Rep. Lou Barletta: New Immigrants Have Made US a Sinking Ship

Rep. Lou Barletta: New Immigrants Have Made US a Sinking Ship

Mary Mata April 2, 2013

By Latino Rebels Is Pennsylvania Rep. Lou Barletta part of some unknown Italian American tribe that has always been here in this country because last time we checked the Ellis Island records, there […]

On Chávez’s birthday, UFW struggle goes on

Mary Mata

By John Holland, The Modesto Bee So, is the work of César Chávez, who would have turned 86 this Sunday, complete? No, it isn’t. Farmwork- ers remain among the lowest-paid people […]

Is Don Young Alaska’s Grampa Simpson?

Mary Mata

By Juila O’Malley, Anchorage Daily News Let’s be clear: Don Young said something casually that was deeply ignorant and offensive. And it’s not the first time he’s done that. He’s […]

Another Look At The Immigration Reform Paradox

Mary Mata April 1, 2013

By Brian Beutler, Talking Points Memo Let’s take another look at the immigration reform paradox I wrote about yesterday. I think these ultimately amount to different ways of explaining the same […]

Equal Protection of the Laws

Mary Mata

By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a lawyer, judge or legal scholar nor do I ever wish to become one.  Nevertheless, I feel that the […]

Will First Latino Mayor of Providence Run for Governor?

Mary Mata

By Fox News Latino The son of Dominican immigrants and Providence’s first Latino mayor, Angel Taveras finds himself one of the best-liked politicians in the state, with a difficult choice to […]

Healthcare an Obstacle as GOP Courts Latinos

Mary Mata

By Noam N. Levey,  Los Angeles Times As Republican leaders try to woo Latino voters with a new openness to legal status for the nation’s illegal immigrants, the party remains […]

A Word of Caution From Rubio on Immigration

Mary Mata

By Ashley Parker, The New York Times As several of the senators taking part in a bipartisan effort to overhaul to the nation’s immigration laws appeared on the Sunday talk shows to […]

Dick Morris Says He Is Working On An RNC Ad Aimed At Latinos

Mary Mata March 29, 2013

By Media Matters Dick Morris is working with Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus on a new television advertisement that will include Preibus seeking to attract Latino voters, Morris revealed […]

New Voter Suppression Efforts Prove the VRA Is Still Needed

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By Ari Berman, The Nation In 2011 and 2012, 180 new voting restrictions were introduced in forty-one states. Ultimately, twenty-five laws and two executive actions were passed in nineteen states following the 2010 […]