Policy

Since 1968, we have challenged the social, economic, and political barriers that affect Latinos through our unique combination of expert research, advocacy, programs, and an Affiliate Network of nearly 300 community-based organizations across the United States and Puerto Rico.

August 31, 2023

Affiliate Engagementcivil rights and racial equityEducationHealthand 4 more tags

UnidosUS es una organización no partidista y sin fines de lucro que sirve como la organización de defensa y derechos civiles hispanos más grande del país. Desde 1968, hemos desafiado […]

August 31, 2023

Compromiso de los afiliadosDerechos civiles y equidad racialDesarrollo de la fuerza laboralEducacionand 4 more tags

UnidosUS and 23 national organizations that work to empower Hispanic communities sent a letter to Secretary Mayorkas and Attorney General Garland urging them to utilize existing authorities to provide much-needed […]

August 25, 2023

ImmigrantsImmigrationJustice

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the nation’s most important anti-hunger program. SNAP lifts millions of low-income Latinos out of poverty and helps them put food on the table. […]

August 1, 2023

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The facts sheets cover nine issues affecting Latinos: affirmative action, broadband internet, child tax credits, the Community Reinvestment Act, homeownership, the Latino and Latina wealth gaps, and OTC contraception.

June 28, 2023

Affirmative ActionBroadband InternetChild Tax CreditsCommunity Reinvestment Actand 6 more tags

Review of current legislation introduced during the Florida 2023 session that UnidosUS, the country’s largest Hispanic civil rights organization, has taken an official position on.

May 5, 2023

Civil RightsEconomyEducationFloridaand 3 more tags

In letters to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, UnidosUS called on top congressional appropriators to provide robust funding and improvements to federal programs that would advance the well-being of Hispanic communities.

March 31, 2023

Civil RightsConsumer Protectionseconomic empowermentEducationand 4 more tags

Florida has the third-largest Latino student population in the United States. One out of ten students in Florida are identified as English Learners (ELs) or English Language Learners (ELLs). About […]

March 24, 2023

EducationFloridaSchool Age Population

February 23, 2023

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Comment letter in response to the Federal Trade Commission’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule focused on “junk fees” which are unfair and deceptive. The letter focused on the prevalence and […]

February 13, 2023

BankingConsumer ProtectionsJunk Fees

The Facts Sheets cover five issues affecting Latinos, child tax credits, the Community Reinvestment Act, homeownership, and the Latino wealth gap.

February 10, 2023

Child Tax CreditsCommunity Reinvestment ActCRAHomeownershipand 1 more tag

This publication is a resource for policymakers and advocates to better understand the critical policies that, if enacted, would meaningfully improve the lives of our nation’s 62 million Latinos.

February 7, 2023

AffiliatesCivil RightsEconomyEducationand 5 more tags