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In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we celebrate the history, culture and lifestyle of the Latino population -- the fastest-growing population in the United States. |
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Which Industries Are Best for Latinas? |
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Latina executives are making major strides in corporate America but still have a long way to go. Find out which sector is best for the growing population of Latinas and what companies must do to keep them.
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Blacks, Latinos Get Costlier End-of-Life Care |
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Keywords: healthcare, healthcare gap, end-of-life care, racial disparities, racism, discrimination, Blacks, African Americans, Latinos, end of life A new study shows that Blacks and Latinos get more invasive and expensive end-of-life treatment than whites, despite the fact that they tend to get...
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More Latinos Are Enrolling in College |
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Keywords: Latinos, education, college, population, K-12, U.S. Census, Census, Census data, African Americans, Asian Americans Newly released census data shows Latinos comprised 12 percent of full-time students in the nation's colleges, a 2 percent increase over 2006, the New York Daily News rep...
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Latino Market Booming Despite Hard Times |
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Keywords: Latinos, Latino, Latino market, advertising, Latino population, economy, economic crisis, diversity
They are 46 million strong and have $1 trillion in buying power, according to MSNBC.com. Businesses and even the Boy Scouts of America are waking up to the fact that Latinos represent a boo...
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Could Drug War Cause Mexico to Implode? |
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Keywords: Mexico, drug war, drug violence, drug-related violence, drug cartels, CIA, Pentagon, Felipe Calder?n, failed state, American military The CIA and the Pentagon fear that the escalation in drug-related violence could topple the Mexican government of President Felipe Calder?n, reports NP...
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Migration From Mexico Drops by More Than Half |
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Keywords: migration, immigration, Mexico, immigrants, undocumented immigrants, undocumented workers, undocumented migrants, Latinos, economic crisis, economic downturn The net number of Mexicans migrating to the United States as well as to other countries has dropped significantly during the cu...
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Latinos Outnumber Other Racial Groups Sentenced in Federal Courts |
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Keywords: Latinos, immigration, immigration policy, immigrants, undocumented immigrants, undocumented workers, federal court, criminal offenders, African Americans, whites A new study shows that Latinos are surpassing other racial groups among people sentenced in federal courts, partly because ...
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Immigrant Latinos Most Affected by Recession |
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Keywords: immigrant, Latinos, recession, Census Bureau, unemployment rate, labor force, foreign-born Latinos, native-born Latinos, Blacks Immigrant Latinos are feeling a greater impact from the recession than other racial and ethnic groups in the first year of the recession, according to an ana...
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Latino Nonprofits in NYC Hit Hard by Recession |
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Keywords: Latino nonprofits, Latino community, Hispanic Federation, recession, economic crisis, education, nonprofits, Latino New York City's Latino nonprofits, which provide services ranging from classes in computer skills to housing and employment programs, are struggling to survive in the c...
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Years of Limbo for Immigrants Caught in Raids |
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Keywords: immigration, undocumented immigrants, undocumented workers, immigration raids Hundreds of undocumented workers across the country live in a state of limbo after being caught up in immigration raids, The Associated Press (AP) reports. While they may have escaped immediate deportation, ...
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