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Vol. II No. 2 San Antonio, Texas Julio, 1980
Munoz fired for activism
~orker lights • rac1sm Kelly
Manuel Munoz, Bernardo EuresLe and others announced the filing of a petition
with the FCC to deny the license renewal of radio station JKBUC.
The petition charges KBUC with violating federal rules by allowing Ricci
Ware and Judd Ashmore to use the air waves to spread their racist ideas.
Discriminan contra mexicanos
BCHD viola la ley
Por: Teresa Gutierrez
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sentando a dos individuos
quienes fueron rehuzados
servicios en el hospital
Robert B. Green y tambien en
el hospital del condado, su­puestamente
porque no eran
residentes del condado. Amb­as
personas ganan poco dinero
y acudieron al hospital del
condado porque no pod{an
pagar por un hospital privadu
La demanda alega el rehuso
de servicios por las siguien­tes
razrmes:
El BCHD ha violado: la
Acta de Inmigracion y Nacion­alidad;
el Titulo VI de la
Acta de los Derechos Civiles
de 1964; la 14 enmienda a la
Constitucion de EUN; y la
Acta de los D~rechos Civiles
de 1871. llajo la ley de Tex­as,
el distrito de hospitales
tambien violo la Acta de
Derechos Civiles de Texas y
la Constitucion del estado de
Texas.
La violacion de los dere­chos
resulto cuando el BCHD
rehuzo servicios a estos in­dividuos
hasta que ellos
pudieran pagar, y todo disque
porque no eran residentes.
Sin embargo, una de estas
personas ha vivido en el con-a;
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By: Victoria Guerrero
SAN ANTONIO, TX-On June 21st,
Manuel Munoz, Director of
LULAC District XV, announced
that he was going to take the
Kelly military base adminis­trators
to court for having
fired him, among other reasons
for favoring Mexicans.
Munoz, who has worked 21
years at Kelly, was fired for
"deliberate misrepresentation
of his~ education and train­ing."
This is in reference
to an EEOC investigation.
Because the Kelly adminis­trators
used "evidence" that
· had not been formally made
public as their sole reason
for firing him, they violated
a federal law that prohibits
revealing the results .of EEOC
investigations uefore the
agency has made a final
ruling.
Upon c:!sking Manuc:>l Munoz
if the racist mentality of
the Kelly administrators was
the real cause for his firing,
as well as for the harassment
and attacks against many
other Blacks and Latin people
at Kelly, he said, "No doubt
about it!" .,
At this press conference
he made public the direction
the LULAC district wil_l take
in the following 12 months,
"The district will actively
support any ·organization
which advocates the upgrading
of the economic status of the
Hispanic community," he said.
He was refering in general
to the private, public and
federal sectors, in regards
to their policies on employ­ment
and treatment of the
workers. He added that the
district will support legal
actions against institutions
that deny people their cons-
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Another example of racism
exposed Fiesta Rip-off
By: Victoria Guerrero ly pocketed $40,000 to$55,000.
How did he do it?
SAN ANTONIO, TX-Another Fiesta He got an OK f ·rom some City
week of celebrations andprofit staff member to use State pro­making
has come and gone, and perty contracted to the City
.a few rich white businessmen for use as parking only. He
count their millions of dollars then divided the area into 100
in profits. spaces and charged $400 to $SSG
City tax dollars are sper,t per booth. He paid nothing to
on police protection for the the State nor the City, yet
activities, on street sweeping public money was used for
and special clean-up crews on clean-up and protection.
the River and at La Villita, Phil Sheridan did, however,
on overtime for cops to handle donate $160,000 to the Fiesta
traffic control and on a num­ber
of other related ·services.
Commission for all thejr help.
In fact, neither. Sheridan nor
d th the Fiesta Commission, nor any
How much revenue oes e h thus far
City get from the Fiesta Com- of these groups, ave .
mission? From the Daughters been accountable for ~he rip­of
the Republic of Texas(DRT)? _?ff of funds and profits from
From the Texas Cavaliers? the use of public facilities
NOTHING!! All the profits go and services.
to these private groups! The cost to the City is close
Although, the City argues to $350,000, yet gets nothing
that they get "their share" in from these private groups.
City taxes paid by consumers The DRT makes in one night
at the CAbaliers' NightParade, admission at NIOSA, over $160,
at the D1RT' s Night in Old S~n 000, plus the rent from the
Antonio (NIOSA), anq at Phl_l concessions-, plus 20% of the
Sheridan's rented bo6ths under gross at each booth: this adds
the IH-35 freeway. up to close to 1 million $$$$.
Although, the rich whites The Cavaliers pull in over
argue the "concessionaries" $400 000 from the parade, as
make "their share" of the Fies- does' Sheridan's Alamo Conces­ta
week profits, the fact sions.
remains that Phil Sheridan,
sitting in his office, ilegal- c;;r 4
Pagina 2 EL PUEBLO Julio 1980
Prenatal care vital for future
By: Dr. Gloria Ruiz
Prenatal care in our com­munity
is often neglected and
felt to be unimportant. Moth­ers
in labor frequently show
up at the RBG, not having
received any medical atten­tion
whatsoever during thefr
pregnancy. This article is
to point out the reasons why
prenatal care is so important
for the wellbeing of our
mothers and children.
True, the majority of preg­nancies
and labors will pro­gress
normally with happy
results, but in all poor
communi ties because of d-e­creased
nutritional ~tatus
and increase in infections
and other types of diseases
(such as diabetes and high
blood pressure) there is an
increase in complicationsthat
threaten the well being and
indeed lives of mothers and
their babies.
Once a woman thinks she is
pregnant she should seek med­ical
evaluation. It is wise
to be sure that you are preg­nant
so t~at you do not take
medicines (even those yon can
get without a prescription)
that may produce deformities
in your child. Also, you
need to make sure .that no un­necessary
X-rays are done on
you especially during the
first three months of preg­nancy.
And if the X-rays
need to be done, be sure that
shields are used to protect
your baby. ·
It is als~ very important
for a doctor to check how far
along you are during your
first three months so that
the date you are expected to
deliver on can be more correct
as sometimes you can't remem­ber
the date of your last
period (and sometimes even
that may be misleading).
A doctor needs to get in­formation
from you and examine
you to look for problems that
might arise later. Also, if
you are checked early,
the doctor might discover
that the pregnancy is in one
of your tubes and not the
uterus, which could be very
dangerous to the mother.
Mothers younger than 18
years old and older than 35,
Court debates rights
of undocumented
(Part_ II of II) tion.
Secondly, there is the mis-
By: Isaias Torres information and lack of accu-.
rate information that the
In the Houston case, plain- courts have had on the undo­tiffs
argued that the state cumented .•
had failed to show a compe- The alien - -school children
lling stat~ ' interest since litigation marks an important
undocumented workers are tax step in the .-... direction of
payers and not a drain on applying social scientific
local school districts. work in the field of immigra-
Numerous scientific studies tion to court litigation.
indicate that undocumented A confluence of work by
immigrants contribute much lawyers and social scientists
more to the tax base than will be essential in safe
they actually utilize. guarding the civil rights of
Plaintiffs also argued that the undocumented.
it is unjust to exclude un- However, in the final ana­documented
immigrant chil- lysis, these issues are poli­dren
from school since the U. tical in nature and should be
S. Immigration Service (INS) addressed as such.
has a policy of not depor- The courts are not the best
ting families under d1scre ~ forum in which to assert the
tionary policies. ·- rights of the undocumented.
