Business + Politics Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 20, 2009
Ken Salazar Blamed By Oil And Gas Companies For Scant Interest In New Drilling Projects
November 4, 2009
Statement of US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on this week’s immigration enforcement and workers’ rights report
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)
El Diario-La Prensa endorses Bill Thompson for Mayor of New York City – largest Spanish-language daily newspaper in the NYC area
Hundreds of Thousands of Puerto Rican Workers, Faith Leaders, Students and Citizens to Unite in Hato Rey on October 15 – National March Will Protest Massive Cuts in Essential Public Services; Republican Administration Under Investigation for Civil Rights Violations Against High School Students
October 14, 2009
U.S.-Cuba travel picking up steam – Bills in Congress to allow all travel to Cuba are increasingly drawing support among U.S. lawmakers and the public — but they still face an uncertain future.
October 12, 2009
Argentina’s Senate overwhelmingly approved a law that will transform the nation’s media landscape on Saturday, and President Cristina Fernandez quickly signed it into law.
October 7, 2009
After a week in Washington, D.C., members of the California Latino Water Coalition said they were satisfied with their effort to educate federal officials about the Valley’s water woes.
Maryland Labor Secretary Thomas Perez easily won Senate confirmation Tuesday as the new head of the civil rights division at the Justice Department. – All of the negative votes were cast by Republicans
October 5, 2009
The political crisis in Honduras is having a crippling effect on trade in Central America, with Guatemala, El Salvador and Costa Rica losing millions of dollars of trade every day.
Legal travel to and from Cuba is booming, even though the Obama administration has not officially changed any rules regarding nonfamily travel to the island.
October 2, 2009
Hispanic farmers voice discrimination concerns – In N.M. visit, agriculture secretary gets an earful on USDA loan practices
September 30, 2009
Governor Luis Fortuño of Puerto Rico Flees Egg Attack – (eggs are nothing compared to 17,000 people losing their jobs)
September 28, 2009
The Miami Herald’s Thirteenth Annual Americas Conference. Once again this year, leading business, government and academic leaders will come together on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 29 and 30, to discuss key issues and trends affecting political and economic relationships between Latin America, the United States and the Caribbean.
September 24, 2009
The Houston Hispanic Chamber of commerce endorsed Gene Locke for mayor Wednesday.
Spanish Language Media Holds President Obama To His Promises
September 22, 2009
A Mobile Connection for the Hispanic Community
Hispanic Broadband Access: Making the Most of the Mobile, Connected Future
National Council of La Raza President and CEO to Testify at Congressional Hearing on the State of Minorities in the Recession
September 18, 2009
Hispanic group to CNN: Rein in Dobbs
September 17, 2009
E-Verify Seems Here to Stay: Obama’s Immigration Chief Vouches For Status Verification System
September 15, 2009
Fidel Castro’s new `tropical business casual’ look is a signal — but of what? – known for being deliberate with his image, might be signaling new health with his new look — but his motive is the source of much speculation.
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
Laid-off Undocumented Migrants Seek End to Crackdown and E-Verify
September 2, 2009
Cuba embargo law set to expire — but it doesn’t mean much
August 25, 2009
‘Politics Online: Tu Hablas Español?’ ElectionMall.com Provides Tools for Campaigns to Engage the Hispanic Population
August 17, 2009
New Cato Report Highlights Economic Benefits of Legalizing Immigrants – Reform that Includes Legalization Would Yield a Net Benefit of $180 Billion Over 10 Years, While Enforcement Efforts Alone Would Incur $80 Billion in Losses
August 11, 2009
Obama Reverses Campaign Pledge To Renegotiate NAFTA
August 10, 2009
Secretary of Labor Solis tours a West Virginia Coal Mine
August 6, 2009
Honduran coup shows business elite still in charge
August 5, 2009
NAHJ Condemns Venezuela Government Shutdown of Radio Stations; Opposes Proposed Sweeping ‘Media Crimes’ Law
August 3, 2009
Venezuelan regulators revoked the broadcast rights of 34 radio stations on Friday, deepening a rift between President Hugo Chavez’s government and the private media.
