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Fidel Castro slams U.S. for battle over healthcare

Posted by News on August 22, 2009 at 6:04pm

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro criticized the United States on Wednesday for being willing to spend billions on its high-tech military but finding it difficult to approve healthcare reform that would protect its poor people. He wrote in a commentary published on a state-run Internet site that huge military budgets are approved easily by the U.S. Congress but U.S. President Barack Obama is struggling to convince federal lawmakers to pass a bill that would "deliver health services to 50 million

White House moves to placate immigration reform advocates

Posted by News on August 22, 2009 at 6:01pm

Immigrant rights activists said Friday that a White House meeting this week to reaffirm support for immigration reform -- featuring a surprise appearance by President Obama -- had helped mollify growing frustration over what some perceived as backpedaling on reform promises. But many said that action will be needed to keep the faith among immigrants and their supporters, particularly Latinos who turned out in record numbers to help elect Obama last year. "We've heard all of the beautiful orato

Defense Latinas praised for distinguished service

Posted by News on September 10, 2009 at 5:45pm

Latina role models, including recently confirmed Chief Justice Sonia Sotomayor, are important to Hispanics and women in general, said a Connecticut Air National Guard member, who was lauded for her own accomplishments here Sept. 10, 2009. "She is an inspiration to all of us, especially Hispanic women," said Master Sgt. Lillian Natal. "It doesn't mean that inspiration just started because she took the job. She has been working a long time to get to this point, and finally, she has made the path

Time for bipartisan legislation to reform our immigration system

Posted by News on July 2, 2009 at 9:08am

The parameters of a new (and probably soon to be surreal) immigration reform battle were drawn up last week in Washington, D.C. On Thursday, June 25th, President Obama appointed Janet Napolitano as the administration's "point person" to help develop bipartisan, sensible legislation which will overhaul our long-outdated immigration system. Two hours before Obama's announcement, his chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, admitted the administration does not have the votes in Congress to pass comprehensive

Museum to Capture Latino Experience in U.S.

Posted by HispanicPro on October 24, 2011 at 11:20am

Latinos' contributions to the development, welfare and culture of this country have been largely overlooked, and are not properly reflected in our nation's museums. But that could soon change with the creation of a museum dedicated to the diverse contributions of Latinos in America.

"A lot of folks don't realize the incredible stories of how the Hispanic influence is in everything that we experience in the United States today," said Estuardo Rodriguez, director of the Friends of the National Muse

Latinos to protest Obama's immigration policies

Posted by HispanicPro on October 18, 2011 at 12:45am

Latino activists said Monday they are planning a national "day of action" to protest President Barack Obama and demand an end to a controversial program involving local officials in immigration enforcement.

Actions are scheduled for Tuesday in 10 U.S. cities, including Atlanta, New York, Houston and San Francisco.

"Since signaling a new course in our immigration policy a few weeks ago, President Obama has continued his aggressive persecution, jailing, and deportation of hundreds of thousands of i

First Latina Governor's Historic Inauguration Gets Little National News Coverage

Posted by HispanicPro on January 12, 2011 at 9:41am

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez made history when she was sworn in New Year's Day as the nation's first Latina governor.

But the rising GOP star's momentous victory for the Hispanic community earned her little recognition in the national media.

Several mainstream news outlets like the Washington Post and Chicago Tribune -- even FoxNews.com -- neglected to mention her Hispanic heritage, while others such as the New York Times failed to cover the events as she took the oath during a chilly outd

Unemployment in California hits post-World War II high

Posted by News on August 22, 2009 at 5:58pm

California's jobless rate reached a fresh post-World War II high in July, climbing to 11.9%, a sobering reminder that though the nation's deep downturn may be nearing its end, the state's employment woes are far from over. Golden State employers cut their payrolls by 35,800 jobs in July, according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department. That's a significant improvement over monthly losses that averaged 76,000 over the first half of the year. READ FULL STORY

What Health Care Reform Means for Latinos

Posted by News on August 22, 2009 at 5:49pm

Health care reform plans don’t include any kind of public coverage for undocumented immigrants. President Barack Obama has even said that including the undocumented would create "a lot of resistance." But this hasn’t stopped opponents, including anti-immigrant lobbyist groups like the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), from denouncing supposed "loop holes" in the proposals that they say would benefit the undocumented. "Many Americans have used town hall meetings to express the

Illegal Immigration from Mexico Hits Lowest Level in Decade

Posted by News on July 30, 2009 at 10:27pm

The flow of immigrants from Mexico to the U.S. declined to the lowest level in a decade during the past year, a sign that the recession is deterring economic migrants from heading north in search of jobs. However, there is no evidence of an increase between March 2008 and March 2009 in the number of Mexicans returning home from the U.S., according to an analysis by the Pew Hispanic Center, an independent research group in Washington. The slowing of Mexican immigration to the U.S. is part of a

WH Tailors Health Reform Message for Hispanics

Posted by News on August 18, 2009 at 11:55pm

The White House is expanding its push for health care reform to Hispanics with a Spanish-language version of its "Reality Check" health care Web site. The site provides all of the videos featured on the English version, with the option of adding Spanish subtitles. There is one more video from Luis Miranda, the director of Hispanic media for the White House, who in Spanish introduces the site and lays out President Obama's arguments for comprehensive reform. Earlier this month, the White House

