Congressional Hispanics pledge to help Obama win

Learning the Language: Anti-Bilingual-Education Initiative to Be on November Ballot in Oregon

Bureau of Prisons ranks immigration as third highest offense in nation’s jails (Latina Lista)

Cuban immigrants reach Texas after being snatched by gunmen in Mexico

Open Border Conservatives Speak Out

Did You Know? Nearly half of the graduating Hispanic student population did not pass the Utah Basic Skills and Competency Test in 2008

Houston’s 1st bullfight in 20 years won’t draw blood

Generational gap found on Cuba travel - Polls showed a generational gap among Cuban Americans on how to deal with Cuba.

Successful Practices at 12 Top-Ranked Hispanic-Serving Institutions Provide Lessons On What U.S. Colleges and Universities Can Do To Bolster Results for Latino Students

Julieta Venegas: MTV Unplugged Soars To The Top Of iTunes’ Latin Album Chart On First Day of Release

Snippet: A Georgia study also found that Hispanics are twice as likely as whites not to have a government-issued photo ID. Hispanic citizens born outside of the United States often face significant barriers to obtaining ID consistent with the challenges facing foreign-born citizens generally. And of course, there are the 12 million undocumented immigrants who live among us. While some states in the past had granted licenses to anyone who provided proof of residency, that is already changing as the REAL ID regulations take effect.

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Mexico reforms its justice system - Legislation allows U.S.-style public trials. Change will take time.

Swiss returning Raul Salinas funds to Mexico

Border unit treats those crossing desert - BORSTAR

Lake Forest couple walks illegal immigrant trail

The Guantanamization of Immigrant Detention « Of América

Why the Guggenheim won’t open a branch in Guadalajara, Mexico

European Union votes to unify rules on detention of migrants

City Hall to speak Spanish on TV - Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Did You Know? Hispanic Boomers say they will spend an average of about $2,700 on household items in the next 12 months, about 25% more than General Market Boomers.

Machinist Survey Highlights Latino Voter Priorities

Snippet: The good news is, Obama’s standing in the Latino community is quite strong. The better news is, Obama is even stronger than expected. The remarkable news is, Obama is even ahead in Florida, where Cuban-American voters have consistently voted Republican for the last four decades.

What Makes a Good VP? Ask Bill Richardson

Federico Peña Obama’s Latino front - The former Denver mayor will lead efforts for nationwide outreach

Snippet: On the Republican side, a Hispanic New Hampshire Democrat, Roberto Fuentes, told Politico that he was recently asked, and declined, to contribute to the “diversity” of the crowd behind Sen. John McCain at a Nashua event.

Congressional Hispanics pledge to help Obama win

National Society of Hispanic MBAs Hosts ‘Best Upon Request’ CEO as Speaker - Cincinnati NSHMBA Welcomes Tillie Hidalgo Lima as Upcoming Presenter of Power Breakfast Series

Snippet: REVOLUCION announced the promotion of Amy Gómez, Ph.D., to Managing Partner/Director, Account Services. Since 2004, Gómez has served as VP, Account Management for the New York City agency.

Snippet: Don Jagoda Associates‚ (DJA), a promotion marketing agency, announced the appointment of Bernard Macias to lead their Hispanic Promotions Division.

Snippet: TuTv, a Grupo Televisa and Univision Communications Inc. joint venture, announced that it has created a new position and added Veronica Islas as director of marketing. She will be based in Los Angeles and report to Ariela Nerubay, vice president of Sales and Marketing, TuTv.

Telemundo’s ‘SIN SENOS NO HAY PARAISO’ premier ranks

Bank Freedom Launches Spanish Website For Its Bank Freedom Prepaid MasterCard(R) Card Program

South Carolina’s new immigration law has local businesses worried about enforcement

TransferOrbit Finalizes Definitive Contract with Mexican Network Giant TU-DNRO Inc.

Univision, Televisa trial date postponed to Oct 14

5th poultry supervisor arrested on immigration charges - House of Raeford Farms - South Carolina

Godwin Pappas & Ronquillo Managing Partner Selected One of Dallas’ Top Business Defense Attorneys

Solera Bank teams with Countrywide

Corona Extra Ads Launched Exclusively for Latinos

Latin Force Group, LLC Hires Arthur Rockwell as Vice President of Enterprise Sales

The Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce (TAMACC) Signs Historic Agreement to Secure Over $100 Billion in Procurement Opportunities

US: Corona debuts Latino ad campaign

WKBF-AM radio sold to Hispanic broadcasters - Quad-Cities, Iowa/Illinois - La Jefa Latino Broadcasting

Pan-American Life Achieves Ranking as No.1 Hispanic Business in Louisiana

Top Hispanic-owned Green Cos. Remain Optimistic

Indiana State Hispanic Chamber Names New President - Wilson “Wil” Reyes

MAYA’s Luis Vasquez launches new book: “Inside the Minds” Surviving the Economic Crisis through Marketing

Did You Know? Hispanic Boomers say they will spend an average of about $2,700 on household items in the next 12 months, about 25% more than General Market Boomers.

