People + Eye Openers Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 24, 2009
Francisco Rodriguez Dead: Boxer Dies After Collapsing At Fight
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
Pro-Castro mob attacks spouse of top Cuban blogger – Yoani Sánchez
November 20, 2009
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.
November 19, 2009
Ironically, Latinos should be greatful to former CNN blowhard Lou Dobbs – commentary by Albor Ruiz
November 18, 2009
After accidental deportation, critics say immigration officials making mistakes – After a Salvadoran man was mistakenly deported, immigration rights activists have complained about toughened enforcement by authorities.
Sosa Skin Lightening Fires Debate About Afro-Latino Heritage
After two days of deliberations, on Oct. 14 the Mexican Supreme Court made public its decision that Ulises Ruiz Ortiz (governor of the state of Oaxaca) is culpable for the human rights violations that occurred in Oaxaca as a result of teacher protests and political and social unrest in May 2006-January 2007 and July of 2008.
40% of Guatemala’s Elderly Living in Poverty
November 16, 2009
Authorities say a 7-year-old boy, three women and a university professor are among 15 people who were killed in a single day (this past Friday) in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez.
Fernando Bermudez Wrongfully Jailed For 18 Years, Finally Gets Justice – New York
November 13, 2009
Think you’re obsessed with President Barack Obama and the many challenges he faces at home and abroad? – Well, you’re not alone. – Fidel Castro appears to have a fascination with the American leader that would make Obama Girl jealous, writing obsessively not only about his politics, but of his youth and vigor.
Guest Voz: NJ Mayor says it makes sense to grant citizenship to undocumented immigrants – Michael Wildes mayor of Englewood, New Jersey.
November 12, 2009
U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes on Wednesday announced his plans to seek an eighth term in the 16th Congressional District of Texas.
November 10, 2009
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
November 9, 2009
Sammy Sosa says skin rejuvenation process reason his skin appears lighter – (photos really show the difference)
AP interview: Pablo Escobar’s son asks forgiveness
November 7, 2009
CNN’s Rick Sanchez Interviews Juanita Castro: “While you were still in Cuba and your brother was beginning a Marxist revolution, you were not only cooperating with the CIA, but you were protecting CIA agents who were inside Cuba at the time.”
November 6, 2009
Miami sports agent who aided in defections freed from jail – Juan Ignacio Hernández Nodar, a Miami sports agent who served 13 years for trying to help Cuban baseball stars defect, will fly home Friday.
November 5, 2009
Francisco Ayala, honored Spanish author, dies at 103
Geraldo Rivera faces tough critics – a pair of abuelitas
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.
ICE gives voice to victims of human trafficking in the United States
November 2, 2009
FBI investigating Joe Arpaio for using deputies to intimidate critics
More than 200 bodies recovered at Arizona/Sonora border
Rights activists in the northern Mexican border city of Tijuana have hung 5,100 small white crosses on the fence straddling the U.S. frontier to commemorate migrants who have died trying to cross.
Zelaya, Micheletti Beginning to Disagree About Crisis-Ending Accord
Mexico reaches record 100 extraditions to US
October 30, 2009
Questions Surrounding Dobbs’ Gunfire Incident Cast Doubt on CNN’s Credibility
Detained immigrant’s death leaves far-reaching questions – the case of Dominican Pedro Tavarez in Massachusetts
October 28, 2009
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.
October 27, 2009
The case of two Latino brothers in Shelby County jail on capital murder charges leaves unanswered questions
October 26, 2009
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has appointed three people to the state’s Latino Family Commission – has never met since it was established in 2007 (?)
Some fans take issue with UFC’s Cain Velasquez’s ‘Brown Pride’ tattoo
Men charged in Plainfield, NJ beating death of Hispanic immigrant, Lazaro Tista, also accused of hate crime
October 15, 2009
Media Matters for America has obtained evidence that CNN contributor Alex Castellanos’ political consulting firm, National Media, is the ad buyer for the insurance industry group America’s Health Insurance Plan’s (AHIP) new ad blitz attacking Democratic health reform plans.
CNN To Disclose Alex Castellanos’s Health Care Industry Ties – (Republican political media consultant)
Mexican Illegal Immigrant (Mario Vera) Badly Beaten In Brooklyn – Devastated Wife Asks For Witnesses To Come Forward; Woodhull Hospital Under Fire Over Initial Treatment – (yet another apparent hate crime called “bias attack” – $12k reward for info) + video
October 14, 2009
One of the Cuban Five defendants, initially sentenced to life in prison for espionage conspiracy, saw his term reduced to 22 years. The judge rejected an even lighter sentence recommended by prosecutors.
October 13, 2009
Luis Armando Pena Soltren: Hijacker Arrested At JFK Airport 40 Years After Diverting Plane To Cuba
October 9, 2009
Julio Maldonado : Hate Crime Survivor Scheduled for Deportation
Nativo Lopez Compares Himself to Gandhi – Gustavo Arellano commentary
October 7, 2009
A trio of South Florida Republican lawmakers said Tuesday that the remedy to the post-coup woes in Honduras lies in U.S. support of next month’s scheduled elections. – U.S. Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart
October 6, 2009
Senator Leahy on the Nomination of Thomas Perez – Republican Filibuster Delays Enforcement of Civil Rights Laws – now 4 months of delaying
October 2, 2009
Concern grows as search for Tenn. infant continues – Yair Anthony Carillo
On Thursday, the Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County announced a nearly $1 million endowed scholarship in Samuel R. Bowman’s name to help educate local Hispanic students. – Virginia
Political scheme turns Mexican into odd celebrity – Rafael Acosta strode into Mexico City’s legislature with his arms raised triumphantly and was sworn into office. Immediately after the ceremony, he requested a leave of absence – part of an elaborate political scheme that has captivated Mexico.
