Essentials –»
Former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre is expected to announce Wednesday that he is running for the U.S. Senate, becoming only the second Hispanic Democrat to run statewide in Florida. :: from www.miamiherald.com
TOP 10 Reasons the ALMA and Latin Grammys Exclude Chicano Bands
Census “boycott” is self-defeating – The people who think that Latinos will benefit politically by having some of us ignore an attempt to be counted in the population speak with a contradiction that makes absolutely no sense. :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
Holding the US Census ransom to force action on reforming immigration is a bad idea :: from www.latinalista.net
With the 2010 census 6 months away, the Commerce Department said Thursday it won’t seek a halt to immigration raids as it did in the previous census in hopes of improving participation in hard-to-count communities. :: from www.washingtonpost.com
Upcoming Supreme Court Session to Decide Two Critical Immigration Issues
Singer Mercedes Sosa Hospitalized in Argentina :: from www.laht.com
24th Annual Hispanic Women’s Conference – Phoenix (audio story) :: from www.kjzz.org
Hispanic farmers voice discrimination concerns – In N.M. visit, agriculture secretary gets an earful on USDA loan practices :: from www.msnbc.msn.com
Census Gets Some Latino Help and Needs It – a coalition of prominent Latinos kicked off a nationwide campaign Thursday urging people to fill out the 2010 Census forms. :: from www.washingtonpost.com
Hispanic Heritage Month: Watching Latino Politics Disappear :: from www.beyondchron.org
1st 9 months of 2009 = 441,942 repatriated Mexicans :: Durante los primeros nueve meses de 2009 fueron repatriados desde Estados Unidos 441 mil 942 mexicanos a través de los 26 puntos fronterizos y el Programa de Repatriación Voluntaria al Interior firmado por los gobiernos de México y Estados Unidos, informó ayer el Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) :: from www.impre.com
A U.S. government task force (Southwest Border Task Force) recommended Wednesday that the federal Department of Homeland Security scale back an initiative – 287(g) – that allows local authorities to enforce the country’s immigration law. :: from www.themonitor.com
Sotomayor’s impact on trial as high court returns to work :: from www.usatoday.com
Premium Press Releases –»
Get EXPOSURE to 12k+ people for only $25 = 1,200+ hours of exposure time!
Best of the Rest –»
10 years later, Latino oral history project expands
Initiative will collect narratives from Korea, Vietnam in addition to World War II. – Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez :: from www.statesman.comPortada goes FREE – While certain premium website features and access to past issues will require a paid membership, current print and digital editions of Portada will be Free. :: from www.portada-online.com
Latino Faculty Want to End ‘Brown Out’ at Cal State Long Beach :: from latinola.com
Muckraking in Latin America: Upside Down World Receives Three Project Censored Awards This Year :: from upsidedownworld.org
Forget falafel and jerk chicken on wheels. The winners of the fifth annual Vendy Award, granted to the best of the best food vendors in New York City, are Fernando and Yolanda Martínez, the husband and wife owners of Country Boys Taco truck in Red Hook, Brooklyn. (video) :: from lauramartinez.wordpress.com
Concern grows as search for Tenn. infant continues – Yair Anthony Carillo :: from www.washingtonpost.com
Although President Obama has put off an immigration overhaul until next year, the federal agency in charge of approving visas is planning ahead for the possibility of giving legal status to millions of illegal immigrants, the agency’s director said Thursday. :: from www.nytimes.com
On Thursday, the Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County announced a nearly $1 million endowed scholarship in Samuel R. Bowman’s name to help educate local Hispanic students. – Virginia :: from www.dnronline.com
Colombia’s spy scandal – The intelligence agency has been spying on Colombians — but most don’t care if it means they’re safer from guerrillas. :: from www.globalpost.com
For a decade, the Luna Negra dance troupe has poured their blood, sweat and tears into their art. – Chicago :: from abclocal.go.com
Political scheme turns Mexican into odd celebrity – Rafael Acosta strode into Mexico City’s legislature with his arms raised triumphantly and was sworn into office. Immediately after the ceremony, he requested a leave of absence – part of an elaborate political scheme that has captivated Mexico. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Obama and DeMint locked in proxy fight over Hugo Chavez – DeMint has blocked the appt. of Arturo Valenzuela, the choice for the post of assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs. :: from thehill.com
Literanista: Bill of Rights for People of Mixed Heritage :: from www.literanista.net
How to make Homemade cheese: queso blanco :: from homesicktexan.blogspot.com
The Economic Benefits of Immigration to Maine – NEW AMERICANS IN THE PINE TREE STATE
Hispanic hero: Dolores Huerta :: from www.chicagonow.com
Madres mexicanas logran cambios educativos y viales en la ciudad de Colorado :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com
Mercedes Sosa, quien acaba de cosechar tres nominaciones para los Grammy Latinos 2009, se encuentra hospitalizada con pronóstico reservado y asistida por un respirador artificial, :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com
UNESCO Declares Tango Part of World Cultural Heritage :: from www.laht.com
Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel became music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic on Wednesday at the age of 28, deploying digital tools to draw a younger and less elite audience to classical music. :: from news.yahoo.com
Slaying spurs seminars for Latino workers – Norfolk, Virginia :: from hamptonroads.com
A poll showed that most Cuban-Americans now approve of the concert that Juanes put together in Havana. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Entertainment –»
Essentials
TOP 10 Reasons the ALMA and Latin Grammys Exclude Chicano Bands
El músico Charly García expresó su preocupación por el agravamiento del estado de salud de la popular cantante Mercedes Sosa -quien se encuentra internada en esta capital-, a la que consideró “casi una estrella de rock”. :: from www.26noticias.com.ar
Singer Mercedes Sosa Hospitalized in Argentina :: from www.laht.com
Shakira to Guest Star on “Ugly Betty” :: from www.latina.com
Miranda! vuelve a brillar en los MTV Latino – La cantante Loli Molina y el grupo Miranda! resultaron los primeros ganadores de los Premios MTV. :: from www.impre.com
Alejandro Fernández adelanta nuevos sencillos :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com
Mercedes Sosa, quien acaba de cosechar tres nominaciones para los Grammy Latinos 2009, se encuentra hospitalizada con pronóstico reservado y asistida por un respirador artificial, :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com
Wisin y Yandel lead Spanish-only ‘Revolución’ :: from www.nydailynews.com
Additional
Michael Bearden has been named band leader for George Lopez’s TBS talkshow, “Lopez Tonight.” :: from www.variety.com
Kinky y Jesse & Joy Rock Out for Grammy Concert :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
Comedian Paul Rodriguez was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Washington, D.C. after complaining of severe abdominal pain. :: from www.tmz.com
Bizarre Argentine Record Covers :: from www.lostateminor.com
Jessica Alba in Talks to Join Ben Stiller’s “Little Fockers” :: from www.latina.com
Luis Fonsi cantará en el Concierto del Premio Nobel de la Paz el próximo 11 de diciembre. :: from www.univision.com
V-me Launches Weekly Movie Show En Pantalla Premieres Wed., Sept 30
A poll showed that most Cuban-Americans now approve of the concert that Juanes put together in Havana. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Alessandra Rosaldo le escribe canción a Eugenio Derbez :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Alejandro Fernández promociona su nueva música en Twitter :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Aracely Arámbula: “A mi hijo le salieron sus primeros dientes” :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Pablo Montero niega violencia contra su novia :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Kalimba se vuelve amigo de “El gato con botas” :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Jenni Rivera quiere tener un bebé con su novio :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Yuridia presentó su disco “Nada es color de rosa” en México. :: from www.univision.com
A través de internet, este jueves se dio a conocer el primer adelanto de Equivocada, el primer sencillo del disco Primera Fila, que Thalía grabó recientemente durante un concierto íntimo en Miami, Estados Unidos. :: from www2.esmas.com
Edward James Olmos: “Tengo 62 años pero siento que estoy empezando” :: from www.elconfidencial.com
Shakira colocó su éxito “Loba” en el primer lugar del Billboard latino, por encima de la canadiense Nelly Furtado. :: from www.impre.com
Anahí lanza en todas las radios Mi Delirio, su primer sencillo. :: from www.univision.com
Ricky Martin anuncia gira en el 2010 – De igual forma, el cantante dijo estar grabando lo que será su nuevo álbum :: from los40.com.co
Business –»
Essentials
Portada goes FREE – While certain premium website features and access to past issues will require a paid membership, current print and digital editions of Portada will be Free. :: from www.portada-online.com
Entravision Communication’s stock, which at one point dropped to 12 cents over the past year, has made it past the $1 mark again and therefore, back in compliance with NYSE. :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
The Economic Benefits of Immigration to Maine – NEW AMERICANS IN THE PINE TREE STATE
Additional
Chassis Plans & Component Sourcing Group, a Hispanic Woman Owned 8(a) Firm, Enter SBA Mentor Protege
Marketing water treatment to Hispanics :: from www.watertechonline.com
Study: Hispanics pumped $171 billion into Texas economy in 2008 :: from houston.bizjournals.com
Peru will grow most among Latin America’s top economies the next two years, the IMF forecasts. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Impremedia & Veranda Entertainment launches online access to acclaimed films. :: from hispanicad.com
Azteca America goes Digital on 10.1 in the Houston DMA. :: from hispanicad.com
Stay-at-Home Moms are more likely Younger, Hispanic & Foreign-Born. :: from hispanicad.com
MTV Tr3s kicks into high gear their celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month with the continuation of their award-winning “Soy Mono” campaign. :: from hispanicad.com
Casa de Madrid Celebrates a Piece of Spain in Miami as it Inaugurates its Organization in the U.S.
ESPN Deportes has lined up a roster of sponsors for its competition series Dream Job: El Reportero, signing cross-platform deals with Ford, AT&T, Burger King and Infinity Auto Insurance. :: from www.brandweek.com
New Spanish Language Time and Temperature – Weatherline, Inc.
