Politics + Politics Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 24, 2009
So do you think Lou Dobbs will get the Hispanic vote in 2012?
Raul Humberto Yzaguirre, 70, a veteran activist in the civil rights struggle of Hispanics in the United States, has been accepted by the Dominican Government as new American ambassador in the country.
The Republican National Committee has hired Alex Castellanos, a long-time political strategist and GOP consultant, as an adviser.
Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Purchase Health Care – New Senate bill includes inhumane provision barring undocumented immigrants from purchasing health care with their own money
As Senate preps for healthcare debate, petition gets underway to include undocumented immigrants
LULAC is asking a judge to prevent Ohio state officials from canceling the registrations of more than 40,000 vehicles apparently driven by undocumented immigrants. – filed the lawsuit against state officials in Franklin County Common Pleas Court this morning.
When will immigration be loved?
Sarah Palin uninformed on Latino issues – A top adviser on Hispanic issues to John McCain’s presidential campaign said Sunday that a joint interview with McCain and Sarah Palin planned for Univision last fall had to be canceled because Palin was unprepared to discuss Latin America policy.
Hispanic Caucus Finally Wake Up: It’s About Time
November 23, 2009
Los Angeles council members to make donations for El Salvador storm victims
Wild Horse Activists Fly Banner Over Denver Calling Salazar “Slaughter Czar”
Sheryl Crow Slams Salazar’s Wild Horse Plan
Miles de nicaragüenses protestan contra la dictadura sandinista – (~50,000)
November 21, 2009
Meg Whitman’s Latino Outreach & the Pete Wilson Connection – CA politics
Marco Rubio, A Crossover Success – (good read)
Hispanic Caucus: ‘You Lie!’ Outburst to Blame for Senate Health Bill Provision on Illegal Immigrants
November 20, 2009
Hispanic lawmakers say an old adversary, White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, has his fingerprints all over a push to prohibit illegal immigrants from buying health insurance plans in a new market for people who don’t get insurance through their employers.
Beyond the Votes in Bolivia: A Reflection on Evo Morales’ First Term
Some U.S. Democrats see momentum building for an overhaul of immigration laws that would legalize millions of undocumented workers, but analysts say a crowded agenda and struggling economy may once again sink hopes for reform next year.
Democrats and Republicans deployed their heavy artillery Thursday in a heated congressional hearing to debate a bill seeking to end the travel ban to Cuba.
Immigration Reform: The Phone Call Heard Around the Country – On the call were Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill.; Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y.; and Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz. Immigrant rights advocates from various parts of the country also spoke.
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.
Honduras’ de facto president Roberto Micheletti will give up his controversial post for seven days beginning on Tuesday so that Hondurans can “concentrate on elections and not on the political crisis,” he announced Thursday.
Part of a Cuban blogger’s essay that advocates lifting the ban on U.S. travel to Cuba was read aloud at a House Foreign Affairs committee hearing. – Yoani Sánchez
In Virtual Town Hall with Immigration Reform Activists, Gutierrez Promises Bill By December
Ken Salazar Blamed By Oil And Gas Companies For Scant Interest In New Drilling Projects
El Pánico de Lamar Smith, Steve King, y sus aliados anti inmigrantes – La creciente actividad en el bando que promueve las deportaciones masivas refleja su inquietud por el impulso tomado por la reforma migratoria integral
November 19, 2009
Hispanic leaders in Texas on Wednesday assailed a draft social studies curriculum under consideration by the State Board of Education, saying it woefully ignores the role that Hispanics have played in shaping state and national history.
More Than 60,000 Americans in 45 States Organize for Immigration Reform
Immigration, Yet Another Issue: How Many Hard Votes Can Congress Take?
Who seriously wants the Cuban trade embargo?
A legislator from El Paso has criticized proposed history and social studies standards for public schools as being unfair to Hispanics. – Rep. Norma Chavez raised the issue Wednesday in Austin before the State Board of Education.
Video: Senator Menendez Speaks on Behalf of Hispanic Farmers’ Discrimination Lawsuit + update
November 18, 2009
Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco was among four statewide co-chairs named today of Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman’s Latino Coalition.