September 29, 2009
Texas Mexican-Americans birthed by midwives still can’t get Washington to give them a passport
Former Border Patrol Chief Silvestre Reyes Now a Major Player in New Military, Intelligence, and Homeland Security Complex
September 28, 2009
White House Aide Stresses Importance of Latinos’ Learning English – Juan Sepulveda in Puerto Rico
Sheriff Rogelio Dominguez is considering running for the Democratic nomination for Indiana governor in the 2012 elections.
Ted G. Loza Known as Voice of Washington D.C.’s Latinos arrested on federal bribery charges
Arrest Dims Fiesta DC’s Luster – Washington D.C. Council member Jim Graham’s Chief of Staff, Ted G. Loza arrested on federal bribery charges – Enjoyed Solid Reputation in Latino Community
September 24, 2009
Barack Obama’s call for action on climate change and his admission that rich nations have a particular responsibility to lead has received strong praise from an unusual source – U.S. nemesis Fidel Castro.
Lou Dobbs Confronts Latino Activists Seeking to Dislodge Him from CNN including Roberto Lovato
Mel Martinez Joins Lobbying Shop Immediately After Quitting Senate
September 22, 2009
Ivan G. Marte, chairman of the Rhode Island Republican Hispanic Assembly, says he has quit the GOP out of embarrassment at South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson’s outburst during President Obama’s address to Congress last week.
September 21, 2009
The future of freedom of speech in Latin America is being subjected to the “harassment” of policies designed “to put limits on it that are being repeated around the region,” Gonzalo Marroquin, vice president of the Inter-American Press Association, said at the conclusion of a forum held in Caracas.
The Intersection Of Health Care And Immigration or an interview with Rev. Luis Cortes Jr.
September 17, 2009
Former leaders of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce are calling for the resignation of chairman David C. Lizárraga. – “He has taken control of the USHCC, he has eliminated elections and has a self-appointed board,” said Scott Flores of Denver
September 14, 2009
One of Colombia’s leading cyclists has pulled out of a race after receiving the stunning news that his father had died – followed by his mother one hour later.
Ohio policy allowed thousands of illegal immigrants to register cars and get license plates, and the outgoing director of the state Department of Public Safety delayed a proposed crackdown for more than a year, a newspaper reported Sunday. – Director Henry Guzman
Cuban Exile’s Plan for a Ferry From Miami to Havana Is Awaiting U.S. Approval
The Mutineer Becomes the Captain – Pedro Espada Jr – NY state politics
September 9, 2009
Three Quarters of Mexican Immigrants Report Some Discrimination
Latino Republican Tony Amador wants seat in Congress – He could be retiring after 40 years of presidential appointments and posts under California governors. But at 65, he’s diving into the caldron of national politics.
September 8, 2009
Honoring Richard Pancho Gonzalez and His Legacy – a Latino tennis star remembered – He was the best player in the world for 10 years, from 1952 to 1961, his nephew said, and he won the United States Professional Championship eight times during that stretch. – (I had no idea – actually just found 2 old posts)
In hard times, some Puerto Ricans choose life back on island – Cultural nuances, such as strong family ties that provide a safety net, and a potentially lower cost of living, make it easier to endure hard times.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has accepted the resignation of his attorney general who has been key in the battle against drug cartels. – Eduardo Medina Mora
With a new attorney general, Mexican President Felipe Calderon is trying to get even tougher on drug cartels and those who protect them. – but is Arturo Chavez the right person for the job?
Watch the outrage/heckling – Bishop Emilio Alvarez of Stamford, Connecticutt asks a question in Spanish at a health care town hall of Rep. Jim Himes (CT-04) who was born in Peru and is fluent in Spanish. – Shocking the reaction of the crowd. (must watch)
September 3, 2009
Chilean judge calculates Pinochet’s secret fortune – the accounts of Pinochet and his family reached a value of $25,978,602.79 shortly before his death in December 2006.
September 2, 2009
N.C. native wrongly deported to Mexico – Federal investigators ignored evidence the man is a U.S. citizen, documents show.
September 1, 2009
Mexicans in U.S. face increasing discrimination: Foreign Ministry
Justice for Latino Farmers
Another Latino targeted in Patchogue “hate crime” – Long Island, NY
August 27, 2009
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and former high-ranking members of his administration won’t be criminally charged in a yearlong federal investigation into pay-to-play allegations – this derailed his appointment as commerce secretary in President Barack Obama’s administration.
