Hispanic & Latino News Essentials

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• November 7, 2009
• Honduras leadership in limbo as accord dissolves :: P :: en Español :: from www.miamiherald.com
• BLS: Unemployment Rate Rose to 10.2% in October; Hispanic Unemployment at 13.1% :: P :: en Español :: from thehispanicinstitute.net
• November 6, 2009
• Carmen Ortiz has been confirmed as the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, becoming the first Hispanic and the first woman to hold the state’s top federal prosecutor’s job. :: P :: en Español :: from www.dailynewstribune.com
• A Mix of Flash and Idealism at the Latin Grammys – Glitz and heart-on-sleeve emotionality mingled, every so often, with political and social messages at the 10th annual Latin Grammy Awards. :: P :: en Español :: from www.nytimes.com
• Native American corporations, particularly an array of Alaska Native Corporations, have become major defense and homeland security contractors – responsible for a wide range of national security operations, including electronic surveillance on the border, running immigrant detention centers, and supplying security and other services in U.S. overseas wars and energy exploitation. :: P :: en Español :: from borderlinesblog.blogspot.com
• Latin Grammys: Calle 13 dominates with 5 awards – “Other than Calle 13, there were no other major winners. ” – Mercedes Sosa won the prize for Best Folk Album. :: P :: en Español :: from www.miamiherald.com
• Senate Democrats Thursday blocked a GOP attempt to require next year’s census forms to ask people whether they are U.S. citizens – Vitter’s attempts fail :: P :: en Español :: from www.google.com
• November 5, 2009
• TOP Ten Latino-themed Caskets for Sale at Wal-Mart :: en Español
• Low Latino voter turnout in NJ and VA elections reveal a return to the old ways :: P :: en Español :: from www.latinalista.net
• Grassroots Effort to Oust Lou Dobbs Now 100,000 Strong – Latino leaders and their allies who are part of BastaDobbs.com vow to continue online campaign putting pressure on CNN to drop Dobbs :: en Español
• Latin Grammys honors Mexican icon Juan Gabriel – The Latin music world celebrated 100 million records sold, 1,500 songs written and 30 years of recording, all by one artist, Mexico’s beloved Juan Gabriel. :: P :: en Español :: from www.google.com
• Calle 13: With the people, without a map – Calle 13 hit it big in a hurry. Unsettled by fame, MC Rene Perez set out to connect on a personal level with Latin America. :: P :: en Español :: from theenvelope.latimes.com
• For immigrants, illness can bring a death sentence :: P :: en Español :: from www.boston.com
• The U.S. Supreme Court has indicated it is interested in hearing an appeal from business groups that, for the past two years, have been trying to have Arizona’s controversial employer-sanctions law thrown out. – The sanctions law, which punishes companies for hiring illegal immigrants and requires all Arizona employers to use a federal electronic system to verify the work status of employees, has been upheld by two lower courts. :: P :: en Español :: from www.azcentral.com
• Cuban Tomas Regalado was elected mayor of Miami with a pledge to control spending, limit property-tax increases and curtail development :: P :: en Español :: from www.bloomberg.com
• A top Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) official confirmed that officers were conducting a training exercise at CSUN that involved members of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) earlier this semester. – Members said they were targeted and profiled by LAPD officers during their first meeting on Sept. 2. & that they were followed, harassed and intimidated by “undercover police officers” during a ceremony to welcome first-time freshmen to their organization. :: P :: en Español :: from sundial.csun.edu
• November 4, 2009
• Walking a mile in an immigrant’s moccasins – Ben Reed married Deyanira Escalona in Mexico after she was deported at LAX while en route to their planned wedding in Idaho. They live in Mexico now. “I’ve been radicalized by the whole experience,” Reed says. :: P :: en Español :: from www.latimes.com
• Half of American kids will live in households receiving food stamps before age 20, according to a study reported Monday in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. :: P :: en Español :: from www.usatoday.com
• Friendly Fire? CNN’s Lou Dobbs Gets Called Out By CNN’s Reliable Sources :: P :: en Español :: from www.mediaite.com
• Native Americans Profit from Abusive Immigrant Detention and Billions of Dollars in National Security Contracts :: P :: en Español :: from borderlinesblog.blogspot.com
• Miriam Flores is a 42-year-old Mexican immigrant who has taken the cause of English as a second language to the nation’s highest courts. :: P :: en Español :: from www.laht.com
