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A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/22/snippet-hispanics-in-northwest-arkansas-lost-a-local-news-source-when-univision-spanish-language-television-ended-local-news-programming-earlier-this-month/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/17/wanted-hispanic-student-nurses-in-northwest-arkansas/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/17/wanted-hispanic-student-nurses-in-northwest-arkansas/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:23:22 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/17/wanted-hispanic-student-nurses-in-northwest-arkansas/ "The family’s experience reflects a greater dynamic in Northwest Arkansas, state health officials said. As the region’s Hispanic population swells, the migration of new residents isn’t reflected in its nursing population.

That’s why education directors with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences invited Berumen, a ninth-grader at Springdale’s Central Junior High School, and a dozen other Hispanic junior high school students from Northwest Arkansas to five days of seminars, tours and hands-on lessons related to careers in medical fields this week.

The Northwest Arkansas program, called CHAMPS or Community Health Applied to Medical Public Services, is one of six in the state." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/17/wanted-hispanic-student-nurses-in-northwest-arkansas/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/16/mcdonald%e2%80%99s-awards-80000-in-scholarships-to-local-hispanic-high-school-seniors-san-diego/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/16/mcdonald%e2%80%99s-awards-80000-in-scholarships-to-local-hispanic-high-school-seniors-san-diego/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:21:48 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/16/mcdonald%e2%80%99s-awards-80000-in-scholarships-to-local-hispanic-high-school-seniors-san-diego/ "Ten outstanding students of Hispanic descent will start college with $8,000 already paid toward their education thanks to a scholarship from the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California, Southern California McDonald’s and San Diego County McDonald’s.

The Hispanic American Commitment to Education Resources scholarship is offered to high school seniors who have at least one parent of Hispanic heritage and who are eligible to attend a two- or four-year college or university with a complete course of study. Scholarship recipients in good academic standing will be awarded a $2,000 scholarship renewable for an additional three years, for a total scholarship of $8,000." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/16/mcdonald%e2%80%99s-awards-80000-in-scholarships-to-local-hispanic-high-school-seniors-san-diego/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/05/rey-hernandez-elected-state%e2%80%99s-deputy-director-of-lulac/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/05/rey-hernandez-elected-state%e2%80%99s-deputy-director-of-lulac/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:17:00 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/05/rey-hernandez-elected-state%e2%80%99s-deputy-director-of-lulac/ "Rey Hernandez, an instructor for Northwest Arkansas Community College Adult Education, was elected state deputy director for the League of United Latin American Citizens at its state convention held here this past weekend.

The LULAC Arkansas State 2008 convention was held at NWACC on Saturday." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/05/rey-hernandez-elected-state%e2%80%99s-deputy-director-of-lulac/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/03/gov-beebe-students-with-flagged-social-security-numbers-probably-not-illegal-arkansas/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/03/gov-beebe-students-with-flagged-social-security-numbers-probably-not-illegal-arkansas/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:03:11 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/03/gov-beebe-students-with-flagged-social-security-numbers-probably-not-illegal-arkansas/ "Most of the unverified Social Security numbers of college students found by the state Department of Higher Education probably belong to people who are in Arkansas legally, Gov. Mike Beebe said Friday.

The department, following an edict from the governor to make sure illegal aliens are not paying in-state tuition to attend state colleges or universities, has checked the Social Security numbers of about 120,000 students enrolled for the spring semester.

Officials have been unable to verify about 1,500 so far and the schools are being notified, state Higher Education Director Jim Purcell said Friday." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/06/03/gov-beebe-students-with-flagged-social-security-numbers-probably-not-illegal-arkansas/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/27/john-brummett-kansas-city-safe-from-mexican-invasion-secure-arkansas/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/27/john-brummett-kansas-city-safe-from-mexican-invasion-secure-arkansas/#comments Tue, 27 May 2008 15:33:05 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/27/john-brummett-kansas-city-safe-from-mexican-invasion-secure-arkansas/ "There's this outfit calling itself Secure Arkansas. It hopes to get on the general election ballot a proposed initiated act by which public services could not be extended in the state unless would-be recipients proved their American citizenship through authoritative documentation.

In other words: If you're Hispanic-looking and go to a public health clinic for a flu shot, you'd better bring your Yankee bona fides.

