Rep. Gutierrez Now Backing Obama’s Immigration Policy

Rep. Gutierrez Now Backing Obama’s Immigration Policy

Mary Mata September 2, 2011

[Editor’s Note: the following is a press release from U.S. Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez’s office] Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) announced plans for a September 10 Community Forum on Immigration […]

Why Do Latino Evangelical Leaders Support Marco Rubio?

Mary Mata August 25, 2011

By Dee Dee Blase García Founder, National Tequila Party One of the strongest immigration advocates in our nation today is not a man of the cloth, or the evangelical leader […]

New Immigration Policy Prioritizes Criminals Over DREAMers

Mary Mata

On Friday, a working group from the Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department began its review of approximately 300,000 deportation cases currently in our system to distinguish between […]

News Taco To Go: Amnesty, Abuelitas, DREAMers Y La Frontera

Mary Mata August 19, 2011

Obama Admin Reverses Deportations, Opens Door For Amnesty When Women Hate Women: An Abuelita Story Obama Admin Says Dreamers Can Stay Case Of Border Patrolman Killing Mexican Boy Dismissed

Obama’s Latina Staffer Defends Secure Communities

Mary Mata August 17, 2011

By Cecilia Muñoz, White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs As too often happens in the debate over immigration, anger and heated rhetoric from all sides dominate while the facts tend to get […]

Fighting for the DREAM At The State Level

Mary Mata August 16, 2011

By Matias Ramos, otherwords.org When a group of undocumented young people took the stage at an immigration reform rally outside the White House in late July, they had a catchy chant: “Hey, […]

Reform Immigration Laws, Stop Tearing Apart Families

Mary Mata August 10, 2011

By Gus West, Board Chair and President of The Hispanic Institute Eduardo Alfaro, a fellow native of Nicaragua, has been much on my mind in recent days. He’s a good man, […]

How The GOP Can Use Immigration To Win Over Latino Voters

Mary Mata July 28, 2011

Despite promoting controversial anti-immigration legislation and impeding access to educational resources for Latinos, the Republican Party has devoted the last five decades to establishing inroads with second- and third-generation Latino […]

News Taco To Go: Georgia, Perry, Latino Politicos & Voters

Mary Mata June 28, 2011

Perry Bombs At National Latino Conference How Many Is Too Many Latino Elected Officials? Georgia’s Immigration Law Blocked By Federal Judge Want Latinos To Vote? Just Ask

Cornel West, Latinos Are Also Disappointed In Obama

Mary Mata May 31, 2011

What do President Obama, Professor Cornel West, Latinos and Immigration Reform have to do with each other?  A lot!  A great deal, actually! Last week Professor Cornel West, an eminent […]