THE BEST OF THE AMERICAN MULTICULTURAL EXPERIENCE THE DUEL OF NIEBLA ARDIENTE The story of Mexican Laura Baeza’s novel.
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As the state ponders Republican electoral growth, Democrats have a major card in the former Austin councilman. Mientras en el estado se plantea el crecimiento electoral republicano, los demócratas tienen una carta importante en el exconcejal de Austin.
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IN LINE WITH THE DEMOCRATS
LATINO GREG CASAR IS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY’S HOPE IN TEXAS, WHERE REPUBLICANS ARE GAINING GROUND. HIS STORY, IN THIS EDITION. EL LATINO GREG CASAR ES LA ESPERANZA DEL PARTIDO DEMÓCRATA EN TEXAS, DONDE LOS REPUBLICANOS GANAN ESPACIO. SU HISTORIA, EN ESTA EDICIÓN. By | Por: FERNANDO MILLÁN | AL DÍA News Print Editor
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mong political analysts, it has been said that the Republicans are making progress in elector acceptance, at the cost of the Democratic Party and President Joe Biden, whose image continues to lose ground. The issue seems to be noticeable in South Texas. However, a progressive Democrat is countering the idea that Latinos are moving to the Republican side. He is Greg Casar, the son of Mexican immigrants, whose life story is the focus of this issue. Casar is a former Austin City Councilman and won the primary for Texas’ 35th Congressional District with more than 60 % of the votes. For the past ten years, that space has been held by veteran democrat Lloyd Doggett, who in redistricting moves is now in the 37th. That opened the opportunity for Casar in one of the most democratic districts in the state, heavily Hispanic and with a large black population. Casar’s family did not come to the United States like many Latinos. His father came from Guadalajara to Houston to work as a doctor at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center. Greg attended private school and grew up in a privileged area. But he has always been at the forefront of the fight against inequality. He even spoke out at the University of Virginia against the poor salaries of the institution’s workers. And that issue of labor exploitation has characterized him. In 2010 he focused on a project to organize undocumented workers in Austin. “My goal is to be the most pro-worker member of Congress, period”, he told the Texas Observer this year. In 2014 he won the elections and, at 25, became Austin’s youngest councilmember. In his words, he “wanted us to stop being a faux-progressive city and start
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ENGLISH being a progressive city”, to indicate his motivation for having run for office. Throughout his political career, what he has shown is temper and commitment to citizen causes. In his proposal today, in addition to labor demands, are the expansion of voting rights, the protection of abortion rights, and a more sensible legislation on the use of weapons.
MOURNING FOR FORCED DISAPPEARANCE
Another topic to highlight in this edition has to do with the Mexican writer Laura Baeza, in connection with her debut novel Niebla ardiente, which focuses on the drama of forced disappearance, a crime suffered by Mexico and Colombia, among other countries. The lead suffers the disappearance and subsequent death of her sister, something she cannot overcome, even if she changes cities.
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ntre analistas políticos se ha dicho que los republicanos están avanzando en la aceptación de los electores, en detrimento del Partido Demócrata y del presidente Joe Biden, cuya imagen sigue perdiendo espacio. El asunto parece notarse en el sur de Texas. Sin embargo, un demócrata progresista le hace contrapeso a la idea según la cual los latinos se están pasando a la orilla republicana. Se trata de Greg Casar, hijo de inmigrantes mexicanos, cuya historia de vida es el tema central de esta edición. Casar fue concejal de Austin y ganó las primarias para el Distrito 35 del Congreso de Texas con más del 60% de los votos. En los últimos diez años, ese espacio ha sido ocupado por el veterano demócrata Lloyd Doggett, quien en las movidas de distritos ahora está en el 37. Eso le abrió la oportunidad a Casar en uno de los distritos más demócratas del estado, muy hispano y con una amplia población negra.
La familia de Casar no llegó a Estados Unidos como muchos latinos. Su papá llegó de Guadalajara a Houston para desempeñarse como médico en el Baylor St. Greg estudió en una escuela privada y vivió su infancia en una zona privilegiada. Pero siempre estuvo al frente de la lucha contra la desigualdad. Incluso, desde la Universidad de Virginia se manifestó contra los malos salarios de los trabajadores de la institución. Y ese tema de la explotación laboral lo ha caracterizado. En 2010 se concentró en un proyecto para organizar a los trabajadores indocumentados de Austin. “Mi objetivo es ser el miembro del Congreso más favorable a los trabajadores, y punto”, le dijo en este 2022 al Texas Observer. En el 2014 ganó las elecciones y, de 25 años, se convirtió en el concejal más joven de Austin. Ha contado que “quería que dejáramos de ser una ciudad falsamente progresista y empezáramos a ser una ciudad progresista”, para indicar su motivación para haberse presentado a las elecciones. A lo largo de su carrera política, lo que ha demostrado es temple y compromiso por las causas ciudadanas. En su propuesta de hoy, además de las reivindicaciones laborales, están la ampliación del derecho al voto, la protección del derecho al aborto y una legislación más sensata en el uso de armas.
DUELO POR LA DESAPARICIÓN FORZADA
Greg Casar has his roots in Guadalajara (Mexico). From politics he has shown courage to defend human rights. Greg Casar tiene sus raíces en Guadalajara (México). Desde la política ha mostrado carácter para defender los derechos de la gente.
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Otro tema para destacar en esta edición tiene que ver con la escritora mexicana Laura Baeza, a propósito de su debut en la novela con Niebla ardiente, que centra su historia en el drama de la desaparición forzada, un crimen que padecen México y Colombia, entre otros países. El personaje central sufre la desaparición y posterior muerte de su hermana, algo que no logra superar así cambie de ciudad. Baeza es de Campeche, nació hace 34 años y es una de las promesas literarias de su país. •3
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HEAT WITHOUT LIMITS The fountains at Rockefeller Center in New York are being used by people to cope with the high temperatures this summer. Authorities have asked people in a large part of the country to take precautions due to health hazards. In Phoenix, Arizona, it reached 46.1° (116°F). Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images Las fuentes del Rockefeller Center de Nueva York son usadas por la gente para sobrellevar las altas temperaturas de este verano. Las autoridades han pedido a la población de buena parte del país tomar precauciones ante los riesgos que representa la salud. En Phoenix (Arizona) llegó a los 46,1° (116°F). Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images
LEADERSHIP
A FAMILY IN SERVICE
HISTORY WAS MADE AS A SISTER AND BROTHER GRADUATED TOGETHER AS PART OF THE PHILADELPHIA FIRE DEPARTMENT. LOS HERMANOS MAYA SIERRA Y KENNIETH BERRIOS HICIERON HISTORIA CUANDO SE GRADUARON JUNTOS COMO PARTE DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE BOMBEROS DE FILADELFIA. By | Por: RODRIGO CAMPOS-SÁNCHEZ | AL DÍA News ENGLISH
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he Philadelphia Fire Department (PFD) recently welcomed 75 new members into its ranks after firefighters/EMTs finished a ninemonth training program. This year was the first live audience fire department graduation after the start of the pandemic. However, this year’s graduation ceremony was special for other reasons, as well. Captain Cecelia Ortiz shared an anecdote about why it’s personally special for me. “The first brother and sister Latinos graduated from the academy together,” she said.
Cecilia Ortiz is the mother of Maya Sierra and Kennieth Berrios — the brother and sister who recently graduated from the academy. Her husband is Fire Battalion Chief Hector Sierra. Now, four members of the same family are a part of the Department. “It is exciting for me to see them in their element. We are a family committed to community service. I have always believed in giving back to the communities that have helped to develop me. I have always tried to instill those same values in my kids. It is important to create generations of service,” said Ortiz. Sister and brother Maya Sierra and Kennieth Berrios are so happy they were there for each other when needed. Berrios says that he could not have done it without her. Sierra says they were there for each other when one didn’t have lunch and the other’s car broke down. “We had each other’s backs the entire time,” Berrios said. Sierra noted that their parents didn’t encourage them to chase careers in the
l Departamento de Bomberos de Filadelfia (PFD, por sus siglas en inglés) recientemente dio la bienvenida a 75 nuevos miembros en sus filas, después de que los bomberos/técnicos médicos de emergencias terminaran un programa de entrenamiento de 9 meses. Si bien este año fue la primera graduación del departamento de bomberos con público en vivo desde el inicio de la pandemia, su ceremonia fue especial por otras razones. La capitana Cecilia Ortiz compartió una anécdota al respecto: “Los primeros hermanos latinos se graduaron juntos de la academia”.
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We are a family committed to community service… It is important to create generations of service. Somos una familia comprometida con el servicio a la comunidad... Es importante crear generaciones de servicio Captain Cecilia Ortiz
Cecilia Ortiz es la madre de Maya Sierra y Kennieth Berrios —la pareja de hermanos que acaba de graduarse de la academia—. Su esposo, Héctor Sierra, es el jefe del Batallón de Bomberos, así que ya son cuatro miembros de la misma familia los que conforman el Departamento. En palabras de Ortiz, “Es emocionante para mí verlos en su elemento. Somos una familia comprometida con el servicio a la comunidad, pues siempre he creído en retribuir a las comunidades que me han ayudado a desarrollarme e he intentado inculcar esos mismos valores a mis hijos. Es importante crear generaciones de servicio”. Maya Sierra y Kennieth Berrios están muy contentos de haber estado ahí el uno para el otro cuando más lo necesitaban. Berrios dice que no podría haberlo hecho sin ella, y Sierra reconoce el apoyo mutuo: cuando uno no llevaba almuerzo o tenía el carro averiado, ahí estaba el otro para ayudarle. “Nos cubrimos la espalda todo el tiempo”, añadió Berrios. Sierra señaló que sus padres nunca les animaron a hacer carrera en el cuerpo de
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THE WRONG FIGHT
AS PHILLY BARRELS TOWARDS ANOTHER HORRIBLE YEAR OF GUN VIOLENCE, STATE LEADERS ARE FOCUSED ON ONE MAN. MIENTRAS FILADELFIA SE ENCAMINA HACIA OTRO HORRIBLE AÑO DE VIOLENCIA CON ARMAS DE FUEGO, LOS LÍDERES ESTATALES SE CENTRAN EN UN HOMBRE. By | Por: NIGEL THOMPSON | AL DÍA News Staff Writer
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his past week, Philadelphia hit yet another grim milestone in what’s been now two-and-a-half years of grim milestones, as more than 300 homicides have been recorded in the city, and not even 200 days have passed in the calendar year. The same thing happened in 2021, but at just a slightly quicker pace. That year ended with 562 homicides. There are solutions. They come in the form of individuals and community organizations putting in the work on the ground every day, even if they’re never seen in the news. Philly’s new budget also includes $184 million in anti-violence spending, but if it’s anything like the last budget to combat gun violence, the solutions being funded are long-term. That’s not to say they’re not important, but in the immediate, the city is hurtling towards yet another record year for homicides in the city. It’s so much of an issue that even Republicans at the state level are trying to get involved. They’ve long hurled insults at both Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and Mayor Jim Kenney to boost campaigns for higher office, but now they’re trying to take Philadelphia’s gun violence problem into their own hands.
IMPEACHING KRASNER?
Their solution is establishing a PA House Select Committee on Restoring Law and Order. That’s what it’s called, and it’s a five member investigative committee that will conduct a deep dive into the inner workings of District Attorney Larry Krasner’s Office. Kenney’s received his fair share of flak for his gun violence response — especially of late — but it is Krasner who has gotten most of the ire from conservatives in the city, and across the state and country.
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a semana pasada, Filadelfia alcanzó otro sombrío hito en lo que ya son dos años y medio de atrocidades. Se registraron más de 300 homicidios en la ciudad, y no han pasado ni 200 días del año calendario. Lo mismo ocurrió en 2021, pero a un ritmo algo más rápido. Ese año terminó con 562 homicidios. Hay soluciones. Vienen en forma de individuos y organizaciones comunitarias que trabajan todos los días por mejorar la situación, incluso si nunca se les ve en las noticias. Además, el nuevo presupuesto de Filadelfia incluye 184 millones de dólares en gastos contra la violencia, pero si se parece al último destinado a combatir la violencia armada, las soluciones que se financian son a largo plazo. Eso no quiere decir que no sean importantes, solo que en el momento la ciudad se precipita hacia otro año récord de homicidios. Es un tema tan importante, que incluso los republicanos del ámbito estatal están tratando de involucrarse. Llevan un buen tiempo lanzando insultos contra el fiscal del distrito de Filadelfia, Larry Krasner, y el alcalde, Jim Kenney, para impulsar las campañas de los cargos más altos, pero ahora pretenden tomar el problema de la violencia con armas de fuego en Filadelfia con sus propias manos.
¿DESTITUIR A KRASNER?
Su solución es establecer un Comité Selecto de la Cámara de Representantes de Pensilvania para Restaurar la Ley y el Orden. Así se llama, y es un comité de investigación conformado por cinco miembros que llevará a cabo un trabajo de inmersión profunda en el funcionamiento interno de la oficina del fiscal del distrito Larry Krasner. Kenney ha recibido su cuota de críticas por su respuesta a la violencia con armas de fuego —especialmente en los últimos tiempos— pero es Krasner quien ha recibido la mayor parte de la ira de los conservadores en la ciudad, y en todo el estado y el país. El fiscal del distrito de Filadelfia fue reelegido para un segundo periodo de cuatro años en
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner could face impeachment at the conclusion of a new PA House Select Committee. Samantha Laub/ALDÍA News El fiscal del distrito de Filadelfia, Larry Krasner, podría enfrentarse a una destitución al término de un nuevo Comité Selecto de la Cámara de Representantes de Pensilvania. Samantha Laub/ALDÍA News
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POLÍTICA ENGLISH The Philadelphia District Attorney was reelected to a second four-year in 2021 after running a relatively smooth race against Democratic primary challenger Carlos Vega. Unable to beat him in elections, PA Republicans have sparked the narrative of trying to impeach Krasner from his post in Philadelphia. What happens after is as good as anyone’s guess, but at the conclusion of its investigation, the new Select Committee will have the opportunity to offer guidance to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on how to proceed.
