Weekly Review of Blogante News

Weekly Review –»

With Memorial Day this has been a short week but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t plenty of news. Seriously, where else could you find so much relevant and useful news for, from or about Hispanics and Latinos (just scroll down). PLUS, I just found out that HispanicTips has received press credentials for the Democratic National Convention in Denver (see what other blogs got credentials).

Following are my Top 10 for the week in no particular order (bolded in dated list):

1. “A certain segment has basically been feeding a kind of xenophobia. There’s a reason why hate crimes against Hispanic people doubled last year,” Obama said. “If you have people like Lou Dobbs and Rush Limbaugh ginning things up, it’s not surprising that would happen.”
2. Co-chair of Clinton’s Hispanic Leadership Council endorses Obama - U.S. Rep. Dennis Cardoza
3. Paying the Price of the Immigration Crackdown - Are Americans willing to pay for the intensifying crackdown on immigrants?
4. Latino Activists Face Death Threats in Georgia
5. A Washington town confronts its language barrier - In a program seen as a bellwether, the Justice Department steps in with a formal plan to bridge the English-Spanish divide in Mattawa.
6. Media Matters - Ignoring his reversal, media mention McCain’s immigration bill in context of his attempt to gain Hispanic support
7. Benicio Del Toro, ‘Latino Brad Pitt’, wins Cannes award as ‘Che’
8. Mexican star of immigrant drama gets border grief at Cannes - “Los Bastardos” star Ruben Sosa
9. As Border Efforts Grow, Corruption Is on the Rise - Border Agents, Lured by the Other Side
10. In Miami, Spanish is becoming the primary language

Blogante News Essentials –»

May 29th

In Miami, Spanish is becoming the primary language

Rufino Tamayo painting sells for $7.2 million, sets record for Latin American art

“A certain segment has basically been feeding a kind of xenophobia. There’s a reason why hate crimes against Hispanic people doubled last year,” Obama said. “If you have people like Lou Dobbs and Rush Limbaugh ginning things up, it’s not surprising that would happen.”

US border governors seek action on security, crime fighting as Mexico faces wave of violence

‘Viva Hollywood’ winner Berto Colón trashes VH1 show

End of Cuba’s ‘tourist apartheid’ leaves vast racial divide - Cuba has lifted the ban that kept locals from tourist hotels, but a trip to Varadero showed the only Cubans at the resorts were outside, begging for handouts.

Clinton: No Vote for Puerto Rican Vets “An Injustice and an Insult” - From The Road

UNDER THE SAME MOON (LA MISMA LUNA) 2007 Sundance Film Festival Crowd Pleaser, Arrives On DVD June 17 from Fox Home Entertainment

Judge rejects Farmers Branch ordinance on renting to illegal immigrants

There’s lots to celebrate at Chicano graduation - Cal State Bakersfield

May 28th

Hispanic women face wage gap compared with others in the U.S. - Legal status, education level and language barrier can impact pay

Media Matters - Ignoring his reversal, media mention McCain’s immigration bill in context of his attempt to gain Hispanic support

Geraldo Rivera: Secretary Chertoff, Call Off These Raids - Politics on The Huffington Post

Mexican star of immigrant drama gets border grief at Cannes - “Los Bastardos” star Ruben Sosa

For Texas superdelegate (Jaime Gonzalez Jr.) helping decide Florida-Michigan question, Clinton loyalty takes back seat

To Omar Minaya, racial divide on Mets sounds altogether wrong

“Crimes at the Border” Synopsis and Video - PBS’ Frontline segment (looks good, video available online - I am going to watch later)

Did You Know? At the San Ysidro Port of Entry – between Tijuana and San Diego – over 100,000 people cross every day. It’s the busiest land border crossing in the world. The sheer volume of traffic makes it impossible for U.S. border guards to check every vehicle and every document. If they did, the border would shut down.

They fight to revisit home - A group of Vermont residents are suing to change U.S. travel restrictions to Cuba that limits visits to the Communist island to one every three years.

New generation of L.A.-area Latino leaders aren’t as friendly toward ‘amigo stores’ - Cities like Baldwin Park are turning away from ethnic-oriented retail projects in favor of mainstream businesses. Starbucks is welcome.

The galleries of the venerable Museo del Barrio have officially closed to make way for the last stage of a $28 million renovation that will give a needed face-lift to the city’s only Latin-focused museum. - NYC

Did You Know? As a whole, Hispanic households are the least ready for the transition (to digital TV). As a result, the effect of unready households on total viewing is more likely to affect Hispanic networks than Anglo networks. Viewing to unready sets accounts for 17 percent of prime-time viewing to English-language broadcast networks and 26.8 percent to Spanish-language broadcast networks.

May 27th

Co-chair of Clinton’s Hispanic Leadership Council endorses Obama - U.S. Rep. Dennis Cardoza

As Border Efforts Grow, Corruption Is on the Rise - Border Agents, Lured by the Other Side

Miles away, Postville raid’s impact is still acute

Paying the Price of the Immigration Crackdown - Are Americans willing to pay for the intensifying crackdown on immigrants?