July 31, 2009
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Announces New General Counsel – Alicia Villarreal of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP To Provide Pro Bono Legal Services
July 21, 2009
Senate Subcommittee Today To Examine Electronic Employment Verification – Committee Likely To Consider Biometric National Identification System
July 16, 2009
Critics: Hispanic Media Lack Coverage Of Sotomayor 0 Gerson Borrero, of New York’s El Diario/La Prensa; Lori Montenegro, a correspondent for Telemundo and Maria Elena Salinas, a news anchor for Univision, debate whether their news organizations have a special obligation to cover the hearings
July 9, 2009
Obama Administration Mandates Bush Administration E-Verify Rule For Federal Contractors
June 29, 2009
Hispanic Business Groups Nationwide Endorse Sotomayor – USHCC garners support from 67 local Hispanic chambers of commerce; urge U.S. Senate confirmation.
June 16, 2009
Administration Plans to Scale Back Real ID Law
June 3, 2009
Mexican truckers have filed a lawsuit against the United States seeking $6 billion in compensation for losses they claim to have suffered since Washington banned them from crossing the border in violation of a trade pact, an attorney said Tuesday.
June 2, 2009
Colorado Hispanic business leaders are heading to Washington this week to lobby U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and other lawmakers to defeat the “Employee Free Choice Act,” which would relax rules for organizing union locals in workplaces.
May 27, 2009
he “imminent” closure of Globovisión, the private sector channel which makes no secret of its opposition to President Hugo Chávez, was announced Monday by a middle-ranking figure of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).
May 6, 2009
Hispanic broadcasters hold tax protest
April 30, 2009
Unless it is contained shortly, the Mexican swine flu outbreak that is sounding alarm bells across the world is likely to have long-term economic, law enforcement and political consequences on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border.
April 2, 2009
The Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce announced its support Wednesday of Propositions 1A-1F on the state’s May 19 special election ballot.
March 19, 2009
U.S. officials are assessing the cost of new Mexican tariffs that take effect Thursday in retaliation for a U.S. decision to cancel a cross-border program that gave Mexican truckers access to their northern neighbor’s highways. The tariffs affect about $2.4 billion in annual trade and 89 U.S. products
March 17, 2009
Mexico slapped tariffs on 90 American agricultural and manufactured exports on Monday in retaliation for Washington’s move to block Mexican trucks from using U.S. highways
March 16, 2009
ouse construction promoted by the Mexican government will create 2½ million temporary jobs this year, President Felipe Calderon said at the signing of the National Housing Pact.
March 10, 2009
After bringing new leadership and diplomacy to the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, its president, CiCi Rojas, is being tapped to do the same for the Republican Party in Kansas.
March 9, 2009
Illegal immigrants might get stimulus jobs, experts say – (or so say studies by 2 conservative think tanks)
February 24, 2009
Hilda Solis Confirmed As Labor Secretary By Senate
February 16, 2009
The Real Economics of Immigration Reform – By ignoring the role of immigration policy in our economic situation, Americans are actually hurting themselves.
January 28, 2009
Ken Salazar Likely To Kill Bush Offshore Drilling Plan, Slow Drilling In Rockies
December 19, 2008
Rep. Hilda L. Solis (D-El Monte), a Congressional Hispanic Caucus leader considered to be one of the most reliably pro-union voices in the House, is President-elect Barack Obama’s choice to head the Labor Department, a Democratic official said Thursday.
December 15, 2008
PBS’ ‘Chávez’ Web Debut Proves Profitable – Frontline documentary on Venezualan leader a bilingual hit online – (video, Hugo Chavez)
December 10, 2008
South American Nations Take Financial Action – Leaders Hoped to Evade Global Crisis
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Panama for meetings aimed at finding ways for the hemisphere’s poor to share in the benefits of free-trade agreements signed by nations of the region
December 6, 2008
La organización Border Trade Alliance recomendó al presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, invertir en infraestructura en los cruces internacionales para eliminar “cuellos de botella” que afectan el comercio.
December 5, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama’s pick for commerce secretary, Bill Richardson, got a warm welcome Thursday during a visit to Mexico, where government officials said they doubted Obama would follow through on a campaign pledge to re-negotiate NAFTA.
November 25, 2008
Charlotte Toughens Rules On Mobile Food Vendors – Many of the vendors are Hispanic and call the measures discrimination. Latino activist German de Castro said, “We are talking about an economic class that happens to be Hispanic.
