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Texas Lieutenant governor hopefuls vow repeal of immigrant tuition break

Mary Mata October 11, 2013

By Robert Garrett, Dallas Morning News AUSTIN — The four major Republican candidates for lieutenant governor all want to repeal the state law allowing those in the country illegally to […]

What The U.S. Needs to do Now to Remain Competitive in the Global Economy

Mary Mata

Book Ban: Will Arizona Censors Be Shocked by ‘King of Cuba’?

Mary Mata October 10, 2013

Homemade Oakland Tamales

Mary Mata

By Maria Hinojosa, Latino USA Carolina Santos and her mother, Rosa Oliva, make tamales, tacos, and all sorts of other food for office workers and other clients, who are usually […]

How ‘lawsuit lending’ is putting families at risk

Mary Mata

By Febe Zepeda and Baldomero Garza, Latinovations An insidious problem has been creeping into the shady world of predatory lending – the practice of lawsuit lending. It goes something like this: […]

Immigrants seek end to ‘discriminatory’ Montana Highway Patrol policy

Mary Mata October 9, 2013

By Great Falls Tribune HELENA — An immigrants-rights group on Monday filed a class-action lawsuit seeking to put an end to a Montana Highway Patrol policy of detaining minorities stopped for […]

Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival devoted to culture, humanity

Mary Mata

By Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Daily News Following a year’s hiatus, the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival returns for its 16th edition. Tough economic times have been hard on these […]