Cartel Role in Booming Migration Through Rio Grande Valley

Cartel Role in Booming Migration Through Rio Grande Valley

Mary Mata February 13, 2013

By Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer Last year, nearly every region along the U.S.-Mexico border saw a decline in migrant apprehensions—except the Rio Grande Valley. Apprehensions there increased 70 percent, according […]

No One Talks About Armed Guards Already in Latino Schools

Mary Mata January 18, 2013

By Stephen A. Nuňo, NBC Latino Click on picture to read story. [Photo by  Editor B]

School Re-Named to Honor Victoria Soto – Sandy Hook Hero

Mary Mata January 17, 2013

By Hispanically Speaking News A school near the now tragically famous Sandy Hook Elementary School is being renamed to honor one of the teachers killed in the massacre last month. […]

ICE Raids Wrong Home: Leaves Oklahoma Family Shaken & Angry

Mary Mata

By Latino Rebels The following story from Oklahoma is the latest example of an immigration system that is broken. According to the following video reports, a family from Moore, Oklahoma was mistakenly raided […]

Mexico’s Drug War: Persisting Violence and a New President

Mary Mata

By Stratfor (Stratfor Editor’s Note: This is a summary of our annual Mexico drug cartel report, in which we assess the most significant developments of 2012 and provide updated profiles of […]

Mexico Jumps Into the U.S. Gun Control Debate

Mary Mata January 16, 2013

By Bryan Llenas, Fox News Latino Click on picture to read story. [Photo by Presidencia Mexico]

Study: Latinos More Likely To Favor Strict Gun Control

Mary Mata January 14, 2013

(Editor’s note: This story was first published in Huffington Post on 4/26/12) By Huffington Post Latino Voices Latinos are more likely than both whites and African Americans to favor strict […]

Guns, Guns y mas Pistolas!

Mary Mata

By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco Before speaking to this issue I need to discuss my relationship with guns.  Full disclosure and all that, you know.  I love guns.  I deer […]

How to Talk to Your Kids About the Connecticut Tragedy

Mary Mata December 19, 2012

By Luz Chavez, Gozamos The tragic school shooting in Connecticut is difficult enough for adults to understand. How does one even begin talking to children about this? We did some research and collected […]

Transcending Guns

Mary Mata

By Jesse Treviño, HispancLatino The day was long, its shadows stretching their elongated forms across the road.  To the left of me at a car mall along the interstate, a […]