June 1, 1999
Texas legislature approves a government funded children's insurance program for low income families.
Texas state government is implementing a new policy requiring proof of legal residence in order to get a driver's license.
California Gov.Gray Davis is criticized for indecision regarding court cases he inherited from former Gov. Pete Wilson.
Immigrant rights groups in New York city lobby congressmen to approve a new amnesty for undocumented immigrants.
Deportations of immigrants who have committed crimes is expected to increase in Illinois, following a national trend, says INS.
Salvadoreans in Los Angeles are skeptical about the efficiency of the new government in their home country.
Mexico's official party, PRI, says it will only approve only minor changes in the election reform.
Mexican opposition parties demand answers regarding possibly illegal campaign contributions made to the PRI.
June 2, 1999
Three billion dollars in "Welfare to Work" funds have gone unused because strict guidelines prevent wider access to former welfare recipients.
President Clinton announces that the Federal Trade Commission will conduct a one million dollar study into marketing strategies used to sell violent movies, music and video games.
Vice President Al Gore says White House will assure privacy in regards to Census 2000. Meanwhile, INS chief, Doris Meisner says INS agents will not accept census information.
Strawberry pickers at Coastal Berry will take another union vote, choosing between United Farm Workers and Coastal Berry Farmworkers Committee.
California Gov. Gray Davis is sued by taxpayer rights groups over request for mediation on Proposition 187 case.
Arizona authorities report a rancher fired his gun to arrest five undocumented migrants.
Los Angeles city council race intensifies in Latino community.
More than 500 Latin American public officials meet in Miami, Florida for the 5th annual Inter-American Mayor's Conference.
Mexican legislators approve autonomy for national and state human rights commissions.
June 3, 1999
Cost of conducting Census 2000 will increase due to restrictions on the use of statistical sampling, says Census Bureau.
California Gov. Gray Davis will not appeal court ruling that denies the transfer of federal land in Ward Valley for the construction of a low-level radioactive waste dump.
Catholic hospitals in Los Angeles accused of denying poor patients services and sending them to county hospitals.
California state assembly approves same-day voter registration, bill will now go to Senate.
U.S. and Cuba hold 11th round of talks on immigration and agree to combat human trafficking.
In Baja California, Mexico, U.S. and Mexican officials discuss plans to improve living conditions of border population.
Nearly 300,000 laborers in the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora are out of work due to the severe drought.
Mexican legislators push for the creation of a special prosecutor to look into illegal campaign contributions.
A new binational toll bridge in Laredo, Texas, uniting Mexico and the U.S.,s will be privately funded.
June 4, 1999
Social Security reform is emerging as key issue in the upcoming presidential race among both democrats and republicans.
Secretary of State Madeline Albright will not head U.S. trip to Mexico.
Top U.S. and Mexican officials will meet to discuss key issues, such as drug enforcement and immigration, during binational summit.
American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California files lawsuit against California Highway Patrol and Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement, for racial profiling.
U.S. and Mexico agree to devote 200 billion dollars to improve infrastructure and environment in border communities.
In Texas, the League of United Latin American Citizens calls for day of prayer, asking for justice for "Late Amnesty" applicants.
California health association will launch campaign to encourage enrollment in health insurance programs such as Medical and Healthy Families.
New York Gov. George Pataki names Dr. Antonia Coello to head the state's Health Commission.
Defense rests in the case of four Illinois police officials accused of fabricating evidence against former death-row inmate Rolando Cruz.
Mexican women soccer players denounce discrimination against them by Mexican sports officials.
June 7, 1999
A federal appeals court San Francisco rules that the U.S. Justice Department can revoke naturalization without a court hearing. The ruling affects nearly 4,500 cases in the nation.
U.S. Congress back in session, after Memorial Day break, will begin debate over juvenile violence legislation.
President Clinton will propose changes to Medicare's coverage of prescriptions.
Ex-death row inmate, Rolando Cruz, reacts to acquittal of Illinois officials accused of fabricating evidence against him.
UFW looses campaign to organize workers at Coastal Berry Farms, largest producer of strawberry's in the U.S.
Owner of the Houston Astros sets off controversy by saying he does not market to Latinos because baseball is too complex for them, according to local Spanish television executives.
In New York, recent school board elections net lowest turnout in the last 30 years.
Mexico and U.S. launch program to combat toxic contamination along the U.S./Mexico border at San Diego, California.
