Build Bridges, Not Fences – NYT Letter to the Editor

Build Bridges, Not Fences – NYT Letter to the Editor

Mary Mata May 28, 2013

By Alfredo Gutierrez To the Editor: As a commentator for a daily Spanish-language talk show in Arizona, I met a steady stream of migrants from Mexico. They brought in IDs […]

From migrant worker to neuro surgeon

Mary Mata May 27, 2013

By Elizabeth Landau, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa insists, “I just think of myself as a regular guy.” It’s an incredible statement from someone who grew up in an impoverished Mexican […]

Coulter: America has too many Latino, Mexican immigrants

Mary Mata May 24, 2013

By NBCLatino Ann Coulter says America should be more like it used to be with immigrants — specifically, by letting in fewer immigrants from Latin America and Mexico. In a […]

Texas Education Bill Would Help Immigrant English Learners

Mary Mata May 23, 2013

By Texas State Representative Mary González, As a Texas State Representative and educator, I have heard horror stories from parents on how anxious their children become just before test day– […]

The Inside Story Of The Harvard Dissertation That Became Too Racist For Heritage

Mary Mata

By Zack Beauchamp, Think Progress The idea that some racial groups are, on average, smarter than others is without a doubt among the most discussed (and debunked) “taboos” in American intellectual […]

Harvard students seek probe of PhD thesis on Hispanics’ IQ

Mary Mata May 21, 2013

By Valerie Strauss, Washington  Post Harvard University students signed and delivered a petition to President Drew Faust last week demanding an investigation into how the school awarded a doctorate in 2009 […]

Arizona’s limits on immigrant driver’s licenses upheld

Mary Mata

By Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times TUCSON — Young people granted immigration relief and work permits under a new Obama administration program still won’t be able to obtain driver’s licenses in Arizona, […]

House Immigration Group Reaches Deal

Mary Mata May 17, 2013

By Ashley Parker, New York Times A bipartisan group in the House working on an overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws reached a deal in principle Thursday evening, aides said. […]

Judge refuses to stop Arizona from denying driver’s licenses to immigrants

Mary Mata

Reporting by Tim Gaynor; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Philip Barbar, Reuters (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge refused on Thursday to block Arizona’s Republican governor, who has long clashed […]

Immigration Advocates to Obama: Suspend Some Deportations

Mary Mata May 15, 2013

By David Nakamura, Washington Post Immigration advocates called on President Obama on Monday to suspend deportations of undocumented workers who would qualify for legal status under a comprehensive immigration bill […]