Latinos Account for Half of U.S. Population Growth Since 2000

Since 2000 many Latinos have settled in counties that once had few Latinos, continuing a pattern that began in the previous decade. But there are subtle differences in Hispanic settlement patterns in the current decade compared with those of the 1990s. The dispersion of Latinos in the new century has tilted more to counties in the West and the Northeast. Despite the new tilt, however, the South accounted for a greater share of overall Latino population growth than any other region in the new century. Read how projections for this century put Latinos in the "hot" list.

"A Forgotten Injustice" A film by Vicente Serrano

“A Forgotten Injustice” is Vicente Serrano’s opera prima, and the first documentary that tells the story of almost two million Mexican Americans and U.S. citizens, who were forced out of the Unites States during the Great Depression in the 1930s. The documentary premieres Wednesday October 1 at 6:30 P.M, at the Instituto Cervantes of Chicago located at 31 W Ohio between State and Dearborn in Downtown Chicago. Additional screenings are scheduled for Thursday October 2 until Wednesday October 8 at 6:30 P.M..

The Knock at the Door: San Francisco’s Sanctuary Status Under Fire

Keeping up with SS procedures -read to the end- on immigrants' persecution and arrests, the ICE "hunters" took six undocumented immigrants from a private home in San Francisco last week. Elena Shore, an editor for New America Media and Josue Rojas, a video producer for New America Media, ask how protected undocumented immigrants really are in this “sanctuary city.”

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Also, on the same issue, read about the impact of raids in other communities:

Immigration Raids Startle Communities in Oakland and Berkeley

San Francisco Latinos Pick Up Pieces After Foreclosure

Subprime loans, which are made to borrowers who have bad credit, and predatory lending are the main forces behind the foreclosure crisis that is hitting the nation. There are 7.5 million subprime loan borrowers and $1.4 trillion in loans outstanding, according to a 2006 study conducted by the Center for Responsible Lending, a research organization and resource on predatory lending. About 40 percent of all subprime loans nationwide were issued to Latino households.

Fear follows largest workplace raid in U.S. history

Outrageous! At the Mississippi immigration raids, government officers are quickly turning into SS best practices, signaling undocumented immigrants in the Jewish persecution’s fashion.

"...she was fitted with a bracelet and told to appear in federal court next month."

What else is coming? Read about the consequences the raids are having on immigrant working families, their children, their towns and their employers.

Hundreds of Workers Held in Immigration Raid

Great concern in the Latino community is caused by the repeated raids that ICE, the immigration enforcement branch, is conducting in different states. It seems that President Bush's government not only wants to leave a legacy of a senseless war, a devastated economy and a declining international role of the United States but also is willing to attack the core values of this country by separating families, generating internal terror and hurting means of employment of thousands of hard working immigrants. Read on this chilling article about late procedures in Laurel, Miss. where hundreds of families were left without their bread winners.

Immigrant Crackdown May Spur Disease

On August 19, 2008, the Chicago Sun-Times reported the growing concern of doctors over illegal immigrants creating a public health threat. The concern is related to a case in Alamance County, NC, where medical records may have been used to prosecute a library worker who was in the country illegally. Consequently, now also her family is under deportation procedures. Read about the concern related to this case the president of the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians expressed, that could extend to the community at large.

Cuarenta años para no olvidar y no repetir

El Universal de México, en su edición digital, conmemora el 40º aniversario de la masacre estudiantil conocida como la Matanza de Tlatelolco. Fotos, testimonios y artículos para no olvidar y no repetir. El Universal solicita a los lectores que vivieron el hecho que compartan sus experiencias.

Difficult Road Ahead for New Paraguay Leader

As many other past socialist leaders in Latin America, Fernando Lugo, the recently elected president of Paraguay, has a strong Catholic background. Read about the difficulties Lugo faces ahead and what he brings to the poorest country in the region.

In a Generation, Minorities May Be the U.S. Majority

According to new Census Bureau projections, ethnic and racial minorities who identify themselves as Hispanic, black, Asian, American Indian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander will become the majority of the US population by 2042 -sooner than the anticipated date of 2050-, Sam Robert reports. Main reasons are higher birthrates among minorities and predicted rising influx of immigrants. Read how these changes will affect presidential elections, baby-boomers' retirement and life expectancy.

Hispanics and Health Care in the United States:
Access, Information and Knowledge

Staggering numbers show the poor healthcare situation of Latinos in the US in this report by Pew Hispanic Center's Senior Researcher Gretchen Livingston, Susan Minushkin, Deputy Director, and Pew Research Center's Senior Writer D'Vera Cohn. Some Latinos attribute receiving low quality healthcare to language and cultural barriers.

Contemplations on Being of Mixed Race in America

An observer that is himself of mixed origin, Eduardo Porter talks about the risks and practices of being multiracial in America.