Hondurans in Los Angeles prepare to vote in presidential election
Analysis reveals driving out undocumented immigrants doesn’t bode well for congressional representation
Governor Deval Patrick urged Massachusetts residents today to avoid getting mired in “the usual debate” over illegal immigration as he gave his cabinet 90 days to craft a plan for better integrating all foreign-born residents into the state’s daily fabric.
Latino population growth adds to House seats – 6 states expected to gain congressional slots due to surge in Hispanic numbers
California’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman told a group of supporters Tuesday that she is making an unprecedented effort to attract Latinos to the Republican party – in South El Monte
Honduran Lawmakers to Debate Zelaya Reinstatement After Election
Congressman Raúl Grijalva talks to his daughter Marisa about his mother’s influence on his education. – new Historias from StoryCorp
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.
AFL-CIO Letter to Clinton Opposing Honduran Elections
Environmentalists alarmed by Puerto Rico policies – Sweeping from lush mountain rain forests to pristine beaches, a corridor of land protected by Puerto Rico’s last governor hosts dozens of rare and endangered species and was championed by celebrities who helped fight off resort proposals. – Now new Gov. Luis Fortuno has revoked the reserve as part of a drive to bring jobs and investment for the U.S. territory’s struggling economy. And activists see a broader pattern of looser protection for the island’s environment.
Immigrant Advocates Welcome Napolitano Statement, Will Hold House Parties This Week to Support Reform
Jaime O. Perez, chief of staff to County Judge Anthony Cobos, announced that he will run for Congress as a Republican. – Perez, 53, will challenge Tim Besco, 42, in the Republican primary for the right to challenge U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas.
Deporting undocumented students affects the chances for legal return if Congress doesn’t address it in immigration reform bill
Eleventh-hour criticism is arising over President Obama’s nomination for United States attorney in northern Iowa of a prosecutor who had a leading role in the criminal cases against hundreds of illegal immigrants arrested in a May 2008 raid at a meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa. – Stephanie Rose
Immigration legislation recognizes new reality
Immigrants and Health Care – The Real Numbers and Policy Implications
Massachusetts immigrant tuition bill to get new push
In the 8 states poised to gain congressional seats, Latino voter registration grew 45% and Latino voter turnout expanded 50% between 2000 and 2008. – In the 11 states poised to lose seats, Latino voter registration grew 50% and Latino voter turnout expanded 62% between 2000 and 2008.
Latinos make up a combined 77% of the population growth in the eleven states projected to lose a House seat – would have fared worse had Latinos not moved there in record numbers
After the 2010 Census, new Members of Congress in states like Georgia and South Carolina as well as Arizona and Texas will owe their positions, in part, to the expanding Latino population.
Report from America’s Voice: The New Constituents… How Latinos Will Shape Congressional Apportionmention After the 2010 Census
November 16, 2009
Where two contentious issues intersect- Immigration and health House measure omits Senate panel’s legal test
Honduras’ crisis brings South Florida election showdown – Divisions over Honduras’ political future are evident not only in the Central American country but also in South Florida as legal issues arise over elections.
Founded in 1973, the Mexican American Legislative Caucus is a 501(c)(6) non-profit, non-partisan organization composed of 44 members of the Texas House of Representatives committed to addressing the issues that Latinos face across the state of Texas.
The first Texas Hispanic legislators didn’t want to go public when they organized some 40 years ago out of fear they might be considered “un-American.” – Today, the Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC) is growing in influence — and raising record amounts of money — as Texas’ population turns increasingly Hispanic.
Supporters of tough U.S. sanctions against the Cuban government have given more than $10 million to congressional campaigns over the last seven years
USA Role Under Spotlight in Venezuela Crisis with Colombia
Now that Lou Dobbs has hung up his microphone on CNN, the populist New Jersey resident could be a viable candidate for the Garden State’s US Senate race in 2012, political experts said yesterday.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says Washington is the No. 4 source of illegal guns in Mexico.
