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Politics pays off for Spanish TV – Greater access to candidates and an influx of ad revenue from political spots have boosted visibility — and the bottom line — for Spanish-language media in this year’s presidential race. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Critics cry foul over DPS license checkpoint plan – Some lawmakers say stops would unfairly target illegal immigrants – Texas :: from www.chron.com
Third of El Pasoans get medical care in Cuidad Juárez :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Miami Mayor Manny Diaz — engineer of downtown’s building boom, president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, supporter of President-elect Barack Obama — may soon add a new title for his résumé: member of Obama’s administration. :: from www.miamiherald.com
U.S. State Department officials unveiled a massive new consulate in Ciudad Juarez, a violent Mexican border town that is the world’s busiest for immigrant visas. The $66-million consulate building, under construction since early 2006, will open to the public in this city across the Rio Grande from El Paso. :: from www.latimes.com
Latinos can’t move past identity politics until problems holding back Latino candidates are identified :: from www.latinalista.net
A community looks to heal after death of Hispanic man – Patchogue, Long Island :: from www.newsday.com
On the Hispanic experience in the age of Obama. :: from www.tnr.com
Immigrant rights organizations have called for a major march on Washington on January 21, the day after Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th US president. :: from news.yahoo.com
Bill Richardson Gets Backing For Secretary of State Post :: from online.wsj.com
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Racism, Immigration and Profit :: from upsidedownworld.org
Will immigration non-action disappoint Latinos? :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
La Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR) obtuvo 15 millones de dólares de fondos federales de Estados Unidos para investigar la alta prevalencia de diabetes y asma entre la población de la isla. :: from www.nydailynews.com
A Latino advocacy group said Tuesday it might sue the family members of a “lynch mob” of Long Island teenagers who allegedly killed an Ecuadoran immigrant. Hispanics Across America would file a wrongful death civil suit on behalf of the family of Marcello Lucero, who, cops said, was stabbed to death Saturday night by seven teenagers looking to attack Hispanics :: from www.nydailynews.com
Obama may get quick test on Latin American issues – Financial crisis, Chavez, immigration top concerns :: from www.chron.com
Advocates say rhetoric fuels anti-Hispanic crime :: from ap.google.com
Second Long Island Hispanic Resident Alleges Gang Attack – Carlos Orellana Says Group Of 10 Young Teens Punched, Kicked Him And Uttered Racial Slurs About 3 Months Ago :: from wcbstv.com
Between 2004 and 2008, Hispanic voters INCREASED as a percentage of the electorate in the following battlegrounds: AZ (+4), CO (+5), IA (+2), IN (+2), MI (+1), MN (+2), MO (+1), MT (+3), NV (+5), NH (+1), NM (+9), NC (+2), ND (+2), OH (+1), PA (+1), SD (+3), VA (+2), WV (+3), and WI (+1). Between 2004 and 2008, Hispanic voters DECREASED as a percentage of the electorate in the following battlegrounds: FL (-1), GA (-1), NJ (-1) :: from firstread.msnbc.msn.com
Larry Summers, Champion of Wall Street Greed Attained by Impoverishing the Mexican People – Appointing Larry Summers our Treasury secretary would be a grave mistake, and a slap in the face to Mexico and those who struggle for economic justice on both sides of the border. :: from americas.irc-online.org
Push for Diversity in an Obama Administration :: from news.newamericamedia.org
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Laura Bozzo demandará a Jaime Bayly en EU – La presentadora peruana acusa a su colega de difamación y dice que lo demandará por 5 millones de dólares :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Ya está a la venta el nuevo CD de Leonel García, ex integrante de Sin Bandera y quien ahora se hace llamar León Polar. :: from www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx
‘Where did merengue go?’ Olga Tañón fumes – Trouble in merengue-land has reached a new pitch as the Latin Grammys axed the Best Merengue Album category from its list of awards, starting with tomorrow’s show. :: from www.nydailynews.com