Hispanic liaison bridging culture gap

Posted by News on July 30, 2009 at 10:09pm

There are more than 18,000 Hispanics living in Chesterfield County, and that number is expected to rise in the next few years. The county is taking notice. He's a hot commodity. Juan Santacoloma rushes between county departments and his office working to meet the needs of local Latinos. "I try to solve all the different problems or concerns that Latinos have," he said. RED FULL STORY

U.S. officials seek help getting census right in Oklahoma's Hispanic community

Posted by News on July 1, 2009 at 2:31am

Improving the participation of Oklahoma’s Hispanics in next year’s census is essential in getting an accurate count of the population, a census worker said Monday. Oklahoma’s Hispanic population has grown by 55 percent since 2000, Jeronimo Gallegos, a U.S. Census Bureau partnership specialist, told members of the Governors’ Advisory Council on Latin American and Hispanic Affairs. He asked for their help and will be seeking assistance from other groups to get Hispanics to complete and return ce

Sotomayor is Sworn in: Latina Wisdom Personified

Posted by News on September 9, 2009 at 1:24am

Today, September 8, 2009, Sonia Sotomayor is being sworn into the Supreme Court for a second time, officially welcoming her as a justice. The first Hispanic, the third woman, and the first woman of color to serve the court, her investiture is a truly historical moment. And yet it is buried in the news. It is a moment that I, as a Latina born and raised in the United States, could not even imagine happening as a young child in this country. There were no women of color and no Hispanics taught i

Freight Management Firm Sued for Not Hiring Non-Hispanics

Posted by News on August 17, 2009 at 11:11pm

A nationwide freight management company violated federal law by refusing to hire non-Hispanics, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit filed this week. According to EEOC, from around Oct. 1, 2002, through June 30, 2004, Fort Smith, Ark.-based Propak Logistics Inc. engaged in unlawful employment practices by refusing to hire an entire class of people for non-management positions at its Shelby, N.C., facility because of their non-Hispanic national origin. The compla

Latinos big players in Senate-seat primaries

Posted by News on September 21, 2009 at 11:09am

A year ago during a heated congressional race, former state Sen. Polly Baca said she couldn't support Joan Fitz-Gerald in the Democratic primary because of her role in a special session on illegal immigration. Fitz-Gerald was the state Senate president during that 2006 session, where lawmakers enacted what were touted as the toughest immigration laws in the nation. Baca said the measures hurt Latinos. But a year later, Baca showed up in Pueblo to support Andrew Romanoff's kickoff for the Democ

Latinos make a place for themselves in Muslim America

Posted by News on September 5, 2009 at 5:35pm

Ponce de Leon Federal Bank, Pan Con Todo restaurant, and the Made In Colombia boutique line the sidewalk on Bergenline Avenue, which runs through the center of Union City, New Jersey. Flags from Puerto Rico, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic hang proudly in storefronts. Miniature Honduran flags dangle from the rear view mirrors of cars parked on the thoroughfare. More than 60 percent of Union City’s population is Latino. You don’t have to speak English to live here. Just off Bergenline, there

Hispanics trail in earning U.S. college degrees

Posted by HispanicPro on October 4, 2011 at 11:11am

The proportion of U.S. Hispanics with college degrees in 2009 was 19.2 percent, far lower than the 41.1 percent figure for the population as a whole, which indicates an alarming lack of progress.

The situation is shown in detail by The College Completion Agenda Progress Report 2011: Latino Edition, released Friday in Miami by the College Board Advocacy & Policy Center.

The report shows that a very limited proportion of Latinos go to college and even fewer earn degrees.

All that in spite of the

Meet the New Elite, Not Like the Old

Posted by News on July 26, 2009 at 12:42pm

They are the children of 1969 — the year that America’s most prestigious universities began aggressively recruiting blacks and Latinos to their nearly all-white campuses. No longer would Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Columbia be the domain of the privileged. Instead, in response to the national soul-searching prompted by the civil rights movement, America’s premier colleges would try to become more representative of the population as a whole. READ FULL STORY

U.S. Hispanics riled over immigrants’ healthcare exclusion

Posted by News on September 24, 2009 at 3:10pm

President Barack Obama’s signature battle to overhaul the United States’ $2.5 trillion healthcare industry to extend coverage and lower costs for Americans has met fierce opposition from Republicans. But a move by Democrat backers to exclude 12 million illegal immigrants from buying health coverage and restrict the participation of authorized migrants has drawn the ire of U.S. Hispanics — a bloc that overwhelmingly turned out to vote for Obama in last year’s election. Hispanic lawmakers and a

politics (148)

Fidel Castro slams U.S. for battle over healthcare

White House moves to placate immigration reform advocates

Defense Latinas praised for distinguished service

Time for bipartisan legislation to reform our immigration system

Museum to Capture Latino Experience in U.S.

Latinos to protest Obama's immigration policies

First Latina Governor's Historic Inauguration Gets Little National News Coverage

Unemployment in California hits post-World War II high

What Health Care Reform Means for Latinos

Illegal Immigration from Mexico Hits Lowest Level in Decade

WH Tailors Health Reform Message for Hispanics

Hispanic liaison bridging culture gap

U.S. officials seek help getting census right in Oklahoma's Hispanic community

Sotomayor is Sworn in: Latina Wisdom Personified

Freight Management Firm Sued for Not Hiring Non-Hispanics

Latinos big players in Senate-seat primaries

Latinos make a place for themselves in Muslim America

Hispanics trail in earning U.S. college degrees

Meet the New Elite, Not Like the Old

U.S. Hispanics riled over immigrants’ healthcare exclusion

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