One of the Republican Party’s most respected and relied-upon consultants has serious reservations about two the party’s biggest names. – Alex Castellanos, a conservative media strategist and regular presence on CNN, raised questions of Sarah Palin’s viability for office and took major swipes at Florida Senate candidate Charlie Crist
November 13, 2009
Hispanic Organizations Unite To Address Major Problems with Health Care Legislation – Ten national Hispanic groups sent a joint letter to Congress about the devastating impact of the health care legislation on Hispanic small businesses, seniors and families.
“El Gringo” Meddling Spurs Hispanic Revolt – Chicago politics
There will be a runoff Tuesday for the next commissioner to serve Miami’s District 4, a seat held by Tomás Regalado before he was elected mayor. – Miami runoff: Francis Suarez the better choice
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.
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya accused the U.S. government Thursday of weakening and changing course in the conflict over the June 28 coup that saw soldiers hustle him out of the country.
Mixed Signals on Honduras & Clinton’s position
GOP should take a cue from Lou Dobbs and resign their attack strategy on illegal immigration
Guest Voz: NJ Mayor says it makes sense to grant citizenship to undocumented immigrants – Michael Wildes mayor of Englewood, New Jersey.
The need for immigration reform topped the list of concerns that Latino leaders brought Thursday to Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., who held an hour-long “listening” session at a senior center in the Lower Yakima Valley.
Salud en EE.UU.: hispanos temen exclusión
State elections official fired after poking fun at Spanish-speaking voters – Texas
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.
Hispanic Organizations Unite To Address Major Problems with Health Care Legislation in Congress
California’s Latino voters are going Brown – State Attorney General Jerry Brown
AILA WELCOMES SEN. MENENDEZ (D-NJ) INTRODUCTION OF THE MILITARY FAMILIES ACT
U.S. State Department Sells Out Honduran Democracy for Senate Confirmations
Mario Solis-Marich: Cyber-Deported! My Personal Tragic True Story of Being Rejected by the Tancredo Campaign
New bill recognizes families’ military sacrifices not tied to citizenship status
Woman Bursts into Mexican Assembly to Press Lawmaker for Child Support
Juan Sepulveda of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans will be at El Centro Hispano center in Durham on Thursday to speak with residents and local leaders about the status of Hispanic education.
Initially waved off, Hispanic advocates jump into health debate – Effort centers on ensuring reform doesn’t shortchange immigrants
November 11, 2009
Voices of Honduran Resistance Call for Deepening of Democracy
N.Y. elections reflect city’s shifting racial landscape – For first time, whites will be in the minority on the City Council
Republicans still hard-pressed for minority support – Despite his efforts to reach out to black, Hispanic, Asian and other minority groups in his campaign for governor, Robert F. McDonnell’s decisive victory Tuesday in Virginia was largely the result of his overwhelming support among white voters.
Military Families Act Honors America’s Immigrant Soldiers and Families
November 10, 2009
Free Press, Hispanic Media Coaltion: We Can Make Own Net-Neutrality Decisions – Groups Want Debate To Shift Back To Substance Of Issues, Not Perceptions
Mexico, U.S. Blame Each Other After Border Crackdown Fails
Photographer’s work helped defuse Cuban Missile Crisis – RIP William B. Ecker
Chávez’s Next Target: El Salvador – Twenty-first century socialism may have stumbled in Honduras but it is being tried again in El Salvador.
Argentine journalists, academics and ruling party lawmakers met Monday to challenge the conclusions of an international media group that Latin American leaders are exerting too much control over the press.
Greater civic engagement will make Latinos a political force – This year’s elections in key Massachusetts cities have marked some important milestones for Latinos.
LANDMARK HOUSE HEALTH CARE REFORM BILL IS GOOD FOR LATINOS, SENATE NEEDS TO COMPLETE THE TASK AND BUILD ON THE HOUSE EFFORT, SAYS NCLR
U.S. officials wrong in celebrating fall of the Berlin Wall as work continues on our own border wall
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus took the right stand on threatening to withhold healthcare votes
Manuel Zelaya’s backers: Boycott Honduran election
Too Late to Salvage Hondura’s Elections, Zelaya Backers Say
The Americano Interview with Congressman Mike Pence
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya: Talks Are Off with Coup Government After Deal Collapses
November 9, 2009
Poll: 41 percent say Obama has not improved race relations
House Passes Landmark Health Care Reform Bill That Leaves Intact Provisions Increasing Immigrants’ Access to Health Insurance
El Paso County Attorney Jose Rodriguez announces he will seek Texas state Senate seat
A Colony by Any Other Name is Still a Colony – Puerto Rico
Up next: A Latino president? – who will be the nation’s first Latino president?
