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Apparently part of the pattern recently dubbed “the greening of hate,” another group opposed to immigration has come on the scene using spurious reasoning to turn people against undocumented immigrants. Aug 30 - Got a hacking cough, or a frog in your throat that just won’t go away? Has your asthma gotten worse? And have you avoided visiting the doctor to discuss these problems since the local clinics are so crowded or the local hospital has closed? Well, blame immigrants. That is essentially the message of a recent campaign by the group Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS). Press releases and...

When we heard that Louis Farrakhan agreed with Mexican president Vicente Fox that Mexican immigrants take jobs "not even blacks want," we had to pause for a moment and think. Eyebrows raised, both in offense and agreement to the assertions both Fox and Farrakhan made so poignantly. The truth is, many of us African-Americans do feel that we are too good to be doing low-paying service-oriented jobs or anything that will get our hands dirty. Many of us agree that Mexican immigrants are more accepting of certain jobs that we don't think we need to do anymore. As Hispanics are...

Longview has a readily available workforce that could help attract and retain jobs, but it's hidden, according to a marketing specialist with the Southwest Trade Adjustment Assistance Center at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Ernesto Villalobos spoke Wednesday to local business officials about how to recruit and retain Hispanic workers, focusing on recent immigrants and non-U.S. citizens. "It's my belief that if we're going to have the labor force of the future ... we need to understand the Hispanic culture," said John Stroud, executive director of the Longview Economic Development Corp., which sponsored Villalobos' visit. Villalobos asked the...