Category: North America
September 28, 2010 > Andrew OReilly
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 >
September 27, 2010 > Andrew OReilly
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 >
September 24, 2010 > Alison Bowen
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 >
September 23, 2010 > Staff
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 >
September 22, 2010 > Staff
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 >
September 22, 2010 > Raisa Camargo
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 >
September 20, 2010 > Roque Planas
“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 >
September 17, 2010 > Staff
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 >
September 16, 2010 > Staff
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 >
September 16, 2010 > Raisa Camargo
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 >