New Database to Help Identify Migrants Who Died in Desert

New Database to Help Identify Migrants Who Died in Desert

Mary Mata May 7, 2013

By Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times TUCSON — The Sonora desert claims the lives of hundreds of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border each year. Many of the dead — about one […]

Drinko de Mayo, No Mas!

Mary Mata May 6, 2013

By Carlos Harrison That’s the hope, anyway, for a growing group of Latino activists trying to separate the distinctly Hispanic holiday from the grip of its ubiquitous image as a […]

VIDEO: When the U.S. Was Conqueror of Mexico

Mary Mata

By Latino Rebels Yesterday CBS’ “Sunday Morning” did a seven-minute segment about a war that is rarely talked about: the Mexican-American War. It is a war that literally changed the […]

The Priest Who Travels With Bodyguards

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By Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer It’s early April and Catholic priest Alejandro Solalinde, 68, arrives in McAllen where he will be the keynote speaker at a migrant smuggling and human […]

Immigration Bill & Obama’s Trip to Mexico: Why the Two are Linked

Mary Mata May 3, 2013

By Christian Science Monitor Editorial Board President Obama makes a two-day trip to Mexico this week with the hope of better integrating the US economy with that of its southern neighbor. He describes […]

Evolving U.S.-Mexico Relations and Obama’s Visit

Mary Mata May 2, 2013

By Stratfor When U.S. President Barack Obama travels to Mexico on May 2, he will arrive amid a period of sweeping transformation in the country. Embroiled in myriad political battles and seeking to […]

Ahead of Obama’s Trip To Mexico, Relationship Shifts From Drugs To Economy

Mary Mata May 1, 2013

By Fox News Latino Just days before President Barack Obama’s visit south of the border, the Mexican government announced it will end the widespread access it has given U.S. security […]

Nezahual coyotl Was not An Aztec!

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By Victor Landa, NewsTaco One of the reasons I love doing what I do is that it gives me the chance to make things better. Case in point: a post […]

Obama – Peña Nieto: High Stakes, Big Opportunities

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By Antonio Garza, Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico This week’s meeting between Presidents Obama and Peña Nieto brings U.S.-Mexico relations to center stage. This second face-to-face between the two leaders […]

Twitter Trumps Classism, Corruption in Mexico

Mary Mata April 30, 2013

Tweets about “#LadyProfeco” By Damien Cave, New York Times MEXICO CITY — Andrea Benítez simply did what many rich, connected Mexicans have always done: she used her influence to step […]