Republican Party courting Latinos in Nevada (and elsewhere)
The New Latino Vote Under Obama – A Rift Between 2008 Latino Obama Supporters and the Republican Party.
Republican Debra Medina says she’ll be the first candidate in the 2010 Texas governor’s race with Spanish-language TV ads.
NY village gets new voting system to aid Hispanics – A federal judge imposed an unusual election system on a suburban village Friday
Hispanics Dodge a Bullet – Hispanics would have been hurt in critical ways by the proposed change to the census
National Alliance for Hispanic Health commends passage of health care bill
Pro-Immigrant Demonstrators and Hispanic Media Confront Sheriff Arpaio on Visit to Southern California
November 7, 2009
Rep. Loretta Sanchez reiterates that she is not running for Governor
Honduras leadership in limbo as accord dissolves
November 6, 2009
MASCOTTE — Voters in this south Lake County city this week reversed a historical decision made two years ago when they elected Central Florida’s first Latino mayor. – The tables turned for Feliciano “Felix” Ramirez and Jeffrey Krull, whom Ramirez easily defeated in his landmark 2007 election with 68 percent of the vote. This time, Krull squeezed by with 12 more votes to defeat Ramirez, who had strong ties with Mascotte’s increasing Latino population.
A Victory in the Senate with the Halt of the Vitter Amendment – LULAC
The closing immigration window
Trenton Latino political leader: Time to lick wounds and focus on unity – rethinking campaign strategy yesterday after three Latino candidates lost
Like California’s 30 years ago, Oregon’s growing Latino population is reaching a tipping point: A critical mass of Latino professionals is starting to organize and influence state and local politics. – dubbed Latino Agenda for Action
A third woman has filed a paternity claim against Paraguay’s Roman Catholic bishop-turned- president, her lawyer confirmed Thursday – President Fernando Lugo
Senate Democrats Thursday blocked a GOP attempt to require next year’s census forms to ask people whether they are U.S. citizens – Vitter’s attempts fail
November 5, 2009
AZ GOP Committeman: Ask “Brown People” About Crime in Tucson
For the first time ever, Bolivians living abroad will be able to cast their ballots in the upcoming general election.
Hope and Disappointment in Uruguay’s Elections
Low Latino voter turnout in NJ and VA elections reveal a return to the old ways
Lawrence City Council will have Hispanic majority – Massachusettts
Hispanic Voter Turnout Remains Low – voter turnout rate of just 21% in Yakima, WA
Democrats push Pelosi to protect immigrants
Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Tex.), the powerful chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, was the subject of a complaint to ethics investigators last year after an aide contacted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) about the kidnapping of a distant relative of Reyes’s wife.
U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes aide: No misuse of power in rescue of relative
Deal to restore Manuel Zelaya in Honduras at risk – Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya say lawmakers are stalling efforts to bring him back to office before a Nov. 29 election.
Cuban Tomas Regalado was elected mayor of Miami with a pledge to control spending, limit property-tax increases and curtail development
November 4, 2009
Statement of US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on this week’s immigration enforcement and workers’ rights report
Life’s a real beach for New York Latino politicos
Hispanic Women Run for Nevada Office – Several candidates hope to alter the composition of the Nevada State Legislature. There are currently no Hispanic women serving in the legislature, but four have already announced they will run next year
Mexican-born immigrant rights activist Jorge Mujica plans to challenge incumbent Rep. Dan Lipinski in next year’s Democratic primary for Illinois’ 3rd congressional district.
Miami mayor candidates could trigger different shake-ups – Joe Sánchez and Tomás Regalado
Reid Gets No GOP Support For Resolution Honoring Hispanic Media
Last Argentine dictator, ex-generals go on trial
California Congresswoman Loretta Sánchez Leads Congress’s Charge Against Domestic Abuse
U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos arrived in Tegucigalpa on Tuesday to join a commission set to verify compliance with the accord reached last week by deposed Honduran President Mel Zelaya and the de facto regime installed by the June 28 coup.