August 26, 2009
Another Latino quits the GOP – Sergio Garcia, who was hired only three months ago by the New Mexico GOP as its political director and deputy executive director quits
Rookie Mark Sanchez was named the New York Jets’ starting quarterback Wednesday
August 25, 2009
Gov. Luis G. Fortuño of Puerto Rico endorsed Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s re-election bid on Tuesday
A few beers and now this student faces deportation – Rigo Padilla in Chicago
A former gang member and anti-gang crusader in Los Angeles faces serious charges, including conspiracy to commit murder – Alex Sanchez – Homies Unidos
August 24, 2009
Immigrant’s story of hardship, love, deportation – Pittsburgh Latinos – the Mejias
August 21, 2009
Report: 52 Mexican reporters killed in last decade
ACLU sues Arpaio in immigration raid – The suit says Julian Mora is a legal U.S. resident and his 19-year-old son Julio is a citizen. Nevertheless, they were handcuffed for more than three hours as deputies questioned dozens of workers.
August 18, 2009
Enrique Hubbard fired over passport scheme – Mexican consul general in North Texas
August 13, 2009
One Latino Michigan inmate shares his perspective on prison life as he waits for Gov. Granholm to decide his fate
Sen. Pedro Espada’s son to quit 6-figure gig after attorney general launches probe
New York State Senate coup participants raking it in Espada’s son gets $120K job with Senate majority; Hiram Monserrate gets new workers
August 12, 2009
Costa Rican President Oscar Arias is suffering from the H1N1 virus, making him the first head of state known to have contracted swine flu.
Holy Satire! Over the Top Villaraigosa Spoof Video Hits YouTube (NSFW sorta)
August 6, 2009
Camilo Mejia, 1st GI to Publicly Resist Iraq War, Appeals Bad Conduct Discharge
Hours Before Court-Martial, Army Resister Victor Agosto Speaks Out on Why He’s Refusing to Fight in Afghanistan
July 23, 2009
Mexican drug lords sport flashy, goofy nicknames – Edgar Valdez Villarreal is believed to be the chief hit man for one of Mexico’s most brutal drug cartels. His nickname? “Barbie.”
July 14, 2009
Long-time political mover and shaker Joe Garcia -a Democrat from Miami Beach, was nominated Tuesday to be director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact for the U.S. Department of Energy.
July 13, 2009
So just who is Miguel Estrada? He’s a former federal court appointee of President George W. Bush. And he was the focal point of the judicial wars between Democrats and Republicans during the Bush administration.
July 11, 2009
Honduras’ Micheletti is both admired and reviled – A kingpin of Honduran politics for 30 years, Roberto Micheletti is a ’stubborn mule’ who has become an international political figure overnight.
July 8, 2009
Alberto Gonzales, who resigned as U.S. attorney general two years ago, is coming to Texas Tech this fall to teach political science.
June 26, 2009
Activist Nativo Lopez released, faces voter fraud charges – The former school board member faces felony charges for allegedly voting in L.A. while living here.
June 25, 2009
D.C. Metro Crashes Hate Into A Family
Arrest of Gang Intervention Leader Alex Sanchez Raises Questions, Concerns in Community
June 22, 2009
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will be announcing whether he will run for governor of California this afternoon at 4:00 EST on CNN’s “Situation Room.”
‘Recession in our community is business as usual’, says Baltimore Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President Charles Ramos
June 19, 2009
For immigrants, living the dream is getting tougher
June 17, 2009
Two undocumented workers from Mexico and one from Ecuador injured in construction accidents in New York were awarded settlements totaling $3.85 million in the past two weeks, lawyers said on Wednesday.
The Drug Lord Who Got Away – Mexican Capo Unleashes Mayhem on U.S. Border; The Making of a Legend – El Chapo
June 16, 2009
An Ohio boy says he was dragged through a parking lot with a noose wrapped around his neck by a group of teenagers who shouted racial slurs at him. Hispanic 17-year-old Robert Cantu
June 15, 2009
Attacks on Mexican immigrants often go unreported
June 11, 2009
Bullets don’t stop Guatemala green activist – Yuri Melini was shot seven times by an assailant nine months ago. The outspoken champion of environmental causes has made many enemies, and gained recognition too.
The leader of Peru’s Amazon Indians will be flown to exile in Nicaragua after seeking asylum following violent demonstrations that killed scores of police and protesters. Alberto Pizango, the head of Aidesep, which represents 56 tribes
June 7, 2009
In recognition of the local Hispanic population’s growth — and, perhaps its vulnerability to criminals — the New Orleans Police Department is adding to the duties of its first and only Spanish-language translator. – Janssen Valencia
June 5, 2009
Marco Rubio Is the “Cuban Newt Gingrich”?
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim on Thursday launched a joint 100 million dollar project to protect Mexico’s environment with the government and the World Wildlife Fund.
Colorado Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba’s 11-year-old son and brother-in-law were released by kidnappers a day after being abducted in Venezuela.
June 2, 2009
Gay Latino Teen is Prom Queen in Los Angeles
May 30, 2009
A Leader’s Limit – Why Colombia’s successful president should not seek another term in office
May 29, 2009
Alberto Cutie, ‘Father Oprah,’ Leaves Catholic Church, Joins Epsicopal Church After Being Photographed Kissing His Girlfriend
May 28, 2009
San Antonio’s young mayor-elect Julián Castro praised as the ‘Hispanic Barack Obama’
May 27, 2009
Cuban Exile Emilio Izquierdo Mobilizes For Fellow Survivors Of Castro’s Prison Camp
Cardozo was first, but was he Hispanic? – Sonia Sotomayor’s Puerto Rican heritage would make her the first Hispanic to serve on the nation’s highest court — unless you count Benjamin Cardozo, who was on the court from 1932 to 1938.
