Drunk Texting And Claiming To Be A Milwaukee Cop Who Loves To Hate And Arrest Minorities Goes Viral

A Milwaukee man who posted a response to a former date after three years admitted that he loves to hate and arrest minorities browner than himself, according to a recent Facebook posting.

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 19, 2016

Milwaukee, WI -  Recently, Jestine Langlas posted on her Facebook account that she had a bad date about several years ago when she dated Jose Campos, who claimed in a recent posting that he enlisted in the U.S. Marines, was in the military police and became a Milwaukee police officer. Langlas posted a short story about her experience during the date about two years ago and noticed that Campos had a racist attitude at the time. She cut the date short and later told him how she felt about his racist attitude. But it took Campos at least three years to respond back to Langlas. He told her that he was enlisted in the Marines and became a Milwaukee police officer.  

Campos admitted that he loves to hate and arrest minorities browner than himself, according to a post by Langlas. Well, someone contacted the Milwaukee Police Department and police confirmed that Campos was not an officer with the department.
Sergeant Timothy Gauerke from the Milwaukee Chief of Police Office responded to a Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) inquiry as well about Campos and stated, "Jose Campos is not a Milwaukee Police Officer and I don’t see a record of him ever being one."
Campos learned that Langlas posted his response on her Facebook account and it went viral due to his racist remarks about minorities. Campos is Hispanic as well.

Campos now claims he was drunk texting to another Facebook user that contacted him about his response to Langlas. 

One thing for sure today, racist remarks are not tolerated by everyone as Trump attempts to portray in his campaign to spread hate rhetoric to gain votes for his quest to become the Republican candidate for president.

WI Convicted Murderer Efrain García-Sotelo Died While Serving Time At The Green Bay Correctional Institution

Wisconsin Department of Corrections inmate García-Sotelo died in prison while attempting to file a postconviction motion for appeal in his double homicide case.

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 18, 2016

Green Bay, WI - On Friday, Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) confirmed that Efrain García-Sotelo, 23, died while incarcerated at the Green Bay Correctional Institution (GBCI) with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (WIDOC) prison system. He was attempting to file a postconviction motion on his case for double homicide charges. García-Sotelo's attorney would not comment on his death and referred all inquiries to the GBCI. The WIDOC no longer shows García-Sotelo registered as an offender on its website. No information about García-Sotelo's circumstances leading to his death in prison was made available by the GBCI assistant warden's office.
Tristan D. Cook, Communicatons Director from the WIDOC when contacted by HNNUSA on Friday by e-mail stated, "Mr. García-Sotelo died on February 9, 2016. The death is under review..." and would not elaborate further about the circumstances of death reported.
García-Sotelo pleaded guilty in June 2015 and was convicted for two felony counts for first-degree reckless homicide for the January 12, 2015 fatal stabbing of his sister, Martha Sotelo García, 26, and the January 15, 2015 fatal stabbing of his father, Moses García-Macias, 47, when he discovered his daughter's body in the closet.
García-Sotelo was sentenced to 35 years in prison on each count with mandatory incarceration of 25 years and 10 years supervision. The combined prison term total 70 years and were to be served consecutive to each other.
According to the criminal complaint, García-Sotelo confessed to police that he killed his sister because she was a bad mother to her children. He stabbed her in the chest and neck multiple times after the children went to school. Then he hid her body in the closet for three days until his father found the body three days later.
As García-Macias became emotional and began to cry, García-Sotelo then stabbed his father in the back multiple times. His two nieces ages 8 and 9, including his 46-year-old mother attempted to stop García-Sotelo from stabbing his father. The children and mother suffered minor knife injuries, according to the criminal complaint.
García-Sotelo told investigators, that he had the best sleep in 10 years during the first night in jail because his father always nagged at him. His father was killed because García-Sotelo thought he had broken his Xbox and couldn't play any games.

Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Discriminates Undocumented Students Who Are Prohibited From Receiving Scholarships

The 20-day event attracts and caters to 10's of thousands of Mexican nationals including permanent residents by providing Mexican gender music, food and other events to help generate funds for scholarships, but has continued to prohibit the sons and daughters of the same patrons of the event to apply for scholarships funded by their parents.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 16, 2016

Houston, Texas- The 20-day Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo (HLSR) recently announced on its Facebook account that it has broken attendance records once again at the event and at the NRG main stage arena. Just last Sunday, Los Huracanes del Norte and Los Recoditos attracted more than 75,000 at the NRG park on what is known as Tejano Day. No Tejano group has played at the NRG arena during the HLSR Tejano Day for years, which last year drew protests by Tejano residents from Houston and surrounding communities.

