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Honduran Girl Electrifies AIDS Meeting – Keren Dunaway-Gonzalez, 12, opened the 17th International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. :: from blogs.wsj.com
Alberto Achacaz Walakial, one of the last surviving members of the nomadic Kaweskar tribe that once plied the waters off Chile’s Patagonian coast, has died of blood poisoning, local media reported Tuesday. :: from seattletimes.nwsource.com
The state Democratic Party has named Emilia Pablo, one of the most widely recognized local faces in Hispanic households across the Las Vegas Valley, as its new spokeswoman. :: from www.lasvegassun.com
Conservative Republican Tamar Jacoby, who has become one of the nation’s leading advocates of immigration reform, says everything ultimately comes down to the economy. Marcelo Ballvé is a New York-based writer with New America Media. :: from news.newamericamedia.org
Hispanic aldermen are demanding to know why 59 Chicago motorists with Latino surnames have been arrested for traffic violations and other misdemeanors recently only to land in jail because somebody tipped Immigration and Customs Enforcement in violation of the city’s “sanctuary” ordinance. :: from www.suntimes.com
Hispanics have rapidly emerged as the largest minority group in the United States, comprising 15 percent of the population, but on the U.S. Olympic team assembling in China they are for a range of reasons strikingly underrepresented. :: from sg.news.yahoo.com
Latino immigrants suddenly avoiding the DMV – The number of Spanish-speaking people taking Oregon’s driving test plummeted in February, just as Gov. Kulongoski’s executive order took effect requiring test-takers to provide valid Social Security numbers. :: from www.portlandtribune.com
Iowa kosher meat plant Agriprocessors cited for violations of child labor laws – The Postville, Iowa, plant was the site of one of the largest immigration raids ever; 57 kids were involved. :: from www.startribune.com
Hispanics make up about half of new HIV/AIDS infections in New Mexico :: from www.kvia.com
More than 25 people were slain in the first few days of August in Juárez bringing the total to more than 700 this year — surpassing the total number of homicides in Mexico City and that of most major United States cities last year. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
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Private equity says ‘hola’ to Latino firms :: from www.usatoday.com
Experts Slam Report by Anti-Immigration “Think-Tank” Claiming Undocumented Migrants Leaving Due to Raids – CIS known for twisting the facts to fit its agenda. :: from www.alternet.org
Puerto Rican twins box their way to Olympics – McJoe and McWilliams Arroyo, 22 :: from www.iht.com
Event celebrates John Steinbeck, Mexico – More than a third of the author’s work is set in Mexico or features characters of Mexican descent :: from www.montereyherald.com
Big cheese in Industry – Dairy expands as demand for Mexican-style product rises :: from www2.pasadenastarnews.com
Push needed for immigration reform :: from www.politico.com
Self-deportation program criticized as ‘a fantasy’ – Authorities have launched a new strategy to return undocumented immigrants back to their home countries: self-deportation. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Did You Know? Loisaida is a term derived from the Latino (and especially Nuyorican) pronunciation of “Lower East Side”, a neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City. :: from en.wikipedia.org
A trio of Latino Vote Project workers is pounding the sidewalks six days a week in a mobilization effort never before seen in Yakima County – Washington :: from www.yakimaherald.com
Cuauhtémoc Blanco, the Chicago Fire midfielder has just released a CD-DVD combo – La historia de un ídolo :: from lauramartinez.wordpress.com
Ana Escobar plays with her daughter Esther Zulemita Rivas in Guatemala City, Tuesday, July 29, 2008. Escobar found her daughter, who was stolen from her in March 26, 2007, after 14 months of searching in hospitals, orphanages and police stations. Ester Zulamita is the first stolen Guatemalan baby found through a challenge of the mother-and-child DNA test results that are supposed to guarantee the legitimacy of each adoption. :: from ap.google.com
University of Arizona Doctors to Study Internet-based Treatment for Depression in Hispanics :: from uanews.org
Execution prompts concern for detained Mexicans :: from www.miamiherald.com
Mexico begins tagging sharks to prevent attacks :: from www.miamiherald.com