May 7, 2009
Petition Launched Urging DOJ to Investigate Luis Ramirez Hate Crime
April 10, 2009
As the White House gears up to push an immigration overhaul, advocates are finding they have an unexpected ally in White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.
April 7, 2009
Peru court sentences Alberto Fujimori to 25 years prison
March 25, 2009
Gov. David Paterson has appointed the first Latino presiding justice to the midlevel appeals court in New York. Associate Justice Luis Gonzalez
March 24, 2009
A Dream Delayed for Latino Laborers
March 23, 2009
The Many Stories of Carlos Fernando Chamorro – President of Nicaragua
March 21, 2009
Los Angeles Times Readers share stories of bonding with longtime nannies, housekeepers
The Los Angeles Times Home section talked with four household employees — a nanny, a housekeeper, a gardener and a day laborer — to see how the recession was affecting their work and their lives. Here are their stories. Because of embarrassment or immigration status, all declined to provide their full names.
March 19, 2009
Former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio has quietly registered as a candidate for the Senate seat to be vacated by Mel Martinez in 2010.
March 16, 2009
Lou Dobbs’ Latest Anti-Hispanic Rant
March 14, 2009
Watchdog group calls for investigation of Adolfo Carrion, Bronx pres. tapped as Obama’s urban czar
El Chapo, Mexican Drug Lord, Makes Forbes’ Billionaire List
March 10, 2009
Immigrants’ Children Look Closer for Love – More Young Adults Are Seeking Partners of Same Ethnicity
February 22, 2009
In Loneliness, Immigrants Tend the Flock – Most borregueros speak no English; many have only a vague idea of where they are and no knowledge of their legal rights as documented immigrants. The herders enter the country under the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program, which allows companies to hire foreigners if no Americans want their jobs. (at $750 a month who would?)
February 20, 2009
Politics of the Plate: The Price of Tomatoes -If you have eaten a tomato this winter, chances are very good that it was picked by a person (a Latino) who lives in virtual slavery.
February 16, 2009
Attorneys for the Cuban Five have filed an appeal with the Supreme Court asking for a new trial.
President Hugo Chavez won a referendum to eliminate term limits Sunday and vowed to remain in power for at least another decade to complete his socialist revolution. Opponents accepted defeat but said Chavez is becoming a dictator.
February 10, 2009
The drive by Venezuela’s autocratic president, Hugo Chavez, to export his brand of socialism across Latin America and remain in power indefinitely is being jeopardised by tumbling oil prices.
February 1, 2009
Perez Hilton Tops Forbes’ Web Celeb 25 List Celebrity Blogger – Hilton: ‘I Want to Be the Gay, Latino Oprah’
A Mexican journalist seeking asylum in the United States after a series of stories about alleged Mexican military abuses of civilians has been released from an immigration jail after 7 months’ detention. Emilio Gutierrez Soto, had been jailed since June 2008, when he and his 15-year-old son crossed the U.S. border
January 29, 2009
Recession lands immigrants in ‘Devil’s Cave’ – Immigrants turn small space beneath a New Jersey porch into home for 10
January 28, 2009
The growing number of indigenous people — especially as farm workers — has caught the attention of the federal government, which has made changes to the National Agricultural Workers Survey to get a better picture of the indigenous population here.
January 26, 2009
Alberto Gonzales: I Don’t Think Obama AG Will Prosecute Me
January 23, 2009
Capturan a presunto narco; confiesa haber matado a 300 – Santiago Meza López, conocido como El Pozolero del Teo, ocupa el número 20 en la lista de los más buscados por el FBI. El sicario, quien fue detenido en la carretera escénica Ensenada-Tijuana, afirma que se deshacía de los cuerpos de sus víctimas con ácido
January 19, 2009
In his final acts of clemency, President Bush on Monday commuted the prison sentences of two former Border Patrol agents whose convictions for shooting a Mexican drug dealer ignited fierce debate about illegal immigration.
December 28, 2008
‘Toughest Sheriff’ takes act to small screen – Sheriff Joe Arpaio now has own TV show
Even in a borough that’s seen its share of political scandal and run-ins with the law, the sight of Councilman Hiram Monserrate in handcuffs last week was enough to shock even the most cynical political observer. Two weeks shy of his ascension as a leading Latino voice in the state Senate, Monserrate (D-Corona) was arrested and charged by the NYPD early Friday morning for allegedly slashing his girlfriend in the face with a broken bottle or glass during an argument.
December 23, 2008
Immigrants reshape post-disaster New Orleans
Ties to power win Fabian Nuñez’s son special treatment
December 22, 2008
A World Enslaved – There are now more slaves on the planet than at any time in human history. True abolition will elude us until we admit the massive scope of the problem, attack it in all its forms, and empower slaves to help free themselves.