The debate over health care for illegal immigrants continues to percolate in Congress despite the Obama administration’s efforts to put it to rest, with lawmakers in both houses also wrangling over how much coverage to provide for immigrants who have settled in the country legally.
Lawrence elects Massachusetts’ first Latino mayor – William Lantigua
November 2, 2009
Latinos need more than lip service – Families are being torn apart by America’s broken immigration system. President Obama needs to show leadership and fix it – (the view from England)
The Real Winner in Honduras: The United States?
Minorities Seek To Make History In Elections – Massachusetts
Rep. Raul Grijalva, Co-Chair of Progressive Caucus, Vows to Bring “Robust” Public Option to House Floor
Zelaya, Micheletti Beginning to Disagree About Crisis-Ending Accord
Democratic Party leaders meeting at a pre-election dinner Thursday announced their endorsement of Assemblyman Jose Peralta over Monserrate in the 2010 primary – NY
October 30, 2009
Puerto Rico lawmakers have voted to adopt one of the world’s lowest legal limits for drunk driving.
LULAC Hails the Inclusion of Puerto Rico in the House Healthcare Bill
Senator Reid States He Is Keeping Anti-Immigrant Vitter Amendment From the Senate Floor
Queens, NYC State Senator Hiram Monserrate : Once a Community Defender, Now an Attacker?
Sanchez sisters eyed by House ethics panel for alleged collusion – Linda and Loretta CA Democrats
Did a resolution honoring Hispanic media trigger a silent boycott among the GOP?
San Francisco mayor vetoes new city sanctuary law
Deposed President Manuel Zelaya and his opponents have agreed to a U.S.-brokered deal that he believes will return him to power four months after a coup shook faith in Latin America’s young democracies.
October 29, 2009
Hijo de activista Rudy Lozano ingresa a la política en Chicago
Obama, en esfuerzo bilingüe, busca votos latinos en New Jersey y Virginia
Hispanics voice concerns to mayoral candidates in Tulsa
Obama Official: Immigration Reform Will Be Introduced Once Votes to Pass It Are Assured
October 28, 2009
Latino Leaders Launch National Campaign for Healthcare Reform – New website unveiled today will educate and mobilize community on healthcare reform.
GOP needs new approach for Hispanic vote
Congress Members Urge Obama to “Break the Silence” on Honduran Rights Violations
Statement by Sarah Stephens, Center for Democracy in the Americas, UN Vote on Cuba embargo – After UN Embargo Vote, Obama Should Push Further, Faster on Cuba Policy Reforms
CNN Columnist Ruben Navarrette: Immigration Reform Must Wait – response to Rep. Luis Gutierrez
Phoenix City Council members on Monday named David Cavazos the next city manage
Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez: Immigration Reform Cannot Wait
After Arpaio is Stripped of Immigration Powers, Conservatives Counter With A New Anti-Immigrant Bill
October 27, 2009
The Corzine campaign is airing a television ad unveiled over the weekend that features President Obama telling viewers in Spanish that the future of New Jersey is in their hands — “El futuro de Nueva Jersey esta en tus manos,” the president says.
René, de Calle 13: “El presidente de Colombia no es Colombia”
MTV apoya a René, de Calle 13: “Los artistas son libres de expresarse”
Passage of Hate Crimes Bill Signals a New Day for Justice, Says NCLR
Maurice Ferre pledges to help bring an end to “poisonous political games in Washington” – Releases second video with details of background and how he will approach the job of U.S. Senator
The Case of the Cuban Five: American Justice as a Political Weapon
Police Leaders from Across the Country Call For Immigration Reform – Law Enforcement Officials Describe Impact of Broken System on Public Safety and Community Trust
Impractical and Unconstitutional – Sen. Vitter Tries to Use the Census to Further Anti-Immigration Agenda
Rep. Crowley and Members of Congress to President: We Need Immigration Reform Now
Senator Vitter’s Amendment is Gumming Up the Census
Obama’s Dirty War On Immigrants
October 26, 2009
U.N. Vote to Condemn (Obama’s?) Embargo on Cuba
U.S. troops will be allowed to use six Colombian military bases and other facilities necessary for joint operations,
Fidel Castro’s younger sister, Juanita, now living in Miami, reveals in a Univisión-Noticias 23 report on her new book that she worked with the CIA while living in Cuba.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has appointed three people to the state’s Latino Family Commission – has never met since it was established in 2007 (?)
