Eye Openers + Commentary Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 24, 2009

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”

November 21, 2009

Efrain’s Corner: A Response to….”Puerto Ricans in New York Struggling…Still” Comment

November 19, 2009

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.”

November 12, 2009

Lou Dobbs Delivers His Head to Hispanics, But That’s Not Necessarily a Good Thing – (interesting)

U.S. State Department Sells Out Honduran Democracy for Senate Confirmations

November 11, 2009

Reporting for the Big Bend Sentinel, Sterry Butcher reported on the US Department of Homeland Security’s new mass deportation program taking place in Presidio, Texas.

November 10, 2009

I Might Be Mexican, but I Don’t Have to Like ‘Lopez Tonight’ – Comedian Trots Out Tired, Unfunny Ethnic Humor

Just what America needs, another talk show – Gregory Tejeda on the Lopez show

November 5, 2009

They’ll (the NBA) take our money, but do they want us in the stands?

November 4, 2009

Walking a mile in an immigrant’s moccasins – Ben Reed married Deyanira Escalona in Mexico after she was deported at LAX while en route to their planned wedding in Idaho. They live in Mexico now. “I’ve been radicalized by the whole experience,” Reed says.

Native Americans Profit from Abusive Immigrant Detention and Billions of Dollars in National Security Contracts

November 2, 2009

The Strange Bedfellows of the Census Boycott

October 30, 2009

Questions Surrounding Dobbs’ Gunfire Incident Cast Doubt on CNN’s Credibility

Joe Arpaio Cries Wolf, Links Self to Lou Dobbs Threat, Slanders Activists

October 17, 2009

“Latinos in America”: CNN’s Lame bid for hispanic audience?

Efrain’s Corner: Crisis Continues in Puerto Rico

October 9, 2009

Nativo Lopez Compares Himself to Gandhi – Gustavo Arellano commentary

September 30, 2009

Does the U.S. Constitution defend the rights of undocumented immigrants?

Grupo anti-inmigrante ataca movimiento Judeo-Cristiano pro reforma inmigratoria tachándolos de ‘desconectados’

Minutemen killers, drugs and the CIA – Is the CIA conducting covert operations along the border using the Minutemen?

September 11, 2009

There is a de-facto American Union: The Honduran migrant workers should have their own tea-party… No remittances without representation! – (really interesting!)

September 9, 2009

As the health care debate draws more hate against “illegal immigrant coverage”, the Democratic Senator charged with introducing immigration reform legislation is making more excuses instead of moving forward. – Sen. Charles Schumer

September 8, 2009

Rep. Loretta Sanchez pretends to get technical

Forest Service carries on stereotype – the feds recently issued and then quickly retracted a warning urging America to beware of campers in national forests drinking Tecate beer, eating tortillas and playing Spanish music.

E-mails on illegal immigration are eye-opening – A deeper look at the facts contained in chain letters reveals hyperbole, exaggerations and misstatements by opponents.

September 3, 2009

A sad day in N.TX – parents revolt against Obama’s speech to students to stay in school

August 26, 2009

Immigration uproar will upstage health care debate

August 21, 2009

How about a “temporary bail out” for immigrants

August 17, 2009

The Problem With Comprehensive Immigration Reform Messaging: Almost Marcelo Lucero

August 13, 2009

One Latino Michigan inmate shares his perspective on prison life as he waits for Gov. Granholm to decide his fate

August 10, 2009

Is There A Border Security Industrial Complex?

August 6, 2009

Obama’s Vision of “Truly Civil” Immigrant Prison Reform: More Prisoners, More Prisons

July 29, 2009

A Transgender Person is Murdered Every 3 Days in the World…Mostly in Latin America

July 23, 2009

Do immigrants make cities safer?

