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Salsa royalty celebrates Cheo Feliciano’s 50 years in music

Large number of Mexico’s fathers are between the ages of 15-24 (Latina Lista)

Nicaraguan singer-revolutionary bars government from using songs - Carlos Mejia Godoy

U.S. cars swarm Tijuana gas stations

Latino folk rocker Trini Lopez just keeps gathering the fans

With no established politician expected to challenge him, Carlos Alvarez is likely to win a second term as Miami-Dade mayor.

Patti Solis Doyle Joins Obama Campaign

Taking It To ‘The Heights’ - won the Tony award for best musical, one of four it won overall.

Tu Ciudad magazine closure

Atlanta becoming big market for Mexican acts

Hard times for Merco Group - South Florida’s real estate boom ends in a tangle of litigation and financial demands for a family-owned development enterprise. - the Meruelo family

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Supreme Court gives immigrants a little leeway

UCLA recognizes an early backer who had been largely forgotten - Reginaldo del Valle’s political work played a crucial role in founding the institution that became the university, but few know of him. Research and Latino activists are putting him back in the story.

Guiding Hands Help Immigrant Artists Connect - New York

Cuauhtemoc Blanco has been a blessing for Fire - Chicago

How minor league Latin players adjust to life in America - (specifically with the Boston Red Sox)

Outspoken author talks about her work and life - Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez

Rush-Copley uses grant to reach out - $150,000 from Avon:: Money for breast cancer education - Aurora, Illinois

Latin American consulates to join forces in NY, NJ

Arlington Schools Candidacy Captures Latino Imagination - Virginia

Bishops told immigration is key to the future of Catholic Church - Salt Lake Tribune

Obama and McCain on Immigration: Life vs. Death - The best analysis of the differences in the candidates’ positions comes from the Spanish-language press.

North Carolina Sheriff’s Association gets state funding to fight immigration; how money spent unclear

Legal Drugs Kill Far More Than Illegal, Florida Says - An analysis of autopsies in 2007 released this week by the Florida Medical Examiners Commission found that the rate of deaths caused by prescription drugs was three times the rate of deaths caused by all illicit drugs combined.

Did You Know? 1 million new Latino voters turned out in California alone for the Democratic primary

Did You Know? A report found that Hispanics made up 32% of the California’s general population but only 5% of its practicing physicians.

Did You Know? Raul Alarcon Sr. was a communications pioneer in Cuba, he founded his first radio station on the island in the early 1950s. When he came to the U.S. in 1960, he left behind a network of 14 stations that had been seized by Fidel Castro’s government.

Did You Know? Obama voted to authorize construction of a 700-mile fence along the U.S.-Mexican border.

Did You Know? 1 million new Latino voters turned out in California alone for the Democratic primary

Obama and McCain on Immigration: Life vs. Death - The best analysis of the differences in the candidates’ positions comes from the Spanish-language press.

McCain needs Latino votes, too

Media Matters - NY Times blog ignored poll showing Obama’s Hispanic support

Winning Latino Votes in the General Election - (commentary in the form of a press release)

Clinton Insiders Take Umbrage at Patti Solis Doyle Move

Patti Solis Doyle Joins Obama Campaign

More than words needed with Latino voters - Jorge Ramos

Immigration reform awaits next president - Regardless of party, winner faces uphill battle on divisive issue

The Role of Mainstream/Hispanic Media in the Latino Vote - Portada

Did You Know? Obama voted to authorize construction of a 700-mile fence along the U.S.-Mexican border.

The Clinton Loss: from a Hispanic perspective

García Media now has a blog

Listen to podcast interview with Alberto Oliva, editor in chief, Ser Padres about the magazine - Hispanic MPR

Media Moves: Gary Piña among McClatchy casualties - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Media Moves: Christina Medina to join KCTV

Siempre Mujer to Increase Frequency to Eight Times a Year

Advertising Campaigns: Applica

Bennigan’s Offers Menu in Spanish

Media Moves: Janet Rodríguez moves to Phoenix

Expósito- Ulla recognized by the NY Women’s Chamber of Commerce.

