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March 8, 2011
On immigration, momentum shifts away from Arizona – A year after SB1070 inspired a call for similar laws around the country, other states have failed to follow suit. Only Utah has passed a diluted version
from latimes.com :: Tagged "the SB1070 effect"
February 24, 2011
February 23, 2011
The spot where the late farm workers’ leader Cesar Chavez held his first protest hunger strike and later founded the United Farm Workers was dedicated Monday as a National Historic Landmark.
from laht.com :: Tagged cesar chavez, United Farm Workers
Arizona Introduces “Omnibus” Immigration Bill – Russell Pearce and SB 1611
from colorlines.com :: Tagged Arizona, Russell Pearce, SB 1611
Hispanics are less connected to the Internet than whites and blacks, using Web sites less frequently and expressing more discomfort with computers and technology in the workplace, according to a new survey.
from washingtonpost.com :: Tagged web
February 22, 2011
Latinos Undercounted In Census, Millions In Funding Lost
from newstaco.com :: Tagged Census
February 17, 2011
Census data shows huge Hispanic growth in Texas – now 38% of state’s population
from oaoa.com :: Tagged Census, population, Texas
February 15, 2011
How Pantelion Films Lures Latinos to the Box Office – Lionsgate’s Pantelion Films wants to do for Hispanic filmgoers what Tyler Perry has done for African-Americans. Is this progress?
from fastcompany.com :: Tagged Film, Pantelion
President Barack Obama’s 2012 budget blueprint aims to cut overall US spending, but would dig deeper to shore up border security and combat illegal immigration
from news.yahoo.com :: Tagged Barack Obama, border security
February 14, 2011
11.2 Million Illegal Immigrants in U.S. in 2010, Report Says; No Change From ’09
from nytimes.com :: Tagged migrant, Pew Hispanic, report
After a False Dawn, Anxiety for Illegal Immigrant Students – the failure to pass the Dream Act
from nytimes.com :: Tagged Dream Act, Julia Preston, student
Stroke in Mexican-Americans Expected to Rise 350% in Next 40 Years
from sciencedaily.com :: Tagged Mexican-American
Pew Hispanic: U.S. Latinos trail in the digital divide – study
from in.news.yahoo.com :: Tagged Digital Divide, Pew Hispanic
The 8states that gained seats in the U.S. House of Representatives as a result of the 2010 Census, among them Texas, Florida and Arizona, owe the extra political clout to their growing Hispanic populations, the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials says.
from laht.com :: Tagged Census, NALEO, population
February 12, 2011
Cuban ‘Peter Pan’ immigrant now Denver mayor – Guillermo “Bill” Vidal
from miamiherald.com :: Tagged Bill Vidal, Colorado, Cuban, Denver
February 7, 2011
January 10, 2011
Luis Gutierrez endorses Gery Chico for mayor of Chicago – calls former president of the Chicago Board of Education “most qualified.”
from wgntv.com :: Tagged Chicago, Gery Chico, Illinois, Luis Gutierrez
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was expected to be a leading voice on
immigration in the new Congress
from reuters.com :: Tagged Arizona, congress
“Politics in Arizona Have Become Fueled by Hate…Driven by Anger”: Rep. Raúl Grijalva on Shooting of Giffords
from democracynow.org :: Tagged Arizona, Raul Grijalva
January 6, 2011
State legislators unveil plan to attack the 14th Amendment, face protests –
video
from imagine2050.newcomm.org :: Tagged 14th Amendment, protest, video
Pew Hispanic: Hispanic voters are nearly 3 times more prevalent in states that gained congressional seats and Electoral College votes in the 2010 reapportionment than they are in states that lost seats
from pewhispanic.org :: Tagged hispanic voters, Pew Hispanic, voters
January 4, 2011
December 18, 2010
DREAM Act blocked in Senate – The vote was 55-41
from firstread.msnbc.msn.com :: Tagged Dream Act, senate
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