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Sequester and Latino Education: Vulnerable Group in the Crossfire

Mary Mata March 5, 2013

By John Benson, Voxxi With the sequester now a reality, the debate continues regarding the totality of spending cuts coming down the pike. However, there’s little argument education is going to […]

Latino Voters and the Debate Over CIR

Mary Mata

Focusing U.S. Immigration Detention Costs

Mary Mata

Arizona Bill Targets Early Ballots Key to Latino Turnout

Mary Mata

By Amanda J. Crawford, Bloomberg Arizona lawmakers may make it a felony for community groups or political committees to gather and submit mail ballots before elections, a strategy used by Latino activists […]

Jeb Bush’s Book “Immigration Wars”: No Path to Citizenship

Mary Mata

By Sandra Lilley, NBCLatino Former Florida Republican Governor Jeb Bush spoke to NBC Latino’s Sandra Lilley about his new book, Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution.  Increasing the country’s immigrants and enacting […]

Escort says Menendez Prostitution Claims Were Made Up

Mary Mata March 4, 2013

By Carol D. Leonnig and Ernesto Londoño, Washington Post An escort who appeared on a video claiming Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) paid her for sex has told Dominican Republic police that she […]

Joaquin Castro: The Twin in the Background Takes Center Stage

Mary Mata

By Emily Ramshaw, Texas Tribune/New York Times WASHINGTON — Speaking last week at a conference on dropout prevention a few miles from his new Congressional office here, Representative Joaquin Castro, Democrat […]