Will Obama’s immigration reform really help the U.S. economy?
Por: Omar Martinez | Hace 11 horas
The sooner the better
According to a report released on May 17 by the Center for American Progress, California would benefit with thousands of new jobs per year an extra income in taxes if the immigration reform is approved. The report "Economic Effects of Ensuring Legal Status and Citizenship to Undocumented Immigrants," presents three different scenarios which show different benefits of the immigration...
Son of Journalist is kidnapped and murdered
Por: Joy Ruvalcaba | Hace 13 horas
This type of crime is the second one in less than a month
The body of Angel Humberto Marin, 25, was found in the state of Mexico, after he called his father, Antonio Marin, who is a journatlist, to let him know that he was going to extend his trip. Unfortunately, the next day the journalist received a call from someone asking for a $100,000 dollar ransom for his son. This type of crime is the second one in less than a month, where also...
Biggest Powerball Lottery prize in history
Por: EFE Agency | Hace 14 horas
The winning ticket was sold at a supermarket
A lottery ticket that was sold in Florida will now be the biggest winning ticket in its history. The prize for the winner of the Powerball lottery is estimated at 590.5 million dollars, according to the organizers who made this announcement today. The winning ticket was sold at a supermarket in Zephyrhills, Florida, but the name of the lucky winner has not yet been made public. The...
Two Female Officers Die in Drunk Driver Crash
Por: SanDiegoRed.com | Hace 1 día
Their vehicle was crushed by a van
Two officers assigned to the Tourist Section of the Municipal Police died this morning at the intersection of Eighth Street and Avenue Ocampo, Zona Centro, when their vehicle was crushed by a van whose driver’s blood alcohol level exceeded the legal limit. The the two female officers were Laura González and Esmeralda Ortiz Wonders Zazueta, 32 and 36 years old, while the suspected...
Abercrombie & Fitch clothing is not for fat people?
Por: Joy Ruvalcaba | Hace 2 días
“Are we exclusionary? Absolutely”
The CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, Mike Jeffries, in an interview with the magazine "Business Insider"(a while back), made some comments that have now been circulating through social networks that have outraged many people. Jeffries and the company are now trying to minimize the damage that has been done by posting on Facebook that the company is "completely against discrimination,...
Factors that contribute to deaths at U.S.-Mexico border
Por: EFE Agency | Hace 2 días
The presence of drug cartels on the border has brought a criminal culture
The deaths of undocumented immigrants have declined 36% in the Arizona desert during the 2013 fiscal year; however, Border Patrol warns that recues have increased. According to the latest figures from this federal agency, between October 1 and May 1, there have been 64 deaths of illegal immigrants, compared with 101 around the same time last year. "The number of deaths is down, but as...
Carlos Slim beaten by Bill Gates
Por: Brenda Colon | Hace 2 días
By approximately $600 million dollars
Carlos Slim has left his position as the "world's richest" person. This after the telecommunications reform was approved in Mexico. Bill Gates is who now holds the title. On four occasions, Carlos Slim had been crowned as the person with the greatest fortune, but today, Bloomberg announced the new figures where Bill Gates has surpassed Slim by approximately $600 million dollars. ...
Mexican National team compete in homemade Wal-Mart jerseys
Por: Brenda Colón Navar | Hace 3 días
Their jerseys did not arrive on time
On the first day of competition in the World Cup of Archery held in Shanghai, China, the Mexican National Archery team wore homemade Wal-Mart jerseys, due to the fact that their jerseys did not arrive on time. "At the end of the National Olympics in Tijuana last weekend, the Mexican Olympic Committee said that the uniforms had not arrived, and from there we had to come to Shanghai. So we...
Barbie’s burn at grand opening in Berlin
Por: Joy Ruvalcaba | Hace 3 días
They accuse Mattel of having a Nazi type mentality
The female activist group FEMEN is protesting at this moment at the grand opening of "The Barbie Dream House", located in Berlin. "A woman is NOT a Barbie, a woman is a revolution" is what these protesters are screaming while burning dolls, which some are crucified and others have pieces of meat on them. FEMEN considers that these dolls only serve bad purposes, which is...
Greenpeace protesters hang from mexican skyscraper
Por: Joy Ruvalcaba | Hace 3 días
They consider this move by politicians as a genetic experiment
Early this morning two members of the activist group "Green Peace" climbed the "Estela de Luz" building, located in Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City, in order to hang giant signs that are about 60 meters long in protest against genetically modified corn. So far there have been no reports of any incidents or accidents, but civil protection officers are present in the area to help and...