Sonia Sotomayor: She will not be like Alberto or Clarence

The Honorable Sonia Sotomayor, Nominee for the Supreme Court

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Alberto Gonzalez embarrassed many of us.  He moved bad stereotypes of Mexican Americans back half a century.  Now Obama has nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court.  All indications are that she will do her job well and will help the image of Latinos in the U.S. and the world.

"Obama Picks Sotomayor for High Post," Boston Globe, May 26, 2009

"Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor rose from humble roots," Los Angeles Times, May 26, 2009

 
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London Paper:   "Obama picks first Hispanic supreme court justice,"  The Guardian, May 26, 2009

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Supreme Court Case on Using a False Social Security Number

The Roberts Court, known for its extreme Right Wing leanings, has ruled unanimously in favor of an undocumented immigrant (Ignacio Carlos Flores-Figueroa) who inadvertently used the social security number of another person, when he gave the number to his employer.  This is really great news for the millions of undocumented immigrants that have to use false social security cards in order to get jobs.  This is not to say it is OK to use someone else's number, but at least for the DREAMers, they won't be penalized for having used a fake SS# so they could work.

See  "Court Rules for Immigrant in ID Theft Case," Washington Post/AP, May 4, 2009