Hispanic y Latino Top Stories (Noticias)

Voto latino vital en las elecciones del 2010 – Reporte resalta gran influencia de hispanos en contiendas del Congreso en 12 estados

The Power of the Latino Vote in America: They Tipped Elections in 2008; Where Will They Be in 2010? – 40 Competitive Races in 12 States Could Hinge on Latino Voter Turnout

Latino groups are pressing U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to withhold possibly millions in funding to Boston schools until the district complies with federal and state laws for programs aimed at students with limited English skills.

Climate could be right for GOP’s Sandoval to capture Hispanic vote in Nevada’s governor’s race – Republican Brian Sandoval could capture the attention of the Hispanic community, thanks in part to Democrats’ inability to hold that voting bloc on issues such as health care, but on immigration …

Black and Hispanic Infants Much More Likely to Have HIV: the rate of perinatal HIV infection – meaning transmission at the time of birth – is 4xs higher for Latino bebes

Dodge City, Kansas Latino on trial for murder claims self-defense against hate crime called “Border Patrol” – (a must read, imho, amazing the stuff that still happens in our civilized country)

The White House’s budget request for the Department of Homeland Security for Fiscal Year 2011 contains more funds to strengthen frontier monitoring with barriers, police and weapons, while immigration reform continues to be absent from the budgetary agenda.

Luis Gutierrez slams Obama for failure to deliver on immigration reform, warns of Latino backlash at the polls

Boy Scouts launching initiative to attract Latino youngsters

Mexico is the most dangerous country in Latin America for the press, Reporters Without Borders said Monday after a third journalist was reported killed within a month in that country.

Latinos seek more support for immigration reform – Luis Gutierrez tells L.A. protesters that he needs more votes for a reform bill.

Chances are dim, but advocates will still push for immigration reform

New Jersey senator Bob Menendez faces big hurdles to protect Democrats’ majority in U.S. Senate

2010 Latino State of the Union – MALDEF’s 3rd Annual Roundtable on Law, Policy and Civil Rights

Why the Federal Government Can’t Recruit and Retain Hispanic-Americans

Miami radio’s Javier Romero marks 30 years on air – “El Desayuno Musical” on WAMR

Chicago students step up debate on immigration reform – Immigrant Youth Justice League to hold a four-hour ‘coming out’ summit in Pilsen

Hispanic immigrants strain resources – A recent study discredited a slew of stereotypes aimed at Latino workers who move to small rural towns. But in some areas, an increase in Hispanic migrants is straining school and hospital systems.

Latinos, youth say they’re unfamiliar with the Census – Roughly 30% of Hispanics are unfamiliar with the U.S. Census, and less than 50% of Hispanics say they will definitely fill out their forms later this year, researchers reported Wednesday.

New census figures that provide a snapshot of America’s foreign-born population are challenging conventional views of immigration, race and ethnicity.

Immigration Reform Leaders: We will Pass Immigration Reform in 2010 with Bi-partisan Support

Latino spices US Senate in Florida – competitive primary battle between incumbent Gov. Charlie Crist and Cuban-American Marco Rubio

Brown’s victory shouldn’t delay immigration overhaul, advocates coincide

Massachusetts Senate Election has Implications for Latin America

Arkansas Minority Health Commission’s Arkansas Racial and Ethic Health Disparity Study: Hispanics feel discriminated against in health care – Not Getting Equal Treatment

Farewell to a Reporter Who Wasn’t Afraid to Roll His Rs – Carlos Hernandez Gomez Dead: CLTV Reporter Dies Of Cancer At 36

Last week Latinas made history: 1st Latina Supreme Justices in Texas & New York & 1st Latina US Attorney in Massachusetts – (truly amazing!)

Latinos and the Pay Gap

Florida Democrats claim more money, (Hispanic) voters – Democrats claim that 28,000 Hispanics registered with their party last year while 9,000 filed as Republicans

Phoenix PD attack marchers, mace children at Arpaio protest

Yesterday, Eric H. Holder Jr., the nation’s first black attorney general, swore in Carmen Milagros Ortiz as the first woman and Hispanic US attorney in Massachusetts.

New law causes Arizona immigrants to avoid services – requires public workers to alert ICE when illegal immigrants apply for benefits has terrified the immigrant community

Government Officials Hid Truth of Immigrant Deaths in Jail

Latin American governments finalize 11-point plan to present to Congress for U.S. immigration reform

Hispanics in America – Reshaping politics – The power of America’s fastest-growing minority

The unemployment rate among U.S. Latinos reached 12.9%, with nearly 3 million Hispanics out of work

Jacqueline Stevens, contributor to The Nation, talks about how and why immigration agents are holding United States residents in unlisted and unmarked subfield offices. Her most recent articles in The Nation are “America’s Secret ICE Castles,” and “ICE Agents’ Ruse Operations.”

Emilio Estefan finds a new rhythm with own story – Add author to music producer Emilio Estefan’s list of accomplishments. He has written a book to help other immigrants reach for the American Dream.

Law School Admissions Lag Among Minorities – “What’s happening, as the American population becomes more diverse, is that the lawyer corps and judges are remaining predominantly white”

El Salvadorans now 6th Largest Immigrant Group in the U.S

Hispanics Lose Key Democratic Member – Senator Chris Dodd from Connecticut, often called a friend of the Latino community, has announced his retirement from the Senate

The South has become the first region in the country where more than half of public school students are poor and more than half are members of minorities

Immigration raids hurt Latin music in 2009 – despite mainstream attention of Latinos in the entertainment industry, Latin music, that a mere three years ago stood as a lone example of success amid declining sales, is enduring its worst downturn in recent memory

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged on Friday to promote a more open U.S. immigration policy during his third term

In the Shadows, Day Laborers Left Homeless as Work Vanishes

Hispanic senior citizens are living in nursing homes in ever-increasing numbers, but they face a gap in their quality of care compared to white residents, according to new research from Brown University

Singer Sandro, who was called Argentina’s Elvis Presley, died on Monday aged 64 after a career spanning over four decades in which he helped promote Latino music to a world audience.

U.S. agency executive wins honors – Jane Arellano, district director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency, puts the American dream within reach. – Under her guidance, the office helped more than 100,000 immigrants in the greater Los Angeles area become citizens in the last fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30.

Hispanic Caucus Aims To Shift Focus To Immigration

White House prepares for immigration overhaul battle - The Obama administration is rallying allies to push for a package with better border security and a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants now in the U.S. The effort is sure to be a tough sell.