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Births to teen moms in California reached a record low in 2008, according to new figures released by the state Department of Public Health.
About 35 babies were born that year for every 1,000 teen females, nearly two fewer babies than the 2007 rate.
“California is bucking a national trend in which we see the teen birth rate across the country climb, while California’s rate has fallen,” said department spokesman Ken August.
The U.S. teen birth rate for 2007 was 42.5 per 1,000, up from 40.5 in 20
The reason: Obama has yet to do anything on a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, as he promised to do when he ran for president.
"I think he's in danger of breaking the spirit of solidarity and hope," Cedillo said. "More than a broken promise, it's the danger of breaking people's sense of hope in the Latino
UCLA researchers say the increase is linked to the growth of middle class Latino families. They also say more college and universities outside of California are looking to divers
British rocker has joined a campaign to encourage Latin Americans to participate in the country's 2010 census.
The former The Smiths frontman follows in the footsteps of rappers Mos Def and Pitbull, as well as Mexican musical duo Rodrigo y Gabriela, who have all contributed songs to the Be Counted: Represent! drive.
The campaign aims to encourage more Latinos to fill out the 2010 U.S. Census form, and will give away free download of the album to anyone who pledges to take part in the poll. READ
Immigration reform advocates say they are concerned that an anti-Latino sentiment could grow within the Tea Party crowd.
Frank Sharry, who heads up the group America’s Voice, says if that anti-Latino sentiment becomes a big part of the Tea Party movement, Republicans will pay a price.
"Republicans who are pandering to the Tea Party movement, who are afraid to speak up and quite frankly, brave and smart Republicans who understand that if they continue to alienate this fast-growing population, t
Vincent P. Johnson, 63, of Brick, was arrested Friday by the FBI, according to a statement by U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman and Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.
Johnson is accused of repeatedly sending threatening e-mails to employees of the LatinoJustice
Colts wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez is sidelined with a season-long injury, and Jonathan Casillas, a Saints bench player, represents the only Latino who can conceivably clock in some game time in the Latin capitol of America. And unless the game is a blowout, there's little chance he'll st
The findings have important implications for efforts aimed at helping reduce TV watching among Latino kids, Dr.Darcy A. Thompson of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, an investigator on the study, told Reuters Health. But first, she said, further investigation is needed to understand the reasons behind the differences in TV watching patterns she and her colleagues observed.
Thompson and her team looked at data for the year 2000 from the National Survey ofEarly Child
