This Week in las Noticias

Immigrant rights activists join protests nationwide (Yahoo! News) - Thousands of immigrants and activists gathered in cities across the country Thursday to demand comprehensive immigration reform, including citizenship opportunities for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the U.S.

Hispanics Are Fastest-Growing Minority Group, U.S. Census Says (Bloomberg) - Hispanics are the largest minority group in the U.S. and were the fastest growing segment of the population in the year ending July 2007, the Census Bureau said.

Judge Postpones Televisa-Univision Trial (Houston Chronicle) - A federal judge agreed Monday to delay a much-anticipated trial that would pit one giant of Spanish-language television, Mexico's Grupo Televisa, against another, Univision Communications.

Publication bets on Hispanics Love for NASCAR Races (Portada) - Automotive Advertisers that want to reach Hispanics have a new vehicle to choose from: Aceleración Extrema, a publication for NASCAR fans. The publication is published by Rojas Marketing, an Annandale, VA based company, led by Hispanic newspaper veteran Jimmy Rojas.

Fewer immigrants sending money to Latin America (Austin American Statesman) - Fewer immigrants from Latin America are regularly sending money to their home countries because of the slumping U.S. economy and a growing “anti-immigrant” climate, a survey released Wednesday found.

Straight From the Heartthrob (Washington Post) - Great news! Turns out Shakira isn't the only swivel-hipped, golden-throated international chart-topping Latin sex bomb who's going to help the children. We've also got Ricky Martin on the case -- and he's planning to open an office right here in Washington.