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Dominican Hanley Ramirez claims Florida Marlins’ first NL batting title – All-Star shortstop finishes ‘09 season with .342 average :: from mlb.mlb.com
Police: Maria Gurrolla’s immigration status was “not relevant” to solving assault and abduction of Gurrolla’s days-old son – If someone posing as the IRS attacked you at work, would the press interview your accountant? – The case of Yair Anthony Carillo abduction :: from www.hispanicnashville.com
CNN’s Latino in America Premieres October 21 & 22 | 9pm ET with host Soledad O’Brien (but don’t forget they also air Lou Dobbs) :: from www.cnn.com
Senator Robert Menendez releases book celebrating Latino heritage and calling for government reform – “Growing American Roots: Why Our Nation Will Thrive As Our Largest Minority Flourishes” :: from www.nj.com
Legal travel to and from Cuba is booming, even though the Obama administration has not officially changed any rules regarding nonfamily travel to the island. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Why Boycotting the Census will not force the Immigration Issue :: from latinopoliticsblog.com
Corridos — songs that tell the stories of notorious characters — have gained new prevalence among mainstream followers of regional Mexican music thanks to artists that are daring to sing in the bluntest of terms and radio’s new willingness to play the racy songs. :: from news.yahoo.com
Latino TV personalities juggle a bilingual stage – For energetic young hosts like LATV’s Pili Montilla and MTV Tr3s’ Carlos Santos, their playful Spanish-English fusion comes spiked with a dose of media savvy. :: from www.latimes.com
Award-Winning Singer Mercedes Sosa Dies at 74 :: from www.washingtonpost.com
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s first Supreme Court term begins with argument over lawyer request :: from www.nydailynews.com
Joe Arpaio Re-signs 287(g) Jails Agreement, According to Sources; ICE Vague on Specifics :: from blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com
Colorado Latino leaders work to derail proposed census boycott :: from coloradoindependent.com
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: HSF Alums are Living the American Dream – Hispanic Scholarship Fund Hall of Fame Gala :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
Latina heritage, gender embraced by young girls – Soy Unica! Soy Latina! seminar on Saturday at Colorado State University-Pueblo :: from chieftain.com
Book review: “This is for the Mara Salvatrucha:” Teen in “America’s Most Violent Gang” finds there’s no exit – true story of Brenda Paz by Samuel Logan :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Law’s elite examine strides made by Hispanics in New Jersey :: from www.northjersey.com
Husband and Wife Team Keep Native Traditions Alive – Beatriz Ortega Ruiz y Mario Augustin Gaspar Rodriguez create using a pre-Hispanic technique called pasta de caña de maiz & maque, an indigenous form of lacquer ware that already had a long tradition when the Spaniards arrived 500 years ago. :: from www.brownsvilleherald.com
Remittances sent home by Mexicans living abroad, especially in the United States, fell 15.1% to $1.78 billion in August compared with the same month last year, the central bank reported. :: from www.laht.com
Latina Leadership Lessons on La Llorona: When We Are the Cause of Our Tears :: from www.powerfullatinas.com
Nobel Prize to Piedad Cordoba? – One of the most controversial figures in Colombia may be an odds-on favorite to win one of the world’s most prestigious awards. :: from ourlatinamerica.blogspot.com
Immigration advocates hoping to see comprehensive reform move through Congress this year now acknowledge they will probably have to wait until 2010, thanks to the all-consuming health care debate. :: from lawprofessors.typepad.com
In Defense of the Undocumented – Guest essay by Álvaro Huerta at La Bloga :: from labloga.blogspot.com
Sugar beets to baseball: Northern Colorado’s Hispanic baseball league :: from www.9news.com
For 90 Minutes, a Break From a Political Crisis in Honduras – A victory against the United States on Saturday would virtually assure Honduras of qualifying for the World Cup for the first time since 1982. :: from www.nytimes.com
Pianist Alfredo Rodriguez’s journey of note – With enthusiastic backers like Quincy Jones on his side, the young musician made the tough decision to defect from Cuba. Performing at the Bowl’s Gustavo Dudamel concert is just the beginning. :: from www.latimes.com
