantes y
refugiados que residen
en nuestra comunidad y
las organizaciones que
los sirven”.
Un
abogado
de
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Kansas City, Raymond
Rico, dijo a la audiencia
que
Trump
podría
comenzar a implementar
sus
programas
de
inmigrantes
indocumentados el primer día
o dentro de los primeros
cien días en el cargo.
“El peor escenario
sería si una orden
ejecutiva que terminara
con DACA ocurriera el
primer día o dentro de
los primeros 100 días;
el gobierno federal
tiene los nombres y
direcciones de nuestros
estudiantes de DACA.
Podríamos
ver
que
la
información
sea
compartida con ICE
para
determinar
si
ciertos estudiantes de
DACA se considerarían
una acción prioritaria.
Trump ha apoyado la
detención y cateo, así
que pudiéramos ver a
nivel estatal y local, a
la policía preguntando
por el estatus migratorio
durante
todas
las
paradas legales”, dijo
Rico.
También agregó que,
en este momento, el
gobierno federal no
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tiene los recursos para
tocar en las puertas
de 750 mil titulares de
DACA.
Marie-Aimee Abizera,
ED
de
Inmigrantes
y
Defensores
de
Refugiados de Missouri
(MIRA, por sus siglas
en
inglés)
dijo,
“necesitamos educar a
nuestra legislatura en lo
que es ser un inmigrante
y
un
refugiado
proveniente
de
un
campo de refugiados.
Es mucha la educación
que
necesitamos
hacer en Missouri esta
próxima
legislatura,
pero también, estar
dispuestos a defender a
los que no tienen voz”.
El Fondo de Desarrollo
Hispano
planea
realizar otra sesión de
estrategia el jueves 1 de
diciembre de 2016, en
el Guadalupe Center,
de 5 pm a 7 pm. Para
información adicional
y RSVP para la sesión,
llame
al
816-2683289 o envíe un correo
electrónico a info@
hdfkc.org