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An Entire Generation at Stake – By 2030, Latino children will make up half of the U.S. child population living in poverty. :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
CNN Columnist Ruben Navarrette: Immigration Reform Must Wait – response to Rep. Luis Gutierrez :: from www.npr.org
Mexicans Fleeing Violence Spur a Boom in El Paso – Spike in Murder Rate in Juárez Is Among the Factors Boosting Nightlife and Home Sales in U.S. Border City :: from online.wsj.com
Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez: Immigration Reform Cannot Wait :: from www.npr.org
The Top Latinos in MLB’s World Series :: from bleacherreport.com
Sanctuary journey ends – 1st Elvira Arellano left y now Flor Crisostomo has left the church in Chicago :: from www.chicagonow.com
What is a Chicana/Chicano? Woman and Man in the Street Edition, San Diego – (scroll down to watch the video – funny) :: from textmex.blogspot.com
ESPN broadcaster suspended for making “taco” remark. Can you pass the “taco” challenge? :: from www.chicagonow.com
American Rights at Work – Immigration Study Finds Enforcement Has Undermined Workers’ Rights
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Books for Día de los muertos :: from labloga.blogspot.com
New Perils In Mexico For U.S.-Bound Migrants :: from www.npr.org
75% of HIV Positive Hispanics Have AIDS :: from news.newamericamedia.org
Book Review: ‘Selenidad: Selena, Latinos and the Performance of Memory’ :: from www.mysanantonio.com
National Law Journal Online Advocates for ‘braceros’ wore opposition down – eight years of heavily defended litigation that required the plaintiffs to win reversal of three trial-court dismissals :: from lawprofessors.typepad.com
Immigrants sue feds over 2007 raid – Residents allege 2007 immigration raids in New Haven were unconstitutional :: from www.yaledailynews.com
Former U.S. Border Patrol Chief Gustavo de la Viña, who changed the patrol’s philosophy from interdiction to deterrence of immigration, died Monday of natural causes. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Georgia colleges pitch education to Latinos :: from www.ajc.com
Will Rodriguez lead the Yanquis to a World Series victory? :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
Another reason for immigration reform: military spouses :: from latinopoliticsblog.com
After Arpaio is Stripped of Immigration Powers, Conservatives Counter With A New Anti-Immigrant Bill :: from feetin2worlds.wordpress.com
Mexico’s pink taxis cater to fed-up females – In colonial city of Pueblo, these cabs don’t stop for men :: from www.msnbc.msn.com
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Top 5 Mexican-American TV Stars :: from www.latina.com
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Eva Mendes Steps Out with Francisco Costa for the National Design Awards :: from www.latina.com
Concert Review: Marc Anthony at American Airlines Arena, October 24 :: from blogs.miaminewtimes.com
Latin music star Luis Fonsi has a date with the president — in Norway :: from www.chicagotribune.com
Kenny Ortega Drops Out of “Footloose” Remake :: from www.latina.com
J.Lo Shut Downs Tell-All Film About Her First Marriage :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE: Alexis y Fido “Bartender” :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
Paulina Rubio Named La Mujer del Año by GQ Mexico :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
Stars Come Out For Kenny Ortega’s “This Is It” Premiere :: from www.latina.com
Pee Wee dice no a A.B. Quintanilla y Cruz Martínez :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Natalia Jiménez confirma romance con productor de Univisión :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
La Guzmán demandará a cosmetóloga por 1 millón USD :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Regresa Kany García con “Boleto de entrada” :: from www.elfinanciero.com.mx
Lila Downs cantará en cementerio hollywoodense :: from www.chetumail.com
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Mexico’s America Movil 3Q profits up 50.6% :: from www.miamiherald.com
Mexicans Fleeing Violence Spur a Boom in El Paso – Spike in Murder Rate in Juárez Is Among the Factors Boosting Nightlife and Home Sales in U.S. Border City :: from online.wsj.com
Nationally Recognized Latina Lista Blog Re-Launches as Multimedia News Site