Civil rights ofundocumented For example, much can be
immigrants have been diffi- accomplished by having the
cult to vindi cate because of Texas legislature repeal the
two principle reasons. alienage provision of Articie
First, there is the legal 21.031.
nonsense that the undocumented The Latino community ~hould
are "outlaws" and therefore struggle to have this provi­stripped
of all legal protec- sion repealed.
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are particularly prone tt>
have more problems.
If there is any history of
diabetes in the mother or in
a close family member, it is
most important that she re­ceive
pre~natal · care. There
are many problems associated
with diabetes which can lead
to the death of the baby.
The mother's blood type
also needs to be checked to
see if there might be any
problems with incompatability
between the mother's and the
baby's blood. This used to
be a major cause of fetal
deaths, but now because of
screening and treatment,.these
babies never get into problems
at all.
As far as most prenatal
care goes, there is not much
involved. The mother needs
an initial physical examina-tion,
initial laboratory
studies and there is a check­up
each month until she is
about 7~ months pregnant, then
she is ·checked more often.
With these checkups we can
follow the size of the grow­ing
baby---to see if it is
growing too fast (maY be
Munoz struggle
ti tutional and human ri ght.s.
In particular, he said that
they would support public
housing for people who need
it and would encourage people
to join in class actions
against institutions that
discriminate against certain
sectors of the community.
They also have turned in a
petition to. the ~ederal Com­munications
Commission to
deny renewal of KBUC's licen­se,
because of their promo­tion
of racism and· hatred
· through two of their disc
jockies, Ricci Ware and Jud
Ashmore,
Munoz ended his presenta­tion
saying .that he and the
district he heads, will sup­port
the United Public Emplo­yee
Association (UPEA), whose
business manager is Sam Alva­rado.
He announced that UPEA
twins); or if it is growing
too slow (growth retardation,
infection); to see if the
position of the baby will
allow normal delivery (some­times
the position of the
baby makes a Cesaerian opera­tion
necessary); to see ifthe
mother is not gaining too
much weight which might be
associated with -high bloGd
pressure and kidney problems;
to see if there are any com­plications
that require the
mother to be hospitalized.
Also, I would like to
stress that cigarrete smoking
by ~others is associated with
small babies, mental retar­dation,
deformities and even
withdrawal symptoms in the
babies after birth.
The use of street drugs
especially heroin, is a~so­ciated
with small babies,
probably deformities and
withdrawal symptoms which can
lead to death of baby.
In summary, prenatal care
is important to help ensure a
healthy baby and mother, and
to try to avoid tragedy.
(Cont'd from p. 1)
was taking the City adminis­trators
to court, among them
Tom Huebner, for having
violated the constitutional
rights of the SARCA workers.
Alvarado also stated that
UPEA is actively organizing
public workers concentrating
in representing them in their
many grievances against the
abuses, the racism and other
injustices of their bosses.
One of the complaints that
city workers have, deals with
the new repressive policy on
the use of annual and sick
leave.
Some of the peorle present
at the press conference, com­mented
that it was about time
that something concrete was
being done to stop the racist
mentality of the public( and
private sectors ·that control
the politics of the ci ty.
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Los 650,00 mi mebros del Si ndi cat o Nacional de Trabajador es
de la Educaci6n de Mexico continuan en su lucha. El exjtoso
paro nacional del roes pasado, ha fortalecido la unidadentre
1 maestros y demas trabaj adores. Lograron triunfos a pesar de
?b~t~c~l~~.d~l . P~I:g~b~e~n~ y ~1~e~e~ ~r~i~o~e~ ...... .
Mexico's 650,000 member National Union of Tea\hers and Wor­kers,
continues on strike. Last month's successful national
work-stoppage has strengthened the unity among teachers and
school workers, who have won victories inspite of obstacles.
Pagina 3 EL PUEBLO Julio 1980
jEL PUEBLO UNIDO Analysis of Mexico City Conference j
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I During the past 60 days, 2 conference~
~n immigration policies and practices
rave taken place, one in Mexico City and
fne in San Diego.
nizations" from Mexico and the U.S., the ni ty groups, are sti 11 fighting somel
conference was tightly controlled by a labor unions which take their dues moneyl
small group of trade unionists. but refuse to protect them or to treatl
It was obvious that some individuals them equally. 1
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_ Obviously the long-term effectiveness
~f these events will only be determined
~y the quantity and quality of the
~ractical work done to implement the
lcommitments made.
from the U.S. were in Mexico to open The solution is a broad commissionl
"official" doors (contacts) more so than _ that incl tides community groups which a rei
to develop honest support for this actively defending and organizing the
struggle. undocumented. . , I
They seeked "unity" with anyone from Excluding them from , any internationall
Mexico's labor movement. Even sell -out coordinating body will open the doorsl
labor "leaders" from Mexico's CTM were to sell-out union "leaders."
1 allowed to control some workshops. Honest labor unions and communit~
However, the events at the Mexico
lconference and the significance of this
las the first international conference of
fits type ·demand that it be discussed and
lanalyzed.
I It offers us important lessons
This incorrect attitude was agravated groups in the U.S. must be more selec-1
by the obvious isolation of community ti ve . in deciding which groups in Mexicol
both organizations in favor of establishing they unite with. 1
positive and negative.
I It is a positive sign that· finally the
lsolution to the "problem" of undocumen­lted
workers is seen as an international
1struggle combining groups from both
sides of the border.
an "inter-union autonomous commission." Joining forces with most "official" I
This act ignores the historical deve- groups is the same as uniting with the
lopment of the strug,gle in defense of PRI-regime in its anti-worker campaignl
undocumented workers. of torture and repression. I
No one can dispute that here in the U. Independent and honest groups i~
S. the brunt of the pro-undocumented Mexico must learn more about the groupl
struggle has been carried by community in the U.S. I However, the events at the Mexico con­lference
reflected a dangerous practice
1which, if continued, can be counter­groups
and not by trade unions. They must analyze their position an~
In fact, trade unions (with a few practice. I
lproductive in the long run.
For example, although the call was
lissued to "labor groups, farmworkers
~olitical, religious and community orga-exceptions)
have been part of the pro- To come together simply to make empt~
b lem with their anti -immigrant practi- claims to "international unity" whi 1:1
ces. abandoning principles and honesty wil'
Undocumented workers, thru theircornrnu- be counterproductive. I
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Discriml•ates against Mexicans
BCHD violates
By: Teresa Gutierrez
Lawyers from the Bexar
County Legal Aid office have
filed a lawsuit against the
Bexar County Hospital Dis­trict
(BCHD) for violating
the civil rights of those of
mexican ancestry. This' law­suit
is · significant because
it exposes the racist and
genocidal policies of the
R.B.Green and Bexar County
Hospital.
The lawyers represent two
individuals who were denied
services at the Robert R.
Green and Bexar County Hos­pitals,
supposedly because
they were not residents of
Bexar County. Both do not
make much money and went to
the County Hospital because
they could not afford a
private hospital.
The lawsuit is challenging
denial of services for the
following reasons:
The BCHD has violated the
Immigration and Nationality
Act; Title VI of the 1964
Civil Rights Act; the 14th
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This sign at the R.B.Green
states that the hospital can
not refuse service to anyone
because of race, nationalori­gen
o~ not being able to pay.
At the same time that cuts
in hospitals, services and
jobs are taking- place, the
Carter administration has in­creased
the Pentagon's spend­ing
to $152 billion for 1981.
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Amendment of the U.S. Consti­tution
and the Civil Rights
Act of 1871. Under Texas law
the Hospital District also
violated the Texas Civil
Rights Act and the Texas
State Constitution.
