Mexico will no longer jail illegal immigrants detained within its borders.

Hurricane potential off S. Texas coast leaves some wondering if Border Patrol will make good on threat to screen for undocumented (Latina Lista)

The next extinct species: the Latino journalist - Esther J. Cepeda

FDA finds salmonella strain in Mexican-grown jalapeno pepper

Video: Danica Patrick “chats” with Milka Duno

Are Obama, McCain reaching Hispanic voters? - Tampa Bay area view

Las Vegas’ Hispanic Population Increase Cause May Surprise You - (Hint: it isn’t immigration)

Art Acevedo looks back, forward after one year - Austin’s first Hispanic police chief

In Tijuana, a Market for Death in a Bottle - finding pentobarbital, a barbiturate commonly known as Nembutal is easy there

Worse may come for epic lines at Tijuana crossing

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Gold, platinum rules eased for Latin musicians - numbers of albums needed to be sold cut in half!

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Build-A-Bear Workshop(R) becomes an Official Licensee of Alianza Latina de Béisbol

Anna Maria Arias Memorial Business Fund: Calling All Latina Entrepreneurs

Steelworkers Join Los Angeles Activists in Demanding Occidental Petroleum Stop its Complicity of Human Rights Abuses in Colombia

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SBS’s ‘EL CIRCO’ recognized by leading Marketing Association in Puerto Rico.

Poder acquires Hispanic Enterprise magazine

Meredith to Realign, Rename Hispanic Parenting Titles Under ‘Ser Padres’ Brand

MultiTax Boosts Productivity of Tax Preparers Serving Latinos and Immigrants

Connecticut gets a local Spanish-language station

Avaya IP Technology Enables Leading Hispanic Market Newspaper Publisher to Improve Contact Center and Customer Service Operations

Poor financial advice, habits hurt many Hispanic

El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce now runs Minority Business Enterprise Center

USHCC PLANS CONVENTION AND EXPO IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

Undocumented worker ruling could rattle Oregon’s economy

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SERGIO MENDES To Perform July 30th On The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

AS THE PINKER TONES TRAVEL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, LOCAL CRITICS RAVE

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DIANA REYES PRESENTARA SU ÉXITO “ME MUERO” EN LOS “TECATE PREMIOS DEPORTE” PROGRAMADOS PARA EL HORARIO ESTELAR EL 27 DE JULIO POR UNIVISION

CABAS CONQUISTA ESTADOS UNIDOS CON AMORES DIFICILES

Galilea Montijo might be the next Aventurera

Eva Longoria takes her name out of the running for this year’s Alma Awards

Asegura Cristian que no volverá a casarse

Televisa offers Cristián de la Fuente a starring role

Mayrín Villanueva asks the press to respect her privacy

HITN to Give Salsa Congress a World Audience

Daddy Yankee brilla en el festival de cine de NY

The first-ever Mexican film festival in New York says ‘Hola’

Eva Longoria: ‘I can’t wait to have children’

THE 2008 ALMA AWARDS® HOST EVA LONGORIA PARKER AND NCLR PRESIDENT AND CEO JANET MURGUÍA ANNOUNCE NOMINATIONS AND SHOW HIGHLIGHTS, INCLUDING SPECIAL HONORS TO SHAKIRA, LINDA RONSTADT, AND NARCISO RODRIGUEZ

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Eva Longoria hosted the nomination ceremony for the 2008 ALMA Awards

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Shawn Kiehne, a k a El Gringo - Born in America, Heart in Mexico

Shakira, Juanes, sing to demand release of rebel-held hostages

Arcángel Is Rated PG?

Jaslene Suffers From Mal De Amores

Gold, platinum rules eased for Latin musicians - numbers of albums needed to be sold cut in half!

