Want to Help Latinos? Just Eat a Taco!
It has been less than 24 hours since East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo made an offensive comment about what he was going to do for the Latino community, but the video has lit up social media networks all...
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Changes to Medicare Could Jeopardize Health Care Access for Vulnerable Latinos
Contact: Joseph Rendeiro jrendeiro@nclr.org (202) 776-1566 Washington, D.C.—With more discussion of budget cuts, lawmakers have begun floating policy proposals that would substantially reshape or cut...
View ArticleGetting Our Arms Around It: Which Latinos Would Be Affected by Changes to...
By Kara D. Ryan, Senior Research Analyst, Health Policy Project This week has been a busy one. On Monday, House Republicans hinted at the potential legislative agenda for the year, and Tuesday night,...
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Civil Rights Organizations Hail Creation of Financial Crimes Task Force
Contact: Joseph Rendeiro (202) 776-1566 jrendeiro@nclr.org Washington, D.C.—Earlier today, the Obama administration fulfilled a promise made during the State of the Union address, announcing the...
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NCLR Lauds CFPB for New Remittance Regulations
Contact: Joseph Rendeiro (202) 776-1566 jrendeiro@nclr.org Washington, D.C.—Standing behind American consumers, on January 20 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it will...
View ArticleAttorneys General: It’s Time to Close the Deal
By Janis Bowdler, Director, Wealth-Building Policy Project, NCLR On Friday, January 27, President Obama followed up on a promise made in his State of the Union Address by creating a new working group...
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NCLR Destaca la Necesidad de Proteger el Crédito Tributario por Hijos Para...
PARA DIVULGACIÓN INMEDIATA Contacto: Julian Teixeira jteixeira@nclr.org (202) 776-1812 UNA TELECONFERENCIA DE PRENSA EN ESPAÑOL Washington—Según se reanudan las negociaciones sobre el presupuesto en...
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Unaffordable Affordability in Health Care Reform?
By Sergio Eduardo Muñoz and Jennifer Ng’andu, Health Policy Project, NCLR It was one of the president’s most repeated selling points for health care reform: “If you like your health plan, you can...
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Civil Rights Groups Urge Congress to Preserve Child Tax Credit for Low-Income...
Contact: Joseph Rendeiro jrendeiro@nclr.org (202) 776-1566 Washington, D.C.—Heading into the 2012 legislative session, lawmakers are proposing to raise taxes on hardworking, low-income Latino families...
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Grupos De Derechos Civiles Instan Al Congreso A Conservar El Crédito...
Contacto: Julián Teixeira jteixeira@nclr.org (202) 776-1812 Washington, D.C.— Encaminados a la sesión legislativa 2012, los legisladores están proponiendo aumentar los impuestos a las familias latinas...
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NCLR to Address Latino Community’s Concerns with Sherriff Arpaio at Phoenix...
Contact: Julian Teixeira (202) 365-2273; jteixeira@nclr.org Leticia de la Vara (602) 309-402; leticia.delavara@gmail.com National Hispanic civil rights organization calls for accountability after...
View ArticleSheriff Joe Arpaio and His Crew Are at It Again
Yesterday, the Arizona Maricopa County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on issues related to the sheriff’s office led by the notorious Joe Arpaio. One of the problems to be discussed was the...
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NCLR Pide La Renuncia Del Jefe De Policia Joe Arpaio
Contacto: Julián Teixeira (202) 365-2273 jteixeira@nclr.org Leticia de la Vara (602) 309-4121 leticia.delavara@gmail.com La organización nacional más grande de derechos civiles de los hispanos se une...
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NCLR Calls for Resignation of Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Contact: Julian Teixeira (202) 365-2273 jteixeira@nclr.org Leticia de la Vara, (602) 309-4121 leticia.delavara@gmail.com National Hispanic civil rights organization joins local and state voices in...
View ArticleAmerica’s Worst Sheriff Must Go
In Phoenix today, NCLR became the first national organization to demand the resignation of Joe Arpaio from the office of Sheriff of Maricopa County. “This isn’t personal, it’s about performance. The...
View Article“America’s Toughest Sheriff” Must Go
In Phoenix today, NCLR became the first national organization to demand the resignation of Joe Arpaio from the office of Sheriff of Maricopa County. “This isn’t personal, it’s about performance. The...
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Two Hundred Houston High School Students to Convene at Líderes Congreso
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kathryn Butcher Vice President of Public Relations (713) 929-2316; (281) 352-9219 kbutcher@aama.org HOUSTON—AAMA (Association for the Advancement of Mexican...
View ArticleEating Up the New School Meal Standards
By Kara D. Ryan, Senior Research Analyst, Health Policy Project About a year ago, I found myself getting nostalgic for school lunch. I was touring the kitchen of La Fe Preparatory School in El Paso,...
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Local Children to Visit Conferees on Capitol Hill in Attempt to Preserve...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joseph Rendeiro jrendeiro@nclr.org (202) 776-1566 Washington—In order to pay for an extension of the payroll tax cut, Congress is currently debating eliminating access...
View ArticleOur Favorite “Wise Latina” Doles Out Sage Advice for Children
By Karla Tenorio, Communications Department, NCLR What a fantastic effort of the Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor for improving children’s education and understanding of the U.S. justice system!...
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