Civil Rights Groups Challenge Alabama Immigration Law

Civil Rights Groups Challenge Alabama Immigration Law

Mary Mata July 14, 2011

The Alabama immigration law hailed as the toughest anti-immigrant measure in the nation is being challenged in court by a coalition of civil rights groups. The group, which includes the […]

News Taco To Go: Latinos, College, Georgia & Gays

Mary Mata June 8, 2011

The Top 10 Latino Ethnic Groups In The US Less Than 6 Million Latino Adults Have A College Degree Civil Rights Groups Take Georgia Immigration Law To Court Anti-Gay Latino […]

Civil Rights Groups Take Georgia Immigration Law To Court

Mary Mata June 7, 2011

Georgia’s anti-immigrant law inspired by Arizona’s SB 1070 is facing a lawsuit from several civil rights groups that oppose the measure calling it “hate rhetoric.” The groups that have banded […]

Latino Heads U.S. Commission On Civil Rights

Mary Mata April 21, 2011

For the first time ever, a Latino is head of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights — that’s the organization that serves as a clearinghouse for civil rights violations on […]

Is Arizona Racially Profiling Latinos To Deny Them Civil Rights?

Mary Mata February 28, 2011

Arizona political leaders seem to be targeting Latinos to prevent them from exercising their civil rights by banning them from the state Capitol. Two things immediately pop into my head […]

What’s LA County Sheriff Lee Baca Hiding In Rubén Salazar Case?

Mary Mata February 22, 2011

After more than 15 years of asking to see the records pertaining to the killing of Rubén Salazar, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has agreed to let reporters see […]