More Than Half of Hispanic Boomers Like to Consider Alternative Health Treatments According to a New Report from Focalyst

Hispanic MBAs Tap Cincinnati PR Firm - Eisen Management Group

Jaime Camil on his way to the altar?

Cristián de la Fuente also joins Fuego en la Sangre

Jennifer López Gives a Special Performance for Autistic Children : People en Español

Noelia: Justice is served

Being Over 40 doesn’t faze Salma Hayek

Festeja Luis Miguel cumple de su hija Michelle Salas

Ha*Ash: single “No te quiero nada” on understanding

J Lo and Marc touch down in Europe with their new babies

Javier Bardem wins top Spanish film award

Ry Cooder: I, Flathead

Luis Miguel plays South Lake Tahoe Sept. 7

SERGIO MENDES’ Encanto Debuts As The #1 Contemporary Jazz Album In The Country

‘¡Gaytino!’: His Two True Selves - Dan Guerrero

Julieta Venegas: MTV Unplugged Soars To The Top Of iTunes’ Latin Album Chart On First Day of Release

Zon del Barrio, Direct from N.Y. to Columbus, Ohio’s Music In the Air

Homeland Security says Adios to Tijuana

Mexican Population Threatened by Diabetes - What Are the Major Challenges?

Some upcoming events in Chicago

Luis Alberto Urrea to Speak at Santa Barbara Writers Conference

Congresista Hilda Solis, GRAN MARISCAL de la 13va. FERIA AGOSTINA INTERNACIONAL

Mexico asks World Court to halt U.S. executions

Gunmen kill official in Ciudad Juarez

Lawmaker to help lead study on illegal immigration - Indiana

Premier Web Site on Child and Teen Mental Health Now in Spanish - AboutOurKids.org Offers Hispanic Parents Vital Information on Kids at Risk

Jóvenes SANOS quizzes community about fast food - Watsonville, California

University of Arizona Press Earns Top Honors - 2008 International Latino Book Awards

U.S. slowdown squeezes Mexico’s migrant worker bounty

LULAC Offers Alternative Roads For Cesar Chavez - Dallas

Snippet: Comic book writer, Jai Nitz from Lawrence, Kansas, wrote the first Spanish-only project released by DC Comics. It’s the June edition of ‘The Blue Beetle’

Hispanic leaders weigh options for César Chávez street - Dallas

Plainclothes border agent at Washington ferry terminal

Arpaio claims 1,000th arrest under smuggling law - Arizona

Lawman’s raids on immigrants spark fury in Phoenix - Sheriff Joe Arpaio

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Mexican archaeologists unearth ruins of Aztec palace in downtown Mexico City

Texans head across the border to save on gasoline - I saw a report last night about this in Tijuana

Texas runner Leo Manzano eyes another national title - Mexico native Leo Manzano intends to run for the United States, his adopted homeland, at the Summer Games.

Border Crossings - Spain, Like U.S., Grapples With Immigration

Suspected Illegal Immigrants Deported Without Getting Their Day in Court - Due process is a vitally important tenet of liberal democracy.

Puerto Rico in independence bid - Puerto Rico Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila has called on the UN to back his people’s right to self-determination.

Cuba’s urban farming program a stunning success

Top Cuban baseball player defects to United States - Dayan Viciedo

Esther J. Cepeda: How long are you Hispanic?

Industrial Boulevard renaming poll has Dallas officials mired in controversy - Dallas - (to César Chávez Boulevard)

Fed Official (J. Robert Flores of OJJDP): Golf Helps End City Gang Crime - Former Staffer Tells ABC News Anti-Crime Funds Given to Programs With The “Right” Connections. - (saw this last night on ABC’s Nightline - he is appearing before The House Committee on Government Oversight today)

Hispanic Meeting & Event Planning Online Directory Launches - The Latino Speakers Bureau announced the launch of their Hispanic Meeting & Event Planning Online Directory, designed to serve the needs of this industry with speakers, professional services and small business resources that are valuable to their event success.

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Circus enjoyable — en espanol - Performers in big purple tents cater to Hispanics - Salt Lake City

San Bernardino Community College District names its first Latina, female chancellor - Noelia Vela

A Latino vote that made a difference and is sending chills down the spines of city officials (Latina Lista) - Dallas

Verano MLS returns for second year - Summer soccer events headed to LA, Chicago, Dallas, Houston and Kansas City in 2008

AT&T’s ‘Taekwondo’ Olympics Push - Company targets Hispanic consumers in ads featuring Lopez family

Report: FBI’s immigration checks too slow

BEARS have been spotted foraging for food and water on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico’s second largest city, as they struggle to survive a dry spell that has depleted their natural reserves of food and water.

