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CALIFORNIA TO BAN CLASSIC CARS?
Car enthusiasts in the Chicano community are speaking out after California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) began gathering information from vintage car owners in wake of a newly passed plan to further regulate gas-powered vehicles.
CARB recently sent surveys to owners of classic cars from 1978 or earlier, asking how often they drive them, where they go, and how many miles are on the odometer.
The move is part of an effort to assess how older vehicles contribute to emissions and whether they should be restricted from certain areas or be forced to pay special fees.
RECORD NUMBER OF LATINOS SET TO JOIN SENATE
In a historic shift, the number of Latino senators will reach a record high next year, growing from five to seven. This change comes after the victories of Rep. Ruben Gallego, a Democrat from Arizona, and Bernie Moreno, a Republican business owner from Ohio.
A new report from the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) highlights other key Latino gains in Congress. Latino candidates successfully ran for congressional seats in 12 states, making significant progress in places like New Jersey, Washington, Colorado, California, Arizona, and Ohio.
In the House of Representatives, 40 Latino incumbents who were running for re-election have won, while four lost their seats. These results reflect the growing influence of Latino voters and candidates in U.S. politics.
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MEXICAN AMERICAN FROM OREGON TAPPED FOR SECRETARY OF LABOR
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) has been tapped to serve as Secretary of Labor, becoming the second Latino nominee for Trump’s Cabinet.
Her appointment is seen as a strategic move by the former president, who made significant inroads with Latino voters this past election.
A notable aspect of Chavez-DeRemer’s background is her personal connection to labor unions—she is the daughter of a Teamsters union member.
The connection is also expected to resonate with union members and working-class voters.
THE MAN WHO FOUGHT FOR MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE
Against what many Americans believe, when Santa Anna attacked the Alamo, he was not fighting the U.S. He was fighting against a Mexican rebel province.
According to testimonies, Davy Crockett and his men fought under the Mexican flag with the number “1824,” the year of the liberal Mexican Constitution. But Santa Anna did fight against the U.S. when tension escalated over the annexation of Texas, and the U.S. invaded Mexico.
He lost every battle —except probably Buena Vista— and fled when General Winfield Scott captured the magnificent Mexico City, which at first sight left his men dumbfounded by its beauty.
But while for much of his life, Santa Anna was the natural enemy of the U.S., the man was not an enemy of the Americans. He actually thought highly of the U.S. He was friends with its presidents, had many acquaintances in the country and at the end of his life, when no one cared anymore, he went to live in NY, no hard feelings.
TAFT: THE FIRST PRESIDENT TO VISIT MEXICO
Many years before Harry S. Truman, another head of state spent a few hours in Mexico, met with his Mexican colleague, and became the first US president to visit the country. Not counting Theodore Roosevelt’s visit to the Panama Canal in 1906, William Taft’s would also be the first acting president to leave the U.S.
A couple of photographs, and even a film, saved the first meeting for posterity, showing Taft and the so-called Strong Man of the Americas, Mexican Porfirio Díaz.
It happened in two stages on the 16th of October of 1909. The first handshake took place in Texas, at the El Paso Chamber of Commerce, and was strictly private. Later, Taft agreed to cross the border to meet Porfirio Díaz at the Ciudad Juárez customs office.
“You are, to my knowledge,” said the old general to his neighbor, “the first US premier to visit this land.”
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