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Why I Hire Undocumented Workers

Mary Mata March 13, 2014

By Francis Wilkinson, Bloomberg Using data from the U.S. Census, the Pew Hispanic Center estimated that there were eight million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. labor force in 2010. The Migration Policy Institute estimated the […]

Politics Counts: Why Texas Could Flip Quickly From Red to Blue

Mary Mata

Harlem’s Spanish Christian Church Devastated By Natural Gas Explosion

Mary Mata

Minority Political Candidates Just Need a Chance

Mary Mata March 12, 2014

By Eric Gonzalez, Michigan State University Today / Latino Decisions It’s not necessarily voters who should be blamed for the lack of minorities in state legislatures, but instead the two major political […]

Plant closure sought for polluting Latino district of Los Angeles

Mary Mata

By EFE/Global Post Los Angeles, Mar 11 (EFE).- Community leaders requested Tuesday the urgent closure of a battery-recycling plant in Vernon, California, after a report was published showing the existence […]

AZ Congressman Ed Pastor’s Surprise Retirement Sets Off A Scramble To Fill His Seat

Mary Mata

By Fox News Latino The deadline for filing to run for retiring U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor’s seat in Arizona isn’t until the end of May, but Arizona state Rep. Ruben […]

SXSW 2014: How to make the perfect Austin breakfast taco (recipes)

Mary Mata

By  Jacob Margolis, KPCC While South by Southwest is all about the music, tech and film presentations, it’s also about the food. I’ve been trying to explore the city as […]