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Big Trouble in Little Havana – For the first time in 20 years, Democrats are mounting serious challenges to at least two of Miami’s three Republican lawmakers, who often run unopposed. :: from www.time.com
Linda Chavez: Intermarriage facts shatter the census hysteria – The problem with all such predictions is that they don’t take into sufficient account intermarriage and assimilation. :: from www.dallasnews.com
Federal officials granted temporary legal status on Friday to 15 illegal immigrants whose spouses or parents died on 9/11 but who have remained largely invisible, living in the shadows of society, for fear of deportation. :: from cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com
Organizations Win Lawsuit Challenging Unreasonable Delays Granting Citizenship – NWIRP and ACLU-WA Reach Settlement with Federal Government in Lawsuit Challenging Unreasonable Delays Granting Citizenship :: from causaoregon.blogspot.com
Report on wealthy Latins is a bit troubling – Latin America’s rich are getting richer than their counterparts in all other regions of the world :: from www.miamiherald.com
Dominican Republic president sworn in for 3rd term – Leonel Fernandez :: from www.usatoday.com
Middle-aged Dara Torres adds 3 silver medals to collection :: from www.iht.com
Cuban doctors build new lives in Florida – Dozens of Cuban doctors who have left their posts in the medical missions abroad are working to establish a new life in Florida. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Travelers crossing U.S. land and sea borders can now replace their passport book with a new passport card. Federal passport officials started issuing the wallet-size cards on July 14 :: from www.miamiherald.com
Mexican authorities say gunmen killed 13 people at a family party in Creel, Chihuahua. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
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Cuban burger makes costly comeback in Havana :: from www.miamiherald.com
Archaeologists have gathered the earliest evidence of tar used as waterproofing material in Veracruz in Mexico, which is more than 3,500 years old. :: from www.thaindian.com
Body shop made fake Mexican federal police trucks :: from danielhernandez.typepad.com
Valley residents fenced into no man’s land by border wall -16-year-old Aaron Anzaldua jumps off the family tractor after cutting the grass around his family’s ranch. Under current border-fence construction plans, the ranch would be cut off from the rest of the state. :: from www.mysanantonio.com
Meet the Cuban doctor, the most widely deployed and effective ideological and diplomatic weapon in the almost 50 years since Fidel Castro seized control of the island. And, in the past few years, the most profitable export of the country’s economy. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Juan Estrada, father of Olympic boxer, dies – survived long enough to watch his son’s first-round bout on TV but missed the second one :: from www.latimes.com
Did You Know? 41-year-old Dara Torres became the oldest swimmer to win an Olympic silver medal :: from www.afterellen.com
Election 2008 –»
New and Provocative Book — Available Now in Spanish — Reveals the Faith of Barack Obama
Network upstart V-me is expected to announce plans today (Aug. 18) to broadcast one-hour nightly specials from inside the Democratic and Republican conventions. :: from www.marketingymedios.com
“We may have started out on two separate paths, but we are on one journey now,” Clinton told about 800 people at a rally for Obama in heavily Hispanic northern New Mexico :: from www.usatoday.com
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Lucero buscará oportunidades en otros países con su nuevo personaje :: from www.informador.com.mx
Lanzará Jenni Rivera disco con temas de Joan Sebastian y Camilo Sesto :: from www.cronica.com.mx
Los cantantes Juanes, Carlos Vives, Fonseca y otros artistas colombianos grabaron un disco dirigido al público infantil en el que interpretan fábulas del poeta Rafael Pombo con el propósito de incentivar la lectura. – Pombo musical :: from www.impre.com
RBD says their breakup was a group decision – Pedro Damián said the band, who will record their last albums 2009, was in agreement about splitting up :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
There was not one hair out of place as pint-sized beauty EVA LONGORIA made an astonishing TEN different costume and hair changes at the ALMA Awards on Saturday night. :: from www.thesun.co.uk
America Ferrera, Shakira honored at ALMA Awards :: from www.nydailynews.com
Jessica Alba First Red Carpet Since Baby (PHOTOS) – at the Alma Awards :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Reggaeton :: from www.askmen.com
Taking Care of Tito Puente’s Musical Legacy :: from cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com
Nick Jr.’s “Dora the Explorer” will kick off its upcoming season with a week of episodes featuring an all-new voice-over cast, marking the first time since the show’s inception in 2000 that the cast has been altered. – Caitlin Sanchez is the new voice of Dora. :: from www.nydailynews.com
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U.S. trade with Colombia is booming even without a free trade agreement. Overall US trade with Latin America is picking up. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Reader’s Digest’s Selecciones has mounted a redesign, refreshing the look of the oldest Spanish-language consumer magazine in favor of a sleeker, cleaner feel :: from www.marketingymedios.com
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said it revised its rating outlook on Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. (SBS) to negative from stable, and affirmed its ratings on the company, including the ‘B-’ corporate credit rating. :: from www.forbes.com
Fox International Channels Unveils new website Biensimple
