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Obama’s 2nd-term Education Agenda: Where Do Latinos Fit?

Mary Mata January 31, 2013

By Gabriel Sanchez Zinny, Huffington Post Latino Voices Amidst all of the election-year sniping, education reform never became a major issue in the 2012 presidential campaign. Even though both candidates released […]

Why Democrats Don’t Have to Worry About Ted Cruz?

Mary Mata

Before We Bicker on Immigration, Let’s agree On Definitions

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Why Immigration Reform Won’t Help GOP Win Hispanic Voters

Mary Mata

By Michael Catalini, The Atlantic Leading Republicans are jumping on the immigration reform bandwagon, hoping that taking the issue off the table will give them a second chance to make inroads […]

Advice to GOP Politicians: Don’t Call Immigrants ‘Illegal’

Mary Mata January 30, 2013

By Roque Planas, Huffington Post Latino Voices Will the revitalized immigration debate change the language politicians use? Organizations and advocates including journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, the publication Colorlines, and the National Association of […]

Can both parties agree to immigration reform?

Mary Mata

By Teresa Puente, Chicagonow Will lawmakers work for bipartisan reform or fall into gridlock as is typical in Washington, D.C. There is too much at stake, including the future of the […]

Obama: Reforms must secure path to citizenship

Mary Mata January 29, 2013

By Reid J. Epstein, Politico Click on picture to read story. [Photo screengrab courtesy cspan.org]