I didn’t get to watch it but George Lopez’s new show premiered last night. A big night for Latinos, right? There were plenty of reviews but (at least at this time) I could only find 2 by Latinos and neither were ‘glowing.’ Both are Essentials (bolded below), the rest are in the entertainment section. - Tomás
Hispanic/Latino News Essentials –»
I Might Be Mexican, but I Don’t Have to Like ‘Lopez Tonight’ – Comedian Trots Out Tired, Unfunny Ethnic Humor :: from adage.com
Cubans Warily Test Their New Freedom To Criticize :: from www.npr.org
Mexico declares flood emergency in 2 south cities – A week of torrential rain has flooded the homes of more than 200,000 people along Mexico’s Gulf coast :: from www.miamiherald.com
At least 10,000 Salvadorans are in urgent need of food aid after devastating floods and mudslides that damaged crops, destroyed homes and killed 130 people, the U.N. World Food Program :: from www.miamiherald.com
Heroic Texas Latino officer says policewoman at Fort Hood ‘erased a lot of prejudice’ – (interesting) :: from www.star-telegram.com
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus took the right stand on threatening to withhold healthcare votes :: from www.latinalista.net
Just what America needs, another talk show – Gregory Tejeda on the Lopez show :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
After deferring his dream to play in the NBA, Greivis Vasquez is returning to Maryland for his senior year. But in Venezuela, they’re more interested in what comes after that. :: from www.washingtonpost.com
Roberto Rodriguez: Beaten by police and running to victory – November 7 marks 30 years since he won his first police brutality trial in East L.A. :: from bsnorrell.blogspot.com
One of the largest immigration crackdowns under the Obama administration to date took place in the Twin Cities last month, when 1,200 undocumented janitors were ‘quietly’ fired from their jobs :: from minnesota.publicradio.org
Best of the Rest Hispanic/Latino News –»
Undocumented students mobilize to win legal status :: from www.miamiherald.com
Health officials say low-income Latino immigrants haven’t been getting enough attention during the H1N1 pandemic. They’re considered a high risk group because they often lack health insurance, have high rates of chronic diseases and difficult jobs. :: from www.capradio.org
Women play a bigger role in Mexico’s drug war – Addiction, the economy and the lure of living well have sucked many into the narcotics underworld. The trend threatens the foundations of Mexican society. :: from www.latimes.com
Juan Misael Gonzalez-Montañez, 8, of Sacramento used crayon and watercolors to create his winning entry in an artwork competition sponsored by the government of Mexico. He was one of 15 top winners out of 6,266 entries worldwide for the official 2010 Mexican calendar. :: from www.sacbee.com
Chávez’s Next Target: El Salvador – Twenty-first century socialism may have stumbled in Honduras but it is being tried again in El Salvador. :: from online.wsj.com
‘Mayan 2012 apocalypse theory’ not true, Nasa says :: from www.telegraph.co.uk
Members of a Guatemalan family living in Marin County are now separated by thousands of miles after immigration officials deported the parents of three children overnight. – California :: from abclocal.go.com
Greater civic engagement will make Latinos a political force – This year’s elections in key Massachusetts cities have marked some important milestones for Latinos. :: from www.eagletribune.com
A city-commissioned report shows Hispanics have received the most subprime loans of any local ethnic group and criticizes Santa Clarita officials for a lack of fair housing outreach. – California :: from www.the-signal.com
Honoring Ourselves, As We Honor Our Veterans – Fighting racism is one of the many battles our Veterans have fought and died for :: from latinola.com
U.S. officials wrong in celebrating fall of the Berlin Wall as work continues on our own border wall :: from www.latinalista.net
Lack of info — not fear — hurts census :: from www.suntimes.com
Entravision Communications reports its revenues are down 17% :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
At Napa’s Latino markets, owners and shoppers feel the pinch :: from www.napavalleyregister.com
Cuba’s blogosphere has taken on a decidedly harsher face in recent months, an act of online defiance in the face of government retribution. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Mexican clergy seek global help as violence grows :: from www.miamiherald.com
Mastering English is the key to achievement for Hispanic children – (I am not agreeing or disagreeing but interesting) :: from www.star-telegram.com
Hispanic/Latino Entertainment News –»
