Rallies Nationwide Today Against Border Militarization

Rallies Nationwide Today Against Border Militarization

Mary Mata July 17, 2013

By John Michaelson, Public News Service AUSTIN, Texas – Rallies are planned in some Texas cities and across the nation today, in a national day of action against the proposed […]

Legal Immigrants Seek Reward for Years of Following the Rules

Mary Mata July 15, 2013

By Julia Preston, New York Times Angeles P. Barberena has always tried to follow the United States’ immigration laws. She dutifully filed her petition to become a resident, complied with […]

A beatdown for GOP from Hispanic media?

Mary Mata July 12, 2013

By Greg Sargent, Washington Post House Republicans claim they see no urgency whatsoever about acting this summer on immigration reform, and just might get around to it some time this fall. […]

Poll: Immigration support grows

Mary Mata

By Tal Kopan, Politico Americans are more supportive of immigration than ever, according to a new poll, with a record-low number of people wanting to decrease the flow of immigration. […]

Latinos Key in Next Midterm Elections

Mary Mata

By Latinovations A new poll by Latino Decisions revealed that despite a lack of support on the GOP’s issues, 52% of Latino voters said theywould be more likely to support […]

Hispanic Lawmakers Urge Obama to Sell Immigration Bill

Mary Mata July 11, 2013

By Peter Nicholas and Colleen McCain Nelson, Wall Street Journal Hispanic lawmakers urged President Barack Obama to use his megaphone to help pass an immigration bill through the U.S. House, while Mr. […]

Ex-Target Workers Sue, Allege Race Discrimination

Mary Mata

By Associated Press/ABC News Three former Target employees are suing the nation’s second-largest discount chain for discrimination and retaliation, citing alleged racial slurs from managers and a training document that […]

Domestic Workers in Texas are Fighting for Their Rights

Mary Mata

By John Michaelson, Public News Service BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A campaign in support of the region’s domestic workers is being launched today by backers who saying they are central to the […]

Mexican immigrants’ politics more diverse than pundits assert, study finds

Mary Mata

By Deann Gayman, Phys.org In the 2012 presidential election, seven out of 10 Latino immigrants voted for President Obama. As news pundits dissected the defeat of Mitt Romney, they dismissed […]

Congressional Hispanic Caucus to go to the White House

Mary Mata July 10, 2013

By Seung Min Kim, Politico The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is heading to the White House Wednesday for its own meeting with President Barack Obama. The CHC’s confab – focused on […]