Eye Openers + Hispanic News Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 18, 2009
Sosa Skin Lightening Fires Debate About Afro-Latino Heritage
November 6, 2009
One of Marcelo Lucero’s Attackers Pleads Guilty
October 30, 2009
A costume dubbed “Mexican Man” has offended Latino shoppers and community groups after being discovered at a Halloween chain store.
October 27, 2009
Not since Vietnam have more used military as path to citizenship
October 7, 2009
What Does DHS Know About You? – (wow)
September 24, 2009
Census Boycott Splits Latinos
September 15, 2009
The U.S. Forest Service has apologized to the Hispanic community for comments made during an earlier news conference that told hikers to watch for Hispanic-themed forest encampments.
September 10, 2009
Six boys were charged with severely beating a Guatemalan immigrant with bricks, bottles and rocks as he slept near railroad tracks, an attack that civil rights groups decried Tuesday as “hateful.”
September 3, 2009
A federal judge ordered the Cuban government and the ruling Communist Party on Wednesday to pay $27.5 million in damages to a Kentucky woman whose journalist son has been jailed since a 2003 crackdown on dissent.
August 25, 2009
LAPD Bicycle Police in Mexico City
9 men in tuxedos charged in Boston beating death of Jose Alicea
State agency hears testimony on treatment of farm workers – Michigan
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission Monday publicly accused a federally-funded state agency of “illegally” attempting to undermine efforts to investigate violations of migrant farm workers’ civil rights.
August 13, 2009
Anti-Immigrant Minutemen Join White-Supremacist Militias on the Radical Right
August 11, 2009
Black-Latino tensions blamed in Chino prison riot
August 5, 2009
A South Florida blogger read about the annual exercise between the Cuban and American military at Guantánamo and posted photos he says illustrate the below-the-radar collaboration.
June 22, 2009
Who’s Hispanic? According to the Census: Anyone who says they are. And nobody who says they aren’t. – (I missed this Pew Report back in late May still relevant)
June 19, 2009
Tancredo linked to Minuteman group accused of Arizona double-murder
The federal government has failed to develop a coordinated strategy to stop the illegal trafficking of firearms into Mexico, according to a new government report.
June 17, 2009
A central Ohio teenager accused of putting a noose around a Hispanic boy’s neck and dragging him in a parking lot has been sentenced to 10 days in jail.
June 15, 2009
New Muslim Cool: The Hip Hop Life of Hamza Pérez
June 8, 2009
Sonia Sotomayor stumbled, literally, on Monday in her bid to become a Supreme Court justice and fractured her ankle but officials said she would continue her full schedule.
June 6, 2009
For three decades, accused spies Walter Kendall Myers and his wife shuffled secrets to their Cuban contacts in such fear of being caught, authorities say, that he memorized top-secret documents rather than bring them into their home.
May 29, 2009
U.S. border czar Alan Bersin visits Border Patrol Museum as agency celebrates 85 years
May 14, 2009
UN report finds women comprise 30% of human traffickers
The acquittal of white Pennsylvania teenagers of all serious charges this month in the death of Luis Ramirez has become a rallying cry for justice among Hispanics who feel increasingly under attack here in America. It also has exposed difficulties in enforcing hate crime laws designed to keep minorities from becoming targets.
May 7, 2009
Staten Islander arrested a 2nd time in alleged hate crime – accused of whipping a Mexcian immigrant with his belt, reportedly told police: “We did nothing wrong. … He’s an illegal immigrant. I’m an American citizen.”
Arizona border agents accused of extreme roughness and tearing up birth certificates of Mexican-American boys
March 5, 2009
Armor-plated vehicles rise as U.S.-Mexico border violence escalates
February 16, 2009
The wife of the Ecuadorean man hit by a car, trapped under a van and dragged for nearly 20 miles through New York City is demanding justice for her husband’s death. – Sonia Solorzano, wife of Guido Salvador Carabajo-Jara
February 2, 2009
Study: racial profiling no more effective than random screen – What degree of racial and ethnic profiling makes sense from a security perspective? A mathematician takes a look at some different approaches, and finds that strong profiling comes up short.
