2009 A NEW YEAR SAME STRUGGLES

An so it goes, a new year is here, but the issues remain the same, Immigration Reform is at the forefront of many struggles, which goes hand-in-hand with the struggles of the CIW/SFA, the right to a living wage, no more slavery in the fields and to be treated with dignity and respect not only in the fields but in any and all jobs that we perform.

Is it really true that it's time for change? With the new President soon to be in office time can only tell, one thing I do see as in the change, is when you turn on the television to any station, you are seeing more African-American (am I politically correct?) people / faces relating the news...clearly some of these young people that have been thrust into the spotlight for 'xyz' that you may happen to view are there only (as far as I can see) due to the fact that we now have the first African-American (Black) President ever in our history soon to be seated at the highest level of office in this country. I had always thought that it was based on your knowledge of a field ie job specification, plain English, are you qualified for the job and most importantly can you do the job? But lately it seems to me many are thrust into the spotlight only because of the color of their skin so that noone says that this particular station is behind the times. I know predominantly it has been a 'white' world wherever we look, so it is with this that I say, if there is to be change, it should involve not only the Black populace, but the entire color of the rainbow population, black, brown, yellow, etc....change means just that, that everyone that lives in this country needs to be involved in this change!

I know there are many brown skinned (Latin) people very well qualified for many jobs, but we do not see them out in the forefront of this change, and the rare few are hidden somewhere that I fail to see...yes I know they are on Spanish Speaking stations, but what about other mainstream stations or other types of jobs, offices, you dont see them in high levels of government to help implement the change that this President's office is touting...let's wait and see what happens in the next several months, after all he just got elected, not even sworn into office yet and you see some major changes...but where are the other changes, ie, color of people, we are here too...brown, yellow, etc....we want our voices heard too.