November 17, 2008
Latinoamérica ganará más peso en nuevo orden financiero
November 11, 2008
Bush Links Auto Industry Bailout to Colombia Trade Bill
Puerto Rico’s governor-elect Luis Fortuño says he and New York Gov. David Paterson plan to enhance trade ties between the Caribbean commonwealth and the U.S. state
November 10, 2008
Barack Obama’s Transition Economic Advisory Board includes 2 Latinos: Roel Campos (former SEC commissioner) and Antonio Villaraigosa (mayor, City of Los Angeles)
Another possible, and younger, pick for SEC Chairman would be Democrat Roel Campos, who left the SEC in September 2007. Campos, the first Hispanic to serve on the commission, pushed for shareholder access to proxy statements and other positions that were unpopular with the corporate community. He was also an advocate for small business, arguing in 2006 that that smaller companies should have more time to comply with the costly internal-control provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
November 6, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama is expected to name Washington, D.C. lawyer Henry Rivera, a Democrat, to head a transition team focused on the Federal Communications Commission, according to informed sources.
October 19, 2008
GOP Makes Small-Business Pitch To Hispanics
October 15, 2008
The McCain campaign issued a list of endorsements from 50 Hispanic business leaders around the country, with a heavy emphasis on California and Texas. Among the names was one from New Jersey: Alfredo Gutierrez.
U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Disavows McCain-Palin Press Release
October 6, 2008
Telstra boss, Sol Trujillo, has been moonlighting for his best pal, John McCain. Having pocketed $13.4 million this year guiding the telco through the biggest upheaval in its history, Mr Trujillo has joined a host of Wall Street bankers in personally raising up to US$100,000 ($150,000) for the presidential hopeful
October 1, 2008
Rep. Joe Baca used his growing clout in Washington to swing enough votes in the House to defeat the $700 billion financial bailout bill. The Rialto Democrat and chairman of the House Hispanic Caucus said enough caucus members followed his no vote that if they had voted in favor of the bill it would have passed by one vote.
September 30, 2008
América TeVe: Covering the Politics that Impact You
September 22, 2008
Just in time for the election, Spanish-language broadcaster Entravision Communications announced Friday (Sept. 19) the launch of a weekly public affairs program that will air both on the group’s TV and radio stations. Hosted by Daniel Garza, “Agenda Washington” will debut Sept. 21
September 19, 2008
Is Hispanic Print Being Overlooked by Presidential Campaigns?
September 16, 2008
Fox Sports en Espanol Supports the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
September 15, 2008
Hispanic Chamber boss ends brief run for mayor – Fernando Reyes in San Antonio
Hispanic businesses and Spanish-language media, galvanized by the immigration debates of recent years, are sponsoring a bevy of civic engagement and get-out-the-vote efforts in the Washington area.
September 8, 2008
Commentary: Meeting the challenge of Hispanic underrepresentation in the Federal sector
September 5, 2008
Destination Casa Blanca 2008 Show Is on the Road Again, This Time in Minneapolis-Saint Paul at the Republican National Convention
September 3, 2008
Telemundo is reaching out to Hispanic voters via a four-page branded preview of the 2008 presidential election inserted into People en Español, network president Don Browne announced today
August 20, 2008
Venezuela seizes control of Mexican Cemex plants
August 14, 2008
Entravision, Univision Political Ads May Soar in U.S. Election
August 9, 2008
New Florida task force focused on Latin music as industry slumps
August 5, 2008
Two Florida legislators — Marco Rubio, speaker of the House of Representatives, and state Rep. David Rivera — on Monday accused the agencies that offer travel packages and send packages to Cuba of making false allegations during a trial in Miami federal court to determine the validity of a new state law that imposes high fees and tighter restrictions on that industry.
July 30, 2008
The sale of iconic American beer giant Anheuser-Busch to a Belgian company that brews and distributes beer in Cuba is unexpectedly putting John McCain in the middle of thorny Cuba-U.S. relations: his wife Cindy owns the third largest Anheuser-Busch distributor in the country.
Senator Ken Salazar, Representative Michael Honda, and other congressional leaders joined high-ranking corporate representatives to speak on the importance of achieving greater integration of Hispanics within the United States. Speakers echoed themes emphasized in the new AS/COA white paper on Hispanic integration and the role of the private sector. Integration is both a challenge and an opportunity. Above all, it is a pressing issue for the U.S. economy, society and politics.