February 1, 2009
Venezuela’s Citgo Petroleum Corp. resumed deliveries of free heating oil to poor Americans on Thursday, making its first delivery since the program’s rumored end.
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.
Ground-breaking Study on Hate Speech to be Revealed
January 26, 2009
Border agents now 52% Hispanic
January 21, 2009
Mexican cartels have taken over most of the drug trade in the United States, and are working with 20 gangs, including the Barrio Aztecas, according to a just-released report by the National Drug Intelligence Center titled “National Drug Threat Assessment 2009.”
When will Latinos give up cockfighting in the U.S.?
December 31, 2008
Texas charities curb Mexico outreach amid violence
December 28, 2008
Boy Scouts see Hispanics as key to boosting ranks
December 17, 2008
Los mexicanos serán para el año 2025 el grupo más grande de hispanos en la ciudad de Nueva York, según arrojó un estudio del Centro de Estudios para Latinoamérica y el Caribe (CLACLS), difundido ayer aquí.
December 15, 2008
Between January and September, the National Migration Institute, Mexico’s immigration service, deported 350 Americans, some of them lawbreakers who had finished prison sentences in the country, but others merely travelers who were found to be without proper paperwork.
December 9, 2008
For the first time, Hispanic, black, Asian and other nonwhite residents account for half the population of the nation’s largest cities, according to new census figures.
December 8, 2008
It’s Not An Alias: Why I Changed My Name – Daniel Cubias
December 3, 2008
Houston has become the top source for firearms going into Mexico, supplying drug cartel gangsters with weapons for their deadly battles, according to federal law enforcement officials.
Latest DHS tactic to build border wall keeps landowners from having land appraised
November 25, 2008
Another man attacked hours before Patchogue hate killing – Long Island
November 21, 2008
A study done for the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research (Motto: “You Don’t Want To Come To Our Office Parties”) has revealed a shocking truth: Hispanics like beer. More than 5,000 Hispanics were interviewed in Miami, New York, Philly, LA and right here in Houston to determine this.
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the location and arrest of Latin Kings street gang leader charged with overseeing the distribution of cocaine throughout Chicago and the suburbs.
November 19, 2008
Family reveals secret in 1958 Miami-Cuba hijacking
November 18, 2008
Special driver’s license for noncitizens raises concerns in Texas
November 17, 2008
Mexico drug wars spill across the border U.S. – Few regions of the U.S. are immune to drug-trafficking organizations that have left a trail of death, kidnappings and other crimes.
November 14, 2008
The head of a Kentucky-based Ku Klux Klan organization led a failed plot to kill the co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups and challenges white supremacists, a former Klan member testified Thursday.
November 12, 2008
U.S. State Department officials unveiled a massive new consulate in Ciudad Juarez, a violent Mexican border town that is the world’s busiest for immigrant visas. The $66-million consulate building, under construction since early 2006, will open to the public in this city across the Rio Grande from El Paso.
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
October 20, 2008
U.S. drug czar John Walters said Friday that Mexico’s drug cartels are crossing the border to kidnap and kill inside the United States, and promised that an anti-drug aid package to help Mexico to fight the gangs will be ready soon.
September 30, 2008
A Raleigh man will face charges today in federal court that he made death threats to the nation’s most prominent Hispanic advocacy group. Leaders of the National Council of La Raza, based in Washington, D.C., say Christopher Szaz sent e-mails threatening to kill their employees and Hispanics in general.
September 17, 2008
A Latino civil rights group is asking federal appellate judges to overturn a lower court ruling upholding Arizona’s voter ID requirements.
September 9, 2008
ACLU Challenges State Department’s Refusal To Issue Passports To U.S. Citizens – Mexican-Americans From Southern Border States Face Delays And Denials
September 8, 2008
A North Carolina sheriff has apologized for calling illegal immigrants “trashy” and saying the growing Hispanic population in his county was “breeding like rabbits”. – Johnston County Sheriff Steve Bizzell
August 12, 2008
CUERO, Texas — Deep in the heart of Texas, one lawman thinks his deputies may have recorded footage of the elusive Chupacabra.