Essentials
I Might Be Mexican, but I Don’t Have to Like ‘Lopez Tonight’ – Comedian Trots Out Tired, Unfunny Ethnic Humor :: from adage.com
Sebastián Silva “The Maid (La Nana)” cleans up film festivals’ prizes :: from www.sfgate.com
Más de 10 años después de su separación oficial, Mecano está a punto de lanzar “María Luz”, un tema inédito incluido en el CD-DVD-libro “Mecano Siglo XXI”, que sale a la venta el próximo martes con motivo del 30 aniversario del grupo español. :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com
Just what America needs, another talk show – Gregory Tejeda on the Lopez show :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
En la edición de diciembre/enero de PEOPLE EN ESPAÑOL conoce quienes se llevaron los reconocimientos; Aracely Arámbula, Luis Fonsi y Lucero, fueron algunos de los premiados :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Alejandro Sanz vuelve al pop-rock pero sin perder su aire flamenco con su nuevo disco “Paraíso Express” :: from www.google.com
George Lopez not ready for late night :: from www.bostonherald.com
Review: ‘Lopez Tonight’ :: from www.allyourtv.com
Jennifer Lopez has unleashed a legal nightmare on her ex-husband — filing a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Ojani Noa over a tell-all movie and intimate home videos. :: from www.tmz.com
Carlos Vives recibe su décimo disco de platino en Colombia :: from www.timesoftheinternet.com
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Hundreds of people who bought tickets to see a popular Latino band over the weekend were demanding refunds Monday after the band never performed. – COLUMBUS, Ohio :: from www.10tv.com
Actors, film directors and arts supporters gathered at the Indio Performing Arts Center on Monday to announce the lineup of the inaugural Coachella Valley Latino International Film Festival. – Dec. 4-6, will coincide with the 18th Annual Indio International Tamale Festival :: from www.mydesert.com
More Photos from the Latin Grammys, Afterparties and All :: from hissip.com
Congratulations, George Lopez. Now Be Funny :: from www.multichannel.com
‘Lopez Tonight’ premiere: ‘The revolution begins right now!’ :: from watching-tv.ew.com
‘Lopez Tonight,’ George being George – TBS show bubbles along on the energy of its host :: from www.medialifemagazine.com
George Lopez Show: Gags Were Almost Incomprehensible :: from www.inentertainment.co.uk
‘Lopez Tonight’: Is it All it’s Made Out to Be? :: from www.reelempire.com
Confident Lopez gets a little tacky in debut :: from www.suntimes.com
San Antonio Opera presents Jose Feliciano :: from www.ramiroburr.com
Lupita D’Alessio: “Me metía 5 gramos de droga al día” :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Confesiones de los ganadores de los Premios People en Español :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Intentan asaltar a Luz Elena González – La actriz aseguró que varios hombres la persiguieron en un auto en la capital mexicana cuando se dirigía al bautizo de la hija de Itatí Cantoral :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Susana González otra vez embarazada :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Alejandra Guzmán demandará a cosmetóloga y niega liposucción :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Hispanic/Latino Business News –»
Essentials
Highest reach ever for Univision Latin Grammys – 12.8M viewers :: from hispanicad.com
Entravision Communications reports its revenues are down 17% :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
At Napa’s Latino markets, owners and shoppers feel the pinch :: from www.napavalleyregister.com
One of the largest immigration crackdowns under the Obama administration to date took place in the Twin Cities last month, when 1,200 undocumented janitors were ‘quietly’ fired from their jobs :: from minnesota.publicradio.org
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Free Press, Hispanic Media Coaltion: We Can Make Own Net-Neutrality Decisions – Groups Want Debate To Shift Back To Substance Of Issues, Not Perceptions :: from www.multichannel.com
Quepasa Assembles New E-mail Delivery Team and New Membership Growth Soars
Affinity Credit Union has been awarded an Innovation Grant for nearly $40,000 from the National Credit Union Foundation to launch a prepaid reload card program specifically designed to serve area Hispanics.- Iowa :: from www.desmoinesregister.com
EchoStar Committed To Mexican Satellite-TV Venture – CEO :: from www.nasdaq.com
Ex-NY Post editor sues paper for racism, sexism – Sandra Guzman, a black and Puerto Rican associate editor, was terminated on Sept. 29 in retaliation for complaints about allegedly pervasive racism and sexism at the newspaper. :: from www.forbes.com
