Immigration Reform: Will Farming Finally Get Fixed?

Immigration Reform: Will Farming Finally Get Fixed?

Mary Mata February 18, 2013

By Adrian Florido, PRI’s The World, New America Media Noel Stehly’s organic farm is at the end of a winding country road just north of San Diego. It’s a 200-acre […]

Rethinking the Cuba Immigration Perk

Mary Mata

By Chicago Tribune Editorial For Cubans who want to immigrate to the United States, the hardest part is getting here. Since 1966, they’ve essentially been granted automatic refugee status upon […]

White House Continues Own Work on Immigration Legislation

Mary Mata

By Michael D. Shear, The New York Times The White House is working on early drafts of a comprehensive bill that would offer 11 million illegal immigrants a pathway to […]

Ted Cruz and Knee-Jerk Opposition to Immigration Reform

Mary Mata February 15, 2013

By Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post It is not surprising that some lawmakers instantly reacted negatively toward the bipartisan immigration reform proposal rolled out on Monday. But I must say I was disappointed, based […]

Jose Antonio Vargas: ‘What do you want to do with me?’

Mary Mata February 14, 2013

By Griselda Nevarez, Voxxi Unlike last week’s House Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration, the panel of witnesses for Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration included an undocumented immigrant, Pulitzer-Prize winning […]

Cartel Role in Booming Migration Through Rio Grande Valley

Mary Mata February 13, 2013

By Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer Last year, nearly every region along the U.S.-Mexico border saw a decline in migrant apprehensions—except the Rio Grande Valley. Apprehensions there increased 70 percent, according […]

Immigration: Old Reform, New Lessons

Mary Mata

By Maria Hinojosa, Latino USA Critics of the “path to citizenship” provisions of the immigration reform blueprint call it amnesty and say it will cost the American taxpayer millions to […]

Staunch Anti- Immigrant CO Congressman has Change of Heart

Mary Mata February 11, 2013

By Nic Turiciano, Denver Post Mike Coffman, a Republican who has proposed anti-immigration legislation in the past, said his change in stance was personal because of interaction with various families. […]

Hazleton Immigration Ordinance Increases Latino Population

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By Kent Jackson, Associated Press/Standard Speaker The 2010 Census showed that Hazleton’s population increased by more than 2,000, the first gain in 70 years. An influx of Latinos, who now […]

NewsTaco/ Latino USA: Menendez, Geraldo & More…

Mary Mata

By Maria Hinojosa, Latino USA While journalist Geraldo Rivera talks about a Senate run, Sen. Robert Menendez faces prostitution related allegations; and a new study looks at Mexican immigrants and […]