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...legislative amnesty that would lift the fear of deportation from the estimated 6 million illegal immigrants now in the U.S. The Immigration and Naturalization Service has virtually stopped raiding businesses to look for undocumented workers. "It is much easier to find work now than ever before," says Josefina Diaz, a native of the Dominican Republic who cleans offices in midtown Manhattan. "It doesn't matter if you have a green card...
...Josefina Aguilera confronted public education's sad secret on her first day. "I came into the classroom," recalls the newly hired kindergarten teacher at 68th Street Elementary School in South Central Los Angeles, "and all I saw were crayons, some books and construction paper." Aguilera made a list of what was not there: puzzles, art supplies, puppets, records, posters and a bulletin board. Knowing the school could not pay for these items, she went shopping. "I spent about $300," she estimates. "My husband didn't know...
...cope with my chronic illness. I have been able to turn a lengthy medical treatment with severe side effects into a time of spiritual growth. My dream is for my health insurance to pay for a one-week stay at Chopra's new healing center in La Jolla, California. JOSEFINA RUIZ Sherman Oaks, California Via E-mail
That was what Wilson's team learned last week. Even as the story leaked, the campaign had ready a four-page memorandum from John Davies explaining that in 1978 Wilson's ex-wife Betty Hosie had hired an undocumented housekeeper from Tijuana named Josefina Klag. The revelation was more than a little awkward-Wilson made illegal immigration a centerpiece of his re-election campaign for Governor. But Davies had to address two legal questions as well: Did the Wilsons "knowingly" hire an illegal immigrant, even though such hiring was not prohibited by law at that time? (No, says Davies: Even...
Inspired by -- and also instigating -- this heat wave are such adventurous and widely known chefs as Mark Miller of Washington's Red Sage and Josefina Howard of New York City's Rosa Mexicano, who regularly experiment with chile- flavored dishes like duck tamales with herb salsa, roasted oysters with green jalapeno strips and chile-laced chocolate cake. Amateur cooks have joined the craze with the help of more than 20 cookbooks devoted exclusively to hot and spicy Mexican, Thai and Cajun foods. Mail-order outlets like Hot Stuff in New York City, Mo Hotta Mo Betta Co. in San Luis...