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Children caught trying to slip illegally into the U.S. are mistreated while in custody, transported home unsafely and denied access to representation, a study released Thursday contends. The Austin-based think tank Center for Public Policy Priorities outlined a series of what they said were shortcomings by the federal government in dealing with unaccompanied illegal immigrant children taken into custody. :: from www.nydailynews.com
Moreno’s 40 years in Legislature still inspire – Outgoing state Rep. Paul Moreno — preparing for his exit from the Texas House after four decades of service — touted his accomplishments on racial equality as his crowning achievement at a dinner in his honor on Friday. – El Paso :: from www.elpasotimes.com
“Beaner Jumping” – simply offensive and vile – imho – this term came from the Long Island murder of Marcello Lucero :: from tothecenter.com
In Ecuador, a killing on Long Island sparks fear :: from www.newsday.com
Economic crisis, illegal immigration crackdown spurs exodus :: from www.sun-sentinel.com
Café Bustelo opens cafe in South Beach – Florida :: from www.miamiherald.com
Obama’s Latin American advisers mostly centrists :: from www.sacbee.com
Friends, foes watch Mel Martinez – Republicans are already eager for Mel Martinez to say whether he will run for reelection in 2010, while Democrats are hoping to vote him out of office. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Home Depot Inc. is aiming to tap into the nation’s burgeoning Hispanic population with a new Spanish-language version of its Web site, joining only a handful of other large U.S. retailers offering the online option. :: from online.wsj.com
For Alberto Riveron, From Cuba to N.F.L.’s First Hispanic Referee :: from www.nytimes.com
The head of a Kentucky-based Ku Klux Klan organization led a failed plot to kill the co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups and challenges white supremacists, a former Klan member testified Thursday. :: from www.kentucky.com
Juanes, the Colombian Rocker, Sweeps the Major Awards at the Latin Grammys :: from www.nytimes.com
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From –» Top Stories | My Picks | Eye Openers | Did You Know Facts
Sixty-seven percent of the Latino vote should be enough to pay for a moratorium on immigration raids :: from www.latinalista.net
Politics of Humanity: ICE’s and Border Patrol’s Child Abuse Policy :: from xicanopwr.com
The Blogosphere in Latin America: An Analysis of the Region’s Webfluentials :: from hispanicad.com
The Maya world, in miniature – Andrés Mena Sánchez, shown in his gallery Arte Maya, has been making Jaina replicas for 20 years. Email Picture Tiny funerary figures fascinate in their depictions of everyday life in the ancient Yucatán world. They were unearthed at Jaina, a Maya island of the dead. :: from www.latimes.com
Mexico drug wars spill across the border U.S. – Few regions of the U.S. are immune to drug-trafficking organizations that have left a trail of death, kidnappings and other crimes. :: from www.latimes.com
Rep. Nydia Velazquez is front-runner for Senate seat if Hillary takes Cabinet job :: from www.nydailynews.com
Top 10 Latino Reactions to the Recession
Abundan los eventos literarios en español en Nueva York :: from www.nydailynews.com
Sergio Ramírez presenta novela detectivesca “con humor” – El Cielo llora por mí :: from www.nydailynews.com
La quinua, el alimento de los dioses incas :: from www.nydailynews.com
El gobierno de Puerto Rico le reconoció derechos de salud a las parejas del mismo sexo en una orden que prohibe a las oficinas y agencias públicas discriminar por orientación sexual, identidad de género, estado de embarazo y civil, entre otros. :: from www.elnuevoherald.com
Program grooms Latinos to sit on nonprofit boards – Dallas Concilio of Hispanic Service Organizations :: from www.dallasnews.com
The 65th Infantry Regiment is the only all-Hispanic unit in the history of the U.S. Army. It was created in 1899 to help re-establish law and order on Puerto Rico following its seizure during the Spanish-American War, according to information from the city. The regiment participated in World War I, World War II and the Korean War. :: from www.kdhnews.com
Mexico’s Mineral de Pozos: A ghost town comes alive as an artist colony The ruins of the former mining town are being reclaimed as new residents and visitors bring the area back to life. :: from www.latimes.com
Close to 300 people gathered for a Mass on the cobblestoned street in front of the house Marcelo Lucero built for his mother and was promising to move to after 15 years away from his homeland. – Ecuador :: from www.newsday.com
