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http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20090430/LOCAL/304309989/1002/LOCAL
Local Hispanic groups gathered Wednesday to support legislation that would grant citizenship to some children of illegal immigrants. More...

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Posted on  Monday, May 4, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

The Ins & Outs of Networking Culture

By: Tina kosikowski

http://www.diversityinc.com/public/3515.cfm
  Ask anyone in the business world and they'll tell you that to get ahead, networking is crucial--and it has only become more so in the tight job market.   "In today's tight job market, networking is a necessity," says Tony Jenkins, vice president of cultural competence... More...

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Posted on  Monday, May 4, 2009   By:  tinaelizabeth    0 Comments    Share

 

How Do Women Get the Salaries They Deserve? Culture

By: Tina kosikowski

http://www.diversityinc.com/public/5359.cfm?sd=271
  On Jan. 29,  President Barack Obama  signed his first bill into law. The  Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009  reverses a Supreme Court ruling from last year that declared plaintiffs had to file wage claims within 180 days of a company's decision to pay a worker less... More...

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Posted on  Monday, May 4, 2009   By:  tinaelizabeth    0 Comments    Share

 

Why Are Women Still Earning Less Than Men? Culture

By: Tina kosikowski

http://www.diversityinc.com/public/5809.cfm
  More women are getting college degrees than men these days, but they still aren't being paid as much. In 2008, 29.4 million women and 28.4 million men ages 25 and older held  bachelor's degrees or higher, according to just-released data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Women had a larger... More...

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Posted on  Monday, May 4, 2009   By:  tinaelizabeth    0 Comments    Share

 

http://yesmagazine.org/article.asp?id=3437
This is very good news, especially after eight years in which the U.S. president was either ignored as irrelevant or repudiated in much of Latin America. But to be successful, Obama will have to look for advice beyond his secretary of state, whose husband advocated NAFTA and other trade policies... More...

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Posted on  Friday, April 24, 2009   By:  icmaldonado    0 Comments    Share

 

Hispanics encountering hostility in the South Culture

By: Inez C. maldonado

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_hispanicaffairs/2009/04/hispanics-encountering-hostility-in-the-south-report-says.html
Interesting look at how Hispanics are currently viewing law enforcement surrounding immigration raids, law enforcement, and partnerships sucha s 287g with ICE. More...

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Posted on  Wednesday, April 22, 2009   By:  icmaldonado    0 Comments    Share

 

Immigration forum planned for Saturday Culture

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/forum_24216___article.html/immigration_planned.html
Elon United Church of Christ and Elon University will host 'Building Communities: Alamance County speaks About Immigration' on Saturday. More...

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Posted on  Thursday, April 16, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

Group's priority: Immigration reform Culture

By: Jackie Chavarria

http://www.startribune.com/politics/43011752.html?elr=KArks:
When President Obama announced last week that immigration reform would be a priority this year, many Minnesota business, labor and religious organizers decided to give him a hand. More...

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Posted on  Thursday, April 16, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123975190063718725.html
Some big U.S. banks that have received billions of dollars from the government are shipping some of their newest recruits overseas in order to comply with a federal law that restricts their ability to hire foreign workers for U.S. jobs. More...

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Posted on  Thursday, April 16, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

 

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-mistaken-for-illegal-i,1,1839953.story
Pedro Guzman has been an American citizen all his life. Yet in 2007, the 31-year-old Los Angeles native — in jail for a misdemeanor, mentally ill and never able to read or write — signed a waiver agreeing to leave the country without a hearing and was deported to Mexico as an illegal... More...

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Posted on  Tuesday, April 14, 2009   By:  jackie    0 Comments    Share

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