‘Hunting Humans’ Brings the Fringe to the Center

‘Hunting Humans’ Brings the Fringe to the Center

NewsTaco August 18, 2014

*So much to take in: “The press becomes complicit in ushering extreme ideas into the center when “hunting humans” is treated as acceptable behavior.” And this: “I’m reminded of the […]

This is our home

NewsTaco August 14, 2014

*The second of the four-part series “Beyond the Border” from a partnership between The Texas Observer and the Guardian. South Texas landowners are “caught between protecting their property and saving lives.” […]

A Mother’s Search

NewsTaco August 13, 2014

*The second part of a series by The Texas Observer and The Guardian. It takes the headlines and drapes them over immigrants’ personal stories of loss and struggle. VL By […]

Anti-Immigration Group Uses Earth Day To Recycle Argument That Immigrants Destroy Environment

NewsTaco April 23, 2014

*This Californians for Population Stabilization video is not isolated, it’s part of an effort to use the environment as a wedge against undocumented immigrants and comprehensive immigration reform. A couple of […]

Ayotte proposes tax hike on 4M poor Latino children

Mary Mata January 9, 2014

By Fernando Espuelas, The Hill Looks like Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) is shining her Tea Party shoes to prepare for a possible shot at the 2016 GOP vice presidential nomination. What […]

Thousands to gather in National Mall for massive immigration rally, march

Mary Mata October 8, 2013

By Sandra Lilley, NBCLatino There might be a shutdown in Washington, but it is not stopping a massive rally in the nation’s capital to ask Congress to pass immigration reform. […]

Population Decline of Unauthorized Immigrants Stalls, May Have Reversed

Mary Mata September 27, 2013

By Jeffrey S. Passel, D’Vera Cohn and Ana Gonzalez-Barrera, Latino Decisions The sharp decline in the U.S. population of unauthorized immigrants that accompanied the 2007-2009 recession has bottomed out, and the number may be […]

Daily Caller Uses Mariachi Photo To Represent Undocumented Immigrants

Mary Mata September 5, 2013

By Roque Planas, Huffington Post Latino Voices The Daily Caller has got its own ideas about what undocumented immigrants look like. An article published by the conservative publication Monday used […]

On civil rights march anniversary, immigration reform takes center stage

Mary Mata August 23, 2013

By Jacquellena Carrero, NBCLatino Almost fifty years after the March on Washington, a different kind of civil rights battle is taking center stage. As the nation commemorates the 50th anniversary of […]

Are unauthorized immigrants overwhelmingly Democrats?

Mary Mata July 24, 2013

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 […]