Latino Kids In Alabama Bullied Since Immigration Law Passed

Latino Kids In Alabama Bullied Since Immigration Law Passed

Mary Mata October 24, 2011

It should come as no surprise that, in the wake of Alabama’s anti-Latino immigrant law, sentiments towards Latinos in that state are becoming less than civil. If it wasn’t something […]

With The Violence In Mexico, How Can I Help My Family?

Mary Mata October 6, 2011

Dear Martha: I am worried about the situation Mexico is going through. I was given the opportunity to live here in the U.S. but all of my family lives back […]

Latina Documentary Filmmaker Works For Social Justice

Mary Mata October 4, 2011

Laura Varela said that it was her experience growing up in a violent neighborhood that ultimately led her to work as a documentary filmmaker. Her journey from El Paso, Texas […]

Bullying In School, You Gotta Nip It In The Bud

Mary Mata

When I was in sixth grade, there was a girl in school that decided I was someone she could pick on. My parents had moved my sisters and I to […]

The Drug War Spreads The Bloodbath South

Mary Mata October 3, 2011

By John Lindsay-Poland, otherwords.org In the grotesque wars that pit Mexican armed forces and drug cartels against each other and civilians who get in their way, the Zetas cartel plays a […]

Yellow Peril, Brown Peril & Immigrant Backlash In America

Mary Mata September 28, 2011

By Dustin Mendus There is an infamous saying, “Those who do not learn from history are destined to repeat it.” While it can be used in many contexts and stir […]

Report: Widespread Abuse By Patrol Agents Along Border

Mary Mata September 27, 2011

Last week the humanitarian organization No More Deaths released a document detailing widespread abuses by border patrol agents against people in their custody.   The report, A Culture of Cruelty, […]

Juggling Optimism & Pessimism In U.S.-Mexico Relations

Mary Mata September 26, 2011

By Zach Gonzalez Austin, Texas — The complexity of the issues both Mexico and the United States face in working together to come up with solutions to the drug war […]

Looking Past Mexican Violence Into The Future

Mary Mata September 25, 2011

By Zach Gonzalez & Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez A Mexican newspaper publisher of Grupo Reforma and professor at the University of Texas, Alejandro Junca De La Vega gave a speech Saturday titled, […]

Tony Garza: Why The U.S., Mexico Need Each Other

Mary Mata September 24, 2011

By Zach Gonzalez & Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez Addressing the question of why the U.S. and Mexico need each other, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Tony Garza opened his remarks this morning […]