Younger Hispanics Respond Better To Bilingual Online Marketing :: from www.mediapost.com
The Problem With ‘Hispanic Insights’ – They’re Not All That Insightful :: from adage.com
At Cuban Americans’ mom-and-pop agency, travel business isn’t moving – a new Florida law has frightened off customers :: from www.latimes.com
New York area Hispanic TV viewers are showing little interest in the Olympics, not only on NBC O&O WNBC but also on co-owned Spanish-language Telemundo affiliate WNJU. Univision’s WXTV goes up :: from www.tvnewsday.com
The largest single-site workplace raid in U.S. history may have cost a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa nearly half its employees, but it’s been a boon to labor recruiters around the country. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
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Interep Hispanic TV Rep adds Execs in Chicago and LA
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Mexico drug war’s costs, risks exported to U.S. – Officers and others wounded across the border are increasingly being transferred to an El Paso hospital. :: from www.latimes.com
Argentine-born actress Fanny Mikey, who created and oversaw Bogota’s world-renowned Iberoamerican Theater Festival, died Saturday. She was 78. :: from www.nydailynews.com
An open-mic radio show is helping Mexican nationals in Northwest Arkansas navigate the system of getting identification to make life easier in the United States and on return trips home to Mexico. Every Friday, Mexican Consulate Andres Chao of Little Rock and members of his staff answer caller questions from 5-6 p.m. on “La Zeta” radio, KSECFM 95. 7, in Springdale. :: from www.nwanews.com
Mexican gangs dominate Ohio drug trade – Columbus is key distribution center for cartel’s heroin :: from www.columbusdispatch.com
Ecuadorian culture on parade in Trenton – Festivities feature floats, folk dancers and fun :: from www.nj.com
All eyes on Hispanics with DTV six months away :: from
Today several Hispanic churches marched across Grand Island with what called a very important message. – Nearly 700 people :: from new.khastv.com
Changing laws have made life tougher for illegal immigrants in Arizona, including young people giving up dreams of college and better lives because they are unable to pay out-of-state tuition as required by voters. :: from ktar.com
Dallas Lawyer Angel Reyes Honored With Prestigious DiversityFIRST Award – MarketWatch
Hearings for three in Shenandoah beating interrupted briefly by Latino demonstrators in Pottsville, Pennsylvania :: from readingeagle.com
Welcome to América, Soon-to-Be Land of the White Minority :: from ofamerica.wordpress.com
Dara Torres, coach set for South Florida homecoming :: from www.sun-sentinel.com
Why not 2012 for ageless Dara Torres? :: from
The Mexican army and drug cartel operatives are among the likely sources of recent interference with El Paso police communications and the Digital El Paso wireless network, city officials said. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Military couples find love in a time of war – Colleen McNulty and Jorge Villalobos :: from www.miamiherald.com
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Puerto Rico mira hacia Colombia en busca de energía :: from www.elpasotimes.com
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U.S. trade with Colombia is booming even without a free trade agreement. Overall US trade with Latin America is picking up. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
The number of kidnappings in Mexico grew by 9.1 percent in the first five months of the year, according to figures published this week. :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Body shop made fake Mexican federal police trucks :: from danielhernandez.typepad.com
Defecting Cuban doctor: ‘I had never been freer’ – Assigned by the Cuban government to Venezuela, a family doctor defected. In Caracas now, he waits for a U.S. visa. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Report on wealthy Latins is a bit troubling – Latin America’s rich are getting richer than their counterparts in all other regions of the world :: from www.miamiherald.com
Chile raises interest rate to 10-year high :: from www.miamiherald.com
Former Dominican Olympic wrestler killed in store :: from www.miamiherald.com
Paraguay’s new leftist president returned Saturday to the province where he spent 11 years a bishop, and pledged to raise living standards by eradicating chronic poverty and corruption in this South American nation. Hugo Chavez joined President Fernando Lugo in San Pedro :: from www.usatoday.com
Dominican Republic president sworn in for 3rd term – Leonel Fernandez :: from www.usatoday.com
Meet the Cuban doctor, the most widely deployed and effective ideological and diplomatic weapon in the almost 50 years since Fidel Castro seized control of the island. And, in the past few years, the most profitable export of the country’s economy. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Mexican authorities say gunmen killed 13 people at a family party in Creel, Chihuahua. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Knowledge is Power and this page is just the start. Hispanics/Latinos are a growing diverse force in this country. Check out some of the 53,938 items found on this site below or dig into the Site Map
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- November 7, 2009
- WCVI Study Finds Disproportionate Foreclosures in Latino, Black Communities
- A small Dominican Republic town plagued by birth defects wants to know if a U.S. power company is to blame.
- 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
- One of Marcelo Lucero’s Attackers Pleads Guilty
- 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
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- 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?