The point person for this group is Jeannie Burlsworth of Bryant, whose public profile has been low, but who, apparently, sat for a visit the other day with a reporter for the Little Rock newspaper." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/27/john-brummett-kansas-city-safe-from-mexican-invasion-secure-arkansas/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/20/arkansas-gov-mike-beebe-opposes-illegal-immigration-measure/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/20/arkansas-gov-mike-beebe-opposes-illegal-immigration-measure/#comments Tue, 20 May 2008 14:56:07 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/20/arkansas-gov-mike-beebe-opposes-illegal-immigration-measure/ "Gov. Mike Beebe said Monday he opposes a ballot measure, aimed at illegal immigrants, which would require government agencies to verify that everbody seeking public benefits in the state is a legal U.S. resident.

"While I oppose illegal immigration, I cannot support this initiative," Beebe said in a statement released by his office Monday." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/20/arkansas-gov-mike-beebe-opposes-illegal-immigration-measure/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/14/uams-study-more-hispanics-in-arkansas-population-in-12-years/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/14/uams-study-more-hispanics-in-arkansas-population-in-12-years/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 13:23:13 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/14/uams-study-more-hispanics-in-arkansas-population-in-12-years/ "A two-year study released Tuesday shows older Arkansans, the young and Hispanics making up larger parts of the state population 12 years from now.

The Arkansas 2020 study, released by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, projects demographic changes over a 20-year period, including shifts in age, gender, race, ethnic, rural and urban populations.

Click here (Word doc) to see a summary of the study. Click here (PDF) to see the full study. " HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/14/uams-study-more-hispanics-in-arkansas-population-in-12-years/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/07/program-educates-immigrants-by-computer-arkansas/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/07/program-educates-immigrants-by-computer-arkansas/#comments Wed, 07 May 2008 14:34:20 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/07/program-educates-immigrants-by-computer-arkansas/ "A program aimed at providing Mexican immigrants and others a chance to improve their English-language skills and earn the equivalent of high school diplomas may return to Arkansas.

The Mexican government, along with officials from Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi and Oklahoma, began a three-day meeting Tuesday at the state Capitol about the Plaza Comunitaria program. The program, free to participants, offers immigrants access to Web sites and instructional videos to obtain Mexican diplomas for elementary and middle school education." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/07/program-educates-immigrants-by-computer-arkansas/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/01/24-suspected-illegal-immigrants-working-near-little-rock-arkansas-airport-arrested/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/01/24-suspected-illegal-immigrants-working-near-little-rock-arkansas-airport-arrested/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 16:30:01 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/01/24-suspected-illegal-immigrants-working-near-little-rock-arkansas-airport-arrested/ "Federal agents have arrested 24 suspected illegal immigrants working on a construction project near the Little Rock National Airport -- but not inside the airport's secured areas.

Officials of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said ICE agents raided a construction project at the site of Supermarine. That company provides fuel and supplies to corporate and private aircraft. Temple Black, a spokesman for ICE at New Orleans, said the raid came as local police served an arrest warrant on a U.S. citizen facing a drunken-driving charge. Black said ICE had gotten a tip about illegal immigrants working at the construction site, and decided to carry out their raid at the same time local police went to make the DWI arrest.

" HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/01/24-suspected-illegal-immigrants-working-near-little-rock-arkansas-airport-arrested/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/01/arkansas-hispanic-influx-still-continuing-but-a-bit-slower/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/01/arkansas-hispanic-influx-still-continuing-but-a-bit-slower/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 13:16:33 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/01/arkansas-hispanic-influx-still-continuing-but-a-bit-slower/ "More than 150, 000 Hispanics live in Arkansas, nearly double the population that the state had seven years ago, new U. S. Census Bureau estimates show.

The figures, released Thursday, show that Hispanic men continue to outnumber women, a likely reflection of the influx of workers drawn to the state’s poultry plants and construction sites. " HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/05/01/arkansas-hispanic-influx-still-continuing-but-a-bit-slower/feed/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/22/18-illegal-immigrants-who-were-arrested-at-poultry-plant-in-arkansas-to-be-deported/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/22/18-illegal-immigrants-who-were-arrested-at-poultry-plant-in-arkansas-to-be-deported/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:42:30 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/22/18-illegal-immigrants-who-were-arrested-at-poultry-plant-in-arkansas-to-be-deported/ "Eighteen illegal immigrants arrested at a poultry plant in Batesville will be processed for deportation, but will not serve any jail time for using fake Social Security numbers and state identification cards, federal judges ruled. Magistrate Judge Beth Deere and Judge James Moody of Federal District Court accepted guilty pleas from 17 of those arrested last week at the Pilgrim’s Pride plant. " HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/04/22/18-illegal-immigrants-who-were-arrested-at-poultry-plant-in-arkansas-to-be-deported/feed/