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Best Buy Children’s Foundation and NCLR Make College a Reality for Winners of...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: July 31, 2012 Kathy Mimberg...
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NCLR y organizaciones cívicas convocan foro sobre la importancia del voto
PARA DIVULGACIÓN INMEDIATA Contacto: Camila Gallardo, NCLR cgallardo@nclr.org (305) 215-4259 o (305) 573-7329 Mientras se aproxima la primaria de agosto, un foro comunitario recalca la facilidad e...
View ArticleWe Can Build an Economy For All
Earlier today, NCLR President and CEO, Janet Murguia, participated in talks on economic prosperity, hosted by the Economic Policy Institute. The talk was held in conjunction with the release of a new...
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NCLR Backs Geithner in Call to Reconsider Principal Reduction for Fannie Mae...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joseph Rendeiro (202) 776-1566 jrendeiro@nclr.org Washington, D.C.—Earlier today, Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Edward DeMarco announced...
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New National Survey: Nearly 90 Percent of Latino Voters Support Clean Energy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contacts: Maggie Kao, Sierra Club, 202-675-2384 Julian Teixeira, NCLR, 202-776-1812 Javier Sierra, Sierra Club, 703-927-4750 Washington, D.C. – The Sierra Club and NCLR...
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NCLR and Partner Groups Urge Hispanic Voters to Get Inolved
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Camila Gallardo, NCLR cgallardo@nclr.org (305) 215-4259 or (305) 573-7329 Town hall meeting highlights new voting rules; underscores need for increased civic...
View ArticleFight Back Against Voter Suppression!
Florida is one of a number of states that have implemented some major changes to its voting laws. The changes have an especially big impact on Latinos, Black, young voters, as well as women....
View ArticleGeithner Steps Up in Defense of Principal Reduction
Yesterday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner took a bold step toward guarding families’ homes from unnecessary foreclosure. He wrote an open letter in defense of principal reductions—a vital option...
View ArticleGeithner Steps Up in Defense of Principal Reduction
By Janis Bowdler, Director, Wealth-Building Policy Project, NCLR Yesterday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner took a bold step toward guarding families’ homes from unnecessary foreclosure. He wrote...
View ArticlePaving the Future of Transportation Policy: What Congress Smoothed Over, and...
By Catherine Singley, Senior Policy Analyst, Economic and Employment Policy Project Like all Americans, Latino voters place jobs and the economy at the top of their list of concerns this year. The...
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Why Aren’t the Presidential Candidates Talking About America’s Housing Crisis?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Julian Teixeira (202) 776-1812 jteixeira@nclr.org Home for Good campaign convenes leading experts to discuss solutions WASHINGTON, D.C.—Unfortunately for millions of...
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¿Por qué los candidatos presidenciales no hablan sobre la crises de vivienda...
PARA DIVULGACIÓN INMEDIATA Contacto: Julián Teixeira (202) 776-1812 jteixeira@nclr.org La campaña Home for Good convoca a especialistas destacados para discutir posibles soluciones WASHINGTON,...
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Remembering Lupe
(This was first posted to the ALMA Awards 411 Blog.) This was a tough bit of news for us to take in: the passing of Lupe Ontiveros, an award-winning actress with more than 150 films and TV shows to...
View ArticleThe Week in Social Media
It's been a while since we posted our top social media posts of the week, so here you are! Our favorite posts, videos, pictures and updates from the past week.[View the story "The Week in Social Media...
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NCLR Responds to AT&T’s “No Text on Board—Pledge Day” Announcement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Julian Teixeira (202) 776-1812 jteixeira@nclr.org Washington, D.C. —Today, NCLR (National Council of La Raza) commended AT&T for its leadership on a critical issue...
View ArticleSupreme Court Ruling on Immigration Law: A Call to Action
By Catherine Singley, Senior Policy Analyst, Economic and Employment Policy Project, NCLR (This was first posted to the Direct Care Alliance Blog.) On June 25, the highest court in the land made a...
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NCLR Encourages DREAMers to Begin Appyling for “Deferred Action” Program Today
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joseph Rendeiro (202) 776-1566 jrendeiro@nclr.org Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting requests for deferred...
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NCLR Telephonic Briefing to Discuss Importance of Investment in Early...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Julian Teixeira jteixeira@nclr.org (202) 776-1812 WASHINGTON, D.C.—As the nation’s children head back to school and as we edge closer to the 2012 November elections,...
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NCLR Decries Decision to Allow Pennsylvania Voter ID Law to Take Effect
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Julian Teixeira jteixeira@nclr.org (202) 776-1812 Law will disproportionately affect eligible Hispanic and other minority voters in the state Washington, D.C.—In...
View ArticleHome for Good: It’s Time to Talk about Housing
Yesterday, NCLR joined the Center for American Progress, The Opportunity Agenda, and the Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC, to host an important talk about the home foreclosure crisis. In the...
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