August 11, 2008
Officials say U.S. automatic weapons, ammunition and other arms are pouring across the Mexican border to drug traffickers engaged in an internal war.
July 27, 2008
Mexican Middle Class Fuels Ascendance of ‘Greater Mexico’
July 23, 2008
LULAC’s 2011 Convention To Be Held In Cincinnati
July 22, 2008
Worse may come for epic lines at Tijuana crossing
July 15, 2008
U.S. Mercenary Company Implicated in Mexican Torture Videos
July 10, 2008
Border Patrol sued for hurriance policy
June 19, 2008
Generational gap found on Cuba travel – Polls showed a generational gap among Cuban Americans on how to deal with Cuba.
June 17, 2008
Large number of Mexico’s fathers are between the ages of 15-24 (Latina Lista)
June 4, 2008
Growth of nonnative iguana population give Puerto Ricans a headache
Undocumented fathers unable to be listed on children’s birth certificates – Tennessee
June 3, 2008
Tam sorry for saying ‘wetbacks’ – City councilman apologizes for ‘wetbacks’ slur – Hawaii
May 29, 2008
Man accused of buying Mexican babies to sell to U.S. couples
Bush to Let Americans Send Cellphones to Cuban Relatives
May 28, 2008
he Inter-American Development Bank will provide a $500-million credit line so nations can improve food distribution, agricultural productivity and more amid rising food prices.
Mexican Kidnappers are Operating in the United States
May 19, 2008
Razor-sharp concertina wire installed at U.S.-Mexico border – The U.S. says its use on an eventual 5-mile stretch of existing fence is to protect agents. But critics say it disregards immigrants’ safety.
May 15, 2008
Latino help center swamped since raid – Waterloo, Iowa
May 14, 2008
LA prosecutor taken off case of slain football star – the Jamiel Shaw Jr. case
May 12, 2008
Migrants to learn organic growing – Florida
May 7, 2008
The population of wild Puerto Rican parrots, among the most endangered birds in the world, has languished for decades, with several dozen remaining birds unable to break through the bottleneck that prevents their numbers from growing
May 1, 2008
Maryland’s Hispanic population growing; officials rethink outreach programs
April 29, 2008
State short on black, Latino jurists – Connecticut
April 25, 2008
Report questions Calif-Mexico border sewage plans
April 16, 2008
Arizona deportation policy a model, feds say
Cuban reggaeton star missing at sea was lured to Florida by promise of money, friends say – Elvis Manuel
The Power of Incentives or the Decline of Puerto Ricans in the MLB
Police Worry Immigrants’ Help in Cases Will Dry Up (after new immigration law) – Virginia
Dominican scouting shifts in baseball – (more than $84 million a year pours into the Domincan Republic from Major League Baseball)
April 14, 2008
Central America Migrant Flow to US Slows
New Report Finds Credit Card Companies Spent $22 Million on Advertising to U.S. Hispanics in First Half of 2007
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 13, 2008
Latino Media Wonder Will Pope Bring Immigrants Hope?
April 12, 2008
In Searching for New Job, Alberto Gonzales Sees No Takers
Arizona Anti-Defamation League calls on U.S. Department of Justice to investigate Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s bogus “crime suppression sweeps.”
Hugo Chavez to Finance Danny Glover Movies
Florida’s 1st Hispanic Justice to Step Down from the Florida Supreme Court
Farmers Crossing The Border – To Mexico, Is The Land Of Plenty Shifting South? Call It Reverse Immigration
April 10, 2008
Pennsylvania Senate approves bill to keep public benefits from illegal immigrants
Guess what media focus is on with Arizona’s crackdown on illegal immigration? The big picture? Nah.
