Dreamers March To The RNC, Seek Answers From Romney

Dreamers March To The RNC, Seek Answers From Romney

Mary Mata August 29, 2012

By Griselda Nevarez, Voxxi Republican presidential nominee has for weeks been dodging the question of whether he would repeal the Obama administration’s deferred action program that allows up to 1.7 […]

Texas ‘Border’ Checkpoints Deter Noncitizens Seeking Second Trimester Abortions

Mary Mata

By Thanh Tan, New American Media/The Texas Tribune McALLEN — Undocumented immigrants who live in the Rio Grande Valley and are seeking an abortion after 16 weeks face a hurdle beyond […]

Morning NewsTaco

Mary Mata

Wednesday August 29, 2012 Jeb Bush chides Republicans to stop ‘acting stupid’ with Hispanic voters (The Miami Herald): With Mitt Romney trailing Barack Obama badly among Hispanic voters in the […]

When Soccer Was An Immigrant’s Game

Mary Mata August 28, 2012

By Silvio Sirias The sight of Marilyn Monroe kicking a soccer ball caught my eye. This photograph, credited to AFP, accompanied a Yahoo News story about the 50th anniversary of her […]

Morning NewsTaco

Mary Mata

Tuesday August 28, 2012 A race against time to get Latinos registered to vote (Voxxi): For get-out-the vote efforts, it seems like it’s going to be a race against the […]

Morning NewsTaco

Mary Mata August 27, 2012

Monday August 27, 2012 Watch: Are Latino college enrollment gains enough? (ecampus news): HuffPost Live’s Alicia Menendez sets the stage to a great conversation by framing the issue of Latino educational […]

The Day I Met Sheriff Joe: A Guest Post By Roberto Lovato

Mary Mata August 21, 2012

By Robert Lovato, Latino Rebels (Latino Rebels asked Roberto Lovato to record his thoughts and impressions about a meeting he and others from the Caravan for Peace had with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio last […]

DREAMers Deal With Roadblocks On Way To Deferred Action

NewsTaco August 20, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Five days into the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and applicants are finding that there are higher hurdles to clear than there are bureaucratic hoops to jump […]

Study: Latino Stereotypes Strong Regarding Education, Crime, Unemployment

Mary Mata

PRESS RELEASE DENVER — A new study led by the University of Cincinnati examines stereotypes of immigrants from four global regions and measures opinions of the impact of immigration on […]

“DREAMers” Facing Scammers And Unknown Risks

Mary Mata

By Peter Malof, Public News Service – TX AUSTIN, Texas – The federal program allowing certain young, undocumented immigrants to apply for temporary legal status just rolled out last week, but […]