Immigration

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Young Mother Fights Deportation, Hopes for Immigration Reform

Mary Mata August 1, 2013

By Melissa del Bosque, The Texas Observer On Tuesday morning, Veronica Ayala, 33, stood next to her three-year old son Damian in a parking lot across the street from the J.J. […]

For ‘Undocuqueers,’ SCOTUS Rulings Only Half the Battle

Mary Mata July 31, 2013

Latino immigrants helping the homeless in NYC

Mary Mata

33 Members Of Congress Sign Letter Supporting ‘DREAM 9’

Mary Mata July 30, 2013

By David Martin Davies, Fronteras The nine immigration activists, called the DREAM 9, who were taken into custody after crossing the Nogales Port of Entry on July 22, remain in custody. But they […]

Court rules against Hazleton immigration law

Mary Mata

By Ben Finley, Philadelphia Inquirer Hazleton, Pa., has lost another round in federal court as it tries to enforce ordinances that crack down on illegal immigrants. The U.S. Court of […]

Reluctant Citizens

Mary Mata July 29, 2013

By Jacob Lewin. Latino USA Not everyone who immigrates to the United States wants to become a citizen. There are around ten million legal permanent residents who aren’t applying. We’ll […]

The Real Housewife of Ciudad Juarez

Mary Mata

By Debbie Nathan, The Texas Observer It’s 5:45 a.m. on a Monday, and we’re stuck in traffic, slowly inching northward on a bridge that joins Mexico to the United States at […]