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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

Federal reserveProyecto 20%Racial Equity

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

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

This letter signed by Acting President and Chief Operating Officer, Sonia Pérez, urges President Biden to propose a FY2024 budget that builds on his domestic achievements, reduces racial and ethnic disparities, and advances equity for Latinos.

January 24, 2023

ACAAffordable Care ActChild Tax CreditCivil Rightsand 10 more tags

Access to affordable housing is out of reach for far too many Latinos with 57% of Latino renters paying more than 30% of their income for housing and only 45% of Latinos being homeowners. This fact sheet outlines some of the challenges affecting Latino families’ access to affordable housing.

January 19, 2023

CaliforniaHomeownershipHousingWealth Gap

This fact sheet highlights what a rule (or regulation) is, how the rulemaking process works, why submitting comments matters, and how to submit comments.

January 10, 2023

AdvocacyNonprofit organizationsPolicy

We urge Congress to take action on three critical policies for Hispanics and their families: expand the Child Tax Credit, safeguard Medicaid, and provide permanent protection for DREAMers and other immigrants.

December 1, 2022

Child Tax CreditCTCDREAMersImmigrantsand 1 more tag

English learners are one of the fastest-growing student populations and among the most vulnerable. Yet, Title III funding has failed to keep up with this growth, and when adjusting for inflation Title III funding has decreased by 24% since 2002.

October 27, 2022

EducationELsEnglish LearnerTitle III

In this fact sheet, UnidosUS provides an overview of the Latino community, their contributions and unequal challenges they face in California.

September 20, 2022

CaliforniaEconomicEducationHomeownershipand 2 more tags

Learn more about UnidosUS history in California to advance opportunities for the more than 15 million Latinos who call California home.

September 20, 2022

CaliforniaEconomicEducationHomeownershipand 2 more tags

UnidosUS and 16 other Latino organizations express support for the “Inflation Reduction Act” and urge the Senate to defend the bill against cuts and damaging amendments that would harm the Latino community and immigrants.

August 4, 2022

budget reconciliationclimate changehealth coverageInflation Reducation Actand 2 more tags

The bill must be defended against changes that would undercut critical provisions that would make prescriptions and health coverage more affordable, ease inflation, and address climate change.

August 2, 2022

budget reconciliationclimate changehealth coverageprescription drugsand 1 more tag

UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguía testified today at the People’s Filibuster for Gun Safety in Washington, DC.

June 16, 2022

BuffaloGun SafetyMental HealthPulse Nightcluband 2 more tags

In a letter sent April 25, 2022, UnidosUS wrote President Biden with a slate of requests for his use of executive power on behalf of the Latino community. The letter […]

April 25, 2022

ACAAffordable Care ActAmerican Rescue Plan ActARPAand 11 more tags

Building on our examination of President Biden’s first year in office and his second budget proposal, UnidosUS sent letters urging the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to craft appropriations bills […]

April 20, 2022

Civil Rightseconomic empowermentEducationHealthand 2 more tags

UnidosUS joins our sister civil rights organizations to call on the Treasury Department to extend this year’s tax filing deadline to June 15, 2022.

April 7, 2022

National Hispanic Leadership AgendaNHLAtaxes and legislation

This is our written testimony submitted to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions on March 31, 2022.

March 31, 2022

affordable bankingoverdraft feesPolicythe economy

We need to hear from Discovery what actions they are planning in order to rectify this unacceptable situation.

March 17, 2022

Discovery WarnerMedia mergerMedia

UnidosUS sent a letter to the Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement Chair Cortese in support of SB 1126 which will help more California’s save for retirement.

February 28, 2022

CaliforniaCalSaversEconomyRetirement

NUL and UnidosUS sent a joint letter to the House and Senate opposing the effort to use CRA to overturn the student loan payment pause and President Biden’s debt relief plan.