English-only ruling draws fire – Iowa voting forms in languages other than English violated a 2002 state law
Oregon’s Dropout Rate Continues to Climb – (except for Hispanics YET the graduation rate is only 63.7%)
April 9, 2008
Mexican Diet May Cut Breast Cancer Risk
Nasdaq Says Quepasa Is Noncompliant – Nasdaq Informs Quepasa That It Does Not Comply With Minimum Shareholder-Equity Requirements
Grand Island Spanish Newspaper Publisher Pulls Illegal Advertisements – Nebraska
DCYF director, Patricia Martinez issues apology to Rhode Island’s Governor – (but was she really wrong?)
April 8, 2008
The Baja California Shakedown
Electronic Dragnet for Undocumented Immigrants Nets Citizens
Email about Ozzie Guillen favoring Latin players misguided – Chicago White Sox
Teenage Birth Rates in Massachusetts Highest Among Hispanics; Legislation Needed To Address the Issue, Experts Say
An Ecuadorean couple facing deportation are appealing an immigration judge’s refusal to hear their claim that they were unfairly targeted because their daughter is an immigration activist. – Miami
April 7, 2008
Sexual Abuse Fueled by Abusive Immigration Language – Describing immigrants in dehumanizing terms like “illegals” turns immigrant women into targets for sexist oppressors, from anti-choicers to rapists.
Number of day laborers in San Joaquin County surges as housing work dries up
New media trends turn to Spanish language
Sorrento Hispanics fear retaliation after deputy beaten – Lake County, Florida
Absolut vodka ad stirs a U.S.-Mexico debate – Some in the north take offense at the depiction of an old border.
Illegal immigration debate to figure in some Rhode Island church services – Boston.com
Paul Revere of Texas – Juan Seguin
Pain of crackdown on illegal immigrants personified – St. Louis
April 5, 2008
US May Heighten Travel Alert to Mexico
April 2, 2008
Day laborer hopes hit-run is accident, not racism – New York
Mexicans deported from U.S. will get free ride home – Free Transport & Services to Illegal Immigrants Expelled by U.S.
Missouri Senate passes immigration bill on voice vote; one more vote will send it to House
Arrest comes in beating death of Latino – told police he was ‘‘targeting Hispanics” – Maryland
Hispanic Leaders Fear Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Patrols Will Spark Violence – Arizona
Immigrants’ Rights Advocates And ACLU File Lawsuit To End Illegal Delays In Processing Citizenship Applications
April 1, 2008
Arizona guest-worker program hits snag
McClatchy to Boost Spanish Content – in deal with ImpreMedia
March 31, 2008
Immigration debate focuses on $2M in tax money going to aid group – CASA de Maryland
Files Suggest Venezuela Bid to Aid Colombia Rebels
Before ’73 Coup, Chile Tried to Find the Right Software for Socialism – Cybersyn
United Farm Workers launch Black Eagle Wines™
A Bush Cuba advisor resigns over alleged funds misuse – Felipe Sixto
Phoenix mayor Phil Gordon: Arpaio immigration raids are ‘made-for-TV stunts’
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez sets out to prove Simón Bolívar was assassinated
Anti-illegal immigration groups grow in Florida
March 28, 2008
Mexican dog sculptures in traditional indigenous dress removed after protest – Mexico
Carson minister targets Latino judges to make way for Filipinos – Los Angeles
Study: It’s ‘Getting Tough’ For Hispanics – Connecticut
Problems With English Help Block Many Hispanics From Medical Care
Comic Paul Rodriguez caught joking around on ‘TMZ’
Governor Carcieri yesterday signed a six-point executive order he said will enable “a vast array of state government agencies” to address illegal immigration in Rhode Island
March 27, 2008
Puerto Rico governor (and demorcratic superdelegate) Anibal Acevedo Vila indicted on federal criminal charges – On Deadline – USATODAY.com
March 26, 2008
The Racial Profiling of a Bicicleta Bandito – Santa Cruz, California
Lawyers tell Latinos to learn their rights – Dallas attorneys threaten suits alleging racial profiling; campaign urges Hispanics to drive carefully
March 25, 2008
Puerto Rico Moves Up Primary – (switches from caucus to primary)
Lawsuit over farmworkers’ deformed baby settled
Gunmen target Hispanic eateries (5 of them) – Aurora, Colorado
March 24, 2008
Mexican Police Chief Requests US Asylum
Arizona Legislation Prohibits Renting To Illegal Immigrants
Cuba blocks access to top Cuban blog – Generacion Y
The Cuban Art Revolution – Collectors are betting the next hot art hub will be an island most Americans still can’t visit. Now, some U.S. art lovers are finding legal ways into Cuba to shop for works — before the market gets too crowded.