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Mujer Dominicana en Nueva York exhibit

Guatemala: Forced Disappearance and the Search for Justice in El Jute

LAXART Presents the Debut of Miguel Angel Rios’ Video Crudo

New Hispanic Campaign Targeting Obesity, Created by PlanetWoot

Frank McLynn’s top 10 books about Mexico

U.S. Latinos may get a national museum of their own

Abilene’s first Cuban refugees brought by the International Rescue Committee arrive - Texas

Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber rallies behind May Town Center

Industrial/Cesar Chavez votes haven’t changed - Dallas

Food rise has Bolivia’s coca farmers planting rice

5 dead, president safe after Bolivian helicopter crashes

Hazleton mayor named Pennsylvania’s Mayor of the Year - Lou Barletta

Ochoa, Fuentes, leave time capsule messages atop Mexico cathedral

4,881 Peruvians in Spain could accept to voluntarily return to Peru

Illinois Rep. Foster travels to U.S.-Mexico border

43% of people reported missing in Peru are minors

Cuban-Venezuelan ties boom under Raul Castro

Wave of arrests targets Cuban activists

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

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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

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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

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.

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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

Northern Virginia Hit With Cost Of School Migration - Pr. William Policies Drive Immigrants To Inner Suburbs

Director of Chicago’s Latino Union gains respect of day laborers, groups formed to help them - Jessica Aranda

New study builds on old one to track Mexican American progress - After finding questionnaires from a 1965 survey in a UCLA basement, two professors followed up with about 700 of the participants and their children. The news is good and bad.

Nun who led civil rights march in Dallas leaving for Mexico - Sister Consuelo Tovar

SBA Deputy Jovita Carranza Expected to be Nominated as Agency Chief

Diabetes Before Motherhood More Than Doubled In Six Years, Study Finds (52% of the participants were Latinas)

Health risks high for Latinos - Study’s findings suggest poor working, living environments have negative impact

Mayan immigrants face prejudice - Underlying discrimination within ethnic minority highlights major issue facing immigrant communities

A rediscovering of East L.A.’s core - Latino artists help revamp a place where the community (and freeways) intersects.

Hispanics on Harris County voter rolls triple in generation - Houston, Texas

Immigration debate erupts in Rhode Island, fueled by budget crisis (AP finally writes about it - but if you already knew about this if you are a regular reader)

‘Universal story’ told in film of immigrant deaths - ‘19 Victoria’ documents horrors using unconventional style - (short film on immigration)

10 ugly things about the immigration debate - Ruben Navarrette Jr.

Lena Guerrero’s rare journey through Texas politics

Hispanic congressmembers attack CNN over Lou Dobbs - (took them long enough)

Civil Rights, Immigration Policy And Workers’ Rights Groups Present New Evidence On Devastating Impact Of “No Match” Rule

Millions of ‘Latino’ immigrants boost Spain’s low birthrate

Supreme Court Upholds Voter Identification Law in Indiana

Interest in immigration rallies wanes as groups focus on other methods of activism - Chicago area

Indian enclave at risk if Duroville closes - The desert trailer park is an outpost of the Purépechas, indigenous people from Mexico. ‘They are the poorest of the poor,’ says a nun who works with them.

Draining the basin that’s Mexico City - The metropolis, situated in a giant natural bowl, suffers flooding and backup with every rainy season. A $1.3-billion government effort aims to clear the problems.

New Jersey’s U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie speaks at Dover church forum - Illegal immigrants aren’t criminals

Work is Criminal for Mississippi Undocumented

Son of Elvira Arellano returns to Chicago for May 1 immigration rallies - (I still have to say that the utilization of a child for this cause disturbs me)

In a political fix? Call Shakira

“Transgenic Seed Companies Lie and Bribe:” Interview with Goldman Prize Winner Jesús León Santos

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La Bloga: In the Grove special issue: homage to Andrés Montoya

Did You Know? Hispanics make up nearly 40 percent of Houston’s Harris county’s population but just 15 percent of its electorate - Texas

Did You Know? Hispanic men die from accidents at nearly twice the national rate for men, and Hispanic women die from diabetes at twice the national rate for women

Did You Know? UTEP ranked fourth for enrolling Hispanic students in graduate programs overall. In 2007, 1,855 students, or 57 percent, were Hispanic.

“Being in this country without proper documentation is not a crime,” New Jersey’s U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie told more than 60 residents and town officials. “The whole phrase of ‘illegal immigrant’ connotes that the person, by just being here, is committing a crime.”