Spanish Broadcasting system announced today that it signed multi-market affiliation deals with HDTV, Inc to air Miami-based Mega TV in Tampa, Fla., Charleston, N.C. and Palm Springs, Ca. :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
Gabriela Zabalúa-Goddard, editor of AARP’s Segunda Juventud magazine, will be the host of a new weekly Spanish-language radio show :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
Forget falafel and jerk chicken on wheels. The winners of the fifth annual Vendy Award, granted to the best of the best food vendors in New York City, are Fernando and Yolanda Martínez, the husband and wife owners of Country Boys Taco truck in Red Hook, Brooklyn. (video) :: from lauramartinez.wordpress.com
The government has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the owners of a Best Western hotel in Northern Virginia, charging that they would employ only Hispanic maids. :: from www.washingtontimes.com
Rochester Hispanic Business Association honors Jacklyn Ortiz as business person of year :: from www.democratandchronicle.com
The El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce honored 15 companies Tuesday at its annual Future 15 Celebration at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
A company, ABM Industries, that supplies janitors for several downtown commercial buildings in San Francisco singles out Latino custodians for discipline, harassment and firings, a federal civil rights agency said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday. :: from www.sfgate.com
More US Hispanic News –»
A pilot program in North Carolina has been launched to protect the life and health of U.S. migrant and seasonal farm worker children, many of whom are Hispanic. :: from www.laht.com
African-American church welcomes growing local Hispanic community – Spanish language services sign of changing demographics – Maryland :: from www.gazette.net
Sotomayor won’t sell NY apartment in this economy :: from www.google.com
Javier Chavez: Running the root of area civic leader’s success as a restaurateur, coach – Ogden, Utah :: from stainedglasssupplystore.org
Hispanic immigrants retain pride in heritage – Richmond, Virginia :: from www2.timesdispatch.com
Reading’s Hispanic Center In Financial Trouble, Future Uncertain – Pennsylvania :: from wfmz.com
United States and Four Latin American Countries Partner to Battle Cancer
Sarita E. Brown, president of Excelencia in Education, a District-based nonprofit that analyzes data and advocates policies that support academic achievement by Latino students, won one of three McGraw Prizes in Education, an annual award that recognizes educational leaders and which includes a $25,000 prize. :: from www.washingtonpost.com
‘Kid’s Guide to Latino History’ can be a valuable resource – Book review :: from www.thecalifornian.com
Hiram Monserrate’s Gal Breaks Down While Defending Her Man – Her testimony expected to weight heavily on verdict :: from www.nbcnewyork.com
Latin jazz artist Nestor Torres to mentor Martin County students :: from www.tcpalm.com
Muchas felicidades to Arlenis Sosa for being honored at The Latin Pride National Awards :: from latinabeautyblog.com
On his first day as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel gave a lesson in geography, namely what constitutes America. :: from blogs.reuters.com
Call to Action to Help More Hispanic Children – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Topeka is issuing a challenge to the Latino community, as we head into the second half of Hispanic Heritage Month. :: from www.wibw.com
Who’s Really Hurt by America’s Travel Ban to Cuba? :: from www.ethicsdaily.com
International News –»
Peru will grow most among Latin America’s top economies the next two years, the IMF forecasts. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Muckraking in Latin America: Upside Down World Receives Three Project Censored Awards This Year :: from upsidedownworld.org
Nostalgia Corner: Why the Bolero Was Censored in Cuba :: from www.mylatinovoice.com
Mexico’s Ferocious Zetas Cartel Reigns Through Fear :: from www.npr.org
Colombia’s spy scandal – The intelligence agency has been spying on Colombians — but most don’t care if it means they’re safer from guerrillas. :: from www.globalpost.com
Political scheme turns Mexican into odd celebrity – Rafael Acosta strode into Mexico City’s legislature with his arms raised triumphantly and was sworn into office. Immediately after the ceremony, he requested a leave of absence – part of an elaborate political scheme that has captivated Mexico. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Estudiantes venezolanos levantan huelga de hambre y convocan manifestación :: from www.miamiherald.com
Bizarre Argentine Record Covers :: from www.lostateminor.com
In Lima, Going Back to Basics – What happens when you stop dining and start eating? :: from www.gourmet.com
Mexico’s ‘Familia’ Cartel Mixes Spiritualism, Violence :: from www.npr.org
A 20-year-old American tourist was attacked by a crocodile in the Mexican Caribbean resort city of Cancun on the edge of the Nicupte lagoon :: from www.laht.com
- Twitter: summary
- Wikipedia: summary
- YouTube: summary
- Google: summary
- Google News: summary
- Bing: summary
- Bing News: summary
- Yahoo: summary
- Wordpress.com: summary
- Ask.com Blog Search: summary
Knowledge is Power and this page is just the start. Hispanics/Latinos are a growing diverse force in this country. Check out some of the 54,866 items found on this site below or dig into the Site Map
Best of the Rest
- 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
Latest Essentials
- 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