July 22, 2009

Roberto Lovato’s Exclusive Intview with Clinton Ally Davis on Why He Represents Honduran Coup Backer

July 20, 2009

Center for Immigration Studies (CIS): Undocumented Immigrants Ruining Environment! – (insert sarcastic remark here)

July 14, 2009

Questions Raised Over New Rules Governing Local Enforcement of U.S. Immigration Laws – 287 (g)

June 29, 2009

The single biggest event that caused the real estate debacle was the nationwide increase in immigration raids by ICE Agents from the DHS – (interesting commentary)

June 25, 2009

Immigrant Treatment in Phoenix Reminiscent of Slavery – By Rev. Al Sharpton

Arrest of Gang Intervention Leader Alex Sanchez Raises Questions, Concerns in Community

June 18, 2009

6 Months and 10 Days : What Courts Value Latino Lives At

June 4, 2009

Political cartoon portraying Sotomayor as a piñata is insensitive but deserves no rash judgements

May 29, 2009

Operation Gringo: Can the Republicans Sacrifice the Hispanic Vote and Win the White House?

March 24, 2009

Obama Flinches on Immigration

March 23, 2009

I was noting, not slamming, first Puerto Rican in space

March 19, 2009

Hispanics lose with the American president’s current stimulus plan

March 14, 2009

Can Latinos commit a hate crime?

February 1, 2009

Hands across Caribbean – interesting read about Cuba

December 18, 2008

Ken Salazar Wants to Drill, Baby, Drill Off Florida’s Shores

Why Hispanic Media Ignores College Soccer

December 17, 2008

The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) released another report claiming that undocumented immigrants cost states much more than they pay in taxes. This time the target was Colorado. As is the case for many restrictionist reports, FAIR’s conclusions are based on dubious “evidence” and assumptions, and often relies upon national level data to estimate Colorado-specific numbers.

December 5, 2008

Obama ignored Latinos for top posts – Navarrette

December 3, 2008

Trio of big names stand in way of Latino taking N.Y. – A Clinton, a Cuomo and a Kennedy.

December 2, 2008

Spanish/English translation always a tricky business

November 21, 2008

Guest Voz: Latino educators implore Hispanic Scholarship Fund to stop discriminating – Jose Lara co-chair of the Association of Raza Educators

November 18, 2008

Days of the Dead – The new narcocultura.

November 17, 2008

Politics of Humanity: ICE’s and Border Patrol’s Child Abuse Policy

November 12, 2008

Racism, Immigration and Profit

November 11, 2008

Connecting Struggles: Documentation from the Social Forum of the Americas

November 6, 2008

Obama should read between the lines – Latinos matter

October 17, 2008

Crackdown on illegal immigration boosts food prices

October 6, 2008

César Chávez would be embarrassed over Dallas’ street-naming debate

September 30, 2008

Why Obama Has to Hold His Tongue? The unanswered question of this election

September 26, 2008

What is it?!? Spanish language viewers don’t care? OR Univision takes them for granted!?!

Democrats too quick to count on Hispanic vote in Florida – Once you start traveling north of Miami-Dade, priorities change for Hispanics. The large concentration of Cuban-Americans gives way to the strong Puerto Rican base in Central Florida. There are no monolithic demographics.

September 15, 2008

Maria Elena Salinas: Obama refocuses on issues – “I want to share some highlights of my interview with Obama – the first interview given to a Spanish-language media organization since becoming his party’s nominee”

September 12, 2008

Palin could help McCain with Latino vote – Ruben Navarrette

September 10, 2008

The Spread of H.I.V. Among Black and Latina Women

Top 10 signs of the New York taco-over – Big Apple rings suddenly passé. How about Big Enchilada?

September 8, 2008

But the 15th Fiesta del Pueblo — billed as the quinceanera for the annual celebration of Latino culture — comes as few Hispanic North Carolinians are feeling honored.

