Los Angeles resident to become first Latino to head State Bar of California

Los Angeles resident to become first Latino to head State Bar of California

Mary Mata August 19, 2013

By Brenda Gazzar, sbsun.com Luis J. Rodriguez will never forget as a boy seeing the El Paso police officer make fun of his father’s broken English while they were visiting […]

Gabriel Gomez Mulls Run For Governor, Senator As He Weighs Next Step

Mary Mata

By Elizabeth Llorente, Fox News Latino Gabriel Gomez lost his bid to be a U.S. Senator in Massachusetts two months ago, but he’s already working on his next big political move. […]

Ted Cruz can run for office in Canada, and U.S.

Mary Mata

By Todd J. Gillman, Dallas Morning News WASHINGTON — Born in Canada to an American mother, Ted Cruz became an instant U.S. citizen. But under Canadian law, he also became […]

Boston Mayoral Candidates Focus On Getting Latinos To The Polls

Mary Mata August 16, 2013

By Fox News Latino One of the key items on the to-do list of Boston’s mayoral candidates is trying to excite Latino voters enough to get them to the polls […]

L.A.’s First Latina Councilwoman In 25 Years Talks About Making History

Mary Mata

By Adriana Maestas, Fox News Latino She is the first Latina to serve on the Los Angeles City Council in a quarter century – the second one in history to […]

IMMIGRATION: The reform debate and mixed alliances

Mary Mata August 12, 2013

By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog The immigration reform debate has always created alliances uncommon in regular domestic political battles, as illustrated in this LA Times story. So moderate and upper-class […]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Considered Equipping Drones With Non-Lethal Weapons

Mary Mata August 11, 2013

By Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer In the past three years, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has rapidly increased its use of drones for domestic surveillance, despite growing concern from […]

‘Dream 9’ Supporters To Confront President Barack Obama During Phoenix Visit

Mary Mata August 6, 2013

By Huffington Post Latino Voices  Weeks of uncertainty for the group of young undocumented immigrants — known as the “Dream 9” — detained after crossing the U.S. – Mexico border in protest […]

Nury Martinez makes political comeback history in L.A.

Mary Mata

By Tony Castro, Voxxi Los Angeles Hispanics are celebrating the election of the first Latina to the City Council in a quarter century. Nury Martinez, a former school board member with […]

Hispanic Media Could Spell Big Trouble For the Republican Party

Mary Mata August 5, 2013

By Jose Fulgencio, Policymic The media has an important role to play by providing the American public how political party stands on an issues affecting everyday life — or so we […]