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There’s been quite a discussion going on since I posted that Michael Gonzales told the mayor that his Hispanic Leadership Forum won’t accept a compromise on renaming Industrial for civil rights leader Cesar Chavez.”*

The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) honors the memory of California Latino leader John Aguilar, 49, founder, president and chief executive officer of Vernon Transportation Company. Mr. Aguilar died Thursday, July 10, 2008 at home following a lengthy battle with cancer. Mr. Aguilar was a member of the board of directors of the California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and of the San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Stockton, California. A longtime supporter of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Aguilar often attributed his success in becoming a member of the Hispanic 500 to contacts and assistance he received through the USHCC.

“John’s passing leaves a huge void in our community,” said David C. Lizarraga, Chairman of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. “His leadership, passion for education and support of Hispanic chambers of commerce at all levels serves as an inspiration to all of us.”

“He will be missed by his family, those whose lives he touched and, most of all, by his dedicated staff at Vernon Transportation,” said Mark Martinez, CEO of the San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

In 1985, Mr. Aguilar began his trucking business with one truck and one driver, himself. Mr. Aguilar contacted José Niño, the then-President and CEO of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, who helped him contact large corporations seeking trucking transportation for supplies and products. “One of my first trips as President and CEO of the USHCC was to California to meet John,” said José Niño. “His story serves as a wonderful example of how our chambers can help a hard worker with a vision make the right contacts to evolve from a one man operation to a significant enterprise.”

Mr. Aguilar quickly grew his company to a fleet of more than 65 trucks and became only one of five companies to transport sugar products to soft drink companies for use in their products. “John would often say that if you bought that soft drink in California, you are most likely drinking a sugar product delivered by Vernon Transportation,” said Rafael Sanchez, USHCC Finance Chair. “John was not shy about sharing his appreciation for the USHCC or for encouraging others to be involved with Hispanic chambers. He was a true believer.”

Mr. Aguilar also knew the importance of giving back to the community. He actively supported the Latino community, including San Joaquin Delta College’s Cesar Chavez Memorial Scholarship Fund and Tariff Bureau, an organization of more than 300 trucking companies that gives scholarship money to the children of member companies for educational needs. He was an active member of the California and San Joaquin County Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, and chaired the local chamber’s Government Relations Committee and was active on its Education Committee. Mr. Aguilar served as a mentor to the Nightingale Elementary School and was an active participant in the local chamber’s financial aid workshop to encourage students to attend college.

“John’s passion was encouraging kids to continue their education,” said Melinda Guzman, USHCC General Counsel and Trustee for the California State University system. “John embraced the kids, especially those who most needed the support, and he wasn’t afraid to donate time or money to make things happen.”

The son of migrant farm workers, Mr. Aguilar graduated from Galt High School in 1977 and then Loyola Marymount University in 1981. He worked for a trucking company in Southern California before starting his own firm in 1985. In 1988, he returned to Northern California with a renamed company, Vernon Transportation, based in Stockton. Aguilar’s business acumen led to further growth. A second office served Southern California, Arizona and Nevada. A member of the Hispanic 500, last year Mr. Aguilar was also named to the list of the top 100 minority business suppliers by Minority Business News Magazine.

Last Friday was to have been a particularly special day for Mr. Aguilar. He was scheduled to be inducted as the President-Elect of the San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Rafael Sanchez, USHCC Finance Chair, served as the group’s keynote speaker for the evening. “I can think of no better example than John Aguilar about why it makes sense to join a Hispanic chamber and to participate with the USHCC. John always shared his love and admiration for the USHCC and how it helped him make important contacts to grow his company. We lost a true friend, but his memory will live on.”

Funeral arrangements are pending, but donations may be made to the “John Aguilar Leadership Scholarship” of the San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation by contacting CEO Mark Martinez at San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 306 E. Main St. Suite 303, Stockton California, 95202, (209) 943-6117 Office or sjchispanicchamber.com. “*

B y the time the Portland City Council abandoned its plan to rename North Interstate Avenue for Cesar Chavez last year, it had badly bruised every constituency with a stake in the renaming, and damaged its own reputation in the bargain.