Hundreds of Brazil’s eco-warriors at risk of assassination
December 18, 2008
Latin America has 40 million indigenous residents, who speak 420 languages, says UNICEF
DPS veteran will be first Hispanic to direct Texas Ranger division – Antonio “Tony” Leal
December 17, 2008
A Huntington Park businessman allegedly preyed on thousands of mostly Hispanic investors in a Ponzi scheme that promised 84 percent annual returns on real estate. Federal prosecutors say Milton Retana, a Salvadoran who owns Best Diamond Funding, got $62 million from investors. – California
December 15, 2008
In Colombia, they call him Captain Nemo – Authorities say Enrique Portocarrero was the innovative creator of stealthy submarines called semi-submersibles, used by cocaine traffickers to evade detection.
Ruben Navarrette Jr.: Alberto Gonzales offers a glimpse of his Bush experience
Number of Hispanics attacked near Tampa increases
December 12, 2008
Esteban Núñez, son of former California Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez, is arraigned on murder charges in Superior Court in San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. Núñez and three of his friends and are accused of stabbing to death a 22-year-old student and injuring three other men on the San Diego State University campus.
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist eliminated the only Hispanic nominee (Judge Jorge Labarga) for an as-yet unfilled Florida Supreme Court vacancy Wednesday by appointing him, instead, to a secondary appellate court.
Los padres e hijos del ecuatoriano José Sucuzhañay, en grave estado tras recibir una golpiza en Estados Unidos, aún no reciben visas humanitarias para viajar a ese país y verlo por última vez, se informó el jueves.
December 10, 2008
McCain outreach chief sought Hispanic vote – Juan Hernandez
December 9, 2008
Un año después que cuatro obreros de construcción mexicanos fueron asesinados a puñaladas en su departamento de Cincinnati, el caso aún no ha sido resuelto.
December 8, 2008
A Lifestyle Distinct: The Muxe of Mexico – Mexico can be intolerant of homosexuality; it can also be quite liberal. Gay-bashing incidents are not uncommon in the countryside, where many Mexicans consider homosexuality a sin. In Mexico City, meanwhile, same-sex domestic partnerships are legally recognized — and often celebrated lavishly in government offices as if they were marriages. But nowhere are attitudes toward sex and gender quite as elastic as in the far reaches of the southern state of Oaxaca. There, in the indigenous communities around the town of Juchitán, the world is not divided simply into gay and straight. The local Zapotec people have made room for a third category, which they call “muxes”
It’s Not An Alias: Why I Changed My Name – Daniel Cubias
After stumble, Thomas E. Perez on the rise – His connections to the Obama team, growing profile in Annapolis could lead to larger role
Oscar De La Hoya gets payback for Julio Cesar Chavez 10 years down road
December 6, 2008
Race on to become 1st elected Latino mayor in Massachusetts – William “Willy” Lantigua in Lawrence
December 5, 2008
New England Border Patrol chief charged with hiring illegals
Napolitano’s immigration strategy was largely defense – Republicans, Democrats say she was reluctant to take lead on issue
A federal judge ordered a Puerto Rican lawmaker, Sen. Jorge de Castro Font, to be jailed ahead of his corruption trial, ruling Thursday that he violated his bail by contacting a government witness.
Hispanic Caucus pushes Rep. Rick Noreiga for Cabinet spot State lawmaker from Houston is touted to head Veterans Affairs
December 3, 2008
Is Latino culture putting a low emphasis on education? On Monday, Ernesto Caravantes, author of the controversial book “Clipping Their Own Wings: The Incompatibility Between Latino Culture and American Education,” stopped by the Rocky editorial board, along with former Gov. Richard Lamm, to argue that Hispanic families were putting other cultural considerations ahead of education
Cuba reporta más de 1.400 personas centenarias – 1400+ people 100 years old
Los negros en Cuba: olvidados y distanciados del poder
The brother of former Chicago Cubs catcher Henry Blanco has been killed in Venezuela.
December 2, 2008
Man’s basement library a trove of Latino history – Richard Soto in Stockton, California
Hiding in Plain Sight For an undocumented family, life in a sanctuary city is feeling less safe all the time. – NYC
Lucero family spokesman is high-profile NYC activist – Fernando Mateo, president of a nonprofit group called Hispanics Across America
Speculation on whether Democratic Congressman Raúl Grijalva will be tapped by President-elect Barack Obama to head the U.S. Interior Department has fueled yet more speculation about who might want his job in Congress, should it come open.
Funds at risk for families back home – The dependence of a Salvadoran town on remittances from emigrants in the United States mirrors the worry in much of Latin America.
November 29, 2008
A day laborer from Riverhead, N.Y., got a fractured nose at the hands of his boss, a Shirley, N.Y., contractor, because he showed up late for work, Suffolk police said.
Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop William K. Weigand of Sacramento. He will be succeeded by Bishop Jaime Soto, who has been coadjutor of the diocese since Oct. 11, 2007, and is one of 26 active Hispanic Catholic bishops in the United States.
November 19, 2008
Jorge Mettey, former news director and vice president of news at Univision KMEX-TV 34 in Los Angeles, filed a lawsuit Monday against his former employer, claiming he was wrongfully terminated after allegedly being pressured to cover news sponsored by advertisers.