The good news is that Washington has finally begun to take stronger actions on Honduras. The bad news is that the actions completely contradict each other, resulting in ambiguity, paralysis and infighting as the Honduran crisis explodes. :: from americasmexico.blogspot.com
Latino Baby abducted by knife-wielding attacker found – Mom gets to hold him but must wait to take him home; arrest made – Yair Anthony Carillo – Nashville – (strangely – the mother’s other 3 kids were taken by Tennessee Department of Children’s Services for ’safety reasons’ and the attacker/kidnapper’s boyfriend is a Latino) :: from www.msnbc.msn.com
Entertainment –»
Essentials
Univision telenovela “Manana Es Para Siempre” (”Tomorrow Is Forever”), which concluded last night, is set to rank as the fourth-highest-rated drama in Univision history in both adults 18-49 and total viewers. :: from www.mediapost.com
Comedian Paul Rodriguez is still in a hospital in Washington D.C. but there is at least one good sign that he’s getting better — he’s texting. :: from www.tmz.com
Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem engaged, friend says :: from www.nydailynews.com
Bilingual network airs Peruvian series with English subtitles – “Esta Sociedad” (Spanish for “This Society”) on Mun2 :: from www.hispanicmpr.com
Corridos — songs that tell the stories of notorious characters — have gained new prevalence among mainstream followers of regional Mexican music thanks to artists that are daring to sing in the bluntest of terms and radio’s new willingness to play the racy songs. :: from news.yahoo.com
Latino TV personalities juggle a bilingual stage – For energetic young hosts like LATV’s Pili Montilla and MTV Tr3s’ Carlos Santos, their playful Spanish-English fusion comes spiked with a dose of media savvy. :: from www.latimes.com
Pianist Alfredo Rodriguez’s journey of note – With enthusiastic backers like Quincy Jones on his side, the young musician made the tough decision to defect from Cuba. Performing at the Bowl’s Gustavo Dudamel concert is just the beginning. :: from www.latimes.com
Cote de Pablo Scores Big on “NCIS” :: from www.latina.com
Mystery Illness Forces Paul Rodriguez into ICU :: from www.tmz.com
Fallece la legendaria cantante Mercedes Sosa – Una de las voces latinas más emblemáticas deja una enorme herencia :: from www.impre.com
Award-Winning Singer Mercedes Sosa Dies at 74 :: from www.washingtonpost.com
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Christina Mendez Continues Taking the World by Storm
Actress Ruby Nelda Perez returns to Jump-Start Theater in November in a new play by Rodrigo Duarte-Clark titled “El Fin del Mundo Motel.” – San Antonio :: from blogs.mysanantonio.com
Cristina Saralegui to receive award – 2009 ADCOLOR All-Star Award that promotes increased diversity in advertising, marketing and media. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Rancho Cucamonga crowd sees many sides of Edward James Olmos – An audience of nearly 500 got to see him as a stand-up comedian, a Chicano activist, an avid reader and a lover of East L.A :: from www.dailybulletin.com
Latino concert bill fills arena again – Pepe Aguilar y Marco Antonio Solis in Stockton :: from www.recordnet.com
Latin Jazz Stars Celebrate Legacy of Jose Fajardo & 60 Years of Charanga :: from jazztimes.com
Daddy Yankee pide apoyo cibernético a sus fans :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Fey confiesa que sus ex parejas la engañaron :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Victoria Ruffo niega ser bulímica o anoréxica :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Gabriel Soto y Geraldine Bazán bautizarán a su hija :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Ximena Sariñana participará en el soundtrack de “New Moon” :: from www.univision.com
Se apaga la voz de América Latina – Fallece a los 74 años Mercedes Sosa, la cantante argentina que popularizó el folclore hispanoamericano – Detenida durante la dictadura, se exilió en España :: from www.elpais.com
Business –»
Essentials
Univision telenovela “Manana Es Para Siempre” (”Tomorrow Is Forever”), which concluded last night, is set to rank as the fourth-highest-rated drama in Univision history in both adults 18-49 and total viewers. :: from www.mediapost.com
Top 100 Influential Hispanics List taps Dominicans on Wall Street :: from www.dominicantoday.com
The political crisis in Honduras is having a crippling effect on trade in Central America, with Guatemala, El Salvador and Costa Rica losing millions of dollars of trade every day. :: from news.bbc.co.uk