San Diego D.A. says jury pool falls short of Latinos
The roundup begins: the targeting of the Hispanic community – Minneapolis
Hispanic growth creates need for education changes – (in the Southeast)
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) Drops ‘San Jose Mercury News’ From Diversity Program
Rate of Hispanic diabetics’ foot amputations soar
March 22, 2008
Venezuela Students Seeking to Create a New Society – Cato Institute hears three perspectives of the student movement
March 20, 2008
López Obrador returns to Mexican spotlight
Kansas targets employers who don’t pay immigrant workers
State board says no time for Hispanic input on new curriculum – Texas
‘Say it in English’ bill moves forward – Oklahoma
Proportion Of Minorities Lower At UConn – Black, Hispanic Students Likelier To Attend Community Schools, Report Says
Southern Illinois University Carbondale student hopes Fernando Treviño stays to recognize Latin American and Hispanic voices – (after chancellor is put on administrative leave)
March 18, 2008
Cuban Players Fled Their Team for an Uncertain Future – seven players and an assistant coach defect
March a dilemma for Hispanics – (not the month but marches planned for May 1st)
40 Years After Walkouts, Little Has Changed, Latinos Say – Los Angeles
March 17, 2008
More Spanish-speakers converting to Mormonism
Several civil rights activists on Friday alleged “anti-immigrant hysteria” motivated the quick arrest of a Hispanic truck driver involved in a fatal collision that killed a Harris County sheriff’s deputy who was drunk on duty. – Texas
The House Mexican American Legislative Caucus is insisting the State Board of Education include Hispanics in the writing of a new English language arts and reading curriculum for Texas.
Civic-minded residents told to reach out to Hispanics – (some interesting numbers on Hispanic voters – or lack of – in North Carolina)
March 13, 2008
Dover mayor refuses to create bilingual website
Thousands won’t get to vote because of citizenship backlog
Brutal Armed Robbers Targeting Latinos – Dallas
Latino Group Protests Business Owner – Asked to see Social Security card of a Spanish-speaking customer – Rhode Island
Hispanic man attacked, spit on because of race – Two 19-year-olds charged with bias-motivated assault – Boulder, Colorado
Crackdown on Illegal Immigration Quiets Soccer Fields in Prince William – Virginia
Prince William sees exodus of Hispanics – Virginia
Churches Using English to Reach Latinos – Chicago
March 11, 2008
Super Mario Barros – This teacher has a radio show, a newspaper column, and a satirical take on social issues – Boston
Puerto Rico statehood champion quitting politics – Sen. Pedro Rossello
Sickle-cell disease spreads in Latino community in Colorado
Marketplace: Green appeal for Latino community
Seven in Ten Hispanics Say Immigrants Should Learn English
Opportunity is there for McCain to score with Hispanic voters
Unless it gets a last-minute push, a proposed crackdown on illegal immigration appears headed for the legislative graveyard. – Indiana
March 10, 2008
Immigrants target of Arkansas police raids – ‘It feels like it is dangerous to be Hispanic,’ activist Jim Miranda said.
NPR: ‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’ Takes on Immigration – Joe Arpaio in Arizona
Cuban wife waited 27 years for imprisoned husband
Trio accused of vandalizing Latino shrine – Three Mormon missionaries are seen mocking the Catholic site in photos on the Internet.
Hate Crimes Linked to Immigration Debate
The prison industry in the United States: big business or a new form of slavery?
March 9, 2008
Scamming lawyer for 9/11 victims sues casinos for her gambling addiction – Arelia Taveras
MATCH-ISMO TV – American Latinos battle Mexican counterparts for national pride — and a few bucks.
