Anti-immigration groups go green - Readers of the Nation and other left-leaning magazines may have noticed a new addition to the usual advertisements — full-page advocacy ads by an ad hoc coalition of anti-immigration organizations.

North Carolina colleges can admit illegal immigrants, Homeland Security tells state’s Attorney General

Nearly two weeks after federal agents arrested dozens of suspected illegal immigrants who clean the state’s courthouses, lawyers are still not sure where all of the detainees are being held. - Rhode Island

Antonio Margarito’s win over Miguel Cotto shakes up welterweight division

U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez’s soon-to-be released first book, “A Sense Of Belonging” Describes Pursuit Of American Dream

Civil rights groups delivered a letter to Governor Rod Blagojevich, asking him to issue an executive order to stop the so-called “consent searches.” When the Illinois State Police conduct routine traffic stops, Latino drivers are twice as likely as whites to have their cars searched.

The Immigration Fight Gets Ugly - A law making it a felony to be an undocumented worker is sowing conflict in Mississippi, as states take action in the absence of federal immigration reform

The Reign of ‘Sheriff Joe’ - In Arizona, the perils of driving while brown - (revealing read)

Churros hit mainstream - Spurred by an explosion of interest in all things Latino, the fried batons of dough — traditionally sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar — are popping up on menus across the country. When the president’s daughter serves churros at her wedding, it’s probably safe to say they’ve hit the mainstream.

Still, there are issues in which a Latino lens slides into place. Education is one. It doesn’t surprise me that Latinos consistently rank education as the No. 1 issue. It must be, when 30 percent to 50 percent of Hispanic students are dropping out of high school and Latinos are the largest and fastest growing population in the country. A plus B equals disaster.

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Una madre deportada abraza a su hijo después de 9 meses de separación - Reencuentro en Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Massacre shadows Mexico, Olympics ‘68 crackdown against protesters at plaza in capital resonates anew with situation in China

When she won the Ms. Latina USA title in 2006, Sandra Colon became the first Connecticut resident since Dorothy Hann in 1933 to win a national beauty title. Despite the 73-year gap between national pageant winners, Colon won her title in relative obscurity.

“McCain’s problem is the problem of his party demonizing Hispanic people,” Luis Cortes (one of Time Magazine’s 25 most influential evangelicals in America & 2x Bush backer) said. “His party demonized us. You can’t switch off the immigration rhetoric and think it will work. In the context of the immigration issue, Hispanics define the enemy as the Republican Party and you don’t erase that overnight.

About 1,000 people, including rabbis, Hispanic immigrants and Catholic clergy, marched through Postville, Iowa on Sunday, protesting working conditions at Agriprocessors Inc.

The real story is decades of inadequate response from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. health system to HIV-AIDS in the Hispanic community; that has allowed almost 100,000 Hispanics to die and new cases to continue to appear.

GOP strategist Bill McInturff has long emphasized that earning 40 percent of the Hispanic vote is critical for Republicans to win. Today, McInturff is John McCain’s pollster, and by his metric McCain has a serious Latino problem.

Regardless of whom Hispanics wind up supporting come November, Harley Shaiken, chairman of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of California Berkeley, says there’s clearly a cautionary tale in all this. “Tension is nothing new between races and ethnicities in this country,” he says. “But it can be overstated … racial and ethnic relations are very complex to interpret. Plausible and correct are two different things.”

Did You Know? Caning has failed to deter 4,326 illegal immigrants from returning to just one Malasyian state to seek employment.

Latinos make up 20 percent of Colorado’s population and 12 percent of its eligible voters - not a huge number but enough to tilt the balance in either Obama or McCain’s favor.

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“McCain’s problem is the problem of his party demonizing Hispanic people,” Luis Cortes (one of Time Magazine’s 25 most influential evangelicals in America & 2x Bush backer) said. “His party demonized us. You can’t switch off the immigration rhetoric and think it will work. In the context of the immigration issue, Hispanics define the enemy as the Republican Party and you don’t erase that overnight.

Still, there are issues in which a Latino lens slides into place. Education is one. It doesn’t surprise me that Latinos consistently rank education as the No. 1 issue. It must be, when 30 percent to 50 percent of Hispanic students are dropping out of high school and Latinos are the largest and fastest growing population in the country. A plus B equals disaster.