Human cost of Brazil’s biofuels boom - The country is a key producer of ethanol. Many of those cutting the sugar cane used to make the fuel are said to endure primitive conditions.

Panama City: A boomtown with growing pains - The canal expansion and an influx of firms are transforming the city, but its infrastructure is sorely inadequate.

Chicago advertising veteran Gladys M. Arroyo named ad chief for The Doings

Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce taps Tallman as CEO

Mexican farmers angry over FDA salmonella probe

University of Delaware program helps Latino businesses

Universal Music Latin Ent. restructures - Former Univision Music Group employees laid off

Marketing firm owner earns national award - Virginia Madueño, president of Modesto-based Imagen LLC

With Raul Alarcon Sr., change was in the air

Horizontes Unidos Greeting Cards Appear in Magazines

Say, “¡Hola!” to New Customers - Independent auto insurance agents now have even more tools from Progressive to grow their Hispanic business.

10 Things NEVER to Say to Latino Executives

Frontera Announces Acquisition of High Volume Store

Fisher’s Univision Stations Join HipCricket’s Hispanic Mobile Marketing Network

Hispanic Bar Association honors American Airlines VP - Dallas

Creative Civilization resigns Spurs account - San Antonio

Seccion Amarilla Launches New Website and Advertising Campaign in the U.S.

Tinbu Launches Spanish Language Interactive Stock

Tu Ciudad magazine closure

Hard times for Merco Group - South Florida’s real estate boom ends in a tangle of litigation and financial demands for a family-owned development enterprise. - the Meruelo family

Immigrant case puts hospital in a bind - A woman seriously injured in a fall several months ago is illegally in the U.S., which means she is not eligible for Medicaid or Medicare. - Wichita

Riviera Magazine Pushes Online Edition, Sells Statewide Ads - Orange County

Did You Know? Raul Alarcon Sr. was a communications pioneer in Cuba, he founded his first radio station on the island in the early 1950s. When he came to the U.S. in 1960, he left behind a network of 14 stations that had been seized by Fidel Castro’s government.

Lakers Versus Celtics for NBA Title A Big Hit With Hispanics

Essco Wholesale Electric tops list of Arizona companies on Hispanic Business 500

Actress Roselyn Sánchez Plans For Wedding And Babies

Salsa royalty celebrates Cheo Feliciano’s 50 years in music

Cabas: more acoustic, romantic on new CD ‘Amores Dificiles’ - Ramiro’s New Blog

WSBS to launch home made vampire mini series in September - Hispanic MPR - Gabriel

‘Todos miran’ a Gloria Trevi

Pau y Sasha celebran cumpleaños con lanzamiento de CD

Cristian Castro accuses Valeria Liberman of making business transaction behind his back

Victoria Ruffo leaves a door open for Telemundo

Hip Hop Artist Johnny Prez Launches Music Label

Celia Cruz coming home in musical - The Cuban legend’s story stood New York on its ear, but Miami may be a tougher audience.

Spin Magazine Declares THE PINKER TONES “Hit Like A Spicier Daft Punk”; Tour Begins Next Week

Salsa nights in Boston picking up the beat - Latin-music lovers say the Boston scene has evolved to include a wide range of offerings.

Los Tigres del Norte’s lovefest at Ravina - Chicago

Antonio Banderas Launches His First Scent For Women

Latino folk rocker Trini Lopez just keeps gathering the fans

Austin Tejano Music Coalition E-News Volume 1 Number 1

Disney Revs Up Tween Star Machine - Company Pushes for a Texas Girl to Match Miley Cyrus’s Success With Young Fans

Taking It To ‘The Heights’ - won the Tony award for best musical, one of four it won overall.

