Latinos and Asians Trail Behind in Voter Registration

Latinos and Asians Trail Behind in Voter Registration

Mary Mata November 8, 2013

By Nicole Rojas, Latinos Post Hispanics and Asians are lagging behind in voter registration, a new study by Gallup reveals. The study, which was released on Tuesday, reports that Hispanics trail by […]

Poll: Anti-Immigrant Candidates Face Long Odds Given Demographic Realities

Mary Mata November 7, 2013

By Latino Decisions Virginia and New Jersey Offer Clear Lesson for National GOP in 2014 and Beyond on Immigration Washington, DC – An election-eve poll of extremely likely Latino and Asian voters in […]

Southwest Detroit voters elect 1st Latina council member

Mary Mata November 6, 2013

By Joe Guillen and Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press Raquel Castaneda-Lopez walked into the banquet room of a Mexican restaurant in southwest Detroit Tuesday night to applause from several dozen supporters, many of […]

Luis Gutierrez Splits With Dreamer Group NIYA

Mary Mata

By Roque Planas, Huffington Post Latino Voices This group of dreamers is pushing too hard for one Latino congressman’s taste. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) distanced himself from the National Immigrant […]

Border Patrol Will Continue Killing People Who Throw Rocks

Mary Mata November 5, 2013

By Elliot Spagat, Huffington Post Latino Voices/Associated Press SAN DIEGO — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Border Patrol agents may continue using deadly force against rock-throwers, the chief of the agency […]

Latinos Being Looked at for the White House

Mary Mata November 1, 2013

By Staff, Latino Post The next presidential election is more than three years away, but speculation is already rampant on who might be on the ballot when Obama’s last term ends. There […]

Latino donors set sights on GOP lawmakers who oppose immigration overhaul

Mary Mata October 28, 2013

By Matea Gold, The Washington Post A network of Latino donors that played a pivotal role in raising money for President Obama’s reelection is now focused on a new campaign: an […]

Guess Who’s Leading Georgia’s Latino Boom? Las Mujeres

Mary Mata

By Johanes Roselló, Translated by Elena Shore, New America Media / Mundo Hispánico Editor’s Note: A poll released this month by the Pew Research Center found that two-thirds of Latinos could not […]

Luis Gutiérres introduces both of his selves to us

Mary Mata October 24, 2013

By Mariana Correa, Hispanic Link News Service   “The greatest good for the greatest number,” Congressman Luis Gutiérrez sums it up to reporters jogging alongside him after his press conference in […]

Mexican American Studies Books Un-Banned In Arizona

Mary Mata

By Roque Planas, Huffington Post Latino Voices The Tucson Unified School district voted Tuesday night to un-ban seven books from classrooms, two years after suspending a progressive Mexican American Studies curriculum […]