Living in Dual Shadows – LGBT Undoc Immigrants

Living in Dual Shadows – LGBT Undoc Immigrants

Mary Mata March 8, 2013

By Crosby Burns, Ann Garcia, and Phillip E. Wolgin, Center for American Progress In a first of its kind analysis, the Williams Institute at UCLA today estimates that there are at least 267,000 […]

Julian Castro Takes Immigration Fight Nation Wide

Mary Mata

By Josh Baugh, San Antonio Express-News MIAMI — Though fast becoming a national spokesman for immigration reform, when Julián Castro addressed activists, their benefactors and so-called DREAMers here Thursday night, he made […]

Latinos Gain Political Muscle, and Fund-Raisers Show How

Mary Mata

By Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times SAN ANTONIO — On a wall in his sun-drenched, art-filled Tudor home, Henry R. Muñoz III displays a memento of his childhood: a […]

Latino Voters Vastly Prefer Hillary Clinton Over Marco Rubio

Mary Mata March 7, 2013

By Dan Amira, New York Magazine According to a (caveat: very, very early) Quinnipiac poll, 60 percent of Hispanic voters would support Clinton in 2016, compared to a mere 24 percent […]

DCCC Picks Cuellar, Lujan to Lead Latino Efforts

Mary Mata

By Cameron Joseph, The Hill The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has picked Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) to lead their Latino outreach efforts, the organization announced […]

Will the Supremes Axe the Voting Rights Act?

Mary Mata

By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco Last week the Supreme Court listened to the arguments in a case titled Shelby County, AL v Eric Holder and it was a challenge of […]

Latino Civic Engagement Key in Achieving Immigration Reform

Mary Mata March 6, 2013

By Ben Monterroso, National Executive Director, Mi Familia Vota Education Fund  America is all about opportunities and giving a chance to those who want to achieve the American Dream. Our government […]

Immigration policy stance directly tied to winning the Latino vote

Mary Mata

By Matt Barreto, Ph.D., Latino Decisions A new Latino Decisions poll finds that Latino voters are paying very close attention to the immigration debate in Congress and that a candidate’s stance […]

Poll: Immigration Reform Now Top Issue for Latinos

Mary Mata

By Sandra Lilley, NBCLatino Latino voters want the President and Congress to address immigration more than any other issue, with 58 percent saying this is more important than jobs (38 percent), education (19 […]

L.A. Mayor’s Race: Garcetti and Greuel Top the Field

Mary Mata

By Los Angeles Times City Councilman Eric Garcetti and Controller Wendy Greuel remained ahead of the pack in the race for mayor of Los Angeles early Wednesday morning with all city […]