Atlanta becoming big market for Mexican acts

LATINA ACTRESS EILEEN GALINDO MAKES THEATRE DIRECTORIAL DEBUT IN “TRAILERVILLE”

Guest Voz: Sen. Bob Menendez announces legislation to prevent government detention of legal citizens caught in immigration sweeps (Latina Lista)

Humanitarian legislation to keep federally detained undocumented immigrants safe before Senate. (Latina Lista)

National Council of La Raza Elects New Board Chair and Welcomes Four New Members To Board of Directors

Community College Decision On Illegal Immigrants Doesn’t Reach North Carolina State University

The Fragments of the Latin American Union

USC Carol Rodriguez closes in on 400-meter goal

Chavez meets with ailing Fidel Castro

Valedictorian: Butcher’s son will realize dad’s wish - Aaron Aguilar in LA

High hopes: A skinny Latino dreamer, with an assist from Miami’s deep theater talent pool, creates a Tony Awards heavyweight - Lin-Manuel Miranda

Time is the key to planning quinceañera

Chivas USA soccer team may build fields in Santa Ana for youth

Center for day laborers opens in Portland, Oregon

Cheech Marin’s Chicano art at LACMA - Los Angeles

Help for Rhode Island’s immigrant health-care professionals

Latino summit to be held in Greenville June 26, 27 - North Carolina

Idaho summit at BSU to address Hispanic student scores

Elian Gonzalez joins Cuba’s youth Communists

Snippet: “Pre-Hispanic Cooking/Cocina Prehispanica,” by Ana M. de Benitez (Bibliotech Interamericana Bilingue, $35.95). This tiny paperback, half in English, half in Spanish, is packed with intriguing nuggets of information drawn from Mexico’s traditions, the writings of Spanish missionary Fray Bernardino de Sahagun and Benitez’s years as a cooking teacher.

Hispanic leaders press for Chávez name - Dallas

Wanted: Hispanic student nurses in Northwest Arkansas

Hispanic Scholars, Students Pressure Princeton for Latino Studies Program

Continental Airlines and National Association of Hispanic Publications Announce Essay Contest Winner

Breast cancer strikes Latina women hard

Toughest sheriff in US vows no let up in immigration fight - Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Spouse calls: Author seeks minority spouse tales

Immigration museum finds permanent residence - San Diego

Hispanic advocates denounce Rhode Island immigration arrests - Newport

Federal contractors must ‘E-Verify’ employees’ eligibility to work

Mexico’s War on Drugs is a Sham - Mexico’s strategy against organized crime is failing because it has not attacked the larger financial or political structure behind drug trafficking, writes La Opinión’s Mexico City correspondent.

U.S.-born children feel effects of immigration raids - Federal agents say they try to act humanely when a parent is arrested, but advocates charge that youngsters are often traumatized and are sometimes left without supervision.

Few Latin artists mobilize for immigration reform

Salsa dancing gets youth cred

Ex-slugger Jose Canseco becomes punch line

New Jersey landlord sued over renting to illegal immigrants

Both parties duck on immigration

Obama did not fare well against Hillary Clinton among Hispanics in the 2008 primaries, but the early indications are that he will do well among this increasingly Democratic group in the general election. The May data show Obama with a 62% to 29% advantage over McCain among Hispanics.

More Hispanics die on job than other U.S. workers - Study finds rate of work-related deaths overall has dropped since ‘92

States Take New Tack on Illegal Immigration (online title) vs. (newspaper title) Local Officals Adopt New, Harder Tactics On Illegal Immigrants - New York Times

Video of Hit & Run incident where the victim is Latino in Hartfort, Connecticut - (the worst part is that nobody helped)

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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.

Education a challenge in small Mexican community with strong ties to Dallas

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Denver promise of free college is breaking some hearts - Illegal immigrants graduating from high school find that the 2004 pledge won’t cover out-of-state tuition, and they’re not entitled to Colorado resident prices.