Texas executes Mexican killer amid international protests – The U.S. Supreme Court refuses to grant a reprieve urged by Mexico and an international court. Jose Ernesto Medellin was convicted of raping and killing two Texas teens in 1993. :: from www.latimes.com
The recent shooting death of an 11-year-old El Paso boy during a vacation trip in Mexico has renewed questions about whether it’s safe to travel south of the border. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
The majority of rural residents in the united states (82%) are non-Hispanic white—a significantly higher fraction than in metropolitan areas (66%) :: from www.unh.edu
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The state Democratic Party has named Emilia Pablo, one of the most widely recognized local faces in Hispanic households across the Las Vegas Valley, as its new spokeswoman. :: from www.lasvegassun.com
A trio of Latino Vote Project workers is pounding the sidewalks six days a week in a mobilization effort never before seen in Yakima County – Washington :: from www.yakimaherald.com
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Alejandra Guzmán admits she was in rehab – The singer confessed that the reason she didn’t visit her daughter Frida Sofía was because she checked herself into rehab, and now feels like she’s in a better place to help her :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
New CALLE 13 Album Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo To Be Released October 7th
Cuauhtémoc Blanco, the Chicago Fire midfielder has just released a CD-DVD combo – La historia de un ídolo :: from lauramartinez.wordpress.com
Penelope Cruz is getting rave reviews for her latest English-language film Elegy. :: from itn.co.uk
Wisin & Yandel have traded in ghetto fab bling for pro-social poetry with a new video titled “Dime Que Te Pasó.” :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
Tan lejos y tan cerca – Escucha lo nuevo de Kudai :: from www.univision.com
‘Chihuahua’ trailer has audiences saying ‘wha?’ – and features voice work by Salma Hayek, Edward James Olmos, Cheech Marin and other Latino stars. :: from www.nydailynews.com
Loisaida’s Melonie Díaz is quietly becoming a Hollywood fixture :: from www.nydailynews.com
Since the hit ABC series “Ugly Betty” started filming in the city last month, star America Ferrera is feeling the love — the raunchy, New York-style kind of love, that is. :: from www.nydailynews.com
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Univision Radio private concert with Alejandro Fernandez in San Antonio
Telemundo launches ‘El Camino Fácil’ online
Check out ‘Ocho Puertas’ at the Puerto Rican Film Series – Chicago
Former songwriter’s handyman ready for trial – Estefano
Pablo Mayor’s energetic journey through Colombian music roots – Folklore Urbano
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Fonseca nos trae su “Arroyito” El cantante colombiano presenta en PeopleEnEspanol.com el segundo sencillo de su más reciente álbum, Gratitud
Alejandra Guzmán confiesa haber estado en rehabilitación
Pese a robo, Belinda se queda en México
Muestra Alejandra Guzmán fortaleza con tema para su hija Frida Sofía
Reúnen Los Temerarios a más de siete mil espectadores en California
Quiere Tommy Torres estar más “Pegadito” con el público mexicano
Descarta padre de Belinda cambio de residencia tras robo a su casa
Prefiere Lolita Cortés ser “Dulce Caridad” que juez en “La academia”
Lanzará Claudia Lizaldi el libro “La decisión. Es tu vida tú eliges”
Dice Damayanti que “Mujeres asesinas” la llevó a más proyectos
Desea Sasha compartir con Chetes y Ximena Sariñana en su nuevo disco
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Colombia continues to attract foreign investors due to its economic and political climate. Will it even become the next Chile? :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
HispanicAd.com and Cyber-Surveys.com fielded a landmark online study targeting the US Hispanic advertising, marketing and media professionals to gauge their media consumption habits and preferences to technology and news sources. :: from hispanicad.com
Benitezes tried to build a Dominican business empire with Medicare’s US$110M :: from www.dominicantoday.com
The unemployment rate for Latinos in the United States was 7.4 percent in July, which is about 2 percent more than the national average, according to the bureau. “For the last year, Hispanics have been losing jobs at a faster rate than any other group,” Agustine Martínez, president of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Washington :: from www.diversityinc.com