Latino Activists Face Death Threats in Georgia

A Washington town confronts its language barrier - In a program seen as a bellwether, the Justice Department steps in with a formal plan to bridge the English-Spanish divide in Mattawa. - Hard to imagine the Federal Gov’t stepping in to address this situation

Obama says in Miami he would open family travel to Cuba

In Colorado River Delta, waters — and prospects — are drying up - The increasingly meager flow into northern Mexico imperils the Cucapa Indians and the millions of others who depend on it.

Memorial Day: A Latino Perspective

Did You Know? More than 391 Latinos have been killed in Iraq.

Benicio Del Toro, ‘Latino Brad Pitt’, wins Cannes award as ‘Che’

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May 29th

Texas cities join suit against Mexico border fence

Family’s tea strikes familiar chord with fans - Tomandote

South Florida Hispanics split evenly among Democrats, Republicans - new data from Democracia USA

US system of deportation inhumane - Immigrant rights under threat by poor detention and deportation procedures

Man accused of buying Mexican babies to sell to U.S. couples

Dole, Hagan spar over ad on immigration - Commercial features N.C. sheriffs praising senator for her help. Rival calls for reform. - North Carolina

With Migrant Workers in Short Supply, a Farmer Looks to Machines

Bush to Let Americans Send Cellphones to Cuban Relatives

Hispanic residents testify against Farmers Branch election system

Judge Orders Second Trial for Twelve-Year-Old Hispanic Boy - Durham, North Carolina

Corrections Officer Says He Was Fired For Being Hispanic - Osceola County, Florida

May 28th

93 Year Old Enjoys Adult School Success - Crucita Rueda

Mexican painter Rufino Tamayo tops bidding lists at Latin American art auctions in New York

Meet Charles Juhasz-Alvarado’s Giant Termite - The Puerto Rican sculptor gets buggy at Exit Art - NYC

Incredible shrinking frogs: The price of deforestation? - in Puerto Rico

From one who knows: Most Latino students are a credit to this community - Asheville, North Carolina

Taqueria del Sol: Mexico, Memphis meet in Atlanta - Southern cooking melds with south of the border at this metro area mini-chain

The Inter-American Development Bank will provide a $500-million credit line so nations can improve food distribution, agricultural productivity and more amid rising food prices.

More Latinos in NYPD Promoted

E-mail ‘bloodbath’ threat paralyzes Mexican city of Juarez

Mexican Kidnappers are Operating in the United States

Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.) focuses on illegal immigratiion in first campaign ad - North Carolina

SEIU Union Office Attacked 5/23 - in Santa Cruz, California possibly stemming from effort to take over Puerto Rican teachers’ Union

Casa’s gaffe, Frederick’s loss - Frederick County, Maryland

Lawmakers: Did Postville raid stymie labor probe?

A risky trip? Officials say fewer Central Americans immigrating

Mexican investments plentiful on US side of border

Did You Know? The American Muslim Council, based in Chicago, estimates that there are more than 200,000 Latino Muslims in the United States.

May 27th

South L.A. backyards are becoming barnyards - Once predominantly African American, the area has seen an influx of Latino immigrants, along with their roosters, chickens and other barnyard beasts not typically part of the urban scene.

Border schools get tough on Mexican students - In Calexico, Calif., schools crack down on students who live across the border.

Prince William’s county sees signs of change amid crackdown

In L.A., coping with the threat of deportation - Advocates are urging illegal immigrants to make plans for issues such as bail, lawyers and child caretakers.

Sen. Abel Maldonado, GOP maverick, does it his way - The son of a migrant farmworker blazes a paradoxical path through Sacramento. He votes for what he believes is best for California, not for his party.

Santa Ana urges Latinos to get in the swim - The city’s high schools are encouraging competitive swimming and water polo among a group that doesn’t traditionally participate in aquatics.

First Hispanic school in New Orleans has first graduation

A Mission soldier on a “suicidal” mission in Germany unwittingly became a part of history - Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Latino veteran (Brian Naranjo) writes about social integration challenge in new novel - (The Tamale List) - Hispanic MPR

Book review: Talk Dirty Spanish « ñ-marketing

Some US farms outsourced to Mexico

State Aid to Immigrants Lags, University of Oregon Study Says

Immigrants Hit Hard by Governor’s Planned Medi-Cal Cuts, Changes - California

Tennessee says illegal immigrants can marry

Beaufort County in North Carolina tightening up on public services for illegal immigrants

Questions for David Iglesias - The Prosecutor

Right-Wing Media Using Immigration Debate to Mainstream Hate - By poisoning the public discourse with disinformation, right-wing talkers improve their ratings while leaving us far from fixing a broken system.

For Hispanics, Net neutrality isn’t neutral at all

John Brummett: Kansas City safe from Mexican invasion - (Secure Arkansas)

Latino heroes deserve own L.A. monument

Does crackdown cross line? - Arizona efforts stir racial profiling claims

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