Given it and the PA Senate are still majority Republican, that could mean a shaky future for Krasner depending on how the midterm elections go in Pennsylvania. Just like at the federal level, impeachment is voted on in the House before being transferred over for a trial in the Senate. The last time this happened in PA was in 1994, as Supreme Court Justice Rolf Larsen was impeached and then removed from office for having an improper discussion with a lawyer about court matters.
ESPAÑOL 2021, después de una carrera relativamente tranquila contra su contrincante demócrata en las primarias, Carlos Vega. Al no poder vencerlo en las elecciones, los republicanos de Pensilvania han desencadenado todo un discurso para intentar destituir a Krasner de su puesto en Filadelfia. Lo que ocurra después es un misterio, pero al concluir su investigación, el nuevo comité selecto tendrá la oportunidad de ofrecer orientación a la Cámara de Representantes de Pensilvania sobre cómo proceder. Dado que esta y el Senado de Pensilvania siguen siendo mayoritariamente republicanos, eso podría significar un futuro inestable
para Krasner, dependiendo de cómo se desarrollen las elecciones de mitad de periodo en Pensilvania. Al igual que a escala federal, el juicio político se vota en la Cámara antes de ser transferido a un juicio en el Senado. La última vez que esto ocurrió en Pensilvania fue en 1994, cuando el juez del Tribunal Supremo Rolf Larsen fue impugnado y luego destituido por tener una discusión inapropiada con un abogado sobre asuntos judiciales.
Y DESPUÉS DE TODO, ¿NINGUNA LEY?
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MAKING SOUTH TEXAS BLIND
THE DEMOCRATIC APPROACH TO TOPPLING MAYRA FLORES IN TEXAS IS BABYLON-ESQUE, AND HAS RECEIVED SOME MAJOR BACKLASH. EL PROPÓSITO DE LOS DEMÓCRATAS PARA DERROTAR A MAYRA FLORES EN TEXAS ES BABILÓNICO. YA HA RECIBIDO ALGUNAS REACCIONES IMPORTANTES. By | Por: NIGEL THOMPSON | AL DÍA News Staff Writer
A big blunder from Rep. Vicente González’s campaign could be costly in South Texas.
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cuenta que forma parte del bastión hispano que ha mantenido a los demócratas durante décadas en los distritos congresuales del sur de Texas. Fuera del 34, que se estableció con el predecesor de Flores, Filemón Vela Jr., ha incluido a figuras como el veterano representante Henry Cuellar en el 28, hasta Albert Bustamente en la década de los ochenta. En el antiguo distrito de González, la línea de representación hispana se remonta a Eligio ‘Kika’ de la Garza, que inició su primer mandato en 1965. Sin embargo, es precisamente esa larga historia la que Flores ha utilizado para impulsar su propia campaña, con el arguJULY 27 - AUGUST 3, 2022
ENGLISH However, it’s exactly that long history that Flores has used to boost her own campaign, saying Democrats — like those elected for so many years in South Texas — have always overlooked the majority-Hispanic community there. It worked in the special election along with a boatload of money and tactics right out of the playbook of former President Donald Trump.
AN ‘EYE FOR AN EYE’ DOES WHAT?
To put it bluntly, she is a fear monger who flouts her marriage to a Border Patrol agent to combat immigration and her faith to curb women’s reproductive rights among other right-wing talking points. Her views are hateful and their presentation equally as brash, but González’s campaign did everything in its power this past week to match that energy. It did so by hiring an Internet blogger to launch attacks at Flores. If the blogger had stuck just to her campaign talking points, there was plenty to work with, but instead phrases like ‘Miss Frijoles’ and a ‘cotton-pickin’ liar’ emerged as frequent labels of Flores. In an effort reminiscent of the Code of Hammurabi, Democrats fought Flores at the same level and now look blind to the race they’re running against her. The phrases used by the blogger were racist, and have been rightfully called out as so by people on both sides of the political aisle. González has tried to distance himself from them, but the money trail never lies, as a $1,200 check does exist in Federal Election Commission records being written out to the McHale Report blog on June 24.
THE MONOLITH DISCUSSION… AGAIN
The timing is also extremely poor for Democrats, especially for their relationship with Latino voters, as the González campaign controversy came on the heels of First Lady Jill Biden equating Latinos to breakfast tacos and bodegas in a speech at the UnidosUS Annual Conference.
ESPAÑOL mento de que los demócratas —como los elegidos durante tantos años en el sur de Texas— siempre han pasado por alto a la comunidad mayoritariamente hispana. Funcionó en la elección especial, junto con una carga de dinero y tácticas sacadas del libro de jugadas del expresidente Donald Trump.
¿QUÉ HACE EL “OJO POR OJO”?
Para decirlo sin rodeos, es una instigadora del miedo que hace alarde de su matrimonio con un agente de la patrulla fronteriza para combatir la inmigración, así como de su fe para frenar los derechos reproductivos de las mujeres, entre otros argumentos de la derecha. Sus puntos de vista son odiosos y su presentación igual de descarada, pero la campaña de González hizo todo lo posible esta semana pasada para igualar esa energía. Contrató a un bloguero en internet para lanzar ataques contra Flores. Si el bloguero se hubiera ceñido solo a los temas de conversación de su campaña, habría tenido mucho que trabajar, pero en su lugar surgieron frases como “Señorita Frijoles” y “Mentirosa de algodón” como calificativos frecuentes para Flores. En un esfuerzo que recuerda al Código de Hammurabi, los demócratas se enfrentaron a Flores al mismo nivel, y ahora parecen ciegos en la carrera en la que compiten contra ella. Las frases utilizadas por el bloguero eran racistas, y han sido calificadas como tal, con razón, por personas de ambos lados del pasillo político. González ha tratado de distanciarse de ellas, pero el rastro del dinero nunca miente: existe un cheque de 1200 dólares en los registros de la Comisión Federal de Elecciones que fue girado al blog McHale Report, el 24 de junio.
LA DISCUSIÓN DEL MONOLITO... DE NUEVO
El momento tampoco está muy bien para los demócratas, especialmente en cuanto a su relación con los votantes latinos, ya que la controversia de la campaña de González llegó después de que la primera dama, Jill Biden, equiparara a los latinos con los tacos de desayuno y las bodegas en un discurso en la Conferencia Anual de UnidosUS.
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A PROGRESSIVE
LATINO FROM TEXAS
GREG CASAR IS THE DEMOCRATS’ CHOICE. HE GOT 61% IN THE 35TH DISTRICT PRIMARY.
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here’s a narrative that’s picked up heading into the 2022 midterms that more and more Latino voters are shifting right amid the failure of President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress to deliver on much of what they promised two years ago. In no place is that phenomenon trying to be highlighted more than in South Texas.
ENGLISH There, many news stories have been written about the rise of Republican Latino candidates potentially poised to topple longtime Democratic strongholds established by Hispanic leaders and voters. Those leaders are said to be losing their pull, and those voters, growing disenfranchised. That is not the narrative following Greg Casar’s journey to Congress. Casar has been a bright spot for progressive Democrats — and the Democratic Party on the whole — this election
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ay una narrativa que se ha extendido de cara a las elecciones de mitad de periodo de 2022, según la cual cada vez más votantes latinos se están inclinando hacia la derecha, dado el fracaso del presidente Joe Biden y de los demócratas en el Congreso para cumplir con gran parte de lo que prometieron hace dos años. En ningún lugar se está tratando de resaltar más ese fenómeno que en el sur
de Texas. Allí se han escrito muchas noticias sobre el ascenso de candidatos latinos republicanos potencialmente dispuestos a derribar los antiguos bastiones demócratas establecidos por líderes y votantes hispanos. Mientras que estos líderes están perdiendo su influencia, estos votantes están cada vez más desfavorecidos. Esta no es la narrativa que sigue el viaje de Greg Casar al Congreso. Casar ha sido un punto brillante para los demócratas progresistas —y para el
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I wanted us to stop being a faux-gressive city and start being a progressive city.
Quería que dejáramos de ser una ciudad falsamente progresista y empezáramos a ser una ciudad progresista.
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Casar became a major figure as part of Austin City Council for his passage of progressive legislation that was then shot down at the state level.
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Casar se convirtió en una figura importante del Concejo de Austin por su aprobación de leyes progresistas que luego fueron derribadas a escala estatal.
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Greg Casar’s success as a progressive in Texas flies in the face of Republican gains in the Latino community. El éxito de Greg Casar como progresista en Texas choca con los avances republicanos en la comunidad latina.
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President Biden’s low approval rate and overall frustration with Congress’ inability to pass key pieces of his agenda. The former Austin City Councilmember won his primary for Texas’ 35th Congressional District with more than 61% of the vote. His closest competitor, moderate, longtime Texas State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez only garnered 16%. Texas’ 35th Congressional District has been held for the last 10 years by Rep. Lloyd Doggett, a Democrat who was once described as an “endangered species” because he was one of the few white male Democrats from Texas in Congress. Before being redistricted into the 35th, Doggett was the representative in Congress from Texas’ 25th and 10th Congressional Districts. In 2022, he was redistricted again to run in Texas’ 37th Congressional District, opening the door for Casar’s run. With its current boundaries, the 35th is one of Texas’ most Democratic districts as a product of gerrymandering and runs more than 100 miles from the
eastern side of the state capital of Austin, and slivers south to also encompass the city center of San Antonio. Given the Democratic majority, November’s general election is more of a formality than anything. The district is majority Hispanic with also a considerable Black population — somewhere Casar has always thought he fit, no matter the office he was running for.
PRIVILEGED, BUT A FIGHTER
He’s the son of Mexican immigrants, but doesn’t have the story of economic struggle and farm work that some have, especially in South Texas. Casar had what a growing number of young Hispanics have growing up in the U.S. today — economic privilege. His dad is from Guadalajara, but moved to Houston to work as a doctor at Baylor St. Luke’s hospital. Casar’s childhood home was in one of the wealthier
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parts of the Houston metro and he attended private school, where he excelled in sports and got good grades. In a profile by the Texas Observer’s Gus Bova, he was described as a “liberal kid, pushing back on classmates who expressed anti-LGBTQ+ views and bothered by the inequality he saw when volunteering at homeless shelters.” That confrontational nature when fighting injustice is something that would come to define Casar’s later dive into community activism in college at the University of Virginia. There, he fought for better wages for university workers.
GREG CASAR, THE LABOR ORGANIZER
When he came back to Austin on an internship in the Summer of 2010, it was with the Workers Defense Project fighting to organize undocumented workers in a state notorious for its anti-union policies in spite of the federal National Labor Relations Act. Fast forward to 2022, and Casar told Bova of his high-reaching labor aspirations as a U.S. representative. “My goal is to be the most pro-labor member of Congress, period,” he told the Texas Observer.
A year after interning, Casar returned for a full-time gig with the Workers Defense Project, where he continued to push the city and its corporate sectors to provide higher wages and more benefits to workers.
AUSTIN’S YOUNGEST CITY COUNCILMEMBER
Casar first ran for Austin City Council in 2014, after the city finally established a district format. Before, its City Council was elected all at-large, giving unfair advantage to the city’s white population and leaving only two spots for a Black and Hispanic councilmember. In an interview with the Texas Tribune not long after his triumph in the March 2022 primary, Casar said his early motivations for running were to make the city fully embrace a progressive agenda. “I wanted us to stop being a faux-gressive city and start being a progressive city,” he told reporter James Barragán. In his first election, Casar ran for the newly-formed District 3, a Hispanic-majority district that included a lot of newcomers to the city. He came in first in a field of eight candidates, but because no one won more than 50% of the vote, Casar moved onto a runoff election against second-place finisher, Laura Pressley. He JULY 27 - AUGUST 3, 2022
PORTADA would also win that race to seal his spot on Austin City Council as its youngest member ever, at 25 years old. For the next six years, Casar would become a major figure in the city, state and country for his efforts on Austin City Council, especially for his battles with the state. Those efforts hit a stride a year after being elected, when Donald Trump rose to become the new U.S. President on the back of a xenophopic campaign that targeted undocumented immigrants, falsely blaming them for the nation’s ills. In Texas, the state legislature worked to pass Senate Bill 4, a measure that required cooperation between county jails and ICE, and allowed police officers to demand immigration documentation. It was the opposite of what cities like Philadelphia could do in Democratically-run Pennsylvania in establishing itself as a sanctuary city. To combat the pending bill’s passage, Casar and 23 other protestors occupied the annex of the governor’s office for eight hours and were eventually arrested. His words in the aftermath of the protest: “This was not so hard. We can do so much more.” Senate Bill 4 was eventually passed and signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott, but it wouldn’t be the last time Casar would force action from him. Other issues Casar went to war with the state over include requiring paid sick leave in Austin, taking funding from the police budget and allocating it for more mental health resources and responses to crises, and decriminalizing encampments for the homeless in the city. All were also eventually shot down at the state level, but Casar showed his mettle and it set him up for the major success he saw in March 2022.
When he announced his congressional run in November 2021, Casar would eventually be grouped with a trio of progressive candidates attempting to change the face of Texas politics. The other two were immigration lawyer Jessica Cisneros, running against the Laredo Democratic machine that is Rep. Henry Cuellar in Texas’ 28th Congressional District, and former Texas State Rep. Jasmine Crockett running to replace Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson in the 30th Congressional District. Casar was the only of the three to avoid a runoff election. On the campaign trail, not only would he get endorsements from progressive giants like Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, but he would also share the stage (alongside Cisneros) with the heir apparent to the progressive movement in Ocasio-Cortez. When his seat is solidified in November, so will Casar’s seat alongside her in the fabled squad, which grows in number with each passing election cycle.