Big cheese in Industry – Dairy expands as demand for Mexican-style product rises :: from www2.pasadenastarnews.com
Hispanic outlets expand in size and reach :: from www.prweekus.com
Private equity says ‘hola’ to Latino firms :: from www.usatoday.com
Iowa kosher meat plant Agriprocessors cited for violations of child labor laws – The Postville, Iowa, plant was the site of one of the largest immigration raids ever; 57 kids were involved. :: from www.startribune.com
Three San Antonio Hispanic-owned companies have been named among the Top 100 Fastest-Growing Companies in America by Hispanic Business Magazine. Genesis Networks Inc., TerraHealth Inc. and Operational Technologies Corp. :: from www.bizjournals.com
Hispanic Hotel Owners Association Members Developing Rapidly – Have Acquired or Began Development on 48 Projects in Last 12 Months :: from www.hospitalitynet.org
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Coors Light Hosts Daddy Yankee at U.S. CD Release Party – Dallas
Sorpresa! Launches on Comcast Santa Maria, California
Mexico’s America Movil sets regional iPhone launch
Colombian Central Bank Needs to Restore Credibility, Fitch Says
Argentine winemaker says malbec put his country on world’s wine map
Peru’s agricultural exports hit record $ 1.1 billion in 1st half of 2008
Palladium Equity Partners is ranked second among NY Area’s Largest Minority-Owned Companies in 2008
RadioOne Mulling Selling Off CommunityConnect’s Asian and Hispanic Sites
Detroit station to offer first Spanish language baseball presentation
Reporter Selena Hernández was among several KENS-5 employees laid-off today. – San Antonio
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35 Students Selected Nationwide Graduate From the UNM/LULAC National Leadership Program
Somaya Reece, the No 1 Latina on MySpace, Finds a New Home at www.missreece.com
Argentine Eduardo “El Gato” Romero won the U.S. Senior Open on Sunday, beating Fred Funk by four strokes. :: from edition.cnn.com
The Latino Theater Festival Throws a ‘Blood Wedding’ – Chicago :: from www.wbez.org
Dara Torres battles rumors of performancing-enhancers :: from www.azcentral.com
Hispanic activists are accusing Chicago police of turning over suspected illegal immigrants to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency despite city and county bans on such activity. :: from www.chicagotribune.com
Q & A on Barbara Trujillo Gomez’s Latina fitness guide – “Barbara por Atras” — A Latin Woman’s Guide to Fitness :: from www.sun-sentinel.com
Tulane clinic treats Hispanic families – Louisiana :: from www.wwltv.com
Reading with a Child/ Leer con un Niño From Author Amy Costales :: from labloga.blogspot.com
Latina Lista wishes longtime reader the best on eve of deployment to Iraq :: from www.latinalista.net
After arduous journey, Javier Molina makes it to Beijing :: from sportsillustrated.cnn.com
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El fervor anti-inmigrante en EEUU se cobra víctimas :: from www.univision.com
Visita Calderón hospital que lleva 10 años en construcción :: from www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx
Ley venezolana obliga al uso de lenguas indígenas en territorios aborígenes :: from www.univision.com
Nicas orgullo Olímpico – Los hermanos López serán representantes de Taekwondo :: from www.impre.com
Nueva York aprende español :: from www.abc.es
Jorge Ramos para niños – El autor mexicano debutó en la ficción :: from www.univision.com
Siete extranjeros asesinados en República Dominicana :: from voanews.com
Una definición alternativa – Inmigración – Juan pasa nueve horas al día, de la medianoche a las nueve de la mañana, asegurándose que brille uno de los mayores centros comerciales del condado de Orange. :: from www.impre.com
Una familia que pelea su caso – María Duarte, casada y madre de dos hijos, parecía tener todo perdido. Los agentes de Inmigración habían llegado a su hogar en diciembre del año pasado, se habían llevado a su esposo y a su hija de 12 años :: from www.impre.com
Real Madrid vuelve a Colombia luego de 56 años :: from www.impre.com
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Colombia continues to attract foreign investors due to its economic and political climate. Will it even become the next Chile? :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is reportedly ready to offer Banco Santander $1.2 billion for its local unit Banco de Venezuela. :: from www.forbes.com
Mexico’s America Movil sets regional iPhone launch :: from ca.reuters.com
