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Hispanic y Latino News :: November 20th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Patricia Gracia: Crossing the Border Line of Tijuana, Mexico to the US American Dream

Lou Dobbs On “Daily Show”: Mariachi Band, CNN’s “Flavorless Gruel Of Journalism” (VIDEO)

Hispanic y Latino News :: November 19th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

When White Writers Do “Latino” Issues – It was chaos this week in the LA Weekly’s virtual mailroom, which received a deluge of reactionary attitude in regard to Christine Pelisek’s cover story “Chaos in the Casitas: Lawless, south of the border–style speakeasies get a grip on L.A.”

CIS Report Attempts to Erase 100 Years of Data on Immigrants and Crime

Hispanic y Latino News :: November 18th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

PODER-ABC* Business Awards Celebrates Leadership Excellence in the Americas

The Utah Forensics Team is hosting a debate Thursday centered around the issue of immigration reform in Utah. – The event, titled “Broken Borders: Debating the State of Immigration,” will feature Tony Yapias, the former director of the Utah State Office of Hispanic Affairs; Utah Reps. Mike Noel and Chris Herrod; and Dee Rowland, a government liaison for the Utah Catholic Diocese

From a group calling themselves Electronic Civil Disobedience comes the Transborder Immigrant Tool, a simple mobile application intended to aid and abet border-crossers from Mexico to the United States by mapping the safest routes to take. – This GPS app is built to work on the cheapest cell phones available.

Hispanic y Latino News :: November 16th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

‘The African Presence in México’ – Anacostia museum mounts border-crossing mission

CAUSA: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Needed To Keep Country Secure, Administration Committed to Reform says Napolitano

Authorities say a 7-year-old boy, three women and a university professor are among 15 people who were killed in a single day (this past Friday) in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez.

The Center for American Progress applauds Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s push to move forward with the congressional debate.

Statement on Sec. Napolitano’s First Speech on Immigration Reform

ASU, ALRE release major study on Arizona’s Latino population – (direct link to report & powerpoint)

CAUSA: Lou Dobbs Departure Brings us Closer to Rational Debate on Immigration Reform

Hispanic y Latino News :: November 12th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Business groups in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez said Wednesday they are calling for United Nations peacekeepers to quell the drug-related violence that has given their city one of the highest homicide rates in the world.

Hispanic y Latino News :: November 11th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Citadel Media en Espanol Partners with Terra to Develop Online Brand Extensions for Radio Portfolio

Carlos Vélez-Ibáñez and Paul Espinosa, professors in ASU’s Department of Transborder Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, are recipients of awards from the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education. The awards recognize energy, expertise and remarkable contributions to the Hispanic community.

Health Net of California Expands Pioneering Cross-Border Health Plan into San Diego County – Health Net de California ofrecera un programa de salud fronterizo en el Condado de San Diego

PMDG Launches Regional Mexico Marketing Initiative

Hispanic y Latino News :: November 10th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Mexico, U.S. Blame Each Other After Border Crackdown Fails

Republica Deportiva’s Las Senadoras Help Guys Step Up Their Game

U.S. officials wrong in celebrating fall of the Berlin Wall as work continues on our own border wall

Fox Sports en Espanol Hits Ratings Home Run With 2009 World Series Coverage

Eva Longoria Parker to Be Honored at MALDEF 35th Annual Los Angeles Awards Gala

Stanley Works Launches Its Hispanic Marketing Campaign to Help Grow Skills and Build Knowledge Among Hispanics in the Trades

OMARA PORTUONDO’S “GRACIAS” WINS THE LATIN GRAMMY FOR BEST CONTEMPORARY TROPICAL ALBUM

Hispanic y Latino News :: November 6th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Native American corporations, particularly an array of Alaska Native Corporations, have become major defense and homeland security contractors – responsible for a wide range of national security operations, including electronic surveillance on the border, running immigrant detention centers, and supplying security and other services in U.S. overseas wars and energy exploitation.

Only in CATALINA Magazine – Mario Lopez on the Job and at Home

Crucero USA Redefines Leisure and Travel in Southern California

International Megahit ‘Los Simuladores’ to Debut in United States Exclusively on Cinelatino

Obama and the White House in Spanish

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: November 4th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Native Americans Profit from Abusive Immigrant Detention and Billions of Dollars in National Security Contracts

A soldier every 3 feet on the US/Mexico border = 6,930,880 soldiers – Immigration Anecdotes

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: November 2nd, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

More than 200 bodies recovered at Arizona/Sonora border

Rights activists in the northern Mexican border city of Tijuana have hung 5,100 small white crosses on the fence straddling the U.S. frontier to commemorate migrants who have died trying to cross.

Remembrance at the border: Migrants killed while crossing remembered – About 200 attended the vigil hosted by the Border Network for Human Rights to honor the memory of undocumented immigrants who have died while trying to cross the border.

With restaurant association, Mexican cuisine broadens its borders

Border Media, formerly BMP Radio, is ending Spanish-language broadcasts on four Austin stations as of 1 a.m. Sunday – La Ley 98.9 FM, Digital 92.5 and 104.9 FM, and Juan 1490 AM

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: October 30th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Hispanics Tune in and Help Raise More Than $633,000 for Kids With Cancer During 2nd

Popular Mega-Series ‘Gabriel’ Coming to DVD

Los que se quedan (”Those who remain”,) a film about migration

SoMoCoCAT Offers Latino Farmworker Communities Free Digital Media Training – California

Moving Beyond Borders from University of Illinois Press – examines the life and accomplishments of Julian Samora, the first Mexican American sociologist in the United States and the founding father of the discipline of Latino studies

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: October 28th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Mexicans Fleeing Violence Spur a Boom in El Paso – Spike in Murder Rate in Juárez Is Among the Factors Boosting Nightlife and Home Sales in U.S. Border City

Nationally Recognized Latina Lista Blog Re-Launches as Multimedia News Site

Former U.S. Border Patrol Chief Gustavo de la Viña, who changed the patrol’s philosophy from interdiction to deterrence of immigration, died Monday of natural causes.