La actriz mexicana María Elena Marqués, estrella de la llamada “época de oro” del cine mexicano, falleció de un paro respiratorio, informaron el miércoles sus hijos. Tenía 83 años. :: from entretenimiento.aol.com
Girl power is all over the Latin Grammys. Women singer-songwriters have staked out a spot of their own in all the top categories. In addition to the Mexican pixie Julieta Venegas, who has four nominations, including Record and Song of the Year for her bouncy “El Presente,” two newcomers — Kany García and Ximena Sariñana — have made a big splash. :: from www.nydailynews.com
Olga Tañón y Alejandra Guzmán ensayan para la gala de los premios Grammy :: from cine.eluniversal.com
Tras una exitosa presentación en la que hizo un recorrido por sus éxitos musicales, la agrupación Playa Limbo recibió Disco de Oro por las altas ventas de su álbum debut “Canciones de hotel”. :: from entretenimiento.aol.com
Pitbull’s La Esquina: Walk In My Shoes – this week’s episode description
John Leguizamo back on Broadway with ‘American Buffalo” :: from www.dailyamerican.com
Latin Grammys go the alternative route :: from www.popmatters.com
Latin roots rock the world of rock ‘n’ roll – Gustavo Santaolalla has spent the past 40 years pushing the boundaries of Latin music, long defined in U.S. culture by Ricky Ricardo stereotypes and Ricky Martin slickness :: from www.usatoday.com
Vicente Fernández lanza nuevo disco grabado en vivo – El disco se titula “Primera fila” y fue grabado en alta definición, con más de 30 músicos en escena, informó el martes su sello disquero Sony-BMG. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Wisin And Yomaira Are Expecting A Baby! :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
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Claudia Álvarez no está embarazada – A pesar de los fuertes rumores que indicaban que la actriz mexicana y su novio, el cantante Yahir, esperan un hijo, PeopleEnEspanol.com confirmó que no es así
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Politics pays off for Spanish TV – Greater access to candidates and an influx of ad revenue from political spots have boosted visibility — and the bottom line — for Spanish-language media in this year’s presidential race. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Skilled immigrants a ‘brain waste’ in California’s workforce – About 300,000 college-educated legal immigrants in the state, and 1.3 million nationwide, are unemployed or working in low-level jobs because their credentials aren’t recognized here, a study finds. :: from www.latimes.com
Coca-cola North America (CCNA) today announced a high-profile partnership with Mexican superstar and goalkeeper Francisco Guillermo “Memo” Ochoa. :: from finchannel.com
Tennessee: Slowdown in economy taking a toll on Hispanic-owned businesses :: from timesfreepress.com
Experian Study Reveals Hispanics’ Attitudes About Finances :: from www.marketingvox.com
Colonial Bank wants to grow Hispanic base :: from www.mysanantonio.com
NOBOX GIVES USERS CREATIVE LICENCE IN NEW SCION BRANDING CAMPAIGN – Puerto Rico
Bronx homeowners and homebuyers are having more trouble obtaining credit than their counterparts in any other borough, with black and Hispanic buyers suffering the worst, according to a new report. :: from www.nydailynews.com
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Come & Join LATINA Style Business Series in Miami to Celebrate 10 Years of Empowering Entrepreneurs Nationwide! :: from www.cfo.com
Army to Use Webcasts From Iraq for Recruiting – Casanova Pendrill to produce ads aimed at Hispanics :: from www.cfo.com
TotalBank announced it has kicked off a branding effort with a new bilingual print, radio and online advertising campaign and tagline “Bank with Total Confidence.” The campaign, created and developed by República :: from www.cfo.com
Fernando Vega Olmos joins JWT as Creative Chairman, Continental Europe and Latin Americ :: from www.cfo.com
GordonsJewelers Honors Quinceaneras With Lasting Gifts of Fine Jewelry :: from www.cfo.com
México dejará de ser exportador de petróleo en 2012, mismo año en que concluye la actual administración federal, aseguró Rogelio Gasca Neri, experto en temas energéticos y ex director de la Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE). :: from www.cfo.com
Armando Ceja, winemaker and owner of Ceja Vineyards, was recently appointed to the board of directors of The Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce, filling a recent vacancy. :: from www.cfo.com
