Senator Bob Menendez Speaks Out Against Aggressive Immigration Raids on Azteca America's Political Forum 'Issues: Caras y Voces'

    LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Azteca America, the fastest-growing
 Hispanic television network in the United States, is proud to have hosted
 Senator Bob Menendez on this Monday's broadcast of "Issues: Caras y Voces",
 a political forum hosted by veteran Latino journalist Armando Guzman.
 
     Senator Menendez (D-NJ) is the first member of a minority to represent
 New Jersey in the U.S. Senate, and the sixth Hispanic to serve in the
 Senate. He is a staunch supporter of small businesses and immigrant rights.
 
     He spoke out strongly against the current trend of aggressive
 immigration raids, where immigration officials often arrest undocumented
 residents at gunpoint in the early hours of the morning.
 
     "Being in this country without documents is and always has been a civil
 violation. But not a criminal one," said Senator Menendez. "There can be a
 fine and other consequences. But using immigration police forces and other
 (law enforcement) forces to grab families that are undocumented, and have
 no crimes ... in their files. It's unbelievable that we are using United
 States forces and resources in this way."
 
     "Issues: Caras y Voces" features top leaders that impact the Hispanic
 community through one-on-one interviews conducted by Armando Guzman.
 Covering the White House and the Capitol for almost two decades, Mr. Guzman
 is one of the most respected correspondents in Washington. The interview
 forum airs every Monday evening during Noticiero Azteca America, the
 network news broadcast of Azteca America.
 
     Past guests of "Issues: Caras y Voces" include: New Mexico Governor
 Bill Richardson, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Senator Mel
 Martinez (R-FL), Congressman Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Senator Harry Reid
 (D-NV), former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Arizona Governor Janet
 Napolitano and Congressman Jose E. Serrano (D-NY) .
 
     Don't Miss "Issues: Caras y Voces" Mondays during the transmission of
 Noticiero Azteca America, at 11:00 pm EST and PST / 10:00 pm CST.
 
     Webcast repetitions are available at
 http://www.aztecaamerica.com/coporate and at
 http://www.fundacionaztecaamerica.org.
 
     The forum is also broadcast in Mexico on Proyecto 40.
 
     About Azteca America
 
     Azteca America is the fastest-growing Hispanic network in the United
 States. The network is a wholly owned subsidiary of TV Azteca S.A. de C.V.,
 one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television content in
 the world. Azteca America currently has presence in 60 Hispanic markets,
 including: Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Chicago, Dallas, San
 Antonio, San Francisco, Phoenix, Brownsville-McAllen, Sacramento,
 Albuquerque, Fresno, San Diego, Denver, El Paso, Orlando, Philadelphia,
 Tampa, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Austin, Las Vegas, Boston, Tucson, Corpus
 Christi, West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, Seattle, Bakersfield, Hartford-New
 Haven, Portland, Salt Lake City, Monterey-Salinas, Laredo, Yuma, Ft.
 Myers-Naples, Palm Springs, Raleigh-Durham, Odessa, Colorado Springs,
 Milwaukee, Santa Barbara, Lubbock, Amarillo, Oklahoma City, Wichita, Reno,
 Greenville-Spartanburg, New Orleans, Omaha, Tulsa, Boise, Abilene, Chico,
 Toledo, Chattanooga, Victoria, Twin Falls, Charleston and Sherman.
 
 
    http://www.aztecaamerica.com/corporate
 
     Azteca America is a Grupo Salinas Company.
     Visit: http://www.gruposalinas.com
 
     Grupo Salinas Media Contact:
     Daniel McCosh
     011 (5255) 1720-0059
     dmccosh@gruposalinas.com
 
 

SOURCE Azteca America; Grupo Salinas