• Child welfare workers too quick to remove Latino children from their families :: P :: en Español :: from www.latinalista.net
• Latin Grammys aim to bring Latin music to the mainstream – After a decade, Latin music’s most important awards show still falls short of its original goals — bringing greater visibility to Latin artists and musical styles. :: P :: en Español :: from www.miamiherald.com
• The debate over health care for illegal immigrants continues to percolate in Congress despite the Obama administration’s efforts to put it to rest, with lawmakers in both houses also wrangling over how much coverage to provide for immigrants who have settled in the country legally. :: P :: en Español :: from www.nytimes.com
• Lawrence elects Massachusetts’ first Latino mayor – William Lantigua :: P :: en Español :: from www.boston.com
• November 2, 2009
• Latinos need more than lip service – Families are being torn apart by America’s broken immigration system. President Obama needs to show leadership and fix it – (the view from England) :: P :: en Español :: from www.guardian.co.uk
• The Newest Face in the Late-Night Party – The arrival of “Lopez Tonight” on TBS is breaking up what Jay Leno likes to call “the parade of nine white men” on the late-night talk shows. :: P :: en Español :: from www.nytimes.com
• A little more than 1 million people work in the illegal drug trade including “around 200,000” women, according to the COCyP association of peasant organizations, based on police estimates. :: P :: en Español :: from www.laht.com
• The Strange Bedfellows of the Census Boycott :: P :: en Español :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
• Top 10 Reasons Not To Wear A Culturally Appropriating Halloween Costume :: P :: en Español :: from labloga.blogspot.com
• ‘Drop Lou Dobbs’ Campaign Nearing 100,000 Signature Goal – need 30k more! :: P :: en Español :: from thehispanicinstitute.net
• Rights activists in the northern Mexican border city of Tijuana have hung 5,100 small white crosses on the fence straddling the U.S. frontier to commemorate migrants who have died trying to cross. :: P :: en Español :: from www.miamiherald.com
• Immigrant Jail Tests U.S. View of Legal Access – City Bar Justice Center is calling for all immigrant detainees to be provided with counsel. :: P :: en Español :: from www.nytimes.com
• The Hispanic Market Is Set to Soar – The 2010 Census will radically alter the demographic map and the rules of engagement between Hispanic and general-market shops :: P :: en Español :: from www.adweek.com
• October 30, 2009
• Song banned, band pulls out of Luna Awards TV show – Los Tigres del Norte is initially barred from playing its latest drug-trade lyrics. – “La Granja” :: en Español
• Mexican emigrants sent home $16.4 billion during the first nine months of this year, down 13.4% from the same period in 2008 :: P :: en Español :: from www.laht.com
• Sanchez sisters eyed by House ethics panel for alleged collusion – Linda and Loretta CA Democrats :: P :: en Español :: from www.washingtonpost.com
• U.S. May Be Open to Asylum for Spouse Abuse – Immigration lawyers said the administration had taken a major step toward clarifying a murky area of asylum law and defining the legal grounds on which battered and sexually abused women in foreign countries could seek protection here. :: P :: en Español :: from www.nytimes.com
• Did a resolution honoring Hispanic media trigger a silent boycott among the GOP? :: P :: en Español :: from www.latinalista.net
• 15% of the U.S. population is of Latino descent, but Latinos remain underrepresented on English-language television. Only 4% of on-camera talent is Latino :: P :: en Español :: from news.newamericamedia.org
• October 29, 2009
• Lou Dobbs Ad to Air in Markets across the U.S. – (since CNN wouldn’t air it) :: en Español
• Special Issue of Medical Journal Explores Latino Health and Healthcare – New Facts Uncovered to Advance Healthcare Systems and Policy for US Latinos :: en Español
• New Study Shows that for Latinos in NYC, The Recession is a Depression :: P :: en Español :: from vivirlatino.com
• Moving Beyond Borders from University of Illinois Press – examines the life and accomplishments of Julian Samora, the first Mexican American sociologist in the United States and the founding father of the discipline of Latino studies :: en Español
• Lopez “show” seems like assimilation to me :: P :: en Español :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
• A Minute With: George Lopez on his new TV talk show :: P :: en Español :: from news.yahoo.com
• October 28, 2009
• An Entire Generation at Stake – By 2030, Latino children will make up half of the U.S. child population living in poverty. :: P :: en Español :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
• CNN Columnist Ruben Navarrette: Immigration Reform Must Wait – response to Rep. Luis Gutierrez :: P :: en Español :: from www.npr.org
