Southern States Turn To Southwest To Manage Latino Population

Southern States Turn To Southwest To Manage Latino Population

Mary Mata July 1, 2011

A report out of Georgia illustrates what is sure to be a growing trend as states in the South continue to see growth in their Latino populations. Outside of Atlanta, […]

Re-Writing History To Justify Georgia’s Immigration Law

Mary Mata

[Editor’s note: The following is an op-ed from Somos Republicans] By Bob Quasius It never ceases to amaze me how some politicians rewrite history to justify their agenda. In Rep. […]

No Latino Legislators Means Plenty of Anti-Immigrant Laws

Mary Mata June 30, 2011

Remember Rebecca Forest? That lady who blamed all of Texas’ problems on “Hispanic legislators?” Well, according to PolitiFact, she had a point: states with big percentages of Latino legislators didn’t […]

News Taco To Go: Georgia, Perry, Latino Politicos & Voters

Mary Mata June 28, 2011

Perry Bombs At National Latino Conference How Many Is Too Many Latino Elected Officials? Georgia’s Immigration Law Blocked By Federal Judge Want Latinos To Vote? Just Ask

Georgia’s Immigration Law Blocked By Fed Judge

Mary Mata June 27, 2011

GALEO and the AP reported today that a federal judged granted a request to issue a preliminary injunction against HB 87 to halt its implementation. To recap exactly what we’re […]

Georgia Sees Immigrant Farm Workers Aren’t So Replaceable

Mary Mata June 23, 2011

The state-run program in Georgia that puts the probation population to work in farms to make up for the shortage of farm laborers in the wake of an anti-immigrant law […]

The Top 10 States With The Largest Latino Populations

Mary Mata June 14, 2011

Looking at the most recent Census data allows us to obtain a clearer picture of how, precisely, Latinos are growing as a population in this country. However, looking at this […]

Georgia’s Latino Population Set To Double In 8 Years

Mary Mata June 8, 2011

Members of a Georgia Kiwanis Club were shocked to hear recently that Georgia is now California. Or, as The Albany Herald reported, the Latino population in that state is set […]

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

Mary Mata

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 […]