ORGANIZING TEXAS
When discussing his success with Barragán, he pointed to creating a progressive bloc at the start of his campaign. His past work not only tapped him into networks in Austin, but also San Antonio, and the in-between areas part of Comal, Hays and Caldwell counties. “We really brought together the full coalition of progressive voices and organizations from across this district, and I worked alongside organizations in this district to build that neighborhood infrastructure, that church-based infrastructure, that union-based infrastructure that we could then just turn on for this race,” said Casar. Even though it’s Texas, that progressive voice is there in droves, and Casar is evidence. He knows it too, and one of his favorite campaign lines speaks to that truth maybe more than any candidate before him. “Texas, I don’t think is a red state. I think it’s an underorganized state,” he told Barragán.
Texas, I don’t think is a red state. I think it’s an underorganized state.
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A RISING PROGRESSIVE STAR?
The issues at the forefront of Casar’s Congressional run beyond the labor aspirations are both as ambitious as they come for a progressive Democrat and responsive to the current political moment in the U.S. Casar is a proponent of a Green New Deal, pushed by fellow progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, expanded voting rights, more common sense gun legislation, and protected abortion rights, to name a few of the issues. JULY 27 - AUGUST 3, 2022
Casar won his Democratic primary in Texas’ 35th Congressional District with 61% of the vote. Casar ganó sus primarias demócratas en el Distrito 35 del Congreso de Texas, con el 61 % de los votos.
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Partido Demócrata en su conjunto— en este ciclo electoral, que tiene pronósticos nefastos en medio del bajo índice de aprobación del presidente Biden y la frustración general por la incapacidad del Congreso para aprobar piezas clave de su agenda. El exconcejal de Austin ganó sus primarias para el Distrito 35 del Congreso de Texas con más del 61 % de los votos. Su competidor más cercano, el moderado y veterano representante estatal de Texas Eddie Rodríguez, solo obtuvo el 16%. El Distrito 35 del Congreso de Texas ha estado ocupado durante los últimos 10 años por el representante Lloyd Doggett, un demócrata que en su momento fue descrito como una “especie en peligro de extinción” porque era uno de los pocos hombres blan-
cos demócratas de Texas en el Congreso. Antes de ser redistritado al 35, Doggett era el representante en el Congreso de los Distritos 25 y 10 del Congreso de Texas. En 2022, fue redistritado de nuevo para gobernar en el Distrito 37 del Congreso de Texas, lo que abrió la puerta a la candidatura de Casar. Con sus límites actuales, el 35 es uno de los distritos más demócratas de Texas, como producto de la manipulación, y se extiende más de 100 millas desde el lado oriental de la capital del estado, Austin, y se desliza hacia el sur para abarcar también el centro de la ciudad de San Antonio. Dada la mayoría demócrata, las elecciones generales de noviembre son más una formalidad que otra cosa.
El distrito es mayoritariamente hispano, con una considerable población negra, algo en lo que Casar siempre ha considerado que encajaría, independientemente del cargo al que se presente.
PRIVILEGIADO, PERO LUCHADOR
Es hijo de inmigrantes mexicanos, pero no cuenta con la historia de lucha económica y trabajo agrícola de algunos, especialmente en el sur de Texas. Casar tuvo lo que un número creciente de jóvenes hispanos tiene hoy día al crecer en Estados Unidos: privilegio económico. Su padre es de Guadalajara, pero se trasladó a Houston para trabajar como médico en el hospital Baylor St. Luke. De niño, vivió en una de las zonas más privilegiadas del metro de Houston y asistió a una escuela privada, donde se destacó en los deportes y obtuvo buenas calificaciones. En un perfil elaborado por Gus Bova para el Texas Observer, se le describe como un “chico liberal que se oponía a los compañeros de clase que expresaban opiniones contrarias al colectivo LGBTQ+ y al que le molestaba la desigualdad que veía cuando trabajaba como voluntario en los refugios para personas sin hogar”. Esa naturaleza de confrontación al luchar contra la injusticia definió la inmersión de Casar en el activismo comunitario en la University of Virginia, donde luchó por mejorar los salarios de los trabajadores universitarios.
GREG CASAR, EL ORGANIZADOR LABORAL
Cuando regresó a Austin, en una pasantía en el verano de 2010, estaba trabajando en el Proyecto de Defensa de los Trabajadores, en una lucha por organizar a los trabajadores indocumentados en un estado conocido por sus políticas antisindicales, a pesar de la Ley Federal de Relaciones Laborales. En 2022, Casar le contó a Bova sus aspiraciones laborales de gran alcance como representante de los Estados Unidos: “Mi
Casar will join the Progressive Caucus and become a member of the Squad when he joins Congress.
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Casar se unirá al Caucus Progresista y se convertirá en miembro del escuadrón cuando entre en el Congreso.
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objetivo es ser el miembro del Congreso más favorable a los trabajadores, punto”. Un año después de la pasantía, Casar volvió a trabajar tiempo completo en el Proyecto de Defensa de los Trabajadores, con el que continuó presionando a la ciudad y a sus sectores corporativos para que proporcionen salarios más altos y más beneficios para los trabajadores.
EL CONCEJAL MÁS JOVEN DE AUSTIN
Casar se presentó por primera vez al Concejo de Austin en 2014, después de que la ciudad estableciera finalmente un formato de distrito. Antes, su Consejo Municipal se elegía todo en bloque, lo que daba una ventaja injusta a la población blanca de la ciudad y dejaba solo dos puestos para un concejal negro o hispano. En una entrevista con el Texas Tribune poco después de su triunfo en las primarias de marzo de 2022, Casar dijo que su principal motivación para presentarse era hacer que la ciudad adoptara una agenda progresista de forma plena. “Quería que dejáramos de ser una ciudad falsamente progresista y empezáramos a ser una ciudad progresista”, respondió al periodista James Barragán. En su primera elección, Casar se presentó al recién formado Distrito 3, un distrito de mayoría hispana que incluía a muchos recién llegados a la ciudad. Quedó en primer lugar entre ocho candidatos, pero como nadie obtuvo más del 50 % de los votos, Casar pasó a una segunda vuelta contra la segunda clasificada, Laura Pressley. Finalmente, ganó dicha carrera y selló así su puesto en el Ayuntamiento de Austin como el miembro más joven de la historia, con 25 años. Durante los seis años siguientes, Casar se convertiría en una figura importante en la ciudad, el estado y el país por sus esfuerzos en el Ayuntamiento de Austin, especialmente por sus batallas con el Estado. Esos esfuerzos alcanzaron un punto álgido un año después de ser elegido, cuando Donald Trump se alzó como nuevo presidente de Estados Unidos a costa de una
Mi objetivo es ser el miembro del Congreso más favorable a los trabajadores, punto.
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Al hablar de su éxito con James Barragán, Casar señaló la creación de un bloque progresista al inicio de su campaña. Su trabajo anterior no solo le permitió acceder a las redes de Austin, sino también a las de San Antonio y a las zonas intermedias de los condados de Comal, Hays y Caldwell. En sus palabras, “Reunimos a toda la coalición de voces y organizaciones progresistas de este distrito, y trabajamos en conjunto para construir esa infraestructura vecinal, basada en la Iglesia y en el sindicato, que luego pudimos activar para esta carrera”. Aunque es Texas, esa voz progresista es masiva, y Casar es una prueba. Él lo sabe, y una de sus frases favoritas de campaña habla de esa verdad, quizá más que cualquier otro candidato anterior. “No creo que Texas sea un estado rojo, creo que es un estado poco organizado”, dijo a Barragán.
Casar took the stage with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the campaign trail and got major endorsements from other progressive juggernauts.
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Casar subió al escenario con la representante a la Cámara Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez en la campaña electoral y consiguió importantes apoyos de otros gigantes progresistas..
campaña xenófoba que apuntaba a los inmigrantes indocumentados y los culpaba falsamente de los males de la Nación. En Texas, la legislatura estatal se esforzó por aprobar el proyecto de ley 4 del Senado, una medida que exigía la cooperación entre las cárceles de los condados y el Servicio de Control de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés), además de permitir a los agentes de policía exigir documentación de los inmigrantes. Era lo contrario de lo que ciudades como Filadelfia podían hacer en Pensilvania, gobernada por los demócratas al establecerse como ciudad santuario. Para combatir la aprobación del proyecto de ley pendiente, Casar y otros 23 manifestantes ocuparon el anexo de la oficina del gobernador durante ocho horas y finalmente fueron detenidos. “Esto no era tan difícil. Podemos hacer mucho más”, decía Casar tras la protesta. El proyecto de ley 4 del Senado fue finalmente aprobado y convertido en ley por el gobernador Greg Abbott, pero esta no sería la última vez que Casar lo obligara a actuar. Otras cuestiones por las que Casar entró en guerra con el Estado fueron la exigencia de la licencia remunerada por enfermedad en Austin, la detracción de fondos del presupuesto de la policía para JULY 27 - AUGUST 3, 2022
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No creo que Texas sea un estado rojo, creo que es un estado poco organizado.
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destinarlos como recursos para la salud mental y respuestas a las crisis, y la de despenalización los campamentos de los habitantes de calle en la ciudad. Todas ellas fueron finalmente rechazadas a escala estatal, pero Casar demostró su coraje y lo preparó para el gran éxito que obtuvo en marzo de 2022.
¿UNA ESTRELLA PROGRESISTA EN ASCENSO?
Los temas que encabezan la candidatura de Casar al Congreso, más allá de las aspiraciones laborales, son ambiciosos y responden al momento político actual de Estados Unidos. Casar es partidario de un Nuevo Pacto Verde, impulsado por su compañera progresista Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, de ampliar el derecho al voto, de una legislación de armas más sensata y de proteger el derecho al aborto, por nombrar algunos de los temas en su agenda. Cuando anunció su candidatura al Congreso en noviembre de 2021, Casar
acabaría agrupándose con un trío de candidatos progresistas que intentaban cambiar la cara de la política de Texas. Los otros dos eran la abogada de inmigración Jessica Cisneros, que se presentaba contra la maquinaria demócrata de Laredo, en cabeza del representante Henry Cuellar, en el Distrito 28 del Congreso de Texas, y la exrepresentante estatal de Texas Jasmine Crockett, que se presentaba para sustituir al representante Eddie Bernice Johnson en el Distrito 30 del Congreso. Casar fue el único de los tres que evitó una segunda vuelta electoral. Durante la campaña, no solo obtendría el respaldo de gigantes progresistas como los senadores Bernie Sanders y Elizabeth Warren, sino que también compartiría el escenario (junto a Cisneros) con la sucesora del movimiento progresista Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Cuando el escaño de Casar se consolide en noviembre, también lo hará el de ella en el legendario pelotón, que crece en número con cada ciclo electoral que pasa.
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EL PAÍS SPAIN
REASONS TO VOTE REPUBLICAN
Ishmael Reed says that in the United States “part of the Latino heritage community seems attracted to Trump’s strongman image, when he represents the historical racism that Mexicans, blacks and Asians have suffered”. He warns that an Anglo-centric upbringing remains. “Unlike the Anglo-centric East, the West is bilingual and multicultural. Hispanic literature, for example, dates back to 1610 [...], many Hispanic students and their parents are unaware of that heritage [...] they are unaware of the history of atrocities committed against the Chinese since the California Gold Rush, which includes the largest mass lynching in U.S. history [...]. Although President Biden would not have won without the support of Black men and Latina women, in 2020, 18 % of Black men preferred Trump. [...] These Black and Hispanic men, 39 % of Trump’s electorate in 2020, must be unfamiliar with the performance of authoritarian regimes. [...] lured by Trump’s false strongman pose, they are unaware that under Herbert Hoover administration a million Hispanics were deported [...]”. Ishmael Reed dice que en Estados Unidos “parte de la comunidad de herencia latina parece atraída por la imagen de hombre fuerte de Trump, cuando representa el racismo histórico que han sufrido mexicanos, negros y asiáticos”. Advierte que se mantiene una educación anglocéntrica. “A diferencia del Este anglocéntrico, el Oeste es bilingüe y multicultural. La literatura hispana, por ejemplo, se remonta a 1610 (…), muchos estudiantes hispanos y sus padres desconocen ese patrimonio. (…) desconocen la historia de atrocidades cometidas contra los chinos desde la fiebre del oro de California, que incluye el linchamiento masivo más grande de la historia de Estados Unidos (…). Aunque el presidente Biden no habría ganado sin el apoyo de los hombres negros y las mujeres latinas, en 2020, un 18% de hombres negros prefirieron a Trump. (…) Estos hombres negros e hispanos, el 39% del electorado de Trump en 2020, no deben de estar familiarizados con el funcionamiento de los regímenes autoritarios. (…) atraídos por la falsa pose de hombre fuerte de Trump, desconocen que bajo la Administración Herbert Hoover fueron deportados un millón de hispanos (…)”.
CLARÍN ARGENTINA
IT WAS GOING TO BE A MEETING OF TWO LOSERS
Analyst Jorge Lanata analyzed the cancellation of the meeting between Joe Biden and Alberto Fernández, President of Argentina, due to the U.S. President’s COVID-19 contagion. “The meeting that was planned for two years ended in nothing. The meeting [...] is marked by bad luck. [...] In any case it was going to be a meeting between two losers: in the United States the majority analyzes a future triumph of Donald Trump, and the reelection of Alberto became a joke. [...] The Government wanted to bring three topics to the meeting: energy, food and International Monetary Fund (IMF). [...] ‘For us, a meeting with Biden is nothingness. He is a president without power and with no chances of reelection’, says to Clarín the head of an American investment fund. ‘It has no relevance. The fact that Biden could get Alberto’s support so that the IMF will give him one more term to meet his goals does not change anyone’s investment decision’. Finally, the long-awaited Biden-Fernandez meeting will not take place. It would have been a meeting between two memes”. El analista Jorge Lanata analizó la cancelación de la reunión entre Joe Biden y Alberto Fernández, presidente de Argentina, por el contagio de Covid-19 del presidente de Estados Unidos. “La reunión que se planificó durante dos años terminó en la nada. El encuentro (…) está marcado por la mala suerte. (…) En cualquier caso iba a ser el encuentro entre dos perdedores: en Estados Unidos la mayoría analiza un futuro triunfo de Donald Trump y la reelección de Alberto pasó a ser una broma. (…) El Gobierno quería llevar al encuentro tres temas: energía, alimentos y FMI. (…). ‘Para nosotros un encuentro con Biden es la nada misma. Es un presidente sin poder y sin chances de reelegir’, le dice a Clarín el titular de un fondo de inversión americano. ‘No tiene ninguna relevancia. Que Biden le pueda conseguir apoyo a Alberto para que el FMI le dé un trimestre más de plazo en el cumplimiento de las metas no le cambia la decisión de inversión a nadie’. Finalmente, el ansiado encuentro Biden-Fernández no se producirá. Hubiera sido el encuentro entre dos memes”.
