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Government Lags in Hiring of Latinos – The overall Latino hiring disparity is equivalent to more than 100,000 jobs or roughly $5.5 billion in salaries :: from www.washingtonpost.com
New measures to improve detention policies of undocumented immigrants doesn’t go far enough :: from www.latinalista.net
Migrants Give More than They Take, Says U.N. – Often vilified and mistreated, migrant workers benefit both the countries they move to and the ones they leave behind, says the latest Human Development Report released Monday. :: from www.ipsnews.net
Ideas for Immigrant Detention Include Converting Hotels and Building Models :: from www.nytimes.com
Adios, Juan and Juanita: Latin Names Trend Down :: from www.time.com
According to Carmelo Mesa, a Cuban economist who’s a visiting professor at Tulane University in the United States, Venezuela bankrolled Cuba to the tune of $9.4 billion last year. This includes $2 billion to take account of the cost of subsidizing Venezuelan oil exports to Cuba. Venezuela sends oil to Cuba at a “preferential” price of just $27 a barrel. :: from www.laht.com
Pew Hispanic Report: The Changing Pathways of Hispanic Youths Into Adulthood :: from pewhispanic.org
Pew Hispanic Report: Latinos and Education: Explaining the Attainment Gap :: from pewhispanic.org
Maryland Labor Secretary Thomas Perez easily won Senate confirmation Tuesday as the new head of the civil rights division at the Justice Department. – All of the negative votes were cast by Republicans :: from www.baltimoresun.com
“Toughest Sheriff in America” Stripped of ICE Agent Status – According to a statement released by MCSO, the new 287(g) agreement has “stripped Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s deputies of their ICE agent status to act as federal immigration authorities.” :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
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Too Much Silence About Swine Flu’ Impact on Blacks, Latinos :: from www.bet.com
The Census in song? Somebody’s trying too hard :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
Losing the Latino Vote – In the Long Run, the GOP Must Be Inclusive :: from www.washingtonpost.com
Between Here and There: How Attached Are Latino Immigrants to Their Native Country? :: from hispanic-marketing.com
Verification of illegal immigrants is scrutinized amid healthcare debate – L.A. County officials question cost-effectiveness of rules aimed at screening those trying to get public health services. :: from www.latimes.com
Change and My Friend Anabel, The Life-Long Republican :: from www.pontealdia.com
Calls from some Latino church leaders for a boycott of the 2010 U.S. Census to pressure Congress for passage of immigration reform triggered a heated debate among scholars and activists Wednesday at Princeton University. :: from centraljersey.com
NASA astronaut Fernando “Frank” Caldeiro died Saturday morning after a two and a half year battle with brain cancer. – first person of Argentinean descent to train for a space flight :: from www.universetoday.com
About 80% of the murders committed in Puerto Rico are directly linked to drug trafficking, authorities and academics say. :: from www.laht.com
For a decade, Congressman Jose Serrano has worked to bring financial support to one the nation’s poorest neighborhoods – the South Bronx :: from ny1.com
Amid an overall drop in arrests of illegal immigrants crossing the U.S-Mexico border, an intriguing anomaly has cast a new light on human smuggling: Authorities report an almost tenfold spike in the number of Chinese people caught in the southern Arizona desert, the busiest smuggling corridor on the international line. :: from www.latimes.com
Killings in Cuidad Juárez: Girl, 9, among 35 homicides in first 4 days of October :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Efforts to film Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s latest novel are meeting resistance in Mexico, where an anti-prostitution group is seeking to block production, charging the movie will promote child prostitution. – “Memories of My Melancholy Whores” :: from www.miamiherald.com
In a recession, it seems, people eat more tortillas and stop buying flowers for their sweethearts. It’s not actually that simple, but tortilla-makers landed on a recently released top-10 list of best-performing privately held companies, and florists landed in the bottom 10. :: from www.fresnobee.com
A Chihuahua state human rights commissioner investigating accusations against police and soldiers in this violent border city revealed that he fled several weeks ago to El Paso, Texas, in the face of death threats. – Gustavo de la Rosa :: from www.laht.com
A Losing Proposition — How Immigration Enforcement Hurts Women and Communities :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
What Does DHS Know About You? – (wow) :: from philosecurity.org
Children’s Readings and Panels at The Latino Book & Family Festival – Los Angeles, October 10-11 CSULA at Greenlee Plaza :: from labloga.blogspot.com
First steps: Horse helps 8-year-old Rhiannon Hernandez to reach dream – (touching) :: from www.elpasotimes.com
A trio of South Florida Republican lawmakers said Tuesday that the remedy to the post-coup woes in Honduras lies in U.S. support of next month’s scheduled elections. – U.S. Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart :: from www.miamiherald.com
