From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/09/jenni-rivera-missing-involved-suspected-plane-crash-mexico_n_2267889.html
I have to admit, I don't like much of her music, but nevertheless, she is a talented singer. I'm praying that the plane is found and there are survivors, including her. :o(
Kira sandoval :o)
Today is one of the day's that lives in our minds and hearts... the day we lost many faithful service men and women, too many in my mind... and the day that set forth the US participation in WWII... it also is the day that caused the President to authorize the dropping of the a-bomb on Hiroshima.
Yes, I'm talking about the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Take a few minutes out of your day today to pray for the men and women lost this day in 1941, and for the survivors, and all their families, and then pray for those who are overseas right now serving our country!
Can you believe this? SOOOOO exciting! :o)
Kira sandoval :o)
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| BREAKING: DACA Approvals Surpass 50,000 Posted: 16 Nov 2012 12:41 PM PST
Earlier this afternoon, the Obama administration released updated statistics indicating that 53,273 undocumented youths have been granted relief under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. As of November 15, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) had received more than 300,000 requests for deferred action, with most applicants still awaiting the completion of background checks. The figures did not indicate how many beneficiaries have received work permits under the program or whether any requests for deferred action have been denied. At the rate the agency is processing applications, more than 100,000 requests for deferred action appear likely to be granted by the end of the year.
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| Including DACA Recipients in Health Care Reform Posted: 16 Nov 2012 07:00 AM PST
By Jenny Rejeske, Health Policy Analyst National Immigration Law Center The Obama administration's decision to cut access to affordable health care for young people granted relief from deportation hurts everyone. This decision came weeks after the administration initiated the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, which lifts the cloud of deportation for immigrant youth who have grown up here. At the same time, the administration quietly issued policy changes excluding DACA recipients from federal health insurance programs, effectively shutting their door to affordable health care. As a result of the recent policy change, many DACA recipients, unable to purchase health coverage in the insurance exchanges like other taxpayers, will continue to remain uninsured. In essence, the Obama administration has provided immigrant youth with the tools they need to work, but denied them the right to take care of themselves. We must ensure that immigrants gain both the rights and the responsibilities of all Americans. Discriminating against these young people places the health of children, youth, pregnant women and their newborns at risk, fails to ensure that young workers and students remain healthy and productive, and interferes with the cost-effective strategy of including healthy and young individuals in the nation's risk pool. It emboldens anti-immigrant state lawmakers who would like nothing better than to deny DACA recipients drivers' licenses and other basic state services. Most importantly, it undermines President Obama's repeated commitment to creating a roadmap to citizenship for these young people. Luckily there has been an outpouring of opposition to the health coverage restrictions from a diverse coalition of groups – including immigrant rights, reproductive justice, health advocacy, health care providers, civil rights, faith-based, and anti-poverty groups – led by DREAMers and the United We Dream Network. 150 groups signed a UWD-led letter to the president opposing the changes. A broad coalition of faith groups sent their own letter. More than 350 groups submitted official comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services opposing the restriction to the ACA insurance programs. This policy change could set a damaging precedent in how the federal government integrates immigrants more fully into our society. As we push to have this exclusionary rule repealed, all of us must be prepared to fulfill President Obama's promise during health care reform – that any immigrants excluded from health care reform in 2010 – would be included after immigration reform. As the administration and lawmakers gear up for immigration reform in 2013, only those proposals that provide a roadmap to citizenship for 11 million people and an opportunity to be healthy, productive, and full members of society, rather than second-class citizens, will provide true reform. Discriminating against an immigrant by denying her the ability to purchase affordable care sends the message that she isn't worth the investment. It also clearly tells her that she has all the responsibilities, but none of the rights, of citizenship. We must ensure that immigrants gain both the rights and the responsibilities of all Americans. Providing DACA beneficiaries with the freedom to purchase their own health care under the Affordable Care Act should be an easy first step. |
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I found out this morning that an online friend lost her husband to a tragic situation.
Her husband had been deported recently, and she finally went to Mexico to be with him for a while, just this past weekend. She had only been with him for two days... :'(
He was shot to death alongside three of his coworkers. Now two beautiful children are without their father and a wonderful woman is without her soulmate.
