We invest more than any other organization in the research, data, and thought leadership that describes and supports the Latino community in the United States.
For half a century, UnidosUS has advanced economic and social research to improve the quality of life for Latinos through policy, direct support, study, and our reports and briefs. Browse all our available resources below.
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act would require all Americans to present documentary proof of citizenship in person when registering to vote or updating their voter registration, creating unprecedented and unnecessary barriers to democratic participation.
March 21, 2025
Civil RightsVoting rights
In 2014, UnidosUS and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) formed a partnership aimed at increasing the capacity of UnidosUS Affiliates to provide immigration legal services, leveraging CLINIC’s expertise and UnidosUS Affiliates’ existing programs serving millions of Latinos annually.
April 29, 2024
Affiliate EngagementCLINICCOILComprehensive Overview of Immigration Lawand 3 more tags
Article
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
Article
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
Fact Sheet
This fact sheet explains the benefits that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has brought to Latinos, both nationally and in the 20 states with the greatest number of Latinos.
March 21, 2025
ACAAffordable Care Acthealth equitiesHealth Insuranceand 3 more tags
Research Report
This report, co-authored by UnidosUS and other leading civil rights and health equity organizations, highlights the devastating impact of Medicaid cuts on communities across the United States, particularly communities of color.
March 13, 2025
health policyhealthcare access and affordabilityMedicaid
Fact Sheet
Hunger doesn’t take a summer break. Nearly 800,000 Florida children face food insecurity during the summer, including 243,000 Latino kids. We urge state leaders to accept $259M in federal funds […]
January 13, 2025
FloridaFood InsecurityFood Security
Fact Sheet
UnidosUS polling has shown that Latino voters rank the cost of food and basic living expenses as one of the single most important concerns elected officials must address.
October 8, 2024
HealthPolicy
Since its inception in 2021, Esperanza Hope for All (EHFA), an institution-wide initiative launched by UnidosUS, has been at the forefront of mitigating the health, economic and educational impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on Latino communities.
September 12, 2024
COVID-19esperanza hope for allHealth EquityVaccine Access
Fact Sheet
More than 9 million uninsured Latinos have secured health insurance today, thanks to opportunities created by the Affordable Care Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, and other recent federal policies.
September 4, 2024
ACAAffordabilityAPTCsDeductiblesand 8 more tags
Citizen Petition
The petition aims to protect Latino families from preventable neural tube defects by promoting informed consumer choices and incentivizing the industry to expand fortified options.
April 30, 2024
Healthmaternal and child healthNutrition
Spanish Publication
Un programa de UnidosUS, liderado por promotores de salud, busca reducir el hambre e inculcar hábitos de compra y alimentación saludables entre los latinos a través de educación nutricional y asistencia para la inscripción en el Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP, por sus siglas en inglés) y el Programa Especial de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria para Mujeres, Infantes y Niños (WIC, por sus siglas en inglés).
April 29, 2024
Comprando Rico Y SanoHealthSNAPWIC
UnidosUS’s program — led by community health workers (promotores de salud) — seeks to reduce hunger and instill healthy shopping and eating habits among Latinos through nutrition education and enrollment assistance in the SNAP and WIC.
April 29, 2024
Comprando Rico Y SanoHealthSNAPSpecial Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Womenand 2 more tags
Regulatory Comment
Last year’s Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) gave the Administration a tool to take executive action to help close dangerous loopholes in our laws and move us closer to background […]
December 12, 2023
gun violenceHealthSafetyViolence
Regulatory Comment
UnidosUS submitted comments in response to the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling Virtual Public Meeting. These comments provide evidence-based recommendations on how to […]
November 22, 2023
Food InsecurityHealthNutrition
Congressional Letter
In a letter to congressional leaders, UnidosUS and 12 Hispanic advocacy organizations urge Congress to support USDA’s proposed nutritional enhancements to the WIC food package that would benefit the 2.7 million Latinos enrolled in the program.
November 3, 2023
Food SecurityNutritionWIC
Article
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
Article
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
Fact Sheet
UnidosUS set an ambitious goal to transform the economic trajectory of Latino families by advancing systemic change to create 4 million new Latino homeowners by 2030.