The violation of rights
resulted when the BCHD refus­ed
these individuals services
until they could pay on the
grounds that they were non­residents.
Yet one indivi­dual
has 1 i ved in Bexar County
6 years and the other 8 years.
To support the charges of
unconstitutional practice's
of the BCHD the lawsuit has
brought out six points:
1) the Hospital District
violates Title VI of the 1964
Civil Rights Act by denying
the benefits of federally
funded programs on the basis
of national origin.
2) by inquiring into the
citizenship and immigration
status of persons of apparent
mexican ancestry BCHD vio­lates
the Equal Protection
Clause of the U.S. Constitu­tion.
TI1is policy discrimi-o
t>9~ OlH.1 e!
~~:{J(j 'C . .atd 0 Fi~tf\J•~~:~,·<.tJ ~
nates on the grounds of
national origin denying this
group due services.
3) under the Due Process
Clause of the 14th Amendment,
BCHD violates the civil right
of those of mexican ancestry.
Plaintiffs are taxpaying re­sidents
of Bexar County but
yet are still being denied
equal access to government
services they are entitled.
4) by BCHD interpreting
immigration laws to suit it's
needs, they violate the Su­premacy
Clause of the U.S.
Constitution.
5) Texas law requires the
BCHD to furnish medical and
hospital care to all those
in need. By denying so-called
non-residents hospital ser­vices
the Hospital District
is violating Texas Constitu­tional
law.
6) by ·piacing a ~urden on
individuals of mexican ances­try
that they prove to the
Hospital District that they
are in compliance with all of
the provisions of the Imrni-
• Sl esta provee serviclos de emerg encla, no
negar estos servlcios a una persqna que los necestta ,
swnniien"rHrHe porque no los pu'ede pagar ~.
Law
gration and . Nationality Act
the Hospital District also
violates the Texas Civil
Rights Act.
The BCHD practice of weed­ing
out patients by inquiring
into their immigration status
has serious consequences for
the Mexican people. For ex­ample,
the lawsuit has brought
out that a resident of San
Antonio for 40 years and
whose son fought in VietNam
for the United States, was
denied services at the R.B.
Green because she was a non­resident
· according to - the
BCHD. Even though she had a
letter from an immigration
judge that said that she was
not deportable and was in the
process of getting immigra­ted,
the BCHD overrulled INS
and said .she was "illegal".
The lawsuit wishes to re­compensate
the 2 individuals
involved by monetary gains,
but it will also serve to
expose the racist and 'genoci­dal
practice of the BCHD that
is endangering the health
care of the S.A. community .
Esta placa se encuentra en
el hospital Robert B. Green
y que los politiqueros quieren
cerrar disque porque no hay
dinero.
Al mismo tiempo que hay re­cortes
de servicios, hospita­les
y trabajos, la adminis­traci6n
de Carter ha aum entado
la cantidad que gasta el
p·entagono a $152 bill ones.
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R. hts,
Human '9 Carter style
In spite of the fact that Mexico produces and exports
food to the US, in the rural areas of Mexico there is a
severe shortage of basic foods. Adding this to the scar­city
of jobs, one can begin to understand the conditions
that force m~ono of Mexicans to migrate northward.
The US government does not accept them as refugees of
a political, social and economic system that is incapable
of satisfying the most fundamental of human needs. Quite
the contrary, Carter recieves them with the "Migra" (Bor­der
Patrol), with the Ku Klux Klan, and with the racism
of the growers and businessmen that only want to take
advantage of the cheap labor.
They are forced to live in unhealthy shacks, plagued
with rats and roaches. In some fields in Arizona and Wa­shington,
the workers live under the trees.
The undocumented workers from Haiti, along with the
Mexicans, are not "welcomed" as refugees by Carter and
his government.
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HERE THERE ARE JOBS, HOMES AND HUMAN RIGHTS ..... .
UH, JUST A MINUTE THERE, 'I WASN'T TALKING TO YOU~
ONLY TO THE "REFUGEES".
AQU{ HAY TRABAJOS, C&SAS Y DERECHOS HUMANOS ..... .
EH, iUN MOMENTO! NO LES ESTABA HABLANDO A
USTEDES, SOLO A LOS"REFUGIADOS".
This is the farse and hypocrisy about human rights that
Carter and his administration proclaim. They try to calm
the restlessness of the poor and working people, first
with insignificant appointments like that of Julian Nava
(new ambassador to Mexico, who before all this wasunknown
in the community), or like Matt Garcia, who is being con­sidered
for the directorship of the hated Migra.
Afterwards, when the people realize that all the pro­mises
made go by without being fulfilled, that racism
increases along with the intensity of the Migra ·and KKK
attacks, the poor people protest like in Miami.
·The Cuban ''refugees''
The same Carter administration that protects known
criminals, like the ex-shah of Iran or Somoza of Nicara­gua,
receives the Cuban "refugees" with false words and
deeds.
The mass media, which are monopolies of the transna­tional
corporations, are embarking on a massive campaign
against the poor and working people that are struggling
for their freedom, for their civil, democratic and human
rights. Be it in Nicaragua, in El Salvador, in San Anto­nio,
Miami or California. They want to paint a picture
of these people as bad individuals.
But the important thing that we have to realize and
take very much into account, is that each person that is
being affected and hurt by the current economic crisis
here in the US, only needs to be aware of his or her own
situation, their own reality, in order to see that the
only ones that are benefiting from the crisis and suffer­ing
of the poor are the bosses of the oil companies and
their friends the bankers.
The honest peopie, that work very hard only to be the
ones ·that end up · suffering the most, can .not be ignored
and trampled upon all _their lives.
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The arrival of thousands of Cuban "refugees" to San Antonio
and other U.S. cities has been used by the government and
the commercial media to incite an anti-Cuba hysteria.
First of all it is noteworthy that a relatively small group
.of Cubans is being presented as if it represents the senti­ments
of all Cubans.
For example, the "objective" U.S. media did not report that
on Hay 17 over 5 million Cubans took to the streets to show
their support for their government.
By giving extensive news coverage to that small percentage
of anti-socials while ignoring the voice of over 5 million
Cubans, the "free" U.S. media continued its long practice of
giving anti-social elements like the Ku Klax Klan extensive
coverage while ignoring the thousands of peop •e who protest
against the KKK.
Some of the Cubans who left their homeland did so because
they could not adjust to the ne\-7 social system. They refused
to abide by the -.;.;rishes of the majority of their countrymen.
However, many of the new arrivals are plain thiefs, pimps,
prostitutes and other lazy _people.
It is for these reasons that they can only be categorized
as anti-social elements.
The terms "refugees" and "political exiles" as applied to
these anti-social Cubans is a tricky lie.
According to the UN General Assembly Resolutions, approved
' by all participating countries, refugees are people who, in
time of war, are forced to leave their country and those who
are expelled from their country by local authorities.
Obviously, the Cubans arriving here do not fit this cate­gory.
So, why are they called "refugees?".
Furthermore, the 1954 Convention on Diplomatic Asylum de­creed
that political a'"'sylum applies only to people sought by
their government for political reasons and not to persons
charged with petty crimes.
We all know that the Cuban government is voluntarily
helping these Cubans to leave.
So, why are they called "political exiles?"
The hypocracy of this cynical propaganda becomes more
. obvious \·Then we remember that back in 19 59 the U.S. govern­ment
and the "free" media welcomed as heroes Cuban criminals,
torturers and thiefs belonging to the Batista dictatorship.
