Are unauthorized immigrants overwhelmingly Democrats?

Are unauthorized immigrants overwhelmingly Democrats?

Mary Mata July 24, 2013

By Eileen Patten and Mark Hugo Lopez, Pew Research Center As Congress debates immigration reform, some political leaders and analysts have speculated that there will be “an electoral bonanza for […]

Iowa’s Rep. King: For every valedictorian Dreamer, 100 are “hauling marijuana”

Mary Mata July 23, 2013

By Sandra Lilley, NBCLatino Iowa conservative Republican Congressman Steve King said in an interview with Newsmax that for every valedictorian DREAMer who has been brought to this country by his or […]

Immigrants self-deport to Mexico, then ask to cross into U.S.

Mary Mata

By Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times NOGALES, Ariz. — Chanting, “Undocumented, unafraid,” three young immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children staged an unorthodox — and risky — […]

Michelle Obama to address Latino group amid immigration debate

Mary Mata

By Stephanie Condon, CBS News As leaders in Washington work behind the scenes on a compromise over comprehensive immigration reform, First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday will deliver the keynote […]

Julian Castro: If immigration fails “everyone will know” House Republicans are to blame

Mary Mata

By Alessandra Hickson, NBCLatino San Antonio Democrat Mayor Julian Castro may have been on MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports today to talk about his city’s AAA rating and economic stability, but NBC’s Andrea Mitchell […]

Sequestration hits Hispanic families hard

Mary Mata July 22, 2013

By Lyndsey Layton, Washington Post YONKERS, N.Y. — The only ones left in Room 5 at the Whitney Young Head Start Center are the two turtles thrashing around in a small […]

Immigration bill 2013: House ‘gang’ punts immigration bill again

Mary Mata

By Seung Min Kim, Politico Don’t expect the House immigration group to roll out its comprehensive reform bill this summer. The bipartisan coalition of seven lawmakers has essentially agreed to […]

The End of Marco Rubio

Mary Mata July 19, 2013

By Josh Marshall, Talking Points Memo … Rubio was basically an accidental Senator, swept up in the floodtide of the 2010 Tea Party mid-term, though it’s true that many careers start […]

Senate confirms Thomas E. Perez as Labor secretary

Mary Mata July 18, 2013

By Michael A. Memoli, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Thomas E. Perez was confirmed as secretary of Labor on Thursday, ending a long battle over his nomination in a key test of […]

Cyclist Champions Immigrants on NY-to-Mexico Ride

Mary Mata

By Manuel Rueda, ABC/Univision Armando Rosales is making a run for the border. Well, a bike ride, actually: The amateur cyclist is pedaling from New York to Mexico to encourage […]