Blogante Headlines for Tuesday - September 25th, 2007

There are some great posts down below. I was in a posting zone today - 107 posts for the day. I get like this sometimes. There is just so much going on all over the place and I want to share as much as I can find with you. I still need to do some writing, with all my ’spare’ time. At least my DSL nightmare is all done now (knock on wood). Oh and it turns out that I was wrong about how many visitors I had yesterday. When I checked this morning it was actually higher at about 6150 visitors and almost 10,000 pageviews with about 114 hours time on site. Cool! - Gracias, Tomás

Top Stories –» view: excerpts | section

Specs for Texas-Mexico Border Fence Finalized (Latina Lista)

Más braceros recibirán sus ahorros

Cancer ruling heats up immigration debate - Chemotherapy for illegal immigrants no longer covered under Medicaid

Churches Weigh Offering Help to Illegal Immigrants - New Sanctuary Movement

Illegal Immigrants Will Be Allowed to Obtain Drivers Licenses - New York City

U.S. Sues Illinois to Let Employers Use Immigrant Databases

Telemundo reassigns Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s girlfriend, Mirthala Salinas, to Riverside

Shrill mob would outlaw DWM (driving while Mexican) - Phoenix

My Picks (Tomás’ handpicked highlights) –» view: excerpts | section

The Campaign to “Fear the Illegal” is Unraveling (Latina Lista)

Hugo Chavez beats his own blab record in 8-hour speech » VivirLatino

The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) Announces 2007 Lineup - From Mexico to Spain, LALIFF Showcases Films to Discover and Cherish Latino Culture

University of Iowa admissions, financial aid information now available in Spanish

Illegal immigrants pin hopes, again, on “Dream Act”

GSA Launches First Public Service Campaign in Spanish

Stamp honors journalist Ruben Salazar killed in ‘70 East LA riot

Mexican consul defends country as refugee seekers flock to Canada - (another article about Mexicans in Windsor)

Snake-bird gods fascinated both Aztecs and pharaohs - Exhibit in Monterrey, Mexico - (sounds really cool)

Mexican cheese sold in Georgia (+Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Texas) recalled - Queso Cincho de Guerrero

Latina Conductor Brings Music to the Masses - Sonia Marie de León de Vega

Did You Know –» view: excerpts | section

More than 300 illegal immigrants are being deported every month from the city of Irving, Texas

That Mexico’s political party, PAN””the Partido Acción Nacional, will have its conference in Los Angeles on September 30, 2007

Chicago’s home attendance for MLS games averaged 14,055 before Blanco’s arrival. The team’s last three games have drawn an average of 19,799, and today’s game with D.C. United is expected to be a sellout

Some 400,000 Latina girls turn 15 each year in the United States, and the $400 million-a-year quinceañera industry is trying to keep up with the growing demand

Quotes –» view: excerpts | section

“Danzón is now forgotten,” says Cachao, wistfully. “Back then, every one danced romantically.”

“They no longer need to hide and pretend they are not here,” Gov. Eliot Spitzer said. “We will not become part of what is propagated on the federal level _ that if we don’t admit they are here, then we can somehow not provide services. That is bad policy.” regarding New York’s plan to provide driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants

“There are huge cultural parallels between ancient Egypt and Mexico in religion, astronomy, architecture and the arts. They deserve to be appreciated together,” said exhibition organizer Gina Ulloa

“I don’t think any young Latinos know about the humiliations we had to endure,” says Rita Moreno, the co-star of CBS’ “Cane,” who now lives in Berkeley. “People who were my employers looked right through me. Not a ‘Good Morning’ or a ‘Hello.’ It was really quite astonishing that they acted like I was invisible. And in a way I wasn’t there, because Latinos weren’t there.” - on her treatment in Hollywood

Election 2008 –» view: excerpts | section

Arizona’s Latino Voters Like Hillary

Presidential Candidate Sen. John McCain to Address Hispanic Business Expo in Detroit

ABC News: Richardson Targets Dems on Iraq

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