Strange juxtapositions: CNN Latinos show has lots of promotion and coverage but they host Lou Dobbs and the BastaDobbs folks strike back. Plus on the same day the Obama lets a bunch of us into the White House 1000s rally in DC for immigration reform. – Tomás
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Lawmakers Scrap Plan for 300 More Miles of Fencing on Mexican Border :: from www.washingtonpost.com
A small Miami-based company said the U.S. government has given it permission to lay the first optical communications fiber from the U.S. to Cuba. That could drastically cut the cost of calling the island nation and make the Internet more accessible to Cubans. :: from www.miamiherald.com
A Cuban blogger who has become an international sensation for offering frank criticism of her country’s communist system said she was denied government permission Monday to travel to New York to receive a top journalism prize. – Yoani Sanchez :: from www.miamiherald.com
At the end of the 31st annual Hispanic Heritage month, Latinos in the US are still waiting to celebrate a crucial victory –getting rid of the toxic water that poisons so many of our communities. :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Thousands of immigrants came to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a day of lobbying and an afternoon rally calling for comprehensive immigration reform. :: from www.nytimes.com
Decapitated body among 100 girls, women killed in Cuidad Juárez in ‘09 – “first time a woman has been decapitated and her body displayed in this manner” – (NOT GOOD but nothing seems to change) + The death toll in Juárez has surpassed the 1,900 mark for the year over the weekend, according to a tally kept by the El Paso Times. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Estefan, Longoria Ecstatic About National Latino Museum… We Just Need to Raise, Like $300 Million :: from lauramartinez.wordpress.com
The White House became “La Casa Blanca” on Tuesday, celebrating Hispanic musical heritage with a South Lawn concert and such guests as Gloria Estefan, George Lopez, the Bachata music group Aventura, Jose Feliciano and more. – Latin music ‘tends to make us move a little bit ourselves,’ says Obama :: from www.msnbc.msn.com
Forcing the debate over immigration reform starts now :: from www.latinalista.net
The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has named an executive with South Texas roots to be the voice of the nation’s Hispanic business community. – Javier Palomarez :: from sanantonio.bizjournals.com
CNN, You Can’t Have It Both Ways: It’s Either Dobbs or Your Latino Future – (w/ video)
Best of the Rest –»
She Will Live More Than Half Her Life Without Me – Born in a broke country with a black president – (Al Carlos writes about his granddaughter) :: from latinola.com
1969: Chicano Movement Rising – Notes on Raza history in East LA, Oct 14 at Cal State LA :: from latinola.com
Three lives and a literate city’s shame – Julia Rodriguez, Juan Contreras and Mercedes Meza couldn’t read or write. For years they got by with the help of friends and good memories for the sorts of sights that differentiated streets. :: from www.latimes.com
A 21-year-old Montgomery County man Hector Hernandez whose criminal case helped trigger new police policies in Montgomery Count regarding illegal immigration was sentenced to 50 years in prison Thursday for killing a 14-year-old honor student aboard a transit bus last year :: from www.washingtonpost.com
National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) still needs to raise $225,000 before the end of the year or cease operations and stop all programs for the rest of the year :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
New York Needs More Immigrants, Says Bloomberg :: from www.theepochtimes.com
A glaring lack of retirement preparation within the U.S. Hispanic community could contribute to a national crisis. :: from www.thestreet.com
U.S. Supreme Court Considers “Collateral Consequences” for Immigrants in Criminal Cases :: from immigrationimpact.com
Some Immigrants Going Back to Their Home Countries To Get Affordable Health Care :: from feetin2worlds.wordpress.com
Tuesday night’s Fiesta Latina concert at the White House wasn’t just a chance to showcase Latin music. The White House brought in guest chef Maricel Presilla to help tell the pan-Latin story through finger food. – chef and co-owner of Zafra and Cucharamama, two restaurants in Hoboken, N.J. :: from www.google.com
CNN Wants It Both Ways: Basta Dobbs Video :: from vivirlatino.com
Faced with a deep recession, Cuba tries socialism lite – scaling back socialism in an attempt to save it :: from www.miamiherald.com
The United States should reinstate a Clinton-era ban on assault weapons to prevent such guns from reaching Mexican drug cartels, former officials from both countries said in a report released Tuesday. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Obamas Throw A ‘Fiesta’ Mas Fina :: from www.washingtonpost.com
Mexico’s automotive industry saw production plummet 37.7% during the first nine months of this year, while exports plunged 35.5% and domestic sales dropped 30.6% :: from www.laht.com
One of the Cuban Five defendants, initially sentenced to life in prison for espionage conspiracy, saw his term reduced to 22 years. The judge rejected an even lighter sentence recommended by prosecutors. :: from www.miamiherald.com