Maryland Public Service Commission Encouraged to Adopt Procurement Standards Commensurate with State’s Diversity
July 28, 2008
The Immigration Fight Gets Ugly – A law making it a felony to be an undocumented worker is sowing conflict in Mississippi, as states take action in the absence of federal immigration reform
July 27, 2008
U.S.-Cuba tourism could shake up region – OPPENHEIMER
July 24, 2008
Energy reform in Mexico – A controversial referendum and the future of the state oil company
July 23, 2008
Bush hails free trade pact with Colombia to a vallenato beat
July 21, 2008
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez Praises LULAC Support for Colombia FTA
July 16, 2008
Report: problems with Radio/TV Marti contracts
July 15, 2008
McCain touts support for NAFTA to Hispanic group
July 14, 2008
Colombia Trade Deal Is Threatened
June 30, 2008
State Farm Sponsors Hispanic Voting Drive
June 26, 2008
Did You Know? Sol Trujillo CEO of Telstra is one of the chairmen of John McCain’s National Hispanic Advisory Board
June 24, 2008
Dallas real estate company sues Mexican Consulate
June 9, 2008
ACLU to Testify Before House Judiciary Subcommittee on Electronic Employment Verification
June 5, 2008
Gov. Sanford Signs Illegal Immigration Bill; Farmers Concerned – South Carolina
June 4, 2008
Juan Gonzalez on Puerto Rico’s Overlooked Primary and a Bitter Divide Within the SEIU
May 13, 2008
Immigration raid: Plant official is GOP contributor – Iowa
May 12, 2008
Gigante supermarkets to accept political advertising in-store
May 8, 2008
GOP senators, Hispanic business leaders push Colombia trade pact
May 5, 2008
Politics and tacos don’t mix on L.A. streets
May 1, 2008
South Carolina House members want employer hiring penalties
April 30, 2008
Rhode Island House OKs immigration bill
April 29, 2008
Arizona Lawmakers approve changes to employer sanctions law
April 28, 2008
Work is Criminal for Mississippi Undocumented
SBA Deputy Jovita Carranza Expected to be Nominated as Agency Chief
April 24, 2008
Report says Latinos underrepresented in federal jobs – (is anyone really surprised?)
U.S. Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabral Visits Queens
Bush, Calderon, Harper Reject Renegotiating Nafta
April 22, 2008
Mexican President Felipe Calderón in Dallas today to speak, meet with business leaders
April 10, 2008
Some New York Colombians Lean Republican Over Trade Issue
April 1, 2008
Arizona guest-worker program hits snag
March 13, 2008
Mayor Tom Leppert says Dallas needs to work more with Hispanic contractors
Bush pushes Colombia trade pact
March 9, 2008
Taste for NAFTA sours – Ohio alone lost a net 50,000 jobs as a result of NAFTA, according to a 2006 analysis
President Bush to Address U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
February 12, 2008
Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Give Keynote Address at 2008 U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Legislative Awards Dinner
February 7, 2008
Teamsters want DOT secretary canned over Mexican truck pilot
February 6, 2008
New guest-worker rules intended to ease farm industry worries
February 5, 2008
Mexican industry shaking in its boots – Leon shoemakers fear the lowering of tariffs will trigger a deluge of Chinese imports. – Shoemaking in Guanajuato state employs 70,000
February 4, 2008
Dallas Mayor Sells Dallas to Mexico
“There’s been a tremendous impact in Oklahoma City,” said David Castillo, the executive director of the Greater Oklahoma City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. “We’ve had several companies close shop and leave the state. Banks have called us and say they’re closing 30 accounts per week.” – Due to Oklahoma’s new law
January 31, 2008
Apartments going empty as hiring law hits migrants – Arizona
Haste on illegal hiring bill risks long-term regrets – Indiana
January 24, 2008
Employers could be sued for cost of educating illegal immigrants – Nebraska
January 15, 2008
Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander Tries Again On Bill To Allow English-Only Policies
January 14, 2008
Illegal workers a key issue for Republican candidates
January 10, 2008
Strict immigration law rattles Oklahoma businesses – (will other states pay attention what happens in Oklahoma and Arizona?)
