DREAMers Begin Walk From San Francisco To Washington DC

DREAMers Begin Walk From San Francisco To Washington DC

Mary Mata March 22, 2012

By Maria-Elena Young, Courtesy of The Curious Ostrich On Saturday, March 10, youth from across the US left San Francisco to walk in support of the DREAM Act. Their organization […]

Thousands Protest HS Valedictorian Facing Deportation In Miami

Mary Mata March 6, 2012

North Miami Senior High gained national attention Friday when more than 2600 students and teachers walked out of class in the biggest immigration protest in South Florida since 2004. Colombian sisters […]

Stop SB 458, Georgia’s Anti-DREAM Act

Mary Mata March 5, 2012

By Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of GALEO Matters concerning the prosperity and future of our state and those concerning children should be absolutely void of political theatrics. Unfortunately, some Georgia […]

Latinos Engage In Protests More Than Other Groups

Mary Mata

An interesting article appeared recently in The Society Pages, making the case that Latinos are more likely to engage in political protests and other groups. This comes at the same […]

Latinos With College Degrees Rises By 80 Percent

Mary Mata February 29, 2012

3.8 million Latinos in the U.S. now have a bachelor’s degree or higher, according to the Census Bureau, showing an 80% increase between 2001 and 2011. “This is an important […]

Undocumented Student Ran For Texas A&M Student Body President

Mary Mata

Jose Luis Zelaya, 24, is a Honduran immigrant, graduate student in the College of Education and Human Development at  Texas A&M University, expert crocheter, and aspiring teacher, who ran for student […]

CA’s José Hernández’s Congressional Platform: Jobs And Ed

Mary Mata February 22, 2012

San Diego, California — Migrant farmworker-turned-astronaut José Hernández is running for Congress as a Democrat in the 10th district of California on a very simple platform: “Jobs, jobs, jobs and […]

AZ Senate Candidate Richard Carmona Talks Immigration, Jobs

Mary Mata February 21, 2012

Former Surgeon General Richard Carmona is running as a Democrat for Senate in Arizona because, as he told NewsTaco, he hopes to use his unique set of experiences to bring […]

Latino Students Protest Romney’s Visit To Arizona

Mary Mata February 16, 2012

While Republican president hopeful Mitt Romney visited the State of Arizona, a group of young Latinos protested his visit due to his stance on immigration reform and the Development Relief […]

Bien Hecho: Students Use Lucha Libre For DREAM Act In NC

Mary Mata February 9, 2012

In order to raise awareness of North Carolina’s Development Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, the bill that would legalize a large number of undocumented students, student activists […]