Poll: Tomás Regalado leads Miami mayoral race – 40% favored him, with 18% supporting his opponent, Joe Sanchez. 42% of voters were undecided.
The city spent $15,100 to throw a dinner party for state Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen, Oct. 15, and city leaders defended the expense as a well-deserved thank you to the powerful senator, despite recent budgetary cutbacks.
October 17, 2009
El Diario Endorses Thompson, Likening Bloomberg to Hugo Chávez
Miami-Beach Florida’s Mayor Matti Herrera Bower’s 19 Day Countdown to Mayoral Re-Election – city’s first female and Cuban-American Mayor
Children sang, soldiers paraded and crowds cheered during the historic pageantry of the first meeting of the presidents of the United States and Mexico 100 years ago today in El Paso and Juárez. – The meeting between U.S. President William Howard Taft and Mexican President Porfirio Diaz will be commemorated by events and an exhibit at the El Paso Museum of History that opens Saturday to the public.
Question just a tactic, but revealing of feelings – (re proposed census question about immigration status)
October 15, 2009
Crafting a final version of health insurance legislation to attract moderate Republican support would be a “waste of time,” according to the leader of the House Progressive Caucus. – Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.)
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)
Honduran Accords Hung Up on Zelaya’s Reinstatement
El Diario-La Prensa endorses Bill Thompson for Mayor of New York City – largest Spanish-language daily newspaper in the NYC area
Reforma Migratoria: “Sin movilización no ganamos esta batalla”: Congresista Gutiérrez
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
HEALTH CARE BILL OVERCOMES EXTREMIST POLITICS, BUT STILL NEEDS IMPROVEMENT, SAYS NCLR
Former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.), a 2008 Republican presidential candidate and fierce opponent of illegal immigration, is criticizing the nomination of Stephanie Villafuerte for District of Colorado U.S. Attorney.
New York Needs More Immigrants, Says Bloomberg
Lawmakers Scrap Plan for 300 More Miles of Fencing on Mexican Border
Governor Schwarzenegger Addresses Latino Water Coalition
In the Streets and on Twitter, Activists Demonstrate Tuesday for Immigration Reform
A Cuban blogger who has become an international sensation for offering frank criticism of her country’s communist system said she was denied government permission Monday to travel to New York to receive a top journalism prize. – Yoani Sanchez
Martin Quezada, a graduate from ASU’s College of Law, is running for Arizona State House Representative in the 2010 election.
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.
Former Venezuelan president Jaime Lusinchi has been hospitalized due to a gastric ulcer in Miami
Thousands of immigrants came to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a day of lobbying and an afternoon rally calling for comprehensive immigration reform.
Faced with a deep recession, Cuba tries socialism lite – scaling back socialism in an attempt to save it
The United States should reinstate a Clinton-era ban on assault weapons to prevent such guns from reaching Mexican drug cartels, former officials from both countries said in a report released Tuesday.
The White House became “La Casa Blanca” on Tuesday, celebrating Hispanic musical heritage with a South Lawn concert and such guests as Gloria Estefan, George Lopez, the Bachata music group Aventura, Jose Feliciano and more. – Latin music ‘tends to make us move a little bit ourselves,’ says Obama
Forcing the debate over immigration reform starts now
ACLU Comprehensive Immigration Reform Must Protect Privacy And Civil Liberties
5 Former Census Directors Warn that Vitter Amendment would Severely Damage 2010 Census, Cost Billions – would add a new question on citizenship and immigration status to the 2010 census.
