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Monday, August 20, 2007

Mexicans turn violent on group protesting Bush's NAU plan - Mex's say it's "racist" to protest against White genocide - many cops hurt yet no arrests

Mexicans turn violent on group protesting Bush's NAU plan - Mex's say it's "racist" to protest against White genocide - many cops hurt yet no arrests were made

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What were supposed to be two separate protests by two opposing groups turned violent when the one group grew confrontational and threw balloons and beer bottles at its opposition on Saturday.

Some 200 people gathered to protest against what they claim is President Bush's support of a North American union which, the protesters claim, would eliminate U.S. sovereignty.

"Not every illegal immigrant is a criminal - we understand that, but we are allowing people into this nation who are doing us harm," said Jonnie Crivello, a protester.

The protesters gathered at the Seattle Center and marched down Third Avenue to the Federal Building. While rallied there, they were bombed with beer cans and balloons by counter-protesters who were holding their own rally, prompting police to intervene.

About 50 counter-protesters were present, claiming shutting down the border is a racist act.

"We say no human being is illegal and everybody - just by working here - automatically has the right to live here," said Jorge Torres, a counter-protester.

Police said many of their officers were hurt during the protests. No arrests were made.




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Saturday, August 18, 2007

Accommodating English Language Learners - No Mexican left behind

More and more students who do not speak English are enrolling in schools in Tennessee.

Metro Schools also has seen the largest increase; more than 6,000 children are enrolled this year.

"We represent over 80 countries and over 150 different languages spoken," said Lawanna Shelton, director of Metro's English Language Learners program.

In the program, students are tested. They also follow the same curriculum as their peers for math, science, and social studies.

Shelly Archuleta-Smith is one of the trainers who help teachers work with the children learning English.

The costs for training and other expenditures can run into the millions.

Shelton said federal dollars augment allocations from the school district.

"They're kids that get counted in our daily average attendance," Shelton said.

Parents such as Maria Delgado-Gamas said the program is helpful to families. She signed up her son and grandchildren.

Every Metro school has some form of the ELL program. Administrators believe the students benefit from what they learn in those classrooms.

For a number of years, the state has supported some form of "English as a second language" as part of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.