July 1, 1999
A federal appeals court ordered dismissal of suit by thousands of "Late Amnesty" applicants.
Clinton Administration threatens to veto bill which assigns $12 million dollars in foreign aid, but leaves out many international programs.
President Clinton urges Congress to approve a bill on juvenile crime before Fourth of July holiday.
California State Supreme Court reject petition by conservative group that would have prevented mediation in the Proposition 187 case.
Glitch causes delay in report of California student test scores; preliminary results show some improvement, but scores remain below national average.
In New York, test scores indicate little difference between private and public school students.
Chicago school officials claim student transition from bilingual to English classes has been very successful.
Mexican government will begin implementing a $15 tariff for tourists traveling into Mexico beyond the border areas.
In Mexico, 175,000 children work on the streets, and 40,000 of them are five years old or younger, report shows.
July 6, 1999
President Clinton begins four-day tour to promote jobs and investments in poor areas.
Elderly and disabled with large prescription expenses will not benefit from Clinton's Medicare reform.
In 1999, fewer undocumented migrants have died trying to cross the U.S./Mexico border in South Texas, compared to last year, report shows.
California State University's academic senate has proposed a plan to level academic requirements between CSU and the University of California.
Youth found with guns in Los Angeles schools are not punished, report shows.
Cuban authorities arrest two Florida residents for smuggling Cuban refugees.
The U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico plans to distribute nearly half a million visas during the next 7 months, according to its own estimates.
Mexico's ruling party, PRI, holds on to governorship in the state of Mexico, during this weekends elections; but, opposition likely to win in Nayarit.
In Mexico, legislators from the conservative National Action Party negotiate with the Secretary of Energy over plans to privatize Mexico's electric industry.
July 7, 1999
While in Mississippi, President Clinton announces $46 million in community grants, plus private funds for community development of impoverished areas. Today he visits Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
First Lady, Hillary Rodham-Clinton files Senate campaign paperwork, launching campaign exploratory committee.
California senate committee kills bill that would allow undocumented immigrants to apply for a driver's license.
Heat wave continues to cause chaos in New York City, causing illness, water shortage and blackouts.
Honduran Consulate in Los Angeles advises Honduran immigrants in how to apply for Temporary Protection Status.
Arizona human rights group will travel to Miami, Florida to meet with immigration services and community groups to discuss the treatment of Cuban refugees.
The bodies of six migrants founds on the U.S./Mexico border near Juarez, Mexico, remain unidentified.
Mexican human rights organizations present congress with a peace plan to end violence in Chiapas.
July 8, 1999
Congress will consider a bill that would grant amnesty to Guatemalans, Hondurans, Salvadorans, and Haitians.
On the last day of his tour to promote investment in poor areas, President Clinton visits south Los Angeles today.
Neo-Nazi group has received permission to hold march in Washington D.C. next month.
California Gov. Gray Davis signs bills to lower student registration fees at state colleges and universities and to accelerate approved reduction of vehicle license fee.
Four out of 10 Latinos in Arizona consider themselves conservative, according to poll.
Small business owners in New York City's Washington Heights sue electric company for $40 mil for shutting down power only in poor neighborhood.
New York school board will not install additional air conditioners in schools, despite increase of summer school attendance.
Coast Guard admits it used excessive force while intercepting six Cuban refugees off the coast of South Florida, last week.
Mexican government did not adequately monitor bank operations, precipitating collapse of bank system, report shows.
July 9, 1999
Immigration authorities estimate 2.7 million undocumented immigrants have established roots in the U.S. this year, citing a significant increase over 1998.
Texas educators urge legislators to extend federal bilingual education program.
Hundreds of journalists of color gather at Unity 99 conference in Seattle, Washington to discuss issues of diversity in the news and the workplace.
Immigration and health advocates claim that more than one million eligible children in California are not enrolled in Healthy Families or Medical.
Mexico is putting nearly 5,000 military police officers into it new civilian federal police force and is providing more funding for anti-crime programs in the nation's capital.
July 12, 1999
Hispanic Scholarship Fund received a $50 million grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc.
More than 6,000 are expected to attend the League of United Latin American Citizens' Annual National Conference being held in Corpus Christy, Texas.
Federal investigators find a pattern of police abuse within the New York Police Department and recommend an independent monitoring board.
