Special Mention: Campaign Ads Look To Reach Hispanic Voters : NPR featuring ME!

Los Angeles Immigration Court caseload soars - And wait times are growing because the number of judges has not kept pace.

Book reveals extent of Mafia’s Cuban empire - “Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution”

The deportation of illegal workers is dividing Long Island, one of America’s wealthiest regions

Obama’s Latin policies in play - A tug of war is in progress within the Barack Obama campaign to influence the direction of his Hispanic and Latin American agenda.

Illegal immigrants spurn benefits - Fear of immigration agents means available resources go unclaimed

For North Carolina’s Hispanic leaders, the biggest hazards of the job were once long hours. Now, they include death threats.

Jobs For Day Laborers Are Dwindling - Florida

Hispanic groups unite to register 2 million voters

Why Won’t Juan Hernandez Come to the Phone? - McCain’s Hispanic outreach chief is both loved and loathed.

Sheriff Arpaio Sued Over Racial Profiling Of Latinos In Maricopa County

Best of the Rest

From --» Top Stories | My Picks | Eye Openers | Did You Know Facts
+ don't forget to check out Blogante Business & Blogante Entertainment below - just scroll down

A visit with artist Cesar Martinez

Racial harmony on display at Watts basketball tournament - Los Angeles

Michigan State attracts Immokalee students to migrant program - Michigan State University College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP)

Shaken and Stirred - Macondo, a New Restaurant, Introduces Itself, and an Avocado Cocktail - NYC

Sounding off: The importance of being bilingual

Oppenheimer: It’s time for Americans to master a second language

NY Int’l Latino Film Festival offers reel look at Hispanic issues

Oil prices threaten Latin America’s economic gains

Mexico faces new drug challenge: mini-submarines

Pair run down and killed by driver in Hollywood had 3 children - killed by a drunk, former Marine, Hispanic

Immigrant arrests sever parents, children

A Silent Crisis: The Underrepresentation of Latinos in STEM Careers

Out of Public Limelight, U.S.War on Immigrants Intensifies

Immigration frustration stokes fury in Fremont - Nebraska - (exacerbated by the influx of workers with different customs, language and skin tone!)

States balk at checking farm workers’ documents

Though my family enjoyed the movie “WALL-E,” my daughter wondered why they were no Latinos among the people who escaped from Earth.

Broker convicted of immigrant loan fraud - targeted Hispanics - Denver

Lawsuit: Long Island diner harassed for hosting Hispanics

‘Flood’ of drugs from Mexico linked to area abductions - Georgia

Magazine cover may help Obama with Latino voters

Mexican files $75K claim against Gilbert police - Arizona

Mexican immigrant’s beating at hands of youths exposes racial tensions in Pennsylvania town - Shenandoah

Did You Know? Latino children have the highest risk for dental problems. Among Latinos, 72% have experienced decay and 26% had cavities on seven or more teeth.

Did You Know? There are enough Hispanics in Rochester, NY for them to have a Latino Night for their Minor League team, with a postgame concert featuring N’Klabe and Milly Quezada

Election 2008 --» View the latest 50 headlines or 25 excerpts

Obama’s Latin policies in play - A tug of war is in progress within the Barack Obama campaign to influence the direction of his Hispanic and Latin American agenda.

Radio Bilingüe’s Hacia el Voto 2008 sets sights on live coverage of presidential conventions

Hispanics tired of the rhetoric, they want solutions

A Quinceañera Election Party

McCain can’t win for losing on immigration - The issue could hurt the presumptive nominee among the GOP faithful yet not boost his chances among Latino voters.

The Hispanic vote - ¡Voten por mi! - Economist

Immigrant issue tugs two ways for McCain

Magazine cover may help Obama with Latino voters

Hispanic groups unite to register 2 million voters

Why Won’t Juan Hernandez Come to the Phone? - McCain’s Hispanic outreach chief is both loved and loathed.

Campaign Ads Look To Reach Hispanic Voters : NPR

Op-Ed: The importance of McCain’s Latin America trip - Alex Burgos

Blogante Business more at: Business | Marketing | Real Estate | Media | Internet

Media Moves: Al Corral becomes a talent rep

Report: Mexico: Overview of the Publishing Industry

United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Welcomes Dale A. Crowell, New Director of Communications

USHCC Mourns the Loss of California Latino Leader John Aguilar

In Immigration Cases, Employers Feel the Pressure - But Critics Fault Laws as Ineffective

Oil prices threaten Latin America’s economic gains

On ‘Mexicanizing’ Cruise Ship Tourism & Floating Casinos

Televisa reporta ganancias en el 2T

Toyota Gets Real in Latino-targeted Camry TV Spots

Lopez Negrete Taps Joseph ‘Pepe’ Machin, José López-Varela as Executive Group Account Directors

States balk at checking farm workers’ documents

Mipcom unveils Spanish focus - Telemundo’s Santana joins speaker lineup

Ventura County Latino Business Expo helps Latino businesses attract customers - California

Local Spanish-language paper aims for growth - El Sol in Stamford, Connecticut

Hispanic Nets Gear Up for Fall - Lineups Draw On Old, New Formats

Portada’s Fith Year Anniversary Issue, just out!