Once again this year, multiple Mexican groups are featured at the NRG arena and according to the HLSR organizers, it draws thousands of Mexican nationals to the 20-day event. The HLSR event is operated to help generate millions of dollars in addition to funding student scholarship donations they receive from major sponsors and corporations, according to their HLSR official website. 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) has noticed once again noticed, that the HLSR continues to prohibit undocumented students from applying for the very same scholarships their relatives and parents help fund when they attend the event or go see a Mexican genre style of music from a popular band playing at the NRG arena. According to the HLSR website for scholarships, only U.S. Citizens who are Texas residents can apply and prohibits legal residents, DREAMers and undocumented students residing in Texas from applying for scholarships. Most of the scholarships offered by the HLSR are not funded through the federal or state governments meaning, scholarship funding generated at the 20-day HLSR event and donations for scholarships by major corporations can be awarded to undocumented students and legal residents as well.

The HLSR should stop exploiting Mexican nationals by changing scholarship policy and begin to award the sons and daughters of those spending money at the event that now seems to depend on their patronage. HLSR, it is the right thing to do.

The HLSR event ends on March 20.

El evento de 20 días atrae miles de co-nacionales mexicanos, incluyendo los residentes permanentes legales cual proporciona la música de género mexicana, alimentos y otros eventos para ayudar a generar fondos para becas, pero no ha dejado de prohibir a los hijos e hijas solicitar becas financiadas por sus mismos padres.

Por H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

16 de marzo del 2016

Houston, Texas - El evento de 20 días conocido como el Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo (HLSR) recientemente anunció en su cuenta de Facebook que ha roto los registros de asistencia una vez más en el evento y en el esenario de la etapa principal NRG. Apenas el domingo pasado, Los Huracanes del Norte y Los Recoditos atrajo a más de 75.000 personas en el parque NRG en lo que se conoce como el Día Tejano. Ningún grupo tejano ha jugado en el estadio de NRG durante el día HLSR Tejano desde hace años, que el año pasado atrajo las protestas de los residentes tejanos de Houston y las comunidades circundantes.
Una vez más este año, varios grupos mexicanos se presentan en la arena NRG y de acuerdo con los organizadores de HLSR, que atrae a miles de ciudadanos mexicanos al evento los 20 días. El evento HLSR es operado para ayudar a generar millones de dólares, además de donaciones de fondos para becas a los estudiantes que recibe HLSR por principales patrocinadores y las empresas, según la página web oficial del HLSR.
Hispanic News Network U.S.A (HNNUSA) se ha dado cuenta una vez más, que el HLSR sigue prohibiendo a los estudiantes indocumentados a solicitar las mismas becas cuales sus parientes y los padres ayudan a generar cuando asisten al evento o ir a ver un grupo popular mexicano que se presenta en el escenario NRG. Según el sitio web de HLSR, solamente los ciudadanos de EEUU y que son residentes de Texas pueden solicitar o aplicar para becas y prohíbe a los residentes legales, los estudiantes soñadores (DREAMers) y los estudiantes indocumentados que residen en Texas de solicitar becas. La mayoría de las becas ofrecidas por el HLSR no se financia a través de los gobiernos federal o estatal que significa, fondos para becas generados en el evento HLSR de 20 días y las donaciones para becas por corporaciones se pueden ser otorgadas a los estudiantes indocumentados y residentes legales.
El HLSR debe dejar de explotar a los mexicanos y puede cambiar la política de otorgar becas y comenzar a otorgarle becas a los hijos e hijas de los mexicanos quienes gastan dinero en el evento de que ahora parece HLSR depender de su patrocinio. HLSR, es justo hoy y es tiempo de otorgar becas a los estudiantes indocumentados.
El evento HLSR se termina el 20 de marzo.

Wisconsin State Senate Adjourned Without Taking Action On Anti-immigrant Bill AB 450

Immigrant protest rallies and action taken in six Wisconsin cities against AB 450, an anti-immigrant bill has paid off, the State Senate adjourned early and didn't take action on the bill.

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 15, 2016

Madison, WI - On Tuesday, the Wisconsin State Senate session adjourned early and didn't take action on AB 450, an anti-immigrant bill that could have allowed law enforcement officers, city, state and municipal employees to enforce immigration laws. AB 450/SB 369 bill would have given police authority to investigate the legal status of undocumented immigrants and to detain them for deportation. AB 450 is dead for this session in the State Senate.

Another anti-immigrant bill, SB 533/AB 723 which prohibits counties from issuing local identification cards to residents who cannot obtain Wisconsin state ID passed both the State Assembly and Senate. Governor Scott Walker (R) has received the bill and approval is pending. He hasn't signed the bill into law.

Both Wisconsin anti-immigrant bills were similar bills taken up by the Arizona state legislature, but failed to pass.

