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  Deported Moms With American Children Separated On Mother's Day

  May 14, 2012 - posted by Lauren Burger - 341 views - 0 comments - 0 likes

  As the rest of the nation celebrated the importance of motherhood on Sunday, thousands of young Americans were, for the first time, without their moms on Mother's Day. About 22 percent of all undocumented immigrants deported in the first half of 2011 w...
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  VIDEO: How Much Do Latinos Value Education?

  May 10, 2012 - posted by Lauren Burger - 282 views - 0 comments - 1 like

  The Young Turks explore the question: how much do Latinos value education?  
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  Video: Hispanics in Philanthropy- Cultures of Giving

  May 10, 2012 - posted by Lauren Burger - 296 views - 0 comments - 1 like
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  Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño Proposes Plan For Island's Public Schools To Teach In English Instead Of Spanish

  May 10, 2012 - posted by Lauren Burger - 453 views - 1 comment - 1 like

  By DANICA COTO Associated Press The governor of Puerto Rico is trying to do what more than a century of American citizenship has failed to accomplish: make Puerto Ricans fluent in English. Gov. Luis Fortuno, who has been mentioned as a possible Republ...
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  Franklin Chang-Diaz: First Latino Inducted To The Astronaut Hall of Fame

  May 8, 2012 - posted by Lauren Burger - 322 views - 1 comment - 2 likes

  This weekend, the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame inducted retired NASA astronaut Franklin Chang-Diaz -- the first Latino inductee. "I receive this honor with a great deal of humility because it is given to me by those who were always my heroes," said Chan...
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  Security Checks Anger Arizona Latinos

  May 3, 2012 - posted by Lauren Burger - 303 views - 0 comments - 1 like

  VIDEO: In a state where racial tensions are already high, security checks to enter school board meetings, especially on children, have angered the Latino community in Arizona. A school in Arizona attempted to start a Mexican American studies program, ho...
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  Consolidated Credit, Latino Consumers and the Credit Card Market

  May 2, 2012 - posted by Lauren Burger - 398 views - 2 comments - 1 like

  Latino households carry the highest credit card balances. According to the NAACP, 79 percent of Latinos carry credit card debt compared to 54 percent of Caucasian households. Prioritizing debt payments and tracking spending are two of the top financial ...
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  How Obama, Romney Camps Are Courting Latino Voters

  May 2, 2012 - posted by Lauren Burger - 311 views - 1 comment - 0 likes

  Video from PBS News about the intense competition for the Latino vote for the presidential election:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d693rvHDvk&feature=plcp What do you think of this video? Are these campaigns making a difference?
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  Spanish and English Mix in a Web Telenovela

  May 2, 2012 - posted by Lauren Burger - 257 views - 0 comments - 0 likes

  If viewers are looking for telenovelas in Spanglish with a heavy dose of marketing, then Telemundo’s new Web series “Mia Mundo” will satisfy.The show, which will be shown on Telemundo.com, will feature actors from Spanish-language tele...
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  Alabama Immigration Law Opponents File Complaint With Mexican Government, Say HB 56 Violates NAFTA

  May 1, 2012 - posted by Lauren Burger - 310 views - 0 comments - 0 likes

  By Elise Foley, The Huffington Post The Service Employees International Union continued its fight against Alabama immigration law HB 56 on Monday by filing a complaint with the Mexican Department of Labor, calling the law discriminatory and in violati...