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L.A.’s Latinos are a sign of things to come – As a bloc, Latinos heavily favored Obama and may realign the political map of the future, a poll shows. :: from www.latimes.com
DeVry University to Sponsor 9th Annual Latin GRAMMY(R) Awards After-Party Gift Bag
Latino Vote Fueling Republican Introspection :: from www.alternet.org
New, Hispanic Knights of Columbus council making history – Rogers, Arkansas :: from www.arkansascatholic.org
Hispanic Rally focuses on salvation and its effects on family – Texas Baptists :: from www.baptiststandard.com
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El gobernante cubano, general Raúl Castro, aseguró que se acercan a $10,000 millones las pérdidas causadas en los últimos meses por tres huracanes que azotaron la isla, en declaraciones que divulgó la noche del martes la televisión estatal. :: from www.elnuevoherald.com
La Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR) obtuvo 15 millones de dólares de fondos federales de Estados Unidos para investigar la alta prevalencia de diabetes y asma entre la población de la isla. :: from www.nydailynews.com
Una elaborada exposición que recopila arte azteca de 10 museos mexicanos _con piezas que nunca antes habían salido de México muestra fragmentos de un mundo que fue destruido para siempre el 31 de agosto de 1521. – Chicago :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com
El pintor y escultor colombiano Fernando Botero afirmó que no le daba nada al fisco de Italia, que no le pagará ni un centavo y que apelará a todos los recursos legales para defender su nombre. :: from entretenimiento.aol.com
Hispanos piden reforma a Obama – Organizaciones pro inmigrantes convocan a una movilización un día después de la asunción del nuevo presidente, para que impulse los cambios que reclaman en los primeros cien días de gobierno. :: from www.milenio.com
Senado uruguayo aprueba ley de aborto :: from noticias.aol.com
México dejará de ser exportador de petróleo en 2012, mismo año en que concluye la actual administración federal, aseguró Rogelio Gasca Neri, experto en temas energéticos y ex director de la Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE). :: from www.jornada.unam.mx
Los bebés ‘Barack’ y ‘Obama’ invaden las maternidades estadounidenses :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com
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El gobernante cubano, general Raúl Castro, aseguró que se acercan a $10,000 millones las pérdidas causadas en los últimos meses por tres huracanes que azotaron la isla, en declaraciones que divulgó la noche del martes la televisión estatal. :: from www.elnuevoherald.com
Mexico’s president names new interior minister – President Felipe Calderon picks Fernando Gomez Mont, a criminal lawyer, to replace Juan Camilo Mourino, who died in a plane crash last week. :: from www.latimes.com
Senado uruguayo aprueba ley de aborto :: from noticias.aol.com
México dejará de ser exportador de petróleo en 2012, mismo año en que concluye la actual administración federal, aseguró Rogelio Gasca Neri, experto en temas energéticos y ex director de la Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE). :: from www.jornada.unam.mx
Police hunted Tuesday for 27 farmworkers who were kidnapped in northwestern Mexico by dozens of heavily armed men wearing military-style uniforms. :: from www.miamiherald.com
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- November 24, 2009
- Francisco Rodriguez Dead: Boxer Dies After Collapsing At Fight
- Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Purchase Health Care – New Senate bill includes inhumane provision barring undocumented immigrants from purchasing health care with their own money
- LULAC has redesigned their website – (look much better imho – on a tech note there are a few RSS problems)
- As Senate preps for healthcare debate, petition gets underway to include undocumented immigrants
- LULAC is asking a judge to prevent Ohio state officials from canceling the registrations of more than 40,000 vehicles apparently driven by undocumented immigrants. – filed the lawsuit against state officials in Franklin County Common Pleas Court this morning.
- The mayor of a wealthy suburb (San Pedro Garza Garcia) of Monterrey said Monday that he has sent his family to the United States for their own safety as he pursues his campaign against extortion and kidnapping gangs.
