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Hateful billboard campaign hits Tucson

16:59 H — Jennifer

In Arizona, a state that's home to more than one million Latinos, a firestorm is brewing over the placement of a billboard off of Tucson's Interstate 10 which proclaims: "Stop the Invasion, Secure Our Borders". The billboard, was placed by... Read more »

Topics: Controversia - Immigration - States

VLMIL Candidate #15: Carlos Slim

12:54 H — Jennifer

Name: Carlos Slim Helú Age: 66 Occupation: Billionaire businessman Place of Residence: Mexico City Bio: Carlos Slim Helú was born the son of Lebanese immigrant shop owners in Mexico City. From Wikipedia: "His father Julián Slim (Yusef Salim) Haddad, a... Read more »

Topics: Business - Money - Polls2006 - VivirLatino

Violence Against Women in Peru

11:47 H — Maegan la Mala

According to a post up on Feministing yesterday, violence against women in Peru has reached epidemic proportions. In some parts of the nation well over half the women report being abused physically and/or sexually. Some of the causes are related... Read more »

Topics: Family - Justice - Peru - Women

VLMIL Candidate #14: Gabriel Garcia Marquez

07:31 H — Maegan la Mala

Name: Gabriel José García Márquez Age: 78 Occupation: Novelist, journalist, publisher, political activist Place of Residence:Bogota, Mexico City,Cuernavaca, Barcelona, Paris, Havana, Cartagena, and Barranquilla Bio: From The Modern World,"Gabriel José García Márquez was born on March 6, 1928 in Aracataca,... Read more »

Topics: Books - Literature - Polls2006 - VivirLatino