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Pay gap tied to minimum wage; Latinas hit hardest

Mary Mata June 10, 2013

By Jacquellena Carrero, NBCLatino The fact that women’s wages lag behind men’s is nothing new, but a new report is showing that the minimum wage may have something to do with […]

Common Application statement on undoc students a hoax

Mary Mata

In a nation soon to be majority minority, Latinos struggle to climb out of poverty

Mary Mata

Latino Jobless Rate Up in May, Down Since 2012

Mary Mata

By Hispanic Business As with the population at large, the unemployment rate for Hispanics continues to drop as the U.S. economy keeps trudging its way out of the gloom of the Great […]

‘We Are Big Marijuana,’ Company Gets Support From Former Mexican President

Mary Mata June 3, 2013

By Fox News Latino SEATTLE –  A former Microsoft manager’s efforts to create the first national brand of marijuana received support Thursday from the former president of Mexico, Vicente Fox. […]

For Medicare, Immigrants Offer Surplus, Study Finds

Mary Mata May 30, 2013

By Sabrina Tavernise,  The New York Times Immigrants have contributed billions of dollars more to Medicare in recent years than the program has paid out on their behalf, according to […]

National and State by State Economic Benefits of Immigration Reform

Mary Mata May 29, 2013

By Robert Lynch and Patrick Oakford, Center for American Progress …there are significant economic benefits to the U.S. economy and to all Americans when unauthorized immigrants acquire provisional legal status. Our […]