- Adolph Carranza remembers an unusual holiday donation from the Salvation Army. – New StoryCorps Historia
- Jose Fernandez tells his wife, Teresita, about the first Thanksgiving he spent in the United States. – New StoryCorps Historia
- Hispanic Thanksgivings produce family-filled feasts
- Jose Garces Named Food Network’s Next Iron Chef
- Interview with Bebel Gilberto- she just released a new album titled All In One
- November 23, 2009
- No Probable Cause? No Problem!: A U.S. Citizen Says He Was Detained Without Probable Cause by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, and Then Jailed for Traffic Violations
- New breast cancer screening guide will disproportionately hurt black and Hispanic women
- Women and Minorities Getting Left Out of Green Job Market, New Study Finds
- Americans Running South: Why We are Flocking to Mexico for Work
- On the mayor’s agenda: ‘Civilize’ Mexico City – Marcelo Ebrard
- Wild Horse Activists Fly Banner Over Denver Calling Salazar “Slaughter Czar”
- In Argentina, One Person Dies Every 28 Hours from Police Repression
- Lou Dobbs Calls Himself Latinos’ ‘Greatest Friend,’ Denies Tying Leprosy To Undocumented Immigrants – Interviewed by Maria Celeste on Telemundo’s Al Rojo Vivo
- November 21, 2009
- A federal judge dismissed dozens of immigration charges Thursday against the former manager of a kosher slaughterhouse, at the request of prosecutors who had already won a conviction on multiple counts of financial fraud. – Postville news
- Meg Whitman’s Latino Outreach & the Pete Wilson Connection – CA politics
- Poetry Series Spurs Debate on the Use of an Old Slur Against Latinos – “Spic Up/Speak Out” — at El Museo del Barrio
- Marco Rubio, A Crossover Success – (good read)
- A fire destroyed 106 houses in the Ecuadorian Pacific coast city of Guayaquil and left more than 500 people homeless, as well as 14 children with symptoms of smoke inhalation.
- LatAm Immigrants Are Changing Spain, Sociologist Says
- Mexico’s top domestic security official said Friday that sectors of the general public have cooperated with drug cartels in the violent border city of Ciudad Juarez, and the government is about to launch new social programs there to combat gangs.
- Pro-Castro mob attacks spouse of top Cuban blogger – Yoani Sánchez
- Miguel H. Díaz is first Hispanic to represent U.S. at Vatican
- Efrain’s Corner: A Response to….”Puerto Ricans in New York Struggling…Still” Comment
- Puerto Ricans in New York Struggling…Still – Puerto Ricans are some of the most prominent figures in New York politics and culture, so some people are surprised when they hear that, overall, Puerto Ricans are among the poorest and least educated New Yorkers. Almost a third in New York are living in poverty.
- Lalo Alcaraz on Lou Dobbs (departure from CNN)
- 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
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- November 25, 2009
- TOP Ten signs you are at a Cholo themed Thanksgiving dinner
- November 24, 2009
- So do you think Lou Dobbs will get the Hispanic vote in 2012?
- Raul Humberto Yzaguirre, 70, a veteran activist in the civil rights struggle of Hispanics in the United States, has been accepted by the Dominican Government as new American ambassador in the country.
- The Republican National Committee has hired Alex Castellanos, a long-time political strategist and GOP consultant, as an adviser.
- Telemundo’s disastrous Dobbs interview – “Interestingly enough, Dobbs was no bully and with his calm tone actually made his interviewer,” María Celeste,” look like a fool”
- Sarah Palin uninformed on Latino issues – A top adviser on Hispanic issues to John McCain’s presidential campaign said Sunday that a joint interview with McCain and Sarah Palin planned for Univision last fall had to be canceled because Palin was unprepared to discuss Latin America policy.
- Hispanic Caucus Finally Wake Up: It’s About Time
- The New General Market – Current trends suggest expanding Latino influence will blur the lines and Hispanic and general markets will collide, with the resulting merger revealing a new, evolved American general market
- November 23, 2009
- New Study: U.S. Hate Crimes Fall Slightly In ‘08; But Data Is Limited
- San Antonio’s Museo Alameda in financial straits
- It is Better to “Spic”? When Were Ricans Ever the Model Minority?
- Al Carlos sits down with Nancy De Los Santos, writer. Period.
- Guapa, it’s your genetic ancestry I love – study of DNA found that within Mexican populations, people tended to pick partners with similar proportions of Native American and European ancestry, while in Puerto Rican populations couples had paired up based on their shared balance of European and African ancestry.
- November 21, 2009
- Hispanic Caucus: ‘You Lie!’ Outburst to Blame for Senate Health Bill Provision on Illegal Immigrants
- Central American nations will demand $105 billion from industrialized countries for damages caused by global warming, the region’s representatives said on Friday.
- “They” Are “Us”: The Devastating Effects of Broken Immigration Policy on Children in Immigrant Families
- 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