January 3, 2025
HomeHome Ownership Means EquityHomeownershipHousing
Fact Sheet
Latinos form a critical part of the California economy and are a significant source of economic activity.
September 30, 2024
CaliforniaHomeHome Ownership Means EquityHousingand 1 more tag
Research Report
Latinos are essential to the future of our nation’s housing market, and ensuring access to homeownership is vital for the long-term health of our economy.
June 17, 2024
HomeHome Ownership Means EquityHousing
Policy Agenda
Our policy agenda supports every step of a family’s housing journey—preparing tomorrow’s homeowners and helping current homeowners preserve inter-generational wealth.
May 22, 2024
HomeHomeownershipHousing
Research Report
This report presents research on the impact of the homeownership divide on California Latinos.
September 28, 2023
CaliforniaHomeHome Ownership Means EquityHomeownershipand 1 more tag
Article
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
Article
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
Research Report
This report presents a research agenda aimed at expanding and sustaining Latino homeownership in the United States.
July 20, 2023
HomeHome Ownership Means EquityHousing
Regulatory Comment
UnidosUS, addresses the FHFA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Enterprise Duty to Serve Underserved Markets Amendments.
December 5, 2022
CreditHomeownershipHousing
Regulatory Comment
UnidosUS, highlights the importance of addressing barriers to small-dollar mortgages to increase Latino homeownership.
December 5, 2022
CreditHomeownershipHousing
Fact Sheet
This series of fact-sheets provide an overview of the tax, housing, and banking systems and how these impact Latinos and describe policies UnidosUS is advancing to grow Latino’s financial well-being and close the racial and ethnic wealth gap.
July 7, 2022
BankingEconomy and WorkforceGenerational WealthHousingand 4 more tags
Testimony
Today’s overheated and hyper-competitive housing market puts low- and middle-income homebuyers at a disadvantage, exacerbating inequality.
June 29, 2022
HomeownershipHousingHousing Supply Action Planinequality
Testimony
Private Equity, Single-Family Rentals, and America’s Neighborhoods Homeownership is a powerful tool to close the racial and ethnic wealth gap, and this is particularly true for Latinos. Yet there is […]
June 28, 2022
ArizonaCaliforniaCOVID-19Homeownershipand 5 more tags
UnidosUS leads a letter from twenty civil rights, consumer, and housing organizations to urge Congress to include historic, equity-minded housing investments in a revised budget reconciliation bill to narrow the racial wealth gap and increase fair and sustainable homeownership opportunities for communities of color.
June 13, 2022
BBB Actbuild back better actChild Tax CreditCTCand 15 more tags
UnidosUS provides comments to the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) on the need to expand and improve the Department of Justice’s Recognition and Accreditation (R&A) Program to meet the growing demand for immigration legal services.
September 12, 2024
Access to JusticeAffiliate Engagementcapacity buildingImmigrationand 1 more tag
Regulatory Comment
UnidosUS has submitted comments supporting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) proposed amendments to Regulation X.
September 12, 2024
Home Ownership Means EquityLanguage access
Congressional Letter
In letters to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, UnidosUS urged top congressional appropriators to provide robust funding for federal programs that would empower Hispanic communities and help bridge racial disparities.
May 17, 2024
Civil RightsEducationesperanza hope for allHealthand 3 more tags
Regulatory Comment
UnidosUS comments in support of the CFPB’s proposal to lower overdraft fees which would save working-class and Latino consumers billions of dollars.
April 2, 2024
Bankingconsumer protectionJunk Fees
UnidosUS welcomed the draft guidance as a positive step towards ethical governance of AI but believes it is essential to create mechanisms for community engagement, to protect civil liberties and to deepen investment in inclusive participation.
December 6, 2023
AIAlgorithmArtificial IntelligenceEquityand 7 more tags
Article
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
Article
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
Fact Sheet
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
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
Letter
February 23, 2023
Federal reserveProyecto 20%Racial Equity
Research Report
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
Regulatory Comment
Comments on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Outline of Proposals and Alternatives under Consideration for its forthcoming Section 1033 Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights.
February 3, 2023
Consumer ProtectionsData PrivacyHealth
Topic Brief
The Border Plan marks UnidosUS’s first entry into the border policy debate with specific solutions.