The Latino community, businesses, neighborhoods along Interstate, innocent bystanders who’d only watched the racially charged saga unfold, all were disgusted. And the Chinese American community was angry. The council’s last-minute proposal to rename Fourth Avenue struck many in that community as disrespectful, since Fourth runs through Chinatown. “*

In the early 1970s, a Franciscan nun turned an East Los Angeles garage into a thriving cultural center that gave rise to some of the city’s most successful Latino artists. Self Help Graphics & Art later moved into a 1920s-era building on Cesar Chavez Avenue that would become distinctive for its mosaic-covered facade.

Artists such as Gronk, Frank Romero and Barbara Carrasco exhibited their work and taught at the center. Sister Karen Boccalero, its founder, became a patron of the East L.A. art scene.”*

TWO WEEKS AGO, Mayor Tom Potter and Commissioner Sam Adams quietly convened a meeting with top-level city staff.

On the agenda: Reviving the effort to name a street for civil rights and labor leader César E. Chávez—a project that took several contentious turns last year, after members of Portland’s Latino community initiated the project.”*

The Cesar Chavez Task Force began its very first meeting on a down note. The task force, which is backed by LULAC, learned that Industrial Blvd. would not be renamed Cesar Chavez Blvd.

Despite receiving 52 percent of the vote in an online and telephone poll, the city council said it would not stand by the voters’ choice to rename industrial. “*

Industrial Boulevard probably will not carry the name César Chávez Boulevard, some members of the Latino community said Wednesday.

But the group is not giving up just yet. At a meeting Tuesday night with Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert, Hispanic leaders presented a list of alternative streets they say could carry the name of the labor rights leader.

The streets are Live Oak, Ross Avenue, Harry Hines Boulevard, Young Street, Commerce Street and Fort Worth Avenue.”*

Dallas Hispanic leaders said Monday they had formed a task force to support renaming Industrial Boulevard to César Chávez Boulevard.

Members of the League of United Latin American Citizens and other Hispanic leaders said they plan to press city officials to honor a city-sponsored online and telephone poll in which the majority chose César Chávez Boulevard as Industrial’s new name.

“They don’t want to recognize the real culture in Dallas,” Alberto Ruiz, chairman of the task force, said of some city officials. “They want a bland, generic, noninspiring name to overshadow the cultural reality of this city which is very Mexican and very American.”

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Last year, CineVegas introduced a new section of the festival to highlight the next wave of Mexican filmmakers and to introduce their films to American audiences. Called La Proxima Ola, it showcased first- and second-time filmmakers — some internationally known as actors — who represent the future of Mexican film.

Films featured last year included the U.S. premiere of “Bad Habits” (“Malos Habitos”), which received La Proxima Ola Jury Prize. Other films included “Chavez,” a documentary about Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez, the directorial debut of actor Diego Luna; “Drama/Mex”; “Never on a Sunday” (“Morirse en Domingo”); and the U.S. premiere of “Once Upon a Time Maria” (“Eros una vez Maria”).”*

Suggestions were made and in a City Council-sponsored poll, voters were led to believe that the suggested name with the most votes would be bestowed on the street. Among the suggestions was that the boulevard be named Cesar Chavez.

Other suggestions were the name of a current Texas Congressional Representative and other names that were more closely associated with the Trinity River project like Riverfront Boulevard and Trinity Lakes Boulevard.

Well, polling was complete, via Internet and telephone, and votes were tallied and by an overwhelming majority (52%) Cesar Chavez was the name of choice. The name that came in a distant second place was Riverfront Boulevard at 18.8%.”*

The process of renaming Industrial Boulevard was supposed to be a way to get the public involved in Dallas’ biggest public-works project, the redevelopment of the Trinity River Corridor.

Instead, after a city-sponsored poll resulted in overwhelming support to rename the road César Chávez Boulevard, the City Council has found itself mired in a controversy it never wanted but that appears primed to split it along racial lines.”*

During his lifetime, Cesar Estrada Chavez led a national movement to improve the lives of migrant farm workers; today, legislators and others consider ways to honor the man who helped to lead that struggle for more than three decades.