New book gives author’s take on increasingly volatile relationship between United States and Mexico – In Wakeup Call From Mexico, first-time author Wilson Beck gives his analysis on how Mexico’s struggles with emigration, drugs, weapons and kidnapping are affecting the American economy and security

Police Leaders from Across the Country Call For Immigration Reform – Law Enforcement Officials Describe Impact of Broken System on Public Safety and Community Trust

Domestic Violence and Latina Immigrants: Seven Reasons Why Some Are Reluctant to Seek Help Q&A With Monica C. Roldan, MSW Manager of Community Outreach and Supervising Supervisor Sanctuary for Families

The Economic Benefits of Immigration to Louisiana

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: October 26th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Texas Dr. Antonio Falcon: We’re Facing A Catastrophic Situation On The Border

Feet in 2 Worlds: Grand Central Publishing‏‏’s dedication to Latino storytelling, in English, celebrates universal experiences with a distinct Latino flair – Grand Central Publishing muestra una dedicación singular a través de su apoyo de autores latinos; cuyas obras en inglés y con los pies en dos mundos, celebran las riquezas de nuestras vidas

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: October 17th, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Cuidad Juárez killings: Women victims are new aspect of ongoing violence across border

Immigrant Gulag Larger Than Homeland Security’s Detention Centers – The Obama administration is trying to wiggle its way out of the immigration crisis created by the Bush administration without taking any decisive steps to distance itself from its predecessor’s immigration policies and enforcement practices.

Miami-Beach Florida’s Mayor Matti Herrera Bower’s 19 Day Countdown to Mayoral Re-Election – city’s first female and Cuban-American Mayor

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: October 14th, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Latino Youth Adopt Health Care Reform Priorities at the 2009 LULAC Washington Youth Leadership Seminar

Lawmakers Scrap Plan for 300 More Miles of Fencing on Mexican Border

SEIU Members Join Thousands at U.S. Capitol to Renew Push for Comprehensive Immigration Reform – Joined by legislators, thousands of workers, families and clergy call for an end to divisive, costly immigration policies that separate families, harm all workers

Yahoo! En Espanol Reveals the Most POPular Searches for September

Jose Luis Rodriguez, President and CEO of Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network, Inc. Announces the preview and launching of a new television series ‘ENLACE CUBA’

NCLR Applauds the Inclusion of Faith Leaders at a A Senate Hearing on Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Government Terminates “No Match” Rule Harmful To Legal Workers

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: October 7th, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Siempre Mujer’s 2009 Siempre Inspiran Honorees Revealed in October/November Issue

California Port to Mexico Rail Freight to Create 1,000 Jobs

Amid an overall drop in arrests of illegal immigrants crossing the U.S-Mexico border, an intriguing anomaly has cast a new light on human smuggling: Authorities report an almost tenfold spike in the number of Chinese people caught in the southern Arizona desert, the busiest smuggling corridor on the international line.

A Chihuahua state human rights commissioner investigating accusations against police and soldiers in this violent border city revealed that he fled several weeks ago to El Paso, Texas, in the face of death threats. – Gustavo de la Rosa

Grupo Salinas Joins Corporate Advisory Council of the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI)

Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho to receive the University of Michigan Wallenberg Medal

Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce – Announces Social Media Ambassador Program

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: October 2nd, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Casa de Madrid Celebrates a Piece of Spain in Miami as it Inaugurates its Organization in the U.S.

St. Jude and Davidson Media Group Announce 2nd Annual Hispanic Radiothon to Help Children with Cancer

A U.S. government task force (Southwest Border Task Force) recommended Wednesday that the federal Department of Homeland Security scale back an initiative – 287(g) – that allows local authorities to enforce the country’s immigration law.

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 30th, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

With little movement on Immigration reform among lawmakers, the debate is entering a new space: museums. From New York to San Francisco, a network of museums will address tough questions on Immigration, including health care, borders and citizenship.

Mexican drug cartels shift to growing marijuana on this side of border

Minutemen killers, drugs and the CIA – Is the CIA conducting covert operations along the border using the Minutemen?

National Health Partners Announces Agreements with Two Hispanic Marketing Groups

Juan Pablo Giometti, President and CEO of National Hispanic Entrepreneurs’ Organization (NHEO) will speak at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on September 30 at 11:00 a.m. (EST).

LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE Now Hold The #1 Spot On Billboard’s Regional-Mexican Charts for BOTH Airplay & Album Sales.

U.S.-Mexico Border Crossing Deaths Are A Humanitarian Crisis, According To Report From The ACLU And CNDH – Death Rate Climbs Despite Economic Decline And Drop In Migration And Apprehensions

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 29th, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

A total of 67 of the 78 undocumented Mexicans who were fired upon by U.S. Customs agents last week at a California border crossing accepted voluntary repatriation to Mexico

Former Border Patrol Chief Silvestre Reyes Now a Major Player in New Military, Intelligence, and Homeland Security Complex

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