August 21, 2024
borderborder policyBorder SecurityImmigrationand 4 more tags
Fact Sheet
This November, millions of Americans, including an estimated 36.2 million Hispanic/Latinx eligible voters, will head to the polls.
July 10, 2024
JOBSNational Skills CoalitionSkills Trainingthe economyand 1 more tag
Presentation
This memo and slide deck provides an overview of the findings of UnidosUS’s 2024 survey on Latino views about migration at the U.S.-Mexico border.
June 20, 2024
2024 ElectionborderBorder ManagementBorder Securityand 5 more tags
Presentation
In the first edition of The Latino Vote Briefing Series, our experts explored how pocketbook issues and economic concerns are shaping Latino voter sentiment as the 2024 elections ramp up.
April 11, 2024
Latino Vote InitiativeLatino Vote Seriesthe economyVoting
Regulatory Comment
UnidosUS submitted comments to respond to the FEC’s request for public comment regarding Public Citizen’s Petition for Rulemaking on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Campaign Ads.
October 16, 2023
AIArtificial IntelligenceElectionsTechnologyand 1 more tag
Article
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
Article
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
Presentation
October 30, 2020
2020 ElectorateVoting
Social Media Toolkit
The UnidosUS ¡Adelante! 2020 Campaign is the latest effort in our civic engagement work, one of the largest Latino-led efforts in the country.
September 2, 2020
!Adelante! CampaignTool KitVoting
The letter from 17 members of the National English Learner Roundtable to the House and Senate education committees expresses deep concern over how the recent reduction in force at the U.S. Department of Education, will negatively impact the education of the nation’s 5.3 million English learners (ELs).
March 25, 2025
Bilingual and Dual Language LearningEducation PolicyEnglish Language LearnersEquity in Educationand 2 more tags
Spanish Publication
Este informe examina el papel fundamental de los visitadores del hogar en el apoyo al desarrollo del lenguaje dual entre los niños latinos, quienes representan una parte creciente de la población de los Estados Unidos.
March 24, 2025
BilingüismoDual Language LearnersEducacion
Research Report
This report examines the critical role of home visitors in supporting dual language development among Latino children, who represent a growing share of the U.S. population.
February 13, 2025
bilingualismDual Language LearnersEducation
Presentation
This survey explores the aspirations and challenges faced by Latino college students as they navigate higher education.
October 22, 2024
basic needsEducationEducation PolicyHigher Educationand 3 more tags
Topic Brief
This Practice to Policy brief, highlights the critical role of Out-of-School Time (OST) programs in supporting the Latino community, particularly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 18, 2024
Affiliatescharter schoolsEducationEducational policyand 8 more tags
Curriculum
This curriculum offers a comprehensive exploration of Latino and Latina experiences in the United States during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, focusing on immigration, civil rights and the contributions of prominent figures.
September 27, 2024
Civil RightsCommon CoreEducationRacial Equityand 1 more tag
Position Paper
Research has shown that early exposure to career options is crucial in developing learners’ interests and aspirations. However, many Black, Latino, and low-income learners lack access to high-quality opportunities to gain that exposure and to acquire the credentials necessary to be competitive in our nation’s economy.
August 26, 2024
Career PathwaysCareer Technical EducationEducationWorkforce
Regulatory Comment
UnidosUS submitted comments on the RFI regarding the identification and tracking of data related to ECE providers, strongly supporting the expansion of PSLF eligibility to all ECE providers, regardless of their employer’s tax status.
August 14, 2024
Early Childhoodearly childhood educatorsPublic Service Loan Forgiveness
Congressional Letter
This letter from 162 national and state-based organizations urges the leaders of the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Subcommittees to include $2 billion for Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in FY 2025 funding legislation.
May 15, 2024
EducationEnglish Language LearnersK-12
Spanish Publication
Casi unánimemente, los familias latinas quieren que sus hijos sean bilingües, que hablen, lean y escriban bien tanto en inglés como en español.
March 29, 2024
aprendizaje en dos idiomasBilingüismoEducación tempranaprimera infancia
Research Report
Overwhelmingly, Latino parents want their children to be bilingual, to speak, read, and write well in both English and Spanish.
