Did You Know? 297 illegal immigrants arrested in the raid on an Iowa meatpacking plant were sentenced to five months in prison for using false documents - but not one company official as yet faces any charges. - Postville

The Great Immigration Panic - Unjust and Unethical Treatment of Illegal Immigrants in the United States

Can fence be built without immigrants? - Can the U.S. border fence be built on deadline without the help of foreign laborers? - (doubt it)

Beetles are his ticket to ride - Colombian cashes in on insect’s popularity - Hercules beetles, which he exports to Asia for pets. Male Hercules beetles can grow to 7 inches and weigh as much as a hamster. “The beetles have a personality and know those of us who take care of them,” the industrial engineer says.

Machu Picchu ‘ransacked 40 years before its discovery’ - new research claims

Latina Soccer Referee Bound for Beijing - Verónica Pérez

Car plows into Mexican bike race, one dead - (quite a photo)

Mexico army marches into drug war — again - Troops have been deployed to a greater extent than ever to fight narcotics traffickers. But critics fear the corruption that afflicts the police will envelop the military.

Aurora OKs bigger immigration detention center - The move effectively clears the way for GEO Group Inc. to turn a 400-bed facility into a 1,500-bed center to house illegal immigrants, making it the second-largest detention center in the nation. - Colorado

Immigration Prosecutions Hit New High - Critics Say Increased Use of Criminal Charges Strains System

Chihuahua races set for this weekend - at the Fiestas Juan Seguin - Texas

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Cuba’s Raul Castro completes 100 days in power

Maine tourism-related businesses struggle to find seasonal workers

A long walk to citizenship - Nothing was going to stop him from taking the oath.

Student Voice | Latina Student Embraces Memories and Traditions

Spain’s Top Chefs Clash Over Ingredients and Culinary Innovations

Cuban native makes sock monkeys for love as well as money - Dulce VanDyken in Michigan

When will Democrats smarten up and realize they’re being set up as the fall-guy for Bush Administration’s deportation overkill? (Latina Lista)

Honduran capital without international airport after crash

After 14-year ban, 1st Dominican airline flies to U.S. territory

Immigration raid spurs calls for action vs. owners

Gov Beebe: Students with flagged Social Security numbers probably not illegal - Arkansas

Tam sorry for saying ‘wetbacks’ - City councilman apologizes for ‘wetbacks’ slur - Hawaii

Gothamist: Who’s Afraid of the Puerto Rican Day Parade?

Hundreds march in support of DREAM Act - Las Vegas

Federal suit says Irving ISD elections deny representation to Hispanics

Puerto Rico vote an enigma of complexities

Media Moves: Fernández promoted at WGEM - Quincy, Illinois

Xavier Ortiz launches Media Results

HSBC plans to continue investment in emerging markets and US Hispanic market

comScore - Top Latin America Web Rankings for April 2008

After 14-year ban, 1st Dominican airline flies to U.S. territory

Telecoms war heats up between Latin American giants - America Movil and Telefonica

Spanish wind company promises New York $2B in development, jobs

Immigration raid spurs calls for action vs. owners

Did You Know? 297 illegal immigrants arrested in the raid on an Iowa meatpacking plant were sentenced to five months in prison for using false documents - but not one company official as yet faces any charges. - Postville

Black Bean Cuban Cuisine pursues business with Wal-Mart - Tallahassee

Survey: Immigrants feeling economic pinch, too

Maine tourism-related businesses struggle to find seasonal workers

Georgia: Hispanic-owned business spread to rural areas

Tavern on the Green to Pay $2.2 Million to Settle Harassment Claim

ImpreMedia Chairman & CEO John Paton Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2008 Award Finalist in Metro New York Area

National Spanish-Language Networks to Showcase Fall Programming at 1st Annual Texas Hispanic Upfront - Organized by SAVisión, Hispanic Marketing Arm of the American Marketing Association, Historic Gala Event Offers Unprecedented Opportunities for Large Corporations, Advertisers

Media Moves: Elizabeth Sánchez joins PBS

Demandan a Emilio Navaira

“Wisin vs. Yandel: Otra Dimension”

Aracely Arámbula’s Comeback

Sofía Vergara will make guest appearance in Fuego en la sangre

Spanish pop star poses nude to protest bullfighting - Alaska

‘In the Heights’ star keeps eyes on the prizes - Lin-Manuel Miranda

Siempre Mujer June/July Issue Features Kate del Castillo and Fanny Lu on the Cover and an Exclusive Interview with Myrka Dellanos