The University of Missouri-Kansas City posted a 6.1 percent gain in its total minority enrollment and a 17 percent increase in Hispanic freshmen. :: from www.kansascity.com
Sheriff: Fairfax County Deputies Denied Immigration Training Immigration agency allegedly rejects Fairfax application :: from www.nbcwashington.com
Hispanic Panic – Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, a Cuban-American Republican from the Miami area, puts it bluntly: “We have a very, very serious problem.” He is referring to the GOP’s lack of support among Hispanics, which could derail the party’s future presidential hopes. :: from www.aei.org
GOP back to square one with Hispanics :: from www.politico.com
Entertainment –»
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David Álvarez, 14, goes Broadway in ‘Billy Elliot’ :: from www.nydailynews.com
Arjona madura y aprende a escuchar – En ningún momento Ricardo Arjona se ha sentido falto de creatividad, pero sí ha luchado contra ese monstruo que lo ha amenazado con agotarle la productividad. – su nuevo disco: Quinto Piso :: from www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx
Tras los pasos de Pancho Villa – Paco Ignacio Taibo II estrena hoy un documental sobre el Centauro del Norte por el canal The History Channel. :: from www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx
The stars celebrate Be Live 2008 in Miami Cabas, Carlos Vives, and Raúl de Molina were just some of the celebs that attended the second annual benefit gala :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
A Dulce María le sobra el trabajo – La cantante de RBD terminará pronto sus compromisos con esa agrupación y comenzará a grabar una telenovela :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
A street in Doral will be named after Venezuelan singer and actor Jose Luis Rodriguez. A portion of Northwest 107th Avenue will be co-designated as “Jose Luis Rodriguez El Puma Avenue” in honor of the actor. :: from www.local10.com
‘The Handyman in Your Home’ – Radio host Ino Gomez tells how he reached his American dream :: from www.jerseycityreporter.com
Emilio Navaira wins Latin Grammy :: from www.kgbt4.com
Kany Garcia wins best new artist at Latin Grammys :: from www.google.com
Colombian rocker Juanes wins 5 Latin Grammy awards :: from www.google.com
More in English
2008 Tejano ROOTS: Rosita, Emilio, Dos Gs among Hall of Fame inductees
La Milonga Brings Romance and Tango to the Miami Short Film Festival
Angélica Aragón’s sister dies – Vindya Espinoza Stransky died in a car accident at the age of 52
Kinky talk ‘Barracuda,’ Nic Harcourt and the Latin scene
Top Latin Grammy Winners: Juanes, Vicente Fernandez, Kany, Emilio
Latin Grammys: Artists party at House of Blues
Julieta Venegas: Songs, not style, are important
Ximena Sariñana, Latin Grammys nominee, is mature beyond her years
Bebo Valdes celebrates 90 years with more music
Juanes, the Colombian Rocker, Sweeps the Major Awards at the Latin Grammys
Mas en Español
Business –»
Drill Down: Business | Marketing | Banking | Real Estate | Media | Internet
Essentials
BBVA Buys Media across Entire Spanish-speaking World :: from www.portada-online.com
The Blogosphere in Latin America: An Analysis of the Region’s Webfluentials :: from hispanicad.com
Argentine beauty products company successfully moves beyond its local market through exports to the United States and elsewhere. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Latinoamérica ganará más peso en nuevo orden financiero :: from www.elnuevoherald.com
Iowans help credit unions reach Hispanics in Louisiana :: from www.desmoinesregister.com
Café Bustelo opens cafe in South Beach – Florida :: from www.miamiherald.com
Challenges of Running an Ethnic Bank in a Slow Economy The NJBIZ Interview: Raul L. Oseguera :: from www.njbiz.com
Meet Elsa Ramon: News 4’s Newest Anchor – WOAI in San Antonio :: from www.woai.com
Unions ready to recruit Hispanic workers if Obama changes organizing rules :: from www.bizjournals.com
Home Depot Inc. is aiming to tap into the nation’s burgeoning Hispanic population with a new Spanish-language version of its Web site, joining only a handful of other large U.S. retailers offering the online option. :: from online.wsj.com
Additional
Arturo Riera has been promoted from digital advertising sales manager to director of sales for KBCW-44, the CBS-owned CW affiliate in San Francisco :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
Telemundo announces digital distribution deal with MSN :: from hispanicad.com
