Mexico

40th anniversary of first Latino political party »

By Carlos Munoz Jr., January 15, 2010

Mexican Americans made political history 40 years ago when, on Jan. 17, 1970, they founded their own independent political party in Crystal City, Texas. They called it “La Raza Unida Party” — or, translated, “The United People’s Party.”read more

Declining Mexican migration has something to teach us »

By Yolanda Chávez Leyva, May 20, 2009

We need to examine why fewer Mexicans are coming to the United States. The number is down 25 percent since the recession began. And that’s no accident.read more

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