One way the government is considering honoring Chavez is through a recently passed federal bill which permits the Secretary of Interior to study sites that honor the life of Cesar Chavez for possible inclusion in the National Park System.”*

Vidshadow, Inc. (Pink Sheets:VSDW) (www.Vidshadow.com), one of the Web’s fastest-growing online video networks, today announced an agreement with Mexican national icon and five-time boxing world champion Julio César Chávez, to syndicate content and other programming across the Vidshadow network as well as their online video portal – www.vidshadow.tv. Content will include fight clips, interviews and exclusive documentary footage recorded throughout the retired professional boxer’s prolific 22-year career. Additionally, Chavez’s official website – www.juliocesarchavez.net – has embedded Vidshadow’s new media player to broadcast rare, behind-the-scenes footage of the boxer for his vast audience of fans.

“Julio César Chávez is a national hero to the entire country of Mexico,” said Vidshadow CEO Jordan D. Hudgens. “The Julio César Chávez organization sees the potential of reaching millions of online viewers through the JulioCesarChavez.net website, and because of this partnership, we are now actively extending our efforts in order to reach the fast-growing US Latino online market, particularly among Mexicans – the largest national origin group living in the US.”

There were 15.7 million Hispanic Internet users in the US in 2005, according to eMarketer. This total rose to 16.7 million in 2006. Increasing at a rate of 25%, nearly 21 million Latinos will be online by 2010. This means that by 2010 the number of Hispanic Internet users will approach the number of African-American users, making Latinos the fastest-growing minority group in the US to adopt internet use. According to a Pew Study, second generation Latinos or acculturated Latinos adopt internet use even faster.

Julio commented, “I am very excited by this development. I always wanted a website so that all the fans who honored me with their support for so many years could watch my greatest fights and follow my sons. Thanks to Vidshadow, they can watch different videos all the time. I am glad they are our partner.”

“Younger generations of US Latinos as well as second-generation Latinos coming of age currently in the US have not been exposed to some of professional boxing’s true legends,” said Brian Weymouth, President of Julio César Chávez Enterprises. “With an all-time winning streak of 90-0, Julio César Chávez is indeed one of those legends that will inspire Mexicans and all Latinos in the US and abroad. And now, thanks to Vidshadow, his millions of fans worldwide can relive his most triumphant moments in the ring again and again, even as they follow the budding careers of his sons, Julio, Jr. and Omar. La leyenda sigue – the Legend continues!”

Why Vidshadow? Vidshadow.tv possesses best-in-class technology and content, giving it a competitive advantage over other players in the digital distribution space.

This deal comes on the heels of Vidshadow’s recent partnership announcements with National Lampoon, FullTurn media and Planet X.

To learn more about Vidshadow and the company’s agreement with Julio César Chávez, please contact Carlos Moreno at

People often refer to the heart of East Los Angeles, but it never seems to be in the same place. In newspapers, the term turns up all over the map. That’s because the area is more identified by its busy arteries — Whittier, Atlantic or Cesar Chavez — than by any essential center.

Finding the heart of this sprawling Latino neighborhood was on the mind of artist Linda Arreola when she won her first public art commission recently. Her task was to design a sculptural piece for the expansive new courthouse plaza at the East Los Angeles Civic Center, a refurbished and repurposed government complex that will be dedicated next month. Her design started with the idea of a public square that would serve as a focal point for residents.”*

To mark what would have been Chavez’s 81st birthday on March 31, members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and Congressional Black Caucus, as well as members of Congress unaffiliated with either, devoted time to praise Chavez in the halls of government. Across the country, 65 cities in over 30 states are holding formal celebrations, and 10 states have declared statewide holidays.

The only people who refuse to celebrate, it seems, are some members of the Republican Party.