January 9, 2008
Missouri bill would mandate English-only CDL tests
January 8, 2008
Mexican president defends NAFTA despite protests
Proposed immigration bill may hurt ag industry – Nebraska
January 4, 2008
U.S. ignoring ban on Mexican trucks, senator charges
January 3, 2008
Mexican farmers protest NAFTA
January 2, 2008
Mexican farmers block border with U.S. to protest free trade
Leader of U.S. immigration agency pledges to punish employers of illegal immigrants – Julie Myers
Law pinches some Oklahoma City businesses
Arizona gets tough on employers to solve its immigration problem.
December 14, 2007
Arizona squeeze on immigration angers business
December 11, 2007
Mexican sugar industry anxious ahead NAFTA opening
December 9, 2007
Virginia businesses unite to fight illegals – (illegal is not a noun) – (the title should read ‘to fight illegal immigration crackdowns’)
December 5, 2007
Public Citizen: In Peru Trade Vote, Senate Democrats Break With Base, Dismiss Widespread Public Opposition to More-of-the-Same Trade Policy and Join GOP to Vote for Another Bush NAFTA Expansion Pushed by Corporations
Univision Appoints Bert Gomez as Vice President, Government Relations
Arizona farm employers await judge’s ruling in sanctions law challenge
December 3, 2007
Venezuela Threatens To Nationalize Spanish Banks If People’s Party Wins In Madrid
November 28, 2007
Salt Lake’s taco-cart rules unfair? – Hispanic group sees signs of discrimination
GE Hispanic Forum to Host U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez at Discussion of the Benefits of Global Trade
November 27, 2007
USHCC Calls on Presidential Candidates to Address Small Business Needs
November 26, 2007
Government Abandons Current “No Match” Rule Harmful to Legal Workers
November 15, 2007
House Democrats target employers who hire illegal immigrants – Michigan
November 14, 2007
Little business fallout seen from Spanish king-Chávez spat Venezuela
Costa Rica’s job market is struggling to cope with a U.S. crackdown on online wagering.
November 13, 2007
Gutierrez continues pushing U.S.-Colombia free trade deal
November 6, 2007
Mexican Government Calls Foul on North Carolina Union-Busting
November 4, 2007
Anti-illegal immigration law affecting agriculture sector – Oklahoma
October 30, 2007
As president, Cristina Fernandez will likely continue Argentina’s dependence on socialist Venezuela rather than embrace free market reforms
October 29, 2007
Amid debate, Mexican trucks drive in US
October 11, 2007
Employer Sanctions Law Has Problems – Arizona
October 10, 2007
Treasure Coast entrepreneur invited to White House for National Hispanic Heritage Month
Nearly Half of Costa Rica Voters Reject CAFTA
Costa Ricans approve free-trade pact – CAFTA – (but barely)
October 9, 2007
Why Hispanics need to stay informed to realize their power
September 26, 2007
Local CEO is U.S. Hispanic chamber’s ‘Businessman of the Year’ – Cincinnati – Mike Robinson, president of LaVerdad Marketing & Media
September 10, 2007
Two senators move to ban Mexican trucks from US roads
August 13, 2007
U.S. Chamber joins fight against Arizonas ban on employing illegal immigrants
July 26, 2007
Napolitanos view on Hispanic boycott: Vote more powerful
July 18, 2007
Business owner group says illegal-hire law will hurt Anglos, too – Arizona
July 15, 2007
Labor to state: Get tougher on illegal workers – West Virginia
July 2, 2007
Adios amigos! No more taco trucks in Jefferson Parish – Louisiana
June 5, 2007
The Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Supports Comprehensive Immigration Reform
May 9, 2007
English-Only Workplace Legislation Stirs Controversy – Tennessee
May 3, 2007
Growers want immigration reform to guarantee legal workers
March 30, 2007
Mexican truckers face new opposition in U.S.
Temporary California Work Permit Plan Explored
March 26, 2007
Big business may keep Puerto Rico from statehood
March 8, 2007
Hoffa Testifies Before Senate Panel, Urges Stop to Mexican Border Opening
House bill takes aim at banks issuing credit cards to illegals
March 6, 2007
President Bush to Address National Hispanic Business Leaders
February 27, 2007
Crackdown hurts Hispanic stores – Butler County, Ohio
February 25, 2007
Bill would require SSN number for a home loan
February 23, 2007
Hispanic PR Wire – Massey Villarreal, Chairman of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce USHCC Foundation addresses the issue of Comprehensive Immigration Reform
February 22, 2007
Idaho Legislature considers Spanish-language insurance bill
Senator Martinez and Congressman Reyes to Receive Highest Honors from USHCC During Legislative Awards Dinner on March 7, 2007
February 16, 2007
Largest business association joins immigration debate – The Texas Association of Business, Hispanic groups agree state has no place in reform, measures
February 15, 2007
GOP Lawmakers Peeved at New Bank of America Credit Card Program
February 7, 2007
Florida lawmakers are proposing laws that crack down on the hiring of undocumented immigrant workers.