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Spain’s El Mundo Launches America’s Digital Edition :: from www.portada-online.com
DrScore.com Launches Spanish Version of its Online Physician Rating Survey
The Other Latina on CNN – half Puerto Rican Jane Velez-Mitchell and her book :: from www.latina.com
Meet the Man Behind Zumba: Beto Perez – He built a global empire helping people have fun and burn calories. :: from www.rd.com
NAHREP Poll: Latinos Still Passionate About Homeownership
TV Azteca Announces Sales of Ps.2,400 Million and EBITDA of Ps.1,002 Million in 3Q09 :: from finance.yahoo.com
Quepasa Launches Developer Interface and Open Social Sandbox
Home Shopping Latino Inc. Today Announces an Agreement With MadAmerican Exports
Puerto Rico Hopes to Become Base for Caribbean Cruise Industry :: from www.laht.com
Mexico’s pink taxis cater to fed-up females – In colonial city of Pueblo, these cabs don’t stop for men :: from www.msnbc.msn.com
Ecuador: The Battle for Natural Resources Deepens :: from americas.irc-online.org
American Rights at Work – Immigration Study Finds Enforcement Has Undermined Workers’ Rights
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Newworldprints.com and the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Open Exhibition of Jose Guadalupe Posada and Manuel Manilla Prints
GOP needs new approach for Hispanic vote :: from www.washingtontimes.com
What’s wrong with speaking Spanish? :: from www.chicagonow.com
Daily Bite: Chorizo-Potato Torta :: from www.latina.com
Minnesota State is thinking about the future with its plans to build an on-campus Latino center. :: from media.www.msureporter.com
University of Illinois at Chicago sociologists have received a $420,000 National Science Foundation grant to study how local communities respond to the issue of immigration. :: from www.newswise.com
Health Reform for Latinas Should Include Not Being Shackled While Birthing :: from vivirlatino.com
Phoenix City Council members on Monday named David Cavazos the next city manage :: from www.azcentral.com
Smithsonian Latino Center Presents a 3-D Experience in the Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum :: from www.artdaily.com
NYC’s El Museo del Barrio reopens galleries :: from news.yahoo.com
An Endless — and Escalating — War at Home, Part II :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Immigrant Children Lost in Education Reform – interview with Ruby Takanishi, president and chief executive officer of Foundation for Child Development :: from news.newamericamedia.org
Tony-winner ‘In the Heights’ is overplotted, but powerhouse music, dance compensate – Tampa Review :: from www.tampabay.com
Attention, Mexicans and Salvadorans: It’s time to make up :: from www.pitch.com
Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States :: from www.migrationinformation.org
Sour cream chicken enchiladas recipe :: from homesicktexan.blogspot.com
Cantaloupe Aqua Fresca with Beet Swirl :: from www.epicurious.com
ESPN suspends broadcaster Bob Griese over ‘taco’ joke :: from www.nydailynews.com
We Sometimes Experience Irrational Fear Traveling to Countries Where Violence Occurs Far Away from Touristed Areas – Arthur Frommer on Mexico :: from www.frommers.com
The pulse of Peru: A revitalized Lima invites rediscovery :: from www.miamiherald.com
Inexpensive Restaurant Choices in Lima, Peru :: from travel.nytimes.com
Santiago, Chile, Is Hardly Sleepy Anymore :: from travel.nytimes.com
Rio Hot Spot With Miami Vibe – Barra da Tijuca :: from travel.nytimes.com
Villa de Leyva, a Graceful Window on Colonial Colombia :: from travel.nytimes.com
Mazatlán’s Old Town Is Spry Again :: from travel.nytimes.com
Washington State University Doctoral Researcher Documents Skills of Latino Child Care Providers
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The Continuity of Immunity for Tío Sam in Colombia :: from upsidedownworld.org
Congress Members Urge Obama to “Break the Silence” on Honduran Rights Violations :: from americasmexico.blogspot.com
New Perils In Mexico For U.S.-Bound Migrants :: from www.npr.org
Independent bloggers school opens in Cuba :: from www.miamiherald.com
Mexico’s pink taxis cater to fed-up females – In colonial city of Pueblo, these cabs don’t stop for men :: from www.msnbc.msn.com
Ecuador: The Battle for Natural Resources Deepens :: from americas.irc-online.org
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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