In an outrageous move, Senate Republicans blocked a resolution recognizing Chavez’s life and work. They quietly blocked the resolution using parliamentary procedure, and gave no reason for doing so. Their votes implied that a man who Robert F. Kennedy called “one of the most heroic figures of our time” is not worth honoring, even with a symbolic gesture.”*

*From: http://www.alternet.org
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On April 10th, the Senate ratified the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of American Latino Act of 2007 (S. 500/HR.512) and the Cesar Chavez Study Act (S. 327/HR.359). Both initiatives celebrate and emphasize the American Latino community and its contributions to the fabric of American history and culture.

The Cesar Chavez Study Act will initiate a study by the Secretary of the Interior that will determine locations that are historically significant to Cesar Chavez’s legacy in his accomplishments of agrarian labor rights. The second bill, The National Museum of American Latino Act, will create a 23 -member commission that will evaluate the prospect of building a national museum in Washington, D.C. that would honor the culture, history and accomplishments of Latinos in the United States.

“I am greatly encouraged that soon all Americans will be able to recognize and celebrate in full scope the many accomplishments and historic contributions that Latinos have bestowed on our country’s illustrious history,” said LULAC National President Rosa Rosales. “Our history and culture is America’s history and culture, and an institution honoring this has been long awaited. Furthermore, Cesar Chavez’s life and accomplishments affected more than farm workers, his life motivated all those who believe in dignity and equality that is allocated to all human beings. Reverence for this great man’s accomplishments must not parish with time, but be reinforced and upheld for years to come. ” LULAC has already endorsed HR. 76 which will establish a national holiday for Cesar Chavez.

Latinos have been a dynamic component in all forums of American history and have been underrepresented in the celebration of America’s diversity. Latinos are the largest minority population and their contributions transcend the battlefields of our armed forces, into entertainment, academia, sports, business, etc… These proposals are the first step in finally recognizing the Latin American contributions to our country. These bills will return to the House of Representatives for a procedural vote before sending it to President Bush for final ratification.

The League of United Latin American Citizens advances the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 700 LULAC councils nationwide.”*

*From: http://www.lulac.org
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Cesar Chavez Park opened grandly April 17 with an architectural and musical dedication honoring its namesake, the famous civil rights activist and labor organizer for the farm worker. The site is on a fifth acre lot on 7th Avenue South and South Cloverdale Street in South Park.

Mariachi music trumped the drizzle as band members played to the performance of Concord Elementary School dancers and young members from El Centro de la Raza holding photos of Chavez chanting “Si se puede” or “Yes we can.” The Beacon Hill organization promotes self-esteem and connectedness to family and culture recognition and social justice in all communities.”*

*From: http://www.westseattleherald.com
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Miguel del Valle, Clerk of the City of Chicago, received National-Louis University’s ( NLU ) first annual Cesar E. Chavez Award for Service to the Latino Community for his work in helping Latinos overcome barriers to education.

NLU president Richard J. Pappas, Ed.D., and Dr. Diana Mendley Rauner, Chairman of the NLU Board of Trustees, presented the award to del Valle during a ceremony April 1.

“As a transformational leader, Clerk del Valle has made tremendous progress for Illinois and for Chicago’s Latino community, including achievements that have helped pave the way for a landmark initiative recently launched by National-Louis to increase Latino access to higher education,” said NLU president Dr. Pappas. “It is fitting that he is the first honoree to receive National-Louis’ Cesar E. Chavez Award.”

Clerk del Valle currently serves as Mayor Richard M. Daley’s Special Advisor on Education. As the first Hispanic Assistant Majority Leader of the Illinois General Assembly, he served as Chairman of the Senate Education Committee, and he was also a member of the Senate Executive, Labor and Higher Education committees.
In addition, del Valle co-chaired the Senate Select Committee on Education Funding Reform.

“Clerk del Valle has been a role model for the Latino community, and someone who absolutely exemplifies the ideals of Cesar Chavez,” said Ana Maria Soto, executive director of NLU Latino initiatives. “Throughout his career, he has worked tirelessly to help people overcome barriers to education.”

“It is an honor to receive the first National-Louis Cesar E. Chavez award. I commend National-Louis University for making significant efforts to increase the number of Latinos receiving advanced degrees,” said del Valle. “The importance of higher education is key for Latinos when competing for job opportunities and advancement in the workforce.”

