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Latinos Are The Unhappiest Americans — Seriously
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Latinos Are The Unhappiest Americans — Seriously

By Amaris Castillo | 06/04/2013 - 11:22 | 0 Comments

Latinos aren’t the happiest bunch. According to a Harris Poll survey of 2,345 Americans, Hispanics fared the worst when it comes to cheerfulness. Just 28 percent of those surveyed said that they were “very happy,” which is down 35 percent from 2011.

The survey was...

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Hilda Solis Set to Become Queen of LA After Resignation, Eyes Powerful County Position

By Fox News Latino | 01/11/2013 - 13:29 | 0 Comments

Hilda Solis, who resigned Wednesday as the nation's first Hispanic labor secretary, plans to head back to her native California where, Los Angeles political experts say, she is set to hold one of the most powerful legislative positions in the country.

Solis, 55, is leaving the Obama administration after four years and returning to her native...

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J.R. Martinez Is Congratulated by U.S. Secretary of Defense
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J.R. Martinez Congratulated by U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta

By Amaris Castillo | 11/28/2011 - 10:00 | 0 Comments

J.R. Martinez’s list of admirers keeps growing!

The part-Salvadorian Army veteran and new champion of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars received a congratulatory letter recently from the U.S. Secretary of Defense...

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Scotty McCreery’s Mic Goes Dead at World Series

WATCH: Scotty McCreery’s Mic Goes Dead at World Series

By Amaris Castillo | 10/21/2011 - 11:30 | 0 Comments

Sometimes in life, there are technical difficulties. So was the case for part-Puerto Rican Scotty McCreery, who experienced a microphone flub this past Wednesday at Game 1 of the World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers. 

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Hilda Solis Talks Latino Jobs & Unemployment on Univision

By Amaris Castillo | 07/19/2011 - 14:15 | 1 Comment

The United States Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis spoke to Univision recently about the state of unemployment among Latinos in the country. In an exclusive interview with the network’s Satcha Pretto, Solis spoke about why the rate of unemployment (10 percent) among U.S. Latinos is higher than the nation’s rate, which is 9.2...

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Supreme Court Makes It Easier for Undocumented Immigrants to Go to College

By Amaris Castillo | 06/08/2011 - 17:15 | 0 Comments

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal earlier this week that challenged California’s policy of granting reduced, in-state college tuition to graduates of its high school who are illegal immigrants, The Los Angeles Times...

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