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Mary Mata September 27, 2012

Thursday September 27, 2012 Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Loses Immigration Law Appeal (Fox News Latino): A federal appeals court on Tuesday denied an Arizona sheriff’s request to reverse a lower-court decision […]

Crops Rot due to Lack of Workers, Farmers Talk of Immigration Reformm

Mary Mata September 26, 2012

By Aurora Almendral, Feet in 2 Worlds In Arizona it’s about 60 days before the harvest season, and Kevin Rogers, president of the Arizona Farm Bureau and a farmer himself, is […]

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Wednesday September 26, 2012 The Candidates Face Hispanic Voters (The New York Times): Mitt Romney and President Obama made direct appeals to Latino voters this week, appearing on successive days at […]

Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown Says NO to the DREAMers

Mary Mata September 24, 2012

By Latino Rebels Last week, Massachusetts senator Scott Brown (R), who is facing a tough re-election bid against Elizabeth Warren (D), spent an hour talking with 96.9 Boston Talks’ “Jim and […]

Immigrant Mothers–Living With a Heart Divided

Mary Mata

By Norma De la Vega, New America Media/Enlace, Translated by Elena Shore As national media debate whether women can “have it all” – a successful career and a family – one group […]

Guatemalan Massacre Survivor Wins Political Asylum in U.S.

Mary Mata

By Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica U.S. immigration authorities have granted political asylum to Oscar Ramírez Castañeda, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala who learned only last year that he was a survivor of […]

Deferred Action Leaves Some Behind and in Limbo

Mary Mata September 23, 2012

By Beth Caldwell and Joel Medina, New America Media When she heard about President Obama’s announcement about offering temporary immigration relief to undocumented immigrant youth who came to the United States […]

Children’s Citizenship Ceremony at Los Angeles Central Library

Mary Mata

By Yago Cura, NewsTaco What with all the starched white dress shirts and itchy pants, at first I thought I was at a spelling bee; but, then I realized that […]

How the Hispanic Power Ranger Unmasked President Obama

Mary Mata September 21, 2012

By Tony Castro, Voxxi “Men go to bed with Gilda,” Rita Hayworth used to lament about her unhappy love life. “They wake up with me.”  Gilda had been the role […]

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NewsTaco September 20, 2012

Thursday September 19, 2012 North Carolina Sheriff Targeted Latinos; Called Them ‘Taco Eaters’ (Fox News Latino): A North Carolina sheriff and his deputies routinely discriminated against Latinos — whom he called […]