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Latinos stories: 28 news summaries

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Hotel Owner Forces Latino Employees to Change Names

NM innkeeper forbids speaking Spanish

Oct 26, 09 2:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - A hotel owner who demands that Latino workers change their names to Anglicized versions and not speak Spanish in his presence is causing a stir in New Mexico. Larry Whitten laid down the law: Martín (mahr-teen) and Marcos are now just Martin and Mark, and employees he considered insubordinate... More »

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Iraq • New Mexico • racism • Latinos • Spanish • Hispanic • cultural heritage

Telenovela Sexes Up Census Participation

 Soap opera reaches out to worried Latinos

Oct 8, 09 8:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Spicy soap opera action may not be something usually associated with the US Census Bureau, but that's set to change next week. Perla Beltrán, a luckless but lovely character in popular Telemundo telenovela Más Sabe el Diablo, is getting a job helping boost Hispanic participation in next... More »

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Census Bureau • Telemundo • telenovas • Latinos • Hispanic • 2010 census

 US Poverty Rate 
 Hits 11-Year High 

First figures since recession reveal decline in incomes

Sep 30, 09 5:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - The share of Americans living in poverty soared to 13.2% last year, its highest level since 1997, according to new census data. Median household income also fell, to $50,303 from $52,163 the previous year. Latinos have suffered the most from the recession. Their median income dropped by... More »

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recession • poverty • Latinos • poverty rate • Census data • median income

Americans Split on Health Care Priorities: Poll

But they're divided by race, age, location,
not political party

Aug 10, 09 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Americans have differing priorities for health care reform based not on a Republican/Democrat divide but on their race, age, and location, a USA Today/Gallup poll found. A majority of African-American and Latino voters among those polled think extending coverage to the uninsured should be the most important aspect of reform... More »

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race • health insurance • African Americans • health care industry • Latinos • health care reform • South • women's issues

(Newser) - A new Los Angeles Times poll shows why gay marriage advocates and opponents are targeting LA Latinos after Proposition 8: Unlike African Americans, they are divided on the issue. While African American voters oppose gay marriage by 54% to 37%, Latinos are split, 45% in favor and 46% against.... More »

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California • gay marriage • African Americans • Los Angeles • Latinos • Proposition 8 • blacks

ANALYSIS

On Immigration Reform, Obama Skips Specifics


Jun 19, 09 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lackluster support for immigration reform has forced President Obama to be purposefully vague about a timeline for legislation, Michael Muskal writes in the Los Angeles Times. “I’m committed to passing comprehensive immigration reform,” Obama told Latino leaders today. But his “vague language on timing for immigration... More »

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Congress • Mexico • immigration reform • legislation • Latinos • border security • Obama administration • President Obama

ANALYSIS

Sotomayor the First Latino on Supreme Court? Not Exactly

Answer centers on whether Portuguese Cardozo was 'Hispanic'

May 31, 09 12:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sonia Sotomayor is indeed the first Latino to be nominated for a Supreme Court post—if you don’t count Benjamin Cardozo, a justice serving in the 1930s who was born to parents claiming Portuguese descent. But, some ask, did that make him Latino? The answer, Antonio Olivo explains in... More »

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Latinos • Hispanic • US Supreme Court • Pew Hispanic Center • Portuguese • Sonia Sotomayor

 For Hispanics, 
 Sotomayor Cause 
 for Cheers, Musing 

Some call her 'Jackie Robinson'; others, no 'superhero'

May 27, 09 8:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - For many Hispanics watching yesterday as one of their own was nominated for the nation's highest court, it was what one New York assemblyman calls “a Jackie Robinson moment" long overdue such a sizable voting bloc. For others, though, Sonia Sotomayor's Hispanic background doesn’t necessarily make her a... More »

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Latinos • US Supreme Court • the Hispanic vote • Hispanics • President Obama • Sonia Sotomayor • Jay-ZTV

 Latino Disconnect Worries GOP 

But little action taken to staunch the flow

May 18, 09 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Republican Party is facing falling Latino support, but little is being done to reverse the trend, Politico reports. Some Latinos have been disillusioned by Republican rhetoric on illegal immigration, attacks some heard as swipes at Hispanics themselves. “If we don’t figure out a way to open our... More »

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immigration • Latino voters • Latinos • the Hispanic vote • George W. Bush • Hispanics • Republicans

(Newser) - African-American and Latino car dealers will likely take a big hit in the dealership closures announced by Chrysler and planned at GM, the Wall Street Journal reports. The minority dealerships, located mainly in urban areas, have faced stiff competition as business has moved increasingly to suburbia. “We're more... More »

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Chrysler • African Americans • General Motors • minority • Latinos • auto industry • car dealers • dealership • Jay-ZTV

US Immigration Slows, Delaying Minorities' Rise

Won't form majority
until 2050s; security, economy take toll

May 14, 09 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Immigration laws and the recession have slowed the growth of America’s immigrant populations, delaying the date when minorities will become the majority by as much as 10 years, the AP reports. Estimates had pointed to 2042, but it now could be another decade as growth slowed from 4% in... More »