Latino Farmers claim they were wiped out of business after flooding ruined their crops in the 1990’s. They also claim, however, the USDA didn’t help them recover, while they did offer assistance to white farmers. – Salinas, CA :: from www.kcba.com
Latinos have scant access to higher education, Pew Hispanic survey finds :: from www.mcclatchydc.com
Young Latino adults in the United States are more likely to be in school or the work force now than their counterparts were in previous generations. In 1970, 77% of Hispanics ages 16 to 25 were either working, going to school or serving in the military; by 2007, 86% of Latinos in this coming-of-age group were taking part in these skill-building endeavors :: from pewhispanic.org
89% Latino young adults ages 16 to 25 say that a college education is important for success in life, yet only about half that number-48%-say that they themselves plan to get a college degree :: from pewhispanic.org
From Mexico to NYC stage – For director and choreographer Edgardo Lar, the challenges he faced were many when staging a musical in Spanish about a 16th-century French massacre with a cast of 25 high school and college students from Mexico. – “Anjou, A Tale of Horror” :: from www.nydailynews.com
Mercedes Sosa’s voice won’t die :: from www.nydailynews.com
CNN’s Soledad O’Brien on growing up Latina in a white L.I. town :: from www.nydailynews.com
The Tennessee Department of Children’s Services on Tuesday dropped its claim that Maria Gurrola’s four children be removed from her care filed after allegations that Gurrola and her husband knew of a plan to sell the baby before the Sept. 29 kidnapping. – Yair Antonio Carrillo saga :: from www.usatoday.com
Mexico’s Real War: It’s Not Drugs – The article explains the struggle of Mexico’s middle- and lower-classes to retain jobs and opportunities for upward mobility. Kotkin also considers what this long-term problem could mean for the US if it remains unaddressed. :: from www.newgeography.com
Entertainment –»
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The Best Mariachi in the World – Legendary Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán makes a rare LA appearances, October 10 and 11 :: from latinola.com
Eva Longoria Parker has enrolled at Cal State-Northridge :: from blogs.mysanantonio.com
Fat Joe’s ninth studio album, Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 or J.O.S.E 2, drops today. :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
Efforts to film Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s latest novel are meeting resistance in Mexico, where an anti-prostitution group is seeking to block production, charging the movie will promote child prostitution. – “Memories of My Melancholy Whores” :: from www.miamiherald.com
Entertainer Iris Chacón still shaking things up at 59 – “La Vedette de América” (“America’s Showgirl”) in the 1980s :: from www.nydailynews.com
Mercedes Sosa’s voice won’t die :: from www.nydailynews.com
Additional
Siempre Mujer’s 2009 Siempre Inspiran Honorees Revealed in October/November Issue
AXE Power of Leather Contest Offers Latin Rock Band Chance of a Lifetime
Fans of “Ugly Betty” will have to wait a week longer for the return of the show in its new Friday slot. :: from www.hollywoodreporter.com
Los Premios MTV 2009: Let the Tongue Action Begin! :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
Paulina Rubio Goes on Gran City Pop Tour :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
Alex Cuba brings his musical fusion to Chicago :: from www.chicagonow.com
NYC Latin Events, Oct. 7-13, 2009 :: from www.nydailynews.com
From Mexico to NYC stage – For director and choreographer Edgardo Lar, the challenges he faced were many when staging a musical in Spanish about a 16th-century French massacre with a cast of 25 high school and college students from Mexico. – “Anjou, A Tale of Horror” :: from www.nydailynews.com
CNN’s Soledad O’Brien on growing up Latina in a white L.I. town :: from www.nydailynews.com
A fresh Latino flavor will ripple through TV in the next few weeks. That includes two documentary mini-series on PBS and CNN plus a late-night talk show. It might seem both new and overdue. :: from news.cincinnati.com
Calle 13 y Shakira de luto por muerte de Mercedes Sosa :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Cristian Castro: “Alejandro Fernández tiene unas piernotas buenísimas” :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Laura Bozzo termina con su novio – La conductora del programa de televisión Laura de todos le puso fin a su relación de nueve años con Christian Zuárez :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Thalía nos presenta “Equivocada” – La cantante llega con el primer sencillo de su álbum Primera fila, justo hoy, cuando Sabrina Sakäe cumple 2 años :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Alejandro Chabán estará en “The Mentalist” :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Concierto de Gloria Trevi casi termina en tragedia :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Telemundo comienza a preparar “El clon” – Mauricio Ochmann y Sandra Echeverría protagonizarán la nueva versión de la telenovela brasileña; se estrenará en el 2010 :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Penélope Cruz y Javier Bardem estarían comprometidos :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Tito el Bambino ya está divorciado :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Galilea Montijo quiere hijos con Jorge Krasovsky :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Sasha lanza su más reciente sencillo ‘La Última Vez’. – La ex Timbiriche lanza nuevo sencillo :: from www.univision.com
