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This month, California will become the second state with a Latino majority

Mary Mata March 18, 2014

By Leo Hornak and Jonathan Kealing, PRI The United States is expected to become majority minority sometime around 2043. When that happens, that means the number of non-Hispanic white people will be smaller […]

Prison Hunger Strike Puts Spotlights on Immigration Detention

Mary Mata

How Gloria Molina changed Latina politics and history

Mary Mata March 17, 2014

How Immigration Advocacy Has Changed From A Washington Boys Club To A Gritty Girl Movement

Mary Mata

By Angela Maria Kelley, Hispanically Speaking News I started my career over twenty years ago as a young immigration attorney in an under-funded community legal organization in Washington, D.C. representing refugees, […]

Q&A with LALO ALCARAZ: ‘La Cucaracha’ creator gets a national closeup on Ovation

Mary Mata

By Michael Cavna, Washington Post Last night many people met Lalo Alcaraz and his impassioned work for the first time. So what would the creator of “La Cucaracha” — the first widely syndicated […]

Hispanic Caucus to wait on resolution

Mary Mata

By Seung Min Kim, Politico The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is holding off on taking a sharper line against President Barack Obama on deportations after his announcement Thursday evening that his […]

Long overdue Medals of Honor to be awarded to 17 Hispanics

Mary Mata

By Grace Flores-Hughes, Voxxi President Barack Obama will be honoring a total of 17 Hispanics (15 posthumous and 2 alive) with the Medal of Honor on March 18th, reminding us that […]