Blogante News for Monday – July 14th, 2008 From:

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Blogante News Essentials –»

Latino bloggers wait for presidential candidates’ response to special survey on issues pertinent to Latino electorate (Latina Lista)

Fewer Americans Favor Cutting Back Immigration – new Gallup poll

Enough of taco politics – McCain, Obama need to move beyond stereotypical politics to show respect for — and appeal to — Latino voters

Hispanic Radio Hits Rough Wave – Ads Decline With Lagging Economy

Mexico’s drug war shows a virulent feminine side

Did You Know? 80% of the top five contestants for Miss Universe were Latinas – and 50% for the top ten

What if we threw out all the illegal immigrants? – Overnight, some industries would become desperate for workers. The biggest beneficiaries would be low-skilled American workers. The big losers might surprise you. – middle-class families!

Spanish-language TV journalists paid less – Many earn roughly one-fourth less in base pay than their competitors at English-language stations – (very, very interesting)

Take Action: Ramiro Carrillo Rodriguez was the fourth farm worker in the last two weeks to die of heat stroke.

Hopes on race relations are high, poll shows – (if Obama wins)

Best of the Rest –»

More American than you think – (about English-dominant Latinos)

Meet me in Mexicalifornia – After the missions, before the gold rush, Mexico made a lasting mark in adobe

The future depends on embracing languages

Meet Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez, the only Hispanic Female County Sheriff in America

Mother Exhales After Son’s Release in Colombia – Jo Rosano

Mexican Revolution focused media attention on El Paso

Fears increase at crossing of the border

The New Immigrants series from SouthCoastToday.com

US Embassy Admits to Intervention in 2004 Salvadoran Presidential Elections

Rebuilding Mexico, $1 at a time – Tres-por-Uno (Three-for-One) program

Coyotes turning to new tactics to thwart law

For many immigrants in the San Fernando Valley, life continues as it did in their native countries –

“Only about 500 Latino voters in Miami decided that George Bush, and not Al Gore, should be the next president,” points out Jorge Ramos, an anchor for the Spanish-language network Univision . “In the year 2004, if only 67,000 Latinos in Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico would have voted for John Kerry instead of George Bush, John Kerry would have been president of the United States.”

Media Matters – Ignoring own reporting, AP claimed McCain “is respected by many Hispanics for refusing to pander to anti-immigrant sentiment”

Illegal LA – The Immigration Plight in Los Angeles

Virginia Latinos seen as swing vote

Will Little Havana Go Blue?

The Long War of Genaro García Luna – Mexico’s top police official

Did You Know? The shortest contestant in this year’s Miss Universe show was Miss El Salvador, a petite 5-foot-3

Election 2008 –»

McCain may not push for new border security bill

McCain’s “God’s children” ad is offensive to all Latinos and should be banned from airwaves (Latina Lista)

Latino bloggers wait for presidential candidates’ response to special survey on issues pertinent to Latino electorate (Latina Lista)

Latinos want hopefuls to address core issues

Enough of taco politics – McCain, Obama need to move beyond stereotypical politics to show respect for — and appeal to — Latino voters

Obama’s message lost in translation

Obama invites Latinos to ‘walk together’ into White House

Obama Tells Latino Voters They Have Election in Their Hands

Media Matters – Ignoring own reporting, AP claimed McCain “is respected by many Hispanics for refusing to pander to anti-immigrant sentiment”

McCain: I’ve earned Hispanics’ trust

Obama Talks Health at Latino Convention – (NLCR)

Obama, McCain woo Latino voters in San Diego

Obama Appeals To Latino Voters : NPR – (at NCLR conference in San Diego)

Virginia Latinos seen as swing vote

Will Little Havana Go Blue?

Blogante Business –»

Media Moves: Radio Lider off the air in Charlotte

Salesman shares secrets in new Spanish language book – Hispanic MPR

Microsoft Joins NCLR in Building a Stronger America at the Organization’s Annual Conference in San Diego

Hispanic Marketing Report: Nissan Rogue Star

Pepsi’s Sierra Mist Aims Ads at Multicultural Consumers

Vanessa Robledo feted by magazine

Salmonella scare shuts down Texas border produce trade

What is the outlook for Mexico’s economic ties with China following President Calderon’s first visit there?