• Hispanic/Latinos numbers drop slightly for leading roles on TV: SAG – 3.4% of roles in 2008, compared to 7.2% of lead roles in features in 2007 :: en Español
• Mexicans Fleeing Violence Spur a Boom in El Paso – Spike in Murder Rate in Juárez Is Among the Factors Boosting Nightlife and Home Sales in U.S. Border City :: P :: en Español :: from online.wsj.com
• Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez: Immigration Reform Cannot Wait :: P :: en Español :: from www.npr.org
• The Top Latinos in MLB’s World Series :: P :: en Español :: from bleacherreport.com
• Sanctuary journey ends – 1st Elvira Arellano left y now Flor Crisostomo has left the church in Chicago :: P :: en Español :: from www.chicagonow.com
• What is a Chicana/Chicano? Woman and Man in the Street Edition, San Diego – (scroll down to watch the video – funny) :: P :: en Español :: from textmex.blogspot.com
• ESPN broadcaster suspended for making “taco” remark. Can you pass the “taco” challenge? :: P :: en Español :: from www.chicagonow.com
• American Rights at Work – Immigration Study Finds Enforcement Has Undermined Workers’ Rights :: en Español
• October 27, 2009
• The Corzine campaign is airing a television ad unveiled over the weekend that features President Obama telling viewers in Spanish that the future of New Jersey is in their hands — “El futuro de Nueva Jersey esta en tus manos,” the president says. :: P :: en Español :: from www.northjersey.com
• Not since Vietnam have more used military as path to citizenship :: P :: en Español :: from blogs.mysanantonio.com
• Central America is most crime-ridden region in world, U.N. report finds :: P :: en Español :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
• US workers, immigrants unite vs. work visa program – The program has issued visas for 22 years amid steady complaints, and both sides of the immigration debate say it warrants close scrutiny as the Obama administration prepares to tackle comprehensive immigration reform next year. :: P :: en Español :: from www.washingtonpost.com
• Immigrants and Children of Immigrants Comprise Nearly One-Quarter of the U.S. Population :: en Español
• October 2009 NALAC eBoletin is Now Online – Día de los Muertos Issue – (lots of great content) :: P :: en Español :: from www.nalac.org
• The Wind Beneath His Wings – Rick and Susie Najera – Hollywood’s newest power couple :: P :: en Español :: from latinola.com
• October 26, 2009
• BastaDobbs Responds to Invite from Lou Dobbs :: P :: en Español :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
• Detained immigrant children face legal maze in U.S. – 7,211 children entered the U.S. illegally in 2008 by themselves – As many as 50% of those kids went before judges with no lawyer :: P :: en Español :: from www.cnn.com
• Latinos lag in skills as toddlers, studies show – Poor, immigrant Latinas have healthy babies but by age 2 or 3, their toddlers begin to lag behind white middle-class children in vocabulary, listening and problem-solving skills, according to two new studies. :: P :: en Español :: from www.sfgate.com
• Sacramento Police Chief Rick Braziel has joined other chiefs in the nation in calling for an immigration overhaul that considers legalizing millions of undocumented immigrants. :: P :: en Español :: from www.sacbee.com
• Really Great Report on Latino USA on Puerto Rican Crisis :: P :: en Español :: from vivirlatino.com
• Millions of children in the US suffer from suboptimal levels of vitamin D – 80% of Hispanic children tested!!! :: P :: en Español :: from www.news-medical.net
• 800 students thriving in dual-language curriculum at DiLoreto Magnet School – New Britian, CT :: P :: en Español :: from newbritainherald.com
• Fields Lost, Hispanic Farmers Find Other Work as a Legal Fight Drags On – (good read) :: P :: en Español :: from www.nytimes.com
• New Mexican Hotel owner tells Hispanic workers to change names (to Anglicize) :: P :: en Español :: from www.google.com
• In Dallas, Drivers Ticketed for Inability to Habla Ingles – over the past three years, wrongly ticketed at least 39 drivers for not speaking English :: P :: en Español :: from blogs.wsj.com
• October 23, 2009
• No New Posts This Week Due to FLU :: P :: en Español :: from www.facebook.com
• October 17, 2009
• More than 100,000 turned out here Thursday for a protest against Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuño’s decision to lay off 17,000 public employees, :: P :: en Español :: from www.laht.com
• Interview/Entrevista with Roberto Lovato about National Campaign Against CNN’s Lou Dobbs :: P :: en Español :: from news.newamericamedia.org
• Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio launched a sweep in Phoenix on Friday, a half day after officials in Washington limited his powers to make federal immigration arrests. :: P :: en Español :: from www.foxnews.com
• Take a look at photo of Target’s offensive Illegal Alien costume – it has already been pulled from their site :: en Español