In Houston, more than 100 people protest against police brutality on the anniversary of the murder of Pedro Oregon, an innocent man shot 30 times by police.
Immigrant advocates claim that more than 60 percent of sewing factories in Los Angeles violate labor laws and health standards.
New York's electric company, Con Edison, offers to reimburse small businesses for losses endured during blackout in Manhattan's Dominican neighborhood.
California's attorney general is set to approve a registration plan for the legal use of Marijuana for medical purposes.
Colombian immigrants are planning protests in various U.S. cities demanding Temporary Protection Status from the federal government.
Legislators from Mexico's opposition parties insist that there are ties between drug traffickers and members of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party.
During the last 20 years the income of most Mexicans has declined by 10 percent, according to report.
July 13, 1999
The Immigration and Naturalization Service has eased mandatory detention policies for immigrants with non-violent criminal records pending deportation hearings.
U.S. Senate debates HMO regulation and "Patient's Bill of Rights.
President Clinton visits Miami to attend Democratic fundraiser amid unrest over treatment of Cuban refugees.
The NAACP has threatened to sue the gun industry, seeking tougher limits, and to take action against major TV networks unless they feature people of color more prominently on their shows.
Chicago's police superintendent recommends firing four officers involved in shooting of an unarmed African American woman.
California legislature approves gun-control bill, called toughest ban on assault weapons and rapid fire ammunition in the nation.
California Assemblyman Gil Cedillo says he will revise his bill to allow undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver's license.
A group of international scientists urge Mitsubishi Corp. not to destroy gray whale sanctuary, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, with construction of salt mine.
Mexico's National Action Party turns to U.S. media outlets in Texas, California, and Illinois to blame the ruling PRI for impeding the absentee vote for 2000.
July 14, 1999
U.S. Senate continues debate on "Patients Bill of Rights". Republicans charge Democrat's plan would be too costly.
In response to race-motivated killings in the Midwest, Illinois governor announces new state commission on discrimination and hate crimes.
California Gov. Gray Davis says he will veto bill to regulate use of medical marijuana.
INS authorities continue massive deportations through small Arizona towns, prompting calls for military protection by local ranchers.
Capture of alleged "rail murderer" is relief to many Latinos in Texas, who've become target of police investigation.
Privately backed school reform group, LEARN, calls on Los Angeles school district to spend $33 million to train principals.
Civic organizations in Morelos, Mexico are pushing state legislators to protest militarization in Chiapas against the indigenous Zapatista Army.
July 15, 1999
U.S. Senate scheduled to vote on "Patients Bill of Rights," Republican plan is likely to be approved.
Congress will debate the dismantling of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
According to Los Angeles police statistics, crime has diminished by 12 percent in that city, compared to 1998.
Latin American health professionals sue Florida over alleged discrimination in the granting of medical licenses.
INS office in New York agrees to reconsider citizenship applications for 200 disabled applicants.
Assembly leader, Antonio Villaraigosa approves the creation of a committee to help poorly achieving schools.
San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce meets with delegation of business leaders from Chiapas, Mexico.
U.S. Border Patrol will tour U.S. cities visiting colleges and job centers recruit new agents.
UN Special Rapporteur will make recommendations on human rights in Mexico
July 19, 1999
John F. Kennedy Jr., wife and sister-in-law, presumed dead; seekers search for victims and wreckage.
Federal judge will allow presentation of secretly recorded tapes in the trial against former housing secretary, Henry Cisneros.
Fifteen California legislators, including Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa, have asked for legislative public hearing on the on-going struggle between Pacifica Radio and its Berkeley station, KPFA.
Workers in Los Angeles' Catholic hospitals continue the push for unionization.
27,000 people participated in San Francisco's 13th annual AIDS walk, netting about $4 million.
Nicaraguan immigrants are having a profound impact both the U.S. and in their home country, twenty years after first major immigration wave, study shows.
Program aimed at helping Mexicans in the U.S with legal, health and educational problems will get an additional $2 million from the Mexican government.
An additional 1,600 border patrol agents will be needed to combat drug trafficking, report shows.
Mexico's military will take part in vigilance and protection activities along the U.S./Mexico Border.
Greenpeace campaigns in Mexico to establish sanctuaries for gray whales.
