Counties feel impact of Hispanic immigrants

March 4, 2008 Source: PR Newswire ... more

March 4, 2008 Source: NPR Morning Edition The hostility by some anti-immigrant activists against Hispanics is no different from that directed against earlier generations of Irish, Italian and Jewish immigrants, Geraldo Rivera says. "It's a hysterical whipping up of a mob frenzy on an issue that should be recognized that it is part of a process that makes this country unique," Rivera tells Steve Inskeep. "And by exacerbating the differentness of the newcomers, what they... more

March 3, 2008 By Gary Feuerberg Minority groups are playing crucial roles in the highly contested 2008 election on the Democratic Party side. African Americans propelled Barack Obama to victory in South Carolina and other states where African Americans constitute a large portion of the Democratic Party, while Hillary Clinton won Nevada, New Mexico, and California with a majority of the Hispanic vote. Texas, with its large Hispanic population, became the new battleground. Not just Democ... more

March 4, 2008 By Roberto Carlos Alvarez-Galloso When one is talking about Jenny Rivera, the word associated with her is queen of Banda music. She has earned her crown in her own right even though she has come from a musical family. What I also like about Jenni Rivera is that being born and raised in the United States of America does not mean giving up on one’s own culture or origin. Jenny Rivera deserves my praise for being a Latino who has been able to succeed in the Spanish speaking worl... more