Jimmy Perez Heads Programming For GLR Networks

Univision #1 Network in America among Adults 18-34 and 18-49 as Hispanic Youth Rules Airwaves on “Premios Juventud 2008″ - Most-Watched Edition Ever Beats All Broadcast Networks, Regardless of Language, for Entire Evening #1 Program in Major Markets for Time Period

Broker convicted of immigrant loan fraud - targeted Hispanics - Denver

Latinization of General Market Ads - Portada

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez Praises LULAC Support for Colombia FTA

Marketplace: Stricter English rules for U.S. truckers

Digital Advertising Luminary to Speak at Second Annual Hispanic Digital and Print Media Conference - Portada

Lawsuit: Long Island diner harassed for hosting Hispanics

‘The Voice’ of radio: Pair of Memphis stations compete for Hispanic audience - WGSF-1030 AM y WAVN-1240 AM

“Premios Juventud 2008″ racked up a Nielsen Media Research preliminary 2.2 rating among 18-49 adults–the second-best-rated show of the night.

Rough Guides announce content deal with MSN Latino

CasaQ® Debuts New Line of Christmas Ornaments Geared towards US Latinos

Spanish-language Media Market In a Growth Phase

Jobs For Day Laborers Are Dwindling - Florida

Challenges for Spanish television in Mid-South have no barrier - Memphis area

Generation ñ is regenerating itself; the former magazine for hip young Hispanics is coming back as a website.

Latinos not ready for digital switch

Univision 34 Launches Mobile News Alerts on Univision Movil - Los Angeles

Gabriela Lenix JOINS VISCOM INTERNATIONAL AS MARKETING DIRECTOR

AMD loses $1.19bn and CEO Hector Ruiz

Blogante Entertainment more at: Entertainment | Musica

Ganadores/Winners of the 2008 Premios Juventud

El Queens Theater in the Park regresa con un interesante abanico de producciones latinoamericanas

Salma Hayek is not depressed about her breakup

Ha Ash, de estreno

Preparan Los Temerarios gira por EU con su nuevo disco “Si tú te vas”

Lucybell presenta su nuevo disco en Ciudad de México - Primitivo

Roger Velasquez: making his mark in latest CD ‘Quiero Besarte’

Frida Sofía sólo es acompañada de su padre

Preocupa a Stephanie Salas su prima Frida Sofía

Entrevista con Jenni Rivera

Vuelve atacar el cáncer a Manuel Saval

Plasma Chetes su forma de ‘querer’ en nuevo video

Sospechan hospitalización de Alejandra Guzmán

Respeta el clima a Marc Anthony - Veracruz

Shakira y Carlos Vives celebran día nacional

Juan Luis Guerra makes Latin beats tropical and topical

Cristian Castro: “My career’s in the toilet” - Pleads Poverty In Divorce Battle

Crazee Comics Media LLC, Founder Samuel Vera to be Featured on NBC’s Streetside San Diego July 25th

Los Lonely Boys celebrate brotherhood

Though my family enjoyed the movie “WALL-E,” my daughter wondered why they were no Latinos among the people who escaped from Earth.

Alex Rodriguez’s pout at home - emotionally abused?

NY Int’l Latino Film Festival offers reel look at Hispanic issues

Sexo, Diego y Rock and Roll

Un músico mexicano gana el litigio por un tema de la banda sonora de “Amores perros”

Juanes and Miguel Bosé To Join Ingrid Betancourt In Paris For a July 20th Concert To Demand The Release Of All Remaining Hostages In Colombia And An End To Guerrilla Violence in The Country

Shalim Ortiz will get married this Saturday

All about the Premios Juventud awards

What you didn’t see at the Premios Juventud awards

Salma Hayek’s wedding isn’t happening - breaking up!

