Blogante Headlines for Thursday - September 27th, 2007

Posted on: September 27th, 2007
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Like so many others, he didn’t make it past ranch - Young Honduran quietly buried at Laredo cemetery

Sue CASA - Right-Wing D.C. Group Makes Case Against CASA Latina - Seattle

The prospects for immediate Senate action on the DREAM Act, which would grant legal status to hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants, disappeared Wednesday amid Republican opposition.

Along the U.S.-Mexico border, a dilemma of the dead

Judge rules for Cuban father

Hundreds protest Irving’s rise in deportations - Texas

The complicated measure of being Hispanic in America - (hispanic vs latino vs ???? - sometimes I feel that this issue alone will take us eons to reconcile)

Border war over immigration comes to Midwest - La Raza and Minutemen in Kansas City

Illegal immigrants moving out - (of states and cities that have passed local laws)

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

Peru’s Meteor: Illness Explained, Invitation Extended

Mexican returns to Rhode Island in quest for justice

Why Hispanics will miss Bush

When a columnist returns from a cancer fight, what does The Tennessean do? - Tim Chavez’s plight

Why Many Immigrants Say ‘We Are All Elvira’ Now

Five tips to ensure Hispanic media don’t cover your story - Hispanic MPR

A Cellphone Without Borders - (very, very interesting and cool)

Marketplace: Hispanic or Latino? Fill in the blank

Did You Know –» view: excerpts | section

Blacks and Latinos combined make up only about 4 percent of the musicians in American professional orchestras

The number of Santa Clara County businesses owned by Hispanic woman has increased more than 200% over the last 20 years. - California

There are more Latinos in the United States than people in Canada. Latinos in the United States represent 15 percent of the U.S. market. About 75 percent of Latinos speak English or are English dominant.

Nursing homes are becoming more diverse, though non-Hispanic whites still made up more than 80 percent of nursing home residents in 2006. Blacks made up 13 percent, up from 6 percent in 1980, and Hispanics made up 4 percent, up from 1 percent in 1980.

There are 2.7 Hispanics inmates for every Latino in a college dorm

Between 1813 and 1937, there are records of 431 Hispanic newspapers published in the United States, nearly all in Spanish.

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“When death becomes so common it could be that a lot of people kind of become numb, so the deaths aren’t a priority anymore. It’s not an excuse, but I could see how it could happen,” Nestor Rodriguez, a University of Houston professor said. - (regarding dead immigrants in border communities)

“We’re not just hurting people driving without driver’s licenses,” said Luis DeLaGarza, a political consultant who helped organize the rally. “We are hurting the economy in Irving. We need to have immigration reform.”

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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