May 23, 2023

Debt ReliefHigher EducationStudent Loans

Los padres latinos pueden desempeñar un papel vital y valioso en la promoción del desarrollo y el éxito educacional de sus bebés y niños pequeños. El mensaje principal es: los […]

May 22, 2023

Early ChildhoodFamily educationInfant Development

Latino fathers of infants and toddlers can play vital and valuable roles in promoting their children’s learning and development — including establishing a foundation for long-term reading success.

May 22, 2023

Early ChildhoodFamily educationInfant Development

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

This letter from 163 organizations across the country urges the House and Senate Chairs and Ranking Members of the LHHS Subcommittees to include in FY2024 appropriations $2 billion for Title III of ESEA—the federal formula grant program intended to support ELs in every state and territory.

May 2, 2023

EducationElementary and Secondary Education ActELsEnglish Learnersand 1 more tag

Read five policy briefs from our fellowship participants. The topics are mental health for K-12 and college students, data equity, college affordability and teacher diversity.

April 20, 2023

Advocacycollege affordabilityData Equitydiversityand 11 more tags

Practice to policy brief on supporting English Learners in California.

April 11, 2023

CaliforniaEducationELsEnglish Language Learners

UnidosUS in collaboration with Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors and BSP Research, released a comprehensive study of the economic and social issues facing Latino families with children prenatal through five years old.

March 31, 2023

BilingualEducationHealth and Well-beingLatino Infants Initiativeand 3 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

Descubrimos que terapeutas del lenguaje estaban aconsejando a madres latinas que no hablaran español con sus hijos para no “confundirlos”. Este resumen temático revisa lo que descubrimos en nuestros grupos […]

February 7, 2023

alfabetización tempranabebés/niños pequeñosBilingüismoderechos civilesand 9 more tags

We found that speech therapists were advising Latina moms not to speak Spanish to their children so as not to “confuse” them. This topic brief reviews our focus group findings and presents key research evidence, compiled over decades, that contradicts this advice. Recommendations for programs, parents and family members and policy makers are included.

December 23, 2022

Civil Rightsdisabilities servicesDual Language DevelopmentEarly Childhoodand 5 more tags

UnidosUS in collaboration with Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors and BSP Research, released survey results from 1,300 Latino families on the health and well-being of their youngest children.

December 1, 2022

BilingualEducationHealth and Well-beingLatino Infants Initiativeand 3 more tags

UnidosUS led a sign-on letter to Congress requesting no less than $1 billion for Title III in FY23 federal appropriations to support the unique educational needs of English learners.

October 27, 2022

EducationELsEnglish LearnersTitle III

Los bebés latinos están transformando los Estados Unidos. Los hispanos son una de las poblaciones de más rápido crecimiento en el país, con un aumento sorprendente de 23% desde 2010. […]

August 11, 2022

ACEsalfabetización tempranabebés/niños pequeñosCOVID-19and 6 more tags

This report highlights how policymakers can prioritize the needs of the Latino student population. In doing so, they can create a stronger, more equitable education system for all students.

July 11, 2022

ChildrenEducationEnglish LearnersLatino students

In this fact sheet, UnidosUS provides an update on Latino higher education trends two-years into the pandemic.

July 11, 2022

COVID-19economic recoveryHigher Education

We, the undersigned 123 organizations, are writing to urge you to include $2 billion in Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) appropriations funding for Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education […]

May 24, 2022

Elementary and Secondary Education ActELsEnglish LearnersESEA

UnidosUS is proud to support the Cal Grant Reform Act. AB 1746 is critical to eliminating barriers and improving access to state financial aid, specifically for low-income students of color.

May 9, 2022

AB 1746Cal Grant Reform ActCaliforniaEducationand 1 more tag

Latino infants are reshaping the United States. Hispanics are one of the fastest-growing populations in the country, increasing by an amazing 23% since 2010. There is an urgent need to […]

April 28, 2022

ACEsAdverse Childhood ExperiencesCOVID-19Early Childhood Educationand 7 more tags

Read five policy briefs from our class of 2021–2022 UnidosUS Afro-Latinx Líderes Avanzando fellowship participants.