EL UNIVERSAL MEXICO
THE COST OF STUBBORNNESS
Antonio Rosas-Landa analyzed the situation of Mexican products in the United States and the risks they run. He points out: “Every time I go to the supermarket it is a matter of pride to see the diversification of Mexican products available to the U.S. consumer. The classic avocados, tomatoes, asparagus, antioxidant-rich fruits [...] even the very Mexican nopal cactus can be purchased in organic and regular versions [...]. Unfortunately, the success of Mexican agricultural products could be affected by the possible imposition of taxes on these and other high value-added products that sell very well in the United States. The reason for this is the Mexican President’s stubbornness to impose energy policies that violate the country’s commitments to its trading partners, the United States and Canada, in the North American Free Trade Agreement. His failed philosophy attempts to return market dominance in the electricity and oil industries to inefficient public entities, decapitalized and, therefore, incapable of supplying the country’s needs”. Antonio Rosas-Landa analizó la situación de productos mexicanos en Estados Unidos y los riesgos que corren. Señala: “Cada vez que voy al supermercado es un motivo de orgullo ver la diversificación de los productos mexicanos a disposición del consumidor estadounidense. Los clásicos aguacates, tomate, espárragos, frutas ricas en antioxidantes (…) y hasta el mexicanísimo nopal se pueden adquirir en versiones orgánicas y regulares (…). Lamentablemente, el éxito de los productos agropecuarios mexicanos podría verse afectado ante la posible imposición de aranceles a estos y otros productos de alto valor agregado que se venden, y muy bien, en Estados Unidos. El motivo es la necedad del presidente de México por imponer políticas energéticas que violan los compromisos del país con sus socios comerciales, Estados Unidos y Canadá, en el tratado de libre comercio de América del Norte. Su filosofía fallida intenta devolver el dominio del mercado en las industrias eléctrica y petrolera a entidades públicas ineficientes, descapitalizadas y, por tanto, incapaces de abastecer las necesidades del país”.
ABC PARAGUAY
SIGNIFICANTLY CORRUPT
The editorial of this Paraguayan media concerns the decision of the United States against former President Horacio Cartes. It points out that in the accusation of being “significantly corrupt”, the American ambassador “used two devastating accusations [...]. The aggravating factor is that [...] one of them occurred in the exercise of the very presidential investiture of Paraguay, with the frustration of an investigation process of transnational crime, and the other more recently: ‘ties with terrorist organizations’. [...] It is monumentally humiliating that from abroad they consider there is too much relevant information to target a former president of the Republic who, in his own country, does not even have an open prosecutor’s file with his name. It is an unappealable failure, the failure of our institutions, especially the failure of the Office of the Attorney General, which represents the defense of our society and its patrimony. It is the failure of the institutions in charge of ensuring the correct application of justice [...] When we became a failed State, without authority or courage to prosecute the crimes that are permeating us?” El editorial de este medio paraguayo hace referencia a la decisión de Estados Unidos contra el expresidente Horacio Cartes. Indica que en el señalamiento de ser “significativamente corrupto”, el embajador americano “utilizó dos demoledoras acusaciones (…). El agravante es que (…) una de ellas ocurrió en el ejercicio de la mismísima investidura presidencial del Paraguay, con la frustración de un proceso de investigación de crimen transnacional, y la otra más recientemente: ‘lazos con organizaciones terroristas’. (…) Es monumentalmente humillante que desde el exterior consideren que existe información demasiado relevante como para apuntar a un expresidente de la República que, en su propio país, no tiene siquiera una carpeta fiscal abierta con su nombre. Es un fracaso inapelable, la falla de nuestras instituciones, sobre todo la de la Fiscalía General de la República que representa la defensa de nuestra sociedad y de su patrimonio. Es el fracaso de las instituciones encargadas de velar por la correcta aplicación de la justicia (…) ¿En qué momento nos hemos convertido en un Estado fallido, sin autoridad ni coraje para enjuiciar los crímenes que nos están permeando?”
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CULTUR THE MOURNING THAT
NEVER ENDS NIEBLA ARDIENTE ARDIENTE, THE DEBUT NOVEL BY MEXICAN WRITER LAURA BAEZA, ADDRESSES THE ISSUES OF FORCED DISAPPEARANCES AND FEMICIDES IN MEXICO. NIEBLA ARDIENTE, LA NOVELA DEBUT DE LA ESCRITORA MEXICANA LAURA BAEZA, ABORDA EL TEMA DE LAS DESAPARICIONES FORZADAS Y LOS FEMINICIDIOS EN MÉXICO. By | Por: ANDREA RODÉS | AL DÍA News Writer
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few years after she was born, Laura Baeza (Campeche, Mexico, 1988) moved with her family to a town in Veracruz, where she learned to read, imagine and write “little stories”, although she did not yet know what a story was or that literature existed. “The idea of becoming a writer came to me at the age of 12, after reading Michael Ende (The Neverending Story), and that’s how I continued until today”, explained Baeza, who published her first novel, Niebla ardiente (Alfaguara, 2021), a little less than a year ago. Winner of the Julio Torri National Short Story Prize with Ensayo de orquesta (FETA, 2017) and the Gerardo Cornejo National Narrative Prize with Época de cerezos, Baeza is considered one of Mexico’s literary promises. Her next book of short stories, Una grieta en la noche, will be released in October, with Spanish publisher Páginas de Espuma. Niebla ardiente begins with the story of Esther, a young Mexican girl whose childhood and youth memories are marked by the mental illness of her sister Irene, who, despite the care she receives, ends up escaping from the center where she was placed. She is victim of forced disappearance, a current crime in Mexico, and found dead in a ditch at the age of 21. To reorganize her life and escape the pain and guilt, Esther goes to study to Barcelona. But she realizes that forgetting a loved one is not easy. How can it be that while watching the Mexican news she sees her sister dead in the middle of a riot in the state of Hidalgo?
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“Unfortunately, the mourning for the disappearance of a loved one never ends”, Baeza explained in an interview for AL DÍA. “A mourning for death hurts, it is a process that involves resignation and healing, but a mourning for a disappeared person does not end, it is walking in limbo one day after another”. To write the book, she spent four years researching forced disappearances. According to data from the National Search Commission (CNB), the number of missing people in Mexico is close to 91,000. The author, like the lead, spent some time studying in Barcelona. “I felt limited and unsatisfied in my context; I wanted to continue studying, and I found a postgraduate degree in Communication, Journalism and Humanities, but I quit because I ran out of money and there was no way to continue”, Baeza said. The frustration she felt made her learn to see the world and literature in a different way, “in the experiential and interesting way
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los pocos años de nacer, Laura Baeza (Campeche, México, 1988) se mudó con su familia a un pueblo de Veracruz, donde aprendió a leer, a imaginar y a escribir “cuentitos”, aunque aún no sabía qué era un cuento ni que existía la literatura. “Me vino la idea de ser escritora a los doce años, después de leer a Michael Ende (La historia interminable), y así seguí hasta hoy”, explica esta escritora que hace poco menos de un año publicó su primera novela, Niebla ardiente (Alfaguara, 2021). Ganadora del Premio Nacional de Cuento Breve Julio Torri con Ensayo de orquesta (FETA, 2017) y el Premio Nacional de Narrativa Gerardo Cornejo con ‘Época de cerezos’, Baeza está considerada una de las promesas literarias de México. En octubre saldrá su siguiente libro de cuentos, Una grieta en la noche, con la editorial española Páginas de espuma. Niebla ardiente arranca con la historia de Esther, una joven mexicana cuyo recuerdo de infancia y juventud está marcado por la enfermedad mental de su hermana Irene quien, pese a los cuidados que recibe, acaba escapando del centro donde estaba internada. Es víctima de desaparición forzada, un crimen vigente en México, y es hallada muerta en una cuneta a los 21 años. Para reordenar su vida y escapar del dolor y el sentimiento de culpa, Esther se marcha a estudiar a Barcelona. Pero se dará cuenta de que olvidar a un ser querido no es fácil. ¿Cómo puede ser que mientras mira el telenoticias mexicano vea a su hermana muerta en medio de unos disturbios en el estado de Hidalgo?
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“Lamentablemente, el duelo por la desaparición de un ser querido nunca termina”, explica Baeza en una entrevista para AL DÍA. “Un duelo por muerte duele, es un proceso que conlleva resignación y sanación, pero un duelo por un desaparecido no se termina, es caminar en el limbo un día tras otro”, añade. Para escribir el libro investigó cuatro años sobre desaparición forzada. Según cifras de la Comisión Nacional de Búsqueda (CNB), el número de personas desaparecidas en México asciende a cerca de 91 mil. La autora, igual que la protagonista, pasó una temporada estudiando en Barcelona. “Me sentía limitada e insatisfecha en mi contexto, quería seguir estudiando, y encontré un posgrado en Comunicación, Periodismo y Humanidades, pero solo pude hacer una parte porque se me terminó el dinero y no había forma de continuar con eso”, dice. La frustración que sintió logró hacerla aprender a ver el mundo y la literatura de otra forma, “de la manera vivencial e interesante que nunca tuve. Creo que por
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Despite having certain parallels with his personal and family life, Niebla ardiente is not autobiographical, but it helped her to reflect on the importance of family and how the loss of a loved one impacts. In the words of Baeza, “Family is a subject that interests me because it is a structure which you can survive and, in the best scenario, enjoy. I have enjoyed mine. I am also interested in exploring the complex relationships between siblings, because if those between parents and children are difficult, between siblings there is a greater degree of complexity”. To this must be added the fact that she is Mexican. “The family unit is a little more present and marked in Latin contexts by historical issues. We come from a Judeo-Christian tradition, so our conditions are different and, at least in Mexico, the figure of family seems to be carved in rock”, she says.
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Unlike her first published stories, starring mostly men, Baeza has opted for women as leads of her first novel. “Now I feel more in touch with who I am, and I’ve lost my fear of talking about myself and others. When I started writing I felt I had to show toughness, that’s why almost all my characters were male, and I was very wrong about that”, she admits. Although the context of Novela ardiente is linked to Mexico, the reader who dives into its pages, whatever their nationality, “will find a map of the memories and nostalgia of its characters, a search through streets, cities and continents, and the reconstruction of the memory of those who are no longer here or who are somewhere far away”, says Baeza with conviction. JULY 27 - AUGUST 3, 2022
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A pesar de guardar ciertos paralelismos con su vida personal y familiar, Niebla ardiente no es autobiográfica, pero le sirvió para reflexionar sobre la importancia de la familia y cómo impacta la pérdida de un ser querido. “La familia es un tema que me interesa porque es una estructura a la cual se sobrevive y, en el mejor de los casos, se disfruta. La mía la he disfrutado. Me interesa también explorar las relaciones complejas entre hermanos, porque si las de padres e hijos son difíciles, entre hermanos hay un grado más de complejidad”, comenta. A esto hay que sumarle el hecho de ser mexicana. “La unidad familiar está un poco más presente y marcada en contextos latinos por asuntos históricos, venimos de una tradición judeo-cristiana, nuestras condiciones son otras y, al menos en México, la figura de la familia parece estar tallada en roca”, comenta.
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A diferencia de sus primeros relatos publicados, protagonizados en su mayoría por hombres, Baeza ha optado por las mujeres como protagonistas de su primera novela. “Eso es ahora porque ya me siento más en contacto con lo que soy y he perdido el miedo a hablar de mí y de otras. Cuando empecé a escribir sentía que debía demostrar rudeza, por eso casi todos mis personajes eran masculinos,y estaba muy equivocada al respecto”, admite. Aunque el contexto de Novela ardiente está vinculado a México, el lector que se adentre en sus páginas, sea cual sea su nacionalidad, “se encontrará con un mapa de los recuerdos y la nostalgia de sus personajes, una búsqueda por calles, ciudades y continentes, y la reconstrucción de la memoria de quienes ya no están o sí, en algún lugar lejos”, dice Baeza convencida.
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simply grown more and more over the years, beyond Atilio’s Construction. “I now have four loans and a line of credit through WSFS between Atilio’s and personal financing, including a second truck, a Jeep and I’m soon settling on a property that I’m going to fix up for investment,” Fernandez said in a 2021 WSFS Bank article. “I’m a minority small business owner who needed a financial partner who believed in me. I needed someone by my side during the pandemic when times were tough. I needed someone to come on this journey with me to grow into a successful businessperson. WSFS had my back. They never saw me as anyone but José from Atilio’s Construction, our friend and partner, and that approach is exactly what I needed,” he continued.
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de Atilio’s Construction. “Ahora tengo cuatro préstamos y una línea de crédito a través de WSFS entre Atilio’s y la financiación personal, además de un segundo camión, un Jeep y, pronto, una propiedad que pienso arreglar para invertir”, dijo Fernández en un artículo del Banco WSFS en 2021. “Soy propietario de una pequeña empresa minoritaria que necesitaba un socio financiero que creyera en mí. Necesitaba a alguien a mi lado durante la pandemia, en tiempos difíciles; necesitaba a alguien que me acompañara en este viaje para convertirme en un empresario de éxito. WSFS me apoyó. Nunca me vieron como alguien más que José de Atilio’s Construction, nuestro socio y amigo. Esa era la actitud que necesitaba”, continuó.