Latinos make up 20 percent of Colorado’s population and 12 percent of its eligible voters - not a huge number but enough to tilt the balance in either Obama or McCain’s favor.

GOP strategist Bill McInturff has long emphasized that earning 40 percent of the Hispanic vote is critical for Republicans to win. Today, McInturff is John McCain’s pollster, and by his metric McCain has a serious Latino problem.

Regardless of whom Hispanics wind up supporting come November, Harley Shaiken, chairman of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of California Berkeley, says there’s clearly a cautionary tale in all this. “Tension is nothing new between races and ethnicities in this country,” he says. “But it can be overstated … racial and ethnic relations are very complex to interpret. Plausible and correct are two different things.”

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Durante la primera emisión de ‘¡Viva la Familia!’, transmitida desde Los Angeles la noche del viernes por Univisión, la actriz confesó que todavía Luis Miguel le cambia los pañales a Miguelito, el hijo de ambos; que su familia sigue creciendo con la llegada de su segundo bebé y que está en la etapa más “linda, linda, linda” de su vida.

La artista mexicana Patricia Manterola aseguró que el próximo álbum será su trabajo discográfico más personal ya que por primera vez en su carrera se ha implicado en la elaboración de las letras.

El momento del cambio ha llegado. La cantante y actriz Lucero ya firmó su participación en la telenovela Mañana para siempre y que hasta ahora era conocida bajo el nombre Pura sangre, a fin de encarnar a la villana de la historia junto a Silvia Navarro y Fernando Colunga.

Ana de la Reguera lucha por los inmigrantes

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Sonia Nazario’s pulitzer-prize winning story “Enrique’s Journey,” which she turned into a best-selling book, will soon be a Lifetime network movie.

The Orphanage DVD review - Ryan had high expectations for The Orphanage due to Guillermo del Toro’s endorsement… and he wasn’t disappointed

Mexico City pop-punk band Allison makes a splash in the States

How to drive a (fabulous) Cadillac

Bakersfield band Velorio came in second Sunday night on cable network Sí TV’s battle-of-the-bands reality show “Jammin.” So close But its members learned a few valuable lessons from their Hollywood experience.

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A larger-than-life Gene Autry cradles a guitar and croons alongside his faithful horse Champion. But beneath the bronze singing cowboy at the Autry National Center of the American West each Thursday rages some of the hottest salsa in Los Angeles.

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KPFK makes room for pochos and much more - The radio station prides itself on ethnically oriented programming. - Los Angeles

Cabas makes a ‘Difficult’ sound easy - One of the standout tracks on “Amores Difíciles”, “He Pecado” (I’ve Sinned) features Spanish rocker Enrique Bunbury and Cuban émigré rappers Orishas in full confessional mode.

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United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Welcomes Hilda Rayas, New Chief Operating Officer

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Humana Enhances Member Interactive Voice Response System with Complete Spanish-Language Functionality

Major North American marketers will set world records, albeit in marketing, when the Olympics open in Beijing on Aug. 8, debuting a slew of Hispanic-targeted ads during Telemundo’s broadcast of the Summer Games.

Robert Flores, who has worked for ESPN for the past three years, gets a steady time slot.

Grupo Modelo SAB, Mexico’s largest brewer, said second-quarter profit fell 18 per cent on a decline in export sales and higher costs for grain and energy.

The Colombia Stock Exchange (BVC), the country’s sole marketplace for equities and fixed income, in September will ramp up its derivatives offerings with a new trading platform from Nasdaq OMX Group.

Mexico’s Modelo, the maker of Corona beer, is playing its cards carefully in talks with InBev NV over a partnership as part of the Belgian brewer’s planned $52 billion takeover of Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc.

Mexico’s Secretary of Communications and Transport (SCT) has grounded Aerocalifornia for a second time in two years after the carrier accumulated debts of more than $24 million with the Mexican air traffic control authority and other public aviation services providers.

Delta Connection is dropping a couple of Mexican routes soon. Gone, as of August 2, will be nonstop Atlanta (ATL) to Queretaro (QRO) flights. Come August 18, say so long to nonstop Atlanta to Leon/Guanajuato (BJX) service.

Fountain Valley-based Hyundai Motor America Inc. recently launched a Hispanic advertising campaign. It’s one of the automaker’s first under Patricia Romero, who came on board as national manager of multicultural marketing in October.