April 26, 2022

Afro Latinx Lideres AvanzandoAmerican Rescue Plan ActBuild Back Batter ActCoronavirusand 13 more tags

Advocates, Líderes, and Allies Series (ALAS) ALAS II: Welcoming AfroLatinx Youth is a toolkit for youth-serving programs. It includes facts about AfroLatinx history, activities supporting youth who are learning about […]

March 10, 2022

AfroLatinxALAS II: Welcoming AfroLatinxEducationToolkitand 1 more tag

Letter to Florida Senate leadership expressing our strong opposition to HB 1557 which would be harmful to Florida LGBTQ+ students.

March 3, 2022

EducationFloridaLGBTQPK-12and 1 more tag

In this report, we examine the gains achieved during President Joe Biden’s first year in office. This analysis includes an update to our Latino Inclusion Tracker from 2021 and outlines […]

January 24, 2022

Biden AdministrationCoronavirusCOVID-19Economyand 6 more tags

LGBTQ+ students have worse academic and health outcomes than their heterosexual counterparts, and these disparities increase when taking race/ethnicity into account. 57% of Latinx LGBTQ+ students report feeling unsafe at […]

November 15, 2021

EducationHealthLatinx LGBTQ Students

UnidosUS submitted comments in response to the USDA’s Proposed Rule to remove barriers to online ordering and internet-based transactions for WIC.

May 24, 2023

Food SecurityHealthNutrition

These four tips can help your children develop key social and emotional skills early on and set them on a path to becoming healthy and balanced adults.

May 17, 2023

ChildrenHealthMental HealthMental Wellness

Estos cuatro consejos pueden ayudar a sus hijos a desarrollar habilidades sociales y emocionales claves y ponerlos en el camino para convertirse en adultos sanos y balanceados.

May 17, 2023

ChildrenHealthMental HealthMental Wellness

Implementado por organizaciones comunitarias mediante sus promotores de salud, este programa de UnidosUS aumenta la seguridad alimentaria e inculca buenos hábitos alimenticios a través de la educación nutricional e información […]

May 17, 2023

Comprando Rico Y SanoHealthSNAPSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

UnidosUS submitted comments in response to the USDA’s Proposed Rule to expand community eligibility provision (CEP) for free school meals.

May 12, 2023

Child Nutrition ProgramsFood Securityschool meals

UnidosUS submitted comments in response to the USDA’s Proposed Rule on stronger nutrition standards for added sugars, sodium, and whole grains in school meals.

May 9, 2023

Child Nutrition ProgramsDietary Guidelines of AmericaU.S. Department of AgricultureUSDA

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 Supplemental […]

May 4, 2023

Comprando Rico Y SanoHealthSNAPSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

More than 200 leading national and state organizations send a letter to HHS urging the Administration to use every tool at its disposal to families in America covered as Medicaid’s […]

April 24, 2023

HealthMedicaidpandemic

This fact sheet highlights the negative consequences of adding extra work requirements to SNAP, as well as the racist legacy of work requirements in government programs.

April 13, 2023

PolicySNAPSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

The fact sheets include basic information about the Medicaid unwinding, as well as key messages to help the community maintain coverage.

April 12, 2023

Children's Health Insurance ProgramCHIPMedicaid

This fact sheet describes the state of Latino mental health and identifies key drivers behind mental health concerns among Latinos.

March 29, 2023

HealthHealth Disparitieshealth policy

Civil rights leaders from communities of color sign a joint letter urging Secretary Xavier Becerra to use his considerable legal authority to prevent state Medicaid programs from terminating families who continue to qualify.

March 3, 2023

Health CareHealth InsuranceMedicaid

This toolkit includes background information about the end of SNAP emergency allotments and steps for SNAP participants to take as they navigate a reduction to their SNAP benefits. Each toolkit […]

February 28, 2023

Food SecurityHealthHunger

These toolkits include background information about Medicaid/CHIP enrollment, the Medicaid unwinding, and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace Open Enrollment. Each toolkit contains key messages, draft social media language, graphics, and […]

February 27, 2023

HealthHealth CareHealth Education

Un huracán de hambre está a punto de golpear. Millones de personas que dependen del apoyo del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP) pronto verán disminuir sus beneficios de SNAP.

