Businesswoman Carrie Ferguson Weir proves it’s never too young to express Latino pride with her line of baby t-shirts. LatinaLista — Carrie Ferguson Weir spent all of her professional life asking the hard questions. As a daily newspaper journalist,…
By Mayra Beltran de Daetz GUATEMALA: Last month, Guatemala celebrated an annual nationally televised event. In a way, you could say it was our version of the Olympics. Not the one where athletes from all over the world compete…
LatinaLista — A report over the weekend provided the statistical documentation to show that the increase in border security is working. The only problem is those same statistics provide an even stronger case as to why a border fence…
LatinaLista — Mention homeland security and the immediate argument has been to “secure our borders.” The implication is always the U.S/Mexico border. Somehow we’ve allowed the mindset that scary people, aka terrorists, don’t come from Canada. That perception is…
LatinaLista — There is a very simple reason as to why the United States is in the mess it is in when it comes to having lost control over illegal immigration. Nobody ever wanted to talk about our dependence…
LatinaLista — The U.S. Census released a report today stating the obvious: Nearly one in every 10 of the nation’s 3,141 counties has a population that is more than 50 percent minority.
LatinaLista — Most of the time politicians are saavy in hiding their true agendas when passing a particular bill. They usually can sneak an amendment in that caters to their own special interests or ideology without anyone being the…
LatinaLista — Pedro Guzman is a 29-year-old native Californian — but that didn’t matter. Like a pathetic scene from an old Cheech and Chong movie, he was deported to Mexico back in May. Today, he is finally being reunited…
LatinaLista — The Annie E. Casey Foundation has released The 2007 KIDS COUNT data book online. The book is a compilation of kid-centric data and how states rank against one another in meeting the needs of the children living…
Empowerment coach, Nancy Marmolejo, sells clients on recognizing and valuing their own strengths to achieve their greatest potential. Nancy Marmolejo LatinaLista — Entrepreneurialism is in Nancy Marmolejo’s blood. Having a father who loved being his own boss, and who…
LatinaLista — Editor Francisco Aragon has successfully woven together a collection rich in tone, style, and depth of topics, ranging from the more immediate and observational to political and symbolic in The Wind Shifts: New Latino Poetry published by…
By Roxana Urrutia SPAIN: Every year, Madrid celebrates the Gay Parade, but this year Spain’s capital was chosen to host the Europride Parade, making Madrid the Europride Gay Capital.
LatinaLista RAYMONDVILLE, TEXAS: Reports are filtering out from the Willacy County detention center in Raymondville that the 2,000 detained immigrants waiting for deportation are suffering in such bad conditions that one detainee has tried to commit suicide. Willacy County…
LatinaLista — In just a few weeks, school starts. But for some of the 65,000 undocumented high school graduates, they would need to win the lottery to be able to afford to attend their hometown colleges. (Source: uga.edu)
By Sabrina De Santiago MEXICO: I have a confession to make, I am a junkie.
LatinaLista — Though some doubt the power of a Latino electorate, there is no doubting the buying power of Latinos. In the latest annual report on minority buying power by the Selig Center for Economic Growth at the University…
LatinaLista — It was only a matter of time before the hardline GOP members would agree with the immigration reformists, and the day has finally arrived. In the words of Terry Strine, the Chairman of the Delaware Republican Party:…
LatinaLista We will lead the unified national effort to secure America. We will prevent and deter terrorist attacks and protect against and respond to threats and hazards to the nation. We will ensure safe and secure borders, welcome lawful…
By Mayra Beltran de Daetz GUATEMALA: I consider having a woman for president a great advance in Guatemala, since, as the same as other Latin American countries, we have characterized ourselves for the prevalence of the machismo.
LatinaLista — In Arizona, anti-immigrant feelings run higher there than in any other border state. It’s gotten to the point where the local sheriff has installed a hotline for people to report suspected illegal immigrants. There’s nothing wrong with…
LatinaLista — Just when we thought there was relief on the horizon for the thousands of families being traumatized by immigration sweeps and an uncertain future, there comes word that the Democrats don’t have any plans on addressing the…
LatinaLista — Before the 2006 mid-term elections, there were some pretty angry Latino constituents. The only trouble — they were the wrong ones.
LatinaLista — According to a new poll released yesterday by the National Council of La Raza and Ed in ’08, “a candidate’s position on education will have a greater impact on Latino voters than their positions on any other…
LatinaLista — It all depends on whom you ask whether or not Republicans have used all nine of their (cat) lives when it comes to appealing to Latinos.
LatinaLista — The title of a new Arizona coalition sounds more like the name of an early morning talk show than an organized effort to combat the first fallout of the state’s do-it-yourself approach to immigration reform. (Source: bp2.blogger.com)
