Pesticide Exposure Tied To Lower IQs

Pesticide Exposure Tied To Lower IQs

Mary Mata April 21, 2011

A University of California at Berkeley study found that prenatal exposure to pesticides leads to lower IQs in babies. The study found that the use of popular organophosphate pesticides leads to […]

The Brains Behind The Anti-Immigrant Movement

Mary Mata April 19, 2011

The New York Times published a great piece on Sunday about John Tanton, who the story noted was probably one of the most influential, yet unknown people in the country. Essentially […]

The Trouble With Immigration’s “Legal Way”

Mary Mata April 18, 2011

If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times:  why can’t people without papers do it the “legal way”? Well a great story in Newsweek has the answer: […]

Fun Is Hiring An Illegal Immigrant

Mary Mata April 4, 2011

By Melissa del Bosque D magazine, the glossy Dallas lifestyle magazine, just published a list of 52 must-do items in its new issue that are “essential experiences” before one can become […]

VIDEO: Pitting Immigrants, African-Americans Against Each Other

Mary Mata March 30, 2011

African-Americans and immigrants are often pitted against each other by politicians in this country trying to convince us all that there’s only so much to go around, and so we […]

VIDEO: The Fate Of Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Mary Mata

The future of comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) is in serious doubt and for this reason, it’s important to work toward reform in steps, according to Oscar Chacón, Executive Director of […]

VIDEO: Why Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Is Anti-Latino Sentiment

Mary Mata

We recently had the chance to chat with the executive director of the National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC), Oscar Chacón, about several issues. Interestingly, Chacón points out that […]

Combating Abuse In Predatory Lending To Latinos

Mary Mata March 11, 2011

Photo by Jen ReelProgreso Financiero kiosk in a Houston Fiesta grocery store. [Editor’s Note: The following story was written by Melissa Del Bosque originally appeared in the Texas Observer.] GROWING […]

Two Powerful Latino Films You Need To Watch

Mary Mata March 7, 2011

Okay everybody, if you’re like me, you love going to the movies. Here are a few films that look really intense, but look like super good movies. One is about […]

Former California Candidate To Jail For Harassing Latinos

Mary Mata February 15, 2011

Tan Nguyen ran as a Republican for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2006 against then-incumbent Democrat Loretta Sanchez, and was just sentenced to a year and a day in […]