The Immigration Fight Gets Ugly - A law making it a felony to be an undocumented worker is sowing conflict in Mississippi, as states take action in the absence of federal immigration reform

Flow of dollars home to Latin America dwindles - The souring American economy has hit workers hard everywhere, but now it’s reaching across the border. The depth of the downturn is evident at money transfer companies like Dolex, which report a steep fall in remittances.

Coke helps Hispanic retailers stand out - The Tienda program offers small Hispanic businesses the opportunity to redesign their stores to attract more clients — and soft-drink buyers.

If you’ve read 10 Things NEVER to Say to Latino Executives, you have a good idea of what to avoid saying in order not to offend your colleague or embarrass yourself. But understanding better ways of communicating with your Latino coworkers can be trickier.

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Latino Commission on AIDS Welcomes Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza as its Newest ‘Madrina’ in the Fight Against AIDS

El alto costo de morir en un territorio ajeno - Trasladar un cuerpo a un país de Latinoamérica resulta muy oneroso

For East River North Renewal president Albert Medina, lifting Spanish Harlem a labor of love

A podcast interview with Mark Potok, director, Intelligence Report, Southern Poverty Law Center is available in the Podcast Section of Hispanic Marketing & Public Relations, HispanicMPR.com. During the podcast, he discusses anti Latino hate groups with Elena del Valle, host of the HispanicMPR.com podcast.

A noted brain surgeon reflects on his life as an undocumented farm worker - Dr. Quinoñes-Hinojosa

Guanajuato’s mix of mines, mummies, music - Life is contagious in this historic colonial city. Don’t miss the nightly cavalcade.

Change For Latinas = Change For The Community Part II - Milwaukee

The Aug. 28 speaker in the Distinguished Global Speaker Series at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith will be Consul Andres Chao, who moved to Arkansas last year to head the Mexican Consulate of Little Rock.

Struggling to make sense of the developing patchwork of immigration law? Wondering how to do more than cover scattered enforcement actions and raids? Now is the time to dig more deeply into one of the most powerful stories in America, according to speakers at a day-long UNITY session on immigration last Wednesday. Apply context, the panelists urged, and move beyond stories of immigrant heroes and immigrant victims.

Fake immigration letter scares illegal immigrants - Denver

Puerto Rico’s environmental activists gain power A growing environmental movement is stopping more and more development projects that critics say threaten natural resources.

Federal election overseers say they have reached a deal with Salem County and Penns Grove aimed at protecting the rights of Puerto Rican and Spanish-speaking voters. New Jersey

Puerto Ricans living in Wichita connect at second annual event - Kansas

Virgin of El Cobre draws Cubans of all descriptions

The Justice Ministry’s Anti-laundering Unit warned that it plans to recommend the extradition to the United States of eight alleged Dominican partners of the Benítez brothers, charged with defrauding the U.S. Social Security’s Medicare system out of US$110 million.

On behalf of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) and the 1.7 million Latino workers that make up our constituency, we want to express our deep concerns over the possible elimination of down payment assistance programs in the housing bill, H.R. 3221, and how it could disproportionally impact Latino working families.

USA’s Steven Lopez unafraid to pursue perfection - taekwondo in the Olympics

After four hours that included a talent show, a display of native dress and a question-and-answer period, Gina Pazmino was crowned Ms. Ecuador 2008 to a cheering crowd of more than 250. - New Jersey

Receta: Chicharones de pollo

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Border Patrol NOT Checking Documentation of Valley Evacuees - Texas

The only news/talk-radio station in the Valley (Arizona) aimed at Latino immigrants is going off the air, the victim of a faltering economy, ongoing crackdowns on undocumented immigrants and a tough market for Spanish talk radio. - Its sister station in Denver, KNRV-AM (1150), signs off this month, too.

Federal officials deny passports to midwife-born Mexican Americans along Texas-Mexico border (Latina Lista)

Thanks to Frida Kahlo, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Finally Draws Latino Crowd

Rick Rodriguez Named Carnegie Professor at Cronkite School

Daddy Yankee Focuses “Talento” On Movies, Reggaeton Star - Produces And Stars In Feature Film About Barrio Life

Carlos and Jorge de Céspedes, founders of Pharmed, once one of the largest Hispanic owned businesses in the country, were charged Tuesday in federal court with healthcare-related wire fraud and income tax evasion.