February 27, 2023

CalFreshCaliforniaIllinoisSNAPand 1 more tag

A hunger cliff is about to hit. Millions of people who rely on support from the SNAP will soon see their SNAP benefits drop.

February 27, 2023

CalFreshCaliforniaIllinoisSNAPand 1 more tag

UnidosUS submitted comments outlining our key recommendations to advance nutrition security, progress health equity, and increase choice among WIC participants.

February 21, 2023

Food Securitymaternal and child healthNutrition

En 2020, más de 38 millones de personas vivieron en hogares con inseguridad alimentaria en los Estados Unidos. El 17% del total de los afectados fueron hogares hispanos/latinos. Para los […]

January 23, 2023

areas ruralesNutricionSaludseguridad alimentaria

Over 38 million people in the United States (U.S.) were living in food-insecure households in 2020. Hispanic/Latino households made up 17% of households affected. For Latinos living in rural communities, […]

January 23, 2023

Food SecurityHealthNutritionRural Areas

This fact sheet highlights what a rule (or regulation) is, how the rulemaking process works, why submitting comments matters, and how to submit comments.

January 10, 2023

AdvocacyNonprofit organizationsPolicy

When the Biden-Harris Administration ends the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, Medicaid programs will be allowed to terminate beneficiaries’ coverage for the first time since February 2020.

December 15, 2022

ChildrenChildren's Health Insurance ProgramCHIPCMSand 10 more tags

Use this social media toolkit to help showcase the impact of the Child Tax Credit for all children, and advocate for Congress to include an expansion of the Child Tax Credit in any year-end legislation.

December 6, 2022

Child Tax CreditCTCEconomyEsperanza Hope for All campaign

UnidosUS joins our sister civil rights organizations calling on congressional leaders to prevent Hispanic families from losing Medicaid when the public health emergency ends and to provide full funding parity for Puerto Rico’s Medicaid program.

December 6, 2022

HealthMedicaidNational Hispanic Leadership AgendaNHLAand 2 more tags

The 2022 UnidosUS Latinx Health Equity Summit Fact Sheets discuss the current state of five issue areas in health: community engagement in health research, COVID-19 vaccine access, social and emotional well-being, health care access, and food security.

December 2, 2022

All of UsCOVID-19Health CareHealth Equityand 2 more tags

Summary of the findings of a survey of Puerto Rico families eligible for the expanded child tax credit (CTC).

March 29, 2023

Child Tax Crediteconomic policyEconomyPuerto Ricoand 1 more tag

This toolkit offers resources to share important information with your community members about benefits offered through our tax system.

March 29, 2023

Child Tax CreditCTCEarned Income Tax Crediteconomic policyand 5 more tags

Despite Latinas’ unparalleled economic contribution, Latinas are still paid only 54 cents for every dollar paid to a non-Hispanic white man.

December 8, 2022

Economy and Employmentequal payLatina wage gap

Use this social media toolkit to help showcase the impact of the Child Tax Credit for all children, and advocate for Congress to include an expansion of the Child Tax Credit in any year-end legislation.

December 6, 2022

Child Tax CreditCTCEconomyEsperanza Hope for All campaign

UnidosUS and Oportun organized a survey to better understand the economic health of Latinos in Arizona, California, and Texas.

October 13, 2022

Access to bankingaccess to creditBankingCreditand 3 more tags

UnidosUS and Oportun, organized a survey to better understand the economic health of Latinos in Arizona, California, and Texas.

September 27, 2022

ArizonaBankingCaliforniaCreditand 6 more tags

These best practices are tools to measure the transparency and affordability of a financial institution’s overdraft policies.

