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Business, Economy, Education, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice, Youth

Without the DREAM Act, more U.S. jobs will be needlessly foreign outsourced

Sep 20, 2010, 4:21 PM 0

LatinaLista — Every argument I have ever heard about why the DREAM Act — the bill that grants citizenship, affordable college access and the opportunity to enter the military to young undocumented students who were brought to this country…

Economy, Immigration, Palabra Final

Federal Reserve economic report disputes claims of immigrants taking away jobs from Americans

Sep 2, 2010, 5:27 PM 0

LatinaLista — A non-political report was released earlier this week that surprisingly received little media attention. It was published by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and titled The Effect of Immigrants on U.S. Employment and Productivity. After…

Books, Business, Economy

The book isn’t closed on Laredo’s quest for a city bookstore

Sep 1, 2010, 3:09 PM 0

LatinaLista — There may yet be a happy ending to the city of Laredo’s quest to have a bookstore in their town. If you remember, the town lost their last bookstore, B. Dalton, when the national chain felt they…

Economy, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

Closing Mexican border would be a bad thing for both countries

Aug 19, 2010, 5:24 PM 0

LatinaLista — In a testy exchange between TX Democrat State Rep. Rene Oliveira of Brownsville and Judge Mary Horn, a Republican from North Texas over a new report detailing how much undocumented immigrants cost the state of Texas: Horn…

Business, Economy, Palabra Final

Analysis of U.S. employment shift reveals future potential need for Latino immigrant labor

Aug 9, 2010, 5:18 PM 2

LatinaLista — It’s not news that the economic downturn has hurt people of color the most. Yet, the hope that the economy will improve enough to where it was before everything crashed and people who worked in the construction…

Economy, General, Government, Money, Palabra Final

USDA Sec. Vilsack still owes an apology and swift action to discriminated Hispanic farmers

Jul 21, 2010, 5:36 PM 0

LatinaLista — What happened to Shirley Miller Sherrod and the swiftness of her firing at the hands of her boss Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was an outrage. Yet, what was a bigger outrage was the reason Vilsack gave the…

Economy, General, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final

New report says family migration accounts for majority of U.S. immigration

Jul 12, 2010, 5:44 PM 1

LatinaLista– Today the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released their annual International Migration Outlook for 2010. When it comes to migration or immigration — depending from which side you want to look at it — it’s important…

Business, Economy, Money, Palabra Final

One blogger’s idea to get companies to change course on offshore jobs

Jul 6, 2010, 11:30 AM 0

LatinaLista — A lot of people, bloggers in particular, have ideas on how to bring jobs back into the U.S. economy. One blogger and Latina Lista friend, Dee of Immigration Talk with a Mexican American proposes that jobs that…

Business, Children, Economy, Fitness, Global Views, Social Justice, Youth

T-shirt company asks Brazil’s World Cup supporters to buy shirts benefitting Brazil’s street kids

Jul 1, 2010, 1:03 PM 0

LatinaLista — The 2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer matches are really starting to heat up as the quarterfinals begin. For fans that means going all-out to show their support. The most popular way for fans to support their teams…

Business, Economy, Environment, Health, Immigration, Palabra Final

United Farm Workers launch campaign to get unemployed Americans to fill farm job vacancies

Jun 24, 2010, 5:18 PM 1

LatinaLista — The argument that undocumented immigrants do the work most Americans don’t want to do doesn’t apply to the Gulf Oil spill — yet. The Pensacola office of Workforce EscaRosa, an unemployment agency that serves the Florida region…

Business, Economy, Online

Job site helps Latino professionals find work

Jun 22, 2010, 10:04 PM 0

LatinaLista — It’s been often reported that Latinos are one of the groups who have been hit the hardest as companies downsize their staff. Aside from networking or using online job boards, there’s not much support or help for…

Economy, General, Government, Money

New report reveals Latinos and African Americans losing homes to foreclosures at even higher rates

Jun 18, 2010, 11:12 AM 6

LatinaLista — Home ownership has long been considered the heart of the “American Dream.” Not just for immigrants but native born Americans as well. However, these days talk of that aspect of the American Dream for Latinos, African Americans,…

Business, Economy, Education, Government

Memorial Day campaign raises money to help train veterans for civilian jobs

May 31, 2010, 10:32 AM 0

LatinaLista — For many young Latinos, joining the military is a way to have their education paid for or “see the world” or do something with their lives. Unless they decide to make it a career, these same young…

Business, Economy, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

Arizona boycotts appear to be working before they’ve begun

May 28, 2010, 4:49 PM 1

LatinaLista — A recent headline trumpeting Arizona Boycotts Could Backfire on Latinos illustrated just how much non-Latinos don’t get the issue of SB 1070. It shouldn’t be surprising. A new study released this month in the journal Current Biology…

Economy, General, Social Justice

Wal-Mart rolls out five-year plan to help ease hunger in the U.S.

