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'Border Wars' Looks at Undocumented Immigration and Efforts to Stop It

Feds and civilian groups patrol the international border on the National Geographic show.

-- by Jon Caramanica, Special to the Los Angeles Times:

Hispanic Audiences Put "Machete" Among Weekend Box Office Leaders

-- from ABC News:

George Clooney outgunned his rivals at the Labor Day holiday weekend box office in North America with a low-caliber opening for his assassin drama "The American," as the lucrative summer moviegoing season wound down on a traditionally weak note.

A Window for Immigration Reform

-- a Los Angeles Times editorial:

Justice Department Sues Sheriff Over Bias Investigation

-- by Marc Lacey, The New York Times:

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County for not cooperating with an investigation into whether his department was systematically violating the rights of Hispanics.

Largest Gathering of Hispanic Business Leaders in America to Meet in Dallas

-United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to Host 31st Annual National Convention & Business Expo-

-- from PR Newswire:

Latino Newspaper Creates Twitter Newspaper to Connect With Members

-- from LatinaLista.com:

It's often said that we live in a society of information overload. Drop social media into that mix and the statement becomes an understatement.

For example, Twitter is packed with bytes of information ranging from the useful to the useless but most always interesting to the people following it. Yet, because something new is being tweeted, literally every microsecond, it's hard to keep up.

Idaho's Hispanic Population is Young and Fast-Growing

-- from The Idaho Statesman.com:

A new pamphlet from the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs and the University of Idaho offers demographic tidbits about the Gem State’s Hispanic residents. Among them:

70: Percentage of Idaho's Hispanic residents born in the U.S. Many families have lived here for generations.

Workers Rebuilding New Orleans Face Rampant Wage Theft

Undocumented Workers Vital to Reconstruction Face Discrimination and Abuse

-- by Elise Foley, The Washington Independent:

Seven Myths That Cloud Immigration Debate

-- by Darrell M. West, Brookings Institution:

The United States is shockingly irrational in the way it handles immigration. Unlike other nations that strategically use immigration to pursue national goals, we lurch from concerns about border security to illegal immigrants to drugs and crime without considering our long-term political and economic priorities. 

L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa: 'Go Home, Texas Oil Companies'

-- by Margot Roosevelt, The Los Angeles Times:

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Tuesday rebuked Valero Energy Corp. and Tesoro Corp., which operate refineries in Wilmington, for bankrolling a measure that would effectively scuttle the state's efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

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