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Show Lal e A LULA lll — MUNDO HISPANO www.munhispano.com _NUESTRO PUNTO DE VISTA ctas Primero el gobierno, a investigación hecha por ción sino Centro de la Familia y la Uni- quien garantiza la educación de los versity de Utah sobre la - niños, tiene que hacerse responsable por la educación de todos los niños, no sola- brecha educativa tendría que despertar la preocupación de todos los his- mente algunos. El estudio encontró que panos. Las estadísticas son penosas los estudiantes hispanos muchas veces tienen las maestras con menos experiES y dan pocá pp e nuestros encia y éxito. jóvenes. Y Segundo, es que los badiss tienen El estudio publicado recientemente por Andrea Rorrer y Enrique Alemán - que involucrase. En latino América los demuestra una brecha de 31% en padres tienen la idea que lo único que idioma entre alumnos hispanos y sus tienen que hacer es asegurarse que los contrapartes blancas y asiáticas. En niños lleguena la escuela y luego la escuela se hace cargo de lo demás. La matemáticas la brecha era del 27% y en ciencia del 37%. Esto no es aceptable. Todos sabemos que la educación realidad no es así, si uno quiere que su : hijo tenga éxito en la escuela los padres - drán la oportunidad de llegara la uni- tienen que participar. Tienen que ayudar con los deberes, tienen que conocer las maestras y dentro de lo posible par- versidad. Todo padre quiere que su hijo ticipar en los programas que ofrecen la es el camino al éxito y con estos resultados son pocos los hispanos que ten- avance y llegue a ser lo mejor posible mayoría de las escuelas para la participación de los padres. Si su hijo lo ve a en términos económicos y emocionales. Y todo padre sabe que si su "Ud involucrado el también va a A hijo no termina la escuela es poco prob- participar más. El éxito de nuestros hijos depende de able que su hijo tenga a éxitos en su vida. : que todos: gobierno, maestros, padres y ¿Cual es la solución? Como dicen los. amigos apoyen a los jóvenes. Ayúdenlos y cuando son exitosos, apláudanlos. Drs. Rorrer: y Alemán, no hay una solu- Adel DON Oros | QUERIDOS - LECTORES EN ESTE ESPACIO A DEMÁS SUS. OPINIONES. LOS TEXTOS * DOMICILIO, TELÉFONO RECIBIDAS. TAMBIÉN NO DEBEN the degree of DE OFRECERLES 1200 CARACTERES. NUESTRO PUNTO ES NECESARIO O A 9131 SOUTH EL DERECHO ENVIE: sus PODER PUBLICAR QUE CONSTE El DE PUBLICAR LAS CARTAS CARTAS A LA OR MONROE STREET, SUITE €, SANDY UT 84070... More than three million U.S. citizen consensus that our immigration system 1s broken. Doing nothing will | children living.with unauthorized resi-worsen the situation. | - dent parents deserve reform. Countless relatives, coworkers and neighbors of Enormous effort has gone into fixing unauthorized residents await reform. the broken immigration system. Var- ious proposals have been publicized, DE VISTA ESPERAMOS QUE ESTÉN FIRMADOS Y O MAIL DE SUS AUTORES. MUNDO HISPANO SE RESERVA DE RESUMIRLAS: CUANDO LO CONSIDERE: OPORTUNO. ) patriciaQmunhispano.com Measuring EXCEDER Immigration reform should reduce soci- for limited-English-proficiency speakers, the opportunity for sustaining unity lies in making it easier for newcomers to learn English. This encourages friendship. Change confronts us in en ways. * Last year, the U.S. Census Bureau etal tension and assist us in dealing with British poet W.H. Auden once sug- ) - but a central question remains: How reported that more than half the the economy, health care and education. should we handle an unauthorized - gested a civilization might be judged Education overlaps nicely with immigrowth in the United States resulted population of ni 12 milby the degree of diversity attained and from expanding Latino, Asian and. gration reform — the opportunity for lion? the degree of unity retained. Pacific Islander populations. These The federal government has author- | - increased productivity. Education U.S. Census Bureau data on demomakes better use of diversity. Educatrends are evident in Utah. ity over the immigration system. Our graphic changes in age, ethnicity and Diversity will continue to increase. tion helps to retain unity. members of Congress, Democrats and national origin illustrate a dramatic To be judged positively under Auden's Republicans, have the political respon- ( - In Utah, controversy about a governincrease in diversity over the past two mental web page in Spanish has chal- poetic yardstick, we must act upon our sibility of timely fixing the system. decades. We can see this national ly lenged unity as has charged discuspolitical responsibility to retain unity. and locally. The general challenge - Otherwise, they risk increased tension Working to retain unity requires that sion about making a the A in communities and a chaotic system resides in handling change, drawing we go beyond the platforms, camnational language. - Of local laws and practices ona fedstrength from diversity and working _eral issue. —| - Opportunity can be fia in attitudes” paigns and practices of the major state toward retaining unity. toward teaching English to children of and national political parties. Includ- | A comprehensive bill to improve borIn 2004, before immigration od immigrant families. A Pew Hispanic ing diverse people and views in our. der security, enhance internal enforce-emerged dominant in politics, the conversations would help. Taking a -Center/Kaiser Family Foundation study ment, coordinate immigration visas _Pew Hispanic Center reported the in 2003 showed 87 percent of whites step toward others is a wonderful way - number of Latino registered voters - with economic reality and deal with _deemed it very important that English of getting others to take a step toward. indicating education as the top issue - the unauthorized population passed be taught to children. Ninety-two perus. Working together, we can apprethe U.S. Senate. The bill is not perdoubled those ro immigration cent of Latinos felt that way. The demo- * ciate difference, address important -fect, but it addresses the major issues. - as such. Issues and be neighborly. Our gov- | graphic group that felt most strongly In 2006, education remains a vital Those who criticize should not try to ernment of the people should be transabout the teaching of English was fortattoo the bill with something akin to issue; however, immigration reform parent, understandable and creative. Nathaniel Hawthorne's scarlet letter - €ign-born Latinos at 96 percent. - demands immediate resolution. ProbInstead of the es stick tactic of o | Mark O, Alvarez, abogado yo “A.” Political responsibility demands | lems a immigration exacerbate an alternative. md there is . thatLEPE E |