Education

Denver Public Schools facing teacher shortage - 164 jobs vacant

One major concern is the shortage of bilingual teachers. Seventy-two have left because of retirement, resignations or termination. Seventy have been hired, but 63.5 vacancies need to be filled because new positions have been created. "We do have more bilingual schools," said Guillermo Duron, manager of English Language Acquisition personnel.

Long Beach, Calif.

Buchanan Wins Reform Party Primary

Reform Party presidential hopeful Pat Buchanan won the party's mail-in primary on Friday, trumping opponent John Hagelin at dueling conventions vying to name a presidential nominee. Both factions dismissed the results, however, choosing to have their conventions nominate their own candidates as Buchanan declared himself the true nominee with control of 70 percent of 600 delegates.

Long Beach, Calif.

Buchanan Picks Black L.A. Woman as Running Mate

In a slap at those who accuse him of bigotry and racism, Reform Party presidential candidate Patrick J. Buchanan today named Ezola Foster, a black political activist and former Los Angeles schoolteacher, as his vice presidential running mate. The choice of Foster, Buchanan said, would put an end to the "myths and nonsense" that his faction of the Reform Party is narrow-minded and noninclusive. EZOLA FOSTER LINKS | AP ARTICLE

Santa Fe, NM

US-Canada-Mexico ministerial meeting gets underway

US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and her Canadian and Mexican counterparts kicked off their annual trilateral meeting here Friday for discussions expected to focus on trade, crime, immigration and disaster relief. Albright also told her audience in Albuquerque that she would be discussing at length with Green the immigration issue, concern over which has flared in recent months particularly with reports of vigilante roundups of illegal Mexican migrants in the southwestern United States, including New Mexico.

Hebron, Kentucky

Woman guilty of luring immigrants here illegally

Sheila Dean entered her plea last week before U.S. District Judge Henry R. Wilhoit Jr. in Covington, and remains free on bail. The charge carries a 10-year prison term. Sentencing is scheduled for December 19. The illegals involved are apparently all from Estonia.

Washington

Hispanic Activists Want Action to Follow Words

"We appreciate these symbolic marketing and outreach efforts,'' said Raul Yzaguirre, National Council of La Raza president and a coalition member. "But issues and substance more than marketing and symbols will decide who Latinos will vote for at all levels of government.'" The coalition is pushing Congress to take action in September on the Latino Immigration Fairness Act, which would upgrade the status of immigrants already working in this country. (External link - reader submitted.)

Salt Lake City

[Illegal Alien] Motorist Who Killed Bike Officer Now Charged for 1998 Drug Arrest

Salt Lake County District Attorney David Yocom said he learned in the course of the current investigation that Yocundo Cruz-Silva, who is charged with negligent homicide for driving the car that in July killed a Salt Lake City police officer, had been arrested on Oct. 17, 1998, in West Valley City for allegedly having a bag of cocaine stashed under the seat of a car he was sitting in.

Long Beach, Calif.

BUCHANAN NAMES RUNNING MATE: EZOLA FOSTER

Pat Buchanan described Foster, a mother of three, as a "lifelong Christian'' who had been both a Republican and a Democrat. She's now a registered independent. In 1996, Foster was a co-chair of Buchanan's presidential campaign. Foster told a boisterous rally that the Reform Party is "here to do what's right for all Americans. And we are here to support a man who recognizes America is a republic, not an empire.'" EZOLA FOSTER LINKS | AP ARTICLE

Arizona

Latinos' goal: 5,000 new voters

An East Valley organization has set an ambitious goal of registering 5,000 Latinos to vote in this year's election. And the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, which announced its intentions at a Thursday news conference in downtown Mesa, says the impact could be enormous throughout the region. "If all 5,000 Latinos went out to vote, we could determine the future of the East Valley," said Napoleon Pisano, the group's coordinator.

California

4 Inland Latinos among delegates

If Latinos are considered the "sleeping giant" of the 2000 election, four Democratic delegates from the Coachella Valley are part of the wake-up call. These sons and daughters of farm workers rebelled against hand-me-down school supplies in the barrios of East Los Angeles in the 1960s, joined unions to fight for worker rights, rallied behind Democratic candidates and organized get-out-the-vote efforts in the Coachella Valley.And as the nation looks to the Latino community as November's swing vote, Edward Araiza, Amalia DeAztlan, Maria "Lupe" Crespo and Sabino "Sal" Alejos will be among those in the spotlight at the DNC in L.A. next week.

Long Beach, Calif.

Reform Party convention splits into two

The ailing Reform Party ruptured into two conventions Thursday, with conservative candidate Pat Buchanan taking over the Long Beach Convention Center and lesser-known John Hagelin setting up camp in the Terrace Theatre next door. Each gathering was marked by confusion, disorganization and a few surprises as both camps repeatedly declared theirs to be the real Reform Party Convention. ALSO SEE: REFORM PARTY THREATENS TO SELF-DESTRUCT
BUCHANAN SPEECH WIDENS REFORM PARTY RIFT
BY DEFAULT, BUCHANAN HEADS REFORM PARTY
REFORM PARTY RIPPED APART

Tijuana Expressway

2 Border Checkpoints Could Close

One state lawmaker wants to see the Border Patrol checkpoints in Temecula and San Clemente shut down. Fallbrook Republican Assemblyman Bruce Thompson is denouncing the checkpoints, calling them an "intolerable imposition on the rights of U-S citizens." Thompson introduced a measure Tuesday, calling for the closure of the checkpoints.

U.S. Virgin Islands

Chinese Enter U.S. Through Virgin Islands

In less than one week, 75 Chinese nationals illegally entered the tiny islands of St. Thomas and St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, leaving some to wonder if the visitors are asylum seekers looking for better opportunity or invaders from a land that has become increasingly antagonistic to the American way of life.

Garden Grove, Calif.

Sanchez: Fund-Raiser Could Be Moved

Rep. Loretta Sanchez said Friday she would be willing to move her upcoming fund-raiser from the Playboy mansion after fellow Democrats blasted the planned gala. Sanchez's plans to hold a fund-raiser at the Playboy Mansion prompted Democratic leaders to pull her from the list of speakers at next week's party convention. It could also prompt the Democrats to boot one of their highest-profile minorities from a leading party post.

Illegal Alien Amnesty

Group wants amnesty for illegal immigrants [aliens]

A coalition of Hispanic groups gave some tough-speak on Thursday saying that Hispanic voters "will be angered and frustrated" if the Republican-controlled Congress does not approve a bill soon which would benefit illegal immigrants [foreign invaders]. The bill, which is backed by President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore, would legalize the status of more than one million illegal immigrants [foreign invaders] who have been living in the United States for years.

Marxist Agitator Honored

California approves Chavez holiday; Republicans vote no

The Democratic majority in the California Legislature approved a bill to create a new state holiday to honor United Farm Workers founder Cesar Chavez. Though the bill passed in the the Assembly and Senate, Republican attempted to block the measure by voting no. ALSO SEE: GOBERNADOR GRAY'ONE MAGNIFICENT REGION' DAVIS TO SIGN CHAVEZ HOLIDAY BILL ON OLVERA STREET | AGITATOR HOLIDAY TO COST TAXPAYERS $52.5 MILLION

The News - Mexico City - Front Page

INS Admits Border Failure

A federal strategy to discourage illegal immigrants [invaders] by funneling them toward Arizona deserts has not worked exactly as intended, the U.S.' top immigration official said. Officials believed the immigrants would be easier to detect and that the sheer harshness of the desert would keep crossers [invaders] from even attempting the trip, said Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Commissioner Doris Meissner.