September 1, 1999
A record number of students of color took the SATs last year, yet scores for Mexican Americans and other Latinos fell.
Immigration and Naturalization Service promises to speed up process of Temporary Protection Status for Hondurans and Nicaraguans.
FBI director Louis Freeh supports outside investigation into the 1993 Waco, Texas raid.
California Indian leaders displeased with Gov. Davis proposal for limiting and regulating tribal casino gambling.
California senate approves nomination of Los Angeles Spanish language news-paper editor, Monica Lozano, to state board of education.
San Antonio city council will vote tomorrow on proposed street-naming dedication in honor of late UFW founder, Cesar Chavez.
In Miami, crime rate drops dramatically since 1998, including a 40 percent slide in homicides.
Presidential hopefuls, Vice President Al Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush will visit the California/Mexico border this month.
Mexico's Interior Ministry will look for alternatives to the contested road construction in Chiapas, meanwhile another government official says the military will remain in that state.
In Mexico, relatives of disappeared political activists seek a hearing with military leader.
September 2, 1999
Fraud revealed in federal program that supplies meals to day-care centers nationwide.
The Equal Employment Opportunities Commission and ex-employees of Chicago manufacturing plant sue company over English-only policy.
New York city school chancellor says 60 percent of children assigned to summer school will have to repeat third, sixth or eighth grade.
California State Supreme Court will decide whether Proposition 209 bans a San Jose outreach program for minority and women building contractors.
Children driven to school by parents are 50 times more likely to be hurt in an accident than children who take the bus, report shows.
A San Diego, California radio station airs campaign discouraging U.S. residents from visiting Mexico on Labor Day weekend.
Immigration and Naturalization Service Commissioner, Doris Meisner, praises Border Patrol efforts along Texas/Mexico border.
Mexico's President Zedillo delivers his fifth yearly review, failing to mention key issues including the conflict in Chiapas and a student strike in the nation's largest university.
September 3, 1999
The number of immigrants living in poverty rose to 7 million in 1997, most from Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic, report shows.
U.S. Congressmen seek official files on the 16 Puerto Rican independence fighters offered clemency by President Clinton.
U.S. appeals court rules that a long-standing immigration law, that made it easier for those born abroad to U.S. citizen mothers receive naturalization, is unconstitutional.
Texas Census officials focus promotional efforts on Latino school children.
Governors of northern Mexican states urge the federal government for drought aid for farmers.
September 7, 1999
President Clinton attacks GOP tax cuts and says more money is needed to build and repair schools.
Ex-HUD Secretary, Henry Cisneros, agrees to plea deal, admitting he lied to FBI about money he paid to ex-mistress.
San Francisco police arrest 148 hotel workers for blocking traffic during a labor protest.
In California, many of those who retire early due to health problems will not have health care coverage until they qualify for Medicare at age 65, according to poll.
Working class families in Florida have a lower average income now, than they had ten years ago, study shows.
Mexican civic organization meets with former Bracero workers in Los Angeles regarding money owed them by the Mexican government.
Nine Mexicans killed by Hurricane Greg; six Pacific Coast states are put on alert.
September 8, 1999
President Clinton attacks GOP tax cuts and says more money is needed to build and repair schools.
Ex-HUD Secretary, Henry Cisneros, agrees to plea deal, admitting he lied to FBI about money he paid to ex-mistress.
San Francisco police arrest 148 hotel workers for blocking traffic during a labor protest.
In California, many of those who retire early due to health problems will not have health care coverage until they qualify for Medicare at age 65, according to poll.
Working class families in Florida have a lower average income now, than they had ten years ago, study shows.
Mexican civic organization meets with former Bracero workers in Los Angeles regarding money owed them by the Mexican government.
Nine Mexicans killed by Hurricane Greg; six Pacific Coast states are put on alert.
September 9, 1999
President Clinton announces he will allot $15 million for gun buy-back programs.
Former Republican Senator John Danford will oversee independent review of 1993 Waco, Texas siege.
Three white men sue San Francisco airport claiming they were denied a promotion due to racial discrimination.
New York school district approves the end of social promotion.
New York political and community leaders criticize First Lady Hillary Clinton's stance on the Puerto Rican political prisoners.
Arizona Gov. Jane Hull will propose a guest worker program during a meeting with fellow border area governors.
California State assembly approved labor transportation safety bills and sends them off to Gov. Davis.
Mexico's PRI presidential candidates hold unprecedented debate.