So, why are they complaining about the anti-social crimi­nals
who are flOW coming from Cuba?
Fiesta Co••lsslon
The question in the minds of
the Mexican working people in
the San Antonio community, of
which we are 65%, the question
is: Why are a few racist
white gro:1ps given free n~e of
public property and services
to promote their own distorted
view of history and make ahuge
profit at the same time?
How come the City Council
doesn't have these groups au­dited
and investigated for
fraude?
Derechos humanos
estilo Carter
A pesar de que Mexico produce y exporta comida a los
EUN, en el campo mexicano existe una grave escasez de
alimentos basicos. Sumando esto a · la fal ta de trabajos,
se empieza a comprender las condiciones que forzan a
mitlon~ de mexicanos a inmigrar al norte cada ano.
El gobierno de EUN no los acepta como refugiados de un
sistema politico, social y economico que es incapaz de
satisfacer las mas fundamentales necesidades humanas. Al
contrario, Calter los recibe con la Migra, con el Ku Klux
Klan, y con el racismo de los rancheros y negociantes que
solo busc~ aprovecharse de la mano de obra barata.
Son forzados a vivir en "casas" insaludables, llenas
de ratas y cucarachas. En algunas huertas de Arizona y
Washington, los trabajadores viven bajo los arboles.
Los indocumentados de Haiti, junto con los mexicanos~
no son "bienvenidos" como refugiados por Carter y su
gobierno.
Esta es la farsa y la hipocreCIA sabre los derechos
humanos que proclama Carter y su administraci6n. Tratan
de apaciguar las inquietudes si-e la gente pobre y trabaja­dora,
primero con nombramientos insignificantes como el
de Julian Nava (nuevo embajador a Mexico quien antes de
esto era un individuo muy poco conocido por la comunidad)
o Matt Garc:ia, quien esta siendo considerado para director
de la odiada Migra.
Despues, cuando la gente se da cuenta de que todas las
promesas hechas pasan sin cumplirse, que el racismoaumen­ta
junto con la intensidad de los ataques de la Migra y
del KKK, la gente pobre protesta como en Miami.
La misma administracion de Carter que protege a crimi­nales
conocidos, como el ex-cha de Iran o Somoza de
Nicaragua, recibe con falsos abrazos a los "refugiados"
cubanos.
Los medias de comunicacion, que son monopolfos de
compan1as transnacionales, estan difundiendo una masiva
campana contra fa gente pobre y trabajadora que lucha por
su libertad, por sus derechos democraticos, civiles y
humanos. Ya sea en Nicaragua, en El Salvador, en San
Antonio, Miami o California. Quieren pintar a esta gente
como malas personas.
Pero lo importante que hay que realizar y tomar muy en
cuenta, es que cada persona que esta siendo afectada y
danada por la actual crisis economica aqui en los EUN,
solo tiene que fijarse en su propia situacion, su propia
realidad, para ver que los unicos que benefician de la
crisis y el sufrimiento de los pobres son los mismos
duenos de las compan1as petroleras y sus amigos los
banqueros.
La gente honrada y honesta, que
luego las que mas sufren, no pueden
tadas toda la vida.
trabaja duro para ser .
ser ignoradas y aplas-
Munoz corrido de Kelly_
Trabajador lucha
Por: Victoria Guerrero
SAN ANTONIO, TX- El 21 de
junio, Manuel Munoz, Director
de 1 X.V0 Dis tri to de LULAC
anuncio que iba a pelear en
corte contra los administra­dores
de la base militar de
Kelly, quienes lo corrieron
entre otras razones, por fa­vorecer
a los mexicanos.
Munoz, un trabajador de 21
afios en Kelly, fue despedido
por "misrepresentacion deli­berada
de su educaci6n y en­trenamiento."
Esto se refiere
a una investigacion del EEOC
(agencia federal investigado­ra,
Comision sobre lalgualdad
de Oportunidad en los Empleos ).
Debido a que los adminis­tradores
de Kelly usaron "e­videncia''
que aun no era for-
1 /b . / rna mente pu l iCl c ·:·mo razon
linica para correrlo, viol ~ ron
la ley federal que prohibe la
revelacion de resultados de
investigaciones del EEOC antes
de que dicha agencia haga
conocer su decision final.
Al preguntarle a Manuel
M1noz que . si la mentalidad
racista de los administradores
de Kelly era la verdadera
causa de su despido, as1 como
de los agravios y ataques con­tra
muchas otras personas la­tinas
y negras en Kelly, dijo
"iSin duda!"
En esta c.onferencia de
prensa, dio a conocer la di­reccion
que este distrito
tomara en el curso de los
proximos doce meses; "El dis­tri
to acti vamente apoyara a
cualquier organizacion que
este .... trabaj a.ndo para mej orar
el estado economico de la co­munidad
hispana," dijo Munoz.
" Se refer1a en general a
los sectores privado, publico
y federal, en cuanto a sus
polizas de empleo y trato de
los trabajadores. Affadio/ que
el distrito apoyara acciones
legales contra instituciones
Los Pagina s EL PUEBLO Julio 1980
''refugiados''
cuba nos
La llegada de miles de cubanos "refugiados" a San Antonio y
otras ciudades en EUN ha s;ido usada por el gobierno y la
prensa comercial para incitar una histeria contra Cuba.
Primeramente se debe anotar que se est~ presentando a un
grupo relativamente pequeno como si representara los senti­mientos
de todos los 10 millones de habitantes en Cuba .
. Por ejemplo, la prensa "objetiva" comercial no reporto .... que
el 17 de mayo mas de 5 millones de cubanos salieron a la
calle para demostrar su respaldo a su gobierno.
Al darle gran publicidad a ese pequeno porcentage de anti­sociales
mientras se ignora la voz de la mayo ria, la prensa
"libre" de EUN continua su practica de propagandizar las
ideas de elementos anti-sociales como lo ha hecho con el Ku
Klax Klan mientras ignora a las miles de personas en EUN que
han protestado contra ese mismo KKK.
Algunos de los cubanos que abandonaron su patria lo hicie­ron
simplemente porque se rehuzan a contribuir a una nueva
sociedad. Se rehuzan a respetar los deseos de la rnayor{a de
sus compatriota~.
Sin embargo, gran parte de los cubanos inmigrantes son
ra teros, pros ti tutas, alcahue tes y demas elementos holgazanes.
Por estas razones solo se les puede categorizar como ele­mentos
anti-sociales.
Los terminos "refugiados" y "exiliados pol1ticos" otorgados
a los cubanos es un truco mentiroso.
Segun las Resoluciones de las Naciones Unidas, aprovadas
por todos los pa{ses participantes, refugiados son aquellas
personas que durante una guerra son forzados a salir de su
pais y aquellas que son expulsadas por autoridades de su pa{s.
Es obvio que los cubanos inmigrantes a EUN no pertenecen
dentro de estas clasificaciones.
Entonces, i.Por que- insisten en llamarles "refugiados?"
Adem~s, durante la Convencion Sabre Asilo Diplomatico de
1954 se acordd que el asilo pol{tico aplica dnicamente aper­sonas
perseguidas por ;us gobiernos por razones polfticas y
no a personas acusadas de cometer cr{menes comunes.
Todos sabemos que el gobierno cubano voluntariamente per­mitioque
salieran de Cuba los que quisieran.
Entonces, lPor que insisten en llamarles "exiliados?"
La hipocrec{a de esta propaganda c{nica es mas obvia
cuando recordamos que en 1959 el gobierno de EUN y la prensa
"libre" dio la bienvenida como gran heroes a cubanos crimi­nales,
torturadores y rateros rniembros de la dictadu~a de
Eat is ta.
