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Southern Poverty Law Center & ACLU Join Forces, File Lawsuit Against Recent Alabama Immigration Law
June 12, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Leaders from key civil rights organizations gathered on a national telephonic press conference this afternoon to denounce Alabama’s extreme anti-immigrant law as a radical departure from American values and to announce a court challenge. continue reading »
Minority Owned Businesses Benefit from the Affordable Care Act
June 12, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Center for American Progress, in partnership with Progress 2050, released a memo and a series of fact sheets explaining how the implementation of the Affordable Care Act helps small businesses owned by ethnic and racial minorities provide health coverage for their employees. continue reading »
New Initiative to Protect Water Sources Supplying Water to 50 Million People in Latin America
June 12, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Global business, financial, development and conservation leaders announced a new partnership that will protect threatened water resources across Latin America and the Caribbean or 50 million people. continue reading »
Poll: Immigration Remains Top Issue for Latino Voters
June 12, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
impreMedia, the leading Hispanic news and information company, announced today the results of a current tracking poll that reinforced that immigration and related issues continue to be a top concern for Latinos. continue reading »
The League of United Latin American Citizens Files Redistricting Suit in TX
June 11, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The League of United Latin American Citizens, the oldest and largest Latino membership organization in the United States, filed suit today against the State of Texas challenging the manner in which redistricting for the United States House of Representatives, the State House of Representatives and the Texas State Board of Education have been drawn or will be drawn. continue reading »
Top Three Myths About Immigration (VIDEO)
June 11, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Prof. Ben Powell explores the top three myths about immigration. After analyzing the data, he finds that immigrants in fact do not have negative effects on the economy, jobs, or wages. Prof. Ben Powell explains why immigrants are good for America. Watch and learn: continue reading »
NHCLC President Rev. Rodriguez Says AL Law Is Anti-Christian, Anti-Conservative and Anti-American
June 11, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Alabama Immigration policy, known as H.B. 56, signed into law by Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley Thursday, is already being hailed as the most controversial immigration law and the most restrictive law against illegal continue reading »
National Poll Reveals Immigration Remains Top Issue For Latino Voters
June 11, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
impreMedia, the leading Hispanic news and information company, announced today the results of a current tracking poll that reinforced that immigration and related issues continue to be a top concern for Latinos. continue reading »
Latino Leaders Urge Baseball Commissioner Selig to Focus Attention on Baseball, Not Dodgers Owner
June 11, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A growing number of Latino organizations are speaking out in support of embattled Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, arguing that McCourt and the Dodgers have done more for the Latino community continue reading »
Education Not Deportation: A Guide for Undocumented Youth in Removal Proceedings
June 11, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
DREAMActivist.org has created a really useful guide titled, "Education Not Deportation: A guide for undocumented youth in removal proceedings." This guide is meant to serve both youth facing deportation and their attorneys. continue reading »
Latinos in Social Media [LATISM] Releases Report of Its 2011 Latino Blogosphere Survey
June 11, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Latinos in Social Media [LATISM], the largest organization of Latinos in the social media arena, today has released the results of its 2011 Latino Blogosphere Survey, part of a series aiming to explore the state of online and continue reading »
Reducing Child Labor in Latin America and Caribbean
June 11, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Imagine your child working long hours under hazardous conditions, using dangerous chemicals or carrying heavy loads over long distances. Unfortunately, this is a reality for far too many families in Latin America and the Caribbean. continue reading »
Updated Interactive Maps, Data and Profiles on the Latino Population in U.S. Counties, States
June 11, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center, has updated its interactive maps and database on the Latino population in the nation's more than 3,100 counties continue reading »
Spanish Cultural Icon Jorge Semprun Dies at Age 87
June 10, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A cultural icon of Spanish has died, Jorge Semprun, at age 87 in his home in Paris. He was a multi-facted, multi-talented man: anti-facist resistance fighter, writer, screenplayer writer and activist. continue reading »
Pitbull and Marc Anthony - Rain Over Me - Coming June 21 (Hear it Now)
June 10, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Pitbull and Marc Anthony have teamed up for a new single, Rain Over Me, from Mr. Worldwide's new alum, Planet Pit, coming out on June 21. continue reading »
