Ciudad Juárez Violence Breaks Record, 340 Dead in October

Ciudad Juárez Violence Breaks Record, 340 Dead in October

Mary Mata November 1, 2010

Molly Molloy and El Diario de Juárez report that there were 340 killings in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua in October of this year. A This is a new record, beating out 338 […]

Latinos Abandon Whitman, Affect Polling

Mary Mata October 28, 2010

Bloomberg is reporting that Latino voter erosion is affecting Republican Meg Whitman’s run for governor in California. She’s spent millions and millions of her own dollars on her campaign, but […]

Pew: Illegal Immigration Backlash Worries, Divides Latinos

Mary Mata

The Pew Hispanic Center released a report today finding that Latinos in the U.S. have renewed concerns over discrimination.  Read the report here. Here are some highlights: About four-in-five of the […]

Ask a Mexican Gives Voting Advice

Mary Mata

Just thought I’d share a little tid bit of voting advice from Ask a Mexican columnist Gustavo Arellano who shared on Facebook, enjoy:

NPR Discovers the Prison Industry’s Role in SB 1070

Mary Mata

Long after the rest of us have already figured out that the prison industry was an integral part of conceiving, drafting and implementing Arizona’s anti-immigrant law SB 1070, NPR also […]

Arizona’s Governor’s Long Lost DUI

Mary Mata

Arizona governor, immigrant hater and signer of the SB 1070 anti-immigrant bill in Arizona Jan Brewer loves the law — as long as it doesn’t apply to her.  The proof […]

Latino Voters More Enthused Than Last Month

Mary Mata October 27, 2010

The Politico wrote an interesting piece this week about the enthusiasm level of Latino voters this month.  To quote: “Latino voters are showing far more enthusiasm about the midterm elections […]

Voter Guide to Candidates on Immigration Reform

Mary Mata October 26, 2010

This is an interesting guide to where candidates stand on immigration reform put together by America’s Voice, check it out here. VoterGuide2010 – [Guide via America’s Voice]

Pres. Obama Talks Immigration with Piolin on Spanish Radio

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A couple or three things to note about one of Pres. Obama’s recent radio interviews. First, that it was on Spanish radio; Univision radio to be exact. Second, that he […]

Brother of Chihuahua AG Says: We Worked for Drug Gang

Mary Mata

The brother of a former Chihuahua State Attorney General said on a recently released video that both he and his sister worked for a drug gang. The video of attorney […]