‘Qué Pasa’ in Immigration: Frustrated Op-Eds; More Demonstrations; Lucero Trial

America's Voice Blog

Posted 03/30/10 at 09:47am

Today, the opinion pages of the Spanish-language press assess the prospects for immigration reform -- and note that more demonstrations are underway.

Frustrated op-eds. The editorial “Reform left behind” in La Raza (Chicago) says:

“The president should speak directly to the American people about the importance of immigration reform. He should do what he does best: roll up his sleeves and speak from his heart at town hall meetings and in televised speeches. But what happened after he met with Latino leaders in the White House? The president returned to the public square to sell his plan for health-care reform. He even added other items to his agenda: financial regulation and new changes to the education law No Child Left Behind. It looks like what’s really been left behind is immigration reform.”

For its part, the La Opinión column “Reform hijacked” says:

“immigrant activists and leaders are already planning more actions in April and on May 1^st, refusing to stay quiet and accept the political ‘realities’ of Washington.”

More demonstrations. Al Día (Dallas) writes about the announcement of a demonstration scheduled to take place on April 11 in that Texas city to advocate for immigration reform, and the news agency AFP reports on last Saturday’s march in Los Angeles.

Lucero trial. The AP issues a dispatch from the ongoing trial of one of the men charged with killing undocumented Ecuadorian immigrant Marcelo Lucero.

In other news... El Financiero (Mexico City) reviews the exclusion of undocumented immigrants from health-care reform.

America's Voice has started a new series, “‘Qué Pasa’ in Immigration,” to bring Spanish-language coverage of immigration and politics to a wider audience. Look for daily roundups (in English) of some of the best Spanish-language news.

Don't forget to check out the latest Spanish-language reporting and analysis on immigration over at MaribelHastings.com.