Latino MBTA employees, angry over anti-Hispanic comments allegedly made by the transit authority’s antidiscrimination chief, took their frustration to Governor Deval Patrick yesterday, seeking a high-level ally to air their grievances. - Massachusetts

AIDS Among Latinos on Rise - 22% of new HIV and AIDS cases

The Colorado Department of Transportation is encouraging Hispanic men to buckle up through a new program called Cita Con La Vita. 70% of Hispanic drivers and passengers killed in Colorado last year were men who were not wearing their seat belts.

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Mexican American Scientist Named National Hispanic Scientist of the Year - Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff

Latina Students Shine - Summer Institute for Latino Public Policy in Washington, D.C.

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Long Island women sue casino workers over insults in Spanish

Welcome Home Raymundo Pacheco - It’s time for the Mexican government to take some responsibility for the immigration crisis.

South Carolina county to vote English as official language - Pickens County

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Peso power: Mexican currency nears six-year high vs. dollar

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The only news/talk-radio station in the Valley (Arizona) aimed at Latino immigrants is going off the air, the victim of a faltering economy, ongoing crackdowns on undocumented immigrants and a tough market for Spanish talk radio. - Its sister station in Denver, KNRV-AM (1150), signs off this month, too.

Spanish-language pop-music station KLVE-FM (107.5) jumped back to the No. 1 spot in the Southland radio ratings, ending the brief reign of English-language Top 40 outlet KIIS-FM (102.7), according to the spring Arbitron figures released Tuesday. - Los Angeles

Bush hails free trade pact with Colombia to a vallenato beat

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Carlos and Jorge de Céspedes, founders of Pharmed, once one of the largest Hispanic owned businesses in the country, were charged Tuesday in federal court with healthcare-related wire fraud and income tax evasion.

The San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce conducted a national search for its new president and CEO - Ramiro Cavazos

Gracias, Jim Stengel - You Set the Bar High for U.S. Hispanic Marketing

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PBS hires Edelman for Latin Music USA

NOBOX CREATES UNIQUE FUEL-CONSCIOUS WEBSITE FOR TOYOTA

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Mexican rock band Mana backs Obama

The Dark Knight, the highly-anticipated Batman sequel, is currently owning the Mexican box office,taking in 68.2 million pesos, or $6.74 million in its opening weekend

Antonio Allbritten’s New CD Mixes Eclectic Styles, Latin Flavor for a Wholly Unique Sound

Discovery En Espanol To Air Pre-Olympic China Spectacular

Maná le apuesta a Barack Obama - they are backing him

El nuevo videoclip del grupo mexicano Maná titulado Arde el cielo muestra imágenes del presidente estadounidense George W. Bush y el presidente de Venezuela Hugo Chávez, como ejemplos de violaciones a la vida y a la libertad de expresión.

Judge drops drug, weapon charges against reggaeton singer Don Omar

Michelle Salas is caught getting up close and personal with Luis Miguel’s manager

Ale Guzmán’s daughter is caught kissing a girl

Cristian Castro: “I could give a damn what people think of me”

Rosario Dawson Helps Get Out the Young Latino Vote

Bachata Roja Legends to make N.Y. debut in Queens Latino Fest

Suzuki Auto Hits Red Carpet With Actors Nick Cannon, Melonie Diaz and Jay Hernandez at 2008 New York International Latino Film Festival

Daddy Yankee Focuses “Talento” On Movies, Reggaeton Star - Produces And Stars In Feature Film About Barrio Life

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CELEBRITIES MAKE WAY TO SAN ANTONIO FOR FIRST ANNUAL TONY & EVA PARKER CELEBRITY CASINO NIGHT - Hollywood, Local Celebrities Join Together in San Antonio to Support Eva’s Heroes

AMERICAN LATINO TV SALUTES LATINAS & LATINATION BREAKS A SWEAT! - New Episodes this week on American Latino TV and LatiNation - Charo, Madden en Espanol, Lucha Va Voom, Ivan Dominguez

Hollywood Has Finally Figured Out How to Make Web Video Pay - Gemini Division with Rosario Dawson

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Trend: Patients going to Mexico to get bariatric surgery

