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Chita Rivera Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom :: from www.latina.com
“Send them (immigrants) home with a bullet in their head”: Health Reform Racists Encourage Attacks on Immigrants :: from ofamerica.wordpress.com
A day after President Barack Obama announced that legislation to overhaul immigration laws would have to wait until next year, the secretary of homeland security played down the need for change in a speech here and took a tough stance on enforcing current immigration laws. :: from www.mercurynews.com
The 2009 Inc. 500: The Top 10 Latino and Hispanic-Run Companies :: from www2.inc.com
Obama Reverses Campaign Pledge To Renegotiate NAFTA :: from www.democracynow.org
One side effect of a broken immigration system — corruption — thrives on this side of the border too :: from www.latinalista.net
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (OR) said Monday that it’s time for the federal government to aid police and prosecutors seeking Mexican nationals who commit violent crimes in the United States and flee to Mexico. :: from www.statesmanjournal.com
Debate heats up on healthcare for illegal immigrants – House Speaker Pelosi has said that they would not be covered under overhaul proposals, but activists say medical care should not be denied to the sick, no matter their status. :: from www.latimes.com
More than 600 former agents of Mexico’s Federal Investigation Agency, or AFI, are now working for drug cartels, Reforma newspaper said Monday, citing anonymous official sources. :: from www.laht.com
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Reality Check: Immigrants and Health Care – tomas.web@gmail.com
There’s a rise in new and dangerous tensions between Latinos and blacks :: from www.latinalista.net
White Nationalist Anger and Violence: A Preview of Even Greater Anti-immigrant Violence? :: from ofamerica.wordpress.com
Sotomayor honored at White House reception :: from blogs.usatoday.com
Costa Rican President Oscar Arias is suffering from the H1N1 virus, making him the first head of state known to have contracted swine flu. :: from www.nytimes.com
Holy Satire! Over the Top Villaraigosa Spoof Video Hits YouTube (NSFW sorta) :: from laist.com
Since Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez called golf a “bourgeois sport,” officials have moved to shut down two of the country’s best-known courses. :: from www.nytimes.com
Joe Arpaio-Supporting, Gun-Toting Nativists Menace Children’s March for Family Unity :: from blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com
Two Peruvian women that immigrated to the US to work as maids, and who were forced to sleep in a closet and to work 19 hours a day, will receive US $125,000 dollars as a legal compensation on damage and unpaid salaries. :: from www.livinginperu.com
Three Latina law students discuss what impact Judge Sotomayor’s appointment will have on their personal and professional development. :: from www.npr.org
A Kid’s Guide to Latino History by Valerie Petrillo :: from www.mediabistro.com
Black-Latino tensions blamed in Chino prison riot :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is experimenting with a new Latino-themed warehouse store as it hunts for U.S. growth – The Más Club, which opened in Houston on Thursday :: from online.wsj.com
Obama delay on immigration complicates health reform :: from www.washingtonexaminer.com
Maria Otero Sworn in As Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs
Why is Rick Bayless the expert on Mexican cuisine when he isn’t even Mexican? :: from www.chicagonow.com
Puerto Rico: The Battle Over Public Lands :: from globalvoicesonline.org
Charles Bowden on Mexico’s Dirty War Against Drugs :: from www.democracynow.org
In 2008, police arrested Latinos for pot possession at four times the rate of whites, and blacks at seven times the rate of whites in NYC :: from www.alternet.org
Disappointment in Mexico as Obama Says Immigration Reform Will Have to Wait :: from feetin2worlds.wordpress.com
Entertainment –»
Jenni Rivera Destroys La Competición – “Ovarios” jumped the regional Mexican airplay chart from 29 to 13 en una sola semana! :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
Chita Rivera Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom :: from www.latina.com
Five-time GRAMMY award winner and Platinum recording artist will launch the Pepe Aguilar Signature Collection 8.15 :: from latinola.com
Critically Acclaimed Suspense Series EPITAFIOS(R) Kicks Off Second Season Sept. 18 on HBO Latino
Judy Reyes Expecting a Baby Girl :: from www.latina.com
Rapper Kilo to Appear in Lamusica.com
LA-based MarVista Entertainment has formed a joint venture with Argentina’s Snap TV to produce and distribute content for Latin American and US Hispanic audiences. :: from www.c21media.net
Cristián de la Fuente se peleará de nuevo con Eduardo Yáñez por una mujer :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Elizabeth Gutiérrez no está embarazada :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Ex de Nora Salinas la llama alcohólica y bipolar :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Bobby Larios llama “mugrosita” a Niurka Marcos :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Luis Fonsi: “Adamari no está embarazada” :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
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Marcelo Salup: “Can the Hispanic print industry resuscitate itself?” :: from www.portada-online.com
The 2009 Inc. 500: The Top 10 Latino and Hispanic-Run Companies :: from www2.inc.com