Man was one of first Mexicans in Aurora – 106-year-old came here more than 80 years ago – Illinois
Officials Fear Illegal Immigrants Won’t Respond To School Census – Northern Virginia
Filmmaker (Amy Serrano): Sugar family may have blocked documentary about them
Penguin Launches Personality Driven Hispanic Imprint
March 6, 2008
America Ferrera’s bad Spanish costs her movie role
Mexican Workers Speak Out on Labor Abuses and NAFTA this Thursday – Philadelphia
US.government makes European-owned Cuba websites vanish
Republicans Propose New Package of Immigration Enforcement Proposals – Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum
LA Times noted McCain touts his work on immigration bill as appealing to Latinos — but not that he no longer supports it
Bills control college future of illegal immigrants’ kids – Tennesse
The growing presence of international and national coffee shop chains, is starting to change Latin America’s coffee consumption.
Mexico: The walls will have eyes – Mexico City to install 8,000 surveillance cameras
Activists look to jump-start immigration debate for election – Carpentersville, Illinois
March 5, 2008
Drug charges ‘betrayed’ Toronto Hispanics
New Mexican Town Split Over Immigrant’s Removal
Mural on Hispanic culture draws concerns – Homestead, Florida
Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman declares illegal immigrants cost state at least $26 million a year – (immigration playing part in race for Governor)
Dearth of Latino faculty mirrors national trends – Yale University
February 28, 2008
Many worried Juárez’s bloody drug war spilling into U.S. – 72 slain this year in border city; worst is still to come, officials say
Immigration: No Correlation With Crime – (even TIME magazine picked up this story)
Clinton rejects Dallas Hispanic leader Callejo’s comments about Obama
Free speech prevails – A compromise in Esmeralda County ends an unconstitutional English-only policy – Nevada
Immigration vote today puts House in spotlight – Indiana
Fewer workers, fewer summer festivals – Amusement companies can’t get workers, who can’t get visas
February 27, 2008
Illegal immigrants taxing legal system
Latinos worry about being targeted for crime – Maryland
Marketplace: Hard times for Latino construction
Wait May Foil Immigrants’ Right To Vote
Cheap Cocaine Floods Argentina, Devouring Lives
February 26, 2008
Tijuana drug cartels feel crackdown
Kansas opens debate on illegal immigration
Puerto Rico teachers strike sparks clashes, arrests – At least 7 people are arrested in Puerto Rico as colleagues face off with one another.
Durham’s Latino suicide trend not found in local school districts – Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City school systems – North Carolina
Two Factors Forebode Clinton Loss in Texas: Young Latino Voters and Machismo Latina Lista
Geraldo Rivera Writes About the Growth of Hispanics in America – “His Panic: Why Americans Fear Hispanics in the U.S.”
Senate passes anti-illegal aliens measure – Utah
Our Flagging Faith in the GOP – LOS EVANGELICOS
February 25, 2008
Bush Administration Seeks To Curtail Labor Protections From the Guest Worker H-2A Program | LULAC
Obama pledges self-determination to Puerto Rico – with independence as an option
‘Fidel Castro: My Life’ by Fidel Castro and Ignacio Ramonet – Translated
Mayor’s former girlfriend returns to L.A. media as radio co-host
Maine migrant farm workers’ exhibit to travel through region
Hard Times Led Director of Tijuana AIDS Hospice to His Life’s Work
Alpha 66 militants reunite, look to Cuban dissidents – One of the oldest Cuban exile militant organizations will hold its first congress in almost a decade in a bid to reshape strategy for a post-Fidel Castro era.