Lawsuit: End Services For Illegal Immigrants - Lexington, Kentucky

NY State Assembly has 1st Dominican representing part of Bronx - Nelson Castro

Puerto Rican festival in jeopardy - Providence, Rhode Island

As families toil in fields, migrant children hit books in Rantoul - Illinois

Ties between Dominican prospects and bookie raise concerns for MLB

Sheriff Lupe Valdez Continuing on Crash Course with City Leaders and Employees - Dallas County, Texas

NAMIC Announces Fall 2008 Writers’ Workshop Call for Entries

US aid to Cuba unfrozen, State Dep. pledges reform

Pandilla de dominicanos habría torturado en NY

Argentina: Gobierno de Fernández sufre primera baja

Isabella Wall designated Representative of the Secretary of State of Tourism of Dominican Republic

Dora Machado introduces her new fantasy novel, Stonewiser: The Heart of the Stone

Mixed Use: Mestizo Coffeehouse re-opens with a vision for an artistically vibrant west side - Salt Lake City Weekly - Salt Lake City

The Zocolo… an important place in the Hispanic Culture

Strong American Schools :: National Council of La Raza President and CEO Janet Murguia to Address Thousands of Journalists During UNITY Conference: Join the Movement to Fix Our Nation’s Failing Schools

Hispanic Leaders Give Thoughts on Solving Gang Violence - Utah

Proyecto Salud Clinic opens at Montgomery General Hospital in Olney. - Maryland

Eight Hispanic women say San Luis Obispo County’s probation department harassed them and retaliated against them in a pattern of discrimination based on gender and race.

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Did You Know? 62 percent of the recent growth in the Latino population has been through births, not immigration.

Postville immigration raid termed largest in Iowa history - (as many as 300 arrested) - Today's In-depth Focus subject (see below)

U.S. obesity rates alarmingly high - (Study found 66% of Hispanics were overweight and 33% to 50% were obese!)

Human smuggler who caused deaths of 10 immigrants in Arizona crash gets life in prison

California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez leaves the speaker’s post

Former laborer now runs the company - RBG Construction owner took ’scary’ leap 12 years ago, rewarded with multimillion-dollar enterprise, big projects - Ray Gonzales Sr. in Arizona

Ways of Ancient Mexico Reviving Barren Lands - the traditional milpa

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In-depth Focus --» Yesterday there was a huge immigration raid in Postville, Iowa with up to 300 arrested (although I saw an article in US Today that had the number 700)

• Postville immigration raid termed largest in Iowa history - (as many as 300 arrested)
• Search warrants detail reasons for Postville raid
• State agency gathered student data last month
• Workers take care, take cover - (in other parts of Iowa)
• Town’s Hispanics shutter businesses, scatter
• Hundreds arrested in immigration raid at Postville plant - Iowa (largest in the history of state)
• Iowa’s Gov. Culver Reacts to Immigration Raid
• Postville plant reopens after raid
• Proliferation of undocumented workers began in early ’80s
• Plant official is GOP contributor
• Biggest kosher meatpacker started by Jews in 1987
• History: Postville had recent influx of immigrants
• Union fears action hurts probe
• Claims of ID fraud lead to largest raid in state history

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California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez leaves the speaker’s post

Contemporary Latin musical “In the Heights” gets 13 Tony nominations

More Than Marches: Growing Latino Power is all About the Demographics

U.S. obesity rates alarmingly high - (Study found 66% of Hispanics were overweight and 33% to 50% were obese!)

Hundreds arrested in immigration raid at Postville plant - Iowa (largest in the history of state)

For Hispanics in U.S., a dream is going sour - (along with the economic downturn - dare I say ‘recession’)

Archaeologist Uses Satellite Imagery To Explore Ancient Mexico

Human smuggler who caused deaths of 10 immigrants in Arizona crash gets life in prison

Bittersweet Reunions Span U.S. Border - on Mother’s day

“Sounds Latino!” Exhibition at UCSB Accessible Via Telephone

Dating a non-Latino

‘Sangre de Mi Sangre:’ Family fortunes - Armando Hernández in “Sangre de Mi Sangre,” which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance

Victor Landa: Moms changing stereotypes and, thus, social landscape

Ways of Ancient Mexico Reviving Barren Lands - the traditional milpa

North Carolina Community Colleges Will No Longer Admit Illegal Immigrants

Thousands protest violence in Mexico - Ciudad Juarez

Citizenship Proof Next Up in Voter ID Battle

Immigrants assimilate quicker today, study shows - (same Manhattan Institute study cited but quite a different headline)

Predicted ESOL Savings Debated - 760 Students Left Prince William Schools - Virginia

Top Cuban athlete still missing Monday - Yurisel Laborde

Latin immigrants to U.S. don’t assimilate - (from the “libertarian” Manhattan Institute - “conservative” is more appropriate, methinks)

More Hispanic Businesses Robbed - Aurora, Colorado

Did You Know? 62 percent of the recent growth in the Latino population has been through births, not immigration.