“I had Hispanic agencies telling me that, ‘no, Mexicans like soccer, baseball and boxing,’ ” Hambric (Lorena Ochoa’s Agent) said. “But this is a woman who is now the No. 1, best-regarded person in her country.”

A twist of lime, indie music for beer launches

Argentina may be the most distressed story in Latin America, but it is also the most undervalued.

Work is Criminal for Mississippi Undocumented

MyGrito.com Launches New Music Player

Alfredo Duran Named Senior Vice President, Branded Services and General Manager of The Warner Channel Latin America

LATV Kicks Off Sophomore Season

SBA Deputy Jovita Carranza Expected to be Nominated as Agency Chief

New venture pushes Hispanic business growth - National Hispanic Business Information Clearinghouse (NHBIC)

Mexico’s Televisa, partner Univision head to court

The Intelligence Group Releases 2008 Latino Lifestyle Study(R)

The National Society of Hispanic MBAs Names Patricia Romero Cronin 2008 Ultimate Hispanic Executive

Hispanic Grocery Store Tries for Larger Appeal - Virginia

NAHP Conference on Digital Information Publishing Atlanta, Georgia

Line-X Truck Bedliners Launches Hispanic Campaign

Batanga, Inc. Reaches 10.8 Million Unique Visitors

Mega TV Puerto Rico Names Luis Roldan Senior Vice President and GM

Spanish Broadcasting System Hosts First Upfront for Mega TV

Civil Rights, Immigration Policy And Workers’ Rights Groups Present New Evidence On Devastating Impact Of “No Match” Rule

Tito Guizar: Fans want his star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Jorge Villamizar da primeros pasos como solista en Colombia

Jorge Villamizar: going solo is tough, but rewarding - x-Bacilos

Miguel Zenon turns traditional Puerto Rican sounds into innovative jazz

Jaime Camil to release a new album

Eva Longoria Parker wants to play a Mexican diva

Congress sees eye to eye on helping one immigrant group — entertainers

MyGrito.com Launches New Music Player

In a political fix? Call Shakira

Mega TV Launches ‘La Descarga Con Albita’

Legendary Brazilian Musician SERGIO MENDES Announces Summer Tour Date

Letras Latinas offers Latino poetry online - from the University of Notre Dame

Marisa Alicea Named New Dean of DePaul University’s School for New Learning

3 to travel to U.S.-Mexico border as part of LCC’s ‘Humanigration’ - Purdue University

Exhibit explores Latin arts’ meaning - The Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts - San Francisco

Popular with tourists in Brazil, Recife is deadly for residents - Soaring homicide rate among the Brazilian city’s poor gets little notice. But a team of journalists is trying to change that.

Mystery surrounds Tijuana drug shootings - Newspapers are full of unattributed accounts of who was involved and who was killed. Mexican officials remain tight-lipped.

Gang shootout in Tijuana leaves 13 dead

In growing Latino community, Episcopalians see opportunity - Virginia

Tepoztlan: A sampling of Aztec divinity in Mexico

Calderón: ‘Mexico appreciates you … Mexico misses you’

Latest Blue Beetle issue published almost entirely in Spanish

Literacy fair targets Detroit Latino community

Latinos talk housing, Puerto Rico statehood he 13th Annual Hispanic Leadership Conference in Lorain county, Ohio

Deadline looms for Arizona governor to act on immigration bill

Latina/o Culture Professor Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes receives Circle Award

Dehlly Porras ready to take helm at Raritan Valley Community College - New Jersey

19th Annual Hispanic Youth Symposium - Idaho

Residents in Predominately Hispanic Southern Texas Region Suffer Higher Rates of Disease, Report Finds

Churches Seek Unity Of Black And Hispanic Communities - Memphis

Utah Office of Hispanic-Latino Affairs boss aims to boost office’s profile - Silvia Castro Thomas

Michigan Hispanic Chamber Hosts Fiesta Hispana May 16: Chrysler’s Simon Boag is Keynote Speaker

St. Louis Hispanic Scholarship Applications Accepted

IDB, Ricky Martin Foundation, Ayuda and local partners launch campaign against human trafficking in Washington, D.C .

Latin America: The Downside of the GM Revolution

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