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immigration • immigration reform • minority • illegal immigration • Latinos • housing bubble • economy • Asian immigrants

Hispanic Groups Urge Obama to Pick Latino for High Court

Caucus says Hispanics underrepresented in federal courts

May 1, 09 1:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even before David Souter’s retirement plans became public, leaders of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus sent President Obama a letter asking him to fill any Supreme Court vacancy with a Latino justice, the Hill reports. Wednesday’s missive praises Obama for appointing Hispanics to key positions—including two Cabinet posts—... More »

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Congress • Latinos • Hispanic • US Supreme Court • vacancy • David Souter • Obama administration • Obama Cabinet • Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Latino Population Surges in Post-Katrina New Orleans

Rebuilding effort attracts immigrant workers to NOLA

Dec 24, 08 1:05 PM CST
(Newser) - The promise of jobs in New Orleans' ongoing reconstruction has drawn thousands of Spanish-speaking immigrant laborers to the city in one of the quickest demographic shifts America has seen, the AP reports. The Hispanic population has increased from 15,000 to 50,000 since the storm, accounting for 15.2%... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • police • population • Latinos • immigrant • Hispanic • armed robbery

Cesar Chavez Blvd.? Dallas Does U-Turn on Renaming

Poll for new street name ditched after Hispanic hero wins

Dec 13, 08 7:03 AM CST
(Newser) - The Latino community in Dallas is fuming after the city’s about-face on a street name, the Wall Street Journal reports. Officials held a poll to find a new name for the spruced-up Industrial Boulevard, only to declare the results non-binding when the winner by a long shot was Cesar... More »

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Texas • Dallas • Latinos • Hispanic • Hispanics

opinion

Prop 8 Reveals Churches' Fear of Strong Women

Religions fear the crumbling of 'male authority:' Rodriguez

Nov 26, 08 5:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Churches led the charge against Proposition 8 and gay marriage because of their insecurities over the breakdown of heterosexual families and the consequent rise of independent women, says gay author and devout Catholic Richard Rodriguez. Gays are scapegoats because they—like feminists—threaten "an alternative to the traditional male-structured... More »

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gay rights • California • gay marriage • feminism • religion • Catholicism • Latinos • Proposition 8 • Richard Rodriguez

Latinos Want Prominent Role in Obama Government

Key to Democrat's victory, they hope to 'catch up' in administration

Nov 7, 08 12:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Latinos are calling for strong representation in Barack Obama’s Cabinet after Hispanics played what they consider to be a major role in his victory, Politico reports. Before the election, Hillary Clinton and her top Latino backers asked for two or three Hispanics in the Cabinet in exchange for a... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Bill Richardson • Cabinet • Latino voters • Clinton administration • Latinos • Hispanics • President Obama • Federico Pena

ANALYSIS

 Latinos Hold Trump 
 in Obama's 
 Nev. Strategy 

Dem hopes new, young voters in Reno, Las Vegas can buck GOP trend

Sep 30, 08 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is gambling that Latino voters in Nevada’s big cities—Reno and Las Vegas—can deliver the state’s five electoral votes, Dan Hoyle writes in Salon. Economic woes, immigration crackdown, and the costly Iraq war are the draws in Reno, where Latinos make up 12% of voters.... More »

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immigration • Barack Obama • Latino voters • Latinos • Nevada • Barack Obama supporters • Reno, Nevada

Clyburn Is
the Perfect Ally for Obama

Dem whip brings consensus-building record to campaign

Jun 19, 08 1:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jim Clyburn is exactly the kind of ally Obama needs. A pioneer in his own right, the first Southern-raised black majority whip has a strong record of building consensus among blacks, whites, Hispanics, and people of all faiths. He's the action to complement Obama's lofty words, reports Politico—and holds... More »

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Barack Obama • Latino voters • religion • House of Representatives • Latinos • Election 2008 • James Clyburn

Miami Needs to Study Spanish

International financial hub finds Latinos' language skills lagging

Mar 3, 08 1:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Miami's role as an international city—the "financial hub of Latin America," as one businessman calls it—is threatened by its residents' declining Spanish skills, the Miami Herald reports. Many descendants of the Cuban entrepreneurs and businessmen who flooded South Florida in the '60s and '70s speak only... More »

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Miami • language • Latinos • immigrant • Spanish • Hispanic • Cuban Americans • bilingual education

OPINION

Clinton Ignores Code She Sets for Obama

Hopeful refused to blast racist, but wants rival to slam Farrakhan

Mar 1, 08 6:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Pot, meet kettle: Hillary Clinton recently insisted that Barack Obama “reject and denounce” Louis Farrakhan’s endorsement, but did not apply the same standards to herself, writes Colbert King in the Washington Post. When a Latina in Texas said Hispanics won't vote for Obama because “he... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • race relations • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • Latinos • Louis Farrakhan • anti-Semitism

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