DailyTexan: lack of education hurts Latinos and economy

"...48 percent of the Latino workforce has less than a high school diploma, whereas the rate for the white population is 9 percent. This will result in a 5 percent decline in per capita income for the entire Texas population between 2000 and 2020, Gándara said."

http://www.dailytexanonline.com/top-stories/latinos-face-economic-educational-inequities-1.1788225

L.A. Times: Latino unemployment rising rapidly

"Latino unemployment in California, which has been rising rapidly, reached 15.7% in the quarter ending June 30, exceeding African American joblessness for the first time in the current economic downturn, according to a new analysis."

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-latino-jobless28-2009jul28,0,1355699.story

PBS: Roberto Clemente's story

PBS does a great job in this retelling of Roberto Clemente's story.

http://video.pbs.org/video/1150315379#

Politico: Hispanic voters up 28% in 08 over 04

Census Estimate: Hispanic voters
• 9.745 million in 2008
• 7.587 million in 2004.
• up 28.4%.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0709/More_Hispanic_voters.html

WSJ: Illegal immigration from Mexico lowest in 10 years

"The flow of immigrants from Mexico to the U.S. declined to the lowest level in a decade during the past year, a sign that the recession is deterring economic migrants from heading north in search of jobs."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124830603836573915.html

WSJ: Media powerhouse Televisa missed expectations

Televisa, Mexico's No. 1 broadcaster and the largest producer of Spanish-language content in the world, said late Thursday its net profit dipped 0.7% on the year in the second quarter to MXN1.83 billion, slightly below expectations.

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090717-710578.html

L.A.Times: U.S. Latino powerhouse Univision wins fight w/ Mexican media giant Televisa on internet distribution rights

A federal judge in Los Angeles on Friday handed Univision Communications a major victory in its hard-fought battle with its programming partner from Mexico, underscoring Univision's exclusive rights in the U.S. to the wildly popular Spanish-language soap operas that fuel its huge ratings.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-univision18-2009jul18,0,2823896.story

WashPost: Latinos size up Sotomayor in person

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/13/AR2009071303311.html?hpid=topnews

NYT: Sotomayor pledges her Latin heritage will not affect her legal judgment

She pledged that “at no point nor time” would she let her background affect how she rules. Life experiences are important in perceiving facts, she said, “but the law commands a result.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/15/us/politics/15confirm.html

NY Daily News: Don't miss NY's Chase Latino Festival

"Even in a city like New York, where so many great music, theater and film festivals occur, the Chase Latino Cultural Festival ranks as truly unique.

"This is the largest and most diverse Latino festival in the city," said festival director Claudia Norman. "It offers a wide range of culture, from traditional and folkloric to new and popular voices.""

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2009/07/12/2009-07-12_chase_latino_cultural_festival_offers_whirlwind_tour_of_latin_culture.html

WashPost: Sotomayor's former Prof recalls her as a freshman

"But Sonia made a strong impression. She was not the best student I taught in my seven years at Princeton -- though she certainly was high on the list -- but she was the one who took greatest advantage of the opportunities there and emerged most transformed by her experience."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/09/AR2009070902391.html

Navarette: Latinos on the rise

http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_12770218

WSJ: Latino activiests urge census boycott, potentially hurting federal funding and congressional seats

"Some Latino activists are seeking to drum up support among undocumented immigrants to boycott the 2010 census as a strategy to prod the federal government to overhaul immigration laws."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124646713043481165.html?mod=googlenews_wsj