August 26, 2008

Immigration: Too Hot for DNC? Some of the leading voices shaping the Democratic Party’s immigration reform platform reveal a mix of reserved optimism and

Tomás Thinking Aloud :: For the sake of arguement let us say – 33% of Hispanics speak only English, 33% are bilingual & 33% speak only Spanish – so if Obama spends his $20 million tagged for Hispanic outreach on Spanish language media… read on

August 20, 2008

Hispanic group alleges schools didn’t respond – Shenandoah district says it’s holding a diversity program on Monday. – Pennsylvania

August 17, 2008

OBAMANOS! A Man With the Courage of Robert Kennedy – By Steven J. Ybarra – “The twenty million dollars is going to be a real squeaker. Lets face it 20 million is not really enough. I knew that if I said 40 million the east coasters would go crazy or think I was”

Alcohol Industry Targets Latino Teens

August 12, 2008

Olympics Expose the Total Hypocrisy of U.S. Immigration Laws – Americans aren’t known for their rational views on immigration. So it’s no wonder we attack low-wage workers while celebrating immigrant athletes.

August 7, 2008

For the nation’s migrant farmworkers, high temps creating a “Black Summer”

July 29, 2008

New video unmasks the “Hidden System” of federal deportations and detentions

July 23, 2008

Intersections: (Media) Revise your styleguide: On usage of ‘La Raza’

July 21, 2008

Out of Public Limelight, U.S.War on Immigrants Intensifies

Though my family enjoyed the movie “WALL-E,” my daughter wondered why they were no Latinos among the people who escaped from Earth.

Magazine cover may help Obama with Latino voters

July 13, 2008

Colorado’s future depends on educated Hispanic work force

Thousands Of Students In Texas Classified “Limited English Learners”

We think: Businesses are having to bear brunt of immigration mess

July 10, 2008

Language debate speaks volumes – Ruben Navarrette

June 30, 2008

Jose de la Isla: PBS still lacking in attention to Hispanics

June 26, 2008

Hispanics live in a divided world — “coconuts” — brown on the outside and white on the inside.

June 24, 2008

Being Hispanic, Poor, and Conservative

June 19, 2008

The Guantanamization of Immigrant Detention « Of América

June 17, 2008

Obama and McCain on Immigration: Life vs. Death – The best analysis of the differences in the candidates’ positions comes from the Spanish-language press.

June 10, 2008

Esther J. Cepeda: How long are you Hispanic?

June 9, 2008

Mexico’s War on Drugs is a Sham – Mexico’s strategy against organized crime is failing because it has not attacked the larger financial or political structure behind drug trafficking, writes La Opinión’s Mexico City correspondent.

June 4, 2008

Union of the Snake, en Español – Mexico’s Teachers’ Union

June 3, 2008

When will Democrats smarten up and realize they’re being set up as the fall-guy for Bush Administration’s deportation overkill? (Latina Lista)

May 27, 2008

Right-Wing Media Using Immigration Debate to Mainstream Hate – By poisoning the public discourse with disinformation, right-wing talkers improve their ratings while leaving us far from fixing a broken system.

For Hispanics, Net neutrality isn’t neutral at all

John Brummett: Kansas City safe from Mexican invasion – (Secure Arkansas)

Latino heroes deserve own L.A. monument

Does crackdown cross line? – Arizona efforts stir racial profiling claims

May 21, 2008

They may be illegal but we still need them

May 19, 2008

Victor Landa: Voters’ rights shouldn’t hinge on little hyphens – (Do Latinos have hyphens in their names?)

May 13, 2008

Citizenship Proof Next Up in Voter ID Battle

May 8, 2008

Are Immigration Authorities Going After School Children Now? – If true, then it’s hard to imagine the cruelty that resides in these people’s hearts

May 5, 2008

Not Mexican Independence Day: Cinco de Mayo – Rep. Joe Baca on The Huffington Post

May 1, 2008

Marches won’t bring immigration reform

April 30, 2008

Lena Guerrero’s passing: What would Texas have looked like?