March 29, 2024
bilingualismDual Language LearnersEarly Childhood EducationECE
Research Report
A comprehensive study of the economic and social issues impacting Latino families with children prenatal through five years old.
February 27, 2024
Child CareEarly EducationHealththe economy
Congressional Letter
The letter expresses strong support for increasing compensation for Head Start staff, while urging Congress to allocate more funding.
January 19, 2024
Early Childhood EducationEducation WorkforceEducatorsHead Start
Spanish Publication
Desde que la pandemia de COVID-19 cerró los edificios de escuelas públicas en todo Estados Unidos a principios de 2020, investigaciones de indicadores académicos han documentado impactos desproporcionados, y potencialmente […]
November 30, 2023
ArizonaCaliforniaCOVID-19Educacionand 3 more tags
Research Report
This report examines several strategies and practices that have tremendous promise for accelerating Latino students’ recovery and promoting continued educational progress.
October 19, 2023
ArizonaCaliforniaCOVID-19Educationand 3 more tags
Regulatory Comment
Latinos are struggling to save for retirement and significant supports and changed are needed to help them and millions of working class people to retire with dignity.
November 4, 2024
Government BenefitRetirementWorkers
Regulatory Comment
Exploring the impact of remittance fees on immigrants and Latinos, with CFPB action suggestions like ‘total cost’ pricing and proposals from the NCLC coalition.
October 28, 2024
Bankingconsumer protectionJunk FeeRemittance
This document highlights three scenarios: Interviewing an Affiliate with a Pre-Apprenticeship Program, Interviewing an Affiliate with a Registered Apprenticeship Program, and Interviewing an Employer with a Registered Apprenticeship Program.
September 3, 2024
Advancement of DiversityApprenticeshipEmployment RetentionInclusion in the Workforceand 3 more tags
Research Report
Our recently published Latino Landscape Report highlights recent statistics and trends for our community.
July 29, 2024
diversity and inclusionEquityWorkforce
Issue Brief
This report traces the economic journey of the Hispanic community from the pandemic to the present.
July 25, 2024
COVID-19 RecoveryCOVID-19 reliefeconomic mobilityeconomic policyand 6 more tags
This survey updates a 2022 survey conducted by UnidosUS during the pandemic, and is one of the largest studies UnidosUS has undertaken to understand the financial situation of the 62 million Latinos living in the United States.
June 11, 2024
BankingBSP Researchconsumer protectionFinancial Healthand 2 more tags
Regulatory Comment
UnidosUS comments in support of the CFPB’s proposal to lower overdraft fees which would save working-class and Latino consumers billions of dollars.
April 2, 2024
Bankingconsumer protectionJunk Fees
Regulatory Comment
UnidosUS submits comments in response to the CFPB’s notice of proposed rulemaking on personal financial data rights in Section 1033.
December 29, 2023
access to creditBankingData and PrivacyPersonal Financial Data Rightsand 1 more tag
Regulatory Comment
This letter supports the NCLC’s petition to the CFPB for rulemaking that improves language access at all steps of the homeownership journey, including loss mitigation procedures and foreclosures.
October 30, 2023
CFPBHomeHomeownershipLanguage access
Research Report
This Labor Day report looks at leading and lagging indicators for Latinas in the workforce. It finds that the workplace too often fails to meet the needs of determined Latinas across the country.
August 31, 2023
Labor PolicyWagesWomen's employment
UnidosUS provides comments to the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) on the need to expand and improve the Department of Justice’s Recognition and Accreditation (R&A) Program to meet the growing demand for immigration legal services.
September 12, 2024
Access to JusticeAffiliate Engagementcapacity buildingImmigrationand 1 more tag
Topic Brief
The Border Plan marks UnidosUS’s first entry into the border policy debate with specific solutions.
August 21, 2024
borderborder policyBorder SecurityImmigrationand 4 more tags
In 2014, UnidosUS and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) formed a partnership aimed at increasing the capacity of UnidosUS Affiliates to provide immigration legal services, leveraging CLINIC’s expertise and UnidosUS Affiliates’ existing programs serving millions of Latinos annually.
