Climate change is making private heat islands for Latinos, people of color

Climate change is making private heat islands for Latinos, people of color

Mary Mata July 10, 2013

By Susie Cagle, Grist As if climate change weren’t enough of a huge jerk, now we find out that it’s racist, too — or at least it’s following America’s lead. A […]

Target Reminded Bosses Not All Hispanic Employees Eat Tacos, Wear Sombreros: Lawsuit

Mary Mata

By Kim Bhasin, Huffington Post Three former employees are suing Target for discrimination, citing a document the company distributed to managers with reminders that not all Hispanics eat tacos and burritos […]

Not Everyone Wants the American Dream

Mary Mata July 9, 2013

By Seth Holmes, New America Media On my 16th birthday, in an indigenous village in southern Mexico, I translated for a church group of white Americans from my hometown in eastern […]

Immigration in the House

Mary Mata

By The New York Times Editorial Board EDITORIAL The Republican caucus of the United States House of Representatives is holding a private meeting on Wednesday. The subject will be immigration. […]

Rick Perry’s Motives

NewsTaco July 8, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Sixth graders in Texas have known no Governor in their state other than Rick Perry. He was elected the year they were born. If you’re a […]

Sarah Palin says GOP disrespects Hispanics

Mary Mata

By Teresa Puente, Chicanísima Sarah Palin shows she’s clueless once again. She released a statement to the GOP establishment on her Facebook page Friday claiming that the immigration bill disrespects […]

Immigration debate: Tuition breaks go largely unclaimed

Mary Mata

By Caitlin Emma, Politico Fifteen states have passed laws allowing undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public colleges — a huge incentive for lower-income kids looking for a financial […]

Congressional Hispanics Have Not Endorsed Border Surge

Mary Mata July 5, 2013

Julián Aguilar, Texas Tribune After the sudden resignation of one of its members, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Wednesday reiterated that it has not endorsed a controversial provision of the […]

Texas’ war on Latinas

Mary Mata

By Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto, NBCLatino The Lone Star state jumped into the spotlight this week – a movie-worthy filibuster by Wendy Davis, a flood of demonstrators taking to the capitol, […]

Bolivia Claims U.S. Snowden Fears Kept President’s Plane From Landing

Mary Mata July 3, 2013

By Fox News Latino Bolivia’s president left Europe for home on Wednesday amid diplomatic drama over suggestions he was trying to sneak NSA leaker Edward Snowden aboard his private plane, […]