Pa. police accused of lying in probe of fatal attack on immigrant by high school athletes
Pa. police accused of cover-up in immigrant attack Children of Hispanic immigrants less likely to be dropouts than young immigrants
US-born Hispanics see gains in education, income Calif. lawyers reap financial benefits from voting rights law they wrote
Jackpot: Lawyers earn fees from law they wrote Protesters picket at Taos hotel where owner told employees to Anglicize Hispanic names
Civil rights groups protest at Taos hotel TAOS, N.M. — Members of several civil rights groups are protesting in front of a Taos hotel where Hispanic employees have clashed with the new owner. Newspaper: Embattled Pennsylvania swim club accused of discrimination to declare bankruptcy
Pa. swim club accused of bias to file bankruptcy Advocacy groups claim they chased Lou Dobbs off CNN but cable head says pressure didn’t do it
Advocacy groups claim victory after Dobbs leaves CNN will be replacing Lou Dobbs’ show with a John King political hourmore images CNN replacing Dobbs show with a John King political hourLou Dobbs, leaving his CNN home, says he hopes to be a leader in a ‘national conversation’Sonia Sotomayor poses inside Supreme Court for cover of Latina magazine to be released Nov. 17more images House Democrats clear impasse over abortion holding up vote on health care legislationHouse Democratic leaders struggle for final votes needed to pass sweeping health care billObama lobbies Democratic holdouts on health care to clear way for House voteUS judge selects cumulative voting to protect Hispanics’ rights in NY village’s elections
NY village gets new voting system to aid Hispanics Federal judge selects cumulative voting to protect Hispanics’ rights in NY village’s elections
NY village gets new voting rules to aid Hispanics House Democrats make final push for health care votes, warn timing could slip past Sat.Democrats say House vote on health overhaul set for Sat. could slip to Sun. or next weekHouse Democrats make final push for support ahead of health voteObama, House leaders press to secure votes for sweeping health care billUniversity of Idaho study says recession in dairy counties not as bad as other rural areas
Study: Idaho dairy counties weathering recession Taos, NM hotel owner riles community after telling Hispanic employees to change their names
Hotel owner tells Hispanic workers to change names Minority lawmakers oppose effort to ask about citizenship status in 2010 censusWASHINGTON — A coalition of black, Latino and Asian lawmakers on Thursday expressed opposition to a proposal that would require next year’s census forms to ask about the status of a person’s citizenship. Hispanic farmers fighting to sue USDA, saying discrimination in loans cost them their landSALINAS, Calif. — In their straw hats, rolled up sleeves and work boots, a dozen or so Latinos gathered by a field of ripening strawberries still look like farmers. All but one of them, however, have lost their land. Hispanic farmers fighting to sue USDA for discrimination they claim cost them their landSALINAS, Calif. — In their straw hats, rolled up sleeves and work boots, a dozen or so Latinos gathered by a field of ripening strawberries still look like farmers. All but one of them, however, have lost their land. Houston’s low-key mayoral candidates pitch planning, mass transit for city reinventing itselfHOUSTON — The nation’s fourth-largest city, once dominated by Big Oil, is warming to greener options as it chooses a new mayor. CNN stays away from Lou Dobbs during four-hour documentary on LatinosNEW YORK — CNN is airing a four-hour special on Latinos in America this week that ignores its own commentator Lou Dobbs, whose persistent advocacy against illegal immigration has angered many Hispanics. Controversial Ariz. sheriff begins immigration patrols shortly after federal powers limitedSURPRISE, Ariz. — An Arizona sheriff known for cracking down on people who are in the country illegally launched a crime and immigration sweep in northwestern metro Phoenix on Friday, a half day after officials in Washington limited his powers to make federal immigration arrests. Boy Scouts, en espanol: Scouts launch campaign, handbook in Spanish to attract HispanicsSAN FRANCISCO — The Boy Scouts are making their debut “en espanol,” with an advertising campaign launched Thursday and a soon-to-come Spanish-language Scout Handbook intended to draw Latinos to the ranks of the nearly century-old organization. Black, Latino groups target moderate Democratic senators on health care overhaulWASHINGTON — African-American, Latino and civil rights groups have launched an ad campaign aimed at pressuring moderate Democratic senators to support health care legislation that allows the government to sell insurance in competition with private industry. NYC’s Chinatown could get 1st Chinese rep on council as Asian-Americans see surge at the pollsNEW YORK — Chinatown is likely to get its first Chinese-American representative on the City Council, and a Taiwanese immigrant is headed for citywide office — a dramatic change for the nation’s largest city, which had no Asian-Americans in elected office just eight years ago. |