Did You Know? Tulsa police say about 40 percent of all robberies target Hispanic immigrants. - Oklahoma

Did You Know? Unemployment among Hispanics rose 1.4 percentage points to 6.9 percent from April 2007 to April this year

McCain accepts questionable invitation - (Minutemen upset he is going to La Raza’s annual convention)

Few immigrants but hot debate before West Virginia primary today

Income rising, Telemundo cautious in its new lineup

New York Farmers fear they’ll be short of workers

Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association and Microsoft Announces LISTA Tech Trends Breakfast Series

Mayor Bloomberg and Latin Media and Entertainment Commission Announce New Efforts to Position New York City as the Center for Latin Media and Entertainment

Bay Area Player Grabs Casa Latino Real Estate - Armando Tam

SPANGLISH MAGAZINE’s Marriage of Latin Cultures Celebration Event

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Charity honors top CEO - Juan N. Cento - Miami

Think online Hispanics, think gizmos

Former laborer now runs the company - RBG Construction owner took ’scary’ leap 12 years ago, rewarded with multimillion-dollar enterprise, big projects - Ray Gonzales Sr. in Arizona

GolTV Recruits Bob Gold & Associates to Lead Public Relations Efforts

Immigration raid: Town’s Hispanics shutter businesses, scatter - Postville, Iowa

Hundreds arrested in immigration raid at Postville plant - Iowa (largest in the history of state)

Did You Know? Unemployment among Hispanics rose 1.4 percentage points to 6.9 percent from April 2007 to April this year

Immigration raid: Plant official is GOP contributor - Iowa

More Hispanic Businesses Robbed - Aurora, Colorado

For Hispanics in U.S., a dream is going sour - (along with the economic downturn - dare I say ‘recession’)

The Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Names UnitedHealthcare 2008 Corporation of the Year

Busca Thalía la reconciliación

Maná ya es de platino

Roselyn Sanchez will get married in November!

Denisse Oller Returns to Television

Cristián de la Fuente perseveres on ‘Dancing With the Stars’

TimesTalk Events with Leguizamo, Daniele, & Miranda - NYC

“Sounds Latino!” Exhibition at UCSB Accessible Via Telephone

Mayor Bloomberg and Latin Media and Entertainment Commission Announce New Efforts to Position New York City as the Center for Latin Media and Entertainment

Contemporary Latin musical “In the Heights” gets 13 Tony nominations

Alfredo De Quesada Actor to Watch and to Watch For

Alex Castro: The Cuban ‘Gladiator’ - the only Latino gladiator on NBC’s “American Gladiators”

‘Sangre de Mi Sangre:’ Family fortunes - Armando Hernández in “Sangre de Mi Sangre,” which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance

La Bronca is Coming to Los Angeles - on SBS’s KLAX 97.9 FM La Raza

‘That ’70s Show’ star will pay tribute to Desi Arnaz in NY - Wilmer Valderrama

MUN2 ANNOUNCES EXPANDED ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING LINE UP - PIONEERING BILINGUAL YOUTH NETWORK CONTINUES EXPANSION IN RATINGS, DISTRIBUTION, RESEARCH AND PROGRAMMING GENRES

Mexican Citizens Alarmed as Drug Violence Escalates

Upside Down World - Rising Fuel Costs Provoke Transportation Strike in Nicaragua

Dim outlook for H-1B changes in this Congress?