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Rambo es responsable de crear oportunidades para que las personas se conecten entre sí y de fortificar el entorno para hacerlo de forma eficaz. La segunda responsabilidad tiene que ver con el compromiso con la comunidad. Según Rambo, “Tenemos una serie de organizaciones con las que trabajamos, desde un punto de vista filantrópico, en una variedad de propósitos y misiones diferentes”, que van desde la desigualdad alimentaria hasta la sostenibilidad, pasando por el desarrollo de la mano de obra y más allá. Algunas de las labores comunitarias son el lanzamiento de su Red de Aprendizaje, el compromiso con la Cámara de Comercio del
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IN HIS ROLE AS OFFICE MANAGING DIRECTOR AT ACCENTURE, THE LONGTIME EXECUTIVE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING TOGETHER ALL THE PARTS THAT HELPS THE OPERATION RUN SMOOTHLY. EN SU PAPEL DE DIRECTOR GERENTE DE OFICINA EN ACCENTURE, ESTE VETERANO EJECUTIVO ES RESPONSABLE DE UNIR TODAS LAS PIEZAS QUE PERMITEN QUE LA GESTIÓN FUNCIONE SIN CONTRATIEMPOS. By | Por: JENSEN TOUSSAINT | AL DÍA News Staff Writer ENGLISH Some of the community work involves the launch of its Apprenticeship Network, engagement with the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, its work with the Recharge and Recovery Philadelphia, and many other corporate citizenship initiatives with organizations like Graduate Philadelphia, Junior Achievement, Back on My Feet and Compass. The third responsibility is engaging with its various clients, which includes Comcast and PECO. Through those collaborations, Accenture is able to work hand-in-hand with other employers on like-minded endeavors and initiatives. “The intersection of those three elements — our people, our community and our clients — is my responsibility to stitch those things together in the Philadelphia area.” He added his vision is “making sure that people feel connected, that people have an opportunity to be their full selves, creating spaces where we cultivate creativity and innovation, and also having an eye toward how we not only give back in the community, but celebrate shared successes around giving back to the community.”
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In 2016, Accenture launched a new apprenticeship program to create opportunities for underserved and underrepresented communities to gain access to jobs. Beyond that, it also helped create a new pathway for employment.
“We made a commitment, Accenture, as an organization to remove some of the barriers around how we looked at talent and attracted talent to the organization,” said Rambo. He noted that one of ways Accenture has done so is by removing the four-year degree requirement for entry-level positions. “That was one of the first steps that we took. But as we thought about how we would go about looking at other pipelines for talent, the apprenticeship network became very vital for us as an organization,” Rambo added. The pandemic has amplified many of the challenges that have existed in the workforce, particularly as it pertains to disparities in certain communities. Accenture’s approach, Rambo said, has been to create resiliency within that workforce, upskill talent and create new pathways toward employment opportunities. The apprenticeship program has grown over the years, in large part due to Accenture’s engagement with organizations that has helped identify the city’s talent pipeline. “There are a number of organizations that we saw as an untapped pool of talents that would fit very nicely into our aspirations around creating a more diverse and inclusive workforce that enabled a nontraditional pipeline of talent to come into the mix,” Rambo said. As the apprenticeship program continued to show its worth, Accenture made a commitment to fill 20% of its entry-level roles with its apprentices. “We see it as a tremendous opportunity for us to give back to the community,” said Rambo.
ESPAÑOL Gran Filadelfia, su trabajo con Recharge y Recovery Philadelphia, y muchas otras iniciativas de ciudadanía corporativa con organizaciones como Graduate Philadelphia, Junior Achievement, Back on My Feet y Compass. La tercera responsabilidad es colaborar con los diversos clientes de la compañía, entre los que se encuentran Comcast y PECO. A través de estas colaboraciones, Accenture trabaja mano a mano con otros empleadores en esfuerzos e iniciativas similares. En palabras de Rambo, “La intersección de estos tres elementos —nuestra gente, nuestra comunidad y nuestros clientes— en el área de Filadelfia es mi responsabilidad. Mi objetivo es asegurar que la gente se sienta conectada, que tenga la oportunidad de ser plenamente ella misma, a través de espacios en los que podamos cultivar la creatividad y la innovación, teniendo en cuenta no solo cómo retribuimos a la comunidad, sino también que celebramos los éxitos compartidos en torno a la retribución a la comunidad”.
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En 2016, Accenture puso en marcha un nuevo programa de aprendizaje para crear oportunidades de acceso a puestos de trabajo para comunidades desatendidas y poco representadas. Más allá de eso, también ayudó a crear una nueva vía de empleo. En palabras de Rambo, “Nos comprometimos, como organización, a eliminar algunas de las barreras en
torno a la forma en que miramos y atraemos el talento a la organización”. Así, Accenture ha eliminado el requisito de un título de cuatro años para los puestos de entrada. “Ese fue uno de los primeros pasos que dimos. Pero cuando pensamos en cómo buscar otras vías de talento, la red de aprendizaje pasó a ser vital para nosotros como organización”, añadió Rambo. La pandemia ha amplificado muchos de los retos respecto a la mano de obra, en especial aquellos referentes a las disparidades en ciertas comunidades. El objetivo de Accenture, según Rambo, ha sido crear resiliencia dentro de esa fuerza de trabajo, mejorar las habilidades y crear nuevos caminos hacia las oportunidades de empleo. El programa de aprendizaje ha crecido a lo largo de los años, en gran parte gracias al compromiso de Accenture con las organizaciones que le han permitido identificar el talento en la ciudad. Según Rambo “Existe una serie de organizaciones que representan una reserva de competitividad sin explotar que encajaría muy bien en nuestras aspiraciones a la creación de una fuerza de trabajo más diversa e inclusiva”. Como el programa de aprendizaje siguió demostrando su valor, Accenture se comprometió a cubrir el 20% de sus puestos de trabajo de nivel inicial con sus aprendices. Según Rambo, “lo vemos como una gran oportunidad para retribuir a la comunidad”.
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This year’s ceremony marked the graduation of Firefighter/EMT Class 199 and Paramedic Class 40. This year saw five women graduate. They were all Hispanic, and almost half the class was Hispanic. The Philadelphia Fire Department has said in the past that they want more multicultural diversity. “I think that inclusion and diversity is critical in any successful organization, especially in emergency services. Philadelphia is so diverse and rich in culture. It will benefit our organization to represent and include everyone to better serve our customers during critical times,” Ortiz said.
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bomberos de Filadelfia, así que ese no fue un factor de decisión. Según Berrios, “Crecimos en los parques de bomberos desde que éramos bebés. A mí siempre me ha gustado, pero Maya estaba dudosa”. Sierra estudió informática, pero quería hacer algo en lo que pudiera ayudar más directamente a la gente. “Siempre me ha apasionado; estar en el PFD es como la forma más elevada de poder ayudar porque lo haré todos los días”, cuenta ella. Cuando se le preguntó a Sierra cómo se sentía al trabajar en un campo dominado por los hombres, dijo que era difícil, sobre todo por la necesidad de demostrar que la gente estaba equivocada. “A cada paso tienes que demostrar que la gente se equivoca... Como mujer, cualquier cosa insignificante se exagera. Tenemos que esforzarnos al máximo en todas las temperaturas, ambientes y es-
cenarios”. Sin embargo, sigue dispuesta a hacerlo.
MÁS REPRESENTACIÓN HISPANA
La ceremonia de este año marcó la graduación de la Clase 199 de Bomberos/ EMT y de la Clase 40 de Paramédicos. Se graduaron cinco mujeres, todas hispanas, y casi la mitad de la clase era hispana. Ya el Departamento de Bomberos de Filadelfia había dicho que quería más diversidad multicultural. En palabras de Ortiz, “Creo que la inclusión y la diversidad son fundamentales en cualquier organización de éxito, especialmente en los servicios de emergencia, y Filadelfia es muy diversa y rica en cultura. Así, será beneficioso para nuestra organización representar e incluir a todos para servir mejor a nuestros clientes en momentos críticos”.
THE WRONG FIGHT From pag. 9 |
ALL THAT, BUT NO LAW?
In a response to the investigation committee given to WHYY, Krasner’s Officer Spokesperson Jane Roh pointed to the influence of the NRA and House Republicans’ “complicity in gun violence due to their enabling of unrestricted flooding of firearms into every county in PA.” That could be curbed by some state legislation, but Republicans have never budged on any effort. Philadelphia has also tried to enact its own common sense gun laws for al-
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most a decade, only to be shot down by the state’s preemption statutes, which ban any municipality from doing so regarding firearms. A lawsuit from the city is also heading to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in an effort to override preemption. But the lawsuit is like the current House Select Committee on Restoring Law and Order — it will take an inordinate amount of time, and many more Philadelphians will die before anything is done. Laws are, were and will remain the quickest solution.
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cial Krasner, Jane Roh, señaló la influencia de la Asociación Nacional del Rifle (NRA, por sus siglas en inglés) y la “complicidad de los republicanos de la Cámara de Representantes en la violencia con armas de fuego debido a que permiten la inundación sin restricciones de armas de fuego en todos los condados de Pensilvania”. Eso podría frenarse con alguna legislación estatal, pero los republicanos nunca han cedido en ningún esfuerzo. Filadelfia también ha tratado de promulgar sus propias leyes de sentido común para el uso de armas durante casi una década, pero solo para ser derribadas por
los estatutos de prioridad del estado, que prohíben a cualquier municipio hacer lo mismo con respecto a las armas de fuego. Una demanda de la ciudad también se dirige al Tribunal Supremo de Pensilvania, en un intento de anular la preeminencia. Pero la demanda es como el actual Comité Selecto de la Cámara de Representantes para el Restablecimiento de la Ley y el Orden: llevará un tiempo excesivo, y muchos más habitantes de Filadelfia morirán antes de que se haga algo. Las leyes son, fueron y seguirán siendo la solución más rápida.
MAKING SOUTH TEXAS BLIND From pag. 11 |
It too was widely criticized for its tokenization of Latinos to the point that the First Lady had to issue an apology. The Biden campaign as a whole was also heavily critiqued during the 2020 election cycle of viewing Latino voters as a monolith, taking an approach that assumed because they were people of color, they must be for Democrats.
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What Flores’ campaign proves and what was learned in places like Florida during the 2020 election is that Latino voters are the furthest thing from a monolith, and they’re getting damn tired of having to clarify. Democrats must learn or pay worse and worse prices on ballots into the future.
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La alocución fue tan criticada por su simbolización de los latinos, que la primera dama tuvo que emitir una disculpa. La campaña de Biden, en su conjunto, también fue muy criticada durante el ciclo electoral de 2020, por considerar a los votantes latinos un monolito, al adoptar un enfoque que asumía que, por ser gente de color, debían estar a favor de los demócratas.
Lo que demuestra la campaña de Flores, y lo que se aprendió en lugares como Florida durante las elecciones de 2020, es que los votantes latinos son lo más alejado de un monolito y que se están cansando de tener que aclararlo. Los demócratas deben aprender o pagar precios cada vez peores en las boletas electorales en el futuro.
