Latinos in Need
Latin America News: Mexico Creates Indigenous Indian Commission
January 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The government has created the Commission for Dialogue with Mexico's Indian Peoples in an effort to repay the "historical debt" owed to the nation's native communities, Government Secretary Miguel Angel Osorio Chong said. continue reading »
Pres. Obama Receives Letter with Over 50,000 Signatures from Mexicans Asking to Stop Flow of Guns
January 14, 2013 | by Estelle Gonzales Walgreen
Mexican activists Javier Sicilia and Sergio Aguayo on Monday delivered to the U.S. Embassy in this capital a letter signed by more than 50,000 people in which they ask Washington for concrete measures to halt the "illegal and immoral" flow of weapons to Mexico. continue reading »
Relatives of Mexico’s ‘Disappeared’ Call for Special Prosecutor
January 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Relatives of people listed as disappeared in Mexico met with Government Secretary Miguel Angel Osorio Chong over the weekend and called for the creation of a special prosecutor's office to handle the cases, officials said. continue reading »
New Mortgage Rules Improves Protections for Minority Homebuyers
January 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Earlier this week the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued guidelines for their Qualified Mortgage (QM) regulation, which requires lenders to ensure that borrowers are able to repay loans. continue reading »
REPORT: 17 Years of AMBER Alerts Has Saved 600 Children
January 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff
On January 13th, the Department of Justice’s Office observes the day in 1996 when nine-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted in Arlington, Texas, while riding her bicycle. continue reading »
30th Anniversary of Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
January 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Next week marks the 30th anniversary of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act. continue reading »
Latin America News: Mexico’s First Lady Will Head Social Welfare Institute
January 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Mexican first lady Angelica Rivera will chair the Citizen's Consultative Council of the National System for the Comprehensive Development of the Family, or DIF, President Enrique Peña Nieto's office said. continue reading »
Latin America News: Mexico Adopts Crime Victims’ Rights Law
January 9, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Mexico's Congress promulgated on Wednesday a measure obliging the government to protect and make whole victims of the gangland violence that has claimed some 70,000 lives in the last six years. continue reading »
Seeking Non-Profits and Charity Groups Serving Latinos
January 8, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Non-Profits and charity groups serving Latinos have until January 17 to nominate themselves to be the subject of the "El Buen Pitch" competition that culminates at Hispanicize 2013 continue reading »
Latin America News: 35,000 Live in “High Risk Areas” of Rio de Janeiro
January 8, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Some 35,000 people live in areas of Rio de Janeiro state that are prone to mudslides and other natural disasters as a result of heavy rains, an official report published Monday in the Brazilian daily O Globo said. continue reading »
