Category: North America

Landslide In Mexico Buries Up To 300 Homes; Hundreds Feared Dead

A landslide caused by heavy rains in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca left hundreds dead and 300 families homeless. The landslide occurred in the town of Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec […] Read More >

Journalists Are Major Targets in Mexico’s Drug War; Bloggers Use Twitter To Report

Two Sundays ago, in an unprecedented move, Ciudad Juárez’s El Diario newspaper printed an editorial that asked Mexico’s drug cartels the question of what and what not to publish. The […] Read More >

Low-Wage Immigrant Workers Face Special Challenges & Risks

NEW YORK — New York City’s low-wage workers need more protection, advocates said this week. At a Manhattan conference Tuesday, sponsored by the city’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and grassroots […] Read More >

Stephen Colbert To Testify Before House Committee On Immigration

Today in Latin America Top Story — Late night television star Stephen Colbert plans to testify at a congressional hearing this Friday on immigration. The host of Comedy Central’s “The […] Read More >

United Nations Summit Addresses Poverty; Latin American Leaders Call For Change

Today in Latin America Top Story — Poverty was the major talking point on the opening day of the United Nations summit on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). “These Millennium Development […] Read More >

DREAM Act Stalled In Senate; Republicans Unanimously Vote Against Amendment Wedged Into Defense Bill

WASHINGTON — An amendment to provide undocumented youth a chance to attain legal residency, inserted into a $726 billion military defense bill, deadlocked today. The DREAM Act amendment, introduced by […] Read More >

“Hispanic New York: A Sourcebook” Traces The City’s Latin History

NEW YORK — In 1934, the classic tango artist Carlos Gardel premiered his film “Cuesta Abajo” in the Campo Amor theater in Harlem, before an audience of 3,000 – a […] Read More >

Mexican News Photographer Shot Dead in Juárez

Today in Latin America Top Story — A Mexican news photographer was shot dead Thursday in the violent border city of Ciudad Juárez. Luis Carlos Santiago,a photographer with the daily El […] Read More >

Alleged Mexican Drug Capo “El Grande” Ordered Held At Detention Center

Today in Latin America Top Story– A judge in Mexico has ordered an alleged capo in the Beltrán Leyva drug cartel held for 40 days at a government facility as […] Read More >

Janet Napolitano.

Immigration Reform Hopes Fade, As Administration Emphasizes Security Efforts

WASHINGTON — Skepticism on comprehensive immigration reform is resurfacing. Leading Hispanic experts discussed federal inaction on immigration reform with Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano at the annual Congressional Hispanic […] Read More >