Texas Border Residents Pawns In Border Security War Games

Texas Border Residents Pawns In Border Security War Games

Mary Mata September 30, 2011

A new report commissioned by Texas’ next wannabe Lieutenant Governor and current Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples literally labels the border as a warzone. This, despite actual reality and statistics to […]

Livin’ La Vida En Spanglish

Mary Mata September 12, 2011

Last week I posted on Facebook that, sometimes, people are frustrated by my Spanglish speaking ways. But, that’s the way I think — so ni modo. I got some interesting […]

Border Fence To Flood U.S. Town, Violate Mexican Treaty

Mary Mata

By Melissa del Bosque The Department of Homeland Security is pushing for 14 miles of border wall to be built through Hidalgo and Starr counties even though it could flood […]

What’s A “Good” Immigration Policy?

Mary Mata September 8, 2011

By Mariana Garza What would “good” immigration policy look like? I think about immigration — the act of entering and settling in a country of which you are not a […]

Poll: Less Than Half Of Mexicans Say Gov’t Beating Narcos

Mary Mata September 7, 2011

[Editors Note: The following is a press release from the Pew Hispanic Center.] As the death toll continues to rise in Mexico’s drug war, a new survey by Pew Research Center’s Global […]

Is There Tejano Culture Without Tejano Music?

Mary Mata August 31, 2011

By Wuicho Vargas Music, for me is more than just a bunch of notes played together at a certain rhythm. Music, for me, es vida!  I listen to all kinds of […]

Mexicans Turn to Social Media to Document Narco Violence

Mary Mata August 8, 2011

[Editor’s note: This post was originally published on March 9, 2010.] By Melissa del Bosque An explosion of violence has occurred in the state of Tamaulipas in the last few […]

In Juarez the Prison Inmates Run the Asylum

Mary Mata August 5, 2011

By Melissa del Bosque On Monday, July 25, there was a riot in the Cereso state prison in Juarez and 17 people were killed. The prison is divided between the […]

Arizona Can Begin Border Wall Construction Today

Mary Mata July 20, 2011

Tucson, Arizona – The Southern Border Communities Coalition (SBCC) laments the entry into force of SB 1406 today, a measure that will allow Arizona to build its own border wall […]

Looking To Buy Land, Two Unarmed Latinos Shot Near Border

Mary Mata July 18, 2011

By Melissa del Bosque It was an early morning in mid-May. Norberto Velez, 55, and his son Norangel, 32, were driving through ranchland in far West Texas. They were looking […]