Cesar Chavez was a Mexican-American farm worker who became a national leader on civil rights, labor, and social justice during the 1960s and 1970s. March 31 is celebrated in eight states as Chavez Day. This year marks the historic 40th anniversary of Chavez’s 25-day fast to rededicate the Farm Worker Movement to nonviolence.

For information about National-Louis University’s Proyecto Comunidad, a landmark initiative to recruit and retain Latino college students and teachers, and to place them in Chicago’s marketplace as successful professionals, visit

*From: http://media-newswire.com
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Today marks the 81st anniversary of the birth of one of the nation’s foremost civil rights and labor leaders, Cesar Estrada Chavez. Despite the ongoing efforts of Democrats in the Senate to pass a resolution honoring this prominent Latino civil rights leader, Senate Republicans blocked it last year and have done so again this year.

U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), co-chair of the Senate Hispanic Task Force, issued the following statement, illustrating the importance of Chavez’s legacy and decrying the Republican objection to the resolution. “*

*From: http://www.politickernj.com
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The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a global leader in money-transfer services, today announced it will sponsor The United Farm Workers (UFW) Foundation 10th Annual Cesar E. Chavez Walk and Festival to benefit farm workers, migrants and their families in the U.S.

Following through on its commitment to empower migrant communities through education and global economic opportunity programs, Western Union’s $25,000 commitment is part of its Our World, Our Family(SM) global initiative. Proceeds will help support part of the UFW Foundation research efforts, civic engagement, and community education programs.

“One paycheck at a time, one family at a time, and one community at a time, farm workers and migrants are transforming our world,” said Mario Hernandez, director, community relations for Western Union. “They are changing how we think about public policy and providing new answers and new optimism. They are everyday heroes, the world’s greatest givers, and we are proud to take a leadership role in supporting them in realizing their dreams.”

The UFW Foundation Board President, Arturo Rodriguez added, “Western Union’s generous show of support underscores its commitment to further Cesar Chavez’s legacy of justice for farm workers.”

Our World, Our Family is a $50 million, five-year joint initiative of the Western Union Company and the Western Union Foundation. Since its launch, the Western Union Our World, Our Family initiative has granted more than $5 million to more than 150 non-profit organizations worldwide.

The Our World, Our Family initiative is the result of extensive research. During its development, Western Union consulted with leaders in corporate philanthropy and experts in global migration as well as its own consumers, employees and Agents. The program is framed around four pillars or focus areas: Our World Gives; Our World Learns; Our World Strives and Our World Speaks. Each pillar is designed to address the critical needs and challenges of the world’s migrant population.

With more than 10,000 people expected to attend, Western Union will join the UFW Foundation and community leaders at The 10th Annual Cesar E. Chavez Walk and Festival. The event will take place Saturday, March 29 in Downtown Los Angeles at La Placita Olvera (Olvera Street). Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. PDT with the walk starting at 11:00 a.m. PDT and the Festival at 1:00 p.m. PDT.

About Western Union
Western Union, together with its affiliates Orlandi Valuta and Vigo, is a leading provider of global money-transfer services, providing people with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send money around the world, pay bills and purchase money orders through a network of more than 335,000 Agent locations in over 200 countries and territories. For more information, visit www.WesternUnion.com .

About The United Farm Workers Foundation
The UFW Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization inspired by the United Farm Workers’ first president and founder, Cesar Estrada Chavez. The organization’s mission is to empower and improve the lives of farm workers and other low-income and immigrant workers through (1) the advancement of research, implementation, and enforcement of equitable policy, (2) civic engagement, and (3) community education. The walk is the Foundation’s largest and premiere community education event.”*

*From: http://www.hispanicprwire.com
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Field laborers and leaders of the United Farm Workers (UFW) this week launched Black Eagle Wines™ (www.blackeaglewines.com), a vintage of Napa Valley wines that celebrate justice and help organize people to earn a better living without having to rely on government assistance. Black Eagle Wines signifies the progress made by the UFW—moving from days of grape boycotts 40 years ago to now celebrating wine that, through its harvest and production, respects farm workers’ labor. The new wines come from exemplary fruit with the added distinction of being harvested by workers whose union membership has helped bring them better wages and living conditions.