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"APPROXIMATELY" $157,654.73 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED
SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any. Seized as the property of: RONALD LEE COSKY, JR., ET AL., and taken in execution of MIDFIRST BANK. GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22001599 Dated: July 27, August 3, 10, 17 KML LAW GROUP, PC MELLON INDEPENDENCE CENTER SUITE 5000 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 $142.2
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By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION,CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F00354320 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY the 10th Day of AUGUST , 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-ccc-blackwood-directions/ SHORT FORM DESCRIPTION The property to be sold is located in the municipality of BOROUGH OF CLEMENTON in the County of Camden, and the State of New Jersey. Commonly known as: 122 CHELSEA CIRCLE, CLEMENTON, NEW JERSEY 08021 THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE BOROUGH OF CLEMENTON, CAMDEN COUNTY AND STATE OF NEW JERSEY, INCKUDUING THE APPURTENANCES THERETO, IN FEE SIMPLE, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY CONDOMINIUM ACT (RS:46:BB-1 ET SEO) IT AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND TO THE PROVISIONS OF THAT CERTAIN MASTER DEED OF SHETLAND SQUARE, A CONDOMINIUM, DATED SEPT 1, 1972 AND RECORDED SEPT 1, 1972 IN THE CAMDEN COUNTY REGISTER’S OFFICE IN BOOK3250 OF DEEDS FOR SAID COUNTY AT PAGE 862, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS: BUILDING NO. 19 UNIT NO 117 IN SAID CONDOMINIUM, WHICH UNIT HAS BEEN MORE SPECIFICALLY DEFINED IN THE MASTER DEED AFORESAID, IS HEREBY CONVEYED IN CONFORMITY WITH R.S. 46:8810 AND INCLUDES IN THE IN AN UNDIVIDED .36069% INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS O SAID CONDOMINIUM AS SAME MAYBE BE LAWFULLY AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME PURSUANT TO SAID MASTER DEED, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE NEW JERSEY CONDOMINIUM ACT, ITS SUPPLEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS AND TO THE CONDITIONS, RESTRICTIONS, COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS SET FORTH IN THE MASTER DEED AFORESAID, INCLUDING THE BY-LAWS OF SHETLAND SQUARE ASSOCIATION, NOW HERITAGE SQUARE ASSOCIATION, AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO, ALL OF WHICH RESTRICTIONS, PAYMENTS OF CHARGES, AND ALL OTHER COVENANTS, AGREEMENTS, OBLIGATIONS CONDITIONS AND PROVISIONS ARE INCORPORATED IN THIS DEED BY REFERENCE AND CONSTITUTE AND SHALL CONSTITUTE COVENANTS RUNNING WITH THE LAND, EQUITABLE SERVITUDE AND LIENS TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN SAID DOCUMENTS AND AS PROVIDED BY LAW AND ALL OF WHICH ARE ACCEPTED BY THE GRANTEE AS BINDING ON THE GRANTEE AND HIS OR ITS SUCCESSORS, HEIRS, ADMINISTRATORS, EXECUTORS AND ASSIGNS OR THE HEIRS AND ASSIGNS OF THE SURVIVOR OF THEM, AS THE CASE MAY BE BLK 59 LOT 1.117 The sale is subject to unpaid taxes and assessments, tax, water and sewer liens and other municipal assessments, The amount due can be obtained from the local taxing authority. Pursuant to NJSA 46:8B-21 the sale may also be subject to the limited lien priority of any condominium/homeowner association liens which may exist. The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:
"APPROXIMATELY" $45,237.59 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED
SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any. For sale information, please visit Auction at www.Auction.com or call (800)280-2832 Seized as the property of: KATHLEEN M. WARD, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF VIOLET J. EFFINGER; FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH GLOUCESTER CITY; DEMAIAN J. WARD, MINOR; JESSE J. WARD; STATE OF NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATE OF AMERICA and taken in execution of WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22001454 Dated: July 13, 20, 27, August 3, 2022 LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP 14000 Commerce Parkway Suite B Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 $273.02
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By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION,CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F00991520 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY the 17th Day of AUGUST, 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME,noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-cccblackwood-directions/ SHORT FORM DESCRIPTION The property to be sold is located in the municipality of BOROUGH OF HADDONFIELD in the County of Camden, and the State of New Jersey. Commonly known as: 12 Lafayette Avenue, Haddonfield, NJ 08033 Tax Lot#: 9, in Block#: 64.01 Diemsonions of Lot (Approximately) : 64.37 feet wide by 131.74 feet long *irregular* 50 feet wide x 150 feet long Nearest Cross Street: WASHINGTON AVENUE The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further notice through publication. Please include the following exceptions in the sale notice: OPEN WATER & SEWER $162.42 (OPEN PLUS INTEREST AND PENALTY) SUBJECT TO ANY UNPAID TAXES, MUNICIPAL LIENS OR OTHER CHARGES, AND ANY SUCH TAXES, CHARGES, LIENS, INSURANCE PREMIUMS OR OTHER ADVANCES MADE BY PLAINTIFF PRIOR TO THIS SALE. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE TO CONDUCT AND RELY UPON THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT ANY OUTSTANDING INTEREST REMAIN OF RECORD AND/OR HAVE PRIORITY OVER THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED AND, IF, SO, THE CURRENT AMOUNT DUE THEREON. SUBJECT TO PRIOR MORTGAGES AND JUDGMENTS (IF ANY) The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:
By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION,CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F00471921 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY the 17th Day of AUGUST, 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-cccblackwood-directions/ Property to be sold is located in the TOWNSHIP OF CHERRY HILL, County of Camden, State of New Jersey. Commonly known as: 301 5th Avenue, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 Tax Lot(s): 1 in Block :224.07 Dimensions (Approx.): 96x120 Nearest Cross Street: CHURCH RD IMPORTANT: Indicate lien information, if any, to be advertised pursuant to the Supreme Court decision of 10/28/99 - Summit Bank vs. Dennis Thiel (A-58-98). Sheriff; kindly advertise the following: Tax Certificate Recorded: 2008-09-23 Holder: Singh Real Estate Enterprises Amount $213.09 Book: 8909 Page: 993 Instrument Number: 08-362 Tax Certificate Recorded: 2014-09-10 Holder: Us Bank cust for PC4 Firstrust Amount: $490.71 Book: 10067 Page: 1136 Instrument Number: 14-00754 The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further notice through publication. The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:
"APPROXIMATELY" $246,421.06 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED
SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any. For sale information, please visit Auction at www. Auction.com or call (800)280-2832 Seized as the property of: ERIC A. WEBER INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES D. WEBER and taken in execution of REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22001517 Dated: July 20, 27, August 3, 10, 2022 MARTONE & UHLMANN, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 777 PASSAIC AVENUE SUITE 535 CLIFTON NJ 07012 $211.72
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"APPROXIMATELY" $555,697.02 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED
SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any. Seized as the property of: CHARLENE FLOYD; THOMAS R. RAIKES; THEUNITED STATES OF AMERICA and taken in execution of U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE OF DWELLING SERIES IV TRUST GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22001477 Dated:July, 20, 27, August 3, 10, 2022 FRIEDMAN VARTOLO LLP 1325 FRANKLIN AVENUE SUITE 160 GARDEN CITY NY 11530 $208.56
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By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION,CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F01921517 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY the 17th Day of AUGUST , 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-cccblackwood-directions/ Property to be sold is located in the MUNICIPALITY OF SICKLERVILLE, County of Camden, State of New Jersey. Premises commonly known as: 19 PRITCHARD LANE, SICKLERVILLE (WINSLOW TOWNSHIP), in the COUNTY OF CAMDEN and State of New Jersey. Tax Lot: 10, Block: 10405 Dimensions approximately: Nearest Cross Street: Piedmont Ln The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further notice through publication. *SUBJECT TO ANY UNPAID TAXES, MUNICIPAL LIENS OR OTHER CHARGES, AND ANY SUCH TAXES, CHARGES, LIENS, INSURANCE PREMIUMS OR OTHER ADVANCES MADE BY PLAINTIFF PRIOR TO THIS SALE. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE TO CONDUCT AND RELY UPON THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT ANY OUTSTANDING INTEREST REMAIN OF RECORD AND/OR HAVE PRIORITY OVER THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED AND, IF SO THE CURRENT AMOUNT DUE THEREON. * Water: Twp of Winslow 125 S Rte 73 Braddock, NJ 08037 609-567-0700 Acct: 229058 0 To: 03/30/2022 $106.00 OPEN PLUS PENALTY $776.15 OPEN PLUS PENALTY; OWED IN ARREARS Subject to final reading. *Sewer: Twp of Winslow 125 S Rte 73 Braddock, NJ 08037 609-567-0700 Acct: 229058 0 04/01/2022 06/30/2022%102.00 OPEN PLUS PENALTY $509.85 OPEN PLUS PENALTY; OWED IN ARREARS *CCMUA: CCMUA: 1645 FERRY AVE. CAMDEN, NJ 08104 856-541-3700 ACCT: 3600900039 06/01/2021 08/31/2021 $88.00 OPEN AND DUE 07/15/2022 $1,307.37 OPEN PLUS PENALTY; OWED IN ARREARS * Vacant lot charge: Acct: To: 12/14/2021 $500.00 OPEN PLUS PENALTY The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:
"APPROXIMATELY" $218,240.97 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED
SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any. Seized as the property of: JULIA ROBINSON; NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION, and taken in execution of THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, F/KJA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR -IN-INTEREST JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES 2006-3 GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22001524 Dated: July 20, 27; August 3, 10, 2022 RAS CITRON LAW OFFICES 130 CLINTON ROAD STE 202 FAIRFIELD, NJ 07004 $249.64
SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION,CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F00527421 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY the 24th Day of AUGUST , 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-cccblackwood-directions/ SHORT FORM DESCRIPTION The property to be sold is located in the municipality of Borough of Barrington, in the County of Camden, and the State of New Jersey. Commonly known as: 325 Austin Avenue, Barrington, NJ 08007 Tax Lot#: 11 a/k/a 11, 12, in Block#: 43 Dimensions of Lot (Approximately): 100 feet wide x 233 feet long Nearest Cross Street: FOURTH AVENUE The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further notice through publication. A. SUBJECT TO ANY UNPAID TAXES, MUNICIPAL LIENS OR OTHER CHARGES, AND ANY SUCH TAXES, CHARGES, LIENS, INSURANCE PREMIUMS OR OTHER ADVANCES MADE BY THE PLAINTIFF PRIOR TO THIS SALE. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE TO CONDUCT AND RELY UPON THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT ANY OUTSTANDING INTEREST REMAIN OF RECORD AND/OR HAVE PRIORITY OVER THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED AND, IF SO, THE CURRENT AMOUNT DUE THEREON. B. SUBJECT TO PRIOR MORTGAGES AND JUDGMENTS (IF ANY). The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:
"APPROXIMATELY" $270,935.37 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED
SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any. For sale information, please visit Auction at www. Auction.com or call (800)280-2832 Seized as the property of: JOHN KONDRAS, JR., HIS HEIRS, DEVISEES AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND HIS, HER, THEIR OR ANY OF THEIR SUCCESSORS IN RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST, and taken in execution of REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING, LLC. GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22001613 Dated: July 27, August 3, 10, 17, 2022 Attorney: MARTONE & UHLMANN, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 777 PASSAIC AVENUE SUITE 535 CLIFTON, NJ 07012 $208.56
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By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION,CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F00543917 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY the 24th Day of AUGUST , 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-cccblackwood-directions/ Property to be sold is located in the municipality of BOROUGH OF BERLIN , County of Camden, State of New Jersey. Premises commonly known as: 95 ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD, BERLIN, NJ 08009 Being known as: Tax Lot 16; Block 2406 on the official Tax Map of the BOROUGH OF BERLIN Dimensions: 29.91FT X 12.50FT X 109.72FT X 82.25FT X 61.23FT X 122.65FT X 33.99FT Nearest Cross Street: WYNDAM ROAD *Subject to any unpaid taxes, municipal liens or other charges, and any such taxes, charges, liens, insurance premiums or other advances made by plaintiff prior to this sale. All interested parties are to conduct and rely upon their own investigation to ascertain whether or not any outstanding interest remain of record and/or have priority over the lien being foreclosed and, if so the current amount due thereon. ** if the sale is set aside for any reason, the purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. *If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any. The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:
"APPROXIMATELY" $275,863.14 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED
SURPLUS MONEY: Seized as the property of: MELISSA A. DIBIASE, ET AL., and taken in execution of WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22001566 Dated: July 27, August 3, 10, 17 2022 BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC 302 FELLOWSHIP ROAD SUITE 130 MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054 $180.12
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JULY 27 - AUGUST 3, 2022
SHERIFF’S SALE
By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out= Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION,CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F02492607 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY The 10th Day of AUGUST, 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-cccblackwood-directions/ Property to be sold is located in the municipality of TOWNSHIP OF WINSLOW, County of Camden, State of New Jersey. Premises commonly known as: 124 CAMDEN AVENUE. ATCO (WINSLOW TOWNSHIP), NJ 08004 Being Tax Lot: 7, Block #3121 Nearest Cross Street: 9TH AVENUE Dimensions approximately: 0.29 ACRES A FULL LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PREMISES CAN BE FOUND IN THE OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF OF CAMDEN COUNTY The sale is subject to unpaid taxes and assessments, tax, water and sewer liens and other municipal assessments. The amount due can be obtained from the local taxing authority. All interested parties are to conduct and rely upon their own independent investigation to ascertain whether any outstanding interests remain of record and/or have priority over the lien being foreclosed and, if so, the current amount due thereon. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT WWW. AUCTION.COM OR CALL (800) 280-2832 **SALE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING** 2nd Quarter Taxes Due 5/1/2022 : $859.95 Vacant lot charge: Acct To: 12/23/2021 $500.00 PAID Contact PROCHAMPS @ 321-421-6639 or www.prochamps.com for additional Billing, Payment and Renewal Details (if applicable). WATER: TWP OF WINSLOW 125 S RTE 73 BRADDOCK NJ 08037 609-567-07100 ACCOUNT 9287562 0- INACTIVE ACCOUNT; CHARGES PENDING ACTIVITY; SUBJECT TO FINAL READING WATER : TWP OF WINSLOW 125 S RTE 73 BRADDOCK, NJ 08037 609-567-0700 ACCOUNT 287562 0 TO: 12/30/2021 $106.00 OPEN PLUS PENALTY; $742.00 OPEN PLUS PENALTY; OWED IN ARREARS The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:
"APPROXIMATELY" $358,652.12 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED
SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any. Note: The sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this sale for any length of time without further advertisement. Seized as the property of: KENNETH J. JACKSON, and taken in execution of NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC DBA MR.COOPER GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22001447 Dated: July 13, 20, 27, August 3, 2022 MILSTEAD & ASSOCIATES, LLC 1 E. STOW ROAD MARLTON, NJ 08053 $237.00
SHERIFF’S SALE
SHERIFF’S SALE