Tijuana’s elite flee to San Diego County to escape kidnappings and violence in Mexico

Plans for national Latino museum get underway

Mexican artists enrich, inspire Bay Area

In Memory of Maria Isabel Vasquez Jimenez and Her Unborn Child and All Farm Workers Who Have Died to Make our American Life Easier

Julieta Performs “Limón y Sal” and “Eres Para Mi” - MTV Unplugged: Julieta Venegas - Video

Latinos’, media’s effect on votes focus of book - The Mass Media and Latino Politics, Studies of U.S. Media Content, Campaign Strategies and Survey Research: 1984-2004 - Federico Subervi-Vélez - (I recently met him and recommend this book)

Madrina-Padrino teaches traffic safety to Hispanics - El Paso

Sculptor Jorge Pardo: Is it art or furniture? - Why quibble? The Cuban-born artist’s fanciful imagination knows no bounds, and his works, no boundaries.

Central Florida’s Hispanic community grows in size, diversity - THE TOP HISPANIC GROUPS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA 1. Puerto Rican 2. Mexican 3. Colombian 4. Dominican

Activist Matriarch Isabel Rodriguez Passes - LA

Settlement in Latino voting case will set Modesto back $3 million - California

The Hispanic Institute Proposes CNN Boycott - Cites Lou Dobbs’ Anti-Immigration Crusade

Tuberculosis (TB) outbreak traced to imported Mexican cheese - Southern California

Varying data leave incomplete picture of immigrants’ progress - Dallas schools

Did You Know? Nationwide, about 20 percent of students were Hispanic in 2006, the latest year for which figures were available for ethnic groups, up from 11 percent in the late 1980s.

Did You Know? With regard to the ethnicity of US adult bloggers, BIGresearch found that 69.7% were white, 20% were Hispanic, 12.2% were African-American and 3.7% were Asian.

Did You Know? Internet ads may not influence the purchase, but they do drive consumers to the brand. Twenty-one percent of Hispanics ages 50 and older looked at Internet ads during the previous seven days prior to participating in the survey, compared with 15% of non-Hispanics the same age.

Presumtive Presidential Nominees John McCain and Barak Obama To Speak at 2008 NCLR Annual Conference in San Diego

2008 LULAC National Convention Hosted at Nation’s Capital With Participation From the Presidential Candidates

Obama’s Race a Factor for Latino Voters? : NPR

Assessing Obama’s Appeal Among Latino Voters : NPR

Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa pledges his support to Obama

The McCain Doctrine for Mexico?

Maria Elena Salinas: What next for Latino Clinton supporters?

Seeking Latino vote, Obama reaches out to Joe Baca

GOP Club Tries To Organize Hispanics - NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida

Hispanic Caucus turns into shouting match between Obama and Clinton supporters - Texas

Obama leads in battle for Latino vote

Ruben Navarrette: Latinos will stick with Obama

Ethnic Media Cautiously Laud Obama’s Nomination

Besides black Christians, Obama has also reached out specifically to Hispanic evangelicals in addition to courting American Christian voters in general with his “God talk” and participation in faith forums.

Both parties duck on immigration

Obama needs to secure Hispanic vote before general election

Obama did not fare well against Hillary Clinton among Hispanics in the 2008 primaries, but the early indications are that he will do well among this increasingly Democratic group in the general election. The May data show Obama with a 62% to 29% advantage over McCain among Hispanics.

