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Some families modify their naming practices upon migrating to the West to conform to local customs. For second references on Indian names, the last name (whether it is the given name or the family name) is usually considered the surname. " Also increasingly used to refer to the South Asian diaspora and not just India the country. Indo-American art may refer to art by South Asians of all backgrounds, not just India. The term is falling into less frequent use, however, because of its colonial context. They'll reverse policy faster than Serbia deported Slobodan Milosevic after a threat of aid cutoff. Pritchard has chaired the project for the past 10 years. Sonnett, sponsors the South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project. The ABA also worked with the INS to establish new detention standards issued last November to provide, among other things, uniform treatment and access to counsel for immigrants and asylum seekers. The ABA continues to work closely with the INS on implementing the standards.

Of course, the reason for all the attention has nothing to do with concern over the welfare of the Mexican citizenry. The only interest is how Mexico affects the lives of US voters. Even Pat Buchanan agrees that the individual Mexican - whether US immigrant, illegal alien, or tomato grower south of the border - isn't the target. The villains are the makers of policy and those who carry it out, on both sides of the Rio Grande. The scale and influence of corruption in Mexico is difficult for Americans to imagine.

to toil in backbreaking manual work, but were not given opportunities to better their standard of living. Campesino Spanish term for an individual who is from the rural country. Central American The land mass connecting North and South America. Geographically, the region encompasses all the countries between Mexico to the north and Colombia to the south. It was meant to reflect Mexican Americans' dual heritages and mixed culture, their presence for centuries in the United States, and their right to be equal American citizens.

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