Felipe Calderón Says U.S. Fuels Drug War

Felipe Calderón Says U.S. Fuels Drug War

Mary Mata December 30, 2010

The BBC took a good interview with Mexican president Felipe Calderón (no relation, ha ha) and we wanted to share it with you here. The BBC interviewer comes off a […]

Binge Drinking Growing Among Latinos

Mary Mata December 29, 2010

The percentage of Latino men who drink has increased, along with the percentage of people drinking alcohol nationwide, 67%, which is the highest it’s been since the mid-1980s, according to […]

New Juárez Documentary: “8 Murders A Day”

Mary Mata December 28, 2010

A new documentary called “8 Murders A Day” chronicles the human rights disaster that followed Mexican President Felipe Calderón’s declaration of war on the drug cartels in 2006. The story […]

U.S. Border Guards Operate With Violent Impunity

Mary Mata December 27, 2010

An interesting story from The Dallas Observer that details the violent death of an immigrant in Border Patrol custody in San Diego, Calif. and then tells us about the bigger […]

Immigrants Can Sue Immigration Officials

Mary Mata December 23, 2010

A lawsuit in New Haven, Connecticut created a whole new way to think about the immigration debate in this country. U.S. District Court Judge Stefan Underhill ruled that Immigration and […]

Drug Cartels Recruiting Kids

Mary Mata December 20, 2010

You may or may not have heard of Ponchi, the 14 year-old drug cartel assassin recently arrested in Mexico. The Chicago Tribune wrote up an interesting piece about how young […]

Mexican Govt’s Drone Crashes Near El Paso

Mary Mata December 17, 2010

Well this is a little random. Talking Points Memo reported that  Mexican unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed in someone’s backyard outside of El Paso, Texas: “CBP/U.S. Border Patrol responded to […]

Heidi Jones And Yet Another Latino Rapist

Mary Mata December 15, 2010

Weather forecaster Heidi Jones, 37, was suspended from her job Wednesday after she filed a fake police report claiming she was raped and stalked by a “Hispanic man.” She worked […]

Money Goes South, $39B Worth

Mary Mata December 2, 2010

The El Paso Times reported recently that $18 to $39 billion dollars worth of drug money goes from the U.S. south to Mexico every year, according to a report from […]

Living In Fear In Monterrey

Mary Mata

I had an interesting Thanksgiving this year, not only did I get to hang out with my tía abuelita, but a cousin from Monterrey, Mexico was in town. He also […]