In a letter to the Miami Herald, a spokesman for Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo says the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party didn't take money from imprisoned ex-banker Carlos Cabal Peniche.
June 8, 1999
U.S. Senate approves legislation that will safeguard Social Security funds from being used for other budget items.
High School drop out rate lowers in California but graduation rate continues to be low.
Residents of Chicago are upset over shooting death of two African American professionals by police.
Houston Astros' owner denies racially charged comments made about Latinos.
Mexican Senator looks to establish health programs for migrants coming into the U.S.
Mexican television chains TV Azteca and Televisa blame Mexico city's local government for the murder of entertainer Francisco "Paco" Stanley.
Los Angeles voters will casts their ballot on the a new city charter today.
Texas prison inmates express worry regarding treatment received for Hepatitis C.
A New York city mayoral report criticizes public universities for admitting students who are illprepared.
June 9, 1999
Young people will be required to show identification at thousands of theaters across the U.S. when purchasing tickets for R-rated movies.
A federal judge postpones the trial against former HUD secretary Henry Cisneros, accused of lying to the FBI about money given to an ex-mistress.
Days before launching his presidential campaign, Texas Gov. George Bush signs new education legislation which raises the wages for teachers and other school workers.
Voters in Los Angeles, California elect two new Latino city council members and approve changes to the city charter.
California democratic leaders, Assemblyman Antonio Villaraigosa and Senator John Burton, disagree with Gov. Gray Davis plan to include $300 million for prisons in the state budget.
The Illinois state police has issued a report saying Latinos are more likely to be involved with illegal drugs, in response to allegations of racial profiling.
In Houston, Texas, an old gang mural in a Latino neighborhood has been transformed to a work of art representing Mexican-American culture.
Two Oaxacan groups peacefully take over the National Indigenous Institute in Ensenada, Mexico demanding better representation.
A U.S. group of Mexican nationals fears that the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party will impede any hope of absentee voting in the year 2000 presidential elections.
June 10, 1999
White House says it is content with NATO's agreement for Serb withdraw from Kosovo.
President Clinton orders an investigation and the compilation of data in response to allegations of racial profiling by federal agents.
A U.S. Senate panel agrees to fund 1,000 new Border Patrol agents.
U.S. Supreme Court strikes down a Chicago anti-loitering law targeted at gang members.
A Los Angeles community groups launches campaign urging the passage of a law that would allow undocumented immigrants to get a driver's license.
New York City School Superintendent, Rudy Crew, announces end of social promotion for elementary school students.
Manhattan Borough President files a formal petition with the federal government requesting help for New York city schools.
Forty-eight percent of Texas judges say campaign contributions influence court rulings, according to report.
An increase in false immigration documents has lengthened the waiting time at the U.S./Mexico border near San Diego, California.
Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party leaves open the possibility of approving the absentee vote during a meeting with U.S. group of Mexican nationals.
June 11, 1999
U.S. residents are healthier, according to a report, yet a gap exists for people of color and the poor.
Many of President Clinton's critics concede his triumph in the Yugoslavian conflict.
Texas Gov. George Bush approves the Restoration of Religious Freedom Act, despite criticism from liberals and conservatives.
Houston Astro's owner tries to make amends with the Latino Community.
Worker dispute at the 20th Century Fox studio, where the movie Titanic was filmed, in Rosarito, Mexico.
National Action Party presidential candidate, Vicente Fox, calls for the approval of the absentee vote in the year 2000.
Cuba and U.S. hold private talks to discuss the future of the island country.
June 14, 1999
President Clinton said he considers Russian presence in Kosovo as insignificant, during a graduation speech in Illilnois.
The Clinton administration announces campaign against child labor.
Human rights activists launch complaint against the Immigration and Naturalization Service for the maltreatment of detainees in Florida.
After a 20 month investigation into the New York Police Department, a date is set for local and federal government agencies to discuss disciplinary actions.
Segregation in public schools has increase across the U.S. and especially in California, according to Harvard University report.
Close to 3 million people celebrated the 42nd annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City.
Texas state prison teachers are excluded from pay raise designated for public school teachers and other school employees.
A labor conflict continues at the Han Young maquiladora in Tijuana, Mexico where workers are trying to form independent union.
U.S. delegation of Mexican nationals in favor of absentee ballot wraps up lobbying trip to Mexico.
Ex-President Carlos Salinas de Gortari visits Mexico after self-imposed exile, amid criticism by many.