Mexico Tourism: Strong Decline – International tourism receipts in Mexico will decline by 16% in dollar terms in 2009. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Voting Begins for the MillerCoors 2009 Lider of the Year
Review of 2010 Census Communication Plan included Felipe Korzenny :: from hispanicad.com
Twenty Five Years of Action – Hispanic Public Relations Association celebrates its proud legacy at Hollywood gala, Oct. 8, 2009 :: from latinola.com
Legal travel to and from Cuba is booming, even though the Obama administration has not officially changed any rules regarding nonfamily travel to the island. :: from www.miamiherald.com
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Fewer wire transfers concern Hispanic store owners in Virginia Beach :: from hamptonroads.com
Greater San Antonio Chamber Releases Spanish Language Web Site Targeting International Business Lead
The San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce named Eddie Aldrete as its 2009 Corporate Executive of the Year – senior vice president at IBC Bank-San Antonio. :: from sanantonio.bizjournals.com
Chrysler Group LLC Named to Hispanic Business Magazine’s Diversity Elite 60
ICFH Elects New Board Member Whilly Bermudez
Portada and EPMG Congratulate 2009 Hispanic Digital and Print Media Award
Houston Chronicle’s La Voz moving to Sunday Newspaper Delivery :: from www.portada-online.com
Economic Recovery Still Beyond Reach For Minority Workers
New look for Telemundo network news?? :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
Angel investor Luis Villalobos dead at 72 – Founder of Tech Coast Angels worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs :: from www.ocregister.com
Latinminds went to a fascinating panel last night held by Tangerine @ Saatchi & Saatchi. The panel was titled Creating Digital Culture :: from hispanicad.com
Maria Contreras-Sweet Promotes Los Angeles Development :: from www.laht.com
Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce – Announces Social Media Ambassador Program
As More Hispanics Seek Plastic Surgery, Medical Science is Slow to Keep Up :: from www.hispanicbusiness.com
Cristina Saralegui to receive award – 2009 ADCOLOR All-Star Award that promotes increased diversity in advertising, marketing and media. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Remittances sent home by Mexicans living abroad, especially in the United States, fell 15.1% to $1.78 billion in August compared with the same month last year, the central bank reported. :: from www.laht.com
Latina Leadership Lessons on La Llorona: When We Are the Cause of Our Tears :: from www.powerfullatinas.com
The Hispanic unemployment rate dipped slightly from the 13.0% recorded in August, but remained a sobering 12.7% last month. :: from thehispanicinstitute.net
The American Petroleum Institute flew in Hispanic employees from oil and gas companies in 11 states, including Oklahoma, to go to Capitol Hill offices last week and make the case for traditional energy sources. :: from newsok.com
More US Hispanic News –»
A training program sponsored by law enforcement aims to reduce crime in the Hispanic community in the South Carolina Lowcountry. :: from www.thestate.com
Arizona Hispanics need to stand up and be counted in the 2010 census or face losing representation in Congress, a voice in the community and money for social services, a panel of elected officials and activists said last week. :: from www.azstarnet.com
The Right is Taking the Wrong Approach With Hispanics :: from www.intellectualconservative.com
Book Review: “How To Leave Hialeah” by Jennine Capó Crucet (***1/2) :: from www.allheadlinenews.com
An Interview with Horacio Castellanos Moya – author of nine novels and five books of short stories that have made him an important literary figure in the Spanish-speaking world :: from www.bookslut.com
NCLR Commends Congressional Hispanic Caucus for Calling for an End to 287(g) Agreements
National Groups to Mobilize People of Color for Final Health Care Push
2009 Mexican-American Dream Scholarships – COFEM supports immigrants and descendants of immigrants so they can to go to college :: from latinola.com
Designer Angelina Mata will celebrate San Antonio fashion week with show :: from blogs.mysanantonio.com
Sandra Cisneros’ ofrenda to her parents on exhibit in Chicago :: from blogs.mysanantonio.com
Alex Rubio’s calavera print part of Chicago museo’s muertos show :: from blogs.mysanantonio.com
Latino Life bookshelf: saints, sinners, Texas Rangers and chicle :: from blogs.mysanantonio.com
Could US visa restrictions played a part in Chicago losing Olympic bid? :: from www.latinalista.net
