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Mexicans asking: What happened to Paulette?

April 9, 2010 – 9:46 pm

The murder case of the little girl Paulette in Mexico has, without any question, caught the attention around the world and as a Mexican I’m ashamed of the reasons why it has become so important.
The four-year-old handicapped little girl went missing from her house, an exclusive area of Mexico City called Interlomas, on the 21st [...]

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The Mexican Joya

September 6, 2009 – 5:50 pm

Once I heard Mexico City was a sculpture ready to be admired, a museum free of walls and ridiculously expensive fares. I thought it was a interesting statement but one I didn’t fully understand until later on when I had to come back after having lived far away for a long time.
I must admit [...]

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Thriller a la Mexicana

August 30, 2009 – 6:02 pm

This past Saturday, about 50,000 people gathered around the Monument to the Revolution in Mexico City to pay tribute the king of pop and participated in the dance off called “Yo si bailo Thriller”.
Kids, teens, adults, entire families and even zombies said “I dance Thriller”, and just a little before 6 p.m. Saturday night, they [...]

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Drug possesion now LEGAL in Mexico

August 22, 2009 – 10:25 pm

This is something to really talk about. It is and always will be a very controversial issue, many support it and approve it, and many do not.
Mexican law now allows people to possess a limited amount of drugs for “personal use” (read the Spanish version from Univision here) without arresting them.  For many Mexicans, this [...]

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Is there a lot of “cantinfleando” happening in Mexico?

July 1, 2009 – 5:53 am

The fight is on!
Midterm elections are coming on July 5th to choose the new representatives, governors, mayors and members of congress. All the different parties started the battle in full throttle. It all seems the same old thing; parties attacking each other, politicians looking down on others, presenting lawsuits, etc.
Banners and billboards are everywhere; TV [...]

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Mickey Mouse’s Vecinos son Latinos

May 19, 2009 – 4:51 pm

I lived in the Southern California area for two years, between 2001 and 2003; specifically in Orange County, home of the City of Anaheim where the “Latino population has more than tripled since 1980” according to an article in Los Angeles Times.
I couldn’t agree more with the article; when I lived there I met lots [...]

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Are you viajando to Mexico in the next few days???

April 25, 2009 – 7:33 am

I cannot believe about 60 people (so far, and let’s hope it stops there) have died so far in Mexico because of the swain flu. It has gotten so far that Mexico has shut down schools, museums, government offices, and others to try to contain the spreading of the new “H1N1 swine flu” as professionals [...]

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Is everyone welcome in Utah? SB 81 starts July 1st

April 21, 2009 – 9:26 pm

It’s sad to see how a state that once seemed very welcoming and kind could turn to become a place where people are just afraid to live or even visit. That’s what I’m afraid could happen with the great state of Utah.
Starting July 1st, a new immigration law will come into effect; SB 81 passed [...]

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Talking about the Border!

April 16, 2009 – 9:20 pm

I’ve been reading a few very interesting news pieces related to that subject ranging from immigrants to drug traffic and violence.
The last one I read (in Spanish) confirms what everybody knows already. Mexican immigrants are the largest minority in America.
The story also shares some important data gathered from a new study made by PEW Hispanic [...]

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Crossing the Canadian Frontera

April 2, 2009 – 11:52 pm

So last week I crossed the border and yes, I did it legally! I went to Vancouver, Canada for a visit; Great friendly and gorgeous city.
Crossing the borders gave me an idea to write a post about it. I’ve always heard how it’s so much easier to cross by land than by plane so I [...]

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Healthcare Coverage for Everyone?

March 11, 2009 – 9:04 pm

This is the scenario: A tourist in the U.S. sprains his ankle and tries to go to an urgent care unit to get it checked. He wants to know if the ankle is good enough for him to keep staying in America or if it’s bad enough to change his flight, go back to his [...]

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What Would you Donate to make $$$ ???

March 4, 2009 – 12:35 pm

Listen to our December 18th podcast to learn more about what Latinos are willing to donate to make money!
By Daniel Carrillo
In this economic crisis people seem to be doing anything to make a little extra cash. Some people, for example, started to donate plasma; the yellow looking fluid that “makes up about 55%” of your [...]

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