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Just because Lou Dobbs spends night after night fighting to criminalize people who cross the desert to pick your tomatoes, some loony leftwingers have accused him of harboring white supremacist sentiments. Just because he accidentally quotes studies conducted by racist organizations and occasionally references the opinions of eugenicists, some people have decided that Daddy Dobbs is driven by nefarious motives.Just because Lou Dobbs spends night after night fighting to criminalize people who... more
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McCain's entree into the general election could put the Latino vote in play far more than any of the other GOP candidates. The Arizona senator is one of the few who could erect a Latino barrier to the Democrat's wave of inevitability.McCain's entree into the general election could put the Latino vote in play far... more
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This is a day in the life of a paletero in Southwest Houston. In some ways, paleteros (and their little carts) have become iconic of latino neighborhoods throughout the United States.This is a day in the life of a paletero in Southwest Houston. In some ways, paleteros... more
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About two-thirds of Hispanics said their lives had been made more difficult by the political fight over immigration and the failure of Congress to address the situation of illegal immigrants, the Pew survey found. Roughly half the Hispanics in the poll said the heightened attention to immigration had had a directly negative impact on them, in some cases making it harder for them to find jobs or housing.About two-thirds of Hispanics said their lives had been made more difficult by the... more
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Southern Poverty Law Center statistics show that hate crimes reported against Latinos increased 35 percent between 2003 and 2006. According to the Center's Mark Potok, the spike reflects the nation's increasingly strident debate over illegal immigration.Southern Poverty Law Center statistics show that hate crimes reported against Latinos... more
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The past few years, the immigration debate has been running at a feverish pitch. This pod highlights opposite ideological points of view of the issue by utilizing footage shot during the many protests and demonstrations that had taken place the last three years.
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Original Music by Tonalli MagañaThe past few years, the immigration debate has been running at a feverish pitch. This... more
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Raul Campos learned the trade by playing clubs on the eastside. Now he is one of the few Latino DJs on KCRW in Los Angeles. His show blends electronic music from all over the world with a Latin twist.
Raul Campos learned the trade by playing clubs on the eastside. Now he is one of the... more
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Are the terms used to classify Hispanics and Latinos too limiting? This articles seems to say yes. One could say that about every race. Being put in a box. I heard someone say once that there are more differences within a race than between different races. Do you think its true? Our society doesn't recognize that. You are this or you are that. Not some combination, or not even that at all, and maybe something entirely different. Why do we even have to categorize? Stupid census. "Hispanics and Latinos are described as the largest minority group in the United States, as a burgeoning force in the electorate and as an untapped frontier of the business market. Yet these descriptions belie the complexity of the 44 million people to whom they refer. Even the terms used to name them -- Hispanics, Hispanic-Americans, Latinos, Latino-Americans, the Spanish-surnamed -- too tightly package the people categorized by those definitions, some observers say." Are the terms used to classify Hispanics and Latinos too limiting? This articles seems... more
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Sunday night's nationally televised presidential debate among the Democratic candidates was the first ever conducted in Spanish. But the hosting network, Univision, handled it as ineptly as if this was the first time anyone had dared to put a pack of candidates before a camera in any language. (Huff Po)Sunday night's nationally televised presidential debate among the Democratic... more
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