Richardson: Obama could boost Hispanic vote

On Treasure Coast, Hispanic voters swing to the left - Florida

Obama must make himself known to Hispanic voters

LATINA Style Business Series Celebrates the 10 Year Anniversary Tour in Atlanta, GA

McDonald’s(R) Teams Up With Mexican National Soccer Team for 2008 U.S. Tour

Giovani Dos Santos and Bimbo Team Up for Healthy Hispanics

Camila Goes Mobile With Verizon Wireless - Offering Exclusive Tracks Only to V CAST Customers

Yahoo! Telemundo Reveals BUZZ-worthy Searches for May, Highlights Top 10 Searches in Three Popular Search Categories

Latin America’s Top 500 Companies from Latin Business Chronicle

Batanga Consolidates Online Operations

alPunto Advertising launches Jim Beam Bourbon to Mexican-Americans

Rokk3r Mobile launches in LatAM in & US Hispanic Markets

Plastilina lands New American Dimensions account

Federal contractors must ‘E-Verify’ employees’ eligibility to work

Coors Brewing Co. Continues Its Support of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade

Casa Latino and Fidelity National Financial Team Up to Assist Real Estate Professionals and Home Buyers

BROMLEY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC WINS SIX AWARDS FOR WONKA ARTE - Women in Communications, TPRA, PRSA Del Oro and PMA REGGIE

Yahoo! Launches Four New Sites in Chile, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela - Gives Yahoo! Hispanic Americas Network the Ability to Reach up to 90% of

Entravision Communications Corporation to Present at Wachovia’s 18th Annual Nantucket Equity Conference

Online Video Shakeout Continues: JumpTV and NeuLion Merge

As Housing Pauses, Immigrant Laborers Return to School to Expand Their Tool Belt

People Meters Causing Static for Advertisers

ACLU to Testify Before House Judiciary Subcommittee on Electronic Employment Verification

Terra Targets U.S. for First English-Language Launch

Latino Store Adds Diversity in the Aisles - Entrepreneur Alters Dumfries Plan After Prince William County Cracks Down on Illegal Immigrants

Before he left to head the U.S. Census Bureau, University of Texas at San Antonio demographer Steve Murdock warned that the Texas economy will be at risk if Hispanics don’t graduate in healthy numbers from high school and college.

Spanish Broadcasting System Announces Promotion of Joe Mackay in Chicago

New Hispanic chamber formed - Olympia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Among Spanish-language newspapers, the weekly El Sentinel won third place for entertainment sections, and reporter Alsy Acevedo won third in the “Hispanic success story” category. from the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors

Loya Insurance moves up to 19th on Hispanic 500 list - El Paso

Hispanic workers adjust to shift in sector by learning new skills

New Jersey landlord sued over renting to illegal immigrants

Entravision Communications shares sink to year low - Entravision Communications shares drop to 52-week bottom after Citi analyst downgrades stock

San Antonio Hispanic-owned firms are among the nation’s largest

New Mexico ranks fourth for most Hispanic-owned firms

How Being ‘There’ at Right Time Paid Off for State Farm Musicians - After Meeting at a Commercial Casting, Los Felinos Are Touring the Country With Fire Advertainment

More Hispanics die on job than other U.S. workers - Study finds rate of work-related deaths overall has dropped since ‘92

Despite Downturn, Hispanics Still Buying Big-Ticket Items - (Vertis study: “Tech-Savvy Hispanic Consumers More Apt to Purchase Big Ticket Electronic Items Than Non-Hispanics”)

Did You Know? Internet ads may not influence the purchase, but they do drive consumers to the brand. Twenty-one percent of Hispanics ages 50 and older looked at Internet ads during the previous seven days prior to participating in the survey, compared with 15% of non-Hispanics the same age.

Atlanta Hispanic-owned firms are among the nation’s largest

Camila Goes Mobile With Verizon Wireless - Offering Exclusive Tracks Only to V CAST Customers

Emilio and Gloria Estefan Honored at Star-Studded FedEx/St. Jude Gala to Benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Sin Bandera, el último adiós

Jessica Alba has a baby girl - Honor Marie Warren

Cristián de la Fuente gets better and is ready to dance

The father of Susana González’s unborn child, says the actress has kicked him to the curb

Silvia Pinal: Luis Miguel still has not recognized Michelle Salas as his daughter

Valeria Liberman seen with another man

Latinos conquer Broadway with “In the Heights”

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are in Russia for the Muz TV awards