By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION,CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F00543917 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY the 10th Day of AUGUST , 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-cccblackwood-directions/ Property to be sold is located in the municipality of TOWNSHIP OF CHERRY HILL , County of Camden, State of New Jersey. Premises commonly known as: 412 COLUMBIA BLVD., CHERRY HILL, NJ 08002 Tax Lot 10; Block 304.01 on the official Tax Map of the TOWNSHIP OF CHERRY HILL Dimensions approximately: 80ft x 110ft x 80ft x 110 ft Nearest Cross Street: CHRISTIAN LANE A full legal description can be found at the Office of the Register. *Subject to any unpaid taxes, municipal liens or other charges, and any such taxes, charges, liens, insurance premiums or other advances made by plaintiff prior to this sale. All interested parties are to conduct and rely upon their own investigation to ascertain whether or not any outstanding interest remain of record and/or have priority over the lien being foreclosed and, if so the current amount due thereon. ** IF THE SALE IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY REASON, THE PURCHASER AT THE SALE SHALL BE ENTITLED ONLY TO A RETURN OF THE DEPOSIT PAID. THE PURCHASER SHALL HAVE NO FURTHER RECOURSE AGAINST THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S ATTORNEY. THE SHERIFF HEREBY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN THIS SALE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE THROUGH PUBLICATION. A FULL LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PREMISES CAN BE FOUND IN THE OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF OF CAMDEN COUNTY. The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:
By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION,CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F00614321 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY The 3rd Day of AUGUST, 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-cccblackwood-directions/ Property to be sold is located in the municipality of CLEMENTON BORO, County of Camden, and State of New Jersey. Premises commonly known as: 20 FULTON AVENUE, CLEMENTON, NJ 08021 Tax Lot: 8 Block: 7 Dimensions approximately: 135 X 160 Nearest Cross Street: CHEWS LANDING ROAD *SUBJECT TO ANY UNPAID TAXES, MUNICIPAL LIENS OR OTHER CHARGES, AND ANY SUCH TAXES, CHARGES, LIENS, INSURANCE PREMIUMS OR OTHER ADVANCES MADE BY PLAINTIFF PRIOR TO THIS SALE. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE TO CONDUCT AND RELY UPON THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT ANY OUTSTANDING INTEREST REMAIN OF RECORD AND/OR HAVE PRIORITY OVER THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED AND, IF SO THE CURRENT AMOUNT DUE THEREON. Water: Clementon Boro 101 Gibbsboro Rd Clementon, NJ 08021 856-783-0284 Acct: 10461002 0 04/01/2022 06/30/2022 $56.50 OPEN PLUS PENALTY $339.00 OPEN PLUS PENALTY; OWED IN ARREARS Subject to final reading. CCMUA: CCMUA 1645 Ferry Ave. Camden, NJ 08104 856541-3700 Acct: 110001013 03/01/2022 - 05/31/2022 $88.00 OPEN PLUS PENALTY $792.00 OPEN PLUS PENALTY; OWED IN ARREARS FOR SALE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT AUCTION. AT WWW.AUCTION.COM OR CALL (800) 280-2832 The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further notice through publication. The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:
SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any. For sale information, please visit Auction at www.Auction. com or call (800)280-2832 Seized as the property of: ELEANOR A. AQUILINO, ET AL and taken in execution of WELLS FARGO BANK NA GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22001467 Dated: July 13, 20, 27, August 3, 2022 BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC 302 FELLOWSHIP ROAD SUITE 130 MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054 $214.88
SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any. For sale information, please visit Auction at www.Auction. com or call (800)280-2832 Seized as the property of: TRACY MCCARSON; HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION III, and taken in execution of PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22001386 Dated: July 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022; RAS CITRON LAW OFFICES 130 CLINTON ROAD STE 202 FAIRFIELD, NJ 07004 $243.32
"APPROXIMATELY" $72,503.59 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED
"APPROXIMATELY" $245,135.30 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED
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SPECIAL NOTE: All Sheriff’s Sales are conducted pursuant to the orders of the Courts and Judges of the First Judicial District. Only properties that are subject to judgments issued by the First Judicial District are listed for sale. By law, the Sheriff’s Office cannot decide if a property can be listed for sale; only the District Courts can order a property to be sold at auction. FIRST PUBLICATION Properties to be sold by the Office of the Sheriff, City and County of Philadelphia, on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at the: HTTPS://WWW.BID4ASSETS.COM/PHILA DELPHIA 10:00 A.M. (EST) Rochelle Bilal, Sheriff JUDICIAL/FORECLOSURE SALE CONDITIONS OF SHERIFF SALE 1. Based on the health and safety recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC") and Pennsylvania Department of Health ("Department of Health") due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the scheduled sale shall be conducted virtually at Bid4Assets.com ("Bid4Assets"). 2. YOU MUST BE EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO BID. 3. All bidders must complete the Bid4Assets on-line registration process to participate in the auction ("Auction"). All bidders must submit a Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) deposit ("Deposit") plus a Thirty-Five Dollars ($35.00) non-refundable processing fee to Bid4Assets before the start of the Auction. Such single Deposit shall be associated with the Auction held as of this date ("Auction Date") and shall allow a bidder to bid on all of the properties that are listed on the Auction Date. The Deposit will be applied to the 10% down payment required for all purchased properties. If the Deposit exceeds the 10% down payment required for all purchased properties, the excess will be applied towards the total balance due. If the 10% down payment required for all purchased properties is greater than the $5,000.00 Deposit, the balance due to reach the 10% down payment amount is due by 5:00PM on the next business day after the auction date. 4. All properties are sold "AS IS" with NO expressed or implied warranties or guarantees whatsoever. The Sheriff and Bid4Assets shall not be liable as a result of any cause whatsoever for any loss or damage to the properties sold. In anticipation of participating in the Auction and purchasing a property, the bidder assumes all responsibility for due diligence. It is the responsibility of the bidder to investigate any and all liens, encumbrances and/or mortgages held against the property which may not be satisfied by the post-sale Schedule of Proposed Distribution under Pa. R.C.P. 3136 ("Schedule of Proposed Distribution"). 5. The plaintiff’s attorney shall submit the plaintiff’s upset price ("Upset Price") to Bid4Assets, via the attorney online portal, at least one (1) hour prior to the start of the Auction. The Upset Price is the least amount the plaintiff will accept for a property. The Sheriff’s costs will be added to the Upset Price to determine the reserve price for the auction. The reserve price is the minimum dollar amount the Sheriff will accept for the sale to go to a third-party bidder. Bidders will not know what the reserve price is, but they will see when the reserve price has been met. 6. The sale of the property will not be stopped unless The Sheriff’s Office is contacted by the Attorney on the Writ, by Court Order or at the discretion of the Sheriff.
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7. If the reserve price is met, the highest bidder shall be the purchaser. By close of business the next business day after the auction, the purchaser is responsible for 10% of the purchase price for each property purchased plus a buyer’s premium of 1.5% of the total purchase price of each property purchased. The purchaser shall pay the balance of 90% of the purchase price for each property purchased plus a $35 processing fee by 5:00PM EST on the fifteenth (15th) calendar day following the Auction Date unless that day falls on a holiday or weekend day, then the balance is due on the next business day by 5:00PM EST. Payments are due as stated above, NO EXTENSIONS AND NO EXCEPTIONS. 8. Failure to comply with the Conditions of Sale including, but not limited to, the failure to pay the remaining balance by any due date (the 10% down payment due date is the day following the auction; the 90% balance due date is 15 days after the auction date) and complying with all post-sale instructions required by the Sheriff and Bid4Assets, shall result in a default ("Default") and the down payment shall be forfeited by the bidder. 9. If a bidder wins multiple properties and does not comply with the conditions of sale for each property he is deemed in Default and all of the consequences of a Default will apply. 10. The highest bidder shall be responsible for any and all post sale costs that are imposed by law, which are incurred by the Sheriff. Please be advised that the Realty Transfer Taxes have been calculated and included in the bid amounts. 11. On any auction that results in a third-party sale, if the winning bidder defaults, the Sheriff’s Office, may at its sole discretion extend an offer to the second highest bidder in good standing through Bid4Assets’ “Bidder on Deck” program. The bidder on deck will be contacted in the event of a Default two (2) days after the auction. The Bidder on Deck will have Twenty-Four (24) Hours to accept the offer. If the second bidder accepts this offer, they shall owe the total balance due on the fifteenth (15th) calendar day from the date the winning bid is accepted. If the payment due date falls on a holiday or weekend day, then the balance is due on the next business day by 5:00PM EST. If the second bidder accepts the Bidder on Deck offer and does not complete settlement, he/she will forfeit any monies paid to Sheriff and may be suspended from Bid4Assets 12. The Sheriff’s Office, in its sole discretion, may cancel the sale after the auction closes for any reason. 13. The Plaintiff shall submit any pre-sale postponements or stays to the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office prior to 3:00PM the day before the auction. 14. The Plaintiff’s attorney shall enter any auction day postponements or stays on his/her Bid4Assets attorney portal. This includes any postponement or stay that was not submitted to the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office prior to the 3:00PM deadline the day before and any postponement or stay that occurs during the auction. 15. The Plaintiff, pursuant to Court Order, may cancel the sale after the Auction closes for any reason. 16. All bidding after the minimum bid, as described in Paragraph 4., shall be in increments of at least One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) 17. If the Sheriff’s grantee is to be anyone other than the purchaser registered with Bid4Assets, a notarized written assignment of bid must be filed with the Sheriff’s Office of Philadelphia. 18. The Sheriff will not acknowledge a deed poll to any individual or entity using an unregistered fictitious name and may, at the discretion of the Sheriff, require proof of
identity of the purchaser or the registration of fictitious names. The bid of an unregistered fictitious name shall be forfeited as if the bidder failed to meet the terms of sale. 19. The Sheriff reserves the right to refuse purchase from bidders who have failed to enter deposits, failed to make settlement or for any other reason at Sheriff’s sole discretion and further reserves the right to deny access to future sales for a period of time as determined by the Sheriff. 20. The Sheriff will file in the Prothonotary’s office a Schedule of Distribution Thirty (30) Days from the date of sale of Real Estate. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed thereto within Ten (10) days thereafter. Any balance exceeding the payouts per the Schedule of Distribution and Exceptions thereto, shall be paid to the homeowner at the time of sale. 21. When the Sheriff’s Deed Poll is issued to the winning bidder, he/she becomes the official new owner of the property. If the property is occupied, the new owner must start a judicial procedure for ejectment to have the occupant removed. 22. All auctions are conducted pursuant to Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure and the local rules of the City and County of Philadelphia. WARNING: All Sheriff’s Sales are strictly monitored for any and all suspicious and fraudulent activity (Including but not limited to Computer, Identity, Bank, Wire, etc.). If the Sheriff’s office detects any suspicious and/or fraudulent activity during any sale, at the Sheriff’s discretion, the bidder’s account shall be suspended for whatever action deemed appropriate. Furthermore, those individuals face both criminal and civil liability and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Very truly yours, ROCHELLE BILAL, Sheriff City and County of Philadelphia www.OfficeofPhiladelphiaSheriff.com SHERIFF’S SALE OF TUESDAY, August 2, 2022 2208-301 1601 WORRELL ST A/K/A 1601 EAST WORRELL STREET, 19124-4425, 87TH WD, 1,339 SQ. FT., FELIX A. DEMURO, BRT# 332039205, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. OCTOBER 2016 NO. 01486, $151,386.57, KML LAW GROUP, P.C. 2208-302 4422 N 18TH ST, 19140-1013, 13TH WD, 945 SQ. FT., WAYNE A. BROWN, JR A/K/A WAYNE BROWN, JR., BRT# 132174400, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. FEBRUARY 2019 NO. 02251, $66,320.59, BROCK & SCOTT PLLC 2208-303 2541 BONNAFFON ST, 19142-2715, 40TH WD, 1,112 SQ. FT., TYRONE DUREN, GLOBAL TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, INC., BRT# 406069700, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. DECEMBER 2019 NO. 02352, $57,012.34, BROCK & SCOTT PLLC 2208-304 212-20 RACE ST, UNIT 4B, 19106-1910, 5TH WD, 1,690 SQ. FT., BRIAN P. MCCAFFERTY, MELISSA A. MCCAFFERTY, BRT# 888040511, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. FEBRUARY 2018 NO.00413, $171,880.03, MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC 2208-305 733 E PRICE ST, 19144-1239, 22ND WD, 2,299 SQ. FT., GLORIA J. BENJAMIN A/K/A GLORIA JEAN BENJAMIN A/K/A GLORIA J MCBRIDE BENJAMIN,
SHIRLEY MURPHY, BRT# 591083900, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. DECEMBER 2017 NO. 03944, $46,577.67, STERN & EISENBERG PC 2208-306 5616 ADDISON ST, 19143-1308, 60TH WD, 952.5 SQ. FT., CARL SMITH, BRT# 604131800, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. AUGUST 2018 NO. 03301, $91,858.54, STERN & EISENBERG PC 2208-307 231 E ROCKLAND ST, 19120-3913, 42ND WD, 1,200 SQ. FT., ROBERTA MCNAIR, BRT# 421119300, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. SEPTEMBER 2018 NO. 00070, $95,790.85, KML LAW GROUP, P.C. 2208-308 1804 BAINBRIDGE ST, 19146-1807, 30TH WD, 672 SQ. FT., JULIETT BARZILAYEV, YEVGENIY TSVIK, BRT# 301059000, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. OCTOBER 2020 NO. 00844, $323,996.01, STERN & EISENBERG PC 2208-309 3144 UNRUH AVE, 19149-2623, 55TH WD, 1,320 SQ. FT., ALBERT J. GALZARANO, III, KELLY A. DOUGHERTY, BRT# 551142700, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. NOVEMBER 2013 NO. 02663, $97,722.40, MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC 2208-310 560 EAST LOCUST AVE ASSESSED AS 560 LOCUST AVE, 19144-1308, 12TH WD, 3,109.75 SQ. FT., TAMARA S. BOUCHER, BRT# 122061500, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. FEBRUARY 2020 NO. 01276, $220,667.97, LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP 2208-311 5164 RIDGE AVE, 19128-3754, 21ST WD, 1,632 SQ. FT., 5164 RIDGE AVE LLC, BRT# 871527350, COMMERCIAL, C.P. NOVEMBER 2020 NO. 01872, $558,370.51, JAMES T. SHOEMAKER, ESQ., SUBJECT TO MORTGAGE, SUBJECT TO RENT 2208-312 901 N PENN ST, UNIT P1504, 19123-3109, 5TH WD, 730 SQ. FT., MATTHEW BLUM, JAMES P. TULLOCH, THE PENINSULA CONDOMINIUM AND SPA AT WATERFRONT SQUARE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, BRT# 888061884, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. OCTOBER 2019 NO. 00466, $259,287.35, PINCUS LAW GROUP, PLLC 2208-313 1131 ANCHOR ST, 19124-1114, 62ND WD, 1,501 SQ. FT., RONALD BAYLIS JR., BRT# 621068300, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. DECEMBER 2017 NO. 00309, $128,666.17, KML LAW GROUP, P.C. 2208-314 1036 E LUZERNE ST, 19124-5233, 33RD WD, 1,401.2 SQ. FT., MARTHA CINTRON OLMO AKA MARTHA OLMO, BRT# 332009900, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. DECEMBER 2017 NO. 01557, $78,608.87, KML LAW GROUP, P.C. 2208-315 5554 LANSDOWNE AVE, 19131-3931, 4th WD, 1,375 SQ. FT., LEROY TERRELL GREER, AMITRA VITTA TRUST LUCINDA PORTER TRUSTEE, BRT #041254500, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. APRIL 2018 NO. 02502, $76,624.01, KML LAW GROUP, P.C.