Famous Guatemalan chicken restaurant opens first Rhode Island location in EP :: from www.eastbayri.com
Dominican Tourism offices to open in Atlanta, Las Vegas, Orlando, Boston :: from www.dominicantoday.com
IMF Approves $1.7 Bln Loan To Dominican Republic :: from www.rttnews.com
Republica Deportiva’s Las Senadoras Help Guys Step Up Their Game
Korean trade with Latin America is growing strongly led by Brazil and Panama. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Singapore continues boosting its business and trade relations with Latin America. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
George Ramos: “GuiasLocal.com will offer the opportunity to make money from referrals” :: from www.portada-online.com
AdClickMedia Now Offers Spanish Language Website Ad Placement
Nestlé Waters North America announced that it is celebrating its commitment to the Hispanic community with the opening of its first U.S. Nestlé Pure Life Mercado del Agua (Water Store) – grand opening on Saturday, November 14, 2009 in the Bronx, New York :: from hispanicad.com
SKYPE appoints NewLink Communications PR AOR for Hispanic & LatAM :: from hispanicad.com
Que Buena Radio’s 11th Annual ‘Los Premios de la Radio’ – The event will be held at the famed NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE, located across the street from the STAPLES Center, on Tuesday, November 10th at 7:15 p.m :: from hispanicad.com
Mexicanal offer new digital carriage in Texas, Oklahoma & Kansas :: from hispanicad.com
A city-commissioned report shows Hispanics have received the most subprime loans of any local ethnic group and criticizes Santa Clarita officials for a lack of fair housing outreach. – California :: from www.the-signal.com
Yahoo! En Espanol Reveals the Most POPular Searches for October
The first issue of Latin Star is out on the street – new bilingual lifestyle magazine :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
Fox Sports en Espanol Hits Ratings Home Run With 2009 World Series Coverage
Garcia Research Hispanic Online Panel Reaches 10,000 Member Mark
Workshops for Latino immigrants focus on preventing foreclosure in Sacramento – Preserving and protecting that investment is the focus of a pilot program launched this week to help Mexican and other Latino immigrants in Sacramento and the northern San Joaquin Valley avoid foreclosure :: from www.sacbee.com
The Southwest Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to pick its first post-schism board :: from www.news-press.com
Latina Leadership Lessons: Building Alliances :: from www.powerfullatinas.com
Is Eva’s Ad Too Racy? – (the new Calvin Klein billboard in NYC featuring Eva Mendes) :: from www.latina.com
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Reading Latino Summit’s 87 ideas released – Mayor says recommendations will be pored over, addressed – Pennsylvania :: from readingeagle.com
Gunmen targeting Hispanic businesses in Houston :: from www.chron.com
Thousands enjoy Festival Latino at Hugh McRae Park – Wilmington NC :: from www.wwaytv3.com
Actors, film directors and arts supporters gathered at the Indio Performing Arts Center on Monday to announce the lineup of the inaugural Coachella Valley Latino International Film Festival. – Dec. 4-6, will coincide with the 18th Annual Indio International Tamale Festival :: from www.mydesert.com
Mexico, U.S. Blame Each Other After Border Crackdown Fails :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Miami Dade College to train Mexican Red Cross workers :: from www.miamiherald.com
Photographer’s work helped defuse Cuban Missile Crisis – RIP William B. Ecker :: from www.heraldtribune.com
Interview: Don Navarro, master rum-maker :: from www.guardian.co.uk
A Guatemalan designated as one of the world’s biggest drug kingpins has been convicted of cocaine importation and distribution charges by New York jury :: from www.google.com
San Francisco Giants prospect Angel Villalona released from jail :: from www.mercurynews.com
Women say ‘adios’ to black hair salons in favor of Dominicans :: from www.thegrio.com
A man who helped load smuggled immigrants into a tractor-trailer in which 17 of them later died in Victoria was sentenced to more than 14 years in prison Monday. – Abelardo Flores Jr in Texas :: from www.chron.com
Tortuphina Press Announces New Book by Ana Munoz-Jordan: ‘How Turtle Became a Dolphin’
Charlie Beck, the mayor’s nominee to head the Los Angeles Police Department, told Hoy Newspaper he will make a particular effort to reach out to Latinos through community meetings and by conducting news conferences and any other police function in English and Spanish. :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Book review: Sworn to Silence, by Linda Castillo :: from www.examiner.com
