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Americans Return to Tougher Immigration Stance – More want immigration decreased than kept the same or increased :: from www.gallup.com
On the same day the United States Supreme Court will welcome its first Hispanic Justice, the United States Senate will soon be left with only one Hispanic Senator – – the departure of Senator Mel Martinez – (an interesting ironic Latino political “power” tidbit) :: from cbs4.com
Despite recession, companies target Latino market :: from www.miamiherald.com
Busts of corrupt US border police rise :: from news.yahoo.com
Hispanics watching health care debate closely :: from delrionewsherald.com
Obama: immigration overhaul will have to wait until next year :: from www.google.com
Video of Sonia Sotomayor ‘Taking the Oath’
Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in Saturday morning as the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court in a brief ceremony that completed a remarkable ascent for a Puerto Rican girl from the South Bronx . :: from www.washingtonpost.com
Sources told the Miami Herald on Friday that Florida GOP Sen. Mel Martinez said he is going to resign before his term ends in 2010 :: from www.miamiherald.com
For Puerto Ricans, Sotomayor’s Success Stirs Pride :: from www.nytimes.com
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A CoverGirl with superpowers: ‘Heroes’ actress Dania Ramirez is the new face of the cosmetic brand :: from www.nydailynews.com
Interview with author & poet Daniel Olivas :: from www.examiner.com
Argentine faithful pray for jobs as poverty soars :: from www.miamiherald.com
Is There A Border Security Industrial Complex? :: from borderlinesblog.blogspot.com
10 Classic Nuyorican Authors & Poets :: from www.literanista.net
A racehorse valued at $100,000 was stolen earlier this week by several assailants who killed it to sell its meat by the kilo at a market south of Lima. :: from www.laht.com
Rethinking Hazardous Waste under NAFTA :: from americas.irc-online.org
Cuban economy feels heat of world downturn :: from www.miamiherald.com
Despite the economic embargo the U.S. has maintained against Cuba since 1962, the communist island imported from its northern neighbor products – mainly food – valued at more than $4.4 billion over the past eight years, :: from www.laht.com
Secretary of Labor Solis tours a West Virginia Coal Mine :: from latinopoliticsblog.com
Mexican Drug Cartels Smuggling Stolen Oil To US, Selling It To American Refineries :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Selling tamales on the streets of Los Angeles is a dangerous game of hide-and-seek. Tamale vendors, or “Tamaleros,” have to avoid obstacles like gangs, traffic, police and health inspectors to make only about $30 a day. :: from marketplace.publicradio.org
Sotomayor Fans Claim the Phrase ‘Wise Latina’ :: from www.nytimes.com
East LA Taco Truck Robber Turns Himself In :: from laist.com
Won’t Judge Sotomayor be the Second Hispanic on the Supreme Court? – The emails and calls keep arriving. They want to correct NPR. :: from www.npr.org
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Latina Dances Way To SYTYCD Season 5 Title – Latina/Cuban-American Jeanine Mason :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
Dirty Chisme Alert: Is Luis Fonsi Messing Around? :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
Salma Hayek se vuelve barbuda :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Mexican day laborers are ‘Los Bastardos’ in fictional work
A CoverGirl with superpowers: ‘Heroes’ actress Dania Ramirez is the new face of the cosmetic brand :: from www.nydailynews.com
ISA TKM TAKES MTV TR3S TO ITS HIGHEST RATINGS EVER
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George Lopez Delivers Comedy Gold with “Tall, Dark & Chicano” :: from www.latina.com
PEOPLE EN ESPAÑOL Names ROMEO SANTOS of AVENTURA To Their “Best Dressed” List For The Third Time
George Lopez riffs on modern parenting, President Barack Obama and the nation’s first Hispanic Supreme Court justice in his live HBO standup special, “George Lopez: Tall, Dark & Chicano.” :: from www.newstribune.com
Ex padrastro de Paulina Rubio: “Quiero mucho a Maribel y a Susana” :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Kenita Larraín admite encuentro con Luis Miguel :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Sollozando, Graciela Beltrán explota contra Jenni Rivera :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Belinda confirma noviazgo con Giovani Dos Santos :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Jenni Rivera a Graciela Beltrán: “Dios le quita las alas que le dio a los alacranes” :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Paulina Rubio desmiente ruptura con Colate :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Poncho Herrera y Sherlyn defienden a Belinda :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Juanes responde al exilio cubano de Miami :: from www.miamiherald.com
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Program distributor Olympusat said it has purchased Sorpresa, the Hispanic children’s programming service now in about 1 million U.S. cable homes. :: from www.multichannel.com
Children’s Hospital Boston is making a concerted effort to reach out to Latino families, which comprise 33% of its patient base. :: from www.bizjournals.com
Despite recession, companies target Latino market :: from www.miamiherald.com
Secretary of Labor Solis tours a West Virginia Coal Mine :: from latinopoliticsblog.com
