Ted Cruz can run for office in Canada, and U.S.

Ted Cruz can run for office in Canada, and U.S.

Mary Mata August 19, 2013

By Todd J. Gillman, Dallas Morning News WASHINGTON — Born in Canada to an American mother, Ted Cruz became an instant U.S. citizen. But under Canadian law, he also became […]

Boston Mayoral Candidates Focus On Getting Latinos To The Polls

Mary Mata August 16, 2013

By Fox News Latino One of the key items on the to-do list of Boston’s mayoral candidates is trying to excite Latino voters enough to get them to the polls […]

L.A.’s First Latina Councilwoman In 25 Years Talks About Making History

Mary Mata

By Adriana Maestas, Fox News Latino She is the first Latina to serve on the Los Angeles City Council in a quarter century – the second one in history to […]

Unlawful NY ‘stop and frisk’ Mainly Affected Latinos

Mary Mata August 14, 2013

By Latinovations A federal judge ruled the NY ‘stop and frisk’ practice unconstitutional Monday after finding the NYPD violated the civil rights of more than 4.4 million New Yorkers in […]

IMMIGRATION: The reform debate and mixed alliances

Mary Mata August 12, 2013

By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog The immigration reform debate has always created alliances uncommon in regular domestic political battles, as illustrated in this LA Times story. So moderate and upper-class […]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Considered Equipping Drones With Non-Lethal Weapons

Mary Mata August 11, 2013

By Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer In the past three years, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has rapidly increased its use of drones for domestic surveillance, despite growing concern from […]

‘Dream 9’ Supporters To Confront President Barack Obama During Phoenix Visit

Mary Mata August 6, 2013

By Huffington Post Latino Voices  Weeks of uncertainty for the group of young undocumented immigrants — known as the “Dream 9” — detained after crossing the U.S. – Mexico border in protest […]

Hispanic Media Could Spell Big Trouble For the Republican Party

Mary Mata August 5, 2013

By Jose Fulgencio, Policymic The media has an important role to play by providing the American public how political party stands on an issues affecting everyday life — or so we […]

Young Mother Fights Deportation, Hopes for Immigration Reform

Mary Mata August 1, 2013

By Melissa del Bosque, The Texas Observer On Tuesday morning, Veronica Ayala, 33, stood next to her three-year old son Damian in a parking lot across the street from the J.J. […]

United States Deported Over 13,000 Unaccompanied Mexican Minors Last Year

Mary Mata

By Esther Yu-Hsi Lee, Think Progress On Tuesday, the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) released a report confirming that 13,454 unaccompanied Mexican minors under the age of 18 were […]