April 29, 2024
Affiliate EngagementCLINICCOILComprehensive Overview of Immigration Lawand 3 more tags
Congressional Letter
Letter from UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguía calling on senators to vote NO on the national security supplemental bill that includes harmful border-related provisions. Latinos’ highest immigration priority is […]
February 7, 2024
borderImmigrationSenate
Congressional Letter
A letter to congressional leadership from several Latino organizations expressing opposition to the impeachment of Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
January 30, 2024
ImmigrationImpeachmentSecretary Alejandro Mayorkas
In this statement of record, UnidosUS and its Affiliate Network of nearly 300 community-based organizations in 37 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico work to provide education, health care, immigration, housing, workforce development, free tax preparation, and other services to millions of Latinos in the United States each year.
January 10, 2024
ImmigrationSocial servicesthe economy
In a letter to the President, UnidosUS and 17 sister advocacy organizations urge the administration to consider how border security measures being negotiated threaten the safety and security of the country’s 62 million Latinos.
December 19, 2023
Civil RightsdeportationImmigrantsImmigrationand 1 more tag
Article
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
Article
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
Regulatory Comment
UnidosUS urges members of the U.S. House of Representatives to oppose H. Res. 461, a bill that is scheduled for a vote on the House floor on June 22, 2023. […]
June 21, 2023
asylum seekersImmigration
This letter from UnidosUS President and CEO, Janet Murguía, urges House and Senate leadership to take concrete steps to protect unaccompanied migrant children from labor exploitation and support these youth and their needs.
April 20, 2023
Department of Health and Human ServicesHHSImmigrationMigrants
Regulatory Comment
In our comment, UnidosUS opposes this proposed rule and takes note of how it incentivizes migrants to seek safety by other means than the lawful access to asylum at the southern border.
March 27, 2023
Border SecurityImmigrationunaccompanied minors
Regulatory Comment
In this comment, UnidosUS strongly opposes the increase in application fees for this proposed schedule, particularly those that impede naturalization and family-based immigration.
March 13, 2023
CitizenshipCitizenship IntegrationNaturalization
Regulatory Comment
DHS- Docket No. USCIS-2021-0013; Comments in Response to Proposed Rulemaking, Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility UnidosUS, UnidosUS Affiliate Council Chair James Rudyk, and other Council members applaud the Department of […]
April 25, 2022
Department of Homeland SecurityDHSImmigrationPublic Chargeand 2 more tags
Article
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
Article
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
California has the largest Latino population in the United States. However, its teachers aren’t representative of the demographic and English learner students (ELs) still have dropout rates that hover over 30%. This fact sheet outlines some of the issues affecting Latino students in California.
November 6, 2020
CaliforniaEducationELsEnglish Learners
Position Paper
This report captures the experiences of educators in UnidosUS K-12 programs across the U.S. to document the effects of immigration policy on UnidosUS-affiliated students’ well-being and classroom climates.
March 6, 2020
EducationTeachers
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act would require all Americans to present documentary proof of citizenship in person when registering to vote or updating their voter registration, creating unprecedented and unnecessary barriers to democratic participation.
March 21, 2025
Civil RightsVoting rights
Curriculum
This curriculum offers a comprehensive exploration of Latino and Latina experiences in the United States during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, focusing on immigration, civil rights and the contributions of prominent figures.
September 27, 2024
Civil RightsCommon CoreEducationRacial Equityand 1 more tag
Testimony
Presented at “Civil Rights Implications of the Federal Use of Facial Recognition Technology: Guidance for Meaningful Federal Oversight” Submitted to The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
March 8, 2024
AIArtificial IntelligenceCivil Rightscongressional testimonyand 1 more tag
Regulatory Comment
UnidosUS submitted comments in response to a request for public input on law enforcement’s use of facial recognition technology (FRT), biometric surveillance, predictive algorithms, and data storage.
January 19, 2024
AIArtificial IntelligenceCivil RightsFacial Recognition Technologyand 1 more tag
Congressional Letter
In a letter to Speaker McCarthy, Leader Jeffries, Chairman Graves, and Ranking Member Larsen, UnidosUS and 20 other organizations that advocate for the empowerment of Hispanic communities express their support […]
September 27, 2023
Civil RightsEducational DiscriminationHispanic
Article
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
Article
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
Regulatory Comment
UnidosUS submitted comments outlining how the NTIA can structure, implement, and oversee Digital Equity Act programs in ways that prioritize investment in disproportionately disconnected communities, emphasizing the needs of Latino and immigrant communities.