CAUSA: CNN gets called out for hypocrisy and Lou Dobbs :: from causaoregon.blogspot.com
Obama celebrates Spain and Hispanic music :: from www.google.com
Hispanos ponen a bailar a Obama en la Casa Blanca :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com
Iowa, U.S. gripped by trial in wake of historic immigrant raid – Postville raid aftermath :: from www.usatoday.com
Luis Armando Pena Soltren: Hijacker Arrested At JFK Airport 40 Years After Diverting Plane To Cuba :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Parents of victims furious to learn that DWI mom Carmen Huertas mocked her own daughter’s pleas to be careful – NYC :: from www.nydailynews.com
Obama Hosts Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Celebrates Latin Music On Tuesday :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
The slumping global economy is having a stimulus effect on Costa Rica’s famous sex-tourism industry, as a growing number of unemployed women — from Colombia to the Dominican Republic — flock to San José to seek a living in the world’s oldest profession. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Hotel owner makes Hispanic employees ’shorten’ Spanish names – Texas :: from workforcelanguageservices.com
The anchor Lou Dobbs appears to be exploring an exit from CNN, his longtime employer. – (Could he move to FOX?) :: from mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com
Entertainment –»
Essentials
Alejandra Guzmán: “Estoy de maravilla” – Desde el hospital, la cantante rompió el silencio y aseguró que, aunque tiene mucho dolor, se está recuperando satisfactoriamente :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Explore a new land – in Uruguayan films – ¡Go Uruguay! featuring seven movies with little or no previous exposure in the U.S. – NYC :: from www.nydailynews.com
The Kings of Bachata, Aventura y El Duo Dinámico, Wisin y Yandel will face off at this year’s American Music Awards after both were nominated for “Favorite Latin Artist.” :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
The White House became “La Casa Blanca” on Tuesday, celebrating Hispanic musical heritage with a South Lawn concert and such guests as Gloria Estefan, George Lopez, the Bachata music group Aventura, Jose Feliciano and more. – Latin music ‘tends to make us move a little bit ourselves,’ says Obama :: from www.msnbc.msn.com
Festeja Alex Lora cuatro décadas de carrera – Ofrece El Tri un concierto de tres horas y media en el que interpretan sus éxitos :: from www.elfinanciero.com.mx
Fat Joe Brings New Flows To Jealous Ones Still Envy Sequel
‘My new high is changing my flows,’ he tells Mixtape Daily. :: from www.mtv.comBoda Chisme: Penelope Cruz is Sporting Ring Bling! :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) will honor J.R. Martinez with the 2009 IAVA Veterans Leadership Award. Mr. Martinez served in Iraq and suffered severe injuries, and has since become a spokesman and an inspiration for his fellow wounded veterans. He currently stars on ABC’s “All My Children”, portraying a combat veteran. :: from iava.org
Additional
Back from the Underground – Aztlan Underground releases highly anticipated new album with live perfomance, Oct. 18 :: from latinola.com
‘Sabado Gigante’ host Mario Kreutzberger has no plans to stop hosting Univision variety show :: from www.nydailynews.com
Penélope Cruz to Cameo in “Sex in the City” Sequel :: from www.latina.com
Judy Reyes Pops Up Pregnant! :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
Interview with Jose Feliciano prior to his White House performance :: from www.examiner.com
Eva Longoria Parker Joins Latino Commission With Sights Set on New National Museum – Uses Star Power to Rally for a National Museum of the American Latino :: from abcnews.go.com
LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE’s La Granja Is The #1 Latin Album In The Country For a THIRD WEEK
Isa TKM’s Maria Gabriela & Peche Host Los Premios Red Carpet in Bogotá :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
AVENTURA Sell-Out MADISON SQUARE GARDEN In One Day
VÍDEO- Obama baila “Amor a la mexicana” con Thalía :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Alejandra Guzmán está arrepentida de inyectarse los glúteos – La cantante admitió que, antes de haberse sometido al tratamiento estético, debió consultarlo con su médico; pide que no hagan las cosas como las hizo ella :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Helio Castroneves será papá – El ganador de la Indianápolis 500 y de la cuarta temporada de “Dancing With The Stars” tendrá una hija a la que llamará Mikaella :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Arrestan a cosmetóloga de Alejandra Guzmán – Valentina de Albornoz fue detenida por las autoridades, pero Silvia Pinal asegura que su hija no la denunció :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Lupita D´Alessio estrena novio de 33 años – La cantante confesó que está saliendo con un hombre 20 años menor que ella y que está muy feliz; arremetió contra Carmen Salinas :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Termina noviazgo entre René, de Calle 13, y Denise Quiñones :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Mamá de Aracely Arámbula: “Mi hija está feliz” – Socorro Arámbula asegura que su hija pasa por un gran momento y que se siente realizada por ser la protagonista de Corazón salvaje :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Eduardo Yáñez y Aracely Arámbula se besan “salvajemente” :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Alejandra Guzmán a sus fans: “En cuanto me den de alta nos vemos” :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Shakira se roba el show en Premios MTV Latinoamérica – La colombiana recibió la lengua especial “Agente de cambio” en un evento en Bogotá, que forma parte de la ceremonia oficial que se transmitirá el jueves desde L.A. :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Reik desea conquistar al mercado anglo y adentrarse en el europeo. :: from www.univision.com