July 20, 1999
Puerto Rican Gov. Pedro Rosello lobbies President Clinton to end military exercises on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques.
Search for John F. Kennedy Jr. and his party continues.
California Gov. Gray Davis signs toughest anti-gun law in the U.S., banning manufacturing of "Copycat" assault weapons and limiting gun buyers to no more than one handgun per month.
Members of LULAC, nation's oldest Latino civil-rights group, voice concerns about the organizations lack of political impact.
New York Gov. George Pataki restores funds to help low-income families with children in college or university.
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush requests reinforcement to control migration from Cuba.
Immigration activists criticize the city of Anaheim for plans to charge Mexico and other Latin American countries for the education of undocumented children.
Mayor of Juarez, Mexico warns governor of Veracruz to alert his residents of scams being perpetrated on migrants from that state.
Mexican judge sentences 20 government supporters to 35 years in prison for taking part in the massacre of 45 indigenous men, women and children in Acteal, Chiapas.
Fraud and bad banking practices accounted for more than 10 percent of the $68 billion bank bailout, according to auditor.
July 21, 1999
President Clinton says he will veto new education bill approved by Congress because it does not include funding for more teachers.
A presidential committee on the issue of U.S. military activities in the Puerto Rican island of Vieques, will hold hearings this weekend on the island.
President Clinton pressures lawyers and law educators in the U.S. to help people of color have equal access to legal assistance.
A California bill to regulate use of medical Marijuana would not pre-empt federal laws, according to White House.
More than 1,000 Columbian immigrants in Florida hold a protest demanding federal protection for undocumented immigrants fleeing Columbia.
Illinois Congressman, Danny Davis, asks Janet Reno to investigate Chicago Police Department on charges of racial abuse in cases that have lead to the death penalty.
Detention of people crossing U.S./Mexico border with false documents have saturated small courts along the border in Texas.
Mexico's Democratic Revolutionary Party will allow Mexicans in the U.S., alligned with the party, to take part in primary election of presidential candidate.
Mexico's opposition parties, PAN, PRD and the Labor Party, have agreed to reject the privatization of the electric industry, in a move to form a coaltion for next year's elelctions.
Subcomandante Marcos, leader of the Zapatista rebel army in Chiapas, says the United Nations has lost the credibility and legitimacy it once had, in a communique to the UN Special Rapporteur who will make recommendations on human rights in Mexico.
July 22, 1999
Kennedy Family will bury John F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife at sea today.
President Clinton criticizes GOP for proposing new tax cuts, using the budget surplus.
Child mortality rate has risen in New York, due to a pattern of errors, says report.
Labor activists in California welcome new law restoring daily overtime pay, signed by Gov. Gray Davis this week.
An Arizona superior court will decide whether ranchers have the right to shoot undocumented migrants who trespass on their land.
The Internet and computer industry is expanding beyond the Silicon Valley, but people of color are still underrepresented.
The Texas Education Agency will apply sanctions on schools that have not properly reported drop-out rates.
Cuba announces new restrictions to prevent undocumented migration to the United States.
Mexico's Revolutionary Democratic Party claims to have proof of more irregularities regarding the government's bank bailout.
Land conflicts intensify in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca.
July 23, 1999
U.S. House Republicans approve a $792 billion tax-cutting plan, President Clinton threatens veto.
Clinton Family attends memorial service for John F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife, Carolyn Bessette.
Puerto Rican activists demand the release of 15 so-called political prisoners in protest at White House.
California Standard 9 test results show improvement in Los Angeles schools.
California Gov. Gray Davis consults with labor leaders and private companies on HMOs.
Houston School Board approves a new bilingual education program.
Twelve thousand former Braceros demand Mexican government return their savings fund.
July 26, 1999
Clinton Administration solicits more funds for veteran health care programs.
Federal Bureau of Investigation suspends guided tours of its headquarters due to unconfirmed threats to its facility.
The National Council of La Raza holds its annual conference in Houston, Texas, focusing on Latino social, political and economic influence.
Immigration and Naturalization Service Commissioner, Doris Meisner, speaks with a group of immigration advocates and Latino leaders in Houston, Texas.
California Justice Department lags in providing FBI with data on hundreds of thousands of sex offenders, spousal abusers and fugitives wanted on warrants.