June 8, 2023
Civil RightsDigital DivideInternet
Research Report
The Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy and UnidosUS, designed a project to better understand the representation of Latinos in U.S. History textbooks for high school.
May 16, 2023
Educationhistory curriculumJohns Hopkins Institute for Education Policyrepresentation
Position Paper
Even though the United States has abolished the most egregious, formal examples of structural racism, their legacy, as well as more subtle forms of exclusion, persist. The effects of this […]
April 8, 2021
COVID-19Criminal JusticeEducationEmploymentand 10 more tags
This written statement focuses on how Latinos are affected by the auto loan industry and its pattern and practice of discriminatory lending–especially regarding indirect auto lending and dealer markup practices. […]
May 10, 2019
CFPBConsumer Financial Protection BureauDiscriminationDodd-Frankand 3 more tags
Research Report
This publication serves as a resource for leaders seeking ways to champion the interests of the Latino community. The report provides an overview of UnidosUS’s policy priorities; for more detailed […]
March 26, 2019
Civil RightsCriminal JusticeEconomic SecurityEducationand 4 more tags
Article
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
Research Report
Since 1968 we have worked to build a stronger America by creating opportunities for Latinos. Below are highlights of this history of impact.
February 20, 2018
EducationHealthHistoryHousingand 1 more tag
Article
The Regional Recaps share key information and highlights from 2015, with the updates in this recap illustrating the many and wide-ranging results of our collective efforts.
January 27, 2016
AffiliateAnnual ReportCalifornia RegionFar West Regionand 4 more tags
Research Report
The growth of the Latino workforce and the push toward environmental sustainability will both define the future of the American economy. This report compares the occupational and educational profiles of […]
February 6, 2013
EconomyEmploymentWorkforce
Research Report
On April 23, 2010, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into law SB 1070, the nation’s most punitive immigration legislation, placing anti-immigrant initiatives into the national spotlight alongside herself and the […]
January 10, 2012
ImmigrationPolicy
Research Report
This report produced by the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), provides an extensive analysis of the growing HIV/AIDS crisis among Latino subgroups in the U.S., incorporating existing literature, findings from numerous community-based organizations, and data collected from government agencies.
December 2, 2011
Health
Research Report
This data book offers a comprehensive overview of the state of Latino children by integrating a range of key factors and outcomes in the areas of demography, citizenship, family structure, poverty, health, education, and juvenile justice.
April 28, 2010
Early Childhood EducationEconomyEducationFinancial Servicesand 6 more tags
Research Report
The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) partnered with the Center for Community Capital (CCC) at the University of North Carolina to conduct 25 interviews with Latino families who had recently experienced a foreclosure.
February 16, 2010
EconomyEmploymentHousing
Research Report
Based on an in-depth analysis of death on the job, wages, and employer-based benefits, this report exposes the severe erosion of job quality in America. NCLR calls on Congress and […]
September 1, 2009
Civil RightsEconomyEmploymentJusticeand 1 more tag
Other
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) was signed into law on February 17, 2009 by President Obama. In the weeks leading up to the enactment of ARRA, […]
March 10, 2009
Affiliate
Research Report
This report identifies the limitations of disaster management with regard to Latinos and immigrants, and explains factors that have contributed to a failure to adapt disaster response policy in consideration of these communities.
October 29, 2008
Criminal JusticeEmergency PreparednessJuvenilePolicy
Research Report
More than one in five (22.1%) Hispanic children is uninsured–nearly three times the rate of non-Hispanic White children (7.3%). Because health coverage has been shown to improve children’s access to […]
July 9, 2008
ChildrenHealthPolicyYouth
Research Report
This report by the National Council of La Raza concludes that investing in high-quality, comprehensive early childhood education programs could help narrow the growing school readiness gap between Latino and […]
April 30, 2007
Early Childhood EducationEducation
Impact Report
This year’s Impact Report represents the optimism amid the challenges, and everything we have been able to accomplish in partnership with our Affiliate Network, our funders, and partners.