Ana Escobar plays with her daughter Esther Zulemita Rivas in Guatemala City, Tuesday, July 29, 2008. Escobar found her daughter, who was stolen from her in March 26, 2007, after 14 months of searching in hospitals, orphanages and police stations. Ester Zulamita is the first stolen Guatemalan baby found through a challenge of the mother-and-child DNA test results that are supposed to guarantee the legitimacy of each adoption. :: from ap.google.com
Colombian Central Bank Needs to Restore Credibility, Fitch Says :: from www.bloomberg.com
Colombian rebel who held Betancourt and U.S. hostages captive, indicted :: from opinion.latimes.com
Chile’s economy expanded 5.0 percent in June from a year earlier, exceeding the forecasts of all 16 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. :: from www.bloomberg.com
Alberto Achacaz Walakial, one of the last surviving members of the nomadic Kaweskar tribe that once plied the waters off Chile’s Patagonian coast, has died of blood poisoning, local media reported Tuesday. :: from seattletimes.nwsource.com
Perez Celis, 69, an Argentine painter, sculptor and muralist whose highly visible works adorned museums, banks, airports and universities as well as soccer stadiums and wine bottles, died of leukemia Aug. 2 at a clinic in Buenos Aires. :: from www.sfgate.com
Argentine winemaker says malbec put his country on world’s wine map :: from www.pressdemocrat.com
Argentine farmers and officials agree after months of strife :: from www.mercopress.com
Peru’s agricultural exports hit record $ 1.1 billion in 1st half of 2008 :: from www.livinginperu.com
Peruvian Amazon Line brings cargo, revenue boost to Port of Tampa – could add as much as $250,000 in revenue to the Port of Tampa :: from www.bizjournals.com
Rock Art Marks Transformations In Traditional Peruvian Societies :: from www.sciencedaily.com
Thousands of residents of the Ecuadorian city of Esmeraldas enjoyed a free musical evening with the Cuban orchestra Van Van to celebrate the 188th anniversary of the South American country’s independence. :: from www.cubanews.ain.cu
The New York Yankees have put several scouts on leave pending an investigation by Major League Baseball into the signing of prospects in the Dominican Republic. :: from blogs.usatoday.com
Benitezes tried to build a Dominican business empire with Medicare’s US$110M :: from www.dominicantoday.com
Visita Calderón hospital que lleva 10 años en construcción :: from www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx
Ley venezolana obliga al uso de lenguas indígenas en territorios aborígenes :: from www.univision.com
Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a list barring hundreds of candidates suspected of corruption from running in elections is constitutional, despite complaints that it singles out opponents of President Hugo Chavez :: from www.miamiherald.com
Mexico begins tagging sharks to prevent attacks :: from www.miamiherald.com
The death toll has reached 11 in an attack by an angry mob on the home of a local police official in Honduras. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Siete extranjeros asesinados en República Dominicana :: from voanews.com
Real Madrid vuelve a Colombia luego de 56 años :: from www.impre.com
More than 25 people were slain in the first few days of August in Juárez bringing the total to more than 700 this year — surpassing the total number of homicides in Mexico City and that of most major United States cities last year. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
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- November 7, 2009
- WCVI Study Finds Disproportionate Foreclosures in Latino, Black Communities
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- In pictures: Yucatan wonders – (wow some amazing photos)
- George Mason University Study Shows Deep Anti-Immigration Sentiment in Pockets of Prince William County
- CNN’s Rick Sanchez Interviews Juanita Castro: “While you were still in Cuba and your brother was beginning a Marxist revolution, you were not only cooperating with the CIA, but you were protecting CIA agents who were inside Cuba at the time.”
- Report on Women’s Human Rights Violations Shows Systematic Attack on Women Under Honduran Coup
- Would Mass Deportation Mean More Jobs for U.S. Workers?
- November 6, 2009
- The closing immigration window
- THE LEGALIZATION SOLUTION – IPC Reports Highlight Gains Made From Legalization Programs Past and Explore Future Legalization Proposals
- Activists Push for Immigration Reform on Anniversary of Long Island Hate Crime – Marcelo Lucero
- Miami sports agent who aided in defections freed from jail – Juan Ignacio Hernández Nodar, a Miami sports agent who served 13 years for trying to help Cuban baseball stars defect, will fly home Friday.