Joaquín Sabina le dedicó uno de sus versos a Mercedes Sosa :: from www.primerapaginaperu.com
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Essentials
National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) still needs to raise $225,000 before the end of the year or cease operations and stop all programs for the rest of the year :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
A small Miami-based company said the U.S. government has given it permission to lay the first optical communications fiber from the U.S. to Cuba. That could drastically cut the cost of calling the island nation and make the Internet more accessible to Cubans. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Mexico’s automotive industry saw production plummet 37.7% during the first nine months of this year, while exports plunged 35.5% and domestic sales dropped 30.6% :: from www.laht.com
United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Appoints Javier Palomarez President and CEO
Iowa, U.S. gripped by trial in wake of historic immigrant raid – Postville raid aftermath :: from www.usatoday.com
The anchor Lou Dobbs appears to be exploring an exit from CNN, his longtime employer. – (Could he move to FOX?) :: from mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com
Additional
Batanga Opens Mexico Office :: from www.portada-online.com
Terra announces innovation and alliances at Orbita US 2009. :: from hispanicad.com
Telemundo dresses to the nines for ‘Fiesta Latina en la Casa Blanca’. :: from hispanicad.com
Terra has inked a partnership with Nokia to make Terra TV, news and other multimedia content accessible via the N97 smart phone. :: from hispanicad.com
Cinelatino acquires rights to Los Simuladores. :: from hispanicad.com
Diana Delgado, was appointed as the new Vice President of Corporate Sales for Lazer Broadcasting a Spanish language radio station company based out of Oxnard, California. :: from hispanicad.com
Telemundo Network partners with Super Bowl XLIV. :: from hispanicad.com
Terra and Telemundo Extend Agreement to Live Stream Matches Until 2011 :: from www.portada-online.com
NetStairs® to Sponsor Latin Vision 2009 Live
Rafael Olmeda resigned from his role as president of UNITY :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
ZGS Communications, a Hispanic media owned company that owns or operates 12 Telemundo affiliated stations announced it is opening a national sales office in Los Angeles. :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
Yazbeth Navarrete was honored on September 24 by the Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce with the “Latino Business Roundtable Community Leadership Award.” :: from www.sonomanews.com
Entrepreneurs focus on burgeoning Hispanic population – Knoxville, TN :: from www.knoxnews.com
Hispanic businesses increase as Hispanic community grows in Richmond, VA :: from www2.timesdispatch.com
A glaring lack of retirement preparation within the U.S. Hispanic community could contribute to a national crisis. :: from www.thestreet.com
U.S.-Cuba travel picking up steam – Bills in Congress to allow all travel to Cuba are increasingly drawing support among U.S. lawmakers and the public — but they still face an uncertain future. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Mobile revolution helps Hispanics :: from www.chron.com
Former Chicagoan brings us a taste of El Salvador
A new coffee: Finca de Angeles Coffee – Stephanie Andersen-Samayoa :: from www.chicagotribune.comTera Vazquez credits TN Minority Supplier Development Council in Nashville Post interview :: from www.hispanicnashville.com
Farmers’ Latino lawsuit wends way through courts :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
CAUSA: CNN gets called out for hypocrisy and Lou Dobbs :: from causaoregon.blogspot.com
ERNEST BROMLEY INDUCTED INTO ADVERTISING HALL OF FAME
The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has named an executive with South Texas roots to be the voice of the nation’s Hispanic business community. – Javier Palomarez :: from sanantonio.bizjournals.com
LATV Expands Programming Lineup to Include World Wide UFO Expert Jaime Maussan
Hotel owner makes Hispanic employees ’shorten’ Spanish names – Texas :: from workforcelanguageservices.com
How Do You Say ‘Madison Avenue’ in Spanish? – event, called “Spanish Cooked Up Ideas,” was held on Tuesday morning at the Instituto Cervantes (Cervantes Institute) in Midtown Manhattan :: from mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com
The World in One Minute: bbcmundo.com launches video bulletins – El Mundo en 1 Minuto: Nuevo resumen de noticias en video de bbcmundo.com
More US Hispanic News –»
‘Semblanza Latinoamericana,’ October 17 and 18 Only at Los Angeles Theatre Center
Orquesta La Palabra: Blame It On the Holic
HEALTH CARE BILL OVERCOMES EXTREMIST POLITICS, BUT STILL NEEDS IMPROVEMENT, SAYS NCLR
