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Obama to Send 1,200 Guard Troops to Mexico Border

President Obama will send up to 1,200 National Guard troops to the Southwest border and increase spending on law enforcement, yielding to demands from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers there that border security be
tightened, administration officials said. Mr. Obama is expected to make the announcement Tuesday, the officials said, after a meeting with lawmakers.

Homeland Security officials said that the troops would provide support to law enforcement officers already working along the bor
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The PBS program, “To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe” (the only woman-owned news analysis program on national television) is pleased to honor the contributions of all small business owners for National Small Business Week, which falls this year in late May. Every year since 1963, the President of the United States has proclaimed National Small
Business Week to recognize the contributions of small businesses to the economic well-being of America.

These contributions are especially important in thi
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The Stimulus Package: Where Did All the Money Go?

Has the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 — better known as the stimulus package, been a success? The answer, like so many others in Washington D.C. these days, has become political. Ever since the U.S. economy imploded two years ago, some 8 million American jobs have vanished.

Among the legions of clobbered companies across the land is New Bedford Panoramex, a 49-year-old airport lighting manufacturer. In the beginning months of the recession, owner Steven Ozuna was dreadfully positiv
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African Americans, Hispanics, women and Asians were deprived of at least $19 million worth of construction contracts in 2008 alone because of “widespread” fraud, abuse and mismanagement of Chicago’s minority contracting program, an internal audit concluded today.

Inspector General Joe Ferguson compared actual participation in the city’s minority contracting program to statistics reported to the City Council by the city Department of Procurement Services. What he found was a program “beset by fra
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Arizona immigration law hits Latino businesses


A month ago, Efrain Gaytan's Mexican diner was bustling with migrant workers wolfing down a breakfast of eggs and burritos before they headed out to work as landscapers and day laborers across west Phoenix.But around 8 a.m. all but three tables are empty as customers rattled by Arizona's tough new law cracking down on illegal immigrants stay away -- even though the law does not go into effect until July.

"Before, there would have been a lot of people eating breakfast but now everyone is worried
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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranks No. 4 in the nation in the number of undergraduate degrees awarded to Hispanic students and No. 12 nationally in the number of master's degrees awarded to Hispanics, according to the May 2010 edition of The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine. The magazine surveyed the 2008-2009 academic year of the Top 100 predominantly Hispanic-serving colleges and universities in the United States and Puerto Rico.

"As an Hispanic-serving institution, we
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Powerade ad focuses on U.S. Hispanics

Powerade is about to start its first advertising and marketing campaign aimed at Hispanic consumers in the United States. The Coca-Cola Co.’s sports drink product said the campaign -- called Powerade Latino -- will feature Guillermo "Memo" Ochoa, goalkeeper for the Mexican national soccer team.

The ads will coincide with the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, which Atlanta-based Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) sponsors. Recently, FIFA designated Powerade as “Chosen by FIFA to Hydrate 2010 FIFA World Cu

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David Saucedo, a conservative Christian rapper from Waco who performs under the name Polatik, wants to learn how to start a community blog and become more publicity savvy. So this week he attended the first national Hispanic PR and Social Marketing Conference in Dallas.

"I've learned so many statistics about the Hispanic market," Saucedo said Wednesday at the conference at the Sheraton Dallas. About 300 people attended the conference, which featured 65 speakers. Topics ranged from cause marketi

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On May 23, 2010, the Latino Community Credit Union (LCCU) will celebrate its 10 year anniversary in an event open to the Credit Union’s members. The event will be hosted in the Durham Armory and will have as main speakers Ms. Gabriela Zabala, Director of the Office of Hispanic/Latino Affairs for the NC governor’s office, and Mr. Carlos Flores Vizcarra, Consul General of Mexico in Raleigh.

Latino Credit Union celebrates 10 years of providing a full range of affordable and accessible financial se

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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) signed a controversial law this week targeting ethnic studies classes in public schools. In the wake of international reaction to the state’s illegal-immigration law, Arizona is once again roiling the Latino community and stirring up issues of racial identity, national pride, and respect.

The new law threatens to withhold 10 percent of state funding from any school district or charter school that offers classes that are designed for one particular group, “advocate et

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Program eases path to college for Hispanics

A group of high school and middle school students recently got a glimpse at their potential scholastic futures. First, they have to take the first step.