Mexican national team keeper Sanchez arrested for refusing to leave Chicago hotel

Boeing awarded contract on border fence: Chertoff

Defying U.S., the European Union mulls ending Cuban sanctions

Free the Cuban Five! - A three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals of Atlanta upheld Wednesday the guilty verdicts of the Cuban Five, prisoners in the United States since 1998

Sources link Miami producer to Cuban singer’s fatal trip - Elvis Manuel

Rhode Island immigration plan may face delay

Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning’s office and a state commission that fights housing discrimination have reached a deal on how to handle cases involving illegal immigrants.

John Leguizamo: “I would be terrified if Obama didn’t win the election” : People en Español

Obama Faces Hurdles in Wooing New York’s Hispanics

Obama Speaks About Latin America on V-me

Andrés Oppenheimer : Hispanic vote isn’t guaranteed for Dems

Obama looks for Hispanic support

Thalía is the new face of AT&T

Las Vegas, ¡Aqui y Ahora! - Latin Performers Take Center Stage this Summer in the Country’s Top Tourist Destination

Al Dia to Triple Distribution Through Home Delivery - Texas

Wal-Mart de Mexico has the Best Corporate Governance in Mexico, and the Fourth in Latin America: Management & Excellence

Pak Mail Passes 100 Store Milestone in Mexico

Latina Creates History With Groundbreaking Company - Por Fin, A Direct Sales Health and Beauty Company Exclusively Latina - Mía Mariú

Strong growth in South America is helping boost Delta’s revenues in Latin America amidst fuel hikes and a U.S. slowdown.

La Raza launches newspaper redesign - Chicago

Pacer Health Corporation Moves Up the Ranks of the Top 500 Hispanic Businesses

Boston Business Journal and El Planeta Announce Call for Nominations for 20 on the Move

Mexican growers stop tomato shipments to US amid salmonella scare

Mexican inflation hits 4.95 annual rate, highest since December 2004

Grupo Mexico CEO arrives at Texas courthouse for Asarco trial

Mexico’s Slim Family Eyes Spanish Telecom Market

Boeing awarded contract on border fence: Chertoff

Univision Launches Innovative DTV Grassroots Outreach Initiative “Escuadron Digital”

The FeedRoom to Power SaberHacer.com: Nation’s First Video-Based Hispanic Integrated Media Company

ImpreMedia to Serve as Exclusive Spanish Language Broadcaster of U.S. Treasury Department’s Roundtable on Financial Education for the Hispanic Community

Media Moves: Pamela Silva joins morning team at WLTV-23 - Miami

Media Moves: John Morales adds radio duties - Miami

Media Moves: KVEA’s morning show changes - Los Angeles

Linda Chavez supporters united in new-to-market list

AT&T’s ‘Taekwondo’ Olympics Push - Company targets Hispanic consumers in ads featuring Lopez family

Thalía is the new face of AT&T

Las Vegas, ¡Aqui y Ahora! - Latin Performers Take Center Stage this Summer in the Country’s Top Tourist Destination

Is Salma Hayek Getting Married?

The Best of the 2008 Puerto Rican Day Parade

Victoria Ruffo leaves Telemundo to show her dark side

John Leguizamo: “I would be terrified if Obama didn’t win the election” : People en Español

Charly Garcia is hospitalized after provoking a fight

Luismi y Sammy Sosa se van de parranda

Charly García pelea en hotel y va al hospital

Jessica Alba’s Dad: Honor is the Prettiest Baby Ever!

Music to stir a Mexican soul- Famed band strikes a chord with fans on a magical night in Asbury Park, New Jersey - Los Tigres Del Norte

Sources link Miami producer to Cuban singer’s fatal trip - Elvis Manuel

32nd Annual National Hispanic Women’s Conference Draws Sold Out Audience

CENTRO Mi Diario Recognized by FSNE - Tampa

U.S., Mexico fighting flow of firearms to drug cartels

Note, head found near Mexican newspaper office

Backgrounds play big role in new immigrants’ success in U.S. classrooms

Some 112,000 people from the Mexican state of Tabasco attended the Festival of Hope event from June 6 to 8 in Villahermosa, Mexico, according to The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. During the three-day event, 9,492 people made a commitment to Jesus Christ.

Packed jail tied to illegal immigration - Eagle County, Colorado

Sheriff gets go-ahead to deal with illegal immigrants - Beaufort County, South Carolina

Fiesta Puertorriquenas in Chicago - 2008

Listen to podcast interview with Maria Lopez De Leon, executive director, National Association of Latino Arts and Culture and artist Laura Varela about art - Hispanic MPR

Resistance at US/Mexico border heats up in anticipation of next month’s fence construction (Latina Lista)

Daughter Makes Plea for Witnesses To Come Forward in the death of her father Jorge Villatoro - Montgomery County, Virginia

COLORADO STATE PRESIDENT NAMED TO NATIONAL SOCIETY OF HISPANIC MBAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Florida schools top the nation in awarding degrees to Hispanics

Hispanic leaders say they are working to register more voters - Oklahoma

College of Lake County expands program for Hispanic kids - Illinois