9TH annual Latin Grammy broadcast reaches 11M viewers :: from hispanicad.com
Danger Ahead: Correa Gives Mining the Green Light in Ecuador :: from upsidedownworld.org
David Segura Honored at 18th Annual Hispanic Business(R) Magazine EOY Awards Gala
IT and telecom company eLandia sets new revenue records, thanks to strong growth in Latin America. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Spain Business Brief – Monday November 17 2008 :: from www.typicallyspanish.com
Bio Miguel Ferrer – Programming Director AOL Latino
Spanish Translation Los Angeles – Affinity Spanish Reaffirms Commitment
Marketers Do Multicultural, but Many Don’t Like Results: Survey :: from promomagazine.com
Univision Announces 2008 Third Quarter Results
Study: Multicultural Efforts Lack Funding, Internal Support Only 45% of Marketers Surveyed Are Satisfied With Results :: from adage.com
More US News –»
Rules of deportation – Immigration authorities need to release the guidelines they use in deciding ’stipulated removal’ cases. :: from www.latimes.com
Research Gives Hispanics Another Reason to Drink Their Milk This Diabetes Month and Beyond
Sarah Aroeste, keeping Ladino music alive :: from www.nydailynews.com
Reading out loud: Literary venues for Latinos bloom in NYC :: from www.nydailynews.com
Leaders from Texas-Mexico border communities asked state legislators Thursday to help them take a stand against a federal border fence that they say harms business, culture and wildlife habitat. :: from www.nydailynews.com
How did Olga Diaz manage to beat a two-term incumbent and become the first self-described Latino council member in the 120-year history of Escondido? She swept the middle. Unofficial election results show that Diaz not only beat Ed Gallo, whom she will replace on the council, in all 25 precincts in central Escondido, but also had more votes there than Sam Abed, who finished first and won re-election. – California :: from www.signonsandiego.com
R.I.P. – Eloy Centeno, 78, was an outspoken ex-grocery chain owner – San Antonio :: from www.mysanantonio.com
Salvadoran teenager with rare genetic disorder gets help from local group :: from lohud.com
Orlando’s Fernando Bujones earns “extraordinary” tribute in new documentary :: from blogs.orlandosentinel.com
Noticias en Español –»
Abundan los eventos literarios en español en Nueva York :: from www.nydailynews.com
Sergio Ramírez presenta novela detectivesca “con humor” – El Cielo llora por mí :: from www.nydailynews.com
La quinua, el alimento de los dioses incas :: from www.nydailynews.com
Latinoamérica ganará más peso en nuevo orden financiero :: from www.elnuevoherald.com
International News :: English + Español –»
The Blogosphere in Latin America: An Analysis of the Region’s Webfluentials :: from hispanicad.com
Despite National and Global Distractions, the Popular Minga Marches on to Bogotá :: from upsidedownworld.org
Danger Ahead: Correa Gives Mining the Green Light in Ecuador :: from upsidedownworld.org
Police Repression and Presidential Promises: The Fight for Social Justice in Paraguay :: from upsidedownworld.org
Cuba celebrates its inclusion in Rio Group :: from www.nydailynews.com
Latinoamérica ganará más peso en nuevo orden financiero :: from www.elnuevoherald.com
Spain Business Brief – Monday November 17 2008 :: from www.typicallyspanish.com
Spain Papers Review – Monday November 17 2008 :: from www.typicallyspanish.com
Mexico’s Mineral de Pozos: A ghost town comes alive as an artist colony The ruins of the former mining town are being reclaimed as new residents and visitors bring the area back to life. :: from www.latimes.com
In Ecuador, a killing on Long Island sparks fear :: from www.newsday.com
Close to 300 people gathered for a Mass on the cobblestoned street in front of the house Marcelo Lucero built for his mother and was promising to move to after 15 years away from his homeland. – Ecuador :: from www.newsday.com
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- December 3, 2009
- Missing: Black and Latino Boys – ‘Where are our young men going? Often, jail,’ says one alternative school principal – Chicago
- The Salvation Army says it will no longer ask for a parent’s social security number before giving Christmas toys to children at some local branches.
- Dropout Rate Up; Blacks, Hispanics Twice as Likely to Quit in Connecticut
- For Baby Names, Jayden Rises to the Top – Hispanics, specifically, seemed to have embraced the name with fervor in NYC
- Most Hispanic students value college but only half plan to go, study finds
- Election Report From Honduras: The People Say “We Didn’t Vote!”
