No way, José. I will not change my last name

No way, José. I will not change my last name

Mary Mata September 27, 2012

By Taina Haiman, Being Latino Although my husband and I met and got married in the United States, I was raised in Puerto Rico and he grew up in the neighboring […]

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Mary Mata September 19, 2012

Wednesday September 19, 2012 Latino Voters Affirm Economy As Top Issue In New Poll (Fox News Latino/Huffington Post): Mitt Romney’s focus on the economy as his main talking point this campaign […]

The Latino Gender Gap: Latina Voters Prefer Obama by 53 Point Margin

Mary Mata September 17, 2012

By Sylvia Manzano, Latino Decisions With seven weeks until the election Republican candidate Mitt Romney’s potential gender gap with women faces a new hurdle in the Latino community, as reported today by […]

Hillary And Hispanic Latinos In 2016

Mary Mata September 11, 2012

By Jesse Treviño, HispanicLatino The just-past national conventions dropped a number of stones into the political pond ahead of 2016.  The splash from each stone might be dismissed as early […]

Mayor Julián Castro Delivers More Than A Keynote For My Family

Mary Mata September 4, 2012

By Melanie Mendez-Gonzales, NewsTaco The Alamo City’s mayor’s keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention is all the buzz today. As a resident of San Antonio, TX, I am very […]

I’m Not Average. I Tend To Stand Out. 100% Latina, That’s Me.

Mary Mata August 28, 2012

(Editors note: While it’s not our practice to include language that some readers might find offensive, in this case we find that editing  or changing the language would  detract from […]

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Mary Mata August 23, 2012

Thursday August 23, 2012 The Myth Of The Latino Vote (The Atlantic): Bruce Merrill, a professor emeritus at Arizona State University who has worked as an Arizona pollster for four decades, […]

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NewsTaco August 17, 2012

Friday August 17, 2012 Federal court gives 5 Florida counties extra early voting days (The Washington Post): A federal court on Thursday gave five Florida counties four extra days of […]

Undocumented Latinas More Vulnerable To Domestic Violence

Mary Mata August 15, 2012

By Silvia Casabianca, Voxxi The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) waits in limbo for reauthorization in Congress. While legislators discuss content, thousands of women are suffering the physical and mental consequences of […]

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NewsTaco August 14, 2012

Tuesday August 14, 2012 Why Are Some Undocumenteds Nervous About Obama’s Immigration Reform? (TIME): First, while details released earlier this month about the program helped clarify some doubts about the […]