President-elect Barack Obama is expected to name two attorneys to his administration who helped return Elián González to Cuba, angering some Miami Republicans. – Eric Holder y Greg Craig
Taxpayers will pay for former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’ private attorney
Cuba won’t let our kids leave, medical workers say – Former Cuban doctors are contemplating taking their quest to get their kids out of Cuba to an international court.
November 18, 2008
Tony Meléndez es un ejemplo de fe y perseverancia: sin manos, toca la guitarra con los pies y su melodiosa voz conmueve a la audiencia. – Orlando
Fidel Castro’s former wife visits Cuba, son – The former wife of Cuba’s Fidel Castro, Mirta Díaz-Balart, joined her son Fidel Jr. in a science expo in Havana, their first public appearance in many years.
November 17, 2008
Program grooms Latinos to sit on nonprofit boards – Dallas Concilio of Hispanic Service Organizations
November 12, 2008
A Latino advocacy group said Tuesday it might sue the family members of a “lynch mob” of Long Island teenagers who allegedly killed an Ecuadoran immigrant. Hispanics Across America would file a wrongful death civil suit on behalf of the family of Marcello Lucero, who, cops said, was stabbed to death Saturday night by seven teenagers looking to attack Hispanics
Second Long Island Hispanic Resident Alleges Gang Attack – Carlos Orellana Says Group Of 10 Young Teens Punched, Kicked Him And Uttered Racial Slurs About 3 Months Ago
Larry Summers, Champion of Wall Street Greed Attained by Impoverishing the Mexican People – Appointing Larry Summers our Treasury secretary would be a grave mistake, and a slap in the face to Mexico and those who struggle for economic justice on both sides of the border.
November 11, 2008
Homeless Hispanics in New York Face Somber Future
November 10, 2008
A gang of white teens prowling for Hispanic victims stabbed an Ecuadoran man to death on Long Island in a brutal attack cops described Sunday as a hate crime.
November 6, 2008
Two top state police officers slain in Mexico – One of the killings occurs in Mexico state, where 12 officers have been killed in five days, apparently by gangs seeking a foothold in areas near the capital.
November 3, 2008
Photographer documents Mara Salvatrucha in prison
Most-wanted Mexico drug trafficker is found everywhere – Sightings, real or not, of Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman are reported often, and the kingpin always manages to stay one step ahead of Mexican and U.S. law officials.
October 21, 2008
Red tape ties up Honduran grandmother’s attempt to visit teen with cancer
October 15, 2008
Tijuana River drifters haunt border fence’s shadow
October 6, 2008
Jobs scarce for immigrant laborers in New Jersey
October 2, 2008
World’s heaviest man to wed in Mexico
October 1, 2008
Tony Gonzalez Unhappy He Didn’t Break NFL record for receiving yardage for tight ends at Kansas City’s Arrowhead
The state’s Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission board has rescinded its vote to fire its executive director, but plans to revisit the issue. – Fernando Betancourt in Connecticut
September 29, 2008
Violence in Mexico Forces Families to Emigrate
September 26, 2008
The chairman of the Republican Party in New Mexico’s most populous county, Fernando C de Baca, resigned Thursday, nearly a week after saying “Hispanics consider themselves above blacks” and won’t vote for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.
September 23, 2008
No Passports, No Freedom of Movement for Many Mexican-Americans
Vicious bat attack leaves radio host blind in one eye – Dominican Pelagio de la Cruz – (video included)
September 22, 2008
The job status of Connecticut’s only director of the Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission is in doubt.
McCain tries anti-Chavez ad to lure Hispanics
Historian William David Estrada brings us a fascinating and well-researched historical examination of his city’s cultural and political heart in The Los Angeles Plaza: Sacred and Contested Space (University of Texas Press, $24.95 paperback).
September 18, 2008
Family and friends of a San Diego Marine killed when he smothered a grenade to save his buddies in Iraq said they’re angry over the Pentagon’s decision yesterday to award him the Navy Cross instead of the Medal of Honor. The mother of Sgt. Rafael Peralta said she may reject the medal
Former U.S. Rep. Eligio “Kika” De la Garza is recovering in a Texas hospital after he and his wife were involved in an automobile accident.
September 17, 2008
Joe Arpaio’s Prisoners Spend “Millions” on Canteen Purchases: So, Um, Where’s the Dough, Joe?
September 16, 2008
Once one of the most liberal lawmakers on Capitol Hill, Rep. Ciro Rodriguez has taken a substantial shift to the political center and heads into the November election as a moderate in a Democratic district with strong conservative enclaves.
September 11, 2008
Residents of the Rio Grande Valley have filed a class-action lawsuit against the federal government, claiming they are being denied passports because they are of Mexican descent and were born with the aid of midwives.
September 10, 2008
Mexican journalist languishes in Texas detention – Emilio Gutiérrez Soto
One angry man stands at Portland day labor center
September 9, 2008
Newark Archdiocese gets first Cuban-born bishop – Manuel Cruz
September 8, 2008
Gangster Reveals Mexican Mafia Secrets – Rene Enriquez
Juan Jose Soriano, deputy commander of the Tecate Police Department, helped U.S. authorities find a drug-smuggling tunnel. The next morning, gunmen shot him 45 times in his bedroom.
