Nuevo New Orleans: Latino Immigrants Remake the Crescent City

BY PETER HOLDERNESS[the story was originally published in March 2008 for Immigration Here & There, a Medill School of Journalism project - to the photo essay, "Portraits of Atletico, Louisiana"]Fernando Saucedo crossed the U.S.-Mexico border on July 4, 2005, headed for...

Nearly 10% of Latinos lag on mortgages

" Nearly one in 10 Latino homeowners fell behind in mortgage payments last year. That's the finding of a Pew Hispanic Center survey. The Hispanic research group also reports about 3% say they had received a foreclosure notice. The survey found that nearly half of respondents,...

Study shows decline in immigrant labor

"Reversing a five-year trend, fewer immigrant Latinos were either working or looking for jobs in the third quarter of 2008 compared to a year ago, according to a recent Pew Hispanic Center study.The labor force participation rate of foreign-born Latinos fell from 72.4 percent...

Latinos turn up the heat on Obama: Remember, you owe us more!

" After the withdrawal of Bill Richardson’s name as an Obama administration Cabinet nominee, Hispanic leaders say they expect the president-elect to name another Latino to head the Commerce Department. An Obama transition team source said a veteran California congressman,...

Richardson withdrawal disappoints Latinos

" "We are hugely disappointed. It's a stunned community out there," said Janet Murguía, president and CEO of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States. "He is a very well-recognized...

Wrong date for Election Day in Westchester Spanish mailing

"Wrong date for Election Day in Westchester Spanish mailing The Associated Press Updated Monday, November 3rd 2008, 5:03 PM ...