Latin@ high school students are rising to protest hateful SB 4 law in Texas.

Texas High Schoolers Rise Against Anti-Immigrant SB 4 Law

Victor Landa July 15, 2017

By Viri Sanchez and Karla Quinones  (2.5 minute read) Four months ago, on February 16, thousands of high school students across Texas joined in a collective effort to stand up […]

Democrats Joaquin Castro, Beto O’Rourke Join Thousands at Dallas Immigration March

NewsTaco April 10, 2017

*Why you should read this: Because this is the kind of repeated action that’s needed to keep the human side of the immigration issue in the public’s consciousness. VL By […]

California activists walk 285 miles to show support for immigration reform

Mary Mata September 3, 2013

By Paul Harris, NBCLatino A long walk for social and political change is finally over, for now. “I am exhausted,” said Estefany Mendez. “I have never done anything like this […]

Florida Gov. vetoes immigrant driver license bill

Mary Mata June 5, 2013

By Steve Bousquet, Tampa Bay Times Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have allowed children of immigrants who are not U.S. citizens to get Florida driver […]

Why the National STEM Education Fund Is So Important

Mary Mata May 29, 2013

By Maria Cardona, Latinovations Occupations in STEM fields are the second-fastest growing in the nation, just behind health care, according to a Georgetown University study. And while the nation is expected […]

Latino Joblessness Rose, But Employers Added 157K Jobs

Mary Mata February 4, 2013

By Fox News Latino The unemployment rate for the nation’s largest minority group rose to 9.7 percent in January from 9.6 percent in December, according to a labor report. Click […]

The Ruminations Of A One-Time Anchor Baby

Mary Mata February 29, 2012

When I was only five years old, the railroad company my father was working for laid him off.  His unemployment check was enough for him to survive, but it did […]

AZ Sheriff, Congressional Candidate Threatens To Deport Gay Lover

Mary Mata February 20, 2012

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu resigned his post as co-chair of the Mitt Romney campaign in Arizona after Phoenix New Times reported that he threatened a former lover with deportation […]

Only U.S. Citizens Allowed At New Hampshire Rick Perry Event

Mary Mata November 16, 2011

New Hampshire-based Associated Press writer Steve Peoples reported on Twitter that staffers at a Rick Perry campaign event there were asking reporters if they were U.S. citizens because only citizens […]

13 Arrested In Alabama Protest

Mary Mata

A total of 13 pople were arrested yesterday in Montgomery, Alabama after a protest in front of the Alabama State Legislature. The undocumented students, their parents and supporters were protesting […]