Speak only English on the school bus? – Nevada
Puerto Rico looming large in DNC
Florida’s Three Cuban Representatives Face Challenges
The Mauro Factor – Garry Mauro working for Hillary in Texas
February 21, 2008
Popular Mexican narcocorrido singer is found slain – Jesus Rey David Alfaro
Georgia Lawmakers Work To Make English The State’s Official Language
Many African-American and Latino Families in Danger of Falling out of Middle Class, According to New Report
February 20, 2008
Democracy Now! | “The Man of Two Havanas”: Max Lesnik on His Transition From Cuban Revolutionary to Exile to Target of Terrorist Attacks by Anti-Castro Cuban Militants in Miami
Latino leader upset over change in political tide – South Carolina
Marketplace: Discount stores have toy trouble (lead) – (interviews a Latina in Austin)
Border Fence To Bypass Property Of Wealthy Bush Donor – Dallas billionaire Ray L. Hunt
February 19, 2008
Jennifer Lopez Doesn’t Appeal That Much To Americans
U.S. immigration law drives husband, wife apart
2007 Retrospective: The Local War on the Undocumented – Phoenix, Arizona
Learning From Tijuana: Hudson, N.Y., Considers Different Housing Model
Guard’s new director of operations is first female, Hispanic in role – Col. Alicia Tate-Nadeau in Illinois
Hillary and Hispanics in Texas
NCLB and Latinos: No Latino Child Left Behind Matters
February 18, 2008
Mexican Bottler Grows As Coke Enjoys Latin American Popularity
Spike in poaching threatens Mexican cacti
Border Fence Could Leave Family on Mexican Side of Fence
Highway threatens last Mexican tribe – The sanctuary of a tribe who lives on subsistence and hunting in the Huichol region is threatened by the construction of a road
Advocates alarmed by Rell plan to cut Medicaid interpreter funds – Connecticut
Immigration Reform Takes a Village
Hispanic student enrollment declines – Tulsa, Oklahoma
Hispanics Fight At-Large Voting System – Port Chester, New York
NYC police more likely to question black, Latino subway riders, investigation finds
He crossed the U.S. border, into the maw of a machine – (one immigrants story from Rhode Island)
Phoenix Police to Check Arrestees’ Immigrant Status
White Men Hold Superdelegate Power Balance
February 14, 2008
Presidential Campaigns Snubbing Texas Print? – (not to mention Hispanic blogs)
Mexican bishops call drug traffickers to conversion
Bill Would Seize Illegal Immigrants’ Cars – Georgia
After just one year, Arizona State University junked its scholarship program for illegal immigrants. Sarah Fenske wonders who will step up for them now
Immigrant labor vital to area businesses – Wisconsin
And Starring Hillary Clinton as Evita Peron
Texas Civil Rights Review – Appeal to Sen. Clinton from Irma Muniz: Free Ramsey
José A. Buergo: A Different Kind of YouTube Pundit
Texas A&M University-Kingsville President Rumaldo Juarez Resigns
Hispanic University President at Pennsylvania College Facing Increasing Pressure to Step Down – Dr. F. Javier Cevallos, president of Kutztown University
February 13, 2008
House votes to repeal in-state tuition for illegal immigrants – Utah
Senate committee approves ban of state benefits to illegal immigrants – Pennsylvania
ACLU sues to give legal immigrants right to drive – Michigan
Virtual Fence on Border to Get Approval – Arizona
Latinos look to Israel for insights – North Carolina
English-only in Ohio?
Varying levels of welcome for Mexican president – Chicago land
Latino Leaders Outspoken Against Immigration Bills – Utah
Illegals Risk Deportation to … Pay Taxes?
February 12, 2008
Peruvian Massacre Survivor Testifies
Immigration officers banned from making raids at weekends – to save cash – (in England)
Arizona Senate Bill Drafts Temporary Worker Program
Relentless production pits Latino manager against his crew
Mexicans March Against NAFTA and SPP – Mexicans Say: Integrate This!
A prominent member (Steven Ybarra, a California superdelegate) of the national Democratic Party has circulated a sharp e-mail saying the removal of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle was disloyal to Hispanics and should give “pause” to superdelegates and voters.
February 11, 2008
$1.2 billion fence adds little or no security
Kids Who Stutter Star in New Spanish Video
Border barrier to skirt Rio Grande, avoid private land – Texas
Mexico’s Robin Hood a blessing to both sides of the law – Jesus Malverde
Strict Oklahoma law on immigration will affect Kansas
America’s Muslim population is gaining a Hispanic accent
Media Hype and Immigration Questions for the Candidates
