WASHINGTON, DC— UnidosUS has released a new report on the power of the Latino vote titled “Latino Voters and the 2020 Election: Numbers, Parties, and Issues.” This is the first […]
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Latest gambit just another attempt to end DACA WASHINGTON, DC—Following today’s announcement that the Department of Homeland Security would no longer accept new DACA applications pending a “comprehensive review,” UnidosUS […]
Senate’s COVID Stimulus Legislation is a Short-sighted Failure That Does Not Meet the Moment
July 26, 2020
Millions of working families, especially Latinos and other communities of color, still left out of relief package WASHINGTON, DC—In response to the introduction of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s stimulus […]
UnidosUS Welcomes New Members to the Board of Directors
July 23, 2020
Also, three appointees to UnidosUS Board of Directors’ Executive Committee WASHINGTON, DC—UnidosUS (formerly National Council of La Raza) announced the appointment of five new members to its Board of Directors […]
WASHINGTON— UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguía issued the following statement in response to the passing yesterday of civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis: “We have lost an icon of […]
‘President Trump Has a Problem with the Constitution’
July 15, 2020
UnidosUS on Trump’s Unconstitutional Census Stunt WASHINGTON, DC—In response to President Trump’s blatantly unconstitutional memo on not counting undocumented immigrants in the 2020 census, UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguía […]
Statement on the House Passage of the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act”
June 29, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act” (H.R. 1425) on a nearly party-line vote. If it were to become law, the […]
UnidosUS President and CEO on Death of Andres Guardado: “This Vicious Cycle of Distrust and Death Must End”
June 23, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC—In response to the shooting of Andres Guardado by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies on Thursday night, UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguía issued the following statement: “Another week […]
Supreme Court Sides With DACA Recipients, Shuts Down Trump’s Bid to End the Program Protecting Young Immigrants
June 18, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC— Today the Supreme Court voted 5-4 that the Trump administration cannot end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration policy, calling the bid “capricious and arbitrary” under […]
WASHINGTON, DC—Latino students and their families have faced unique challenges in their transition to distance learning in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Even before COVID-19, Latino children’s strong academic […]
Latina women have been hit particularly hard by job loss from COVID-19, UnidosUS report shows WASHINGTON, DC— While today’s job report shows some progress to begin reversing massive job losses, […]
Note: Along with UnidosUS, the following organizations issued this statement today: Advancement Project National Office, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, Demos, Faith in Action, NAACP, National Congress of […]