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Guest Voz: Fixing immigration will herald a new economic beginning for the nation
LatinaLista — When it comes to the immigration debate, each side has their own solution on what to do about it. Yet, an issue that is so intertwined in the fabric of U.S. society isn’t served justice by applying partisan solutions. It takes either a bipartisan approach or an approach from someone who isn’t beholden
Guest Voz: Obama Steps Up for Communities of Color in Proposed Budget
Published on 13 Feb, 2012 at 16:54 in Guest Voz | Viewed 256 times | No Comments
LatinaLista — Today, the White House released President Obama’s $3.8 trillion budget request. As soon as it was unveiled, critics attacked the election-year budget for being more about “politics than policy.” Critics are especially angered that Obama doesn’t back down from calling on the wealthy to “pay their fair share” while directing money towards education
Guest Voz: Caliente (or Hot)! English-Language Hispanic Media Heats Up Because 30+ million = $600,000,000,000!
Published on 6 Feb, 2012 at 10:50 in Guest Voz | Viewed 166 times | No Comments
By Tomás Custer HispanicTips With the recent announcement that another Spanish-language TV network is launching (MundoFox). I thought it pertinent to take a look at the other side of the coin, the seemingly forgotten English-language Latino media. In case you didn’t know, the English-language Hispanic media arena has heated up a lot. New media sites
Guest Voz: Latinos off to a healthy start in 2012 with a gift from the EPA
By Javier Sierra LatinaLista All the world’s riches are useless without good health. And although 2011 was not a year of riches, we ended it in a healthy way. In a historic decision, the EPA has issued new protections called Mercury and Air Toxics Standards that will block more than 90 percent of mercury emissions
Guest Voz: Overcoming indifference is the nation’s biggest challenge yet
LatinaLista — There’s no doubt that the United States faces a fair amount of challenges in 2012. Yet, as Latina Lista contributor Ivan Marte points out, no challenge can be overcome or prevented if there exists indifference. As we get closer to the end of 2011, it’s not a secret that the citizens of this
Guest Voz: Before U.S. advises other nations on how to practice democracy, it must start at home — with Puerto Rico
LatinaLista — Everyone knows, or should know, that U.S. Latinos are made up of a variety of people who originally come from one of the Spanish-speaking countries in the Western Hemisphere. Yet, there is only one Spanish-speaking country where American citizenship is a birthright — Puerto Rico. Of course, the reason for granting automatic American
Guest Voz: Lack of Paid Sick Days Has Claimed Latino Lives
Published on 16 Dec, 2011 at 13:27 in Economy, General, Guest Voz, Palabra Final | Viewed 516 times | 1 Comment
LatinaLista — In this economy, many people think just having a job means you’re already ahead, even if the job comes with downsized benefits or no benefits, like not having paid sick days. But No one thinks about getting sick — until it happens. When it does, it doesn’t take long for that feeling of
Guest Voz: Why Should Latinos Care about Lead Poisoning?
Published on 12 Dec, 2011 at 16:22 in Environment, Guest Voz, Health, Life Issues, Palabra Final | Viewed 451 times | No Comments
LatinaLista — Within the last year, headline after headline has made it clear that the greater Latino community is at high risk, in some cases, higher risk, for certain health issues than the rest of the population. The biggest tragedy is that most of these issues are preventable — if people were getting the information
Guest Voz: Report — Obama Misrepresenting Deportation Statistics
Published on 8 Dec, 2011 at 9:05 in Government, Guest Voz, Immigration | Viewed 514 times | No Comments
LatinaLista — Frustration and disappointment continue to rise among the Latino community with the Obama administration over its policy for deporting undocumented immigrants. In spite of a much publicized announcement earlier this year that those immigrants not considered a national security threat nor had a criminal record would be spared deportation, the opposite has occurred
Guest Voz: Eliminate “illegal aliens” once and for all!
LatinaLista – There has been an ongoing debate within and outside the Latino community over the usage of the term “illegal alien.” Currently, there is the Drop the I-Word campaign that is asking people to sign a pledge to not use the word “illegal” when referring to people with undocumented status. There has been a national