“Hu Hu Hu”, el nuevo disco de Natalia Lafourcade tiene gran éxito. :: from www.univision.com
Business –»
Essentials
“Levántate,” Telemundo network’s morning show, which celebrated its one year anniversary at the end of August, will be adding another hour to its daily programming. Starting next Monday, the show will air from 7 to 10 am ET/PT. :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
Government Lags in Hiring of Latinos – The overall Latino hiring disparity is equivalent to more than 100,000 jobs or roughly $5.5 billion in salaries :: from www.washingtonpost.com
Schwarzenegger’s proposed budget could fail California Latinos :: from www.examiner.com
In a recession, it seems, people eat more tortillas and stop buying flowers for their sweethearts. It’s not actually that simple, but tortilla-makers landed on a recently released top-10 list of best-performing privately held companies, and florists landed in the bottom 10. :: from www.fresnobee.com
The Burden of Immigration Laws on Business :: from lawprofessors.typepad.com
Vasquez & Co., California’s Oldest, Largest Hispanic-Owned CPA Firm, Celebrates the Bold Work of Founder :: from www.hispanicbusiness.com
Maryland Labor Secretary Thomas Perez easily won Senate confirmation Tuesday as the new head of the civil rights division at the Justice Department. – All of the negative votes were cast by Republicans :: from www.baltimoresun.com
Additional
California Port to Mexico Rail Freight to Create 1,000 Jobs
Peru will have Latin America’s lowest inflation rate this year, while Venezuela will have the highest, the IMF forecasts. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Mexico will outperform Brazil the next five years, while Panama will lead Latin America in GDP growth, the IMF forecasts. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Latincast a part of Dallas based Dieste & Partners interviewed the winners that were honored at the 2nd Adcolors Awards during the 11th ANA Multicultural Conference in Phoenix this week. :: from hispanicad.com
Eventus President and CEO Nelson Albareda was nominated to serve on a commission created to study the establishment of a National Museum of the American Latino :: from hispanicad.com
MillerCoors Selects LULAC’s Lizette Jenness Olmos For Its 2009 Líderes Campaign
Working Nights Spanish Calendar Provides Critical Health and Safety Know-How for Hispanic Population
WeCompareInsurance.com — Now in Spanish
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Awards $12,000 in Scholarships to Aspiring Latino Education Leaders
Less than a year after getting hired at KTLA-5, Jason Martinez is out of a job :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
Migdalia Figueroa has been promoted to VP of Content for the Telemundo Station Group :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
Univision Interactive Media announced the launch of Univision Móvil App on the Apple store. :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
After a week in Washington, D.C., members of the California Latino Water Coalition said they were satisfied with their effort to educate federal officials about the Valley’s water woes. :: from www.fresnobee.com
Hispanic Job Counselor Mary Gonzalez-Koenig Blazed Trail For Latinos in Chicago :: from cbs2chicago.com
Eight Out of Every 10 Dominicans Use a Cell Phone :: from www.laht.com
SBA reaches out to Hispanic community – Loan programs that may help survive economic downturn discussed in Stamford, Connecticut :: from www.connpost.com
Continental Airlines, Adelante Education Fund Name Winner of Hispanic Essay Contest
Latino Farmers claim they were wiped out of business after flooding ruined their crops in the 1990’s. They also claim, however, the USDA didn’t help them recover, while they did offer assistance to white farmers. – Salinas, CA :: from www.kcba.com
According to Carmelo Mesa, a Cuban economist who’s a visiting professor at Tulane University in the United States, Venezuela bankrolled Cuba to the tune of $9.4 billion last year. This includes $2 billion to take account of the cost of subsidizing Venezuelan oil exports to Cuba. Venezuela sends oil to Cuba at a “preferential” price of just $27 a barrel. :: from www.laht.com
Young Latino adults in the United States are more likely to be in school or the work force now than their counterparts were in previous generations. In 1970, 77% of Hispanics ages 16 to 25 were either working, going to school or serving in the military; by 2007, 86% of Latinos in this coming-of-age group were taking part in these skill-building endeavors :: from pewhispanic.org
The Provincial Municipality of Trujillo has started a new touristic program, that aims to guide, free of charge, domestic and foreign tourists as well who wish to know the historical center of the city, which is the capital city of La Libertad region. – Peru :: from www.livinginperu.com
The growing pains for the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis are about to go away – expands space, services :: from www.stltoday.com
More US Hispanic News –»
Mexican Health Minister Visits Washington to Discuss H1N1
The Find: Amalia’s Restaurant in L.A. – Amalia Zuleta’s elegant refinements turn the rustic dishes of Guatemala into an urbane cuisine that’s a magnet for her longtime devotees. :: from www.latimes.com
