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Breaking News: Department of Homeland Security’s deliberate agenda of removing whole families of undocumented immigrants

Feb 19, 2009, 7:23 PM 12

LatinaLista — Last month, an interesting analysis was released by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General that didn’t get the kind of publicity it deserved. It was titled Removals Involving Illegal Alien Parents of United States…

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Reaching Hillary is easier with new “Ask the Secretary” website

Feb 17, 2009, 9:15 AM 0

LatinaLista — Since Obama took office, not even his harshest critics can deny that he has lived up to at least two of his foremost campaign promises â€” to make his administration transparent and accessible. Secretary of State Hillary…

Economy, Government, Language, Multimedia, Online

Bilingual tax website provides answers to filing online tax returns

Feb 12, 2009, 3:33 PM 1

LatinaLista — Do you know what EITC means? If you guessed Earned Income Tax Credit, you don’t need to read anymore! BUT if you’re like the 20% of people the IRS estimates don’t know they’re entitled to take the…

Children, Government, Human Rights, Immigration, Palabra Final

Mexican consulates sign child deportation pacts with U.S. government but DHS continues to put unaccompanied minors at risk

Feb 9, 2009, 5:27 PM 8

LatinaLista — Last week, Mexican diplomats in North Texas were among the first of U.S.-based Mexican consulates to sign “accords” with the U.S. that creates clear guidelines on how the United States should deport children and women and those…

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How the government misrepresented who undocumented immigrants really are

Feb 6, 2009, 11:01 AM 3

One of the fundamental factors causing debate over illegal immigration enforcement is the public perception of undocumented immigrants. Are they real criminals? Some in law enforcement have gone to great lengths to paint them in this light. Yet a…

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It’s time to approve Hilda Solis as Labor Secretary and for Congress to stop putting the interests of Big Business before workers

Feb 5, 2009, 8:11 PM 3

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 â€” the Latino community and labor unions. The only ones…

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Immigration reform is a promise waiting to be filled

Feb 4, 2009, 10:06 AM 0

LatinaLista — President Obama has lost no time in reversing policies and addressing campaign promises. Yet many in the Latino community wonder how long it will be before immigration reform becomes politically cool enough for the new administration to…

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What a difference a new Administration makes to one immigrant in detention

Feb 2, 2009, 2:19 PM 0

LatinaLista — Former Mexican newspaper reporter, Emilio Gutierrez-Soto, is counting his lucky stars that he happened to be incarcerated at an immigrant detention facility as Obama took office. Otherwise, there’s no telling how long he would have been locked…

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Venezuela: The bipolar country

Jan 24, 2009, 12:41 PM 4

by Jennifer Barreto-Leyva LatinaLista VENEZUELA: Venezuela, the land well known as the territory where beautiful women are born, the land of oil â€” and the land of political controversy for the last ten years. This is the most ridiculously…

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The Inauguration Day schedule

Jan 20, 2009, 8:17 AM 0

LatinaLista — Though many of us cannot be standing on the Washington Mall witnessing history in person, we can keep tabs via our computers and TV’s. The new FIRST Family All times are EST. 8:25 a.m.: Obamas leave Blair…

Education, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final

Educational reform must include the rights of undocumented students to achieve collegiate dreams

Jan 17, 2009, 9:00 AM 5

LatinaLista — Yesterday, the web site change.org announced that they have finally culled a list of ten winning ideas (from the hundreds they received) that they will present to the Obama administration for consideration to implement. Though not in…

Global Views, Government, Linking Latinas

Guatemala: Ending the most violent year in the country’s history, leaders pledge a fresh start in the New Year

Jan 16, 2009, 10:52 AM 0

By Mayra Beltran de Daetz LatinaLista GUATEMALA: On January 14, 2009, Guatemala received a report by President Alvaro Colom pertaining to his first year in office. The report came after one of the countryâ€™s newspapers released the results of…

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Gov. Napolitano should recommend creation of separate department to deal with Mexico’s escalating violent impact on U.S. security

Jan 15, 2009, 4:27 PM 8

LatinaLista — While doubts still linger over whether or not Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano is the right choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security, one fact that was made abundantly clear in today’s confirmation hearing of her nomination…

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Obama needs to act swiftly to combat Mexico’s violence from spreading into U.S.

Jan 12, 2009, 5:22 PM 6

LatinaLista — Today’s meeting between President-elect Obama and Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon was basically a get-to-know-you affair with small talk over a lunch that featured tortilla soup, choice of fish or steak with cilantro and for dessert, a coconut…

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Colombiana says it’s time for her country to change

Jan 2, 2009, 1:50 PM 0

By Rocio Arango Giraldo LatinaLista Thereâ€™s a proverb that says â€œnobody is a prophet in their own land,â€ but this expression doesnâ€™t relate to Juanes, the Colombian Grammy-award winning singer. More than 140,000 people sang his songs on December…

Education, Government, Palabra Final

Latino students need an educational system that is innovative and fearless

Dec 22, 2008, 6:33 PM 3

LatinaLista — The nation’s public education system is failing Latino students. For both to survive, innovational strategies are needed to excite students about school, make it relevant to their lives and ensure that they just don’t receive an education…

Economy, Government, Palabra Final, Women

Hilda Solis to be nominated for Secretary of Labor

Dec 18, 2008, 8:48 PM 0

LatinaLista — Word was leaked today that President-elect Obama has chosen yet another Latina to serve in his Cabinet. Representative Hilda Solis from California has been chosen as Secretary of Labor. CA Rep. Hilda Solis President-elect Barack Obama’s choice…

Government, Palabra Final, Social Justice

Blurring the line between patriotism and racism makes it hard for some to see the difference

Dec 17, 2008, 5:35 PM 56

LatinaLista — The battle over immigration reform that Congress has forced onto Main Street USA has spun off a variety of unforeseen consequences: a negative perception of Hispanics, a hunt by private citizens for undocumented immigrants and a sincere…

Children, Education, Government, Palabra Final, Youth

Arne Duncan has a bigger challenge with Latino students succeeding in school

Dec 16, 2008, 3:04 PM 27

LatinaLista — Today’s nomination by President-elect Obama of Arne Duncan, the CEO of Chicago Public Schools, as Secretary of Education has been met with moderate approval ratings from several professional educational organizations in the city that knows him best,…

Business, Economy, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

Bush Administration now bails out agricultural industry with changes to guestworker program that creates a government sanctioned slave market

Dec 10, 2008, 1:41 PM 2

LatinaLista — When it comes to the statement: Undocumented migrants do the work Americans won’t do, there’s no industry that better exemplifies this than the agriculture industry. As a matter of fact, while all other industries struggle to prove…

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Special Washington forum brings together 2000 community leaders with Obama’s representatives to help shape future policy

Dec 4, 2008, 1:22 PM 0

LatinaLista — President-elect Barack Obama made a lot of promises during his campaign that touched the minds and souls of every voter who cast their vote for him. Among all these promises, there is one that people across the…

Government, Palabra Final, Women

Anxious doubts persist that Janet Napolitano is the right choice for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security

Dec 3, 2008, 3:34 PM 7

LatinaLista — A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll released yesterday shows most people are giving high marks to President-elect Obama’s Cabinet choices. Americans are “projecting their hopes” for the new president, says Charles Franklin, a political scientist at the University of…

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