It has been a little more than a year since Jose L. Lopez Sr. became Durham’s police chief, but don’t tell him that.
September 5, 2008
Hispanics, Puerto Ricans war on parades & politics – Trenton, New Jersey
National GOP star Sen. Martinez shines less bright in Florida
September 3, 2008
Latino Workers: Fastest-Growing Segment of Labor Force, Most Disadvantaged – National Council of La Raza
Fear of kidnapping grips Mexico – The number is rising, and the rich are not the only ones targeted. Criminals sometimes want as little as $500.
Mexicans deported from US face shattered lives
August 28, 2008
Relatives of illegal immigrant who was in coma at UIC Medical Center seek review of his death – Chicago
Three Hispanic judges trail in their Broward County races – Florida
August 26, 2008
Ray Chavez, an Oakland Tribune photographer and this year’s recipient of the NAHJ’s Photographer of the Year award, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Oakland on Friday.
August 23, 2008
When a federal judge sentenced former Mayor Samuel Rivera to 21 months in federal prison on Aug. 15, an era ended in this tattered city of nearly 70,000, leaving many here debating Mr. Rivera’s tumultuous past and wondering what is to come. – Passaic, New Jersey
August 21, 2008
Hispanics give birth to 20% of the babies in Washington state, outpacing all other ethnic and racial groups
August 20, 2008
A Chicago hospital is preparing to send a 30-year-old patient back to Mexico. Francisco Pantaleon, who is in this country illegally, had a brain hemorrhage last month and is in a coma at the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago.
Don Flores, who has been an executive and the top editor at the El Paso Times, has resigned. Flores’ departure ended a 15-year turn as top newsman at the paper, the largest and arguably most influential news outlet in the community.
August 18, 2008
Report on wealthy Latins is a bit troubling – Latin America’s rich are getting richer than their counterparts in all other regions of the world
Valley residents fenced into no man’s land by border wall -16-year-old Aaron Anzaldua jumps off the family tractor after cutting the grass around his family’s ranch. Under current border-fence construction plans, the ranch would be cut off from the rest of the state.
Meet the Cuban doctor, the most widely deployed and effective ideological and diplomatic weapon in the almost 50 years since Fidel Castro seized control of the island. And, in the past few years, the most profitable export of the country’s economy.
Juan Estrada, father of Olympic boxer, dies – survived long enough to watch his son’s first-round bout on TV but missed the second one
August 17, 2008
Indigenous Central Americans increasingly fill ranks of farmworkers – New survey — “A Sustainable Bounty: Investing in Our Agricultural Future” — was conducted by the Washington State Farmworker Housing Trust
Henry Cejudo anxious to step onto the wrestling mat – Youngster making Olympic debut in Beijing
Fear of police may have kept slain Hispanic from reporting earlier robbery – North Carolina
Texas executes third Hispanic in two weeks
Hispanic Chicago Fire fans say security firm is mistreating them – Sector Latino group says guards are harassing them and have used racial slurs; company has ties to star Cuauhtemoc Blanco
August 14, 2008
Cuban Mijaín López: first gold for Latin America in Beijing
A bone marrow transplant could save his life, but he is Hispanic, and the number of Hispanic donors is limited. In the world registry of 11 million marrow donors, 75% are Caucasian.
August 12, 2008
Targeted by drug cartels, Mexican politician quickly relocates – Mexican Congressman David Figueroa quickly confirmed last week as the country’s new consul general in San Jose, California
August 10, 2008
Forklift helps 700-lb. Mexican go out
Video: MALDEF discusses the Shenandoah, Pennsylvania Murder (Hate Crime) on CNN
Army Recruiter Threatens High School Student with Jail Time – The recruiter, Sergeant Glenn Marquette, warned 18-year-old Irving Gonzalez that he would be sent to jail if he decided to go to college instead of joining the military, even though Gonzalez had signed a non-binding contract that left him free to change his mind before basic training. – Houston
August 9, 2008
Colombiano de 127 años puede ser el hombre más viejo del mundo
A la final Luis Rivera – El naguabeño terminó en la décimotercera posición, la mejor actuación para un gimnasta boricua en la historia de los Juegos Olímpicos.
August 8, 2008
Spy catcher claims four are agents for Cuba – A U.S. intelligence expert has named four people as Cuban agents in the United States, including two in the Miami area.
August 7, 2008
Inmigrante hondureño fue ejecutado en Texas
A Honduran man who killed his former boss and wounded an employee was scheduled to be executed Thursday evening, which would make him the second foreign national executed in Texas this week.
Another California Community Colleges board member steps down – Randal Hernandez withdrawals his application for reappointment. He is the fourth to leave in the year since the panel angered Republican lawmakers by supporting illegal immigration legislation.
Manny Ramirez is one of several Latino superstars who helped grow Red Sox nation “en Espanol.” But die-hard Latino fans, even his Dominican countrymen, grew tired of his antics.
August 6, 2008
Conservative Republican Tamar Jacoby, who has become one of the nation’s leading advocates of immigration reform, says everything ultimately comes down to the economy. Marcelo Ballvé is a New York-based writer with New America Media.
