LatinaLista — When President Barack Obama announced that Rep. Hilda Solis was his choice for Labor Secretary on December 19, 2008, it was an announcement that delighted almost everyone — the Latino community and labor unions. The only ones not happy were big business and their (Congressional) supporters. Congresswoman Hilda Solis So, it’s not really [...]
Urgent need for New Attorney General to review detention policies of undocumented immigrants and the private prison companies housing them
LatinaLista — Today’s swearing-in of Eric Holder Jr. as the nation’s newest Attorney General has been as anticipated among immigration lawyers and families of immigrants detained in detention facilities as was Obama’s own Inauguration Day. Vice president Joseph Biden administers the oath of office to Attorney General Eric Holder during a ceremony at the Justice [...]
Guest Voz: CEO of new Clinton Foundation initiative explains work to reverse inequality in Latin America
By Carlos Fernandez LatinaLista — Carlos Fernandez is the CEO of the Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative (CGSGI), a partnership between the William J. Clinton Foundation and a host of private sector, governments and local communities working together to increase economic development in areas where there is widespread poverty. Carlos Fernandez The initiative was established [...]
Hispanic movie bloggers wanted for blog study — it pays too!
LatinaLista — Do you like watching movies? Do you like to blog? Would you like to get paid for doing both? Source: media.filmschoolrejects.com) Well, if you can combine these two then there’s hope that you might be one of 25 movie bloggers for a new 4-day blogging exercise conducted by a New York-based research group. [...]
The video game industry needs to be accountable for perpetuating negative stereotypes
LatinaLista — It’s accepted fact that media has a role in shaping the public perception of ethnic groups. In fact, if it weren’t for those early television shows that depicted Native Americans as always on the warpath, Asians as submissive servants, Latinos as heavy accented newly arrived immigrants, and African Americans as a pace behind [...]
The undocumented who refuse to desert a bad U.S. economy are already paying a price to stay here
LatinaLista — News reports since November have chronicled the reverse migration, if you will, of undocumented immigrants back to their home countries from the U.S. Whether it’s because of the deteriorating economy or harsher immigration enforcement measures, some consulates across the country have noted an upswing in applications by their citizens to take their belongings [...]
