Blogante Headlines + Colorado Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

March 25, 2008

Gunmen target Hispanic eateries (5 of them) – Aurora, Colorado

March 24, 2008

Labor shortage grows desperate for area farmers; Relief sought in state measure, but say U.S. reform needed – Colorado

March 11, 2008

Sickle-cell disease spreads in Latino community in Colorado

March 10, 2008

Trio accused of vandalizing Latino shrine – Three Mormon missionaries are seen mocking the Catholic site in photos on the Internet.

February 5, 2008

Did You Know? Nearly 12 percent of Colorado’s electorate is Hispanic

January 31, 2008

Mexican Workers File Lawsuit in Colorado

January 28, 2008

Dolores Huerta campaigns for Clinton in city – Puebla, Colorado

Gates grant launches Su Teatro – Denver

January 23, 2008

Did You Know? In 2006, Colorado passed tough new laws designed to deny public services to undocumented immigrants. In the first year, state departments spent $2 million implementing the laws. How many people did they catch? None.

January 22, 2008

Did You Know? Under pressure to crack down on illegal immigrants, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency is expanding its Colorado Springs office from two agents to 10.

January 17, 2008

A voice for immigrants – activist/lawyer Ray Ybarra in Telluride, Colorado

November 28, 2007

Hispanic tradition in state Senate leadership – Denver

November 27, 2007

Air Force Academy cadet first Puerto Rican Rhodes scholar

Colorado mayor’s sympathy for immigrants costs him his job – Tom Selders spoke out against a raid at a meatpacking plant, and the town spoke in the voting booth by turning him out of office. – Greeley, Colorado

Mexican visitor’s lament: Our best hands are here – (Tina Griego talks with Evangelina Hernández co-editor at El Universal about immigration) – Denver

November 23, 2007

Chicana “token” turns into top TV journalist – Beverly Martinez – Denver

November 19, 2007

Forceful immigration enforcement causing divide, panel says

November 15, 2007

Aurora Latinos upbeat despite defeats – As Hispanic numbers grow, they aim to push diversity in government after falling short in this month’s elections. – Denver

October 31, 2007

Colorado GOP returns to illegal immigrants – Legislators seek to deny bail to those accused of repeat DUI or other serious crimes.

October 30, 2007

Did You Know? Nearly, two-thirds of all babies born to Colorado teen mothers between the ages of 15-17 were to Latina girls. And the rate since 2001 is climbing. Most troubling is the fertility rate of 13 to 14-year-old Latina adolescents is double that of any other race/ethnicity group and significantly higher in all other age groups.

October 29, 2007

Tancredo says he’s leaving Congress

October 2, 2007

Immigrants stir up Greeley – Some say a forum hosted by the DA was more about politics. Others say the effect on crime is a real issue.

September 12, 2007

Radio chef sizzles on air – Chef Martín Limas – Denver

August 13, 2007

Latino majority signals sea change – Colorado’s population shift emphasizes the urgency of addressing immigration, education and health insurance reform

August 10, 2007

Did You Know? A total of 21,780 Latinos are estimated to have moved to Denver or were born here from 2000 to 2006, and a third of them – 7,260 – are just 4 and younger

July 30, 2007

Immigration traffic appears down in Colorado