Manifestaciones de protesta de inmigrantes en seis ciudades de Wisconsin contra la AB 450, un proyecto de ley anti-inmigrante ha dado sus frutos, el senado del estado terminó la sesión y no tomó acción sobre el proyecto de ley.

Por H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A. 

15 de marzo del 2016

Madison, WI - El martes, la sesión del Senado del estado de Wisconsin, terminó su sesión temprano y no tomó acción sobre AB 450, un proyecto de ley anti-inmigrante que podría haber permitido a policías y empleados municipales aplicar las leyes de inmigración. AB 450/SB 369 podría dado la autoridad a la policía para investigar la situación legal de los inmigrantes indocumentados y proceder a su retención de expulsión. AB 450 está muerta para esta sesión en el Senado Estatal.
Otro proyecto de ley anti-inmigrante, SB 533/AB 723 que prohíbe condados de la emisión de tarjetas de identificación a los residentes locales que no pueden obtener una identificación del estado de Wisconsin fue aprobada por ambos la Asamblea y el Senado estatal. El gobernador de Scott Walker (R) ha recibido SB 533/AB 723 y su aprobación está pendiente. Él no ha firmado el proyecto de ley al momento.
Ambos proyectos de ley anti-inmigrantes de Wisconsin eran proyectos de ley similares a las de Arizona, pero no lograron ser aprobadas en ese estado.

Fort Worth Police Officer Figueroa Removed From Uniformed Patrol Duty After Macing Bikers On U.S. Highway 287

A Fort Worth police officer was placed on administrative duty after videos show him spraying mace at bikers on the highway.

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 14, 2016

Fort Worth, Texas - On Monday, Fort Worth Police Officer W. Figueroa was removed from uniformed patrol duties after allegations surfaced that he sprayed mace (pepper spray) at a group of bikers on the highway, according to the Fort Worth Police Department (FWPD). Officer Figueroa was placed on administrative duty pending an internal investigation of the incident.

The FWPD received a copy of a video from social media showing Officer Figueroa getting out from his squad holding a can of mace and then began to spray bikers as they rode by on highway U.S. 287 near I-35W north on Sunday afternoon. The video went viral on social media.

Officer Figueroa had pulled over a red Dodge Ram truck for stopping on the side of the highway to video record the bikers doing stunts. The passengers of the truck were struck by mace from blow back wind as well.

The FWPD says, no one had come forward to file a complaint, but took action after the video showed Officer Figueroa macing bikers. FWPD internal affairs investigators confirmed that Officer Figueroa filed a report admitting that he sprayed bikers and have acquired camera footage from his body camera and squad. Police are now trying to locate the bikers involved.

Police reported that drivers along highway 287 called 911 on Sunday to report that bikers were blocking the highway, going in and out of traffic recklessly and making stunts.

The video that police received was posted on Facebook by Chase Stone showing a FWPD officer holding a can of mace and spraying bikers. Stone added the cop deliberately maced the bikers to cause an accident.

Video posted on Facebook showing Fort Worth Police Officer W. Figueroa macing bikers https://youtu.be/JCe9NJX3SqU

Trump Facing Charges For Inciting A Riot And John Franklin McGraw Charged For Sucker-punching Protester Rakeem Jones

McGraw charged for striking an Afro-American protester during a rally and Trump could face charges for encouraging his bigoted supporters to strike protesters.

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 14, 2016

Fayetteville, North Carolina - On Monday, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) confirmed that it is considering filing charges against Donald J. Trump who is campaigning for the Republican nomination for president on a misdemeanor charge for inciting a riot and encouraging his followers to strike protesters at his Trump rally. The CCSO is investigating whether Trump or his campaign has encouraged supporters to attack or strike protesters, which could result in charges for inciting to riot. The CCSO did not indicate when they will actually decide whether to charge Trump, since the investigation is still ongoing.

Trump in February was recorded in several occasions by national mainstream media telling his supporters to take action and strike protesters and that he would pay for their legal fees, if they did and got arrested. He even talked at a rally whether to would actually kill protesters, but indicated he wouldn't.

During a Trump rally last Wednesday, March 9 at the Crown Coliseum, protester Rakeem Jones of Fayetteville who was being escorted out by CCSO deputies when John Franklin McGraw, 78, got up and sucker-punched him several times and wasn't taken into custody at the time. A video of Franklin striking Jones and deputies not arresting him went viral in social media and the next day, detectives from the CCSO arrested Franklin on charges for assaulting Jones and disorderly conduct. 

On Sunday during NBC's "Meet the Press," Trump indicated he would consider looking into Franklin's assault case and might be willing to pay for Franklin's legal fees, which would confirm Trump promoting violence and fulfilling his promise to pay legal fees for those who strike protesters.

