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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
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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 20, 2009
- Police in Peru say gang members killed people to drain their fat for cosmetics
- Mexican authorities predict fewer Mexican immigrants will be back home for Christmas
- Interview with Aurora Anaya-Cerda, owner of La Casa Azul Bookstore – NYC
- We need an honest definition of who is a “real American”
- Immigration Reform: The Phone Call Heard Around the Country – On the call were Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill.; Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y.; and Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz. Immigrant rights advocates from various parts of the country also spoke.
- Digital out-of-home (DOOH) Effectively Reaches Latinos On The Go – few marketers truly utilized digital media when reaching out to the Hispanic community.
- A week after abruptly quitting his longtime job as a CNN television news host and commentator, Lou Dobbs said on Thursday he is considering career options including possible runs for the White House or U.S. Senate.
- ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton announces 1,000 new workplace audits to hold employers accountable for their hiring practices
- In Virtual Town Hall with Immigration Reform Activists, Gutierrez Promises Bill By December
- Economic Blame Game: U.S. Unemployment is Not Caused by Immigration
- November 19, 2009
- Shakira Refuses To Do Interviews In Spanish
- BMI Foundation Announces Opening of 7th Annual peermusic Latin Scholarship Competition
- Video: Sofia Vergara’s “Modern Family” Costar Trashes her on “Chelsea Lately”
- The Cuban band Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Piñeiro can legitimately claim to be inventors of salsa. But it last played in the United States when Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and there was no telling when it might be able to return — until the very slightest hint of a thaw in cultural relations between the United States and Cuba quietly brought the band to New York early this month.
- Mexico’s Drug Violence Gives Rise To Vigilantism
- The wave of crime besetting Puerto Rico seems to be out of control with 800 murders being committed here so far this year, but the island’s top police official says the problem does not fall exclusively within his department.
- The University of Panama indefinitely suspended classes on Wednesday after confrontations between students and police during a protest against alleged U.S. involvement in plans to build new military installations.
- There are 16 million children in immigrant families in the United States
- Over the last 3 years, high schools that received the lowest marks from the city have been the ones with the highest percentages of poor, black and Hispanic students, despite an evaluation system that was meant to equalize differences among student bodies, according to an analysis by The New York Times of school grades released this week.
- Who seriously wants the Cuban trade embargo?
- A legislator from El Paso has criticized proposed history and social studies standards for public schools as being unfair to Hispanics. – Rep. Norma Chavez raised the issue Wednesday in Austin before the State Board of Education.
- Farewell to an icon: Artist who tore at racism is buried at 99 – R.I.P. José Cisneros
- November 18, 2009
- Hispanics are 9% of the Virginia’s schoolchildren, but 5% of gifted students.
- A New United Movement Stops Mexico for a Day
- Analysis reveals driving out undocumented immigrants doesn’t bode well for congressional representation
- After accidental deportation, critics say immigration officials making mistakes – After a Salvadoran man was mistakenly deported, immigration rights activists have complained about toughened enforcement by authorities.
- Governor Deval Patrick urged Massachusetts residents today to avoid getting mired in “the usual debate” over illegal immigration as he gave his cabinet 90 days to craft a plan for better integrating all foreign-born residents into the state’s daily fabric.
- More Americans are playing tennis – The biggest increases were among Hispanics, with 32% more playing the game.
- Mexico’s Juarez on path to anarchy
- Experts warned on Tuesday that the rise in health problems due to obesity among Mexican children, which is considered to be an epidemic, threatens “for the first time” to reduce life expectancy rates in the country.
- The estimated damage caused by the Nov. 7-8 floods and mudslides to El Salvador’s infrastructure has climbed to $880 million, the country’s public works minister said Tuesday.
- Trend Toward Smaller Families in Latin America – The number of people per household in Latin America will fall by 18 percent by 2020, according to a study released in this capital Tuesday by consulting firm Euromonitor International.
- A Woman’s Nation Spurred by LatinaTION
- Sosa Skin Lightening Fires Debate About Afro-Latino Heritage
- Congressman Raúl Grijalva talks to his daughter Marisa about his mother’s influence on his education. – new Historias from StoryCorp
- After two days of deliberations, on Oct. 14 the Mexican Supreme Court made public its decision that Ulises Ruiz Ortiz (governor of the state of Oaxaca) is culpable for the human rights violations that occurred in Oaxaca as a result of teacher protests and political and social unrest in May 2006-January 2007 and July of 2008.
- Organizations alarmed by the increased violence against women and others in Mexico are traveling by caravan to demand justice for the victims. – The national caravan, which began in Mexico City, is part of the international Mujeres de Negro (Women in Black) campaign to protest violence against women, children and other vulnerable groups.
- Colombia elige a su nueva reina y ya llueven las críticas – Natalia Navarro se convirtió en Miss Colombia y, aunque era favorita, a muchos no les gusta su lenguaje; en la coronación aseguró que es “cabezona” y “berraca”
- CNN was so sick of Lou Dobbs, it gave him an $8 million severance package to leave
- The Cuban ties that bind, 50 years on – Visiting her father’s homeland under newly relaxed travel restrictions is both invigorating and saddening.
Latest Essentials
- November 20, 2009
- Hispanic lawmakers say an old adversary, White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, has his fingerprints all over a push to prohibit illegal immigrants from buying health insurance plans in a new market for people who don’t get insurance through their employers.
- Some U.S. Democrats see momentum building for an overhaul of immigration laws that would legalize millions of undocumented workers, but analysts say a crowded agenda and struggling economy may once again sink hopes for reform next year.
- The current global crisis will cause the number of poor people in Latin America to rise by 9 million to 189 million this year, the U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean said in a report presented on Thursday.