"We pray for blessings, we pray for peace. Comfort for family, protection while we sleep. We pray for healing... we pray for your mighty hand to ease our suffering..." excerpt from Laura Story's song "Blessings"
Kira Sandoval :o)
Looks like Hurricane Sandy really did a number on the East Coast. I've only seen a few pictures as of last night, but things don't look too good. Thankfully things did not go as bad as some feared- as of this morning only 50 deaths have been reported, which is amazing considering the intensity of the storm.
I have many friends and some family back East. I did hear from my cousin, who lives in Baltimore, who mentioned trees went down on my Aunts property in Bethlehem, PA, but that was the worst for them thankfully. I also heard from a friend in NH, and she will have to replace her fence. I still have not heard from my friends in NY or NJ or DC, so I'm anxious to find out how they are!
Hopefully none of my followers were in the path of Sandy. If you were, praying that you were safe!
Kira sandoval :o)
So, I'm watching Long Island Medium, and the topic of pancreatic cancer comes up. One lady lost her husband to it, and another gentleman lost his brother to the same cancer. Here's the kicker, he himself is battling pancreatic cancer. Seeing Theresa, the medium, was on his bucket list.
He mentions Michael Landon and Patrick Swayze as some others who were diagnosed with the cancer and did not survive. It makes me wonder- is pancreatic cancer one of the worst types of cancer? I need to do more research on it. :o(
I worry about this. A member of my church is battling pancreatic cancer right now. When this gentleman, Robert, mentioned Patrick Swayze, I thought about Ralph. Ralph is a very good looking gentleman in his 60's, who right now is starting to look thin like I remember seeing how Patrick was in his last few months before he died.
Has anyone you know battled pancreatic cancer and survived? I'd like to know.
We can not forget how we felt after seeing the images of the Twin towers in ruins, the pentagon on flames, and the smouldering hole in the ground in PA. Take a moment today to pray for peace.
The Obama administration is proposing to make it easier for illegal immigrants who are family members of American citizens to apply for legal permanent residency. On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security will post for public comment an administrative change intended to reduce the time illegal immigrants would have to spend away from their families while applying for legal status, officials said....but under the proposed change illegal immigrants could claim the time apart from a spouse, child or parent would create “extreme hardship” and allow them to remain in the U.S. as they begin the process.
It's a common misconception that an illegal alien married to a U.S. citizen is immediately granted "green card" status or citizenship. But Ana and Agustin, and thousands of couple like them, know the truth...Ana, 60, is an immigrant from El Salvador who was allowed to become a U.S. citizen because of her homeland's war-torn past. She has a son who is a legal resident in Las Vegas and another son who is an illegal immigrant in Los Angeles. Her three grandchildren were born in the United States. Agustin, 49, is an illegal immigrant from Mexico without much money, an unattractive candidate for legal status under U.S. immigration law. They can live together in one of the poor, violence-plagued nations that they fled decades ago, or they can live like this, divided by a man-made border, desperate for the U.S. government to bless their marriage and unite their lives once again.Agustin, 49, is an illegal immigrant from Mexico without much money, an unattractive candidate for legal status under U.S. immigration law.There are many more families that are living this way, and the US government refuses to acknowledge us or make any changes to the law to help us.
When immigration agents deported Felipe Montes to Mexico two years ago, his three young sons were left in the care of their mentally ill, American-born mother in a small North Carolina mountain town.Despite immigration policies that allow for the release of primary caregivers, federal authorities worked swiftly to expel Montes. Within two weeks, social workers placed the boys in foster care.
Child welfare officials are now asking a judge to strip Montes of his parental rights, reasoning it's better for the children to live with strangers in the country where they were born than with their father in Mexico. Such a ruling could clear the way for their adoption. Montes' lawyer says the father is at risk of being deemed an unfit parent solely because of his immigration status.Like thousands of deported parents whose children were taken in by the foster care system, Montes is barred from returning to visit his kids or attend court hearings on their future. He wants his boys to live with him in El Encino, a small village in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, but county officials have declined to allow it.
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| Marie Ariadne Sandoval May, 2008 |