April 30, 2024
AdvocacyAffiliatesCommunitiesEducationand 5 more tags
Impact Report
For over 50 years, UnidosUS has been championing Latinos, and 2022 was no exception. We engaged Affiliates to serve the Latino community in a number of areas that led to positive impact and laid the groundwork for future progress.
April 7, 2023
AdvocacyAffiliatesCommunitiesCoronavirusand 10 more tags
Impact Report
During the second year of the pandemic we kept our focus on what Latinos needed and how we could best serve them. Our 2021 Impact Report brings the voices of […]
April 11, 2022
AdvocacyAffiliatesCommunitiesCoronavirusand 9 more tags
Impact Report
A year of resistance and resilience.
March 29, 2021
AdvocacyAffiliatesCitizenshipCommunitiesand 14 more tags
Impact Report
Ready to Lead the Way
June 16, 2020
AdvocacyAffiliatesCitizenshipCommunitiesand 12 more tags
Impact Report
Our Legacy, Our Future
June 24, 2019
AdvocacyAffiliatesCitizenshipCommunitiesand 12 more tags
Impact Report
This is our first annual report as UnidosUS. At our Annual Conference in Phoenix last July, we announced that the National Council of La Raza would become UnidosUS. To us, […]
June 7, 2018
AdvocacyAffiliatesCitizenshipCommunitiesand 12 more tags
Impact Report
We are at a pivotal moment in our nation’s history and it’s more important now than ever that we remain committed to being the voice of the Latino community. If […]
May 5, 2017
AdvocacyAffiliatesCitizenshipCommunitiesand 12 more tags
Impact Report
After a promising start, 2015 ended up being a challenging year for the Latino community. Yet despite these obstacles, our Affiliates and advocates achieved some great accomplishments, the least of […]
April 21, 2016
AdvocacyAffiliateCaliforniaCCSSand 40 more tags
Impact Report
In 2014, NCLR’s advocacy generated the momentum for President Obama’s immigration announcement, which would allow up to five million immigrants the opportunity to stay with their families and make even […]
April 2, 2015
ImmigrationImpact Report
Impact Report
The 2013 NCLR Annual Report: Improving Tomorrow, Today tells the story of NCLR’s extensive work supporting comprehensive immigration reform and addressing many other issues affecting Latinos in the United States.
April 29, 2014
Impact Report
Impact Report
Though the influence of Latinos may have been news to some in 2012, NCLR’s tireless work for nearly half a century has been rooted in the community’s strength. In its […]
April 4, 2013
Impact Report
Impact Report
Latinos faced epidemic foreclosure rates, record job loss, and discriminatory laws in 2011. In its 2011 Annual Report, 50 Million Strong, NCLR shares how it strengthens America through advocacy and […]
May 1, 2012
Impact Report
Impact Report
NCLR and its Affiliates were at the forefront of some of the most contentious national debates in 2010. Whether in regard to health care reform or the controversial immigration laws […]
April 4, 2011
Impact Report
Impact Report
For more than four decades, NCLR has aimed to better our nation by empowering Latinos at both the local and national levels. In 2009, NCLR continued to fulfill this mission […]
May 18, 2010
Impact Report
Impact Report
Though 2008 was a year of unprecedented challenge, NCLR responded with leadership, experience, and grassroots strength. The 2008 Annual Report, Stronger American Communities, commemorates just a portion of the dedicated […]
April 29, 2009
Impact Report
Impact Report
NCLR and its Affiliates faced a relentless series of monumental challenges in 2007. The theme of the 2007 Annual Report, A Stronger America Together, represents NCLR’s belief that the well-being […]
April 10, 2008
Impact Report
Impact Report
Every service NCLR provides aims to move the entire nation forward by empowering Latinos to attain new levels of educational, economic, and social well-being. That’s why this years report focuses […]
September 14, 2006
Impact Report
Impact Report
The institution of familia is and will continue to be a guiding force in our community.
August 9, 2005
Impact Report
Impact Report
While Latinos have been intrinsically present throughout the history of the United States and for centuries prior to the founding of the nation, 2002 brought unprecedented recognition that the future […]
May 29, 2003
Impact Report
Impact Report
The year 2001 began as a watershed year in the history of Hispanic Americans. The Census 2000 figures confirmed that the nation’s 35 million Latinos are now the nation’s largest […]
May 29, 2002
Impact Report