More Blogante News

Liveblogging the “Dos Centavos” Latino Blogger Panel - Man Eegee - Latino Político

Liveblogging the Netroots Nation Immigration Panel - Man Eegee - Latino Político

La Bloga: Poets José Emilio Pacheco, Joaquín Sabina & Luis García Montero

“600 words by Esther J. Cepeda”: Latinos in the fine arts: Part One

“600 words by Esther J. Cepeda”: Latinos in the fine arts: Part Two

Futbol Mundial Magazine Premiere FCBarcelona Commemorative Special Issue for 2008 Tour

New Book Recounts How Cuban Refugee Who Escaped Castro’s Prison Camps Now Helps Thousands of Other Refugees Find Freedom at the Mexican Border

Cubans heading to U.S. — via Mexico

Argentine Senate votes against hike in farm tariffs

A Recent History of the Disability Rights Movement in El Salvador

Latin America’s Entrepreneurs: Catholics vs. Protestants - a Gallup poll

Delectable Summer Goings-on in Baja California, Mexico - Fiestas de la Vendimia 2008

Jet skiers cruise the Hudson in search of Caribbean throwback - New York

Unsung Manny Parra proves worth in Milwaukee

Sister Cities Association Brings Latino Life to Ozarks - Springfield, Missouri y Tlaquepaque, Mexico

Chase Latino Cultural Festival showcases diverse talents - NYC

Puerto Rican Parade & Latino Fest organizer credits her father - Anastacio Pagan in Cleveland

State budget cuts affecting minority graduate students - Illinois

Mariachi Mama in Topeka, Kansas

Guantanamera: Cuban Cuisine in the Heart of Manhattan

Activist was Colton’s first Hispanic councilwoman - RIP Connie “Paddy” Cisneros - California

Move Over Margarita! Mexican Food has a New Dinner Partner

Kansas City police program reaches out to Hispanics - Department’s Spanish immersion program expanding

Hispanic club joins others on sign - Palm Coast, Florida

Celebrating 25 years of Hispanic culture - Hispanic Cultural Festival in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

City’s Hispanic students climb- Huntsville, Alabama

Raid on meat plant haunts town, sparks debate - Postville

RENEW International’s Sr. Veronica Mendez to Participate in Latinos and the Future of Catholicism Panel

Food, fellowship mix to make Hispanic-American festival a hit - Neptune, New Jersey

New Castle County police, Latin center breaking barriers - Delaware

RailHawks renew Mexican tradition - North Carolina

Building officials urge caution after wave of recent consumer complaints - abuse of elderly and Hispanic customers in Collier County, Florida

NP Communicator - Finding voces latinas - new blog Latina Voices

Tancredo campaign ad sets off bomb - A terrorism scenario in a shopping mall is the set piece for the GOP presidential candidate’s commercial reviling illegal immigration.

New San Francisco ID cards for residents - whether in the country legally or not

New law cuts $3B for border security

Biding their tongues - Cuban-born Maria Carreira is a professor at Cal State Long Beach. She has a finely honed sense of Spanish-English etiquette that leads her to use Spanish sparingly in public, unless she is approached in that language.

Longs looks to Latino market to bolster profits - (this grocery chain has chain with more than 500 stores in California, Nevada and Hawaii)

Latino purchasing power in AZ expected to surge - $3.6 billion in 2000 to $6.4 billion in 2006, and the number is expected to hit $9.8 billion in 2011

Demand doubles in first six months at Mexican consulate - Arkansas

Creator of McDonald’s burrito recognized - A Cuban

Hispanics absent from history lessons - Texas (if true in Texas imagine the rest of the country)

Personnel Decisions International (PDI) se enorgullece en presentar El líder como orientador: Estrategias para orientar y ayudar a los demás en su desarrollo.

Argentine Indian beatified by Catholic Church in Patagonia

As the water recedes, Mexican flood victims must rebuild their lives

Spanish-Language DJ Climbs to Number Two Spot with Make-Believe Persona - Don Cheto in Los Angeles

Sign says, ‘No trespassing’ at the border, ‘Help wanted’ at the workplace

Vote Hope Fills Void in Latino Political Media–in Particular in California

Immigration Shapes Las Vegas’ Political, Economic Growth

The Politics of Xenophobia - The real immigration divide is between emotions and reason

Film celebrates achievements of only all-Hispanic military unit - The Borinqueneers

Latino Anti-Recruitment Efforts Paying Off: Military Enlistments Down! « Of América

Tapping Hispanic market, Puerto Rican universities branch out in Central Florida

Chocolate invented 3,100 years ago by the Aztecs - but they were trying to make beer

Evo Morales has delivered USD 80 million in Venezuelan checks

Mexican electoral reform becomes law, bans paid TV and radio advertisements - (could we do this in the US?)

