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Arizona Putting the Sqeeze on Companies that Employ Undocumented Workers

16:41 H — Maegan la Mala

Arizona is on the record books for having the most recorded number of undocumented immigrants entering the state. This fact combined with the recent failure of the U.S. Congress to come to an agreement on immigration reform, has led to... Read more »

Topics: Arizona - Business - Immigration

Movies, en tu idioma, translated by you

16:16 H — Jennifer

Crowdsourcing -- getting things done with the help of the general public -- has been a buzz phrase for a while now. An interesting project called dotSUB lets you get videos and movies en tu idioma -- whichever language that... Read more »

Topics: Internet - Language - Media - Tech

Happy Independence Day Venezuela

14:03 H — Maegan la Mala

Today Venezuela celebrates its independence but President Hugo Chavez sure won't be getting a card from the U.S. First, on Monday Hugito broke ground on a joint petrochemical complex south of Tehran, Iran with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Then today... Read more »

Topics: Money - Politics - Venezuela

Chavez defends Iran, calls out the U.S. and Europe

12:36 H — Jennifer

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is defending the nation of Iran, saying that it is being attacked unfairly for its nuclear program. In a move that puts the president even closer to an "enemy" of the U.S., Chavez complimented Iran's 1979... Read more »

Topics: Politics - Venezuela - World

Copa America Says Adios to the U.S. of America

12:00 H — Maegan la Mala

Latinos in the US may have been having bbq's for the 4th of July holiday but many were also tuned to the Copa America. Chile and Mexico tied 0-0 and both advance. Brazil beat Ecuador 1-0 knocking the United States... Read more »

Topics: Latin America - Sports

Mexico City has lost 600,000 to emigration

11:46 H — Jennifer

The hyper-populated capital of Mexico has lost 600,000 of its citizen to emigration to the U.S. over the past 20 years. Approximately 30,000 people leave Mexico City every year for the U.S., according to a report issued by the city's... Read more »

Topics: Immigration - Mexico - Society

No Live Earth for Latin America

10:03 H — Maegan la Mala

The worldwide concert fest being promoted by former vice-president, will not be stopping in Latin America because of security concerns. A concert in Rio was scheduled for Saturday until a Brazilian judge cancelled the event citing the fact that there... Read more »

Topics: Brazil - Latin America - Music