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Border Companies Thrive on Mexican-Americans – NYTimes

A follow up article from one I posted a few weeks ago here. This thriving economy is even more significant considering the whole economy of both the US and Mexico.

Latin America addressing climate change

Latin America addressing climate change. It is great that our countries are having a meeting to address climate change.

See blog post here

Clearing a Path for Development at the U.S.-Mexico Border (NY Times)

Clearing a Path for Development at the U.S.-Mexico Border This is a great example of these two countries working together to improve our border and create jobs. You want to stop illegal immigration, this is one way to reduce it – create jobs in Mexico. The U.S. also gets jobs and it becomes a win win situation.

A series of 17 short movies on what it means to be Latino in modern America

LTS Spanish Languages – is a series of 17 short movies on what it means to be Latino in modern America. This is really neat. Check it out.

Mexican Data Show Migration to U.S. in Decline – NYT

Mexican Data Show Migration to U.S. in Decline from the New York Times.

My favorite quote from this article is from Steven A. Camarota, “It is not set in stone, so with some mix of enforcement and the economy, fewer will come and more will go home.” Nice. Let’s create the worst recession in a 75years to keep those illegals out. What is the formula for the mix in the economy and enforcement – 60% enforcement and 40% recession? Come on.

Parents Influence Sex Decisions, Hispanic Teens Say

Parents Influence Sex Decisions, Hispanic Teens Say The fact that struck me the most was the following “with 53 percent of Hispanic females becoming pregnant when they’re teens.” Wow. This is really high.

Hispanics’ high expectations – Ben Smith – POLITICO.com

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0509/Hispanics_high_expectations.html Latinos have high expectations for Obama on immigration reform.

Homeownership Losses Are Greatest Among Minorities, Report Finds

Homeownership Losses are greatest among minorities. This is not surprising but still sad that we have inequalities in many levels. Yet the good news is that according to the NY Times article “Even with the decline, the rate for all groups together remains higher than before the boom, with nearly 68 percent of American households owning homes last year, up from 64 percent in 1994.” This would include Latinos. Read the article, it reports both good and bad news for minorities, especially Latinos.

5 de Mayo

I know 5 de mayo was over a few days ago but this link shows how the battle in Puebla might have made a difference in the US Civil War. Check it out