Census: Undercount Along Texas Border Will Cost Latinos Millions
Equal Voice Newspaper, News Report, Posted: Mar 31, 2011
Activists believe as many as 300,000 people, almost all of whom live in the unincorporated subdivisions known as colonias, may have been left out of the official count.
Categories: Economy, Front Page, Immigration, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Politics & Governance, Redistricting, Top Stories
Tags: border, Census, colonias, immigration, Latino, redistricting, texas
Salvadorans Question Obama on Anniversary of Romero's Death
New America Media, Photo Essay, Posted: Mar 24, 2011
On March 24, 1980, Archbishop Romero was murdered by a U.S.-backed Salvadoran death squad; 31 years later, Obama visited his tomb.
Categories: International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: elsalvador, obamaelsalvador, obamalatinamerica, oscarromero
Fears of Border Violence Slow Recovery of Maquiladora Industry
Frontera NorteSur, News Report, Posted: Mar 22, 2011
Employment in Ciudad Juarez’s maquiladora industry has been slow to recover, in part due to fears of violence along the border.
Categories: Economy, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, War & Conflict
Tags: borderjobs, ciudadjuarez, maquiladora, mexicoeconomy, mexicojobs
Obama in El Salvador—"Trapped by History" or "Space for Hope"?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 22, 2011
Nearly 20 years after the civil war, many Salvadorans wonder if Obama will acknowledge the role the U.S. government played.
Categories: International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: dictatorships, elsalvador, elsalvadorcivilwar, elsalvadorviolence, obamaelsalvador
Obama in Latin America: Equal Partners or America's Backyard?
La Opinión, Editorial, Posted: Mar 22, 2011
Obama’s visit to Latin America highlights the importance of a region that has been relegated to second place by the White House.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines, Latin America, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: obamabrazil, obamachile, obamaelsalvador, obamalatinamerica, obamavisittolatinamerica
In the Name of the Fathers—The Priests of Juarez
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 16, 2011
With the penitential season of Lent underway, Catholic priests in Juarez, the most violent city in Latin America, are walking a tight rope.
Categories: Latin America, Latino, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: borderviolence, catholicchurch, ciudadjuarez, mexico, usmexicoborder
After Six Executions, Family Flees Juarez—But Is Anywhere Safe?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 15, 2011
The Reyes Salazar family, long a target for violence, can’t pinpoint their enemy. But they suspect the Mexican government.
Categories: Front Page, International Affairs, Latin America, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, War & Conflict
Tags: borderviolence, josefinareyessalazar, Juarez, mexicanofficialcorruption, Mexico, reyessalazar
The Law of The Gun: Vigilante in Mexico
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 01, 2011
A video of an execution of two carjackers by Juarez police has many citizens cheering but some warn against vigilante.
Categories: Latin America, Latino, Law & Justice, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: carjackers, crime, drugs, execution, juarez, mexico, police, vigilante