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Colombian Woman Thought to be Dead Moves Her Arm at Funeral Home

By Shani Saxon-Parrish | 02/18/2010 - 17:50 | 3 Comments

Just as an undertaker was about to inject embalming fluid into the corpse in front of him, he saw the woman moves her arms, doctors in Cali, Colombia said yesterday.

Noelia Serna, 45, was declared dead early Tuesday after being rushed to the hospital...

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GOP Proposing Bill To Rescind Birthright Citizenship for Children Born to Undocumented Parents

By Mariela Rosario | 02/18/2010 - 17:00 | 9 Comments

Republican lawmakers recently introduced a bill that would take US citizenship away from babies born in the United States to undocumented immigrants. The concept of birthright citizenship is a fundamental tenet of the constitution of this country. But according to Rep. Gary Miller (R-Brea, CA), "You have many people coming to this country illegally. They...

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Over 200,000 Fish Found Dead in Argentine Lake

By Dorkys Ramos | 02/18/2010 - 10:00 | 3 Comments

How’s this for bizarre news: more than 200,000 fish were found dead last week in a lake in Northern Argentina. Environmental officials are still figuring out what caused the mass deaths in Lake Ipizca located 621 miles northeast of Buenos...

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Immigration Laws Lead to Fatal Family Separation

By Mariela Rosario | 02/17/2010 - 13:00 | 17 Comments

The NY Times recently ran a heartbreaking story about Elizabeth Drummond and Segundo Encalada, a couple who were married with children when Encalada was forced by immigration officials to take a "voluntary departure" back to Ecuador. A lawyer...

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Over 14,000 of Eva & Juan Perón's Items up for Auction

By Mariela Rosario | 02/16/2010 - 18:00 | 9 Comments

Former President Juan Perón and his wife Evita are Argentina's most enduring and beloved political figures. Now, they have found a way to give back to the people closest to their hearts from beyond the grave through the sale of over 14,000 artifacts collected from the Perón family estate. The items were...

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Report: Immigration Legalization Could Boost U.S. Economy

By Dorkys Ramos | 02/16/2010 - 16:38 | 4 Comments

A recent study says that legalizing the roughly 12 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. would boost our economy. The study, done by UCLA Associate Professor Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda and released by the Center for American Progress and the...

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Guatemalan Women Arming Themselves Due to Regional Instability

By Mariela Rosario | 02/11/2010 - 16:14 | 2 Comments

The Diario de Centroamerica newspaper recently featured an article about the growing phenomenon of women forced to arm themselves due to the instability in Guatemala. Reportedly, some 9,200 guns have been registered to women.

Digecam regulatory agency director Guillermo...

Arlenis Sosa Exclusive: Black Models Need to Stick Together

By Shani Saxon-Parrish | 02/11/2010 - 15:00 | 22 Comments

The name is Arlenis Sosa. Like Gisele or Tyra, this 20-year-old Dominican beauty is on a first-name basis with everyone from Oscar de la Renta to Anna Wintour. But don’t mistake her meteoric rise in fashion for luck. Sosa was born to do this—even if she still gets homesick. Latina contributing editor Damarys Ocaña spoke to the...

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