The plight of Libreria Martinez - Santa Ana

Time Warner adds more Spanish language channels - Palm Springs, California

Bilingual Fire Prevention Campaign Launches - California

Latino Families to Gather at UCSD May 31 for Comienza con un Sueño College Outreach Event - San Diego

Charity honors top CEO - Juan N. Cento - Miami

Latino Press Awards 2008 - May 13th, 2008 at 7:30PM - Miami

Drug Trafficking, Violence, and Repression - IRC Americas Program

For some U.S. troops, economic stimulus check is not in mail - REBATE BYPASSES THOSE WITH FOREIGN SPOUSES

Florida woman’s fight with UPS touches nerve over security level

Maricopa County OKs $1M for illegal-immigrant sweeps - Arizona

Depression on the rise among US Hispanic women: experts

DNC Superdelegate Puts His Vote Up For Sale - Sacramento’s Steven Ybarra Wants $20 Million For His Vote

Chicago’s Unique Program Makes Teachers Out of Moms - The Unique Teacher Education Model Uplifts Women of Color

AAP, Borders, Las Comadres Launch National Latino Book Club

Remittances from Mexican Immigrant Communities in the U.S.: How Are They Perceived in Mexico?

Jury award of over $1 million to Latina farm worker upheld by Ninth Circuit

Idaho student says teacher tossed his Mexican flag in trash

Are Immigration Authorities Going After School Children Now? - If true, then it’s hard to imagine the cruelty that resides in these people’s hearts

Councilman calls for look at how Austin Latinos are faring

Latino officers seek probe by FBI - A white policeman is accused of using excessive force in arresting a Latino teenager last month. - Denver

ICE activity at National Cattle Congress sparks fear among Latinos - Waterloo, Iowa

Hispanics’ discipline not racist, state says - (elementary students made to eat on floor & somehow only Hispanics didn’t get trays) - New Jersey

Mexico ex-official: Health care should have no boundaries

With 55 delegates, Puerto Rico eager for primary limelight

McCain’s quest for the Hispanic vote

DNC Superdelegate Puts His Vote Up For Sale - Sacramento’s Steven Ybarra Wants $20 Million For His Vote

LandAmerica’s Dan A. Robledo Inducted to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals

Arbitron’s Portable People Meter & it effect on Hispanic Radio

Todobebé launches Todobebé La Revista

ad:tech Miami - Digital Media Among Hispanic & LatAM Consumers.

PR lawsuit targets shipping companies - Puerto Rico lawsuit alleges price-fixing by shipping companies

Taco Maker has taste for Upstate

CaribeVisión Unveils New Divisions

Spanish becomes a valuable tool in career - for the North Carolina real estate agent

Avance ranked one of America’s top Hispanic nonprofits in national report - San Antonio

GOP senators, Hispanic business leaders push Colombia trade pact

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. Reports Results for the First Quarter 2008

Remittances from Mexican Immigrant Communities in the U.S.: How Are They Perceived in Mexico?

Paulina Rubio will launch her own perfume

Vayanara Torres stars in “Beautiful Now”

Luis Miguel still dreams of one day reuniting with his mother

Itatí Cantoral considers her pregnancy a miracle

Teen star Selena Gómez looks beyond Disney

ALAS (América Latina en Acción Solidaria) Announces Final Artist Line-up For El Concierto Por Los Niños on May 17th

Terra Networks Partners with Warner Music to Present the DVD Release of ‘Arde el Cielo con Maná’

Colby O’Donis Selected as MTV Tr3s Descubre & Download Artist

Cuba’s two-currency system adds up to a social divide

El Vez, the ‘Mexican Elvis,’ brings his wild ‘El Vez for Prez’ show to CSU-Monterey Bay

Fourth senior Mexican police officer shot dead

Puerto Rico begins to send out federal economic incentive payments

Zesty tastes of Puerto Rico are worth searching for - Miami

Arthur Aviles: Boricua tai chi

Dallas Attorney Angel Reyes Named to DART Board of Directors

Attorney: Client didn’t break law by talks with immigrants - Iowa

Controversy over Minico student’s flag sparks silent protests at school, national discussion about racism - Idaho

Berkeley students protest ICE raids - California

Highly acclaimed journalist Ray Suarez to address UMass Dartmouth undergraduates

Pair of commissions urge rejection of English-only law - Ohio

Padre Alberto and Hermana Glenda Spread the Joy of Bible Reading to Catholics

Illegal-immigrant crackdowns have Valley churches on edge - Arizona

Antioch University Los Angeles Joins The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities

Book highlights poor Hispanic areas here - “Colonias in Arizona and New Mexico: Border Poverty and Community Development Solutions”