Immigration Law Puts Alabama Teachers Out Of Work

Immigration Law Puts Alabama Teachers Out Of Work

NewsTaco October 6, 2011

It’s been a full week since the state of Alabama’s new immigration law went into effect. In that time anyone with half an opinion on the matter, including me and […]

Don’t Be Fooled, There Are No Pro-Immigrant GOP Candidates

Mary Mata October 5, 2011

So ever since Rick Perry joined the circus that’s been the Republican presidential  candidate field, I’ve been so annoyed. All this talk about how Latinos love him and how great […]

I Can’t Help But Take Immigration Personally

Mary Mata

I can’t discuss immigration without getting upset. There are times that the topic makes me want to cry and/or flip a table over. When people refer to “illegal immigrants,” they […]

Georgia’s Anti-Immigration Law Is Anti-Women

Mary Mata October 4, 2011

By Maria Elena Perez, interim Executive Director of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health “It’s like my mom… doesn’t exist. My mom doesn’t ask too much of her place […]

Alabama Has Thrown The Baby Out With The Bath Water

NewsTaco

If I were living in Alabama, which I’m not, I’d probably be among the many Latinos of that state who are packing their tiliches (stuff), pulling their roots and moving […]

Latino Students Missing From Alabama Schools

Mary Mata October 3, 2011

Hundreds of Hispanic students stayed home from school on the first day that Alabama officials began to enforce the “toughest” immigration law in the nation, including checking students’ immigration status, […]

It Begins: Children Missing From Alabama Schools

Mary Mata September 30, 2011

Just a day after Alabama’s harsh immigration law went into effect, Latino students have apparently started to vanish from that state’s publish schools. Specifically, 200 in Montgomery County were absent, […]

A Coconut’s Guide To Getting Or Keeping Street Cred

Mary Mata September 29, 2011

There are many subtle categories on the Latino continuum, and we here at The Daily Refried offices recognize that El Guapo is the face, voice, and mind of all shades […]

Alabama’s Harsh Immigration Law Takes Effect Today

Mary Mata

So why do you care about this immigration law? I would say these should be your top reasons: If you’re Latino, this law means cops and other authorities can make […]

My Adventures In Mexican Catholic Kindergarten

Mary Mata September 28, 2011

I remember 1982 because it was the year my father decided that he’d had enough of the American Dream. He’d been laid off, and he was not certain that he […]