The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC), the national advocate for America’s nearly three million Hispanic-owned businesses, issued the following statement questioning the logic behind the statement and inferences made by Mr.Lou Dobbs on CNN in reaction to President Obama’s speech on education reform during the organization’s annual legislative conference:
On March 10th, President Barrack Obama addressed the members of the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce at its 19th Annual Legisl
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Wauconda's village board candidates are divided over comments one hopeful made about the village's Hispanic community.
During a group interview at the Daily Herald's Lake County office on March 10, trustee candidate Mark Kwasigroch said Spanish-speaking residents "need to learn how to read English if they're going to live in Wauconda." READ FULL STORYRead more…
The Mexican government said Monday it would slap tariffs on 90 U.S. industrial and agricultural products, in a trade dispute that underscored the difficulties facing President Barack Obama as he tries to assure business and global allies that he favors free trade.
Mexico said the tariffs were in retaliation for the cancellation of a pilot program allowing Mexican trucks to transport cargo throughout the U.S.
Unions have for years fought to keep Mexican trucks off U.S. highways, despite longsta
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What seems like a simple question — How many Hispanics are living in the United States? — has become surprisingly complex as the 2010 census approaches.
Hispanics and other minorities have historically been undercounted in the once-a-decade survey. Advocacy groups are now launching their traditional efforts to ensure an accurate count, but a variety of factors have created new problems for the painting of America's official portrait.
Activists and government officials say fears over immigratio
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Hispanic leaders in Chicago have met with Democrat Roland Burris and say they support him despite outstanding questions about his appointment to the U.S. Senate by disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
About a dozen community leaders sat down with Burris at his Chicago office Monday morning.
Afterward, one participant, Carlos Arango, told reporters that Hispanics want to put the controversy surrounding Illinois' junior senator behind them and work with Burris.
Another community leader, Omar
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In an effort to target the fast-growing Hispanic population and increase its grocery sales, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) plans to convert two of its existing Neighborhood Market's to test supermarkets aimed specifically at Hispanic shoppers.
The 39,000-square-foot Supermercado de Walmart, in large Hispanic communities Phoenix and Houston, will open in the first half of the year, Wal-Mart spokeswoman Amy Wyatt-Moore said in an interview. The layout, signs and product assortment will be changed to
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Press Release
Contact: Marie Watteau
(202) 785-1670
March 16, 2009
NCLR EXPRESSES PROFOUND DISAPPOINTMENT WITH DECISION AGAINST SAENZ
Washington, DC—Janet Murguía, President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, expressed profound disappointment today that distinguished civil rights attorney Thomas Saenz is no longer a candidate to head the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of
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Posted by Ruben Torres on March 16, 2009 at 5:59pm
Hello my awesome friend.I pray that this email will find you doing exceptionally well. You truly are an amazing, incredible, wonderful human being. It is my prayer that God will truly grant you ALL the desires of your heart, and that you may fulfill ALL your goals, ambitions, and dreams, may they come to pass, ALL of them.I just wanted to assure you to keep moving forward. Keep taking steps forward and never stop moving. When it seems that no one hears you, listens to you, and your feeling disco
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Submission deadline for the Summer Internship Program is March 22nd, 2009
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of Media Affairs
For Immediate Release February 26, 2009
President Obama Launches White House Internship Program
President Obama today launched the White House Internship Program for his administration and announced that applications are currently being accepted for the summer of 2009. Those selected to participate in the program will gain valuable job experience and an inside look at the life of
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Bert and Ernie may be looking for a third roommate, as the poor economy has finally reached "Sesame Street."
Sesame Workshop, the shows production company, will cut one-fifth of its work force because of the economic downturn, The Associated Press reported Wednesday.
Sixty-seven of 355 staff positions will be eliminated. READ FULL STORYRead more…
There are no Hispanic principals or assistant principals in Metro Nashville Public Schools, where Hispanic students make up 14 percent of the enrollment — with much higher percentages in some schools.
That's among the multitude of issues that the newly formed Association of Hispanic Educators will explore as it sets goals to increase educational opportunities for Hispanic students, teachers and staff. READ FULL STORYRead more…
U.S. President Barack Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner received failing grades for their efforts to revive the economy from participants in the latest Wall Street Journal forecasting survey.
The economists' assessment stands in stark contrast with Mr. Obama's popularity with the public, with a recent Wall Street Journal/NBC poll giving him a 60% approval rating. A majority of the 49 economists polled said they were dissatisfied with the administration's economic policies.
On aver
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As the economic crisis gathered steam last year, Americans became increasingly stressed out and experienced worsened mental health — a trend that continues today, according to a landmark Gallup-Healthways poll out this week.
Done nearly every day in 2008 and still ongoing, the survey of 355,334 people is believed to be the largest, longest and most thorough poll showing how emotional well-being shifts with economic changes. READ FULL STORYRead more…
My wise old grandmother used to invoke the Spanish phrase, "When money is tight, a nickel isn't worth a dime."
Actually, that's not a phrase in Spanish (I think it's Yogi Berra). And my grandmother has never passed along anything resembling sage-like insight. She's much more likely to complain that young people don't wear enough clothes.
The point is that we Latinos don't have any special wisdom for dealing with this economic disaster, which has become (say it with me) the worst crisis since t
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He urged new spending and accountability, linking his priorities to the success of the economy.
President Obama on Tuesday sharply criticized the U.S. public school system and outlined a strategy to reward good teachers and fire bad ones, establish uniform academic achievement standards and increase spending on the first and final stages of a person's education.
In a speech to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Obama called on teachers unions, state education officials and parents to chang
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Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee (HPGM) will host a leadership conference to provide Hispanic professionals with valuable tools to enhance leadership skills and expand their professional networks.
“These resources can help set Latinos apart in this competitive, shrinking job market,” said Yvonne Brodsky, Executive Director of HPGM.
The half-day event will promote leadership development among Hispanic professionals. It will be held on Friday, March 20 at the Wisconsin Club from 7:30
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Community alliances fighting to keep the affordable healthcare provider open
Elia Arenas, an unemployed resident of Pilsen, was searching for a clinic that provided affordable healthcare services in her neighborhood. She was referred to the UIC (University of Illinois at Chicago) Women’s Community Clinic, 1858 W. 18th St., which provides annual gynecological exams, prenatal services and other family medical services. She has been visiting the clinic for over a year. READ FULL STORYRead more…
February's higher-than-anticipated U.S. jobless rate of 8.1 percent shook America on Friday morning. It was a stat not seen since December 1983 -- except in black America, which has had rates above 8.1 percent for all but six months since 2001.
The unemployment rate for blacks in the United States hit 13.4 percent in February, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Friday. READ FULL STORYRead more…
Our immigration laws are out of whack. And they are clogging our federal prisons with nonviolent folks who are guilty of nothing more than living, working and raising families here without proper documentation.
A Pew Hispanic Center study released in mid-February documents how Latinos now make up 40 percent of the estimated 200,000 prisoners in federal penitentiaries, triple their share of the total U.S. adult population and disproportionate to their representation in state and local jails (19
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Before Karen Hoyos moved to New York City from Colombia, she was a housewife and expectant mother. She didn't work outside the home and had never once thought of becoming a motivational speaker.
But Hoyos did move to the United States, driven to seek shelter with family in Queens as she fled from her husband, who beat her.
She could never have imagined that only five years later, having raised twin boys on her own, she would be working as a successful motivational speaker and life coach, on th
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