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Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Second Time’s a Charm? (www.racewire.org) TMC

Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus has just unveiled the contours of a new immigration reform bill meant to address the current legislative void as Obama... More

Tags: hispanic,immigration reform bill,security,obama,rally,tmc

Submitted 5 months ago by lizchapman on Immigration | 0 Comments |

Immigration Rally Draws Thousands (www.nytimes.com)

Thousands of immigrants came to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a day of lobbying and an afternoon rally calling for comprehensive immigration reform.

Tags: obama,capitol hill,hispanic,immigration laws

Submitted 5 months ago by lizchapman on Immigration | 0 Comments |

Immigration Activists Call for Reform (washingtontimes.com)

Expressing frustration with the lack of action by the Obama administration and Congress, hundreds of immigration activists staged a rally Tuesday on Capitol Hill, pressing for an overhaul of the... More

Tags: immigration,obama,capitol hill,hispanic,prayer vigil,rally

Submitted 5 months ago by lizchapman on Immigration | 0 Comments |

Place-based Foods of the Borderlands Weather the Economic Downturn (chelseagreen.com) TMC

This last week, I went out into the desert to find an old friend in her trailer-turned-artisanal kitchen. My friend is an Hispanic woman who lost her job after 9/11 in a borderlands community that... More

Tags: tmc,chelsea green,mortgage,heritage foods,tortillas,hispanic,arizona

Submitted 7 months ago by saramediaconsortium on Economy | 0 Comments |

Hispanic Worker Deaths on the Rise - NAM (news.newamericamedia.org) TMC

The number of U.S. Hispanic workers who die on the job has risen by 76 percent since 1992, even as the nation's total number of on-the-job deaths is on the decline, according to the U.S. Bureau of... More

Tags: tmc,hispanic,new america media,death,nam,economy

Submitted 8 months ago by raquelbrown on Economy | 0 Comments |

Bright Spots in the Economy: Hispanic Businesses - NAM (news.newamericamedia.org) TMC

With 2007 marking the start of the worst recession since the 1930s -- and with the annual Fortune 500 list recently reporting its worst slump ever -- it would be fair to expect the HispanicBusiness... More

Tags: tmc,new america media,economy,hispanic,business,recession

Submitted 8 months ago by raquelbrown on Economy | 0 Comments |

Counting Oklahoma Hispanic population; Immigration Bill Defeated in AZ house (www.racewire.org) TMC

As Oklahoma’s Hispanic Population Grows, Census Bureau Hopes For More Participation U.S census officials want to ensure the participation of Oklahoma Hispanics in order to get a correct count of... More

Tags: arizona,immigration,bill,oklahoma,hispanic,population,census,tmc,the media consortium

Submitted 8 months ago by saramediaconsortium on Immigration | 0 Comments |

Is Hispanic Media Ownership Relevant? (news.newamericamedia.org) TMC

There was a time in the 20th century when media ownership was a priority among minority entrepreneurs. In the Hispanic market the attraction mainly focused on Spanish-language electronic media,... More

Tags: hispanic,media ownership,tmc,hispanic market

Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty on Immigration | 0 Comments |

Secretary of Labor? Rep. Hilda Solis (airamerica.com) TMC

Representative Hilda Solis (D-California) is President-elect Obama's choice for the position of labor secretary. Politico's Ben Smith has more: Solis came to Congress in 2000 in part thanks to... More

Tags: hilda solis,secretary of labor,barack obama,hispanic,tmc

Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty on Economy | 0 Comments |

Hilda Solis to Labor (www.washingtonmonthly.com) TMC

Various names have been rumored, but it appears that our next Labor Secretary will be Rep. Hilda Solis. A labor official says Rep. Hilda Solis of California will be nominated as labor secretary... More

Tags: hilda solis,secretary of labor,barack obama,hispanic,tmc

Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty on Economy | 0 Comments |

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