Report Shows Latinos In Colorado Lag Behind Others

Report Shows Latinos In Colorado Lag Behind Others

Mary Mata January 19, 2012

A recent report from the Colorado Latino Leadership, Advocacy & Research Organization (CLARO) entitled “Snapshot of Colorado Latinos,” shows that in several realms Latinos in that state lagged behind others. […]

I Don’t Want To Be The Model Minority For The American Dream

Mary Mata January 18, 2012

I’m tired of having to explain to white folks that many people in my working class Mexican community cannot persevere no matter how hard they may try. I’m often met […]

Mexican Immigration Is Slowing While Asian Immigration Grows

Mary Mata

Data recently released by the Pew Hispanic Center allows us to draw two conclusions about Latinos in the U.S.. First, the myth that Mexicans are “flooding America” is proven to be that […]

María Hinojosa Film Sparks Immigrant Sexual Abuse Inquiry

Mary Mata January 17, 2012

Democratic Congressman Jared Polis co-authored a letter this week asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to launch an investigation into sexual violence against immigrants in the custody of the Department […]

Fired New Mexico DMV Employee Sues Over “No Spanish” Rule

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The Mexican American Legal Dense and Education Fund has gone to the defense of a Latina who was fired for calling-out discriminatory practices at the New Mexico driver’s license bureau.  […]

It’s Time To Think Outside The Box On Immigration

Mary Mata January 13, 2012

By Christine Goffredo, otherwords.org Mariela Obregon Chavarria hoped to return to her native country of Nicaragua one day, but arriving in handcuffs and escorted by security officers wasn’t what she had […]

Undocumented Immigrants Can’t Even Freeload Properly

Mary Mata January 12, 2012

It’s no secret that El Guapo hates undocumented immigrants. He spent most of the holidays on his roof, throwing used cell phones and rusty 9-volt batteries at his undocumented family […]

How My Dad Escaped The INS To See Fernando Valenzuela

Mary Mata

I have always been a baseball fan. I grew up watching on television — when my mom was not watching “Sábado Gigante.” The ritual was always the same: the pre-game show […]

An Interview With Mitt Romney Twitter Parody “Mexican Mitt”

Mary Mata

In response to Mitt Romney’s recent win in the New Hampshire primary, the parody of the presumed GOP presidential candidate emerged on Twitter. Using the handle @MexicanMitt,  the accounts has […]

Mitt Romney Is Sending Mixed Signals To Latino Voters

Mary Mata

Mitt Romney was acting a bit temperamental  yesterday as he sought votes from  Latinos, particularly in Florida. He proudly released a Spanish language video in which his son Craig spoke […]