2208-316 6332 ELMWOOD AVE, 19142-3126, 40TH WD, 3,396 SQ. FT., THE FOUR C'S LLC, BRT# 402235901, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. FEBRUARY 2022 NO. 02454, $455,354.73 WEBER GALLAGHER SIMPSON STAPLETON FIRES & NEWBY, LLP 2208-317 5641 BELMAR TERRACE, 19143-4712, 51ST WD, 1,024 SQ. FT., LUCILLE LONG A/K/A LUCILLE L. LONG A/K/A LUCILLE CHANDLER, BRT# 514095000, RESIDENTIAL, SEPTEMBER 2019 NO. 03684, $35,225.26, RICHARD M. SQUIRE & ASSOCIATIONS, LLC 2208-318 233 PIERCE ST, 19148-1927, 1ST WD, 700 SQ. FT., THOMAS BOLAND, ERIN K. HENNESSY, BRT# 011130200, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. APRIL 2019 NO. 00003, $101,270.40, ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC 2208-319 7441 E WALNUT LN, 19138-2216, 10TH WD, 1,815 SQ. FT., MARKITA PUCKETT, BRT# 101204100, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. AUGUST 2019 NO. 04831, $195,836.00 LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP 2208-320 6442 HAVERFORD AVE, 19151-4026, 34TH WD, 1,362.42 SQ. FT., VINCENT C. ROSSI, BRT# 343040800, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. FEBRUARY 2020 NO. 00411, $93,669.26, THE LAW OFFICE OF GREGORY JAVARDIAN 2208-321 12532 KNIGHTS TER, 19154-3034, 66TH WD, 2,388.6 SQ. FT., FARZANA A. CHUGHTAI, MOHAMMAD A. CHUGHTAI, BRT# 663360300, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. APRIL 2016 NO. 01603, $184,960.63, STERN & EISENBERG PC 2208-322 342 N 52ND ST, 19139-1518, 44TH WD, 1,830 SQ. FT., JOHN POLOSKY, HAWANATU KONTEH, FODAY MANSARAY, BRT# 441355600, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. MAY 2009 NO. 00306, $214,816.70, MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC, SUBJECT TO MORTGAGE 2208-323 5642 BLAKEMORE ST, 19138-1820, 12TH WD, 968.76 SQ. FT., KIERRAH ADAMS, BRT# 122278500, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. DECEMBER 2018 NO. 03101, $121,727.44, STERN & EISENBERG PC 2208-324 319 KRAMS AVE, 19128-4732, 21ST WD, 3,810.3 SQ. FT., PATRICK T. BRESLIN, BRT# 211386900, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. APRIL 2019 NO. 00559, $159,599.46, BROCK & SCOTT PLLC 2208-325 432 N 66TH ST, 19151-4006, 34TH WD, 2,306.25 SQ. FT., SHEVELA CARTER, BRT# 343135500, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. JUNE 2015 NO. 02683, $130,878.65, BROCK & SCOTT PLLC 2208-326 7322 BRIAR RD, 19138-1328, 50TH WD, 1,086 SQ. FT., UNKNOWN SURVIVING HEIRS OF BOBBY J. GARRETT, BRT# 501335300, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. OCTOBER 2019 NO. 01240, $185,530.05, MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY
JULY 27 - AUGUST 3, 2022
2208-327 3519 N 15TH ST, 19140-4101, 11TH WD, 1,732 SQ. FT., BRIAN ANDERSON, KNOWN SURVIVING HEIR OF ELIZABETH R. ANDERSON, UNKNOWN SURVIVING HEIRS OF ELIZABETH R. ANDERSON, BRT# 112170300, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. MAY 2016 NO. 02424, $65,211.03, MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC 2208-328 2720 W LEHIGH AVE, 19132-3128, 28TH WD, 1,010.24 SQ. FT., CORINNE B. DUDLEY, ALWAYNE JENKINS, BRT# 281368300, C.P. MARCH 2021 NO. 00386, $27,560.20, BROCK & SCOTT PLLC 2208-329 565 EAST CARVER ST, 19120-0000, 35TH WD, 1,058 SQ. FT., RONALD BOGUSH, BRT# 351248100, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. JUNE 2019 NO. 06865, $52,283.46, KML LAW GROUP, P.C. 2208-330 1500 WIDENER PL, 19141-0000, 17TH WD, 1,885.78 SQ. FT., OLIVIA MYERS, BRT# 171178500, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. FEBRUARY 2019, NO. 01952, $195,999.01, PINCUS LAW GROUP, PLLC 2208-331 2245 GERRITT ST, 19146-4216, 36TH WD, 700 SQ. FT., RASHEED GRAY, LAWRENCE STOKES, BRT# 364007400, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. DECEMBER 2021 NO. 01705, $335,526.00, TANEY LEGAL LLC 2208-332 10866 KNIGHTS RD, 19154-4208, 66TH WD, 4,445 SQ. FT., LORRAINE M. FIELD, BRT# 662209019, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. DECEMBER 2019 NO. 00230, $172,483.16, KML LAW GROUP, P.C. 2208-333 3075 TULIP ST, 19134-3718, 25TH WD, 840 SQ. FT., TAWAN DAVIS GUARANTOR, FAMILY HOUSING LLC, BRT# 252358900, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. DECEMBER 2021 NO. 01730, $162,926.42, KML LAW GROUP, P.C. 2208-334 5970 WOODBINE AVE, 19131-2223, 52ND WD, 4,335 SQ. FT., ANTONIO WILLIAMS, IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTOR AND DEVISEE OF THE ESTATE OF DENNIS J. FIELDS, BRT# 522176600, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. AUGUST 2019 NO. 02733, $132,172.99, BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC 2208-335 2410 W OAKDALE ST, 19132-3629, 28TH WD, 776.6 SQ. FT., AMANDA M. JOHNSON, BRT# 281336601, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. OCTOBER 2019 NO. 01109, $66,218.48, KML LAW GROUP, P.C. 2208-336 4455 MORRIS ST, 19144-4207, 13TH WD, 1,279.99 SQ. FT., LINDA MCDANIEL, BRT# 133135900, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. NOVEMBER 2019 NO. 01950, $116,831.33, ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC 2208-337 6328 CARDIFF ST, 19149-3034, 62ND WD, 1,176 SQ. FT., ALEXANDER KASSEM, BRT# 621567700, RESIDENTIAL, C.P. MAY 2017 NO. 04491, $136,866.34, MCCABE, WEISBERG, CONWAY, LLC 2208-338 2601 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, UNIT 112, 19130-2301, 15TH WD, 1,436 SQ. FT.,
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Op-Ed THOUGHT LEADERS
WEEKLY SECTION
THE REPUBLICAN LATINO SHIFT
The country’s economic crisis seems to be at the center of the change of shore among Latino voters. How real is it? La crisis económica del país parece estar en el centro del cambio de orilla entre los votantes latinos. ¿Qué tan real es?
By NIGEL THOMPSON AL DÍA THOUGHT LEADERS
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ince the 2020 election, many who stay close to the U.S. Latino political sphere have spoken of a great shift in Latino voters that is underway. In that election, analysts pointed to losses of Latino support for President Joe Biden among Cuban and Venezuelan populations in South Florida, and among the Mexican-American populations of South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley. When discussing South Florida’s election results, the impact of Republican disinformation campaigns directed at Latino voters cannot be overstated. Whether it was on social media, radio, television or print, Biden and the wider Democratic Party were painted as socialists, taking many Cubans and Venezuelans back to their home countries under Fidel Castro or Hugo Chavez. For Mexican-Americans along the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas, they are often caught in the volatile rhetoric that surrounds the influx of immigrants into the U.S. Republicans have also been hammering the narrative of a border crisis ever since Biden entered office. But it’s not the border narrative, or the wild accusations of socialism that have President Biden’s Latino approval rating at a cool 26% per a recent Quinnipiac Poll. It is the economy. To put it bluntly, the economy, which is still recovering from a COVID pandemic that’s entering yet another wave of infections — and just infected Biden — is still experiencing higher than normal inflation, as seen at grocery stores and gas stations across the country. It’s coming down, but not fast enough. An uncertain War in Ukraine can also be added to the list of economic disruptors on a global scale. Contrary to how the Democratic Party has viewed Latinos in the past, they are not a monolith. They are major economic engines in this country, the most entrepreneurial of any demographic, and that will only continue to grow far into the U.S.’s future. Biden’s seeming slow-to-act approach on the economy is not winning him any fans from the aforementioned group. He can blame Republicans in Congress for grandstanding, but that doesn’t get anything done.
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ENGLISH Add the inflation and economic woes to Dr. Jill Biden’s words at the latest UnidosUS Annual Conference and those of the campaign of Rep. Vicente González regarding his opponent, Rep. Mayra Flores in South Texas, and it’s a rough outlook even before looking at the history of success for presidents’ parties in midterm elections. However, just because Democrats are fumbling the bag at the moment, does not mean Republicans are there to pick it up. As senior editor Ronald Brownstein writes in a recent column in The Atlantic on the subject of the Latino shift right, the Republican Party’s own shift even further right on issues like abortion and guns have also pushed Latinos away. On the former issue, a recent study from the Public Religion Research Institute found that two-thirds – a major majority — of Latino Catholics think abortion should be legal in all or most circumstances. That flies in the face of both the assumption that Catholicism would rule all U.S. Latino thoughts on social policy and Republican efforts in more than half of U.S. states to ban the practice completely. When it comes to guns, Brownstein spoke to Tory Gavito, the president of Way to Win, a group that mobilizes support for candidates in communities of color, who cited the Uvalde, Texas massacre at Robb Elementary School “a massive flashpoint for Latino communities across the country” on gun control. In that tragedy, all but one of the 19 elementary school students killed were Latino. A Pew poll from 2021 also found that two-thirds of Latinos, and three-fifths of those without a college degree, believe gun laws should be made more strict in the U.S. Even more showed opposition to a popular Republican policy of not requiring a permit to carry a concealed firearm. Now guns and abortion are not everything when it comes to winning elections, but to try to shift Latinos as a whole from one party to another based on assumptions made about the demographic as a whole, is just more tokenizing, no matter the party.
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esde las elecciones de 2020, muchas de las personas cercanas a la esfera política latina de Estados Unidos han hablado de un gran cambio en los votantes latinos que está en marcha. En esas elecciones, los analistas señalaron las pérdidas de apoyo al presidente Joe Biden entre las poblaciones cubanas y venezolanas del sur de Florida, y entre las mexicano-americanas del Valle del Río Grande, en el sur de Texas. Al hablar de los resultados electorales del sur de Florida, no se puede exagerar el impacto de las campañas de desinformación republicanas dirigidas a los votantes latinos. Ya sea en las redes sociales, en la radio, en la televisión o en la prensa, Biden y el Partido Demócrata en general fueron pintados como socialistas, discurso que llevó a muchos cubanos y venezolanos de vuelta a sus países de origen, bajo los regímenes de Fidel Castro o de Hugo Chávez. Los mexicano-estadounidenses que viven a lo largo de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México, en Texas, a menudo se ven atrapados en la volátil retórica que rodea la afluencia de inmigrantes a Estados Unidos. Los republicanos también han estado machacando la narrativa de una crisis fronteriza desde que Biden ocupó el cargo. Pero no es la narrativa de la frontera ni las salvajes acusaciones de socialismo lo que hace que el índice de aprobación del presidente Biden por parte de los latinos se sitúe en un frío 26 %, según una reciente encuesta de Quinnipiac. Es la economía. Para decirlo sin rodeos, la economía, que todavía se está recuperando de una pandemia de COVID que está entrando en otra ola de infecciones —y que acaba de infectar a Biden—, aún está experimentando una inflación más alta de lo normal, como se observa en las tiendas de comestibles y en las gasolineras de todo el país. Está bajando, pero no lo suficientemente rápido. Y a esto se suma la incierta guerra de Ucrania, como unos de los perturbadores económicos a escala mundial. Contrario a la visión que el Partido Demócrata ha tenido de los latinos, estos no son un monolito; son los principales motores económicos de Estados Unidos, los más emprendedores de cualquier grupo demográfico, y eso no hará más que seguir creciendo en el futuro de dicho país. La aparente lentitud de Biden en la economía no le está haciendo ganar adeptos entre el grupo mencionado. Él podrá culpar a los
republicanos en el Congreso de ser ostentosos, pero eso no consigue nada. Y si a la inflación y a los problemas económicos añadimos las palabras de la Dra. Jill Biden en la última Conferencia Anual de UnidosUS, y las de la campaña del congresista Vicente González respecto a su oponente, la congresista Mayra Flores, en el sur de Texas, el panorama es difícil, incluso antes de mirar el historial de éxitos de los partidos presidenciales en las elecciones de mitad de mandato. Sin embargo, el hecho de que los demócratas estén dejando caer la bolsa en este momento no significa que los republicanos estén ahí para recogerla. Como escribe el redactor jefe Ronald Brownstein en una reciente columna en The Atlantic sobre el giro a la derecha de los latinos, el propio cambio del Partido Republicano en temas como el aborto y las armas también ha alejado a los latinos. Respecto al aborto, un estudio reciente del Public Religion Research Institute descubrió que dos tercios —una gran mayoría— de los católicos latinos piensan que este debería ser legal en todas o en la mayoría de las circunstancias. Esto se opone tanto a la suposición de que el catolicismo regiría todos los pensamientos de los latinos de EE.UU. en materia de política social, como a los esfuerzos de los republicanos en más de la mitad de los estados de por prohibir completamente esta práctica. En lo que tiene que ver con las armas, Brownstein habló con Tory Gavito, presidente de Way to Win, un grupo que moviliza el apoyo a los candidatos de las comunidades de color, quien citó la masacre de Uvalde, Texas, en la Escuela Primaria Robb, como “un punto álgido masivo para las comunidades latinas de todo el país” sobre el control de armas. En esa tragedia, todos menos uno de los 19 estudiantes de la escuela primaria asesinados eran latinos. Una encuesta de Pew de 2021 también reveló que dos tercios de los latinos y tres quintas partes de los que no tienen un título universitario creen que las leyes sobre armas deberían ser más estrictas en Estados Unidos. Incluso una cifra más alta mostró su oposición a la popular política republicana de no exigir un permiso para portar un arma de fuego oculta. Ahora bien, las armas y el aborto no son todo cuando se trata de ganar las elecciones, pero intentar cambiar a los latinos en su conjunto de un partido a otro, con base en suposiciones basadas en la demografía como un todo, es simplemente más simbólico, sin importar el partido. • 35
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