Mexican federal police have arrested the mayor of the resort city of Cancun on drug trafficking, money laundering and organized crime charges, the latest blow to 2010 state and local elections already marred by violence and allegations of drug cartel involvement.
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Though Latinos in Arizona and nationwide have mobilized in protest against the state's new immigration law, not all Hispanic Americans are opposed to it. In Arizona, many Latino voters see it as a much-needed crackdown.
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Gov. Jan Brewer R-Ariz. signed into law a ban on classes that are designed primarily for students of a particular ethnicity. The law targets any ethnic studies classes in the state s public school system that “advocate ethnic solidarity instead of the treatment of pupils as individuals.”
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You already know how important an online presence is to your business. Do you know how to create the right online presence to effectively sell and market to those of Spanish or Hispanic origin? They represent a buying power of over 1 Trillion dollars in America alone and are over 12% of the American population [...]
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The pro-immigration rallies throughout the United States in March 2006 brought attention to a rarely heard voice in the debate: the immigrant. Journalist and former community organizer Thompson puts several of these unheard voices on record, writing an intimate and emotional portrait of a Mexican family he befriended in Brooklyn. The book follows the lives [...]
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Michele Norris talks to Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon about the effect Arizona's immigration law will have on Phoenix's tourism industry. Gordon has said the law could cost the city $90 million in lost hotel and convention business over a period of five years.
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The hard work of Salvadoran immigrant Esperanza Monterrosa enabled daughter Cinthia Flores, in photos at back, to achieve academic success. Flores, UCLA's first Latina student body president, is keenly aware of the vast gulf between the world in which she grew up and the halls of academia. Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times
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In 1976, a blind wine taste test in Paris put Napa Valley, Calif., wines on the map. More than 25 years later, a similar event called the Berlin Tasting brought new respect to Chilean wines. Now, a Chilean vintner has re-created the Berlin Tasting to bring more recognition to Chilean wines — and, at the New York tasting, it worked.
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