September 10, 1999
Coalition of Latino organizations call for a two week boycott, beginning Sunday, of the four major U.S. television networks.
Eleven Puerto Rican independence fighters will be released today. Nine will return to San Juan, Puerto Rico and two will go to Chicago.
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley blasts President Clinton's decision to offer clemency to Puerto Rican political prisoners and asks for FBI surveillance of ex-convicts.
The gap in educational preparation is growing between whites and people of color, study shows.
Zacatecas, Mexico will create a state institute on migration designed to help Mexicans who have migrated to the U.S.
September 13, 1999
U.S. Hispanic Congressional Caucus meets to discuss issues of importance to Latinos, including immigration, bilingual education, and the Internet.
Activists in southern Texas urge Latinos to support National Brown Out, boycott of four major U.S. television networks.
Thousands gather in a New York city church demanding the U.S. military get out of the Puerto Rican island of Vieques.
New York city's Cardinal John O'Connor returns to the pew after brief illness and continue pro-immigrant campaign.
Florida residents are put on alert as Hurricane Floyd heads toward the state.
Vicente Fox is elected presidential candidate for Mexico's National Action Party.
September 14, 1999
About 700 Latino organizations, including Hispanic Congressional Caucus, endorse Vice President Al Gore for president.
New FBI documents, disclosed Monday, weaken claims of a cover up in the Waco, Texas siege.
In New York, the number of confirmed St. Louis encephalitis cases reaches 11. The death toll currently stands at three.
U.S. district judge gives final approval to a deal putting an end to Proposition 187.
About 8,000 Latino business leaders are expected to attend the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce annual convention.
Florida begins to feel the effects of Hurricane Floyd.
Zapatista rebel supporters block main highways in southern Chiapas, Mexico, demanding the withdrawal of military troops.
September 16, 1999
Congress closes session early due to effects of Hurricane Floyd.
English-only academic standard tests are unfair for Latino children, according to presidential panel.
Puerto Rican Gov. Pedro Rosello endorses First Lady Hillary Clinton in her New York senate run.
High levels of mercury found in Lake Michigan, according to environmentalist group.
Arizona Gov. Jane Hull asks federal government to implement pilot guest worker program in her state.
Former Mexican drug prosecutor, Mario Ruiz Massieu, found dead of an overdose in New Jersey.
September 17, 1999
Congress will hold hearings next week regarding military presence in the Puerto Rican island of Vieques.
Houston's Catholic Bishop speaks in favor of gun control, in response to recent church shooting in Fortworth Texas.
Chicago City councilwoman urges the growing Latino population in that city to reflect its strength at the polls.
A day laborer center opens up in Orange County, California, amid protests by anti-immigrant activists.
Miami-Dade's Latino population grew 27 percent during the 1990's.
Mexico's Attorney General, Jorge Madrazo, rejects allegations made by Mario Ruiz Massiue in a letter written before taking his life.
Forty percent of Mexicans survive while earning only $2 a day, according to a report from the World Bank.
September 20, 1999
U.S. House of Representatives hold public hearings to discuss President Clinton's clemency offer to Puerto Rican independence fighters.
One out of 10 U.S. residents are foreign born, the greatest increase comes from Latin America, according to Census report.
New York City school district experiences exodus of principals to suburban schools due to low wages and lack of union contract in the city.
Illinois state officials celebrate success of state's welfare to work program which has helped 100,000 people already.
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund sues Texas claiming racial bias on high school exams.
Forty percent of poor immigrant families in California have different immigration statuses among them.
California Gov. Davis announces special compensation for teachers whose student's test scores show improvement.
U.S. Department of State accuses Mexico of religious persecution against foreign clergy.
Coffee production nets Mexico $1 billion a year, but coffee bean producers earn as little as $1 a day, according to report.
September 21, 1999
House of Representatives will hear from FBI and Justice Department officials regarding clemency for Puerto Rican independence fighters.
Efforts continue to eradicate mosquito carrier of encephalitis in New York state.
New Jersey continues to feel the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd.
Amnesty International report calls for better documentation of excessive-force cases involving local and state police.
A second white supremacist is found guilty of the dragging death of an African American man in Jasper, Texas.
A federal grand jury in Texas indicts two Houston police officers involved in the shooting death of Pedro Oregon Navarro on a charge of conspiring to violate his civil rights.
Two Cuban Americans are sentenced to prison in Cuba for immigrant smuggling.