SEIU Members Join Thousands at U.S. Capitol to Renew Push for Comprehensive Immigration Reform – Joined by legislators, thousands of workers, families and clergy call for an end to divisive, costly immigration policies that separate families, harm all workers
October 13, 2009
Obama celebrates Spain and Hispanic music
Hispanos ponen a bailar a Obama en la Casa Blanca
Obama Hosts Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Celebrates Latin Music On Tuesday
Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to speak to Republican National Hispanic Assembly of Tennessee October 22 at Waller Lansden
Thousands To Participate in Vigil With Members of Congress For Immigration Reform on Oct 12-13 in Washington DC
October 12, 2009
Hispanic lawmakers in the House are writing an immigration reform bill that will outline the minority community’s position before the debate begins in Congress.
Latinos would be wrong to boycott the 2010 Census count – Ruben Navarrette Jr
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.
Hispanic community activists in Washington protested Friday against the D.C. Council for voting this week to oust Ximena Hartsock as the city’s parks and recreation director, accusing members of racism and sexism.
Between now and the end of her term next March, President Michelle Bachelet will distribute 33,000 hectares (81,500 acres) of land among Mapuche Indian communities in Chile’s conflictive southern region of Araucania
Hate Crimes Act Passed, Will It Stop Actual Hate Though?
Angered by President Obama’s lack of success in legalizing illegal immigrants, some Hispanic activists are urging all Hispanics to boycott the 2010 census as a sign of displeasure.
Local Pennsylvanica Hispanic leaders pleased with new federal Web site that provides information in Spanish – GobiernoUSA.gov, has been online for two months
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signs law that highlights Hispanic history in public schools
A leader in Northern Nevada’s Latino community has been invited to a White House gathering next week for Hispanic Heritage Month. – Xiomara Rodriguez
Seneca returns with observations about President Obama and Latinos – (interesting)
Reflections on a Decade of Civic Revolutions in Latin America
Florida needs a pro in Senate, not a rookie – commentary by Maurice Ferre
October 9, 2009
Latinas Feeling Uncertain About Healthcare Debate
LATINA VOTER INTERNET AND NEW MEDIA USAGE: Groundbreaking Poll Shows Internet & New Media Usage Vital for Engaging Latinas
NCLR Supports Legislation to Strengthen Dual-Language Education for Low-Income Students
NCLR President and CEO Janet Murguía Named one of “Washingtonian’s 100 Most Powerful Women”
NCLR Applauds the Inclusion of Faith Leaders at a A Senate Hearing on Comprehensive Immigration Reform
LULAC Opposes Vitter-Bennett Amendment: Call Your Senator Today!
Guest Voz: NM Rep. Luján aims to engage young Latinos in clean energy issue
Department of Homeland Security should revoke the 287(g) program until there is immigration reform
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Featured on Azteca America’s ‘Issues: Caras y Voces’
Republican Senators Want Census to Identify ‘Illegal Aliens’
U.S. Senate candidate for Florida Marco Rubio visited the Hispanic American Bar Association during its regular meeting and celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month
Community’s involvement has Hispanic leaders excited – For 14 years the group Hispanics in Politics has been pushing the idea at its monthly meetings that Hispanic representation — in local, state and national offices — should mirror the number of Hispanics in Southern Nevada, now nearly seven times what it was in 1990. – Fernando Romero
U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes: U.S. forces in Afghanistan need help
More talks in Honduran crisis, but no deal sighted
Latin America: The Empire Retreats – In the span of a few days two events occurred that reveal that in small Latin American countries that were previously subordinate to Washington, the ex-superpower no longer controls their decades-old allies. The recent episodes in Paraguay and Honduras reveal that the empire’s withdrawal from its own backyard is accelerating in the present systemic crisis.
The National Association of Evangelicals on Thursday (Oct. 8) endorsed comprehensive immigration reform, saying new policies should reflect “biblical grace to the stranger.”
October 7, 2009
NCLR Applauds Confirmation of Tom Perez as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division
LULAC Applauds Senate Confirmation of Tom Perez as Head of Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
To Engage Latinos About Census, Telenovela Steps Up to Be Counted
Losing the Latino Vote – In the Long Run, the GOP Must Be Inclusive
Change and My Friend Anabel, The Life-Long Republican
Calls from some Latino church leaders for a boycott of the 2010 U.S. Census to pressure Congress for passage of immigration reform triggered a heated debate among scholars and activists Wednesday at Princeton University.
