Texas Border Residents Pawns In Border Security War Games

Texas Border Residents Pawns In Border Security War Games

Mary Mata September 30, 2011

A new report commissioned by Texas’ next wannabe Lieutenant Governor and current Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples literally labels the border as a warzone. This, despite actual reality and statistics to […]

Obama Enunciates Spanish, Latino Voter Outreach Strategy

Mary Mata September 29, 2011

So my favorite part of President Barack Obama’s Latino roundtable yesterday was how wonderfully he pronounced “Puerto Rico” and “Calderón” when answering questions that came from the readers and viewers […]

My Adventures In Mexican Catholic Kindergarten

Mary Mata September 28, 2011

I remember 1982 because it was the year my father decided that he’d had enough of the American Dream. He’d been laid off, and he was not certain that he […]

Chiles En Nogada, Poblano Peppers In Walnut Sauce

Mary Mata

By Abigail García This is one of the most typical, and well known mexican dishes. I can’t decide whether I like the most: to cook it, to eat it or […]

Is Immigration About Jobs, Humans Or Business?

Mary Mata September 26, 2011

By Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez Austin, Texas — A diversity of thought and ideas about the economics of immigration reform informed a panel Sunday at the Texas Tribune Festival. The panel […]

Juggling Optimism & Pessimism In U.S.-Mexico Relations

Mary Mata

By Zach Gonzalez Austin, Texas — The complexity of the issues both Mexico and the United States face in working together to come up with solutions to the drug war […]

Looking Past Mexican Violence Into The Future

Mary Mata September 25, 2011

By Zach Gonzalez & Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez A Mexican newspaper publisher of Grupo Reforma and professor at the University of Texas, Alejandro Junca De La Vega gave a speech Saturday titled, […]

Tony Garza: Why The U.S., Mexico Need Each Other

Mary Mata September 24, 2011

By Zach Gonzalez & Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez Addressing the question of why the U.S. and Mexico need each other, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Tony Garza opened his remarks this morning […]

All Latinos Should Come Together For Immigration Reform

Mary Mata September 23, 2011

Recently, blogger Julio R. Varela became incensed over comments that Puerto Ricans cannot understand other Latinos when it comes to immigration, due to their automatic U.S. citizenship. For several reasons, […]

How 1,600 Bills Forced Latinos To Care About Immigration

NewsTaco September 22, 2011

There’s been a subliminal debate – if such a thing can exist – concerning Latinos and immigration that’s been going on since since California had it’s proposition 187 conniption. The […]