HispanicTips » Top Stories http://www.hispanictips.com Essential Hispanic & Latino News :: Relevant, Trusted, Comprehensive and Useful Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:14:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Extreme obesity is affecting more children at younger ages: 11.2% of Hispanic teenage boys now classified as extremely obese http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/19/extreme-obesity-is-affecting-more-children-at-younger-ages-11-2-of-hispanic-teenage-boys/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/19/extreme-obesity-is-affecting-more-children-at-younger-ages-11-2-of-hispanic-teenage-boys/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:12:55 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=79263 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=79263 0 The right way to mend immigration – By Senator Charles E. Schumer and Senator Lindsey O. Graham http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/19/the-right-way-to-mend-immigration-by-senator-charles-e-schumer-and-senator-lindsey-o-graham/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/19/the-right-way-to-mend-immigration-by-senator-charles-e-schumer-and-senator-lindsey-o-graham/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:55:12 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=79249 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=79249 0 SENATORS ISSUE PROMISING, BUT VAGUE IMMIGRATION REFORM PLANS – President Obama Signals Support http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/19/senators-issue-promising-but-vague-immigration-reform-plans-president-obama-signals-support/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/19/senators-issue-promising-but-vague-immigration-reform-plans-president-obama-signals-support/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:54:00 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=79247 Aggregated by HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=79247 0 Hispanics Are Increasingly Motivated about the 2010 Census with 91% Intending to Participate – according to the newest Ipsos-Telemundo telephone poll http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/18/hispanics-are-increasingly-motivated-about-the-2010-census-with-91-intending-to-participate/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/18/hispanics-are-increasingly-motivated-about-the-2010-census-with-91-intending-to-participate/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:49:41 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/18/hispanics-are-increasingly-motivated-about-the-2010-census-with-91-intending-to-participate/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=79163 0 A top-level American delegation will visit Mexico on Tuesday in a major show of solidarity, after the borderland drug war claimed the lives of U.S. consulate employees last weekend. http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/18/a-top-level-american-delegation-will-visit-mexico-on-tuesday-in-a-major-show-of-solidarity-after-the-borderland-drug-war-claimed-the-lives-of-u-s-consulate-employees-last-weekend/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/18/a-top-level-american-delegation-will-visit-mexico-on-tuesday-in-a-major-show-of-solidarity-after-the-borderland-drug-war-claimed-the-lives-of-u-s-consulate-employees-last-weekend/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:01:24 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=79005 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=79005 0 Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday that she will freeze funds for expanding the virtual fence that originally was supposed to monitor most of the 2,000-mile southern U.S. border by 2011 but now covers only a portion of Arizona’s boundary with Mexico. http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/17/funding-halted-for-virtual-fence-on-mexico-border/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/17/funding-halted-for-virtual-fence-on-mexico-border/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:57:17 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=78912 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=78912 0 Increasing Evidence That Recession Has Caused Number of Unauthorized Immigrants in US to Drop http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/16/increasing-evidence-that-recession-has-caused-number-of-unauthorized-immigrants-in-us-to-drop/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/16/increasing-evidence-that-recession-has-caused-number-of-unauthorized-immigrants-in-us-to-drop/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:53:29 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=78766 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=78766 0 Catholic Church, and religion in general, losing Latinos in USA http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/16/catholic-church-and-religion-in-general-losing-latinos-in-usa/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/16/catholic-church-and-religion-in-general-losing-latinos-in-usa/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:01:07 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=78693 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=78693 0 Sadly, the California governor’s race has turned into a “let’s see who can talk the toughest on immigration” competition. http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/16/california-gov%e2%80%99s-race-has-turned-into-a-%e2%80%9clet%e2%80%99s-see-who-can-talk-the-toughest-on-immigration%e2%80%9d-competition/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/16/california-gov%e2%80%99s-race-has-turned-into-a-%e2%80%9clet%e2%80%99s-see-who-can-talk-the-toughest-on-immigration%e2%80%9d-competition/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:35:52 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=78655 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=78655 0 Gay Parents or Death? Famed Latino Singer Picks Death – A Mexican feminist singer makes controversial comments just days after Mexico City performs its first same-sex marriages. – Paquita la del Barrio is standing against same-sex adoption, saying, “I’d rather see a kid