June 15, 1999
President Clinton will travel to Europe today, and while in Geneva, he will present UN with his plan combat child exploitation.
Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo criticizes media outlets for its coverage of the death of entertainer Paco Stanley.
INS reports a 250 percent increase in the amount of naturalization rejections, more than 50,000 in Los Angeles alone.
Pesticide residue and other chemicals have been found in the amniotic fluid of pregnant women, according to scientists attending a meeting in San Diego, California.
Immigration and Naturalization Service reminds eligible Honduran and Nicaraguan immigrants to apply for Temporary Protection Status by July 6th.
More than 70 percent of Illinois college students take more than four years to earn bachelor's degree, according to report.
Various media outlets in Los Angeles, California are promoting a five year campaign encouraging children to read.
Jersey City, New Jersey inaugurates an alternative education program for Latino students.
Latino leaders in Texas pressure Gov. George W. Bush to define his views on Latino issues, following the launching of Bush's campaign for the GOP presidential candidacy.
June 17, 1999
Vice-President Al Gore announces his candidacy for president.
House of Representatives rejects bill that would diminish sex and violence in the entertainment industry.
Congressmen propose law that would reinstate government health benefits for immigrant children.
California state assembly approves state budget with priority on education.
California human rights group asks United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights to investigate the cause of death of migrants along U.S./Mexico border.
Houston school district officials will open debate on bilingual education to the public.
The American Civil Liberties Union, in Illinois, sues Cook County Juvenile Detention Center on allegations of abuse and unhealthy conditions at the facility.
Nearly 400 janitorial workers, on strike since May at the University of Southern California, may get help from the Los Angeles City Council.
Two days after massive earthquake in Mexico, reports indicate 17 dead in the state of Puebla and wide home destruction in Oaxaca.
Mexican political party leaders are meeting with the Minister of the Interior to discuss electoral reform.
June 18, 1999
President Clinton disagrees with Congress on the topic of gun purchases.
Controversy in LA over whether or not to renew, LAUSD superintendant, Ruben Zakaria's contract.
U.S. Border Patrol's prevention programs drive Mexican immigrants towards new routes, but have no impact on the amount of immigrants crossing the border.
Report shows that money wired to Mexico from the U.S. contributes 70% of the foreign incoming capitol.
Recent Studies show that "Welfare to Work" Programs are successfull at getting people to work but not at getting them out of poverty.
Amnesty International questions the designation of Ruiz Ferro as Mexican Ambassador to the United States.
June 22, 1999
Immigration and Naturalization Services rejects asylum request for a Guatemalan woman, a victim of domestic violence.
Lawyers for former Housing Secretary, Henry Cisneros, seek to disqualify the use of tapes secretly recorded by his mistress.
The U.S. Senate may consider a new "amnesty" for undocumented immigrants, reports a Texas newspaper.
AIDS rate continues to grow in Los Angeles, California. Meanwhile, Latinos constitute 20 percent of AIDS cases in the U.S., while making up only 10 percent of the total population, reports show.
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, signs controversial school voucher bill, inacting the system immediately.
Texas Gov. George W. Bush promises to promote the teaching of abstinence in public schools, during a stop on his campaign trail.
In Chicago, nearly 200 Latinos demand answers from police for not aiding a shooting victim during last weekend's Puerto Rican Parade.
In New York, Asian American seamstresses win $300,000 law suit against sporting goods manufacturer.
More than 400 migrants have died crossing the U.S./Mexico border during the five years that Operation Gate Keeper has been in place.
Mexican Human Rights commission affirms that torture continues in that country, citing 21 officially reported cases.
June 23, 1999
TV commentator Pat Buchanan, claims both presidential candidates, Texas Gov. George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore, are tolerant of undocumented immigration.
U.S. Senate approves legislation to pay nearly $1 billion in its outstanding debt to the United Nations, but will drop the U.S. share of peacekeeping operations from 31 percent to 25 percent.
The use of pesticides has risen by 40 percent in California, report shows.
Florida residents must now prove permanent residency status or citizenship to obtain a driver's license.
Undocumented immigrants come to the U.S. to look for work, not handouts, and they live in extreme poverty, Kaiser Foundation report shows.
New York City Schools Superintendent, Rudy Crew, announced the closure of thirteen underachieving schools.
Chicago school officials expect nearly 70,000 students to attend summer school next year, three times as many as this year, due to low reading scores.
