Photo Collection: Immigrants as Superheros

Photo Collection: Immigrants as Superheros

Mary Mata November 13, 2012

By Angelina, Our Tiempo “Superheroes: Latino Immigrants Who Make New York,” is now on display at Columbia University. Photographer Dulce Pinzón has captured images of New York immigrants who daily […]

DREAMers to seek Republican Cooperation

Mary Mata November 9, 2012

By Raisa Camargo,Voxxi Dreamers are hoping to start the ball rolling on the DREAM Act and signaled Thursday morning that they are going to reach out to key Republican players including Florida Sen. […]

Big Turnout Leads to Big Predictions of Immigration Reform

Mary Mata November 8, 2012

By Peter Malof, Public News Service EL PASO, Texas – As political analysts debate whether this week’s election results will ease the gridlock in Washington, D.C., some are predicting a quick […]

80 Immigrant Candidates Running for Congress

Mary Mata November 5, 2012

By Aaron Leaf, Feet In 2 Worlds In a sign of the, “increasing power and significant potential within immigrant communities,” some 80 Congressional candidates from immigrant communities are on Nov. 6th ballots. They […]

The First D.A.C.A. DREAMer Speaks Out

Mary Mata November 2, 2012

By Jose Cruz, Our Tiempo We met Jose Quintero recently at an event for Congressman Luis Gutierrez’s new political action committee (New American’s Fund) geared at raising money to support […]

5 Things The Next President Should Learn About Latinos

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By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Regardless of who wins the Presidential race next Tuesday, there is one undeniable factor in the mix this election: the rise of the importance of the Latino electorate. While most […]

Does Texas Agent’s Excuse for Killing Immigrants Make Sense?

Mary Mata October 31, 2012

By Christopher Sherman, Huffington Post Latino Voices McALLEN, Texas — Texas law enforcement agents were close enough to a pickup truck to see it was carrying people, not drugs, before […]

Immigration Seldom Covered By Latinos In Top Newspapers

NewsTaco October 26, 2012

By Roque Planas, Huffington Post Latino Voices Ever wonder why the news media often fails to reflect Latino perspectives on immigration and other issues? Maybe it’s because Hispanics rarely write […]

Post Election Latinos Face Dangers And Opportunity

Mary Mata October 22, 2012

By Victor Escalante, NewsTaco As the countdown to the election continues, both parties are now relying heavily on their war chests to buy the election.  Surrogates are coming out in […]

Violence Spurs Central American Children to Migrate to U.S.

Mary Mata October 19, 2012

By Melissa Del Bosque, Texas Observer In January 2012, the number of unaccompanied Central American children crossing into the United States suddenly doubled. As months passed, the number of children apprehended […]