With deportation relief at stake, South’s Latinos could swing presidential race

With deportation relief at stake, South’s Latinos could swing presidential race

NewsTaco July 1, 2016

*Fear in politics cuts both ways. The next president will nominate a ninth justice of the Supreme Court, determine the future of deferred action programs and deportation raids, and have […]

Who is gaining the most from Obama’s deferred action program for undocumented adults?

NewsTaco June 10, 2015

*Contrary to what critics have been saying, it’s not as if opening the doors to legalization through DACA was going to let in a flood of immigrants. The choice to […]

Latinos in the 113th Congress

Mary Mata January 29, 2013

By Silvia Manzano, Latinovations The 113th Congress includes a record number of thirty-eight Latinos elected officials. These notable numbers have both policy and political implications for the future of Latino […]

Deferred Action Applications Increase after Election

Mary Mata November 27, 2012

By Latinovations With President Obama re-elected into office and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) secure, there has been an increase of interest and applications from undocumented students. “I’ve seen an […]

Obama Reelection Could Lead to Spike in Deportation Deferrals

Mary Mata October 1, 2012

By Peter Malof, Public News Service EL PASO, Texas – The Obama administration’s new Deferred Action program gives young undocumented immigrants temporary permission to live and work in the United States, […]

Deferred Action Leaves Some Behind and in Limbo

Mary Mata September 23, 2012

By Beth Caldwell and Joel Medina, New America Media When she heard about President Obama’s announcement about offering temporary immigration relief to undocumented immigrant youth who came to the United States […]

Giving Driver’s Licenses To The Undocumented

Mary Mata August 21, 2012

By Hector Luis Alamo, Jr., Being Latino President Obama would like to make life a bit easier for a small portion of the millions of undocumented immigrants leading clandestine lives […]

President Obama’s Deferred Action: A Fair Compromise On Immigration Enforcement

Mary Mata August 16, 2012

By Kristian Ramos, Latinovations President Barack Obama’s move to prioritize the deportation of criminal immigrants, while giving exemplary undocumented immigrants the ability to remain in the country through deferred action, is smart […]

Morning NewsTaco

Mary Mata

Thursday August 16, 2012 Univision Protestes Lack of Hispanic Moderator for Presidential Debate (Variety): Univision’s Randy Falco today sent a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates, expressing disappointment that no […]

What You Need to Know About Deferred Action

Mary Mata August 13, 2012

By Aaron Leaf, Feet in 2 Worlds On August 15th, young undocumented immigrants can apply to stay in the US legally under the deferred action plan announced in June by […]