Hispanic News

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Feb

By ML Noticias

Hispanic News

Congressman Charles Gonzalez as the “Lifetime Achiever Award” Recipient

The Award is given by Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association and the National Latino Alliance on Health Information Technology.   New York City, NY [CapitalWirePR] February 23, 2012 - Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association (www.a-lista.org) and the National Latino Alliance on Health Information Technology (www.latinohit.org) announced…

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23

Feb

By ML Noticias

Hispanic News

DC Latin American Film Showcase

Last week of the Ibero-American Cultural Attachés Association's DC Latin American Film Showcase with Spain and Portugal. Octubre, the first feature film from brothers Daniel and Diego Vega, is a deadpan dark comedy incorporating influences ranging from Jim Jarmusch and Aki Kaurismaki to Robert Bresson. Clemente is a moneylender in…

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23

Feb

By ML Noticias

Hispanic News

President of Cuban Parliament to Travel to El Salvador

San Salvador, Feb 22 (Prensa Latina) The President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba, Ricardo Alarcón, is scheduled to arrive in El Salvador on Thursday on a four-day official visit at the invitation of his counterpart Sigfrido Reyes. Reyes described the visit as historic, as it reciprocates…

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23

Feb

By ML Noticias

Hispanic News

A Conversation with Carolina Trivelli

Carolina Tivelli is the Minister of Development and Social Inclusion of Perú. Thursday, February 23, 2012 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Council of the Americas 1615 L St, NW Suite 250 Washington, DC Map of location The Americas Society/Council of the Americas and Fund for Peace will have a public…

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22

Feb

By ML Noticias

Hispanic News

Open Letter to the Governor of Connecticut

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 The Honorable Dannel Patrick Malloy Office of the Governor, State Capitol 210 Capitol Avenue Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Dear Governor Malloy: We write to you to express our alarm regarding ICE’s announced decision to activate Secure Communities (S-COMM) statewide today, Wednesday, February 22nd. We urge you to…

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21

Feb

By ML Noticias

Hispanic News

Public Security in El Salvador: The Slide Towards Re-Militarization

This analysis was prepared by COHA Senior Research Fellow Frederick Mills. The appointment of retired military officers to public security leadership positions over the past three months is being seen by many as a serious challenge to democracy in El Salvador.  President Mauricio Funes argues that these appointments are legal,…

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19

Feb

By Santiago D. Távara

Hispanic News

How New Americans Will Help Support Retiring Baby Boomers How New Americans Will Help Support Retiring Baby Boomers

  The Immigration Policy Center releases The Future of a Generation: How New Americans Will Help Support Retiring Baby Boomers, by Walter Ewing, Ph.D. The United States is in the midst of a profound demographic transformation that will long outlast the current economic downturn. In 2011, the first of the baby…

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19

Feb

By Santiago D. Távara

Hispanic News

Hispanics to Account for Greater Share of Growth in the Labor Force

Hispanics are expected to account for 74% of the growth in the nation's labor force from 2010 to 2020, according to new projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). A Pew Research Center commentary notes that this is much higher than in the previous two decades. Hispanics accounted for…

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18

Feb

By Santiago D. Távara

Hispanic News

WOLA Laments Honduran Prison Tragedy

The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) laments the recent tragic fire in Comayagua, Honduras that claimed the lives of at least 375 prisoners. Initial reports indicate that the prisoners' cries for help went unheeded, and emergency responders could not locate any guards with keys to release them. The U.S. State Department’s 2010…

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18

Feb

By Santiago D. Távara

Hispanic News

This Week in Immigration

New Mexico Governor Fails to Repeal State Driver’s License Law Yet Again Yesterday, the New Mexico Legislature ended its 2012 session, leaving intact the 2003 state law that allows driver’s licenses to be issued to individuals regardless of immigration status. This marks the third unsuccessful attempt by Republican Governor Susana…

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