Arizona Mayors Share County On Mexican Border, But Not View On Immigration Reform

Arizona Mayors Share County On Mexican Border, But Not View On Immigration Reform

Mary Mata July 9, 2013

By Danielle Schlanger, Huffington Post Latino Voices Cochise County, Ariz., a rural swath of desert larger than Connecticut and Rhode Island combined, shares an 82-mile border with Sonora, Mexico. Daniel Ortega, Jr., the Democratic […]

After historic Senate immigration vote, the pressure is on for House Republicans

Mary Mata June 28, 2013

By Sandra Lilley, NBCLatino The proverbial ink was not dry on the historic Senate immigration bill when the focus was already moving to the next group – the Republican-led House, […]

The Immigration Debate: English Matters

Mary Mata June 4, 2013

By Barbara Mujica, Huffington Post One aspect of the proposed immigration reform that has attracted little attention is the requirement that applicants for legal status show proficiency in English. The issue […]

Cesar Chavez’s Complex History on Immigration

Mary Mata May 1, 2013

By Ted Hesson, ABC/Univision For a significant period of his storied career as a labor organizer, Cesar Chavez opposed illegal immigration. He encouraged union members to join “wet lines” along the Arizona-Mexico […]

Cuidado! Border Patrol Drone, VADER, Tracking Immigrants

Mary Mata April 4, 2013

From the textmex obsessed imagination of Memo Nericcio Click the bad guy for the story via the LA Times… Here’s a quick infographic on how the next-gen migra system works… Sleep Dealer ain’t […]

Latino Mayors in the Trenches on Gun Control, Immigration

Mary Mata January 18, 2013

By Sandra Lilley, NBC Latino Click on picture to read story. [Photo courtesy U. S. Conference of Mayors]

Ann Coulter Attacks Latinos In Column

Mary Mata December 7, 2012

By Roque Planas, Huffington Post Latino Voices Republicans looking to reach out to Latinos may want to avoid the advice of Ann Coulter. The conservative pundit penned a column Wednesday […]

Time Magazine 2012 Person Of The Year Leaves Out Latinos

Mary Mata November 28, 2012

By Roque Planas, Huffington Post Latino Voices This year Latinos helped swing a presidential election, spoke at prime time spots during both party conventions, and emerged as one of the […]

What You Need to Know About Deferred Action

Mary Mata August 13, 2012

By Aaron Leaf, Feet in 2 Worlds On August 15th, young undocumented immigrants can apply to stay in the US legally under the deferred action plan announced in June by […]

Immigration Documentary Searching For Funding To Finish Film

Mary Mata March 27, 2012

For several years filmmaker Christian Rodriguez has studied the issue of immigration from Mexico to the U.S., in hopes of creating one of the most “comprehensive investigative documentaries about immigration […]