Former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.), a 2008 Republican presidential candidate and fierce opponent of illegal immigration, is criticizing the nomination of Stephanie Villafuerte for District of Colorado U.S. Attorney. :: from www.mainjustice.com
Afro-Latinos in Literature: Q&A with Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa – While many Latinos have African roots, our literature doesn’t always reflect this :: from latinola.com
Governor Schwarzenegger Addresses Latino Water Coalition :: from www.mymotherlode.com
In the Streets and on Twitter, Activists Demonstrate Tuesday for Immigration Reform :: from feetin2worlds.wordpress.com
Luis Barajas and his wife Mary pose proudly Monday morning with the Most Influential Hispanic of 2009 award – Yuma :: from www.yumasun.com
The seventh annual Latino Youth Summit is set for Friday in the Hal and Inge Marcus Pavilion at Saint Martin’s University – Olympia, WA :: from www.theolympian.com
Martin Quezada, a graduate from ASU’s College of Law, is running for Arizona State House Representative in the 2010 election. :: from www.statepress.com
In its September issue, Hispanic Business Magazine named Cornell’s College of Engineering the No. 4 graduate school nationwide for Hispanic students. :: from www.news.cornell.edu
Reading brings Latino LGBT poetry to life – Penn State :: from www.collegian.psu.edu
Noche de Luna, the largest annual fundraiser for La Luz center, raised $176,650 during Sunday’s celebration of the Latino culture. – Sonoma, CA :: from www.sonomanews.com
Former Venezuelan president Jaime Lusinchi has been hospitalized due to a gastric ulcer in Miami :: from www.miamiherald.com
An immigration rally, an Arizona sheriff and American Apparel :: from www.chicagonow.com
This week’s Latin Events, Oct. 14-20 in NYC :: from www.nydailynews.com
‘Mr. Raza:’ Soft-spoken activist encourages others to remember their roots – Antonio Santos in El Paso :: from www.elpasotimes.com
University of Nevada, Reno professor Emma Sepulveda Pulvirenti was appointed to the commission this week by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. – National Museum of the American Latino Commission. :: from www.rgj.com
El Museo del Barrio marks re-opening, 40-yr. anniversary with fresh new look – NYC :: from www.nydailynews.com
To mark National Latino AIDS Awareness Day, Planned Parenthood of Indiana will give away vouchers for free HIV/AIDS testing today at events. :: from www.indystar.com
Educators and business supporters hope new child-sized, brightly colored work stations, computers and programs will help Hispanic students consider career fields of math, science and technology. – Tampa area :: from northeast2.tbo.com
A needle exchange program in Puerto Rico is testing a vending machine that provides drug users with clean syringes after-hours to fight the spread of HIV and hepatitis C. :: from www.miamiherald.com
ACLU Comprehensive Immigration Reform Must Protect Privacy And Civil Liberties
Eros Triumphs…At Least in Some Places, Mapping Natural Population Increases – The article maps the geography of natural population increase in the United States by county and type of area and assesses the social factors that contribute to these data. Morrill also considers the roles of migration, immigration and the “culture wars” in population shifts. :: from www.newgeography.com
Lucha Libre SANTO Poster Exhibit AND Teatro Chicano Invade Laredo, Texas! :: from textmex.blogspot.com
Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to speak to Republican National Hispanic Assembly of Tennessee October 22 at Waller Lansden :: from www.hispanicnashville.com
International News :: English + Español –»
MEXICO: Rural Poverty Has a Woman’s Face :: from ipsnews.net
A Cuban blogger who has become an international sensation for offering frank criticism of her country’s communist system said she was denied government permission Monday to travel to New York to receive a top journalism prize. – Yoani Sanchez :: from www.miamiherald.com
Thousands of Venezuelans congregated for candlelit rituals on a remote mountainside where adherents make an annual pilgrimage to pay homage to an indigenous goddess known as Maria Lionza. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Decapitated body among 100 girls, women killed in Cuidad Juárez in ‘09 – “first time a woman has been decapitated and her body displayed in this manner” – (NOT GOOD but nothing seems to change) + The death toll in Juárez has surpassed the 1,900 mark for the year over the weekend, according to a tally kept by the El Paso Times. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Faced with a deep recession, Cuba tries socialism lite – scaling back socialism in an attempt to save it :: from www.miamiherald.com
Mexico’s automotive industry saw production plummet 37.7% during the first nine months of this year, while exports plunged 35.5% and domestic sales dropped 30.6% :: from www.laht.com
The slumping global economy is having a stimulus effect on Costa Rica’s famous sex-tourism industry, as a growing number of unemployed women — from Colombia to the Dominican Republic — flock to San José to seek a living in the world’s oldest profession. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Calderon Government Sends in Police to Take Over Electrical Company and Bust Union :: from americasprogram.wordpress.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