- Do Long Island Police Ignore Hate Crimes?
- Mexican migrants are spending more money on taxes in the United States than on the remittances they send home to relatives, according to a new study by Mexico’s largest bank, BBVA Bancomer.
- Ana Maria Perez Gonzalez, said to be the oldest woman in the world, died in Mexico this week. She was 119.
- Part of a Cuban blogger’s essay that advocates lifting the ban on U.S. travel to Cuba was read aloud at a House Foreign Affairs committee hearing. – Yoani Sánchez
- November 19, 2009
- TOP Ten reasons you should watch Lopez tonight not Conan
- Migration Policy Institute (MPI) Report Finds Immigrants Hit Harder During Economic Downturn than Native-Born Workers
- After a 3 year trial of producing regionalized news for several top 10 Hispanic market stations via the Telemundo Production Center in Dallas, the network is reverting to producing local news. Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Phoenix and San Jose will once again have locally produced news.
- Nacional Records Sampler 2009 | The New Sounds Of Latin Music – 21 FREE mp3s over at Amazon – (cool!)
- Ironically, Latinos should be greatful to former CNN blowhard Lou Dobbs – commentary by Albor Ruiz
- When White Writers Do “Latino” Issues – It was chaos this week in the LA Weekly’s virtual mailroom, which received a deluge of reactionary attitude in regard to Christine Pelisek’s cover story “Chaos in the Casitas: Lawless, south of the border–style speakeasies get a grip on L.A.”
- More Than 60,000 Americans in 45 States Organize for Immigration Reform
- New Report Shines Light on Detainee Rights Violations in Minnesota
- CIS Report Attempts to Erase 100 Years of Data on Immigrants and Crime
- Video: Senator Menendez Speaks on Behalf of Hispanic Farmers’ Discrimination Lawsuit + update
- November 18, 2009
- New Report: More Than 2 Million Hispanic Households With Children Face Hunger – Hispanic households with children experiencing very low food security up almost 50%
- On November 18 at 8:00 PM Eastern time/5:00 PM Pacific, all across the country people are hosting house parties with their families, friends, neighbors, churches, classmates and anyone else who supports comprehensive immigration reform for America.
- Video report of Latina forced to give birth while in chains in Maricopa County, AZ courtesy of Sheriff Joe Arpaio (en Español)
- California’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman told a group of supporters Tuesday that she is making an unprecedented effort to attract Latinos to the Republican party – in South El Monte
- Hundreds of defendants awaiting trial for violent crimes in Dallas County have been deported by federal immigration officials and then set free in their home countries. – The practice goes back to at least 1991 and includes the release of murder, kidnapping and child rape suspects.
- Environmentalists alarmed by Puerto Rico policies – Sweeping from lush mountain rain forests to pristine beaches, a corridor of land protected by Puerto Rico’s last governor hosts dozens of rare and endangered species and was championed by celebrities who helped fight off resort proposals. – Now new Gov. Luis Fortuno has revoked the reserve as part of a drive to bring jobs and investment for the U.S. territory’s struggling economy. And activists see a broader pattern of looser protection for the island’s environment.
- Deporting undocumented students affects the chances for legal return if Congress doesn’t address it in immigration reform bill
- Eleventh-hour criticism is arising over President Obama’s nomination for United States attorney in northern Iowa of a prosecutor who had a leading role in the criminal cases against hundreds of illegal immigrants arrested in a May 2008 raid at a meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa. – Stephanie Rose
- From a group calling themselves Electronic Civil Disobedience comes the Transborder Immigrant Tool, a simple mobile application intended to aid and abet border-crossers from Mexico to the United States by mapping the safest routes to take. – This GPS app is built to work on the cheapest cell phones available.
- Report from America’s Voice: The New Constituents… How Latinos Will Shape Congressional Apportionmention After the 2010 Census
- November 16, 2009
- 15th annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza in San Antonio – more than 1,000 professional & student musicians participating – 8-day festival of mariachi competitions, workshops, presentations, serenades & concerts attracts more than 15,000 visitors annually.
- Money Trickles North as Mexicans Help Relatives – reverse remittances from Mexico
- Scarlet “A” will dominate immigration reform rhetoric – Greg Tejeda on immigration reform & Janet Napolitano’s speech
- The first Texas Hispanic legislators didn’t want to go public when they organized some 40 years ago out of fear they might be considered “un-American.” – Today, the Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC) is growing in influence — and raising record amounts of money — as Texas’ population turns increasingly Hispanic.
- Supporters of tough U.S. sanctions against the Cuban government have given more than $10 million to congressional campaigns over the last seven years
- Oregon universities try to recruit more Latino students – In 2007, Latinos made up nearly 12% of the 12th-grade class and less than 6% of freshmen in the university system. About 20% of first-graders that year were Latino.
- The Obama administration will insist on measures to give legal status to an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants as it pushes early next year for legislation to overhaul the immigration system, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Friday.
- Authorities say a 7-year-old boy, three women and a university professor are among 15 people who were killed in a single day (this past Friday) in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez.
- Sonia Sotomayor unwittingly adds celebrity touch to Supreme Court
- One of the Republican Party’s most respected and relied-upon consultants has serious reservations about two the party’s biggest names. – Alex Castellanos, a conservative media strategist and regular presence on CNN, raised questions of Sarah Palin’s viability for office and took major swipes at Florida Senate candidate Charlie Crist
- November 13, 2009
- ASU, ALRE release major study on Arizona’s Latino population – (direct link to report & powerpoint)
- 10 Latino MLB ‘09 Season Highlights – (some cool stuff here)
- The ‘flea’ CNN’s Lou Dobbs couldn’t shake off – Interview with Roberto Lovato