Entonces, lPor que hoy se quejan que estan llegando de Cuba
elementos anti-sociales?
Ill :611 ~ :] I•]
contra
que nieguen a la gente sus
derechos constitucionales y
humanos.
En particualr dijo que a­poyar!
an viviendas publicas
para la gente que lo necesite
y animaran a que la gente
participe en demandas declase
contra instituciones que des­criminan
contra ciertos
sectores dP la comunidad.
Ademas, entregaran una
pcLicion a la Comision Fede­ral
de Comunicaciones que pide
que le nieguen la licencia a
KBUC, la radiodifusora que
promueve el racismo y el odio
por medio de dos de sus locu­tores,
Ricci Ware y Jud Ash­more.
Munoz termino su interven­cion
diciendo que el y el
distrito que encabeza, apoya
a la Asociacion de Empleados
Pllblicos Unidos (UPEA), cuyo
representante fue Sam Alvara­do,
qui en anuncio que UPEA
esta llevando a la corte a
• rac1smo.
los administradores de la
ciudad, entre ellos Tom
Huebner, por haber violado
los derechos constitucionales
de los trabajadores de SARCA.
Ademas, dijo Alvarado que
UPEA esta activamente orga­nizando
a los trabajadores
publicos, concentnl.ndose en
representacion en las muchas
quejas que los trabajadores
tienen acerca de los abusos,
el raci smo y demas injusticias
de sus patrones.
Una de las quejas que
tienen los trabajadores de la
ciudad se trata de la nueva
regla represiva sobre los
d{as de descanso y . cuando se
est a enfermo.
Algunas · de las personas
presentes durante el encuentro
de prensa, comentaron que ya
era tiempo que se estuviera
hacienda algo en concretopara
parar la mentalidad racista
de los sectores p~blicos y
privados, quienes controlan
la pol{tica de la ciudad.
,_
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• - __ - _ _ . Pagina 6 EL PUEBLO Julio 1980
l ------~-------------~----------------------- ;PERSPECTIVA FEMENIL Domestic Violence~
· 1 (Ed~ torial note: Information for this always fo:ced to return to him for :i ve, more and more they are getting I
1series has been obtained from first- fear of VIolence toward her parents or Into the hands of the bureacTacy. I
hand information from work done at .a other_ family m~mbers. . Furthermore we would need a Shelter1
I battered women's shelter and from a It 1s for this reason that activists In every corner to reach the thousands I
lbook entitled "Battere(l Women" by from the woman's movement - organized upon thousands of women who suffer
JM·· Roy.) emergency shelters for battered women physical abuse daily and who are tool
I and their children. Individuals in- afraid or apathetic to do anything I
. In this 4-part series on Domestic vol ved in women's issues began to see about it. Unfortunately, violence in 1
lviolence we have tried to show that ~hat there ~as no source of help for the ~orne has become .a~ acceptable wayl
the problem of battered women is an o_attere.d women. of l1fe for many families.
economic problem. Neither a man nor a ::ihelter:::>, by providing a secret An even more effective solutionl
woman involved are to be blamed; in- secure haven, make a tremendous dif- therefore to the problem of domesticl
stead domestic violence is a rcsul t ference for the beaten woman. With violence is the education of the enti reJ
of an unjust economic system that pro- out a place to go where her husband or community. · An entire campaign isl
motes inequality between · workers and boyfriend cannot harass her, she _has needed to make known the injusticesl
between sexes. the time to make some decisions about toward the battered woman -how she
So what is the solution for millions her life. With the help of counselors, is quietly a victim of so mu~h violen-1
of beaten women who live in fear of social workers and the other battered ce. In fact, education is needed onJ
their lives? What c~n help the man to women residents, she begins to learn h?w the :ystem actually promotesl
see that VIolence 1n the family is that she does not have to take the VIolenceaga1nst women.
totally unacceptable? How can we pre- beatings. She learns that she has the The entire community especiallyl
vent children from having to grow up right to live in peace. the battered woman herself, must thenl
in a family where violence can erupt In San Antonio, a woman who is being be organized to do away with the in-1
any dayy . . beaten and needs a place to go can equalities th~t exist between men andl
One Immedlate solution for the bat- call 227 -HELP for assistance in loca- women, and 1ndeed all workers. Wei
tered woman who -wants to escape the ting the Women's Shelter. must demand that the home be a safe
J violence at home is safe shelter. Many The solution to the problem of bat- and equal home where differences beJ
lwomen have test]fied that if_they had tered women however cannot be resolved t~een sexe: does not mean one indi-l
· only had a place to go w1th their by shelters alone. Shelters themselves v1dual dom1nates another. I
lchildren where they would have felt cannot prevent the problem--they can In fact, the entire society must bel
lsafe, they would have left their vio- only help the woman in crisis. As it changed where human needs, not profit,l
J lent home life_ long before they did. is, shelters suffer from a lack of are the priority. As long as the soc-tWithout.
shelters ~o protect women, necessary staff and funds . that are iety continues as a system with un_l
loften t1mes the · v1olen! m~n becomes. needed t~ make a_ profound 1mpact on just laws, distorted social v~lues andl
1
enraged and harasses h1 s w1 fe at the the soc 1 ety. Wh1l e the concept of · di vision between workers we wi 111
;h~e of her relatives. She is almost shelters is relatively new andprogres- continue to have violence i~ the home.1 :
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BANDERILLAZOS POLITICOS
9y: .\rmandina Sald{var
Ms. Saldfvar is a social worker. She
also has a degree in the field of so­ciology
with a total of 26 years exper­ience.
Her column is oased on her
professional experiences and observa­tions.
(Editorial Note: In the next few series
this column will write on the intrica- .
cies - the who, what and why - of the
Good Government League (GGL) to expose
their control of San Antonio.)
The following is not in favor nor an
endorsement of Julie Marquez, who was a
candidate for the democratic nomination
of judge in 187th District Court, but
rather it is a criticism against the
Express-News. This newspaper ran a
negative article on Marquez on April 23,
1980 and also stated in another column
that she would make a lousy judge.
But I would say that Ms. Marquez is
by far more honest then any other pol­itical
candidate that the Express-News
has covered up for, favore~. endorsed,
protected and fabricated stories for.
For example, our dishonest Mayor
Lila Cockrell and City Attorney Jane
Macon. I professionally know the three
women above like a book. When it comes
to dishonesty Cockrell is ahead; she
makes Marquez look like a nun. Yet
it was my experience in the four -years
I spent at City Hall as assistant to
Councilman Pyndus, to observe the
Express-News cover up for the Mayor and
others. In the EODC problem the gar­bage
strike and the bond issue she
used dishonesty, dirty tricks and lies
but you never saw the Express-News call
her a liar did you? Or state that she
makes a lousy mayor (even though she
does). More than any. other newspaper
the Express-News went out of their way
to make the mayor look good.
She is not the only one that they
covered up for, endorsed or fabricated
stories for. Example: State Repre­sentative
Frank Tejeda and Frank Wing
who is counci·lman, and were very much
involved in the wrong doing of EOOC
against the poor were endorsed. In fact
it is my professional opinion that the
Express-News endorsed or covers-up for
anyone that is for the Anglo 100% or
who keep the poor dow~ . . I suppose they
endorse that type of politicians be-cause
as long as they keep the poor
down the longer we will have cheap
labor in this city.
