Who’s Latino? Pope, Bruno Mars, New Guy at the White House?

Who’s Latino? Pope, Bruno Mars, New Guy at the White House?

Mary Mata April 1, 2013

By Latino USA Is Jorge Bergoglio, aka Pope Francis, Latino? Does it matter? Why did Bruno Mars drop his Puerto Rican father’s surname? And who is the new Obama staffer […]

Study: Latinos Divided By Nation of Origin

Mary Mata

By Josh Dulaney, Hispanic Business An advertising executive says Spanish speakers with Venezuelan accents are best when selling to Latinos in the U.S. because their accents are the most neutral. A […]

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 […]

A Very White GOP Leadership Plans Minority Outreach

Mary Mata March 29, 2013

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 […]

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 […]

Alaska Rep. Young Apologizes for Calling Latinos ‘Wetbacks’

Mary Mata

By Justin Sink, The Hill Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) issued an apology Thursday after using the term “wetbacks” to describe Latino workers on his family farm. “During a sit down […]

Latino Buyers Could Kick Recovery Into High Gear

Mary Mata March 27, 2013

By Inman News Latinos accounted for more than half of new owner-occupied households last year and have the purchasing power “to push the U.S. housing recovery into high gear,” according to […]

Obama’s Legislative Director: A Latino No One Knows, Yet

Mary Mata March 20, 2013

By Philip Rucker, Washington Post Miguel Rodriguez is President Obama’s new director of legislative affairs. That makes him the president’s Congress whisperer and arm-twister, tasked with convincing Republican lawmakers of the virtues […]

Fast Growth of Latino Population Blurs Traditional U.S. Racial Lines

Mary Mata March 18, 2013

By Associated Press/ New York Daily News WASHINGTON — Welcome to the new off-white America. A historic decline in the number of U.S. whites and the fast growth of Latinos […]

Bipartisan Immigration Reform Bill Takes Shape in House

Mary Mata

By Thomas Ferraro and Richard Cowan, Reuters A bipartisan group in the House of Representatives is close to completing work on a comprehensive immigration reform bill that would include a […]