Latino Cable Network Si TV Raises $8.7 Million Funding :: from www.reuters.com
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WPLG, the ABC affiliate in Miami, has fired anchor Charles Perez. :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
Yahoo! En Espanol Reveals the Most POPular Searches for July
Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Panama are garnering more attention from investors than Venezuela & Co. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Private equity groups are licking their lips at the prospect of acquiring Latin American assets at fire-sale prices. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Espn Deportes Launches Its First Sportscenter Ad Campaign :: from www.portada-online.com
Chris Campos has returned to The Bravo Group and will be managing the agency day-to-day and will be located at their Miami office. :: from hispanicad.com
HolaCiudad Launches in Orlando, Philadelphia and Washington :: from www.portada-online.com
Increasing Job Quantity Without Improving Job Quality Won’t Fix Rising Latino Unemployment
Seven Latino students at Portland Community College’s Rock Creek campus are getting a jolt of business savvy from Nike workers, one meeting and piece of advice at a time. :: from www.portlandtribune.com
Because Hispanic Men Love Downy Too – (Watch Downy ad) :: from www.adrants.com
Mexican Drug Cartels Smuggling Stolen Oil To US, Selling It To American Refineries :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
New Tech Network Names Nationally Recognized High School Expert Monica Martinez President
Selling tamales on the streets of Los Angeles is a dangerous game of hide-and-seek. Tamale vendors, or “Tamaleros,” have to avoid obstacles like gangs, traffic, police and health inspectors to make only about $30 a day. :: from marketplace.publicradio.org
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NCLR Praises Confirmation of Maria Otero, Under Secretary of Global Affairs, Department of State
For Latinos, Sonia Sotomayor’s Confirmation Is an Emotional Moment :: from www.washingtonpost.com
What Race Are Hispanics? :: from www.mediapost.com
Savannah Latino Community Reacts to Sotomayor Confirmation :: from www2.wsav.com
Oregon’s Immigrant Rights Coalition applauds historic Sotomayor Confirmation :: from causaoregon.blogspot.com
Seven Latino students at Portland Community College’s Rock Creek campus are getting a jolt of business savvy from Nike workers, one meeting and piece of advice at a time. :: from www.portlandtribune.com
Authorities charged an FBI agent with negligent homicide on Friday in the alleged “friendly fire” shooting death of a Puerto Rican policeman during a gunbattle with kidnappers last year. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Acclaimed Spanish author Ana Maria Matute: Political Correctness “Ruining” Children’s Lit :: from www.laht.com
La Cholita – Larger than life! VivirLatino Exclusive :: from vivirlatino.com
Nélida Piñon’s Voices of the Desert :: from www.literanista.net
Obama Pushes Immigration Reform to 2010, Jokes About Being Called “an Illegal Immigrant” :: from feetin2worlds.wordpress.com
Dominican Day Parade lights up Sixth Avenue in festive color – NYC :: from www.nydailynews.com
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Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Panama are garnering more attention from investors than Venezuela & Co. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Private equity groups are licking their lips at the prospect of acquiring Latin American assets at fire-sale prices. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Mexican Judge Logs Off Facebook after Spilling Info on Case :: from www.laht.com
Honduras: The Frontline in the Battle for Democracy :: from americas.irc-online.org
Mexico said Friday it accepts the recommendations of a U.N. committee that criticized a now-suspended plan to install lights on the ancient Teotihuacan pyramids to make it accessible for nighttime visits. :: from mexicomonitor.blogspot.com
Argentine faithful pray for jobs as poverty soars :: from www.miamiherald.com
Top 3 Guatemalan police officials fired over drugs :: from www.miamiherald.com
A racehorse valued at $100,000 was stolen earlier this week by several assailants who killed it to sell its meat by the kilo at a market south of Lima. :: from www.laht.com
In Cuba, the ox may be mightier than the tractor :: from www.miamiherald.com
Honduras accepts OAS chief as ‘observer’ :: from www.miamiherald.com
Cuban economy feels heat of world downturn :: from www.miamiherald.com
Latin America on Its Way to Legalizing Drugs, Experts Say :: from www.laht.com
A Mexican lawyer known for defending high-profile drug trafficking suspects was shot to death Sunday at a street market in the northern city of Monterrey. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Despite the economic embargo the U.S. has maintained against Cuba since 1962, the communist island imported from its northern neighbor products – mainly food – valued at more than $4.4 billion over the past eight years, :: from www.laht.com
Political prisoners held in Cuba increased by one to 206 in the past six months, the first time the number has not dropped sharply since Raul Castro took over :: from www.miamiherald.com
Mexican Drug Cartels Smuggling Stolen Oil To US, Selling It To American Refineries :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Ecuador: The Cry for Independence 200 Years Ago :: from globalvoicesonline.org
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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