It is my professional opinion that
editor Kilpatrick of the Express-News
caters to those that use cheap •labor
like members of the GGL and the develo~
ers. Time and time again Kilpatrick
has been seen socially with members of
these two groups. Let me give you
another example: Veronica Salazar, who
is a reporter for that newspaper has a
segregated column for Mexican~ called
"Dedication Rewarded~~'. During the EODC
problem she came out praising Edmundo
Zaragoza and Barbara Benavides who were
involved in the cover-up and mis-use of
funds belonging to the poor. Yes, while
the other newspapers were bringing out
the wrong doings the Express-News was
rewarding them. That leads me to assume
that Kilpatrick for some reason wants
people who take advantage of our poor
and minorities in power.
That will make sense to you when I
tell you that almost at the end on my
EODC research I found a strong connec­tion
between the EOOC poverty warriors
who are Mexican and the GGL.
Now do you get the picture of why
Kilpatrick of the Express-News plays
politics with that newspaper?
What can you do to put an end to the
Express-News: Do not buy products ad­vertized
in· that newspaper!!! ' . . . . . . . . . ' • The Women's Shelter of if you do not have the funds. •
'
Bexar County and Drug Abuse The Conference will espe- ~
Central will co-sponsor a cially be helpful for women
• very important conference on who are experiencing beatings •
'
Domestic Violence. from their husbands . and who ~
The conference will be wish to find solutions to
held on August 18 and 19,1980 their problems.
• at Incarnate Word College. For more information • 6 There will be a minimal charge contact Sylvia Garc:la at A
'of $5.00 that can be waived 225-4066. ' • • • • • • • • • •
News Btiefs
,'JJCARAGUA: ..\ member of the sandinist government of :-iicaragua, Comander Daniel
Ortega, declared that a real and grave threat exists coming from counterrevo­lutionay
elements from the deteated Somoza guard.
There are at least 5 milita~y bases in Honduras, next to the Nicaraguan bor­der.
The bases are there with the full knowledge and consent of Honduras'
military dictatorship, as well as with the economic supp~rt of the US CIA.
Ortega added, "We are sure that our enemy is carrying out these activities,
but we are also confident in the strength of our people,"
~ • * • * * * •
KOREA: The chairman of the Export-Import Bank(EIB), a US government agency, is
looking into increasing South Korea's loan, which is $631 million for 1980.
So·uth Korea's military dictatorship already owes the EIB $3.1 billion. This
is how the Carter government rewards the military dictatorship's brutal repres
sion of the people of Kwangju.
Civilian casualties were over 1,000 dead and 10,000 wounded. Many more were
arrested and tortured.
One of the US generals that are commnading the 40,000 Gls "stationed" in
South Korea, General John Wickham, also commanded several South Korean regi­ments
in the spearhead attack on Kwangju.
This is the ''military assistance" that the Congress/Carter/Pentagon planners
want to increase spending on at the expense of needed social, employment and
training programs in the US.
* * * * * * * *
PHOEN1X,ARIZONA: The Arizona Department of Economic Security, has listed the
Ku Klux Klan as an Eql¥11 Opportunities Employer, thereby allowing the use o
public services by a known terrorist group. · .
Bill Jamieson, head of the State's job agency, confirmed that the KKK was
listed as an Equal Opportunities Empolyer, because they were hiring "minority"
women to sew 500 bed
THE TRUE FEELINGS OF THESE
"PATRIOTIC AMERICANS"!!!
P;gina 7 EL PUEBLO Julio 1980 jPERSPECt1VA-FEME-N1[ _____ \/i~l~~~i;O~m~;ti~~~
I (Nota editorial: La informacion para otros familiare!'. manos de la burocracia. I
I esta serie vi no en parte de la experien- Es por esta razon que activistas del Aun mas, se necesi tar:la un refugio I I
lcia del trabajo hecho en un refugio de movimiento de las mujeres, organizaron en cada esquina para ayudar a las miles I
1mu~eres golpeadas, asf com~ del libro refugios de emerge~cia para mujeres y miles de muj;r~s que diar~_a111ente. su- I
I Muyeres Golpeadas, por Mar1.a Roy.) golpeadas y sus . h1 jos. Personas en- fren a~usos f1S19os y que t1enel! m1edo 1
vueltas en cuest1ones de Ja mujer, o apat1a para hacer algo. Desafortuna- I
I En esta ·serie en 4 partes, sobre la empezaron a ver que no habian fuentes damente, la violencia en los hogares se
IViolencia Domestica, hemos tratado de de ayuda para mujeres golpeadas. ha convertido en algo aceptable para I
1mostrar que el problema de mujeres gol- Los refugios, al proveer alojamiento muchas familias. (
I peadas e~ un pr~blema economico. Ni. el seguro y secreto, comenzaron a hacer De modo que una so~ uci on. mas efe,ct ~ va I
h~mbr: n1 la m~Je·r ~on culp,.ab~es, s1no una gran diferencia para Ia mujer gol- al problema ?~ la v1olenc1a dome~t1ca I
I mas b1en, la violencia domest1ca .es el peada. Con un lugar donde pueda ir, es la educac1on de toda la comunidad . .
I resultado de un sistema economico injus- donde su esposo o novio no la agovie, Se necesita una campana . completa para I
-1 to qu: promueve la desigualdad entre ella tiene el tiempo necesario para hacer con~cer las injus!icias que su-
I trabaJadores y entre los sexos. hacer algunas · decisiones acerca de su fre la muJer golpeada--como, tan calla-
De modo que i.cmfl es la solucion para vida. Con la ayuda de consejeros, tra-- damente es la v:lctirna de tanta violen­lmillones
de mujeres golpeadas· que viven bajadoras sociales y mujeres golpeadas cia. De hecho, necesitamos educarnos
I en temor por sus vidas? i,QUe le puede que son residentes del refugio, ella sobre como el sistema actualmente pro­layudar
al hombre para que comprenda que empieza a darse cuenta de que no tiene· mueve la violencia contra mujeres.
I !a violencia en I,.a familia es t?talmente que aguantar las golpizas. Aprende que La c?muni~ad enter a, e~pecia lrrente
I I.naceptable? i,Como podemos ev1tar que tiene el derecho de vivir en paz. la prop1a muJer golpeada, t1ene que ser
los ninos tengan que crecer en una fa- . organizada para deshacernos de las des-
1 milia donde la violencia puede surgir a En San Antonio, una mujer que esta igualdades que existen entre hombres y
1 cualquier memento? siendo golpeada Y necesJta refugio, mujeres, y atin rna's entre los t1·ab<:~ja-l
Una solucion inmediata para la mujer puede llamar al 227-HELP(227-4357)donde ·dores. Tenemos que exigir que el hogar
l golpeada que quiere escapar la violen- la pondran en contacto con el Refugio sea uno de igualdad y seguridad, donde
cia en su casa, es un refugio dondehaya de Mujeres. las diferencias entre los sexos no
lseguridad. Muchas mujeres han dicho Sin embargo, el problema de mujeres signifiquen la dominacion de un indivi-
1 que si solamente hubieran tenido un golpeadas no puede ser res1iel to sola- duo sobre otro.
Jlugar donde ir c?n sus hi?os y sentirse m~nt~ con refugios. Los .refugios por De hecho,. la misma sociedad t~ene 1.