U.S. and Mexican anti-drug agents will meet to discuss ways of diminishing drug use that causes 14,000 deaths annually in both countries.
Human Rights groups are urging United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights to tour the U.S./Mexico border during her next trip to Mexico.
Houston Restaurant inaugurates art exhibit entitled "Amores y Desamores", featuring work from Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
June 24, 1999
U.S. Congressmen threaten to place sanctions on Mexico, if the country refuses to extradite drug criminal.
Linda Jones, ex-mistress of former Housing Secretary, Henry Cisneros, admits to having lied to FBI and IRS about money allegedly given to her by Cisneros.
California's 20 to 1 program in the schools has helped students, but has increased the number of non-credential teachers, according to a report sponsored by the state legislature.
San Francisco Police chief says his officers will continue to carry guns while patrolling schools.
Adolescents are contributing to a new HIV crisis, according to medical researchers in Houston, Texas.
New York City School Board votes to close down three underachieving middle schools and will take over another 43 campuses.
Immigrant children have been negatively affected by Welfare reform, report shows.
About 37,000 Miami-Dade residents are infected with Hepatitis C, but many do not know it, study shows.
Mexico's three main political parties, PRI, PAN and PRD, break off negotiations over campaign reform.
June 25, 1999
Hundreds of Central American Immigrants protest in front of White House, demanding same treatment by INS as Nicaraguans and Cubans.
Math teacher Jaime Escalante inducted to Teacher Hall of Fame.
Mexico's ruling party, PRI, rejects absentee voting bill and other campaign reform.
Hospital workers in Los Angeles' Catholic Hospitals demand right to unionize.
Dozens of Latinos and African Americans testify in Chicago before committee on police abuse.
Latino Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announces Latino Grammy for 2000.
U.S. Border Patrol launches new campaign to prevent deaths along the U.S./Mexico border with cooperation from Mexico, amid continued criticism of Operation Gatekeeper.
A secret document obtained by a Mexican newspaper details the World Bank urging Mexico's government to privatize more industries.
June 28, 1999
President Clinton may run for Senate in 2002 from his home state of Arkansas, according to reports.
President Clinton announces $1.2 billion education allotment to hire more teachers and reduce class size.
Arizona group called English for the Children asks state legislature to end bilingual education.
500,000 people attend San Francisco's annual Gay Pride Parade, the largest in the world.
Illinois' welfare to work program is helping more white people than people of color find jobs, according to report by Chicago newspaper.
Mexican soldiers shot student demonstrators during a 1968 protest in Mexico City, according to a new book.
June 29, 1999
White House denies President Clinton plans to run for Senate after leaving office.
President Clinton announces a budget surplus of $1 trillion over the next 15 years.
Presidential hopeful, Texas Gov. George Bush begins visit to California and hopes to woo Latino vote.
Two Arizona U.S. citizens sue the Immigration and Naturalization Services after being illegally arrested and processed for deportation.
Members of the mostly white U.S. Presbyterian Church approve plan to combat racism within the church.
California state lawmakers place restrictions on charter-school funds.
Immigrant rights activists in Florida demand that the INS provide fee waivers for needy people applying for naturalization.
In Mexico, four years after a massacre at Aguas Blancas, Guerrero, political and civic groups demand a trial for the state's former governor, blamed for the 17 murders.
U.S. and Mexican groups in favor of absentee ballot bill meet with a leading PRI senator in a last ditch attempt to lobby for the bill.
June 30, 1999
President Clinton's popularity rises as he presents extensive plan to reform Medicare.
Latinos remain underrepresented as high ranking officials within the U.S. military branches, report shows.
California Gov. Gray Davis signs $81 billion budget, pouring millions into education, but rejects the expansion of Medical.
In Texas, many Latinos are upset over tactics used by police searching for accused serial killer Rafael Resendez-Ramirez.
San Antonio, Texas is the second fastest growing city in the U.S. with 1.1 million people; Latinos making up more than 50 percent of population, according to census report.
Miami residents and political leaders protest treatment of Cuban refugees by coastguard.
Chicago Fire Department Commissioner denies findings of a report that details racial conflict within the department.
Story of 13-year old Honduran boy in search of his father in New York turns out to be a hoax.
In Mexico, armed robbers ambushed military presidential guards, stealing $50,000 and killing a colonel and a lieutenant, 2 blocks away from the president's official home.
A United Nations human rights investigator visits Juarez, Mexico to look into the nearly 200 rape-murder cases of young women in the border town.
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