Alcoa to cut about 1,200 jobs in Honduras, Mexico

Mexican bank Banorte not for sale -CEO Valenzuela

Grupo Modelo Evaluates Proposed Transaction Between InBev and Anheuser-Busch

Entrepreneurs lug cheap Mexican fuel across border

Mexican Billionaire Slim Buys More Saks Shares

Immigrant Workers Vital, Virginia Firms Say

Hispanic Radio Hits Rough Wave – Ads Decline With Lagging Economy

Tang offers seven new flavors to Latina mothers and families – Tang Partners with Major League Soccer and Actor Adrian Alonso to Provide Young Latinos with the Ultimate Summer Experience

Spain’s BBVA Widens U.S. Focus

Bilingual Employees Key to Fast Response to Natural Disasters

Colombia Trade Deal Is Threatened

Affluent in Spanish – From tennis to tequila, Latinos are going upscale.

Hispanic construction workers affected by market slowdown, too – Memphis

Spanish-language TV journalists paid less – Many earn roughly one-fourth less in base pay than their competitors at English-language stations – (very, very interesting)

Blogante Entertainment –»

Pee Wee to perform at Premios Juventud

Los Cardenales: name chosen long ago, new CD

Buscan asaltantes de casa de Eugenio León

Juan Luis Guerra contagia su ritmo en Miami

Dividirán bienes de Castro y Liberman

Jaguares refuerza su compromiso – con su disco titulado 45

Q&A with David Zayas, who stars as Angel on hit series Dexter

Los Temerarios estrenan nuevo disco

An interview with Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, author of the ‘Dirty Girls’ books

Enrique Iglesias, Aventura Team For Tour

Mexican pop star Venegas has fans falling for her sweet sound – Boston debut

Los De Abajo, Islington Academy, London

Yolanda Pérez now hosts ‘Mex 2 the Max’

Thalia CD is shaped by motherhood

Jose Canseco: Madonna Begged Me

Julio Iglesias returns to Romania today, for three additional concerts

Latin Music USA – A Multi-Media Event Premieres January 21, 2009 on PBS

Miss Venezuela is Miss Universe 2008 – Dayana Mendoza

LAMC: Wherein We Fall In Love With Camilo Lara Of Mexican Institute Of Sound | Guanabee

More Blogante News –»

Special Sunday Post: Nashville-area police department’s abuse of ICE’s 287(g) program calls for federal review (Latina Lista)

National Council of La Raza to Present 2008 NCLR/Ford Motor Company Affiliate of the Year Award to the Committee for Hispanic Children and Families at NCLR Annual Conference in San Diego

What’s Different About the Immigration Problem We Face Today–And What Can Be Done About It?

First Hispanic councilwoman sworn in – Wenatchee, Washington

University of Colorado – Boulder’s chief legal counsel nominated by Bush for federal judgeship – Christine Arguello

Hostos Community College president Dolores Fernandez steps down – NYC

Award-winning Journalist Jackeline Cacho is Chosen as Master of Ceremonies for the 79th Annual LULAC National Convention’s Presidential Reception Featuring Senator Hillary Clinton on July 11, 2008

La Bloga: ¡Yo vengo a gozar! – interviewing Rolando Hinojosa

Secret chamber may solve Mexican pyramid mystery – Teotihuacan

Laid-back Mexican oasis offers art, eats and those palm trees – Todos Santos, Mexico

Travel in Mexico: Riding in the Famous Tijuana Taxis

Idyllic Zihuatanejo, Mexico, Where Families Come to Play

Art: Africans in Mexico – A revelatory exhibition at the African American Museum shows their little-known influence on Mexican culture. – Philadelphia

Two lawmakers file bills targeting illegal immigrants – Nevada

Cuba revives its private farms

La Raza without la raza

Proposed Law to Keep Illegal Immigrants Out of Nebraska Town Causes Uproar

Beaufort County begins crackdown on illegal immigrants – South Carolina

Young illegal immigrants lose their San Francisco sanctuary

Animal activists criticize Puerto Rico government’s plans for long-awaited shelter

Smithsonian Takes Us to Puerto Rico

Macalester College – Alumni Awards – 2008 Recipients – J. Michael González-Campoy ’83

She needs your vote! Latina sings her way out of depression, homelessness – Mirna Zapata

Iowa Christian Leaders Press for Humane Immigration Laws

United States Announces IV Fleet Resumes Operations Amid South American Suspicions

Salem police hiring more Latino officers – Massachusetts

More Hispanics Practice Mixed Martial Arts

Posted on: July 14th, 2008
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