I s~gur~s, s_e hub1eran sal1do de sus ca- s1 m1~mos no pueden preven1r el p~oble- que ser camb1ada para que _las neces1da- 1
I sas v1olentas mucho antes de cuando lo rna-solo pueden ayudar a la muJer en des humanas, no las ganancias, sean la I
hicieron. Sin refugios que protejan a crisis. De por s£, los refugios sufren prioridad. Siempre que la sociedad
lrnujeres, muy seguido el hombre violento de una falta de personal y fondos nece- continue como un sistema con leyes I
1 se enoja y agovia a su esposa en la casa sarios para tener un impacto fundamental injustas, val ores sociales distorciona- I
1 de los familiares de ella. Casi siempre, en la sociedad. Mientras que el con- dos y la division entre trabajadores, 1
I ella es forzada a regresar con el por cepto de refugios se relati vamente nuey-o continuaremos teniendo violencia en los I
temor de violencia contra sus padres u y progresista, mas y mas van cayeJJdO en hogares. I ) _________________________________________________ _
Corte debate derechos·
Por: Isafas Torres
En el caso de Houston, las
demanclas se basan en la falta
del estado de justificar sus
acciones y debido a que los
indocumentados pagan impues­tos
y contribuyen al mante­nimiento
de los distritos es­colares.
Varios estudios cient{fi- ·
cos indican que los indocu­mentados
contribuyen mas en
impuestos de lo que reciben
en servicios.
Los demandantes alegan que
es injusto excluir a · ninos
indocumentados de las escue­las
ya que el Servicio de
Inmigracion y Naturalizacion
(SIN) mantiene la practica de
no deportar a familias bajo
ciertas categor1as.
Los derechos civiles de in­documentados
han sido dif1ci­les
de vindicar en EU por dos
razones principales.
Primero por el disparate
legalista que los indocumen-tados
son forajidos y por lo
tanto no tienen ningtin dere­cho.
Segundo, existe en las cor­tes
de EU informcs erroneos
sobre las caracterfsticas de
inmigrantes indocumentados.
El litigio sobre los ninos
indocumentados marca un paso
importante hacia la aplica­cion
de estudios cient1ficos
sociales en el area de liti­gios.
La confluencia de abogados
y cient1ficos sociales ser~
esencial para proteger los
derechos civiles de indo­cumentados.
Sin embargo, la cuestion de
los indocumentados es una
cuestion pol1tica y se debe
de combatir de tal manera.
Las cortes no son la mejor
manera de luchar por los de­rechos
de los indocurnentados.
Por ejemplo, se puede lo­grar
mucho si la legislatura
de Texas revoca el proviso de
forasteros del artfculo No.
21.031.
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: FORUM ON RACISM IN SAN ANTONIO :
: FORO SOBRE EL RACISMO EN SAN ANTONIO : • • -: Date . Saturday July 26th at 7:30pm :
• Pecha· Sabado 26 de julio a las 7:30pme
: Place. CENTRO DEL PUEBLO :
: Lugar· 229 Grenet (con Co~orado) :
• • • Speakers Manuel Munoz, LULAC •
: Oradores= Bernardo Eureste, City Council :
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no Noticias
Breves
NICARAGUA: Un miembro del gobierno sandinista de . Nicaragua, el Comandante
Daniel Ortega, declaro que existe una real y grave amenaza de elementos con­trarevolucionarios
de la derrotada guardia nacional.
Hay por lo menos 5 bases militares en Honduras, junto a la frontera con
Nicaragua. Las bases estan alli con el permiso del gobierno militar de
Honduras, as{ como con el apoyo economico de la CIA norteamericana.
Ortega anadib, "Estamos seguros que nuestros enemigos estan llevando estas
actividades a cabo, pero tambien tenemos la confianza en la fuerza de nuestro
pueblo."
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KOREA: El jefe del Banco de Exportacion-Importacion (BET), una agencia del
gobierno de EUN, estabuscando la manera de aumentar el prestamo a Sur Korea,
que para 1980 ya est£ a $361 millones. ,
La dictadura militar surkoreana ya debe al BEI $3.1 billones. Esta es 1
forma en que el gobierno de Carter recompensa a la dictadura militar por
brutal represion de la gente de Kwangju. Hubo mas de 1,000 civiles muertos
10,000 heridos y muchos miles mas torturados y arrestados.
Uno de los generales norteamericanos que estan al comando de los 40,000 sol
dados "estacionados" en Sur Korea. el General John Wickham, tambien comando
varios regimientos surkoreanos que encabez-aron el ataque contra el pueblo
Kwangju.
Es en esta "asistencia militar" que los planificadores del Congreso/Carter
Pentagono quieren gastar mas dinero, a costo de programas sociales, de traba
jos y entrenamiento aqu{ en los EUN.
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PHOENIX, ARIZONA: El Departamento de Seguridad Economica de Arizona, ha pues­to
en sus listas de empresas al Ku Klux Klan como una Compan£a de Igualdad de
Oportunidad. En esta manera, han permitido el uso de servicios publicos a un
conocido grupo terrorista.
Bill Jamieson, director de la agencia estatal de empleos, confirmo queel
estaba en la lista mencionada a razon de que estaban ocupando a mujeres de
"minor{a" como costureras de capotes hechos de sabanas que el Klan ilsara
un plan de reclutamiento.
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: A•allsls cle Ia co•fere•la e• Mexico l
I Durante los ultimos 60 d:las, se !leva- comunidad ... " de Mexico y· EU, la confe- munitarios contra algunos sindicatos quel
Iron a cabo 2 conferencias sabre inmigra- rencia fue controlada rlgidamente por un les cobran sus cuotas de membrecfa pero1
I cion ~n Mexico y en S~n. Diego. pequen~ ... grupo de s~ndicalistas. n~ los repre~entan ni les exti~nden el
I Obv1amente la efect1v1dad a largo pia- Tamb1en fue obv1o que algunos de los m1smo tratam1ento que a otros m1embros. I
zo de estas conferencias sera determina- participantes de EU estaban en Mexico La solucion debe ser una comision am-1
Ida unicamente par Ia cantidad y calidad para abrir puertas poi:lticas "oficiales" plia la cuai incluya grupos comunitariosl
Ide! trabajo1 practico que se haga para y no para desarrollar una resistencia que luchan diariamente por defender Yl
limplementar los compromisos ah1 acorda- internacional pro~indocumentados. organizar 1~~ indocumentados. I
ldos. · Buscaban la "un1dad" con cualquier La exclusion de estos grupos en la
Sin embargo, los eventos de la confe- ll.der sindicalista de Mexico. Inclusive "Comision Autonoma Inter-Sindical" per-I
lrencia en Mexico y el significado de asignaron "l:lderes" charras de la Confe- mitira que sindicatos "charras" de EU yJ
lesta como la primer conferencia interna- deracion de Trabajadores Mexicanos (CTM) Mexico participen simplemente porque1
lcional con este .tema, requieren que sea a coordinar mesas de trabajo. -aunque "oficiales"- son sindicatos. I
ldiscutida y analizada. Esta actitud incorrecta fue empeorada Grupos comunitarios y sindicatos
I Esta conferencia nos ofrece lecciones por el aislamiento de grupos comuni ta- honestos en EU deben ser mas selectivos I
importantes, tanto positivas como nega- rios al insistir en formar un bloque y politicamente maduros al decidir coni
!tivas. titulado "Comision Autonoma Inter-Sindi- cuales grupos de Mexico se unen. 1
I . . . .., cal." . . ... . El unirse c~n grupos "o~iciales" es lol
1 Es pos1t1vo que f1nalmente se este re- Esta pos1c1on ultra-gremial ignora el m1smo que un1rse al reg1men PRI en su
1
conociendo que la sol ucion al "problema" desarrollo historico de I a lucha en de- campana de tortura y represioh contral
de los indocumentados es una lucha in- fensa de los indocumentados. los obreros. I
lternacional que combine y unifique los Nadie puede negar que aqu:l en EU el Grupos y sindicatos democraticos enl
lesfuerzos de grupos y sindicatos en am- peso de la lucha pro-indocumentado lo ha Mexico deben analizar los grupos y sin-1
1bos lados de la frontera. llevado grupos comunitarios y no los dicatos de EU y sus posiciones y practi-l
I Si~ embarg,o ~ los suces?s ... de la con~ e ... - sindicc;_tos. cas. ,
renc1a en Mex1co son tamb1en una lecc1on Es mas, los sindicatos (con algunas Crear una unidad estrecha ciega, uni-1
len practic/as peligrosas que al largo excepciones) han sido parte del problema camente para poder hablar de una "unidadl
lplazo seran contra-producentes. con sus practicas anti-inmigrante. internacionalista" a costo de sacrificar1
1 Por ejemplo, a pesar de que el llama- , todo principia y honestidad, nos traeral
lmiento fue dirigido a "organizaciones .Aun hoy, trabajadores indocumentados mas problemas que soluciones a largol
1sindicales, campesinas, religiosas y de s1~uen luchando por media de grupos co- plazo'. I
l SOMOS UN PUEBLO SIN FRONTERAS :
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"Fiesta"
Por: Victoria Guerrero
SAN ANTONIO,TX.-Otra semana
de FIESTA y de celebracion y
ganancias, ha pasado a la
historia y unos cuantos ricos
negociantes blancos cuentan
sus millones en ganacias.