Few Latin artists mobilize for immigration reform

Salsa dancing gets youth cred

Two ‘ageless’ Latina performers reunite for a good cause — fun - Carmelita Tropicana and Marga Gómez

Films delve into issues Latinos face - Cinema Latino Film Festival in Colorado Springs

The Legendary Sergio Mendes Delves Deep Into The Sounds Of Brazil With The June 10th Release of ENCANTO (“Enchantment”)

Julieta Performs “Limón y Sal” and “Eres Para Mi” - MTV Unplugged: Julieta Venegas - Video

Wisin and Yandel, Two Romeos Romancing the World to a Reggaetón Beat

Latino Voter Surge Propels Working Family Candidates - SOL’s Get-Out-The Vote Campaign Part of State Wide Push on Behalf of Candidates That Address Issues That Matter to Working Families

Patricia Phelps De Cisneros, Carlos Fuentes, and Peter Munk Honored at Americas Society 28th Annual Spring Party

Selecciones, the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women and Macy’s Reach Hispanic Women with Message of Heart Health

Presumtive Presidential Nominees John McCain and Barak Obama To Speak at 2008 NCLR Annual Conference in San Diego

Latina Author Lauded for First Novel - San Gabriel author Cecilia Samartin presented prestigious award by International Latino Book Awards

US lawmakers to review Mexico aid terms

Nicaraguan rebel icon launches hunger strike - A former Sandinista guerrilla leader declared a hunger strike to protest what she calls the Nicaraguan government’s authoritarian shift.

Leftist thinking left off the syllabus - Francisco Marroquin University is a bastion of libertarianism, drawing potshots from both sides of the political spectrum.

Former Mexico gov guilty of drug charges

Overcrowding for immigrant detainees to end at Otay facility - San Diego

Santa Ana could gain a Latino police chief if Paul Walters gets sheriff’s post

Tertulia Magazine Panel at the Latino Book & Family Festival

Eco-Cycle outreach targets Longmont Latinos

Court rules for legacy of Juana Briones! - Palo Alto, California

Colombia: Indigenous Self Defense in Times of War

Jail’s first Latina sgt. to be honored- New Jersey

Number of Hispanics killed in Prince George’s County rises - Maryland

Throngs line Fifth Avenue for Puerto Rican parade -NYC

Lawrence’s Miss Hispanic Week makes history - Massachusetts

Hispanic Latino Minority Health Coalition Director Takes Lead in Obesity Prevention - Indianapolis

Study shows Latinas have highest birth rate

Writers focus on Midwest Latinos - Kansas City-based Latino Writers Collective

Hispanic Leaders Convention comes to a close in Spain

Governor appoints panel on immigration - Rhode Island

Festival Latino adds admission - Organizers cut hours, land major concert (Los Huracanes del Norte and Lucero Terrazas) - Columbus, Ohio

Latino organizations to host gubernatorial debate focused on Hispanic issues - Delaware

Councilman Pushes English-Only Ordinance - Nashville, Tennessee

Bishop Cantú’s teachers remember their former pupil

San Diego State University is No. 6 in nation in Hispanic graduates

Danny Villanueva’s greatest kicks, then and now - Dallas Cowboys

Hispanic groups to hold rally against Tam for slur - Hawaii

Over the weekend University of New Mexico hosted the Latino Higher Education National Policy Summit, gathering more than 100 administrators, officials and students from across the nation.

Hispanic leaders in Oklahoma are running for election to seats in the state Legislature.

States Take New Tack on Illegal Immigration (online title) vs. (newspaper title) Local Officals Adopt New, Harder Tactics On Illegal Immigrants - New York Times

Co-chair of Clinton’s Hispanic Leadership Council endorses Obama - U.S. Rep. Dennis Cardoza

As Border Efforts Grow, Corruption Is on the Rise - Border Agents, Lured by the Other Side

Miles away, Postville raid’s impact is still acute

Paying the Price of the Immigration Crackdown - Are Americans willing to pay for the intensifying crackdown on immigrants?

