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Blogante Headlines for Tuesday – October 9th, 2007

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New Report: College Readiness of Latino Students Improving (except in reading)

Licenses for Immigrants Find Support – New York

Thalí Is a Mommy!

Regional, language differences affect Hispanics’ health-care experiences

Rockies’ Latin American efforts pay dividends during run – Colorado baseball

Latinos as healthcare saviors? – An unlikely source may help aging boomers avoid an insurance crisis.

Tougher laws not plugging border – Many immigrants say too much is at risk to be afraid of America’s firmer stance against illegals in the workplace

Despite the downturn of the mortgage market, a type of home loan has remained surprisingly sturdy: one extended to illegal immigrants.

Why Hispanics need to stay informed to realize their power


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Latino families to honor their loved ones on Day of the Dead

‘Latino Roots’ to heat up accordion festival

Billboard Supports Illegal Immigrants – (in the now infamous Butler County, Ohio)

War not over for protesting veterans – (more on Ken Burn’s omission)

Callers ID those Latin surnames

Latinos Unite Across Classes Against Curbs on Immigration – Prince William County, Virginia

Taco Bell moves back into Mexico – There, its tacos are called tacostadas (2 funny)


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The BRAD BLOG : VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: DoJ Voting Rights Chief Says ‘It’s a Shame’ Elderly May be Disenfranchised by Photo ID Laws, But Minority Voters ‘Don’t Become Elderly, They Die First’ – (at the Congreso Latino)

Mexican ‘House of Death’ haunts U.S.


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Survey: Latinos yearn to own homes – 81 percent of its Latino voters and 92 percent of its Latino nonvoters hope to become homeowners one day, according to the results of a poll released today by the California building industry.


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“They built 160 sterilization clinics,” Rosie Perez said. “The women would work a full day and then get sterilized and be back at work the next day. They told the women they were doing their patriotic duty; they didn’t tell them the procedure could not be reversed.” – (this did happen in Puerto Rico, I recently learned)

“It gets worse everyday,” said Danilo Almanzar, 50, a Washington Heights factory worker. “Make the calculation yourself, I earn $10.93 an hour and I pay $1,200 [in rent], how much I have left, nothing.” – concerning the gentrification of Washington Heights and East Harlem in NYC

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Obama Urges Governor to OK College Aid for Illegal Immigrants – (California’s Dream Act)


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