- Behind Bars in Honduras: An Interview with a Women’s Rights Leader Before the ‘Free’ Election
- Lou Dobbs abandoned by major immigration group ALIPAC
- Thankful to have homes that they own – For tenants in a Mount Pleasant cooperative, buying the building adds zest to the holiday – Latinos in Washington DC
- Buying power of Hispanics growing – $9.4 billion up for grabs annually in Austin
- According to Some Charities, the Undocumented are on Santa’s Naughty List
- Have you heard – ¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe! by The Killers
- When It Rains Bolaño, It Pours Bolaño – Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview & Other Conversations
- New report shows financial industry has not done enough to meet the needs of low-income – Latina Lista on FDIC report
- Mexican President Felipe Calderon said Wednesday that cartels are seeking to control territory by sinking drug money into political campaigns and buying off officials before they are even elected.
- El Salvador ended November with 333 murders, or an average of 11.1 per day, a decline with respect to October, when on average 14 homicides were registered per day
- Over 250 Hostages Killed by Kidnappers in Mexico Since 2006
- 6ta Parte de la Serie Especial – Legalización de Trabajadores Agrícolas: una necesidad compartida
- TOP Ten ways it would be different for Tiger Woods if he was married to a Latina
- December 2, 2009
- U.S. has bungled Honduran crisis – After condemning the June 28 coup, the U.S. has essentially allowed the de facto government to get away with it, causing a rift with strategic South American partners.
- New breast cancer screening guide will disproportionately hurt black and Hispanic women
- The number of blacks and Hispanics who took Advanced Placement tests in Montgomery County rose substantially last spring – Maryland
- Are We Super Negative Or Is George Lopez Not Funny? (We’re Willing To Accept Both.)
- Full List of Nominees Announced for 22nd Edition of Univision’s Prestigious “Premio Lo Nuestro” Latin Music Awards
- Arpaio protesters at ASU forum were wrong to shut down the event
- Peru’s police chief dismissed the head of his criminal investigations unit Tuesday amid suggestions that officers may have invented a story about a murderous gang of human fat thieves, perhaps to distract from allegations of police killings.
- The mother of the man Mexico’s government has identified as Zapatista rebel leader Subcomandante Marcos has died at Mexico City’s airport.
- Folk singer El Topo (Puerto Rican folk singer and composer) + Yomo Toro, at Lehman in NYC
- 68 Young Men Die Violently in Brazil Every Day
- Students oust Maricopa County Sheriff Arpaio with songs – Group disrupts Q&A with ASU Journalism school staff
- Who’s the Real Enemy of Immigration Reform?
- December 1, 2009
- Alberto Gonzales adapts to West Texas life and Texas Tech professorship
- Economic downturn hits Southwest Florida Hispanics hard PHOTOS
- Sarah Sanger arranged for United Farm Workers (UFW) co-founder Dolores Huerta to speak recently at Santa Ynez High School, where Sanger is a student. Sanger interviewed Huerta at the school
- Alvaro Huerta: “A Green Immigration”
- United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Congratulates Dr. Barbara Robles on New Post with Federal Reserve System
- Hondurans Divided After Coup Backer Wins Presidential Election Boycotted by Zelaya Supporters
- Atlanta shops either owned by or geared toward Hispanics have been hit hardest during the recession, with those aimed at Asians hurt the least, analysts say.
- November 30, 2009
- A new report out today says up to 40% of women throughout Latin America have been victims of physical violence. The rate of emotional abuse is even higher, says the U.N.’s Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL).
- Dobbs’ sincerity in being a friend to the Latino community can be easily tested
Latest Essentials
- December 3, 2009
- Focusing the Hollywood spotlight on fellow Latino artists turns a job into a mission – Bel-lissima! Latin Heat’s CEO and founder, Bel Hernandez, curtsied out of the limelight to promote Latinos in Hollywood.
- “Ringleader” Pleads Guilty in Long Island Bias-Attack Slaying – the Marcelo Lucero case
- Hispanics aren’t being aggressive enough about closing the academic achievement gap, a top education executive for the White House said Tuesday. – Juan Sepulveda
- U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, GOP attempt to get in front of White House signals on immigration reform
- A coalition of Hispanic church ministers from Rhode Island has voted to support a national boycott of next year’s census. The Hispanic Ministerial Alliance of Rhode Island represents dozens of Latino evangelical churches
- Nine Million US Households Have No Bank Accounts – 19.3% of Hispanic households are unbanked – – 24% of Hispanics are underbanked – per FDIC report
- Paraguay named an undocumented U.S. immigrant to run its consulate in New York, discovering his illegal status only when the man returned home to get his diplomatic papers and was denied a U.S. visa.
- The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles is six days away from canceling the registrations of nearly 45,000 vehicles driven largely by undocumented immigrants.