Latino Activists Face Death Threats in Georgia

A Washington town confronts its language barrier - In a program seen as a bellwether, the Justice Department steps in with a formal plan to bridge the English-Spanish divide in Mattawa. - Hard to imagine the Federal Gov't stepping in to address this situation

Obama says in Miami he would open family travel to Cuba

In Colorado River Delta, waters — and prospects — are drying up - The increasingly meager flow into northern Mexico imperils the Cucapa Indians and the millions of others who depend on it.

Memorial Day: A Latino Perspective

Did You Know? More than 391 Latinos have been killed in Iraq.

Benicio Del Toro, ‘Latino Brad Pitt’, wins Cannes award as ‘Che’

Epic novel, George’s Flag, is the story of the rise of a political machine to elect the first Hispanic President of the United States.

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South L.A. backyards are becoming barnyards - Once predominantly African American, the area has seen an influx of Latino immigrants, along with their roosters, chickens and other barnyard beasts not typically part of the urban scene.

Border schools get tough on Mexican students - In Calexico, Calif., schools crack down on students who live across the border.

Prince William’s county sees signs of change amid crackdown

In L.A., coping with the threat of deportation - Advocates are urging illegal immigrants to make plans for issues such as bail, lawyers and child caretakers.

Sen. Abel Maldonado, GOP maverick, does it his way - The son of a migrant farmworker blazes a paradoxical path through Sacramento. He votes for what he believes is best for California, not for his party.

Santa Ana urges Latinos to get in the swim - The city’s high schools are encouraging competitive swimming and water polo among a group that doesn’t traditionally participate in aquatics.

First Hispanic school in New Orleans has first graduation

A Mission soldier on a “suicidal” mission in Germany unwittingly became a part of history - Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Latino veteran (Brian Naranjo) writes about social integration challenge in new novel - (The Tamale List) - Hispanic MPR

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Some US farms outsourced to Mexico

State Aid to Immigrants Lags, University of Oregon Study Says

Immigrants Hit Hard by Governor’s Planned Medi-Cal Cuts, Changes - California

Tennessee says illegal immigrants can marry

Beaufort County in North Carolina tightening up on public services for illegal immigrants

Questions for David Iglesias - The Prosecutor

Right-Wing Media Using Immigration Debate to Mainstream Hate - By poisoning the public discourse with disinformation, right-wing talkers improve their ratings while leaving us far from fixing a broken system.

For Hispanics, Net neutrality isn’t neutral at all

John Brummett: Kansas City safe from Mexican invasion - (Secure Arkansas)

Latino heroes deserve own L.A. monument

Does crackdown cross line? - Arizona efforts stir racial profiling claims

Obama says in Miami he would open family travel to Cuba

Co-chair of Clinton’s Hispanic Leadership Council endorses Obama - U.S. Rep. Dennis Cardoza

Obama says his Cuba policy is based on ‘Libertad’

Democrats campaign hard in Puerto Rico

McCain balances Latino voters, GOP base

Obama Campaign Redoubles Efforts to Reach Hispanic Voters

Democrats may need time to heal, Richardson says

Fidel Castro Casts His Vote For Obama

McCain honors service of Hispanics in new ad

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LATINA Style Business Series Celebrates the 10 Year Anniversary Tour in Atlanta, GA

Epana Networks and HealthTrans Announce Partnership to Provide Pharmacy Discounts to U.S. Hispanics

Latin Trade Magazine Acquired by Manhattan Media

ad:tech Miami Connects Marketers with Hispanic Culture, Diversity and Growth Online

DivX to Offer Spanish Language Versions of Popular Video Software

Some US farms outsourced to Mexico

Mexico prospering despite U.S. slowdown - The Latin American nation is holding up well with exports catering to the growing world economy.

