A Word of Caution From Rubio on Immigration

A Word of Caution From Rubio on Immigration

Mary Mata April 1, 2013

By Ashley Parker, The New York Times As several of the senators taking part in a bipartisan effort to overhaul to the nation’s immigration laws appeared on the Sunday talk shows to […]

Cesar Chávez, Mi Líder y Defensor

Mary Mata

Armando García Todos los pueblos han tenido un lider  que ha luchado por que la justicia llegue a los más necesitados, a los parias, a los desamparados, a los que con […]

Dick Morris Says He Is Working On An RNC Ad Aimed At Latinos

Mary Mata March 29, 2013

By Media Matters Dick Morris is working with Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus on a new television advertisement that will include Preibus seeking to attract Latino voters, Morris revealed […]

A Very White GOP Leadership Plans Minority Outreach

Mary Mata

By McKay Coppins, BuzzFeed As the Republican Party gears up to launch a concerted, well-funded outreach effort aimed at attracting elusive minority voters, it’s not just battling dismal poll numbers […]

Cong. Hispanic Caucus to Don Young: Shame On You!

Mary Mata

PRESS RELEASE CHC CHAIR ON REP. YOUNG’S RACIAL SLURS  Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairman Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15), released the following statement regarding Rep. Don Young’s use of the term “wetback” in […]

Image Control Could Help GOP Reach Latinos in TX

Mary Mata

By Adam D. Young, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Republicans wanting to maintain their stronghold on politics in Texas and even the South Plains have a challenge in the state’s changing demographics. And outreach […]

New Voter Suppression Efforts Prove the VRA Is Still Needed

Mary Mata

By Ari Berman, The Nation In 2011 and 2012, 180 new voting restrictions were introduced in forty-one states. Ultimately, twenty-five laws and two executive actions were passed in nineteen states following the 2010 […]

N.C. Gov. McCrory Cuts Latino Affairs Office, Raising Concerns

Mary Mata

By Franco Ordonez and John Frank, Miami Herald/McClatchy Newspapers North Carolina’s Latino advocates are voicing alarm following the governor’s decision to eliminate the state’s office for Latino affairs. The closing […]

Obama: Immigration Bill Could Pass by Summer

Mary Mata March 28, 2013

By Aamer Madhani, USA Today President Obama expressed optimism on Wednesday that Congress will have a bill that overhauls the nation’s immigration laws ready next month and that passage of […]

A Green Case for Immigration Reform?

Mary Mata

By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco Immigration is THE topic for most Latino communities right now and it has the right political buzz in the wake of the 2012 elections. As part of […]