February 2, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC—Following the confirmation of Alejandro Mayorkas as Department of Homeland Security Secretary, UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguía issued this statement: “The confirmation of Alejandro Mayorkas by a 56 […]
January 29, 2021
DHS, HHS, Education and SBA are critical to addressing COVID-19 health and economic crises, especially for the Latino community WASHINGTON, DC—The Proyecto 20% coalition, a group of national Latino […]
January 26, 2021
Coalition of national Hispanic organizations raises concerns over delay in confirming Homeland Security Nominee Alejandro Mayorkas and Health and Human Services Nominee Xavier Becerra, among others WASHINGTON, DC—The Proyecto […]
WASHINGTON, DC— In response to President Joe Biden’s unveiling of a Day One immigration bill that provides an earned eight-year path to citizenship for some 11 million immigrants in the […]
January 20, 2021
Nation’s largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization calls on the new president to act boldly and swiftly to address COVID, the economy, and racial healing WASHINGTON, DC—Following the inauguration […]
January 13, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC— In response to President Donald Trump being impeached for a second time by the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguía issued the […]
‘We cannot afford to wait … while he further schemes to destroy our democracy and institutions’ WASHINGTON, DC—In response to the violence at the U.S. Capitol yesterday by extremist supporters […]
December 22, 2020
President Trump should sign this vital legislation at once WASHINGTON, DC—In response to the passage of the fiscal 2021 omnibus funding and coronavirus relief package in Congress today, UnidosUS President […]
December 22, 2020
Experience as an English learner gives him unique perspective on Latino EL students WASHINGTON, DC—In response to the appointment of Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona to lead President-elect Joe Biden’s […]
December 22, 2020
Praise for Gov. Newsom’s historic choice for Harris’ Senate seat WASHINGTON, DC—In response to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s appointment of California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to fill the U.S. Senate […]
December 21, 2020
Pandemic’s exacerbation of systemic inequities has led to the first decline in Latino enrollment in a decade WASHINGTON, DC—Today, UnidosUS (formerly the National Council of La Raza) released its report, […]
December 16, 2020
UnidosUS President and CEO: New Administration’s First 100 Days Agenda Must Include Latinos WASHINGTON, DC—As part of his 100-Day Agenda, President-elect Biden must ensure that Latinos are included in all […]