Timely Time in Latin America

Timely Time in Latin America

Mary Mata March 12, 2013

By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco One thing that has been lacking for many years and from many United States Administrations is a Latin American policy.  We have had policies, don’t […]

Latino Voters Support Gay Families in Immigration Reform

Mary Mata March 11, 2013

By Steve Ralls, Latino Decisions Originally posted at Immigration Equality A new Immigration Equality/Latino Decisions poll of Latino voters shows strong support for immigration reform legislation that includes lesbian and gay […]

Villaraigosa Signals Future Run for California Governor

Mary Mata

By EFE/Fox News Latino  Outgoing Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said in an interview with KTTV-TV that among his plans for the future is to run for governor of California, […]

Senators Agree on Path to Legal Status for Illegal Immigrants

Mary Mata

By Brian Bennett, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Eight senators who have spent weeks trying to write a bipartisan bill to overhaul immigration laws have privately agreed on the most […]

Departing W.H Latino Media Dir.: Proud We have Seat At Table

Mary Mata

White House staff members listen from the Colonnade of the White House as President Barack Obama delivers remarks on the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration announcement in the Rose Garden, […]

Faith Leaders to Obama: “Time Is Now” for Immigration Reform

Mary Mata

By Jordan Fabian, ABC/Univision President Obama on Friday met with over a dozen faith leaders at the White House who urged quick action to pass immigration reform. After speaking with […]

Living in Dual Shadows – LGBT Undoc Immigrants

Mary Mata March 8, 2013

By Crosby Burns, Ann Garcia, and Phillip E. Wolgin, Center for American Progress In a first of its kind analysis, the Williams Institute at UCLA today estimates that there are at least 267,000 […]

Latino Voters Vastly Prefer Hillary Clinton Over Marco Rubio

Mary Mata March 7, 2013

By Dan Amira, New York Magazine According to a (caveat: very, very early) Quinnipiac poll, 60 percent of Hispanic voters would support Clinton in 2016, compared to a mere 24 percent […]

DCCC Picks Cuellar, Lujan to Lead Latino Efforts

Mary Mata

By Cameron Joseph, The Hill The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has picked Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) to lead their Latino outreach efforts, the organization announced […]

Joaquin Castro Says Obama ‘Needs to Be a Leader’ on the Budget

Mary Mata

By Ron Fournier, National Journal Nothing angers President Obama and his allies more than suggesting that he bears even the minutest responsibility for resolving sequestration and the broader budget fights. He […]