Alabama + Alabama Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 6, 2009

“English as a Second Language” in Alabama schools

October 17, 2009

Hispanic History in The Port City! – Mobile, Alabama

September 28, 2009

NASA encourages Hispanic students to look at science, technology careers during conference

September 22, 2009

NASA’s Marshall Center to Cosponsor Eighth Annual Hispanic Youth Conference in Huntsville Sept. 25

September 8, 2009

Town hall meeting hits on 287(g) program – Albertville

August 27, 2009

Commissioner Constance Barker of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought her campaign against sexual assaults on female Hispanic migrant farm workers to Birmingham on Wednesday.

Albertville’s request that its police officers be federally certified in enforcing immigration law is scaring Hispanic people into moving away, according to an advocate for the local Hispanic community. -Alabama

August 26, 2009

The Demopolis Police Department is hosting a weeklong workshop called “Survival Spanish,” where regional law enforcement officers learn how to do their jobs in a growing multilingual society. – Alabama

August 24, 2009

The North Alabama Hispanic Committee is upset over letters concerning the 287(g) program sent from the city of Albertville to leaders in Washington, D.C.

June 23, 2009

Rosie’s Mexican Cantina named best Mexican restaurant by Huntsville Times readers

June 2, 2009

Albertville, Alabama passes an English language ordinance

January 21, 2009

Rosetta Stone giving Hispanic students boost – Alabama

December 2, 2008

Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama holds sixth annual tamale sale

November 25, 2008

The FBI office in Birmingham today awarded this year’s FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award to Isabel Rubio, executive director of HICA. – Alabama

October 27, 2008

Rodeo offers entertainment for local Hispanic community – Alabama

September 30, 2008

NASA to Host Hispanic Youth Conference Oct. 2-3, 2008

September 26, 2008

More social services needed for Tuscaloosa’s Hispanic community – Alabama

September 22, 2008

Geraldo Rivera urges local business leaders to tell President Bush to pardon illegal imigrants – Birmingham, Alabama

September 15, 2008

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office invites a Birmingham Hispanic advocacy group to expand into the area – Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama, or HICA – Alabama

August 11, 2008

Franklin County has the highest proportion of Hispanic residents in Alabama, according to an analysis of U.S. Census data released Thursday.

August 4, 2008

Hispanics make more inroads into Hoover community – Day laborers not as much of a flashpoint – Alabama

July 21, 2008

City’s Hispanic students climb- Huntsville, Alabama

July 10, 2008

Dothan’s Need for Bilingual Workers Rise – Alabama

University of Alabama students organize Hispanic Jumpstart

June 25, 2008

The University of Alabama at Birmingham recruiting Hispanic students to educate more Spanish-speaking health professionals

June 22, 2008

Wiregrass Hispanic Community Is Rapidly Growing – Alabama

May 6, 2008

Alabama’s Immigration Debate

April 21, 2008

Hispanics sitting ducks for criminals, Jefferson County sheriff’s official says – Alabama

April 13, 2008

Jeffco civil rights suit claims Hispanics harassed by police – Alabama

March 31, 2008

Class sizes for English skills decrease in Hoover – Alabama

March 20, 2008

Birmingham man sentenced for crimes targeting Hispanics – Alabama

March 10, 2008

Local real estate agent Freddy Guerra has opened the state’s first franchise office of Casa Latino Real Estate, a Hispanic real estate firm targeting Birmingham’s ethnic home-buying population. – Alabama

January 23, 2008

Facts, not fears, should shape immigration rules – Alabama

January 22, 2008

Head of largest national Hispanic civil rights organization (Janet Murguia) urges blacks and Hispanics to unify against hatred

January 14, 2008

Fewer of Alabama’s Hispanic families stretching school holidays to visit relatives south of U.S. border

January 10, 2008

A need for facts and reason: Immigration in Alabama

January 3, 2008

Gov. Riley wants more troopers to receive INS training – Alabama – (INS???)

December 4, 2007

State Sen. Beason proposes English-only driver’s exams – Alabama

November 1, 2007

Alabama Immmigration Debated by Biz Owners

October 11, 2007

Immigration Task Force Hears From Experts – Alabama

October 8, 2007

Stay in school, Hispanics told- Alabama

September 23, 2007

Hispanic majority at Crossville Elementary – Alabama

September 19, 2007

Hablas Ingles? – County schools are adding tutors for growing number of students in English as a second language program – Alabama

August 23, 2007

Breaking The Language Barrier – Alabama – Officers learn Spanish

July 12, 2007

Police, recording industry bust pirated Latin music sellers in Huntsville – Alabama

July 9, 2007

School Expects Hispanic Student Majority In Fall – 1st in Alabama’s history

Hispanic population thrives in Vance – Alabama

June 21, 2007

Alabama court weighs English only suit over drivers exams

May 29, 2007

New Medicaid law hits Alabama’s poor hard

May 9, 2007

Former tenured Spanish professor sues Clemson

May 3, 2007

Hispanics team up to curb workplace injuries – Birmingham, Alabama

Feds Accuse Alabama Militia of Planning Machine-Gun Attack on Mexicans

May 2, 2007

Alabama Lawmakers Urged To Abandon Immigration Reform Proposals

April 30, 2007

Fair offers advice, help to Hispanics – Tuscaloosa, Alabama

April 26, 2007

Latino Mix 1480 AM WRLM Broadcasting Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony And Grand Opening to Alabama’s Largest Hispanic Population – Trussville

April 25, 2007

Punt on immigration probably best play – Alabama

April 5, 2007

Defensive driving class offered in Spanish – Alabama

March 29, 2007

New policy for Hispanic scholars – University of Alabama

March 20, 2007

Health program reaches out to Hispanics – Alabama

February 26, 2007

As areas Latino population grows, courts struggle with language barrier – Alabama (I think I have now seen dozens of this sort of story from across the country)

February 2, 2007

A new Spanish language radio station is on the air in Birmingham. – Alabama

January 28, 2007

Immigration may be a major issue for Legislature – Alabama

January 19, 2007

Program targets Hispanic students – Huntsville, Alabama

December 18, 2006

Schools hire bilingual staff in Hispanic influx – Foley, Alabama

December 11, 2006

Hispanics honor Virgin Mary – Tuscaloosa, Alabama

A hub for Hispanic business – Hoover, Alabama

September 10, 2005

Hispanics find home in Alabama