- Like California’s 30 years ago, Oregon’s growing Latino population is reaching a tipping point: A critical mass of Latino professionals is starting to organize and influence state and local politics. – dubbed Latino Agenda for Action
- The memory of Marcelo Lucero’s death still horrifies but the atmosphere that created it still exists
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- A third woman has filed a paternity claim against Paraguay’s Roman Catholic bishop-turned- president, her lawyer confirmed Thursday – President Fernando Lugo
- November 5, 2009
- AZ GOP Committeman: Ask “Brown People” About Crime in Tucson
- Francisco Ayala, honored Spanish author, dies at 103
- Mixed impressions inside the poll numbers – Texans on immigration
- Hispanic women snap up brands that boost their behinds- Colombian jeans celebrate women’s curves
- In Mexico, fears of a ‘lost generation’ – Violence among young soars as drug cartels recruit more minors
- They’ll (the NBA) take our money, but do they want us in the stands?
- Geraldo Rivera faces tough critics – a pair of abuelitas
- Remembering Marcelo Lucero : One Year Later, The List of Hate Crimes Grows Longer
- Guest Columnist: Sergio Troncoso. Is the Texas Library Association excluding Latino writers?
- The Prevention Research Center (PRC) in St. Louis is launching a multinational research project focused on preventing the leading causes of death in Hispanics in the United States and Latin America. – will conduct a four-year, $2.8 million effort to apply and adapt evidence-based strategies for preventing heart disease, cancer, diabetes and obesity in the United States, Mexico and Brazil
- Hispanic Voter Turnout Remains Low – voter turnout rate of just 21% in Yakima, WA
- Dr. Luther Castillo — Voice of the Voiceless in Honduras
- FIU to develop model programs to keep Hispanics in college – Although 57% of non-Hispanic white students nationwide graduate within six years; only 46 % of Hispanics do so.
- Dominican-born judge wins bench in N.Y. State Supreme Court – Diccia Pineda-Kirwan
- Deal to restore Manuel Zelaya in Honduras at risk – Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya say lawmakers are stalling efforts to bring him back to office before a Nov. 29 election.
- November 4, 2009
- Study finds Lehigh Valley’s Hispanic students are progressing – But struggles persist in areas such as reading. Valley area review is called ‘eye-opening’ – Pennsylvania
- Hispanic Women Run for Nevada Office – Several candidates hope to alter the composition of the Nevada State Legislature. There are currently no Hispanic women serving in the legislature, but four have already announced they will run next year
- Reid Gets No GOP Support For Resolution Honoring Hispanic Media
- A soldier every 3 feet on the US/Mexico border = 6,930,880 soldiers – Immigration Anecdotes
- Stop the Deportation of the Mejia-Perez Family; Parents of a Dreamer
- In these times, cities need to do more to help day laborers
- ICE gives voice to victims of human trafficking in the United States
- Board of Immigration Appeals Rules Not to Reopen Old Deportation Cases
- Hispanics urged to make census count – Cities plan outreach to allay fears of government probing that could limit federal dollars – Chicago area
- November 2, 2009
- The 287(g) policy has become a perverted version of its original intent in Tennessee
Latest Essentials
- November 7, 2009
- MARISA TREVIÑO: She’s one blogging Latina lista to be reckoned with!
- Honduras leadership in limbo as accord dissolves
- BLS: Unemployment Rate Rose to 10.2% in October; Hispanic Unemployment at 13.1%
- November 6, 2009
- Carmen Ortiz has been confirmed as the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, becoming the first Hispanic and the first woman to hold the state’s top federal prosecutor’s job.
- A Mix of Flash and Idealism at the Latin Grammys – Glitz and heart-on-sleeve emotionality mingled, every so often, with political and social messages at the 10th annual Latin Grammy Awards.
- Native American corporations, particularly an array of Alaska Native Corporations, have become major defense and homeland security contractors – responsible for a wide range of national security operations, including electronic surveillance on the border, running immigrant detention centers, and supplying security and other services in U.S. overseas wars and energy exploitation.
- Latin Grammys: Calle 13 dominates with 5 awards – “Other than Calle 13, there were no other major winners. ” – Mercedes Sosa won the prize for Best Folk Album.
- Senate Democrats Thursday blocked a GOP attempt to require next year’s census forms to ask people whether they are U.S. citizens – Vitter’s attempts fail
- November 5, 2009
- TOP Ten Latino-themed Caskets for Sale at Wal-Mart
- Low Latino voter turnout in NJ and VA elections reveal a return to the old ways
- Grassroots Effort to Oust Lou Dobbs Now 100,000 Strong – Latino leaders and their allies who are part of BastaDobbs.com vow to continue online campaign putting pressure on CNN to drop Dobbs
- Latin Grammys honors Mexican icon Juan Gabriel – The Latin music world celebrated 100 million records sold, 1,500 songs written and 30 years of recording, all by one artist, Mexico’s beloved Juan Gabriel.