The Mexican consulate in Calexico, California has launched an informational campaign to prevent migrant deaths in the desert.
Mexico's Democratic Revolutionary Party, PRD, holds party primary elections amid a high absentee rate.
For the first time ever, hundreds of Mexicans in the United States vote in Mexico's PRD's primary elections.
A United Nations human rights rapporteur warns Mexico of instability in the judicial system and possible armed conflicts during next year's presidential elections, on the conclusion of her visit to the country.
July 27, 1999
Hate crimes against Latinos have risen during the 1990s, according to a report by the National Council of La Raza.
President Clinton urges women to fight Republican tax cuts because it endangers Medicare, and most medicare users are women.
A federal judge rules that the government may present sections of 22 secretly taped recordings in the trial against former housing secretary, Henry Cisneros.
Texas' National Guard will continue to conduct controversial anti-drug missions along the U.S./Mexico Border.
In New York, the incidence of hospitalization for childhood asthma is 21 times greater in poor neighborhoods, report shows.
Fifteen percent of California high schools do not offer college prep classes, according to study released by the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute.
California Gov. Gray Davis signs bills to provide state subsidized prenatal care for undocumented immigrant women and to expand Healthy Families, the state's health insurance program for poor children.
The U.S. Coast guard reports an increase of interceptions of rafts carrying undocumented immigrants off the coast of Southern California.
The illegal dumping of toxic materials by a U.S. company 22 years ago in Zacatecas, Mexico has caused health problems and environmental destruction, report shows.
July 28, 1999
A coalition of Latino organizations calls for a week-long boycott of the four major television networks for their lack of programming featuring Latinos.
Vice President Al Gore speaks before members of the National Council of La Raza, on the last day of their annual conference held in Houston, Texas. Presidential hopeful and Texas Governor George W. Bush declined an invitation.
The New York Times reports that tobacco industry leader, Philip Morris has spent millions to influence New York state legislators.
The American Civil Liberties Union announces a suit against the California Board of Education, demanding the state offer college prep courses in all high schools.
California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas considered among the worst states to raise children, according to report.
Former Chicago City Treasurer Miriam Santos is sentenced to 40 months in prison, 3 years probation and fined $53,000.
Migrant deaths along U.S./Mexico border have increased in Arizona this year, 19 deaths have been reported so far this year.
U.S. political analysts warn about negative trends in Latin America due to political and economic problems.
Mexico's house of representatives will ask supreme court to decide if congress has the right to information on the financial dealings of the ruling party, PRI.
Mexican judge sentences 15 police officers to 40 years in prison for the kidnapping and rape of three young women.
July 29, 1999
Sixty-seven percent of the Senate approved tax cuts will benefit only the top 20 percent of the population, report shows.
Health advocates in Washington D.C. say preventive care should be key issue in Medicare reform.
Vice President Al Gore courts Latino voters on a campaign trip to Houston, Texas.
California Gov. Gray Davis and civil rights groups agree to end litigation over Proposition 187.
Gov. Gray Davis vetoes minority outreach bill, saying it would violate the voter-approved Proposition 209, which did away with most affirmative action programs.
Texas Gov. George W. Bush's office defends the use of the National Guard to combat drug trafficking along the U.S./ Mexico Border.
Chicago experiences record heat and state of emergency is declared.
Mexico's National Action Party presidential hopeful, Vicente Fox, continues to push for the privatization of the petroleum industry.
Last group of Guatemalan refugees leave southern Mexico to return to their country.
July 30, 1999
A federal judge orders President Clinton to pay $90,000 to Paula Jones' lawyers.
U.S. House of Representatives approves a reduction of funds for the military's School of the Americas.
Presidential hopeful, Gov. George W. Bush from Texas, is criticized for rejecting invitations to speak before Latino organizations. Meanwhile, his staffers claim Latinos do not contribute enough to his campaign.
Immigrant advocates and Latino leaders welcome California Gov. Gray Davis' agreement to end the legal battle over Proposition 187.
A Chicago suburb, voluntarily drops its anti-gang ordinance, in the face of a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union.
Amid claims of a worker shortage in the farms of California, immigrant advocates say a new "amnesty" for undocumented immigrants is needed.
In Oaxaca, Mexico, indigenous groups demand information on the construction of a new road which may negatively affect many of their towns and villages.
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