“Black Eagle Wines is a reminder that we have something to celebrate. While the vast majority of farm workers continue to work in an abusive system, there are thousands of farm workers whose lives the UFW has changed. The farm workers who produce Black Eagle Wines have the dignity of a union contract, health insurance and a pension,” said Arturo Rodriguez, President of the United Farm Workers.

Cesar Chavez founded the United Farm Workers on the principle of organizing people to help themselves earn a better living without reliance on government assistance. He carried that principle of self-help into the farm workers’ communities and started enterprises such as Radio Campesina that generate income for the Farm Workers Movement. Black Eagle Wines was born of that same tradition with the proceeds going to the United Farm Workers organizing work.

“When you raise a glass, you raise the flag, the flag of the farm workers, which symbolizes the real relationship between the Black Eagle Wines customers and our purpose: to support the Farm Workers’ Movement,” said Joaquin Ross, President of Black Eagle Wines.

Black Eagle Wines is the latest approach in the fight for farm workers’ rights—a family of wines that will celebrate justice and help advance the work Cesar Chavez set out for the UFW. The UFW is offering the new product to those who not only enjoy wine, but take satisfaction in the fact that, since harvest, the wine was produced by union labor.

The UFW was founded in 1962 and is the nation’s first successful and largest farm workers union currently active in 10 states. Proceeds from the sale of Black Eagle Wines will help the UFW continue to organize and represent farm workers, protecting their wages and fighting for improved work conditions.

“Black Eagle Wines celebrates the success of our Movement in changing the lives of so many farm workers. But more importantly, it supports the UFW’s organizing work to change the lives of thousands more,” said Rodriguez. “There are tens of thousands of farm workers today who are denied any measure of human dignity. They labor under conditions that are worse than before Cesar Chavez began. It was Cesar’s dream to build a self-sustaining Farm Workers Movement. Black Eagle Wines will support that Movement.”

“It is our hope that at every political dinner, every union banquet, and every Latino community gathering, that people serve Black Eagle Wines,” said California Latino Caucus Chairman and Assemblymember Joe Coto (D-San Jose), who purchased the wine for the California Democratic Party Convention dinner. The Cesar E. Chavez Foundation has committed to serving Black Eagle Wines at its tribute dinners and fundraisers. We hope that everyone attending these events in the coming weeks will enjoy the inaugural serving of the wine.”

Starting on March 25, the Black Eagle Wines on-line store offers:

• 2007 Estate Sauvignon Blanc;

• 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon;

• 2000 Merlot; and,

• Commemorative wine glasses

Customers can join Black Eagle Wines (www.blackeaglewines.com) and become a Contributing Member. With their support, they will help farm workers enjoy the fruits of their labor, and they will receive two cases of Black Eagle Wines each year.

“We invite people everywhere to visit the Black Eagle Wines web site at www.blackeaglewines.com, and we hope it will inspire others to support a Movement that celebrates justice and contributes to the tradition of giving farm workers the dignity of self-help and hard work,” said Rodriguez.

Contacts:

Joaquin Ross – cell: (916) 595-0123

Ryan Rauzon – cell: (916) 599-2911

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*From: http://www.prweb.com
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Latino rights leader Dolores Huerta, who with Cesar Chavez co-founded the United Farm Workers union, will visit Northern Illinois University next month to speak on the labor movement, civic engagement and the importance of the Latino vote in the upcoming election.”*

*From: http://www.daily-chronicle.com
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After weeks of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio criticizing Phoenix for not taking a harder stance against illegal immigrants, Mayor Phil Gordon struck back Friday, saying the sheriff’s “made-for-TV stunts” could endanger police and spur violence among protesters.

Speaking at a luncheon at the Phoenix Convention Center honoring civil-rights leader Cesar Chavez, Gordon blasted Arpaio’s latest roundup of illegal immigrants in northeast Phoenix, saying that the sheriff acted in a way “that deliberately sets the stage for shouting matches, confrontations or worse.”"*

*From: http://www.azcentral.com
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