University of Rochester’s Memorial Art Gallery hosts celebration of vibrant Hispanic culture :: from www.democratandchronicle.com
El Teatro de Los Oprimidos – Olga García Echeverría :: from labloga.blogspot.com
Hispanics making themselves heard – Leaders of county’s Latino community have an impact to the tune of 19 tons of chicken – Clark County, Washington (LULAC y Tyson) :: from columbian.com
Pasadena celebrates Latino heritage with parade, festival :: from www.pasadenastarnews.com
Event Friday in Kalamazoo to celebrate Hispanic heritage :: from www.mlive.com
Using Music To Mentor Venezuela’s Poorest Youth – Gustavo Dudamel :: from www.npr.org
Denver’s La Alma Rec Center in jeopardy – This is a call to all old, ex, present and future Denver Westsiders, or anyone whose heart still rings from the Westside’s history and culture. You know who you are. :: from labloga.blogspot.com
¡VIDA! The Fourth Annual Mujer Latina Breast Cancer Conference, offering information on early cancer screening, risk factors, treatment and managing side effects, is scheduled for next Saturday, Oct. 10, at Old Pueblo Community Center. – Arizona :: from www.azstarnet.com
Federal authorities announced the Chicago arrest of the top boss of the Latin Kings and the dismantling of the gang’s operations in the city’s Mexican neighborhood of La Villita (Little Village). :: from www.laht.com
About 150 Hispanic pastors and church members from across the city gathered for a spiritualistic precursor to Saturday’s meeting at the Convention Center. – San Antonio :: from www.mysanantonio.com
Our Immigration System Needs Solutions, Not Villains :: from immigrationimpact.com
Consul stresses link between California, Mexico – Juan Marcos Gutierrez sets out to build ‘a better understanding between our countries.’ :: from www.daily49er.com
The Headwaters of Anti-Immigrant Sentiment by Steven A. Sklar :: from lawprofessors.typepad.com
Monterey Bay Aquarium, Latinos celebrate ocean conservation :: from www.thecalifornian.com
High-Stakes Census for Latinos Complicated by Fears – Recession, Calls for Boycott Threaten Accurate Count :: from abcnews.go.com
Recipe: Cheese omelet with tomatillo sauce :: from www.wgntv.com
Do Hispanic athletes need role models of the same heritage? :: from www.citizen-times.com
LatiNU brings students closer with Latin culture – Northwestern University :: from media.www.dailynorthwestern.com
International News :: English + Español –»
The lakes and volcanoes of El Salvador – offers its few visitors a big welcome – plus volcano walks, surfing and seafood :: from www.guardian.co.uk
The political crisis in Honduras is having a crippling effect on trade in Central America, with Guatemala, El Salvador and Costa Rica losing millions of dollars of trade every day. :: from news.bbc.co.uk
Surfers Are Here! El Salvador Sheds Its Image :: from travel.nytimes.com
Mexico Tourism: Strong Decline – International tourism receipts in Mexico will decline by 16% in dollar terms in 2009. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
In Guatemala, drought leaves hundreds suffering from malnutrition :: from www.miamiherald.com
Eduardo Matías López Ferrer, abogado cubano residente en México, lleva dos décadas asesorando legalmente y ofreciendo albergue y apoyo a los indocumentados cubanos que llegan al país por diferentes vías :: from www.miamiherald.com
The Juanito show: ‘He’s crazy’ – Rafael “Juanito” Acosta :: from danielhernandez.typepad.com
Nobel Prize to Piedad Cordoba? – One of the most controversial figures in Colombia may be an odds-on favorite to win one of the world’s most prestigious awards. :: from ourlatinamerica.blogspot.com
The interim president of Honduras says an emergency decree that limited civil rights in the troubled Central American country will be repealed as of Tuesday. :: from www.miamiherald.com
For 90 Minutes, a Break From a Political Crisis in Honduras – A victory against the United States on Saturday would virtually assure Honduras of qualifying for the World Cup for the first time since 1982. :: from www.nytimes.com
Over the past year, an average of nine woman were murdered by their spouses, boyfriends or ex-partners each month in Peru and many of these crimes were motivated by jealousy :: from www.laht.com
The good news is that Washington has finally begun to take stronger actions on Honduras. The bad news is that the actions completely contradict each other, resulting in ambiguity, paralysis and infighting as the Honduran crisis explodes. :: from americasmexico.blogspot.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
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