Execution prompts concern for detained Mexicans
August 5, 2008
Mexican on Texas death row set to die amid controversy – Jose Ernesto Medellin
Three Latino construction workers who helped build homes throughout the Puget Sound area claim in a lawsuit that they were routinely cheated out of overtime pay and were required to work off the clock and to make cash “rebates” from their wages back to their employer.
August 4, 2008
A recent report (CIS) that suggests the number of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. has declined because of immigration law enforcement ignores some critical factors, says Walter A. Ewing, Senior Researcher at the Immigration Policy Center in Washington, D.C. Immigration Matters regularly features the views of the nation’s leading immigrant rights advocates.
August 3, 2008
In Colombia, a painstaking effort at closure – Twelve exhumation teams work across the country in an effort to recover and, they hope, identify the remains of thousands of victims of Colombia’s long-running civil war.
US ambassador a hit in Paraguay singing in Guarani – James Cason
July 30, 2008
Cuba’s extra efforts to try to stop some of its best athletes from defecting at international tournaments once again has hit a snag. Two prominent players from its IBAF world junior baseball championship roster are missing.
July 29, 2008
During a visit to Mexico City in 1997, Christel DeHaan, a wealthy American businesswoman-turned-philanthropist, was touring several orphanages when she decided that the best way to share her money was to create Christel House, where orphaned, abandoned and disadvantaged children would have an opportunity to become self-sufficient, contributing members of society.
July 28, 2008
“McCain’s problem is the problem of his party demonizing Hispanic people,” Luis Cortes (one of Time Magazine’s 25 most influential evangelicals in America & 2x Bush backer) said. “His party demonized us. You can’t switch off the immigration rhetoric and think it will work. In the context of the immigration issue, Hispanics define the enemy as the Republican Party and you don’t erase that overnight.
July 24, 2008
Just a couple of months after WCBS/Ch. 2 correspondent Pablo Guzman cheated death in a car crash, he’s now recovering from a heart attack. – New York City
Larry Mendte, Alycia Lane (Latina) Co-Anchor, Charged With Hacking Into Lane’s Computer
July 23, 2008
Latino Businessman Takes Aim At California’s Water
Federal officials deny passports to midwife-born Mexican Americans along Texas-Mexico border (Latina Lista)
Journalists Of Color To Gather At UNITY – Chicago
July 22, 2008
Immigration law means a borderline existence for U.S. wife of Mexican
July 21, 2008
Pair run down and killed by driver in Hollywood had 3 children – killed by a drunk, former Marine, Hispanic
Mexican files $75K claim against Gilbert police – Arizona
Mexican immigrant’s beating at hands of youths exposes racial tensions in Pennsylvania town – Shenandoah
Why Won’t Juan Hernandez Come to the Phone? – McCain’s Hispanic outreach chief is both loved and loathed.
July 18, 2008
Sheriff Arpaio Sued Over Racial Profiling Of Latinos In Maricopa County
July 17, 2008
Puerto Rican veterans shorted on benefits
Pitcher’s toughest test not minor leagues, but Cuban defection – Jose Cordero
July 16, 2008
Denver Hispanic cops to sue department and city
New Jersey troopers sue state police, alleging racial bias
July 15, 2008
Senator Plans Run as Democrat — and Republican – New York State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr
July 14, 2008
Take Action: Ramiro Carrillo Rodriguez was the fourth farm worker in the last two weeks to die of heat stroke.
July 10, 2008
Woeful wage: Mexican cowboy works from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. for $800 a month – Montana
June 30, 2008
Immigration activist says family being punished – parents fitted with ankle braclets
Henry Cisneros meets the cartoonists
June 26, 2008
Raider of the lost archives – Ramon Hernandez squeezes a history of Latino music into his apartment – San Antonio
June 23, 2008
Ex-U.S. attorney David Iglesias speaks out for ‘In Justice’ – his book
June 12, 2008
Cartoonists Go to War – (Political cartoonists in Nicaragua)
June 11, 2008
Leading dissident plans to return to Cuba – Hector Palacios
June 10, 2008
Mexican national team keeper Sanchez arrested for refusing to leave Chicago hotel
Free the Cuban Five! – A three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals of Atlanta upheld Wednesday the guilty verdicts of the Cuban Five, prisoners in the United States since 1998
Sources link Miami producer to Cuban singer’s fatal trip – Elvis Manuel
Fed Official (J. Robert Flores of OJJDP): Golf Helps End City Gang Crime – Former Staffer Tells ABC News Anti-Crime Funds Given to Programs With The “Right” Connections. – (saw this last night on ABC’s Nightline – he is appearing before The House Committee on Government Oversight today)
June 9, 2008
Ex-slugger Jose Canseco becomes punch line
June 4, 2008
In South Florida, Eviction Spares Few – (almost everyone in this article from the New York Times is Latino)
June 2, 2008
Search for national park site to honor Cesar Chavez is urgent
Longwood woman angry that spouse can’t re-enter U.S. from Mexico – (I wonder how many families are split up because of immigration – this story is not unique)
May 29, 2008
Corrections Officer Says He Was Fired For Being Hispanic – Osceola County, Florida
May 27, 2008
Questions for David Iglesias – The Prosecutor
Co-chair of Clinton’s Hispanic Leadership Council endorses Obama – U.S. Rep. Dennis Cardoza