NCLR Applauds Confirmation of Tom Perez as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division
Roots and Wings Dream of a Better Guatemala – Join their campaign to build a computer lab serving 500 youth :: from latinola.com
Support the Movement to Free Efrén Paredes, Jr. :: from latinola.com
The Miraculous Plate of Chilaquiles :: from latinola.com
Double the language, or saying half as much – commentary on Sen. Robert Menendez new book :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
Zorro Unmasked: a review of Zorro, by Isabel Allende :: from www.examiner.com
A conversation with Oscar Hijuelos and Esmeralda Santiago – Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at El Museo del Barrio – New York City :: from www.examiner.com
To Engage Latinos About Census, Telenovela Steps Up to Be Counted :: from www.washingtonpost.com
Eye Opener: Latinos in the Federal Government :: from voices.washingtonpost.com
Cocktail of the Week: Dulce De Leche Martini :: from www.latina.com
Miss Tennessee Latina Pageant skips 2009 :: from www.hispanicnashville.com
Salvaging Immigration Detention :: from www.nytimes.com
Detained immigrants could be categorized by risk :: from www.elpasotimes.com
African-American, Latino and civil rights groups have launched an ad campaign aimed at pressuring moderate Democratic senators to support health care legislation that allows the government to sell insurance in competition with private industry. :: from theoaklandpress.com
Illinois GOP recruits minorities for longshot races – like Hispanic businessman Robert Enriquez for secretary of state :: from www.stltoday.com
Status Report: Exhibit Confronts Audience With Mexican Immigrants’ Unseen Lives – NYC :: from feetin2worlds.wordpress.com
An Arizona sheriff known for aggressively cracking down on illegal immigration has been stripped of some of his special power to enforce federal immigration law, and he claims the Obama administration is taking away his authority for political reasons. – Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio :: from www.washingtontimes.com
The N.C. Society of Hispanic Professionals will host a conference Friday at Meredith College for professionals who work with Hispanic students. The Hispanic Achievement Conference will focus on helping students in English as a Second Language classes excel in school. :: from www.newsobserver.com
Venezuelan Ambassador to Travel to California For First Time Since Resuming Post
Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho to receive the University of Michigan Wallenberg Medal
International News :: English + Español –»
Peru will have Latin America’s lowest inflation rate this year, while Venezuela will have the highest, the IMF forecasts. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Mexico will outperform Brazil the next five years, while Panama will lead Latin America in GDP growth, the IMF forecasts. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Critics Say Chavez Targeting Opponents For Arrest :: from www.npr.org
Love child turned critic, a daughter of Fidel Castro told a Widener University audience Monday that lifting 50-year embargoes imposed by the United States would do little to help suffering people in Cuba. – Alina Fernandez :: from www.delcotimes.com
Honduras revokes emergency decree during visit by Ros-Lehtinen, Diaz-Balarts – Honduras’ government canceled an order that outlawed large protests and limited other liberties. :: from www.miamiherald.com
A former Costa Rican president was convicted and sentenced to five years in prison Monday for embezzling funds from a Finnish loan intended for medical equipment for public hospitals. – Rafael Calderon president from 1990-1994 :: from www.miamiherald.com
Rich Vs. Poor At Root Of Honduran Political Crisis :: from www.npr.org
Killings in Cuidad Juárez: Girl, 9, among 35 homicides in first 4 days of October :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Assailants armed with assault rifles burst into a hospital in the northern Mexican state of Durango and killed three men being treated for gunshot wounds :: from www.laht.com
Eight Out of Every 10 Dominicans Use a Cell Phone :: from www.laht.com
A trio of South Florida Republican lawmakers said Tuesday that the remedy to the post-coup woes in Honduras lies in U.S. support of next month’s scheduled elections. – U.S. Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart :: from www.miamiherald.com
According to Carmelo Mesa, a Cuban economist who’s a visiting professor at Tulane University in the United States, Venezuela bankrolled Cuba to the tune of $9.4 billion last year. This includes $2 billion to take account of the cost of subsidizing Venezuelan oil exports to Cuba. Venezuela sends oil to Cuba at a “preferential” price of just $27 a barrel. :: from www.laht.com
The Provincial Municipality of Trujillo has started a new touristic program, that aims to guide, free of charge, domestic and foreign tourists as well who wish to know the historical center of the city, which is the capital city of La Libertad region. – Peru :: from www.livinginperu.com
Mexico’s Real War: It’s Not Drugs – The article explains the struggle of Mexico’s middle- and lower-classes to retain jobs and opportunities for upward mobility. Kotkin also considers what this long-term problem could mean for the US if it remains unaddressed. :: from www.newgeography.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
