This past week’s Latino USA focused on the town of Siler City, NC and the growing pains it has had since becoming a terminal point for Latino immigrants.

Yes, there is racism, fairly extreme even. And also a lot of fear from the locals. This is no fairy tale, but it is life as it increasingly exists in much of the nation.

Hopefully I can catch the series online or something but this is a good writeup as to why CNN actually produced a relevant piece of reporting.

Maybe they can fire Lou Dobbs, put Larry King out to pasture, fix Alex Castellanos, muzzle Wolf Blitzer and maybe be a reputable news organization again.

I’m not sure how I missed this, but I am damn glad to report it now. Astronaut Joe Hernandez called for legalizing undocumented migrants during his stint on the space station. In his words:

“The American economy needs them….I believe it’s only fair to find a way to legalize them and give them an opportunity to work openly, so they can also retire in a traditional U.S. system.”

Or as Gustavo says:

CONGRATS TO: Astronauts Danny Olivas and José Hernández, for recently eating burritos in space, and especially to Hernández, who spoke out in favor of amnesty for illegal immigrants. From the deserts of Sonora to the Bering Sea, to now outer space, the Reconquista not only is real, it’s COSMIC. To quote that other famous illegal alien, the Borg: Resistance is futile, Know Nothings!