Police, Dogs Confuse Tortilla Flour With Cocaine

Police, Dogs Confuse Tortilla Flour With Cocaine

Mary Mata May 10, 2011

Poor Antonio Hernandez Carranza was just minding his own business, trying to get to Tennessee when he made a wrong turn through North Carolina. That’s when he became embroiled in a […]

Arizona Appeals To Supreme Court To Keep Anti-Latino Law

Mary Mata May 9, 2011

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer announced on Monday that the state will directly appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court over the injunction currently blocking parts of the state’s anti-immigrant law, SB […]

Texas Legislature Looks To Outlaw Sanctuary Cities

Mary Mata May 5, 2011

By Daniel Setiawan House Bill 12—the sanctuary city immigration bill— is scheduled for debate Friday on the House floor and legislators on both sides of the aisle are gearing up for […]

National Day Of Spanish To Promote Latino Solidarity

Mary Mata April 29, 2011

A Latina has begun a movement to promote a National Day of Spanish, modeled after the National Day of Silence, to stand in “support and solidarity with all those who […]

Immigration Hall Of Shame For Anti-Latino Politicos

Mary Mata April 28, 2011

Immigrants’ List (IL), a bipartisan political action committee, recently revealed the names of 10 Washington politicians who made it into their “Immigration Hall of Shame.” These politicians, both Republicans and […]

Immigrant Kids Not Receiving Legal Rights In U.S.

Mary Mata

By Melissa del Bosque Unaccompanied Mexican migrant children are not receiving the government protections from human trafficking, and exploitation that they should, according to a report released today by the nonprofit […]

Paul Ryan Compares Latinos To Animals, Decries “Anchor Babies”

Mary Mata April 27, 2011

Yesterday, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan held several town halls, one of which stirred up the topic of immigration and so-called “anchor babies.” What ensued, were  some rather insensitive comments from […]

Obama Admin Deports Domestic Violence Victims, Non-Criminals

Mary Mata April 26, 2011

So, this shouldn’t be news to you, but here it is: the Obama Administration’s Secure Communities didn’t just target the “criminals” supposedly meant to be deported through the program, but […]

César Chávez’s Died 18 Years Ago, Now UFW Is Struggling

Mary Mata April 25, 2011

Eighteen years ago Saturday, César Chávez died. That was 1993. Chávez was originally born in Arizona, but his family later became migrant workers in California, and went on to be […]

Utah’s Republican Governor Defends Guest Worker Program

Mary Mata April 22, 2011

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R) defended the guest worker program that he signed into law earlier this year after the state’s legislature passed it as part of an overall immigration […]