LatinaLista — There is a perfect storm of data emerging about illegal immigration that at any other time Congress and the President would have been expected to act upon in a rational manner. Yet, after the recent spectacle on Capitol Hill over the debt ceiling debate, it can no longer be expected that this government [...]
Getting to the root of the “real” problem why immigrant women are scapegoats for today’s politicians
LatinaLista — A question posed this week by the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health in their annual blog carnival strives to get to the heart of the immigration problem in a way that Congress has no appetite for doing by asking — “What’s the real problem?” Specifically, the question is why immigrant women have [...]
Latino Congressman explains to Europe why he’s unhappy with Obama
LatinaLista — Rep. Luis Gutierrez from Chicago has been labeled a “thorn” in President Obama’s side when it comes to trying to convince the president to use his executive powers to relieve the agony of deportations inflicted upon undocumented Latino families. The President has refused and Rep. Gutierrez has refused to give up illustrating that [...]
Mariluz Gonzalez — a Latina enterprise all by herself
By Mariana Llamas-Cendon Amigos805.com SANTA BARBARA, CA — Alternative music lover, current PR entrepreneur, former successful PR executive for the music industry, passionate radio DJ, “punk” at heart and funky shoes collector — Mariluz Gonzalez is an ascending professional Latina worth keeping an eye on. If you ever tune into on 98.7 FM Santa Barbara [...]
Spotlight Nonprofit: Making philanthropy relevant to students
LatinaLista — One criticism of today’s young people is that, with all their extra-curricular activities, technology that absorbs their attention from mobile phones to Wii and their time spent with social media, they don’t think enough about “giving back” to their local communities. One organization in Ohio wants to change that. UGive.org wants to make [...]
Guest Voz: Latino debt deepens with out of control payday lending
LatinaLista — Hugely disappointing news was released this week regarding just how much the Latino community has suffered from this recession — a drop of 66 percent in household wealth. For too many Latinos, debt has become a way of life. Not because Latinos are big spenders but more because of economic circumstances and because [...]
