Wanted: A Latino In New Mexico’s U.S. Senate Seat

Wanted: A Latino In New Mexico’s U.S. Senate Seat

Mary Mata February 22, 2011

Representative democracy sometimes isn’t, well, all that representative. The U.S. is set to become Latino-ized, in the sense that nearly 1 in 6 people here will be counted as Latinos […]

New Mexico Gov Martinez Violates State Constitution

Mary Mata February 2, 2011

New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez — the first Latina governor of the U.S. — is breaking environmental laws in that state to protect her rich oil and gas donors, according […]

Susana Martinez on Immigration, Being Latina and Republican

Mary Mata November 12, 2010

New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez gave an interesting interview to Latina magazine in which she speaks on several different topics, including the DREAM Act, immigration reform and why she became […]

New Mexico Governor-Elect says No, No! to SB1070

NewsTaco November 8, 2010

We’re beginning to get a taste of how things will unfold after the election dust settles.  New Mexico Governor-elect Republican Susana Martinez made clear how she feels about Arizona’s controversial […]

Susana Martinez: First Latina Governor

Mary Mata November 4, 2010

Let’s get to know Susana Martinez , the next governor of New Mexico, a Republican/Tea Partier who will likely be tough on border security, reports Slate: “Martinez, who grew up […]

Latino Voters Save the Senate & Other News

Mary Mata

Ho hum, another election down.  Let’s see how Latino voters fared in this election: They saved Harry Reid and the U.S. Senate from Republican takeover. Latinos voted mostly Democratic. Three […]

Pew: U.S. Latino Voters Concentrated in Southwest

Mary Mata October 21, 2010

The Pew Hispanic Center used 2008 data to compile an interesting data set and map of where eligible Latino voters in the U.S. are located.  They also created an interactive […]