Word: bonilla
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...proposals have already come under harsh attack. Tony Bonilla, president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, has denounced the amnesty plan as "tantamount to establishing serfdom." Some conservative Republicans oppose employer sanctions as yet another form of Government regulation. The Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund says the sanctions will lead to job discrimination against Hispanics. Other critics argue that without a certain method of identifying illegal aliens, sanctions will be impossible to enforce. Nonetheless, there is little support for a national I.D. card. Acknowledges Republican Senator Alan Simpson of Wyoming, who supports some kind...
...Cleveland each made a personnel move last night. The Yankees sent centerfielder Ruppert Jones and Joe Lefevbre, plus minor league pitchers Tim Lollar and Chris Welsh, to San Diego for outfielder Jerry Mumphrey and pitcher John Pacella, while the Indians acquired pitcher Bob Lacey from San Diego for Juan Bonilla...
...Democrats cannot take the Hispanics for granted; many admire Reagan's tall-in-the-saddle individualism. The Republicans are trying just as hard as the Democrats to win the Hispanic vote, figuring that as much as 30% of the bloc would assure them victory in Texas. Still, Ruben Bonilla, president of the pro-Carter League of United Latin-American Citizens, cautions that Reagan is too conservative for most Hispanics. "If we wanted an actor," he quips, "we would vote for Ricardo Montalban...