Profile Of Hilda Solis Highlights Her Labor Roots

Profile Of Hilda Solis Highlights Her Labor Roots

Mary Mata September 2, 2011

The Washington Post profiled Labor Secretary Hilda Solis this week. In the interview Solis shared some memories about her childhood near LA which seem to point to the fact that, […]

USDA Focuses Programs On Latino Families

Mary Mata August 29, 2011

By Lisa J. Pino Deputy Administrator of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) at the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. No one should go hungry in […]

Obama Admin Wants More Diversity In Govt

Mary Mata August 19, 2011

Yesterday the Obama Administration released an executive order calling for more diversity within federal hiring. Essentially in 90 days the White House hopes to: develop a government-wide agenda for diversity in […]

Latinos Favor Raising Taxes On The Wealthy

Mary Mata

Hispanics are largely in favor of the government raising taxes on the rich in order to reduce the budget deficit, according to the latest poll by Impremedia and Latino Decisions. […]

Obama’s Latina Staffer Defends Secure Communities

Mary Mata August 17, 2011

By Cecilia Muñoz, White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs As too often happens in the debate over immigration, anger and heated rhetoric from all sides dominate while the facts tend to get […]

Haiti: The Caribbean Sweatshop

Mary Mata August 8, 2011

By William A. Collins, otherwords.org Working life Would make you wince; Should you visit Port-au-Prince. It’s baseball season in America. For years, for every ball that was scuffed in the dirt […]

Young Latinos Want Less Govt, Spending

Mary Mata July 21, 2011

[Editor’s note: The following is a press release from Generation Opportunity.] Hispanics 18-29 years old want to see less government interference, lower taxes on business profits, reduced federal spending in […]

Latino Leaders Critical Of California Redistricting Map

Mary Mata June 22, 2011

Newly drawn maps for congressional districts in California are being criticized for not adequately representing Latinos, with one prominent Latino leader calling them the “worse-case scenario for Latinos in California.” […]

The Tequila Party: A Shot At Suppressing The Latino Vote?

Mary Mata June 13, 2011

By Dr. Henry Flores, Ph.D. Bueno, we’ve had La Raza Unida Party, the Tea Party, the Coffee Party — I even had a party in my backyard but nobody heard […]

Labor Secretary Hilda Solis Talks Benefits Of Immigration

Mary Mata May 30, 2011

U.S. Secretary of Labor, Hilda L. Solis is accustomed to highlighting issues that, for others, are easily forgotten. At a town hall at East Los Angeles College Friday, Solis participated […]