Paul Ryan: Illegal Immigration is Easy, Then People Have Anchor Babies

Paul Ryan: Illegal Immigration is Easy, Then People Have Anchor Babies

Mary Mata May 3, 2013

By Adrian Carrasquillo, NBCLatino Rep. Paul Ryan, who has emerged as a supporter of immigration reform in the House of Representatives, used the term “anchor babies,” which many find offensive, during a town […]

Obama’s Cabinet Nearly Complete, If Not Completely Diverse

Mary Mata

By Al Kamen, Washington Post And then there was one. Now that President Obama has announced Penny Pritzker as his pick for commerce secretary and Michael Froman for U.S. trade representative, there’s only a single, lonely vacant slot […]

Biden Invites NM Gov. Martinez to his Cinco de Mayo Party

Mary Mata May 2, 2013

By Dan Boyd, Albuqueurque Journal New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden appear to have struck up an unlikely friendship. After receiving an invitation from Biden, the […]

The GOP Doesn’t Need Latino Outreach, It Needs Latino Takeover

Mary Mata May 1, 2013

By Garaldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic The debate over an immigration-reform bill has given us a glimpse into the emerging war within the Republican Party. On one side are those sensitive to […]

Colorado Gov. Signs Bill for Undoc In-State Tuition

Mary Mata

By Anthony Cotton, Denver Post Marking the end of a decade-long effort to provide in-state tuition rates to Colorado college students in the U.S. illegally, Gov. John Hickenlooper signed Senate […]

Immigration Debate Gives Life to Annual Rallies

Mary Mata

By Associated Press/Wall Street Journal SAN DIEGO — Social media and text messaging have emerged as indispensable tools for advocates of a sweeping immigration overhaul, but street marches have an […]

Republican Immigration Nightmare Could Recur

Mary Mata

By McKay Coppins, BuzzFeed For the Republicans in Washington who hoped a new bipartisan push for immigration reform would give their party a fresh start, a new face, and a second chance […]

It’s Not About Thomas Perez, It’s Again About President Obama

Mary Mata April 30, 2013

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Daily News The GOP’s whiplash of President Obama’s Labor Secretary pick, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Thomas Perez, is not about his alleged over the top […]

Obama Meets With Latino Groups Ahead of Trip to Mexico, Costa Rica

Mary Mata

By Associated Press/Washington Post WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has met with Latino leaders ahead of an upcoming trip to Mexico and Costa Rica.Obama met Monday at the White House with […]

Will Paul Ryan Take Immigration Reform To The Finish Line in the House?

Mary Mata April 24, 2013

By Sandra Lilley, NBCLatino Illinois Democratic Congressman Luis Gutierrez, a longtime advocate for immigration reform who is part of a group working on a House version of a reform bill,  had a colleague […]