Border Militia Will Be
New Congressman’s
First Business
When he takes office in January, newly elected U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) plans to call for a federal investigation into the increasing number of armed civilians and militia groups patrolling the Arizona-Mexico border.
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Spanish-Speaking
Students Segragated
In Poorest Schools
A study published in the November issue of Demography Journal found that Spanish-speaking students learning English were enrolled in schools where 71% of students were low income. This is a 17% increase from 1989. Other Hispanic non-LEP students attended schools that were 62% low income, while black and white students attended schools considered 55% and 30% low-income, respectively.
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Texan Given Five Years
For Shooting Migrant
Coy Brown, 58, of Edwards County, Tex., was convicted of aggravated assault for shooting Juan Mauricio González, 44, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico.
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Feds Won’t Fight Ruling
To Release
2000 Undercount
The U.S. Justice Department said Nov. 22 it will not contest a 9th U.S. Court of Appeals decision made last month ordering the federal government to release figures on the 2000 Census undercount.
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