La Bloga: Evaluation of the 6th Annual National Latino Writers Conference

National Council of La Raza and Lowe’s Team Up to Build Libraries In Charter Schools

Officials Find Massacred Children, Babies in Peruvian Mass Grave

Culinary delights from the Dominican Republic

Panel set to take up bills aimed at illegal immigrants - Louisiana

Illegal immigration issue surfaces in race for League City mayor - Candidate wants to address how illegal immigrants are handled by police - Texas

Che Guevara remembered on two continents

Chávez Decree Tightens Hold on Intelligence - Venezuela

Polito Vega to Be Honored At The AT&T Tropical Night - Miami

Immigrants face hurricane dilemma - (more on the Border Patrol and hurricane evacuation)

Rochester’s Hispanic market idea drifts - New York

A special Saturday edition: welcome to the start of the Hispanic Heritage Month! Did you know that as a blogger I have collected, posted and organized over 40,000 in 3 years and that I will hit the 30,000 mark on HispanicTips before the end of Hispanic Heritage Month? How is that for serendipity? These feats, I imagine, makes me the nation's most prolific Hispanic blogger. I personally think that this site is a celebration of Hispanic and Latino news. News that we need. News that no one else is providing on such a scale in a format designed to make it easy to keep you and me informed. Please during this month consider telling people about HispanicTips - forward this newsletter, tell your family and friends.

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Gracias, Tomás

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Alberto Gonzales Leaves Justice Department - (last day Friday - September 14th, 2007)

Hispanic businesses feel the squeeze - Crackdown on illegal immigration partly blamed for sudden halt in sales - Georgia

Coffee chain drops names over concerns it’s an ethnic slur - Beaner’s Coffee - (good move)

Guatemala Adoption Boom Creates Controversy

For Rich Mexicans, Parallel Lives in U.S.

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Mexico’s Prophets of Climate Change: Women Forest Defenders

Enfermeras made in México : EU interesado en contratarlas - US looking to Mexico for nurses

Forget Spanglish ”” español, please - Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Texas Ranger pitcher Vicente Padilla rides to El Centro’s rescue with a $25,000 gift - Kitsap County

Hector Garcia celebration is made official - official state holiday in Texas

Lock of Che Guevara’s Hair to Be Sold - Oct. 25-26.

Book Review: ‘Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor And the Dark Side of the New Global Economy’

Puerto Rican independence activist gets island citizenship ID - Juan Mari Bras

Did You Know --» view: excerpts | section

The Baltimore and Washington metropolitan areas are first and second in the nation in household income for Hispanics.

The Mexico Tourism Board spends $40 million annually in U.S. on marketing

Hispanics are now about 8% of the electorate, but they’re projected to become 20% by 2020 and one-quarter of the total U.S. population by 2050

Between 1996 and 2004, the Republican share of the Hispanic vote doubled to more than 40%, only to fall in last year’s midterm election to less than 30%. The most recent polls show Hispanics breaking for Democrats over Republicans by 51% to 21%.

George W. Bush spent $3.3 million on Spanish-language TV ads in 2004. John Kerry spent $1.3 million

Hispanics in the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson and Madison counties, had $214.6 million in buying power, created 2,300 spinoff jobs, resulted in $54.9 million in spinoff labor income and generated $10.1 million in state taxes in 2004 - North Carolina

5 million people who have seen Forever Tango

Shakira has an IQ of 140

Last year, more than 4,000 Guatemalan children were adopted by US citizens.

To earn $50 in a day, an Immokalee picker must harvest two tons of tomatoes, or 125 buckets. Each bucket weighs about thirty-two pounds - Florida.

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“One-third of the population in Texas is Hispanic – right? If you take whatever business you’re in and cut the pie into three pieces and say, ‘I don’t need one-third of the pie,’ is that good for business?,” - Jaime Gonzalez, national business development manager for UnitedHealthcare’s Latino Health Solutions

Election 2008 --» view: excerpts | section

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"A former CIA operative and Cuban exile plans to auction what he says is a lock of Che Guevara's hair, snipped before the Argentinian revolutionary and friend of Fidel Castro was buried in 1967. Gustavo Villoldo, 71, was involved in Guevara's capture in the jungles of Bolivia, according to unclassified U.S. records and other documents. He plans to auction the hair and other items kept in a scrapbook since the joint CIA-Bolivian army mission 40 years ago."

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