Critics Say Chavez Targeting Opponents For Arrest
African-American, Latino and civil rights groups have launched an ad campaign aimed at pressuring moderate Democratic senators to support health care legislation that allows the government to sell insurance in competition with private industry.
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.
Illinois GOP recruits minorities for longshot races – like Hispanic businessman Robert Enriquez for secretary of state
A former Costa Rican president was convicted and sentenced to five years in prison Monday for embezzling funds from a Finnish loan intended for medical equipment for public hospitals. – Rafael Calderon president from 1990-1994
Rich Vs. Poor At Root Of Honduran Political Crisis
For a decade, Congressman Jose Serrano has worked to bring financial support to one the nation’s poorest neighborhoods – the South Bronx
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
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
Venezuelan Ambassador to Travel to California For First Time Since Resuming Post
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 5, 2009
The Right is Taking the Wrong Approach With Hispanics
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.
Colorado Latino leaders work to derail proposed census boycott
NCLR Commends Congressional Hispanic Caucus for Calling for an End to 287(g) Agreements
National Groups to Mobilize People of Color for Final Health Care Push
Our Immigration System Needs Solutions, Not Villains
The Juanito show: ‘He’s crazy’ – Rafael “Juanito” Acosta
Consul stresses link between California, Mexico – Juan Marcos Gutierrez sets out to build ‘a better understanding between our countries.’
The interim president of Honduras says an emergency decree that limited civil rights in the troubled Central American country will be repealed as of Tuesday.
Immigrants & Health Care: MPI Analyzes Health Reform Eligibility, Verification Issues and Provides New Estimates of Coverage by Legal Status, Poverty, Firm Size and for Select States
Immigration advocates hoping to see comprehensive reform move through Congress this year now acknowledge they will probably have to wait until 2010, thanks to the all-consuming health care debate.
Senator Robert Menendez releases book celebrating Latino heritage and calling for government reform – “Growing American Roots: Why Our Nation Will Thrive As Our Largest Minority Flourishes”
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.
Why Boycotting the Census will not force the Immigration Issue
The good news is that Washington has finally begun to take stronger actions on Honduras. The bad news is that the actions completely contradict each other, resulting in ambiguity, paralysis and infighting as the Honduran crisis explodes.
October 2, 2009
Former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre is expected to announce Wednesday that he is running for the U.S. Senate, becoming only the second Hispanic Democrat to run statewide in Florida.
No Child Left Behind Regulations do not Go Far Enough to Improve Education For Latino Students, Says NCLR
Census “boycott” is self-defeating – The people who think that Latinos will benefit politically by having some of us ignore an attempt to be counted in the population speak with a contradiction that makes absolutely no sense.
Holding the US Census ransom to force action on reforming immigration is a bad idea
Hispanic farmers voice discrimination concerns – In N.M. visit, agriculture secretary gets an earful on USDA loan practices
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.
Census Gets Some Latino Help and Needs It – a coalition of prominent Latinos kicked off a nationwide campaign Thursday urging people to fill out the 2010 Census forms.
Obama and DeMint locked in proxy fight over Hugo Chavez – DeMint has blocked the appt. of Arturo Valenzuela, the choice for the post of assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs.
October 1, 2009
Hiram Monserrate’s Gal Breaks Down While Defending Her Man – Her testimony expected to weight heavily on verdict
Hispanic Heritage Month: Watching Latino Politics Disappear
Sotomayor’s impact on trial as high court returns to work
Who’s Really Hurt by America’s Travel Ban to Cuba?
September 30, 2009
William McKenzie: Why the Dream Act makes sense for illegal immigrants – and our country
America’s Voice: Rep. Steve King throws free market under the bus, along with immigrants
Latinos must use political capital towards demanding passage of the REAL Act – (very good read)
A senior American diplomat has held unannounced, high-level talks in Havana with the Cuban government, three State Department officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday, raising hopes for a thaw in long-icy relations.
Grupo anti-inmigrante ataca movimiento Judeo-Cristiano pro reforma inmigratoria tachándolos de ‘desconectados’
