Obama’s Short Mention of Immigration May be a Good Thing

Obama’s Short Mention of Immigration May be a Good Thing

Mary Mata January 29, 2014

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco I’m of two minds when it comes to President Obama’s State of the Union speech, especially when it comes to immigration reform. On the one hand, […]

Obama: Pot is not more dangerous than alcohol

Mary Mata January 21, 2014

By Associated Press/The Sacramento Bee WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said he doesn’t think marijuana is more dangerous than alcohol, “in terms of its impact on the individual consumer.” “As has […]

The February 2014 three amigos summit

Mary Mata January 20, 2014

By W. Alejandro Sanchez, Voxxi On February 19, U.S. President Barack Obama, Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto and Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper will meet in Toluca, Mexico. The meeting has […]

‘Promise Zones’ Unveiled By President To Aid Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Regions

Mary Mata January 10, 2014

By Bryan Llenas, Fox News Latino President Barack Obama on Thursday unveiled his “Promise Zone” program which will give communities preferential treatment when applying for federal grants to boost early education, reduce […]

Health care politics seeps into Latinos’ re-election races

Mary Mata November 19, 2013

By Suzanne Gamboa, NBCLatino Republicans have not moved on immigration reform. The public put much of the blame on the GOP for the government shutdown. Yet three Latino Democratic lawmakers who are expected […]

An apologetic Obama unveils fix on health law

Mary Mata November 15, 2013

By Roberta Rampton and Susan Cornwell, Reuters (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Thursday tried to ease the biggest crisis of his presidency, acknowledging missteps with his signature healthcare law and announcing […]

Latino voters helping to decide major races in Tuesday’s elections

Mary Mata November 5, 2013

By Suzanne Gamboa, NBCLatino Candidates finished up their final day of campaigning before Tuesday’s Election Day with Latinos helping to decide two top gubernatorial races and weighing in on city council […]

Intervention in Syria: What does it mean for Latinos?

Mary Mata September 17, 2013

By Maria Hinojosa, Latino USA This past week, the Obama administration considered attacking Syria because of its use of chemical weapons. Maria Hinojosa discusses what this means for Latinos given […]

Latino legislators on Obama Syria speech, “US doesn’t do pinpricks”

Mary Mata September 11, 2013

By Sandra Lilley, NBCLatino President Obama spoke to the nation on Tuesday night and said the U.S. is using diplomatic channels to force Syria to cede control of its chemical […]

Rubio Warns Obama Could Act to Legalize Immigrants

Mary Mata August 14, 2013

By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio warned Tuesday that if Congress doesn’t pass immigration overhaul legislation, President Barack Obama may act on his […]