Bush Targets “Ignorant Statements” About Hispanics

Bush Targets “Ignorant Statements” About Hispanics

Mary Mata January 16, 2014

By Alexa Ura, Texas Tribune CORPUS CHRISTI — George P. Bush, a Republican candidate for land commissioner, said Wednesday he hoped Texas Republicans in leadership positions would take a stand against “ignorant […]

George P. Bush Among Other Latinos Vying For Top Political Posts In TX

Mary Mata September 4, 2013

By Fox News Latino Three Latinos are vying for some of the top currently open Texas political seats. With the March primary six months away, and Labor Day behind them, […]

Why America’s Political Destiny Hinges On What Happens Next with Latinos In Texas

Mary Mata September 3, 2013

By Ralph Benko, Forbes The political stakes could hardly be higher. Latinos, who have leaned Democratic, demographically are surging in Texas. And if the Democrats can turn Texas blue (or even […]

Tea Partiers Heckle Rubio Who Stays Mum on Immigration

Mary Mata

By Toluse Olorunnipa, Bloomberg In the 15 minutes Marco Rubio spent speaking to a crowd of anti-tax Tea Party Republicans in Orlando, Florida, he didn’t mention the word “immigration.” Activists at the […]

California GOP turns to immigration to fight extinction

Mary Mata August 20, 2013

By Jake Sherman, Politico MODESTO, Calif. — Republicans in Washington are taking a piecemeal approach to immigration reform — a strategy that could give the party’s most polarizing figures a […]

Steven Krieser, Scott Walker Official, Fired Over Offensive Immigration Comment

Mary Mata August 9, 2013

By Ashley Alman, Huffington Post Latino Voices An official appointed by Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wis.) was promptly fired on Thursday after comparing undocumented immigrants to the devil in a Facebook comment,Daniel […]

Hispanic Media Could Spell Big Trouble For the Republican Party

Mary Mata August 5, 2013

By Jose Fulgencio, Policymic The media has an important role to play by providing the American public how political party stands on an issues affecting everyday life — or so we […]

Three Myths about ‘Border Security’

Mary Mata July 24, 2013

By Joseph Laughon, Cafe con Leche Republicans Border security. It’s everyone’s favorite two words in Washington these days. And it’s an incessant albatross around the neck of any immigration reform attempt. […]

Are unauthorized immigrants overwhelmingly Democrats?

Mary Mata

By Eileen Patten and Mark Hugo Lopez, Pew Research Center As Congress debates immigration reform, some political leaders and analysts have speculated that there will be “an electoral bonanza for […]

The End of Marco Rubio

Mary Mata July 19, 2013

By Josh Marshall, Talking Points Memo … Rubio was basically an accidental Senator, swept up in the floodtide of the 2010 Tea Party mid-term, though it’s true that many careers start […]