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Last spring, Cambridge declared itself a sanctuary city and resolved to provide education and health services for Salvadoran, Haitian and Guatemalan refugees. At the same time, its laws prevent private organizations from building shelters to house the city's own homeless citizens...
...stepped from his bulletproof Mercedes-Benz, cheering well-wishers mobbed President-elect Vinicio Cerezo Arevalo outside the headquarters of his Christian Democratic Party at Guatemala City's Camino Real Hotel. Cerezo, a 42-year-old lawyer, had just been declared the victor in a runoff election for the Guatemalan presidency. The second round of balloting came after national elections last month failed to produce a candidate with a majority. This time Cerezo captured 68% of the vote, soundly defeating his opponent, Newspaper Owner Jorge Carpio Nicolle, 53, of the center-right National Center Union Party. Even Christian Democratic Party leaders...
...Guatemala in fiscal 1986 providing that a civilian government is in power and Guatemala improves its human-rights record. U.S. officials termed the balloting "fair and honest," but warned that they will closely monitor Cerezo's progress in reversing a legacy of government violence against civilians. In 1977 Guatemalan officials rejected U.S. military assistance because it was conditioned on respect for human rights...
Festival to Benefit Guatemalan Refugees: Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury...
...shops. A Hispanic in need of a haircut, a pair of eyeglasses or legal advice can visit a Spanish-speaking barber, optometrist or lawyer. In the barrios of Los Angeles, an Argentine can watch the latest movies from his homeland at any of a dozen theaters, while a Guatemalan can find a soccer league composed entirely of players from the country he left. In Chicago, says Ariel Zapata, a journalist who emigrated from Colombia last year, "it is possible to live, work and play without speaking any English...