How Crossing The Border Can Get Your Laptop Confiscated

How Crossing The Border Can Get Your Laptop Confiscated

Mary Mata September 12, 2013

By Adrian Florido, Fronteras A report by The New York Times sheds light on how the United States government has routinely confiscated and searched the computers and electronic devices of people entering […]

Clorado Latina recalled over gun control support; says she has “not one iota of regret”

Mary Mata

By Sandra Lilley, NBCLatino Angela Giron, a freshman Latina state Senator who was elected to represent a strongly Democratic and working-class district of Pueblo, Colorado, lost her seat Tuesday in […]

Carlos Menchaca’s primary victory lifts Mexican New Yorkers’ political hopes

Mary Mata

By Albor Ruiz, New York Daily News Sunset Park played host to history on Tuesday as a young political upstart vanquished an entrenched incumbent City Councilwoman. But this primary victory […]

Chicanos movement revisited changes that helped all

Mary Mata September 11, 2013

By Eduardo Stanley, Voxxi “My birth certificate of 1943 says my race is ‘Mexican’!,” explains amused Dr. Jorge Garcia, a veteran of the Chicano Movement in California’s Central Valley. “In 1965, […]

Latina Not White Women Have Advantage in Congressional Campaigns

NewsTaco September 10, 2013

By Kansas City InfoZine Lawrence, KS – infoZine – In her new book, “The Latina Advantage: Gender, Race and Political Success,” University of Kansas political science professor Christina Bejarano explores […]

Arkansas Congressman Criticizes Constituent For Wearing Mexican Flag Shirt

Mary Mata

By Fox News Latino U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., verbally attacked one of his constituents last week for wearing a T-shirt featuring a Mexican flag during a town hall meeting […]

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

Mary Mata

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 […]

Two Latino Senators at Odds on Action in Syria

Mary Mata September 6, 2013

By Adriana Maestas, Politic 365 On Wednesday, the two Latino senators who sit on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee found themselves at odds with each other. Senator Robert Menendez (D-New […]

First Latino Judge In Will County Fulfills Childhood Dream After Returning To School

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By Huffington Post Latino Voices If you’re feeling stuck in life, consider this. David Garcia fulfilled his childhood dream of becoming a judge last month, after returning to law school in […]