Latino Rights Group Faults NMSU Over Latino Regents Number

Latino Rights Group Faults NMSU Over Latino Regents Number

Mary Mata April 23, 2013

By Associated Press/The Republic Mexico State University for not including it in the selection process involving a new campus president. The criticism came in a letter disclosed Monday by the […]

Recall Bid Against Arizona sheriff Faces Tough Odds

Mary Mata April 22, 2013

By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press/NBCLatino PHOENIX (AP) — Volunteers set up a table outside a music festival one day last month togather signatures for a drive to oust the notoriously polarizing sheriff […]

Gun Bill’s Failure May help Immigration Legislation

Mary Mata

By Chris Cillizza, Washington Post Here’s an odd political reality: The collapse of the gun bill in the Senate last week may well make the passage of immigration reform legislation slightly easier. “I think the […]

Shameful to Use Terrorism to Stop Immigration Reform

Mary Mata

By Raul A. Reyes, NBCLatino While millions of Americans were riveted by the manhunt for the Boston bombing suspects, some lawmakers and commentators were demanding that Congress reconsider immigration reform. “Given […]

Thomas E. Perez Expected to Face Tough Questions over Past Record

Mary Mata April 18, 2013

By Latinovations During his confirmation hearing today, Secretary of Labor nominee Thomas E. Perez is expected to face tough questions from Republican critics about his tenure as head of the […]

Florida Republicans Target Foreign Language Voting

Mary Mata

By Marc Caputo, Miami Herald Desiline Victor, the 102-year-old North Miami voter who became a symbol of Florida’s elections woes, could again find it tough to cast a ballot now […]

The Immigrant ‘Welfare Queen’ Myth

Mary Mata April 17, 2013

By Alex Nowrasteh, The Blaze A common conservative refrain is that immigrants, once they enter the U.S., “immediately begin to depend on government welfare,” as Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama recently […]

Immigration Bill Would Expand Dream Act To Dreamers Of All Ages

Mary Mata

This article was suggested by Taquista Laura Rubalcava. By Elsie Foley, Huffington Post WASHINGTON — Undocumented immigrants who entered the United States as children would be eligible to apply for […]

TX Rep. Gohmert: “Radical Islamists” are “Trained to Act Hispanic”

Mary Mata

By Jillian Rayfield, Salon Louie Gohmert joined Steve King in warning against passing immigration reform too hastily in the wake the of attacks in Boston, saying that he’s worried that “radical Islamists” […]

Immigration Bill Filed in Senate; Opponents Hope to Kill It

Mary Mata

By David Nakamura, Washington Post A bipartisan group of lawmakers formally filed an 844-page immigration bill on the Senate floor early Wednesday morning, setting the stage for months of public debate over the […]