- Immigration Detention System Lapses Detailed – Growing numbers of noncitizens, including legal immigrants, are held unnecessarily and transferred heedlessly in an expensive immigration detention system that denies many of them basic fairness, a bipartisan study group and a human rights organization concluded in reports released jointly on Wednesday.
- Los Angeles Democratic Assemblyman John Perez appeared in line Thursday to become the California Assembly’s first openly gay speaker – a cousin of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa,
- December 2, 2009
- ‘La Opinion,’ ‘El Diario’ Training Local Bloggers in Reporting– and Sales – Impremedia
- The director of Hispanic ministries for the Archdiocese of Portland likens a raunchy new Spanish-language television station in Portland to a cancer that can attack consciences. – Raúl Velázquez is talking about Estrella TV,
- Amid mounting allegations of excessive police force, San Jose officials have agreed to pay a tire store owner and his nephew $97,500 to settle a lawsuit stemming from a 2006 confrontation that escalated from a minor traffic incident into an international dispute over officers’ treatment of Latinos.
- Obama still extremely popular among Latinos – But support could falter if there is no health care or immigration reform
- Some toy drives check immigration status – They don’t claim to know who’s been naughty or nice, but some Houston charities are asking whether children are in the country legally before giving them toys. – The Salvation Army and a charity affiliated with the Houston Fire Department are among those that consider immigration status, asking for birth certificates or Social Security cards for the children.
- Rubén Blades’ rousing return – “I’ve never made a pilgrimage to a religious shrine, but I imagine it must feel similar to what it was like to be at Rubén Blades’ comeback concert Saturday at the United Palace.”
- A group of prominent African Americans, traditionally sympathetic to the Cuban revolution, have for the first time condemned Cuba, demanding Havana stop its “callous disregard” for black Cubans and declaring that “racism in Cuba . . . must be confronted.”
- Rodolfo Macias, a Mexican who has lived in the United States illegally for 20 years, is used to taking on challenges – the latest is a hunger strike in front of the White House urging President Barack Obama to deliver the immigration reform that he promised before the end of the year.
- The Bank of Mexico said Tuesday that remittances to Mexico fell 36% to $1.69 billion in October from $2.64 billion in the same month last year.
- Children Made Up 35% of Guatemala Massacre Victims from the 1980s – Report
- December 1, 2009
- New report shows robust immigrant contribution to GDP – In the 25 largest metropolitan areas of the United States, immigrants are contributing to the economy in very close proportion to their share of the population
- 10 people were killed in Puerto Rico last weekend, raising to 830 the number of violent deaths to date in 2009,
- Denying health care to undocumented immigrants is just another version of a death panel
- Latinas are five times more likely to contract the HIV virus
- Growing ranks of U.S. citizens are heading to street corners and home improvement store parking lots to find day-labor work usually done by illegal immigrants. – The trend is most pronounced in regions where hot construction markets have collapsed, says Abel Valenzuela Jr., a professor of urban planning at UCLA
- November 30, 2009
- Arrests of illegal immigrants along border drop 25% – Bolstered enforcement efforts along the Mexico-U.S. border and the weak economy are cited. The trend is also apparent across the Southwest.
- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, flanked by key state legislators, reacted with shock Tuesday to a lawsuit by cities and towns and accused the local officials of coddling illegal immigrants at state expense.
- Cardinal Albert Pujols unanimously selected as National League MVP for 3rd time
- Immigrants, Criminalized – (editorial from NYTimes criticizing the Obama administration’s current immigration policies – worth reading)
- Hispanic-focused FuturoFund awards $50,000 – FuturoFund one of few philanthropies in country helping nonprofits that serve Latinos.
- Immigration activists diversifying ranks – Beyond the noisy town hall meetings, Tea Party protests and sky-is-falling speeches characterizing much of the health-care debate is a less visible but no less intense push to broaden the face of the immigration reform movement.
- At least 14 Indian municipalities in Mexico are among the poorest cities in the world and another 122 are on the verge of being included on the list prepared by the United Nations, the coordinator of the book entitled “Morir en la miseria” (Dying in poverty)
- Moderate Republican Abel Maldonado’s nomination to lieutenant governor makes both parties squirm in California.
- Retaining Hispanic votes a challenge for Obama – Poll finds 68% back president, but will that help in next elections?
- An 11-month-old baby boy was wounded in a shooting as the violence that has suffocated Cuidad Juárez for nearly two years continued with more than 20 killings over the weekend
- 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”