April 29, 2008

Ignorance is costlier than immigrants

April 22, 2008

Media makes citizenship status of Hispanic surname suspects part of the story (Latina Lista)

April 16, 2008

The Power of Incentives or the Decline of Puerto Ricans in the MLB

April 14, 2008

The ugly Mexican-American immigration debate

Michael Ramos-Lynch ‘09: Gov. Carcieri’s new immigration order: one step closer to a police state – Rhode Island

April 10, 2008

Guess what media focus is on with Arizona’s crackdown on illegal immigration? The big picture? Nah.

March 26, 2008

The Racial Profiling of a Bicicleta Bandito – Santa Cruz, California

March 11, 2008

Opportunity is there for McCain to score with Hispanic voters

February 26, 2008

Our Flagging Faith in the GOP – LOS EVANGELICOS

February 19, 2008

Hillary and Hispanics in Texas

February 18, 2008

Immigration Reform Takes a Village

February 14, 2008

And Starring Hillary Clinton as Evita Peron

February 11, 2008

Media Hype and Immigration Questions for the Candidates

January 28, 2008

Clinton’s Latino spin – The Clinton campaign’s assertion that Latinos historically haven’t voted for black candidates is divisive — and false.

January 17, 2008

Man Eegee – The Media Relishes in Minority Tension

January 14, 2008

Linda Chavez: Silence in wake of Arizona’s immigration law

January 10, 2008

Immigration in the Age of Neoliberalism « Of América

Sorry, illegal alien issue won’t be resolved in our lifetime

January 7, 2008

Immigration is not black and white – The majority of voters – the quiet 60 percent in the middle – are ambivalent and uncertain

Illegal Hispanics make a great target for desperate Republicans – The face of America has changed, and the right doesn’t like it.

January 4, 2008

The Sound of Silence::By Linda Chavez

December 30, 2007

Cristina Page: The Jamie Lynn Generation – (concerning teen pregnancy not Hispanic specific but worth the read)

December 10, 2007

The U.S. Has Its Own Spin on this Year’s Observance of International Human Rights Day (Latina Lista)

Demagogic Feeding Frenzy Against Immigrants is like Hitler Going After the Jews and Gypsies in the 1920s

December 3, 2007

Immigration = Terror. Be Scared and Vote.

Comparing Tragedies: A Letter from a Mexican American in China

November 26, 2007

Their future, our future – The sooner we recognize the value of immigration and begin working together, the smoother integration will go

November 15, 2007

Fort Worth, Texas: Gunning for Votes Creates a Showdown for Civil Rights (Latina Lista)

November 12, 2007

Beyond Immigration Reform(ism): Direct Action Against the Wall « Of América

November 11, 2007

Department of Homeland Security Touts Apprehension Record But Overlooks Undocumented Labor Used at Their Own Detention Facility (Latina Lista)

November 6, 2007

Hispanics are key to a healthy economy – North Carolina – (I don’t think I have ever seen this stated so bluntly – Hispanic immigrants provide entrepreneurs with something even more valuable than friendly tax policies and startup capital: low-cost labor.)

October 31, 2007

A job well done by Tom Tancredo – (or did he sink the Republicans this cycle)

October 28, 2007

La Opinión´s Immigrant Fire Story « Platicando

Dream Act (and Democrat Support) is Dead: Time to Dream – and Act « Of América

October 25, 2007

You’d be surprised to find out who was, or is, ‘illegal’

October 23, 2007

Don’t Give Lou Dobbs a License to Kill Spitzer’s Drivers License Bill

October 22, 2007

NEW TREND: “ONSHORING” TURNING U.S. INTO MAQUILA ECONOMY « Of América

October 15, 2007

Fabian Nuñez: Not a ‘working class’ hero – Spending scandal puts to rest the notion of Mexican American politicians as ‘everyman.’

October 13, 2007

E-mails I Get: Ya’ll must be Loco!!

October 10, 2007

BROWN WATERS, CLEAR WATERS RUN DEEP AT LATINO CONGRESO « Of América