Trump is considered a compulsive lier and has denied the allegations that he incited his supporters to strike protesters and says there is no violence at his rallies, but media coverage of rallies show otherwise.

Another video surfaced as well showing McGraw admitting to striking Jones because he was not acting like an American and says next time he would kill Jones. 

The CCSO released the following statement, an "additional charge has been lodged against the man whom Cumberland County Sheriff's detectives have arrested for assaulting a young protester who was being escorted out of the Crown Coliseum during a political campaign rally being conducted by presidential candidate Donald Trump last night.  John Franklin McGraw was arrested the morning of Thursday, March 10, 2016, and charged with assaulting Rakeem Jones of Fayetteville, and disorderly conduct for his actions during the Trump rally in Fayetteville on Wednesday, March 9. 

"Detectives conducting the criminal investigation, while reviewing video that was take at the Crown Coliseum during the event found that McGraw made statements to threatening Jones stating that he enjoyed  hitting "that loudmouth . . . who was "not acting like an American," and threatening next time "to kill him."
"After seeing this video the detective charged McGraw with the offense of Communicating Threats.
"When arrested earlier, the defendant, McGraw, who had been boastful and talkative to others around him and to the media, refused to talk with deputies, and invoked his Miranda rights, demanding an attorney.
"McGraw was processed again at the Cumberland County Jail and the magistrate set the defendant's total bond at $ 5000.00 secured.
"The Communicating Threats charge will have the same court date of April 06, 2016."

MSNBC Video showing where John Franklin McGraw admitted to striking Rakeem Jones https://youtu.be/eM7bzehxOrM


Update: The CCSO decided on late Monday not to charge Trump for inciting a riot for lack of evidence.

Southside Walker Point's Mural To Depict History Of The Latino Civil Rights Movement In Milwaukee

A collaborative joint effort by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Artworks for Milwaukee and local artist Raoul Deal are working on a major mural project to depict the history of the Latino civil rights movement in Milwaukee.

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 12, 2016

Milwaukee, WI - On Friday, Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) learned that Michael Carriere, a history associate professor from the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), students from both the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and MSOE, Artworks for Milwaukee and local artist Raoul Deal are working collaborative on a major mural project for Milwaukee's Southside. An oral history project will document the history of the United Migrant Opportunity Services (UMOS) and aspects of the Latino civil rights movement in Milwaukee that evolved and a mural will begin to be painted on by late Spring or early Summer and will be finished by this Fall depicting the history of the Latino civil rights movement, according to Carriere.

The mural will be placed on the side of the Butters-Fetting Co. building located on 1669 S. 1st Street and intersections S. Kinnickinnic Ave. and W. Historic Mitchell Street.

In late October, Jesús Salas had an oral history interview with Carriere. Salas became the first executive director of UMOS and well respected leader of the migrant rights movement in the late 1960's to the early 1970's, including an instrumental leader of the UWM chancellor's office takeover on August 27, 1970 that resulted in the elimination of a discriminatory policy that kept Latinos from enrolling at UWM and led to the creation of the Spanish Speaking Outreach Institute, which later was renamed the Roberto Hernández Center at UWM.

Marla G. Gonis and H. Nelson Goodson had an oral history interview with Carriere on Friday to speak about their mother, Marla O. Anderson who with Salas, Dante Navarro, Giorgio "Goyo" Rivera and José Luis Huerta-Sánchez were arrested on August 27, 1970 at the UWM chancellor's office for fighting to have equal access to higher education. 

Salvador Sánchez, the second UMOS executive director was instrumental in allowing students from UMOS to take part in the UWM takeover in 1970.

The UWM takeover and successful action taken in 1970 by previously mentioned members of the Hispanic community including Roberto Hernández, Armando Orellana, leader of the Council for Education for Latin Americans (CELA) and Ernesto Chacon (Latin American Union for Civil Rights (LAUCR), Lalo Valdez, including Federico Zaragoza, led to the UMOS 80 mile March to Madison from Milwaukee to enforce and create laws for better housing and protecting migrant workers, protests for Welfare and housing rights in Milwaukee, protests against the discriminatory height requirement used by the Milwaukee Police and Fire Department that kept Latinos, Asians and other minorities from getting hired, which was later eliminated allowing for Latinos to become police officers and firefighters, changing state agency policies to allow the hiring of Latinos in the Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicle, the creation of the Bilingual program by Tony Baez in the Milwaukee Public School District and protests against Miller Brewing and other brewing companies that kept Latinos from getting hired in the early 1970's.

The Latino civil rights movement was instrumental in changing state laws and creating laws to make Wisconsin a better place to live in the 1970's. Today, anyone pursuing higher education can easily enroll at any public and private university including technical colleges due to the attributed efforts and success of the Latino community civil rights movement in the mid 1960's and early 1970's.