Virginia Crime Commission Approves Crack Down On Illegal Immigrants

ICE Agents Round Up Immigrants Running From The Law In Charlotte, North Carolina

Two Dozen Illegal Immigrants Arrested Using Fake Badges to Work at O’Hare International Airport - Chicago

Legislators ‘Go After’ Undocumented Immigrant Families in Oregon

Former Mexico president: Cobb immigration policy ‘going too far’ - Vicente Fox, in Atlanta today, faced Minutemen protestors at Carter Center

Hispanic student recruitment program draws criticism from professor - Cal State Fullerton

The power games that threaten world’s last pristine wilderness - Rival nations are extending their territorial claims as retreating glaciers make Antarctic oil exploration feasible

“Not once is any Latino mentioned by name,” said Julio Noboa, an assistant professor of curriculum and instruction at the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmonst College who has written a book on the subject. “Not Latino, not Hispanic, not Mexican, not Mexican-American or any other term referring to Hispanics.” regarding Texas TEKS that Texas students study in fourth and 11th grades

Tancredo campaign ad sets off bomb - A terrorism scenario in a shopping mall is the set piece for the GOP presidential candidate’s commercial reviling illegal immigration.

Tancredo says new “scary” ads more than hype

Thompson takes stand on immigration

Romney ridicules Giuliani, Clinton for “sanctuary state of mind”

Fantastic Quinceañera Hair Fashions, Winter 2007

McDonald’s targets students with free bilingual college workshops - Hispanic MPR

The sales of smartphones in Latin America are expected to jump dramatically the next five years.

Gutierrez continues pushing U.S.-Colombia free trade deal

Do your homework before buying - avoid Mexican real estate hangover

Longs looks to Latino market to bolster profits - (this grocery chain has chain with more than 500 stores in California, Nevada and Hawaii)

Latino purchasing power in AZ expected to surge - $3.6 billion in 2000 to $6.4 billion in 2006, and the number is expected to hit $9.8 billion in 2011

Immigration Shapes Las Vegas’ Political, Economic Growth

Johnny A. Yataco, Gordon Named 2007 Peruvian Businessmen of the Year

Interpreting mortgages - nopierdastuhogar.org - 15 percent of Hispanic homeowners did not know their interest rates

Creator of McDonald’s burrito recognized - A Cuban

Century 21 System Executive Honored as Champion of Hispanic Homeownership

CTAM Sees Hispanic Upside

Soda Stereo impacta en Guadalajara

Miguel Bosé’s Tour Donates $60,000 to Flood Victims

La Infanta Elena Getting Separated

Fabián Lavalle’s Attacker: “I Still Love Him”

‘Senor Presidente’ director takes on Latin America’s dictators, past, present and future

Plane turns back as Spanish pop singer misbehaves - Melendi

Spanish-Language DJ Climbs to Number Two Spot with Make-Believe Persona - Don Cheto in Los Angeles

Spanish Songwriter Recognized by International Songwriting Contest in USA

International Latino Film Festival Comes to Sacramento

Gloria Estefan Talks About Her Life As Top Latino Artist, Mother, Wife And Activist On V-Me’s Estudio Billboard

Review of: The Rind - La cascara (Uruguay - Spain - Argentina)

V-me Presents Latin GRAMMY Award Winners in Prime Time - Top stars and new music featured on Estudio Billboard, Viva Voz and Sesiones

Telemundo Launches Bilingual Rival to Leno, Letterman

Lionsgate teams with Grupo Televisa

Roosevelt Avenue Document Raid Hasn’t Stopped Business » VivirLatino

A Remedy for Transit Troubles Backfires in Chile, Leading Commuters to Sue

Puerto Rico gives Cotto a hero’s welcome after defending WBA welterweight title

Puerto Rico governor meets with political allies as US corruption probe nears end

Castro sides with Chavez in rift with Spanish king

Former Honduran phone company chief charged with wiretapping president’s conversations

Writer returns to Colombia, where drug war is everywhere, nowhere

Venezuelan-born War widow faces deportation from the United States

Former Venezuelan President Herrera Dies at 82

‘Oldest American mural’ is found in Peruvian temple

Peruvian Consulate opens in Dallas

Get a taste of the equator: 2 Ecuadorian recipes

Dominican towns inaccessible 2 weeks after storm

Mexican agent joins cross-border crime unit in San Diego

Voters may dump Spitzer over license plan - New York

Detention center workers charged in scheme to smuggle immigrants - Texas

Poll: Ohioans oppose benefits, privileges for illegal immigrants

Media Matters - Washington Times repeated false claim that Bill Clinton criticized Democrats

‘Mongrels, Bastards, Orphans, and Vagabonds,’ by Gregory Rodriguez - (a review)

Study to Determine Economic Impact of Immigrants - Nebraska

Clifton-based magazine helps immigrant writers - New Jersey

Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano Calls for Extension of Border Patrol During Azteca America’s Political Forum “Issues: Caras y Voces”

Boro Beat: Futuro calls some to Puerto Rico while others party here - New York

El Centro duties expanding - Carrboro, North Carolina

Florida State Fair Adds a New Hispanic Village to Its 2008 Plans

Cisneros: GOP stand on immigration risky

Hispanic influx in E. Idaho stokes need for med interpreters