September 14, 2022

BankingConsumer ProtectionsOverdraft

In this fact sheet, the UnidosUS’s Workforce Development component sheds light on the need of employees in the U.S. and the work the organization is doing, together with the Rework […]

September 9, 2022

Economy and EmploymentEconomy and WorkforceEmployersRework America Allianceand 1 more tag

UnidosUS and 20 national, state, and local organizations submitted a comment letter to help modernize the community reinvestment act (CRA), with the twin goals of improving the banking system for Latinos and diverting billions of dollars of investments towards community development.

August 5, 2022

BankingCommunity Reinvestment ActEconomy

In this fact sheet, the UnidosUS’s Workforce Development component sheds light on the need of employees in the U.S. and the work the organization is doing, together with the Rework […]

July 27, 2022

CBOsCommunity-Based OrganizationsEconomy and EmploymentEconomy and Workforceand 2 more tags

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

To show how the current bank merger rules, and the acceleration of bank consolidation, adversely impacts low-income people and Latinos and how changes to these rules could help make the bank system more competitive, affordable, and inclusive of low-income people and Latinos.

June 13, 2022

EconomyFDICFederal Deposit Insurance CorporationRequest for Informationand 1 more tag

This is our written testimony submitted to the House Financial Services Committee on April 27, 2022.

April 27, 2022

BNPLBuy Now Pay LaterCFPBConsumer Financial Protection Bureauand 2 more tags

Fuente Credito was one of the programs that UnidosUS developed to address the lack of financial inclusion—a pillar of immigrant integration—in the Latinx immigrant community. The online platform, with the […]

April 22, 2022

EconomyfintechFuente CreditoSDLand 1 more tag

UnidosUS supports California SB 1176 to examine equity in financial services an important step in helping low-income Latino families build wealth.

April 19, 2022

CaliforniaEconomyFinancial ServicesWealth-Buidling

In response to a Request for Information from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regarding fees imposed by providers of consumer financial products or services (or junk fees), UnidosUS submitted a […]

April 11, 2022

CFBPConsumer Finance Protection BureauEconomyJunk Feesand 2 more tags

UnidosUS supports AB 2589 which supplements the income of low- and middle-income Californian workers backfilling the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) through a refundable tax credit.

March 25, 2022

CalEITCCaliforniaChild Tax CreditCTCand 2 more tags

In this report, we examine the gains achieved during President Joe Biden’s first year in office. This analysis includes an update to our Latino Inclusion Tracker from 2021 and outlines […]

January 24, 2022

Biden AdministrationCoronavirusCOVID-19Economyand 6 more tags

This is our written testimony submitted to the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth on January 20, 2022.

January 20, 2022

Citizenshipeconomic recoveryEconomyImmigration

The Latinos in Finance Initiative was started in 2015 to train Latinos for employment in the financial services sector and to help employers hire linguistically and culturally competent talent.

January 3, 2022

FinanceProgramsWorkforce Development

The November 2021 jobs report showed the economy added 210,000, falling short of expectations ahead of the holiday season. Much of the job growth was led by the professional and […]

December 3, 2021

Economy and EmploymentEconomy and Workforce

The October 2021 jobs report showed that the economy added 531,000 jobs, with a slight decrease in unemployment rate that stands at 4.6%. The Latino unemployment rate edged down to […]

November 5, 2021

Economy and EmploymentEconomy and Workforce

The September 2021 jobs report showed that the economy added 194,000 jobs—well below the 500,000 number economists forecasted. Notable job gains occurred in the hospitality and leisure industry, a trend […]

October 8, 2021

Economy and EmploymentEconomy and Workforce

The August 2021 jobs report showed that the economy added 235,000 jobs, vastly missing expectations. In addition, the hospitality and leisure industry that contributed much of the job growth in […]

September 7, 2021

Economy and EmploymentEconomy and Workforce

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

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

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

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

This statement for the record was submitted as a part of the March 15, 2022, hearing by the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border […]

March 22, 2022

CoronavirusCOVID-19Immigration Reform