Moneymakers: John Sexton’s bank caters to Latinos - Oasis Bank - Texas

Marco Rodriguez Joins Cygnus Business Media as Head of Custom Marketing Division

Pollo Tropical spices up Clermont dining scene - Orlando

Emerging Market Profile: Phoenix, AZ - Portada

Miles away, Postville raid’s impact is still acute

‘Got Milk?’ Gets Spanish Site

Courting Latinos at Chevy Chase Bank

Food TV, website target Latino food aficionados - Hispanic MPR

Media Moves: Ibra Morales exits Telemundo

Media Moves: Lucía Navarro taken off anchor chair at KVEA (Telemundo-52 in LA)

Music, Flavor and Nostalgia Debut Together in ‘100 Years of Mexican Music’

Hoy 20 de Mayo sale a la venta “Pa’lante”, mientras se consolida en la posición #3 de la Cartelera Tropical de Billboard

LATIN MUSIC-SUMMER PREVIEW

Julieta Venegas’ Eagerly-Awaited MTV Unplugged Album Is Set For Release On June 17th On Both CD and DVD

GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA, GANADOR DE DOS OSCARES Y VARIOS PREMIOS GRAMMY, A SER GALARDONADO CON EL PREMIO DE “BMI ICON” EN LOS ANGELES EL PROXIMO JUEVES 12 DE JUNIO

NEWS CHARO LAUNCHES NEW DANCE MIX ALBUM AT HOME

Perez Hilton Stops By ‘Viva Hollywood’

Actor Manny Pérez embraces Latino-themed roles

Benicio Del Toro, ‘Latino Brad Pitt’, wins Cannes award as ‘Che’

Sister Morales: new CD ‘Talking to the River’ - Ramiro’s New Blog - to go back: www.ramiroburr.com

Elida: ‘New flavors can help invigorate Tejano’ - Ramiro’s New Blog - to go back: www.ramiroburr.com

Actor Efren Ramirez, who played Pedro in indie hit “Napolean Dynamite,” has just co-written a new self-help book titled, “Direct Your Own Life: How to be a Star in Any Field You Choose! - Latino Life Blog

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Food TV, website target Latino food aficionados - Hispanic MPR

Media Moves: Ibra Morales exits Telemundo

Media Moves: Lucía Navarro taken off anchor chair at KVEA (Telemundo-52 in LA)

Latino veteran (Brian Naranjo) writes about social integration challenge in new novel - (The Tamale List) - Hispanic MPR

La Bloga: Internet Resources for Writers Panel at the National Latino Writers Conference

La Bloga: Keynote Remarks by Michael Nava

Ret. Maj. Gen. Alfred Valenzuela: A Voice for Forgotten Immigrant Soldiers (Latina Lista)

Playeras Latinas ( Latino T-shirts) « ñ-marketing

Is Lou Dobbs the Sheriff Arpaio of Primetime? (Latina Lista)

Book review: Talk Dirty Spanish « ñ-marketing

Inside Immigrant Detention Centers : Daily Abuses Include No Feminine Hygiene Products for Women Detainees » VivirLatino

Sister Morales: new CD ‘Talking to the River’ - Ramiro’s New Blog - to go back: www.ramiroburr.com

Latin America: forever on the back burner - “600 Words” by Esther J. Cepeda

Elida: ‘New flavors can help invigorate Tejano’ - Ramiro’s New Blog - to go back: www.ramiroburr.com

Actor Efren Ramirez, who played Pedro in indie hit “Napolean Dynamite,” has just co-written a new self-help book titled, “Direct Your Own Life: How to be a Star in Any Field You Choose! - Latino Life Blog

In Mexico, a baptismal party to remember - A reporter’s domestic worker throws a lavish party she can ill afford, in an act of love for her daughter and generosity toward their community.

Mexican town offers illegal immigration simulation adventure

Fabian Núñez has last word on spending flap, regrettably

Tijuana’s ‘CowParade’ takes art to the people

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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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