Brisenia Flores Killer Sentenced To Death

Brisenia Flores Killer Sentenced To Death

Mary Mata April 7, 2011

Jason Bush, 36, shot Brisenia Flores, 9, in the face, killing her. For this crime, and that of killing Brisenia’s father Raúl in an equally brutal fashion, Bush was sentenced […]

Alabama Legislature Moves On Arizona-Style Law

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If you’re keeping score, Alabama is the latest state to move on enacting an Arizona-type immigration law. The measure, that approved by the alabama House of Representatives by a vote […]

Anti-immigrant Sentiment: An American Diversity Gauntlet

NewsTaco April 5, 2011

You have to read this opinion piece in the New York Times, and put it in that memory place where you store things that make sense and are useful when […]

Obama’s Political Calculus on Immigration

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Just a week before announcing the launch of his reelection campaign President Barack Obama sent a message to selected Immigration activists in congress: cool it. The purposely quiet campaign launch made […]

By the Numbers: AZ-Type Law Would Devastate Florida

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Let’s call it the economic imperative; the argument against stringent immigration laws that had success in Arizona and Utah. The argument makes a case in favor of immigrants for a […]

15% Of Latina Teens Attempt Suicide

Mary Mata April 4, 2011

Latina youth attempt suicide at rates that are often twice that of other ethnic groups, we’ve reported on this before and noted that one reason may be the culture clash […]

Fun Is Hiring An Illegal Immigrant

Mary Mata

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 […]

Latino Business And The U.S. Census

NewsTaco April 1, 2011

Now that so much attention is being paid to the Latino community because of the results of the US Census it’s a good time to dig a little deeper, to […]

Obama Woos Latinos, Ignores Them At The Same Time

Mary Mata March 31, 2011

My colleague Victor Landa wrote a great piece on Latinos and the ways in which President Obama is trying to outreach to them yesterday. Here’s an excerpt: The president chose to talk […]

Hate Crime In Orange County

Mary Mata

A man in Orange County was charged with two felony counts of a hate crime battery causing injury this week after he attacked two Latino men who were with their […]