Eva Longoria Parker to Be Honored at MALDEF 35th Annual Los Angeles Awards Gala
The Americano Interview with Congressman Mike Pence :: from theamericano.com
El Dia de Los Muertos at Self Help Graphics in LA :: from laist.com
Elizabeth Zambrano, Victor Zambrano’s Mother, Kidnapped In Venezuela :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Traveling in Mexico despite drug violence, H1N1 flu :: from www.latimes.com
Roaming the Riviera Maya – It’s easy to enjoy winning accommodations, scenic nature reserves, wondrous ruins and delectable cuisine without yardlong drinks. :: from www.latimes.com
In Queretaro, a rich and colorful past and present – A colorful past rich in Mexican history (Intrigue! Revolt!) is just part of the charm of this now-mellow colonial city. :: from www.latimes.com
Mexico’s family-friendly hot spots – Consider heading to locales in Nayarit and Oaxaca, where surf, sun and inexpensive attractions have been a hit for one family of four. :: from www.latimes.com
El Museo del Barrio: Illuminating Past, Present and Future of Latino and Latin American Art :: from hispanicnewyorkproject.blogspot.com
International News :: English + Español –»
Women play a bigger role in Mexico’s drug war – Addiction, the economy and the lure of living well have sucked many into the narcotics underworld. The trend threatens the foundations of Mexican society. :: from www.latimes.com
An exchange program between the University of Guadalajara and the University of Alberta is at risk because Edmonton students are hesitant to study in Mexico given the ongoing drug wars in parts of the country, Mexican students say. :: from www.edmontonjournal.com
The pitcher who helped Cuba defeat the Baltimore Orioles in the United States a decade ago is in stable condition after his face was crushed with a blunt object while trying to stop a fight. -Norge Luis Vera :: from www.google.com
Vatican official seeks more access to Cuban media :: from www.google.com
Cubans Warily Test Their New Freedom To Criticize :: from www.npr.org
Chávez’s Next Target: El Salvador – Twenty-first century socialism may have stumbled in Honduras but it is being tried again in El Salvador. :: from online.wsj.com
UNICEF assisting victims of flooding in El Salvador
While a drought has put Caracas under widespread water rationing for the first time in years, for Venezuelans in this hillside slum it’s just more of the same. :: from www.npr.org
Venezuelan government controls over 700 media outlets :: from english.eluniversal.com
Fears of a New Cold War in Venezuela and Colombia :: from www.theatlanticwire.com
Tastes of Newly Fashionable Valparaíso, Chile :: from travel.nytimes.com
Argentine teens are now totally smitten with the “Twilight” :: from news.xinhuanet.com
Argentine journalists, academics and ruling party lawmakers met Monday to challenge the conclusions of an international media group that Latin American leaders are exerting too much control over the press. :: from www.google.com
Ecuador Negotiates Emergency Electricity Imports With Peru :: from online.wsj.com
IMF Approves $1.7 Bln Loan To Dominican Republic :: from www.rttnews.com
Mexico declares flood emergency in 2 south cities – A week of torrential rain has flooded the homes of more than 200,000 people along Mexico’s Gulf coast :: from www.miamiherald.com
At least 10,000 Salvadorans are in urgent need of food aid after devastating floods and mudslides that damaged crops, destroyed homes and killed 130 people, the U.N. World Food Program :: from www.miamiherald.com
Salvadoran community organizations in Los Angeles have mobilized to help their country after a tropical storm over the weekend left at least 130 people dead in the small Central American nation. :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Electrical Workers of Mexico Take on Calderon Government :: from upsidedownworld.org
Cuba’s blogosphere has taken on a decidedly harsher face in recent months, an act of online defiance in the face of government retribution. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Mexican clergy seek global help as violence grows :: from www.miamiherald.com
Manuel Zelaya’s backers: Boycott Honduran election :: from www.miamiherald.com
Too Late to Salvage Hondura’s Elections, Zelaya Backers Say :: from www.laht.com
US State Dept ‘deplores assault’ on Cuban bloggers :: from www.miamiherald.com
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya: Talks Are Off with Coup Government After Deal Collapses :: from www.democracynow.org
Mexico City’s literary circle – The Centro Histórico area is the nation’s repository of rare and antique bookstores. :: from www.latimes.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
