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Addressing HIV/AIDS in the Latino Community Requires a New Approach
It has been 30 years since the first AIDS cases were reported, and it is estimated that 1.7 million people in the United States have been infected since then. Now, more than one million people in this...
View ArticleThe 99% and Our Homes
By Nancy Wilberg-Ricks, Policy Analyst, Wealth-Building Policy Project, NCLR Tuesday, December 6, was the Occupy Our Homes National Day of Action during which participants joined a movement to stop...
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NCLR Dismayed by Failure to Confirm Director of the Consumer Financial...
Contact: Julian Teixeira jteixeira@nclr.org (202) 776-1812 Washington, D.C.—In a show of deference to Wall Street banks and the financial industry, the Senate voted 53–45 to block President Obama’s...
View ArticleCalifornia Attorney General Harris goes after Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
By Janis Bowdler, Director, Wealth Building Policy Project, NCLR Last month, California Attorney General Kamala Harris subpoenaed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for information on their foreclosure...
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Immigrant and Civil Rights Groups Join Together to Repeal HB 56
For Planning Purposes: Friday, December 9, 2011 Contacts: Cheryl Aguilar 202-360-7867 (local); Donna De La Cruz 202-339-9331(national) IMMIGRANT AND CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS JOIN TOGETHER TO REPEAL HB 56...
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Insufficient Data Renders Latinos in Illinois Juvenile Justice System...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Julian Teixeira jteixeira@nclr.org (202) 776-1812 Experts to discuss impact of information gap, potential remedies offered in report Chicago—On Monday, December 12,...
View ArticleStand for Freedom
Over the weekend, NCLR joined thousands of Americans in New York City at the Stand for Freedom rally to protest the rise of voter suppression laws all across the country. Below is the speech NCLR's...
View ArticleFlorida’s Voter Suppression Law to be Subject of Senate Field Hearing
Many in Congress have been silent on the issue of voter suppression laws, but one senator has made it his mission to expose them for what they are: the thinly veiled disenfranchisement of minority...
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Lack of Accurate Information Has Made Latino Youth “Virtually Invisible” in...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Julian Teixeira jteixeira@nclr.org (202) 776-1812 New Report Focuses on Youth in Illinois Juvenile Justice System Chicago—According to a study released today by NCLR...
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NCLR Urges Supreme Court to Reject Arizona’s SB 1070
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Julian Teixeira (202) 776-1812 jteixeira@nclr.org Washington—The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to review Arizona’s draconian anti-immigrant law, SB 1070, after an...
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My Holiday Wish List
By Janis Bowdler, Director, Wealth-Building Policy Project, NCLR The holiday season is a time when we express our lofty wishes and set new resolutions for personal improvement, but there is nothing...
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Congress Seeks to Provide Tax Relief for the Middle Class by Increasing the...
Contact: Julian Teixeira (202) 776-1812 jteixeira@nclr.org Congressional Leaders Seek to Provide Tax Relief for the Middle Class by Increasing the Tax Burden on Hardworking Immigrants Raising Children...
View ArticleAponte Vote Shows Some In U.S. Senate Out of Touch With Latinos
In yet another disappointing vote for the Latino community, the U.S. Senate voted 49–37 to block the nomination of President Obama’s nominee, Mari Carmen Aponte, to serve as ambassador to El Salvador....
View ArticleSave the Child Tax Credit for Hardworking Families
By Eric Rodriguez, Vice President, Office of Research, Advocacy and Legislation, NCLR For several months, we have been bracing for an attack on immigrant families who earn the Child Tax Credit. Over...
View ArticleSave the Child Tax Credit for Hardworking Families
By Leticia Miranda, Deputy Director, Economic and Employment Policy Project, NCLR For several months, we have been bracing for an attack on immigrant families who earn the Child Tax Credit. Over the...
View ArticleLÍDERES DEL CONGRESO SE EMPEÑAN EN OFRECER DESGRAVACIONES FISCALES PARA LA...
Contacto: Joseph Rendeiro (202) 776-1566 jrendeiro@nclr.org LÍDERES DEL CONGRESO SE EMPEÑAN EN OFRECER DESGRAVACIONES FISCALES PARA LA CLASE MEDIA AUMENTANDO LA CARGA IMPOSITIVA SOBRE LOS TRABAJADORES...
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DOJ Investigation Reveals Discriminatory Treatment of Latinos by Maricopa...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joseph Rendeiro (202) 776-1566 jrendeiro@nclr.org NCLR applauds DOJ and DHS for taking quick action to address alarming findings Washington—NCLR (National Council of La...
View ArticleNCLR Joins Thousands for Protest of HB 56
NCLR is incredibly proud of everybody who rallied alongside us in Montgomery over the weekend to protest Alabama’s hateful anti-immigrant law, SB 56. Thousands of people from across the nation took...
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NCLR Hails Settlement with Countrywide over Deceptive Lending Practices
Contact: Joseph Rendeiro (202) 776-1566 jrendeiro@nclr.org Washington, D.C.—Earlier today, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement with Countrywide Financial Corp. over numerous...
View ArticleNext Chapter in the Countrywide Settlement? Finding the Victims.
Last week, NCLR hailed the $335 million settlement reached between and Countrywide Financial Corporation over violations of fair lending laws. It was the largest residential fair-lending settlement in...
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