• October 15, 2009
• TOP Ten reasons to watch Latino Music USA on PBS :: en Español
• TV commercial calling on CNN to retire Lou Dobbs and his ugly, race-based rhetoric to Air on CNN! – watch it here – (update: CNN rejected ad – are we surprised?) :: en Español
• Mexican Illegal Immigrant (Mario Vera) Badly Beaten In Brooklyn – Devastated Wife Asks For Witnesses To Come Forward; Woodhull Hospital Under Fire Over Initial Treatment – (yet another apparent hate crime called “bias attack” – $12k reward for info) + video :: en Español
• Hundreds of Thousands of Puerto Rican Workers, Faith Leaders, Students and Citizens to Unite in Hato Rey on October 15 – National March Will Protest Massive Cuts in Essential Public Services; Republican Administration Under Investigation for Civil Rights Violations Against High School Students :: en Español
• October 14, 2009
• Lawmakers Scrap Plan for 300 More Miles of Fencing on Mexican Border :: P :: en Español :: from www.washingtonpost.com
• A small Miami-based company said the U.S. government has given it permission to lay the first optical communications fiber from the U.S. to Cuba. That could drastically cut the cost of calling the island nation and make the Internet more accessible to Cubans. :: P :: en Español :: from www.miamiherald.com
• A Cuban blogger who has become an international sensation for offering frank criticism of her country’s communist system said she was denied government permission Monday to travel to New York to receive a top journalism prize. – Yoani Sanchez :: P :: en Español :: from www.miamiherald.com
• At the end of the 31st annual Hispanic Heritage month, Latinos in the US are still waiting to celebrate a crucial victory –getting rid of the toxic water that poisons so many of our communities. :: P :: en Español :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
• Thousands of immigrants came to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a day of lobbying and an afternoon rally calling for comprehensive immigration reform. :: P :: en Español :: from www.nytimes.com
• Decapitated body among 100 girls, women killed in Cuidad Juárez in ‘09 – “first time a woman has been decapitated and her body displayed in this manner” – (NOT GOOD but nothing seems to change) + The death toll in Juárez has surpassed the 1,900 mark for the year over the weekend, according to a tally kept by the El Paso Times. :: P :: en Español :: from www.elpasotimes.com
• Estefan, Longoria Ecstatic About National Latino Museum… We Just Need to Raise, Like $300 Million :: P :: en Español :: from lauramartinez.wordpress.com
• The White House became “La Casa Blanca” on Tuesday, celebrating Hispanic musical heritage with a South Lawn concert and such guests as Gloria Estefan, George Lopez, the Bachata music group Aventura, Jose Feliciano and more. – Latin music ‘tends to make us move a little bit ourselves,’ says Obama :: P :: en Español :: from www.msnbc.msn.com
• Forcing the debate over immigration reform starts now :: P :: en Español :: from www.latinalista.net
• October 13, 2009
• The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has named an executive with South Texas roots to be the voice of the nation’s Hispanic business community. – Javier Palomarez :: P :: en Español :: from sanantonio.bizjournals.com
• CNN, You Can’t Have It Both Ways: It’s Either Dobbs or Your Latino Future – (w/ video) :: en Español
• October 12, 2009
• Hispanic Farmers Fight To Sue USDA – In Texas and across the Southwest, Hispanic farmers have been fighting the Agriculture Department for close to a decade. :: P :: en Español :: from www.npr.org
• Beyond the Barrio, With Growing Pains – El Museo del Barrio reopens with a new glass facade, a redesigned courtyard and modernized galleries, including one devoted to its permanent collection in East Harlem, NYC – Rafael Montañez Ortiz :: P :: en Español :: from www.nytimes.com
• 2012 isn’t the end of the world, Mayans insist :: P :: en Español :: from www.miamiherald.com
• Park Ranger Mauricio Escobar Uses Life Story To Reach Out To Latinos – – Yosemite National Park sits on the edge of California’s rural San Joaquin Valley, a farming region that’s nearly 50% Latino. Yet few of the region’s Latino residents ever visit the park. :: P :: en Español :: from www.npr.org
• The Pecos Insurrection – How a private prison pushed immigrant inmates to the brink. (a must read) :: P :: en Español :: from www.texasobserver.org
• In New Mexico, a majority Hispanic state, a 54% high school dropout rate translated to 13,800 young people in 2008. – Meeting addresses Hispanic education ‘crisis’ :: P :: en Español :: from www.lcsun-news.com
• Whispering to Rottweilers, and to C.E.O.’s – Cesar Millan, the “Dog Whisperer,” built a multimillion-dollar company on his skill with pets and their owners. “God was my lawyer,” he says, and his pack chose his producers. :: P :: en Español :: from www.nytimes.com