Se gasta dinero de impues­tos
locales en cosas comopro­teccion
de la polic{a para
las actividades, en la lim­pieza
de las calles, del r:lo
y de la Villita, en el tiempo
extra que ponen los polic!as
para control de transito, y
en varios otros servicios.
~Cuanto dinero de ingreso
le da la Comisi~n de Fiesta
al municipio? ~ Cuanto dinero
se r ecibe de las Hijas de la
Reptiblica de Texas? 6 De los
"Texas Cavaliers"? i NADA!
i Todas las ganancias se van
para estos grupos prividos!
Sin embargo, el municipio
otro, ejemplo del
alega que ellos rec-iben "su
porci6n" en la forma de
impuestos pagados por loscon­sumidores
que asisten al
desfile nocturno de los "Cav­aliers",
o de la Noche en
Viejo San Antonio (NIOSA) de
las Hijas de la Republica,
as:l como tambien de los pues­tos
que rento" Phi 1 Sheridan
~bajo de la autopista IH-35.
No obstante, los blancos
adinerados dicen que "los con­cesionarios"
tambien sacan "su
porcion" de las ganancias: de
la Semana de Fiesta. La cosa
aqu{ es que gente como Phil
Sheridan, quien sentado en su
oficina, ilegalmente se apo­dero
de $40,000 a $55,000.
~Como lo pudo hacer?
Consiguio permiso de algun
administrador de la ciudad
para usar propiedad del esta­do
que estabajo contrato con
la ciudad para usarse solo
para estacionamiento. Oespues
dividio la propied_ad en 100
partes y cobra entre $400 y
$550 por puesto. No pago ni
un centavo al estado ni a la
ciudad, sin embargo dinero
publico fue usado para lim­pieza
y proteccion.
Phil Sheridan logro donar
$160,000 a la Comision de
Fiesta, por toda su ayuda.
De hecho, ni Sheridan ni la
Comision de Fiesta, ni cual­quiera
de estos grupos hasta
la fecha han presentado cuen­tas
del ultraje de fondos y
ganancias del usa de servi­cios
y faci-1 idades publ icas ..
El costo para la ciudad
supera $350,000. Sin embargo
no recive nada de estos gru­_
pos privados.
· La Hijas de l a Republ i ca
en una no che de NIOSA s acan
• ractsmo
mas de $100,000 de las entra­das
ademas de la renta de los
puestos, y el 20% de las
ganancias: esto suma a casi
un millen de $$$$$.
Los "Cavaliers" sacan mas
de $400,000 del desfile, y la
misma cantidad saca Sheridan
de sus concessiones.
La pregunta en las mentes
de la gente mexicana trabaja­dora
en la comunidad de San
Antonio, de la cual consiten
el 65%, la pregunta es: 6Por
que a unos cuantos grupos de
racistas blancos se les per­mite
usar gratis propiedad y
servicios publicos para que
promuevan 3U frOpia .vision
distorcionada de la historia
y hacer una enorme ganan~ta a
la misma vez?
~Par que sera que el con­cilia
de la · ci udad no exige­una
auditoria e investigacion
de fraude par e stos grupos ?
cont Mexicanos luchanao contra el BCHD
dado de Bexar par 6 anos y la
otra por 8 anos.
Para apoyar estos cargos
de pr{cticas anticonstitu­cionales
de BCHD, la demanda
subrayo estos seis puntas:
1) el distrito violo el
T1tul o VI de la Acta de Dere­chos
Civiles de 1964 al
negarles el beneficia de pro­gramas
que reciben fondos
feder ales debido a su origen
nac.ional.
2) al hacer preguntas
acerca del estado de ciuda­dania
e inmigracion de perso­nas
de aparente herencia
mexicana, el BCHD violo/ la
Cl ausula de Igual Proteccion
de la Constitucion de EUN.
Esta practica descrimina por
razon de origen nacional y
negando servicios.,.. m~recidos a
este grupo de personas.
3) bajo la Clausula de
Procesos Debidos de la 14
enmienda. a la Constitucion,
el BCHD viola los derechos
civiles de todos personas de
herencia mexicana. Estas
personas que acuden el BCHD,
son residentes del condado
que pagan impuestos, sin em­bargo
aun se les esta negando
acceso igual a los servicios
p~blicos a los cuales tienen
derecho.
4) cuando el BCHD inter­preta
las leyes de inmigra­cion
para su pr opia conven­iencia
violan la Clausula de
Supremaci a de la Constitucion
de EUN.
5) la ley de Texas requiere
que el BCHD presente atencion
medica y servicio de hospital
a todos aquellos que lo nece­siten.
Al negar servi cios de
hospi tal a los supuesta.mente
no-residentes, el distrito
esta·en violaci on de la ley
constitucional de Texas.
6) cuando el BCHD pone
presion a personas de heren- . . . / c1a mex1cana para ver s1 estan
cumpliendo con las provision­es
de la Acta de Nacionalida~
el distrito tambien esta
violando la Acta de Derechos
Civiles de Texas.
Estas practicas del BCHD
de ir seleccionando a pacien­tes,
preguntandoles sobre su
estado de inmigracion, t i ene
unas graves consecuencias
par a el pueblo mexicano. Por
ejemplo, la demandahapuntual­izado
el caso de una residen-
-ta de 40 anos en San Antonio,
cuyo hijo peleo en VietNam
par los EUN, ella fue negada
servicio en el R.B.Green par­que
segun el BCHD, ella no es
residente. A pesar de que
ella tiene una carta de un
juez de inmigracion que dice
que ella no puede ser depor­tada
y que esta en proceso de
arreglar su inmigracion, e:
BCHD supero/a la ·Migra y dijo
que ella era "ilegal".
La demanda legal espera
recompensar monetariamente a
las dos personas agredidas,
pero tambien servira"' para
desenmascarar las prac ticas
raci stas y de genocidi o por
parte del BCHD que ponen en
peligro el cuido de salud
para la comunidad de San
Antonio.