May 17, 2010, 4:59 PM 0

LatinaLista — It’s reported that hunger rates in the United States are the highest since 1995, with almost 15 percent of households not having enough nutritious food in their homes. Among these households are included: over 16 million children…

Business, Economy, Immigration, Social Justice

The justification of an Arizona boycott is as clear as a bill that singles out Latinos

May 4, 2010, 5:40 PM 4

LatinaLista — Every day the list of city councils and organizations that either call or plan to boycott Arizona keeps growing. The (Washington) D.C. Council waded into the fight over illegal immigration today, as all 13 members sponsored a…

Business, Economy, Guest Voz, Immigration

Guest Voz: Economic investment in Mexico is key to stemming illegal immigration

Apr 30, 2010, 3:48 PM 0

By Dr. Bill Hing LatinaLista — Dr. Bill Hing is a Professor of Law at the University of San Francisco and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Davis. He teaches Judicial Process, Negotiations, Public Service Strategies, Asian American…

Economy, General, Immigration, Palabra Final

LSU researchers underscore negative ramifications for urban blacks from U.S. immigration policy

Apr 16, 2010, 10:34 AM 4

LatinaLista — Researchers and policy experts have long known that low-skilled undocumented immigrant workers impacted the job prospects of native low-skilled workers, notably blacks. In the past, this competition for jobs between the two groups has contributed to what…

Economy, General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice

States passing draconian immigration bills aren’t taking into account Latino buying power

Apr 15, 2010, 3:42 PM 16

LatinaLista — One of the most creative movies about Latinos to ever come out of Hollywood was the 2004 film “A Day Without a Mexican.” The premise of the story was all the Mexicans in the state of California…

Economy, Environment, General, Global Views, Human Rights

Dump Day campaign raises money to feed people who live at Honduras dump

Apr 14, 2010, 9:24 AM 1

LatinaLista — It wasn’t that long ago that Honduras dominated world headlines due to the country’s political turmoil, and remains in the spotlight because of the increase in violence and murders of journalists. Yet there is another story in…

Economy, General, Health, Palabra Final

Justice Dept. report shows U.S. need for illlegal drugs from Mexico only to increase in 2010

Apr 7, 2010, 7:47 PM 0

LatinaLista — In February, the Justice Dept. released their annual National Drug Threat Assessment. Unfortunately, few media outlets paid much attention to it. Maybe because it was so lengthy or it could be because it was so disturbing in…

Economy, Education, General

Education report reveals less than a quarter of Florida Latinos have bachelor’s degrees

Apr 6, 2010, 10:33 AM 0

LatinaLista — When it comes to higher education, Latinos always seem to lag behind the pack. Recent reports reveal that only 10 percent of Latinos have earned a bachelor’s degree, while Latinas are outpacing Latinos in college enrollment. This…

Economy, General, Global Views, Linking Latinas, Social Justice, Women

Mexico — It’s time to create laws recognizing the value of housekeepers

Mar 31, 2010, 3:33 PM 0

By Martha Ramos LatinaLista MEXICO CITY — In Mexico, one million 816,000 women work as housekeepers. I’ don’t think there are any women stronger than them. Usually, they live in small villages where there is no water or even…

Business, Economy, General, Health

New AARP report underscores the value of family to Latinos, even in a bad economy

Mar 29, 2010, 9:24 PM 0

LatinaLista — It’s been reported that Latinos have been disproportionately affected by the nation’s recession more than other groups. Well, a new study jointly released by AARP and the National Hispana Leadership Institute reveals just exactly who among Latinos…

Economy, Immigration, Nonprofit, Social Justice

Spotlight Non-profit: Teaching immigrant workers they too have a voice

Mar 26, 2010, 9:41 AM 0

LatinaLista — One of the consequences of illegal immigration is the subculture of workers that unscrupulous employers have learned how to take advantage of. For example, in the Niagara Falls area of New York last month, an undocumented worker,…

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