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- Anti-immigration groups go green – Readers of the Nation and other left-leaning magazines may have noticed a new addition to the usual advertisements — full-page advocacy ads by an ad hoc coalition of anti-immigration organizations. :: P
- North Carolina colleges can admit illegal immigrants, Homeland Security tells state’s Attorney General :: P
- Nearly two weeks after federal agents arrested dozens of suspected illegal immigrants who clean the state’s courthouses, lawyers are still not sure where all of the detainees are being held. – Rhode Island :: P
- Antonio Margarito’s win over Miguel Cotto shakes up welterweight division :: P
- U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez’s soon-to-be released first book, “A Sense Of Belonging” Describes Pursuit Of American Dream :: P
- Civil rights groups delivered a letter to Governor Rod Blagojevich, asking him to issue an executive order to stop the so-called “consent searches.” When the Illinois State Police conduct routine traffic stops, Latino drivers are twice as likely as whites to have their cars searched. :: P
- The Immigration Fight Gets Ugly – A law making it a felony to be an undocumented worker is sowing conflict in Mississippi, as states take action in the absence of federal immigration reform :: P
- The Reign of ‘Sheriff Joe’ – In Arizona, the perils of driving while brown – (revealing read) :: P
- Churros hit mainstream – Spurred by an explosion of interest in all things Latino, the fried batons of dough — traditionally sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar — are popping up on menus across the country. When the president’s daughter serves churros at her wedding, it’s probably safe to say they’ve hit the mainstream. :: P
- Still, there are issues in which a Latino lens slides into place. Education is one. It doesn’t surprise me that Latinos consistently rank education as the No. 1 issue. It must be, when 30 percent to 50 percent of Hispanic students are dropping out of high school and Latinos are the largest and fastest growing population in the country. A plus B equals disaster. :: P
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- New Report from the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute : Latino Voting Statistics 2008
- Latino RNs Back At The Bedside – Maryland county’s initiative helps foreign-trained nurses return to practice :: P
- USA’s Steven Lopez unafraid to pursue perfection – taekwondo in the Olympics :: P
- Una madre deportada abraza a su hijo después de 9 meses de separación – Reencuentro en Tegucigalpa, Honduras :: P
- Massacre shadows Mexico, Olympics ‘68 crackdown against protesters at plaza in capital resonates anew with situation in China :: P
- “McCain’s problem is the problem of his party demonizing Hispanic people,” Luis Cortes (one of Time Magazine’s 25 most influential evangelicals in America & 2x Bush backer) said. “His party demonized us. You can’t switch off the immigration rhetoric and think it will work. In the context of the immigration issue, Hispanics define the enemy as the Republican Party and you don’t erase that overnight. :: P
- About 1,000 people, including rabbis, Hispanic immigrants and Catholic clergy, marched through Postville, Iowa on Sunday, protesting working conditions at Agriprocessors Inc. :: P
- The real story is decades of inadequate response from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. health system to HIV-AIDS in the Hispanic community; that has allowed almost 100,000 Hispanics to die and new cases to continue to appear. :: P
- GOP strategist Bill McInturff has long emphasized that earning 40 percent of the Hispanic vote is critical for Republicans to win. Today, McInturff is John McCain’s pollster, and by his metric McCain has a serious Latino problem. :: P
- Regardless of whom Hispanics wind up supporting come November, Harley Shaiken, chairman of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of California Berkeley, says there’s clearly a cautionary tale in all this. “Tension is nothing new between races and ethnicities in this country,” he says. “But it can be overstated … racial and ethnic relations are very complex to interpret. Plausible and correct are two different things.” :: P
- Did You Know? Caning has failed to deter 4,326 illegal immigrants from returning to just one Malasyian state to seek employment. :: P
- Latinos make up 20 percent of Colorado’s population and 12 percent of its eligible voters – not a huge number but enough to tilt the balance in either Obama or McCain’s favor. :: P
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Entertainment –»
- Durante la primera emisión de ‘¡Viva la Familia!’, transmitida desde Los Angeles la noche del viernes por Univisión, la actriz confesó que todavía Luis Miguel le cambia los pañales a Miguelito, el hijo de ambos; que su familia sigue creciendo con la llegada de su segundo bebé y que está en la etapa más “linda, linda, linda” de su vida. :: P
- La artista mexicana Patricia Manterola aseguró que el próximo álbum será su trabajo discográfico más personal ya que por primera vez en su carrera se ha implicado en la elaboración de las letras. :: P
- El momento del cambio ha llegado. La cantante y actriz Lucero ya firmó su participación en la telenovela Mañana para siempre y que hasta ahora era conocida bajo el nombre Pura sangre, a fin de encarnar a la villana de la historia junto a Silvia Navarro y Fernando Colunga. :: P
- Jenni Rivera doesn’t show up to court for assault charges in North Carolina :: P
- Sonia Nazario’s pulitzer-prize winning story “Enrique’s Journey,” which she turned into a best-selling book, will soon be a Lifetime network movie. :: P
- The Orphanage DVD review – Ryan had high expectations for The Orphanage due to Guillermo del Toro’s endorsement… and he wasn’t disappointed :: P
- Mexico City pop-punk band Allison makes a splash in the States :: P
- See Maná’s new video “Arde de Cielo” – The Sky Burns
- Oscar De La Hoya, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Lorena Ochoa, Alex Rodriguez, Helio Castroneves, Jose Reyes, Carmelo Anthony, Ozzie Guillen, and Fernando Valenzuela among Those Honored on the Inaugural ”Tecate Premios Deportes” Sports Awards Show on Univision
- Cabas makes a ‘Difficult’ sound easy – One of the standout tracks on “Amores Difíciles”, “He Pecado” (I’ve Sinned) features Spanish rocker Enrique Bunbury and Cuban émigré rappers Orishas in full confessional mode. :: P
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- United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Welcomes Hilda Rayas, New Chief Operating Officer
- Major North American marketers will set world records, albeit in marketing, when the Olympics open in Beijing on Aug. 8, debuting a slew of Hispanic-targeted ads during Telemundo’s broadcast of the Summer Games. :: P
- Robert Flores, who has worked for ESPN for the past three years, gets a steady time slot. :: P
- The Colombia Stock Exchange (BVC), the country’s sole marketplace for equities and fixed income, in September will ramp up its derivatives offerings with a new trading platform from Nasdaq OMX Group. :: P
- Delta Connection is dropping a couple of Mexican routes soon. Gone, as of August 2, will be nonstop Atlanta (ATL) to Queretaro (QRO) flights. Come August 18, say so long to nonstop Atlanta to Leon/Guanajuato (BJX) service. :: P
- Fountain Valley-based Hyundai Motor America Inc. recently launched a Hispanic advertising campaign. It’s one of the automaker’s first under Patricia Romero, who came on board as national manager of multicultural marketing in October. :: P
- Flow of dollars home to Latin America dwindles – The souring American economy has hit workers hard everywhere, but now it’s reaching across the border. The depth of the downturn is evident at money transfer companies like Dolex, which report a steep fall in remittances. :: P
- Coke helps Hispanic retailers stand out – The Tienda program offers small Hispanic businesses the opportunity to redesign their stores to attract more clients — and soft-drink buyers. :: P
- If you’ve read 10 Things NEVER to Say to Latino Executives, you have a good idea of what to avoid saying in order not to offend your colleague or embarrass yourself. But understanding better ways of communicating with your Latino coworkers can be trickier. :: P
- The Hispanic Fact Pack – What’s Up (and Down) in the U.S. Hispanic Market | Download the Fifth Annual Guide :: P
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