January 28, 2007
Sanctions for hiring illegal immigrants worry businesses beyond minimum wage legislation
Latino migrant farm workers yesterday threatened to sue Ohio if legislators don’t reverse a law that exempts them from the state’s higher minimum wage that went into effect Jan. 1.
January 24, 2007
Senators question Swift immigration raids
January 20, 2007
Labor Groups, Business Seek Immigration Law Overhaul
January 19, 2007
Hispanic civil rights group threatens to sue Beaufort County – South Carolina
January 17, 2007
USHCC Leadership Welcomes 110th Congress and Encourages Lawmakers to Create Comprehensive, Realistic Legislation Addressing Immigration Reform
Bill targeting state contractors who use illegal immigrants fails – Arkansas
U.S. Farmers Facing Labor Shortages
January 11, 2007
Guest worker bill reintroduced – Agriculture
January 9, 2007
In Mexico, People Do Really Want to Stay – (NAFTA related)
January 7, 2007
Hotel bashed for refusing Cubans – A Hilton-owned hotel in Norway faces a backlash for complying with a U.S. embargo and refusing to house a Cuban delegation.
December 7, 2006
Hearing: ‘The Nomination of Jovita Carranza as SBA Deputy Administrator’; Senator Olympia J. Snowe Statement
November 28, 2006
Cintas warned against firing immigrant force
November 20, 2006
Mexican Grinch Halts Christmas Trees at Border
November 14, 2006
New Jersey town, Freehold, settles suit over day laborers (pays $278,000 to settle)
Nine universities combine for border consortium
November 13, 2006
Executives talk about immigrant visa reform – Atlanta, Georgia
November 10, 2006
United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Welcomes Mexican President Elect Felipe Calderón Hinojosa on his First Official Visit to the United States
November 9, 2006
Schwarzenegger in Mexico for trade talks
October 30, 2006
Ref. H targets illegal employers – Colorado
2 Voting Machine Companies claim No Ties to Chavez
October 19, 2006
Businesses Sue Riverside Over Vague, Discriminatory Anti-Immigrant Ordinance – New Jersey
October 13, 2006
Mexican business leaders seek border-policy voice
October 3, 2006
Small Town Grapples With Tough Law on Immigrants – Riverside, New Jersey (The results of ‘pulling a Hazleton’)
Protest planned as crackdown proposal causes stir in suburb – Carpentersville, Illinois
September 15, 2006
Shops to push Hispanics to register to vote – Reno, Nevada
September 13, 2006
California to Boost Minimum Wage to $8, Schwarzenegger Signs Bill Boosting California’s Minimum Wage From $6.75 to $8 an Hour
September 12, 2006
Views mixed on penalties for hiring illegal immigrants in Georgia
September 11, 2006
President Bush to Nominate Top Latina Professional as SBA Deputy Administrator – Jovita Carranza
September 7, 2006
Bredesen Issues Order On Employing Illegal Immigrants (Governor of Tennessee)
September 6, 2006
Coors Light Donates to Hispanic Federation’s Get Out the Vote and Citizenship Information Programs
August 24, 2006
Hispanic caucus, business group see common goals in Texas
July 30, 2006
Immigration act’s impact: City’s Hispanic business owners wary. Hazelton, Pennsylvania
June 4, 2006
Decline in Latino home buying seen as effect of new state law. Georgia
April 22, 2006
Octavio Ruiz: Immigrant surge is tied to the failure of NAFTA
December 1, 2005
Mayor asks contractors to stop hiring undocumented workers. Houston, Texas
September 19, 2005
Latina Powerhouse At The Governor’s House. Connecticut
July 27, 2005
Hispanic leader takes national post
July 25, 2005
Speaker Hastert, Secretary Gutierrez, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Hispanic Alliance for Free Trade to Hold Joint Press Conference on CAFTA