Representatives from the PASOS al Futuro program, which translates to "steps toward the future," visited Lennard High on May 4.

The program was established in the Hillsborough County school district in 2005 and seeks to improve the college readiness among Hispanic students by demystifying the college admission and financial-aid process. Typical
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Lawmakers pass proposal; Hispanic heritage tag on its way to governor.

A proposed license plate that would allow drivers to express pride in Florida's Hispanic heritage could become available soon to many of the 3.8 million Latinos who call the state home.

The "Hispanic Achievers" plate made it to the short list of several tags attached to bills passed by the Legislature. It is heading to the desk of Gov. Charlie Crist, who could veto the bill, sign it into law or allow it to pass by default if
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Side by Side, but Divided Over Immigration


As the Arizona Legislature steamed ahead with the most stringent immigration enforcement bill in the country this year, this state’s House of Representatives was unanimously passing a resolution recognizing the economic benefits of illegal immigrants.

While the Arizona police will check driver’s licenses and other documents to root out illegal immigrants, New Mexico allows illegal residents to obtain driver’s licenses as a public safety measure. And if Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona, a Republican, h
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Chicago Tango Week and ARTango Center Chicago presents......

Latin Grammy Nominee electrotango band Tanghetto live in Chicago on Thursday, 20 May 2010.

Event times:
Doors open at 7:30
Concert at 8:30
Milonga (Social dancing) from 10:30-2 AM
Prices: $20 online and $25 at the door

17 & up
Buy tickets online: http://www.regonline.com/tanghetto

Styles: tango / electrónica / jazz / world

Website: http://www.tanghetto.com Official

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/tanghetto

http://www.myspace.com/tanghettoacoust
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The National Institutes of Health has awarded $10.24 million to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to lead a five-year study that aims to understand and prevent breast cancer disparities in Hispanic women. The Hutchinson Center is among 10 institutions nationwide to receive funding as part of the NIH Centers for Population Health and
Health Disparities program, which is launching a major new effort to understand and address inequities associated with two leading causes of death in the United
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Don't boycott New York tea

A New York-based beverage company finds itself in the middle of the controversy over a new immigration law, simply because it shares its name with the state where the law was enacted.

An initiative apparently started on the Internet asks people to boycott the AriZona Beverage Co. because of claims the new immigration law in that state will unfairly target Hispanics. But Don Vultaggio, chairman of the Woodbury-based beverage maker, says it has always been a New York company.

He says it was starte
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Immigration issue cuts both ways for Democrats

I hold these truths to be self-evident:

1. The Phillies are toast in '10 unless they find a closer.
2. Sandra Bullock deserves far better than a tattooed biker.
3. In a volatile election year, the politicians in D.C. would rather detonate grenades in their mouths than tackle the immigration issue.

I'd bet that Democrats and Republicans alike would rather talk baseball or celebrity gossip; unfortunately, they're stuck these days with a hot political issue that has little foreseeable upside - for
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The statistics are pretty stark.

When it comes to making it into the top echelon of corporate America, Hispanics aren't.This demographic, which represents 14 percent of the U.S. population, holds just 1 percent of the top officer spots at Fortune 500 companies.

Hispanics rise relatively quickly into mid management jobs but then seem to hit a wall – often because they lack the leadership skills needed to move up to the next post.

Corporate America wants to do something about that.This fall, 20 mid
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Latino Leaders: A new political force in Minnesota


There is a common joke in Minnesota that says that years ago a person was considered ethnically diverse in this state if they were Norwegian instead of Swedish. Not so long ago, it was rare in Minnesota to see Latinos in positions of political power. Not too many years ago it was rare to even see a Latino in Minnesota. But in the
past few years we have seen true progress in Latino political power in Minnesota. Recently, this progress was symbolized in the nomination two weeks ago of State Senat
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"I'VE got some political courage, but I'm not stupid," Lindsey Graham said in an interview Saturday with the Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin. He was explaining his decision to pull his support from the climate-change bill he had helped author with John Kerry and Joe Lieberman, in protest over the Democrats' decision to move immigration reform first. Mr Graham was willing to put himself on the line in supporting a climate-change bill, he said, but not if Democrats were unwilling to prioritise
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