| Mayor John DeStefano Flies the Mexican Flag in New Haven -2 |
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New Haven (WTNH) -- The flying of a Mexican
flag in the Elm City has angered one group
and they've made their thoughts public. The
city says their messages sound more like
hate.
Preparing hot and fresh food from his native
Mexico was Felix Rayas' dream. "My dreams is
open a grocery store not a restaurant,"
Rayas, of "El Amigo Felix" restaurant said.
But Rayas ended up with a restaurant and
enjoys cooking as a head chef. And, thousands
of New Haven foodies are glad he went with
the restaurant. After 15 years, Rayas is a
fixture in New Haven. Which is why it was so
disturbing for him to hear hate mail and
calls were pouring into City Hall all because
his country's flag is displayed on the Green.
"We work hard. We work hard like everybody
else," Rayas said. "So we supposed to have
the Mexican flag in there, so all the Latino
people in here...why not give an opportunity
like that?"
That's exactly the sentiments of Mayor
DeStefano and about a dozen ethnic
organizations and the Anti-Defamation League.
"Simple message today about what kind of
community we are in that in order to be a
strong community, you don't tolerate hate,"
Mayor DeStefano said. "You don' tolerate hate
language and you don't tolerate setting
groups against one another."
Groups like the Community Watchdog Project.
DeStefano says they are responsible for the
hate messages. So, News Channel 8 put the
question to founder Dustin Gold.
"We've asked people to send in messages and
tell the Mayor what you think about it," Gold
said. "If people have said hate speech...we
do not condone that. But we condone their
right to freedom of speech."
He also doesn't condone the mayor's use of
the flag pole.
"If you read USC title 36, chapter 10 it
explains flag etiquette. You can't have a
flag of another nation flying on the same
pole," Gold said. "They have to be on
separate poles, equal height same size flag,
this is a disrespect to the American Flag and
the Mexican flag."
"This pole has been here for a 100 years, the
lines on it have been here for 100 years,"
Mayor DeStefano said. "And frankly, no one
really had an issue about it in the last 100
years but for this group who pedals very
directly hatred."
Tags : Mayor John DeStefano Community Watchdog Project illegal immigration New Haven Elm City ID Dustin W. Gold |
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| Caso Von Wernich - Declaraciones de De Stefano |
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19/07/07 - De Stéfano: "Von Wernich me
pidió que hablara para que no me pegaran
más ni me dieran más máquina"
El ex presidente de Rácing Club, Juan
Destéfano, manifestó hoy que el ex
capellán de la policÃa bonaerense, Cristian
Von Wernich, no podÃa desconocer las
torturas a que eran sometidos los
secuestrados y afirmó que el sacerdote quiso
convencerlo para que hablara y evitar con
ello que le aplicaran picana.
Destéfano fue secuestrado en junio de 1976 y
estuvo cautivo en los centros clandestinos de
Arana, Coti MartÃnez y Puesto Vasco, junto
al ex ministro bonaerense de EconomÃa,
Ramón Miralles; su hijo, el ex juez federal
platense, Julio César Miralles, y el
periodista Jacobo Timerman.
El ex presidente de Rácing declaró ante el
Tribunal Oral Federal 1 de La Plata, que
juzgó y condenó por genocida al ex represor
Miguel Etchecolatz y que desde el 5 de julio
último juzga a Cristian Von Wernich por 7
homicidios, 31 casos de torturas y 42
privaciones
ilegÃtimas de la libertad.
"En una oportunidad, estando en Puesto Vasco,
viene el cura Von Wernich y me manifiesta que
era conveniente que hablara para que no me
pegaran más, para que no me dieran más
máquina (picana eléctrica)", recordó.
Destéfano afirmó que ante esa propuesta "yo
lo insulté; le dije que no precisaba que un
hombre de la Iglesia me hiciera ningún
comentario y que no entendÃa cómo un
representante de la Iglesia estaba en un
lugar de detención clandestina. Lo traté
muy mal".
"Después lo vi pasar caminando junto a un
comisario de Avellaneda, de apellido Rousse,
era como su casa (Puesto Vasco). El (Von
Wernich) participaba de la patota de
torturadores y represores, de Tarela,
Etcehcolatz, el correntino (Milton Pretti)",
dijo.Von Wernich "era un partÃcipe más del
grupo que torturaba y detenÃa", remarcó.
Destéfano fue secretario de la Gobernación
durante la gestión del gobernador bonaerense
Victorio Calabró y fue torturado en Arana en
presencia de Miguel Etchecolatz, Ramón Camps
y el médico de policÃa Jorge Bergés. Luego
fue trasladado a Puesto Vasco, donde varias
personas que estuvieron secuestrados allÃ
afirmaron que el sacerdote visitaba las
celdas y, con el argumento de brindar un
asistencia espiritual, obtenÃa información
a los detenidos, quienes luego eran
interrogados al respecto cuando eran
torturados.
Von Wernich está acusado de ser partÃcipe
necesario de la privación ilegÃtima de la
libertad del ex presidente de Rácing.
Fuente texto: Télam
Fuente video: TN Noticias
Tags : von wernich de estefano terrorismo estado policia bonaerense camps represion juicio dictadura |
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| Community Watchdog Rallies Against Mayor John DeStefano |
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New Haven (WTNH) -- The New Haven ID card is
once again the focus of controversy in the
city. People on one side of the issue say it
all boils down to dollars and cents that the
city could be using for other services.
This latest clash comes just in time for a
Saturday show-down. New Haven will be
hosting Family Day for all ID card holders
inside city hall on Saturday morning.
Outside, there will be a big rally against
the card holder program.
Both sides are expecting about 200 people to
come out, but now, one side is blaming the
other for the big budget shortfall.
Members of the Community Watchdog Project are
gearing up for their big rally outside New
Haven city hall by screaming into a bullhorn
passing out flyers. They're also making some
controversial claims.. about the city's
failing finances.
"At a time when the city is suffering, and
they have a budget shortfall, and he's
cutting city jobs and services, we believe
it's time for the people here to stand up and
to say 'enough is enough,'" said Dustin Gold
of the Community Watchdog Project.
The Community Watchdog Project claims, that
the estimated 15,000 illegal immigrants in
New Haven cost taxpayers $71 million dollars
a year.
"Where does that number come from?"
"That number comes from -- I used the city
budget, we have a statistics analyst who took
the city budget, they took the estimated
number of illegals and then census bureau
data," Gold said. "This is the cost for city
services such as policing, education and
other city government services."
The mayor's spokesperson calls that a
ludicrous formula and those who know members
of the immigrant community agree.
"No, that's a lie," said Angelo Reyes. He
has owned the People's Laundromat on Grand
Avenue in Fair Haven for 10 years and deals
with people from all walks of life, including
those here without papers. He says many of
them pay taxes too.
"Most of them have TIN numbers now, Junta for
Progressive Action has helped them too. You
know, if you're gonna work, you're gonna work
with a TIN number," Reyes said.
TIN stands for Temporary Identification
Number. Undocumented workers use it to pay
social security and income taxes.
Reyes says times are tough and this is just a
blame game. "This money issue is not our
fault, I mean, this trickles all the way up
to Congress," he said.
The Community Watchdog Project could not say
how New Haven compares to other Connecticut
cities they say they're still working on
those statistics.
Both the Family Day and the rally start at 10
a.m. on Saturday.
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