Tea Partiers Heckle Rubio Who Stays Mum on Immigration

Tea Partiers Heckle Rubio Who Stays Mum on Immigration

Mary Mata September 3, 2013

By Toluse Olorunnipa, Bloomberg In the 15 minutes Marco Rubio spent speaking to a crowd of anti-tax Tea Party Republicans in Orlando, Florida, he didn’t mention the word “immigration.” Activists at the […]

California activists walk 285 miles to show support for immigration reform

Mary Mata

By Paul Harris, NBCLatino A long walk for social and political change is finally over, for now. “I am exhausted,” said Estefany Mendez. “I have never done anything like this […]

Obama’s Immigration Nuclear Option: Stopping Deportations Unilaterally

Mary Mata August 29, 2013

By Molly Ball, The Atlantic The biggest obstacle facing immigration reform may be not opposition but inertia. Leaders of the House of Representatives have said they plan to act, but with the […]

Border Patrol Using Eminent Domain Laws To Seize Land

Mary Mata August 28, 2013

By  Michel Marizco, Fronteras TUCSON, Ariz. — The U.S. Border Patrol has decided it wants to use a slice of Tony Sedgwick’s land. Not much, a quarter of an acre. He […]

Congressman says he understands DREAMers’ plight because he’s from Arkansas

Mary Mata

By Alex Seitz-Wald, Washington Post California Republican Rep. Gary Miller has earned a reputation as an immigration hardliner, but when confronted by a group of young immigrants Friday at a […]

New Obama Directive Aims To Stop Detention Of Undocumented Parents With Minor Children

Mary Mata August 26, 2013

By Elizabeth Llorente, Fox News Latino A new little-noticed directive by the Obama administration calls on immigration authorities to exercise discretion when dealing with undocumented immigrants who have minor children. The directive, issued […]

Jindal: Racism persists because minorities cling to their heritage

Mary Mata

By David Edwards, The Raw Story Louisiana Gov. Bobbie Jindal (R) has blamed minorities who refuse to give up their “separateness” for the continuation of racism in America. In a Politico op-ed […]

Down But Not Out? Texas Town Takes Immigration Ban Back To Supreme Court

Mary Mata August 22, 2013

By Fox News Latino Undocumented immigrants will once again face being banned from renting in a Dallas suburb if town officials get their way. Members of Farmers Branch City Council […]

Crowd cheers as Tennessee GOP rep. tells girl her dad would have to be deported

Mary Mata August 21, 2013

By Traci G. Lee, NBCLatino A Tennessee crowd cheered after a Republican congressman told an 11-year-old girl that her father would have to be deported. The girl, identified as Josie Molina […]

Children Of Immigrants Unaware They’re Already U.S. Citizens

Mary Mata August 15, 2013

By EFE/Fox News Latino A large number of Latinos do not know that they are already U.S. citizens and, after living for years as undocumented, discover this fact when they […]