- Calle 13: With the people, without a map – Calle 13 hit it big in a hurry. Unsettled by fame, MC Rene Perez set out to connect on a personal level with Latin America.
- For immigrants, illness can bring a death sentence
- The U.S. Supreme Court has indicated it is interested in hearing an appeal from business groups that, for the past two years, have been trying to have Arizona’s controversial employer-sanctions law thrown out. – The sanctions law, which punishes companies for hiring illegal immigrants and requires all Arizona employers to use a federal electronic system to verify the work status of employees, has been upheld by two lower courts.
- Cuban Tomas Regalado was elected mayor of Miami with a pledge to control spending, limit property-tax increases and curtail development
- A top Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) official confirmed that officers were conducting a training exercise at CSUN that involved members of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) earlier this semester. – Members said they were targeted and profiled by LAPD officers during their first meeting on Sept. 2. & that they were followed, harassed and intimidated by “undercover police officers” during a ceremony to welcome first-time freshmen to their organization.
- November 4, 2009
- Walking a mile in an immigrant’s moccasins – Ben Reed married Deyanira Escalona in Mexico after she was deported at LAX while en route to their planned wedding in Idaho. They live in Mexico now. “I’ve been radicalized by the whole experience,” Reed says.
- Half of American kids will live in households receiving food stamps before age 20, according to a study reported Monday in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
- Friendly Fire? CNN’s Lou Dobbs Gets Called Out By CNN’s Reliable Sources
- Native Americans Profit from Abusive Immigrant Detention and Billions of Dollars in National Security Contracts
- Miriam Flores is a 42-year-old Mexican immigrant who has taken the cause of English as a second language to the nation’s highest courts.
- Child welfare workers too quick to remove Latino children from their families
- Latin Grammys aim to bring Latin music to the mainstream – After a decade, Latin music’s most important awards show still falls short of its original goals — bringing greater visibility to Latin artists and musical styles.
- The debate over health care for illegal immigrants continues to percolate in Congress despite the Obama administration’s efforts to put it to rest, with lawmakers in both houses also wrangling over how much coverage to provide for immigrants who have settled in the country legally.
- Lawrence elects Massachusetts’ first Latino mayor – William Lantigua
- November 2, 2009
- Latinos need more than lip service – Families are being torn apart by America’s broken immigration system. President Obama needs to show leadership and fix it – (the view from England)
- The Newest Face in the Late-Night Party – The arrival of “Lopez Tonight” on TBS is breaking up what Jay Leno likes to call “the parade of nine white men” on the late-night talk shows.
- A little more than 1 million people work in the illegal drug trade including “around 200,000” women, according to the COCyP association of peasant organizations, based on police estimates.
- The Strange Bedfellows of the Census Boycott
- Top 10 Reasons Not To Wear A Culturally Appropriating Halloween Costume
- ‘Drop Lou Dobbs’ Campaign Nearing 100,000 Signature Goal – need 30k more!
- Rights activists in the northern Mexican border city of Tijuana have hung 5,100 small white crosses on the fence straddling the U.S. frontier to commemorate migrants who have died trying to cross.
- Immigrant Jail Tests U.S. View of Legal Access – City Bar Justice Center is calling for all immigrant detainees to be provided with counsel.
- The Hispanic Market Is Set to Soar – The 2010 Census will radically alter the demographic map and the rules of engagement between Hispanic and general-market shops
- October 30, 2009
- Song banned, band pulls out of Luna Awards TV show – Los Tigres del Norte is initially barred from playing its latest drug-trade lyrics. – “La Granja”
- Mexican emigrants sent home $16.4 billion during the first nine months of this year, down 13.4% from the same period in 2008
- Sanchez sisters eyed by House ethics panel for alleged collusion – Linda and Loretta CA Democrats
- U.S. May Be Open to Asylum for Spouse Abuse – Immigration lawyers said the administration had taken a major step toward clarifying a murky area of asylum law and defining the legal grounds on which battered and sexually abused women in foreign countries could seek protection here.
- Did a resolution honoring Hispanic media trigger a silent boycott among the GOP?