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is experimenting with a new Latino-themed warehouse store as it hunts for U.S. growth – The Más Club, which opened in Houston on Thursday :: from online.wsj.com
Hispanic 360: Listening and Communicating With Latino Customers :: from www.csnews.com
Obama Reverses Campaign Pledge To Renegotiate NAFTA :: from www.democracynow.org
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d expósito & Partners has promoted Louis Maldonado to Managing Director :: from hispanicad.com
Antonio Alonso has been named Chief Executive Officer of CBS Outdoor International :: from hispanicad.com
Accentmarketing creates PSA campaign for Humane Society of Greater Miami Adopt-A-Pet. :: from hispanicad.com
Five-time GRAMMY award winner and Platinum recording artist will launch the Pepe Aguilar Signature Collection 8.15 :: from latinola.com
Vmath en Espanol Available Fall 2009
Telemundo Boots Up 12 Sponsors for USA vs. Mexico :: from www.brandweek.com
MicroTech Named the Number One Fastest Growing Hispanic-Owned Firm in the Nation
Chicago Sun-Times Welcomes Esther J. Cepeda back :: from www.600words.com
Less than a month after leaving Liberman Broadcasting, Ibra Morales returns to Katz Television Group as a Senior Vice President. :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
David Novarro has been named WFLD-32’s new morning anchor effective immediately. :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
Police have accused a TV presenter in Brazil of being involved in organised drug trafficking and ordering killings to get rid of rivals and boost ratings. :: from news.bbc.co.uk
Mun2 Free Preview Scorecard: 67 Million Homes On Aug. 12 – Millions Of Viewers Gain Access To U.S.-Mexico World Cup Qualifier :: from www.multichannel.com
LA-based MarVista Entertainment has formed a joint venture with Argentina’s Snap TV to produce and distribute content for Latin American and US Hispanic audiences. :: from www.c21media.net
Hearst Television’s WPBF 25 and Liberman Broadcasting, Inc. (LBI) have inked a digital multicast agreement to launch Estrella TV, :: from www.rbr.com
Forum today promotes Hispanic businesses, commerce – Event builds on growth in ‘new gateway cities’ such as Nashville :: from www.tennessean.com
More US Hispanic News –»
Health care reform takes on immigration overtones :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
Pratt student Eduardo Sanchez still in coma almost a week after savage beating by gang of teenagers :: from www.nydailynews.com
U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes opts not to have health-care town hall :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Immigrants Are ‘Greening’ our Cities, How About Giving them a Break? :: from www.newgeography.com
Recipe: Brazilian Coconut Fish Stew :: from www.latina.com
CHC Leader ‘Disappointed’ in Obama’s Immigration Delay – Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) :: from www.rollcall.com
Amelia Santiago’s dog sculptures :: from www.lostateminor.com
Kansas City police reach out to Hispanics in Northeast area :: from www.kansascity.com
Local Astronaut’s Maiden Voyage into Space – Jose Hernandez :: from www.fox40.com
The Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has just published six new free consumer health guides in Spanish. – information on antidepressants, rheumatoid arthritis, prostate cancer and other conditions :: from www.miamiherald.com
Belinda Acosta’s Damas, Dramas, and Ana Ruiz :: from www.literanista.net
Review: The Husband Habit. For Every Farewell, a Welcome. Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez. :: from labloga.blogspot.com
GOP now Latino-less in U.S. Senate :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
Nicaraguan Writer Sergio Ramirez Has New Anthology Coming Out – “Perdon y Olvido” :: from www.laht.com
Border czar praises Merida Initiative on first day of Border Security Conference :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Sad sendoff for Latino civic leader – For almost 20 years, Mario Magaña has been a fixture to Latinos in the Yakima Valley. :: from wenatcheeworld.com
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The Dominican Republic is starting to see signs of recovery, leading to more optimism among local and foreign investors. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Police in the northern Mexico city of Monterrey have been told not to sit in parked patrol cars observing traffic, because officials suspect they could be spying for criminal gangs or drug cartels. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Costa Rican President Oscar Arias is suffering from the H1N1 virus, making him the first head of state known to have contracted swine flu. :: from www.nytimes.com
Police have accused a TV presenter in Brazil of being involved in organised drug trafficking and ordering killings to get rid of rivals and boost ratings. :: from news.bbc.co.uk
Since Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez called golf a “bourgeois sport,” officials have moved to shut down two of the country’s best-known courses. :: from www.nytimes.com
Charles Bowden on Mexico’s Dirty War Against Drugs :: from www.democracynow.org
In Mexico, challenge of military courts fails :: from www.miamiherald.com
Cuban government reduces prices on 24 basic goods :: from www.miamiherald.com
More than 600 former agents of Mexico’s Federal Investigation Agency, or AFI, are now working for drug cartels, Reforma newspaper said Monday, citing anonymous official sources. :: from www.laht.com
Mexico’s Drug Traffickers Continue Trade in Prison :: from www.nytimes.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