The attorney generals of California and Baja California sign mutual cooperation agreement for criminal cases.
Close to 700,500 students who've migrated to the U.S. from Mexico will be able to continue studies anytime during the year.
Mexico's electrical union presents proposal in opposition of privatization of electrical industry.
September 22, 1999
Democrat Party chooses Lydia Camarillo, director of the Southwest Voter Registration Project in San Antonio, to head National Democratic Convention.
Workers and labor leaders claim abuse and exploitation continues in Salvadoran sweatshops producers of "Kathie Lee Gifford" clothes.
Activists in Houston not satisfied with indictment of two of the six officers involved in shooting death of Pedro Oregon Navarro.
More claims of police abuse against people of color reported in Los Angeles.
Poor women and Latinas are more likely to be obese, according to California report.
Illinois state government will completely fund free school lunch/breakfast programs.
In New York, rumors circulate that former Mexican drug prosecutor, Mario Ruiz Massuie is not dead but under federal protection program.
Environmentalist group launches boycott against Mitsubishi to protest construction of salt pit in Baja California, Mexico.
Mexican senators from all political parties blame secretary of commerce for the country's agricultural crisis.
Humanitarian observes in Mexico say Chiapas is in a state of war and claim U.S. government advisors are in the region.
September 23, 1999
President Clinton will veto GOP tax cut proposal, to safeguard Social Security.
New York Congressman Jose Serrano proposes legislation to get U.S. military out Puerto Rican island of Vieques.
First woman named publisher of New York Spanish language newspaper.
Latino civil rights organization, LULAC, urges parents turn TV off while children should be doing homework.
Environmental justice group in Chicago launches campaign to document air contamination in Latino neighborhood.
Oakland, California police will distribute 5,000 free gun locks to community residents.
National Association of Hispanic nurses say more Latino nurses are needed in Los Angeles.
Armed group attacks Mexican military convoy in Guerrero, Mexico.
Doubts increase over the death of ex-Mexican drug prosecutor Mario Ruiz Massieu.
Mexico's opposition parties, except for the PAN, have agreed on a plan for selecting a single presidential candidate.
September 24, 1999
The 2000 Census will cost $1 billion more without the use of statistical sampling.
A second white supremacist sentenced to death for the dragging death of African American man in Jasper, Texas.
Environmentalist in Los Angeles protest Colombian government's decision to allow U.S. oil company to conduct exploration on indigenous land.
San Diego's Chicano Federation celebrates 30th anniversary.
Central American and Caribbean leaders meet with Washington officials about trade plans.
Mexican independent union and the AFL-CIO agree to work together to advance unionization and reform NAFTA
September 27, 1999
Researchers to study farmworker health and access to health care.
Texas school drop-out rate significantly underreported despite efforts in place to improve system.
Arizona launches campaign against bilingual education, favors English immersion.
PRI reps in Chicago discuss party future and role of Mexicans in the U.S.
Mexico investigates fate of farmworker fund established during bracero program.
September 29, 1999
D.C. - Puerto Rico prepares for confrontations at the possibility of U.S.closing of navy base in Vieques.
N.Y - Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Affairs Rosario Green speaks out against U.S. Senate iniciative to penalize Mexican and Latin American companies with suspected ties to narcotraffic, during visit to UN headquarters.
Houston - Founding members of LULAC to open new chapter in response to internal dispute stemming from election of first woman president.
Chicago - Former Chicago treasurer Miriam Santos, convicted of fraud and corruption, loses final appeal, will serve 40 months in prison starting Oct. 1.
Mex. Border - Catholic Church speaks out against border patrol violence against undocumented immigrants.
Mex. City - Mexico City has first woman mayor in its history - Rosario Robles
September 30, 1999
Pending congressional business on hold as Congress debates whether to lift Cuba embargo.
New York City health officials continue to investigate viral outbreak, now attributed to West Nile virus and not to St. Louis encephalitis as previously though, as death toll reaches five.
U.S. census dept. will employ bilingual workers for next year's census, while Texas will hire Spanish-only speakers to go door-to-door in order to reduce under-counting in areas with large Latino populations.
California State Senator Hilda Soliz introduces bill to give Latinos and African-Americans the right to oppose the building of toxic waste-emitting plants in their neighborhoods.
Congress to consider proposal to give legal, temporary jobs to undocumented agricultural workers in U.S.
Mexican migrant worker union to open health clinics for undocumented immigrants along U.S./Mexico border.
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