Over 100 women, including undocumented, arrested in pro-immigration action

Over 100 women, including undocumented, arrested in pro-immigration action

Mary Mata September 13, 2013

By Sandra Lilley, NBCLatino A group of women representing immigration, civil rights, labor and women’s rights – joined by undocumented immigrant women – blockaded an intersection outside the House of […]

Can immigration speed the economic recovery?

Mary Mata

By Alain Sherter, CBS News Cities and towns across the U.S. struggling to recover from the Great Recession could benefit from a key force for economic renewal: Immigrants. Foreign-born residents, […]

Maryland Trash Workers Strike Over ‘Immigration Enforcement Threats’

Mary Mata September 11, 2013

By NBC Washington Montgomery County sanitation workers will continue talks with their employer Tuesday after they walked off the job, claiming Latino employees were unfairly singled out after asking for […]

Syria complicates immigration, Obamacare

Mary Mata

By Leigh Ann Caldwell, CNN Washington (CNN) — The looming decision on Syria is likely to preoccupy Congress for the next couple of weeks and complicate President Barack Obama’s domestic agenda. […]

Lila Downs talks new album, says US-Mexico wall “a hurtful symbol”

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By Feliciano Garcia, NBCLatino On this episode of Cafecito, we are joined by singer and songwriter Lila Downs. The fiery performer joined us during her North American tour to talk […]

Border Technology Contracts Take New Approach

Mary Mata September 10, 2013

By Jude Joffe-Block, Fronteras PHOENIX – In the coming months, hundreds of millions of dollars worth of contracts will be finalized for new surveillance technology along the Southwest border. The federal […]

Mexico’s reforms are key to US immigration reform

Mary Mata September 9, 2013

By Christian Science Monitor Editorial Board The US Congress returns to work this week with little prospect of passing a proposed overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws – and not […]

Syria debate pushes immigration off the House’s agenda

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By Karoun Demirjian, Las Vegas Sun WASHINGTON — For immigration advocates, September was supposed to be the month. A national network of immigrants rights groups had set the end of this […]

Daily Caller Uses Mariachi Photo To Represent Undocumented Immigrants

Mary Mata September 5, 2013

By Roque Planas, Huffington Post Latino Voices The Daily Caller has got its own ideas about what undocumented immigrants look like. An article published by the conservative publication Monday used […]

Federal Judge Imposes Monitor on Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Office

Mary Mata September 3, 2013

By Valeria Fernandez, New America Media PHOENIX, Ariz. — Daniel Magos was relieved when a federal judge found last May that Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office engaged in racial profiling of […]