die.” http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/16/paquita-la-del-barrio-is-standing-against-same-sex-adoption-saying-id-rather-see-a-kid-die/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/16/paquita-la-del-barrio-is-standing-against-same-sex-adoption-saying-id-rather-see-a-kid-die/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:21:27 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=78635 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=78635 0 Mexican Drug Cartels Extend Reach Farther Into U.S. – (click around the graphic for lots of info thanks to NPR) http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/16/mexican-drug-cartels-extend-reach-farther-into-u-s-click-around-the-graphic-for-lots-of-info-thanks-to-npr/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/16/mexican-drug-cartels-extend-reach-farther-into-u-s-click-around-the-graphic-for-lots-of-info-thanks-to-npr/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:10:02 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=78616 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=78616 0 Immigrants are drawn to mid-size metro areas – Better job prospects and cheaper housing are the primary attractions, but the new arrivals are less likely to buy homes than in the largest U.S. cities, a study finds. http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/15/immigrants-are-drawn-to-mid-size-metro-areas/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/15/immigrants-are-drawn-to-mid-size-metro-areas/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:42:47 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=78433 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=78433 0 Suspected drug cartel hit squads gunned down three people connected to the US consulate in Ciudad Juarez http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/14/suspected-drug-cartel-hit-squads-gunned-down-three-people-connected-to-the-us-consulate-in-ciudad-juarez/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/14/suspected-drug-cartel-hit-squads-gunned-down-three-people-connected-to-the-us-consulate-in-ciudad-juarez/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:06:50 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=78390 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=78390 0 After White House Meetings, What’s Next for Immigration Reform? http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/14/after-white-house-meetings-what%e2%80%99s-next-for-immigration-reform/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/14/after-white-house-meetings-what%e2%80%99s-next-for-immigration-reform/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:09:54 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=78376 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=78376 0 The nation’s immigration courts are choked by the largest backlog of pending deportation and asylum cases in history, more than 18,000 of them in Texas – with a national backlog of ONLY 228,400 cases http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/12/immigration-courts-are-choked-by-the-largest-backlog-of-pending-deportation-and-asylum-cases-in-history/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/12/immigration-courts-are-choked-by-the-largest-backlog-of-pending-deportation-and-asylum-cases-in-history/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:31:45 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=78331 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=78331 0 A longtime State Board of Education member, Mary Helen Berlanga, accused her colleagues of “whitewashing” curriculum standards Thursday and walked out of the panel’s meeting in frustration amid heated debates about race and the inclusion of Hispanics in lesson plans. http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/12/texas-ed-board-member-walks-out-amid-race-debates/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/12/texas-ed-board-member-walks-out-amid-race-debates/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:18:03 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=78309 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=78309 0 Obama Links Immigration Overhaul in 2010 to G.O.P. Backing http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/12/obama-links-immigration-overhaul-in-2010-to-g-o-p-backing/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/12/obama-links-immigration-overhaul-in-2010-to-g-o-p-backing/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:57:10 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=78293 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=78293 0 Jorge Cantú has passed away. He worked in Hispanic marketing for almost 30 years, a pioneer http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/10/jorge-cantu-has-passed-away-he-worked-in-hispanic-marketing-for-almost-30-years-a-pioneer/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/10/jorge-cantu-has-passed-away-he-worked-in-hispanic-marketing-for-almost-30-years-a-pioneer/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:27:11 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=78061 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=78061 0 The Democrat’s Immigration Priority – (interesting read) – The great thing about racists is they’ll always take the bait. You won’t get far into an immigration-reform debate, for instance, before the GOP’s more zealous legislators start doing things like criminalizing priests and calling Miami a “third world country.” Which is why Democrats ought to be more eager to spend 2010 debating immigration. http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/10/the-democrats-immigration-priority-interesting-read/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/10/the-democrats-immigration-priority-interesting-read/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:23:02 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=78055 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=78055 0 Immigrant rights group slam Obama, Democrats for slow action with legalization bill http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/09/immigrant-rights-group-slam-obama-democrats-for-slow-action-with-legalization-bill/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/03/09/immigrant-rights-group-slam-obama-democrats-for-slow-action-with-legalization-bill/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:07:08 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=77804 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=77804 0