Feb 1, 2023
“The governor’s decision to reject AP African American studies is an attempt to devalue the rich history of an entire community and manipulate our educational system for political gain. The civil rights movement, racism, segregation, Afro-Latino representation, the American prison complex, queer theory, and everything associated with the African American experience is American History, and we cannot allow elected leaders to politicize its education in our schools.
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Jan 24, 2023
Apenas han pasado 24 días del 2023 y ya hemos sido testigos de 39 instancias de tiroteos masivos y 1,214 muertes por armas de fuego. En otras palabras, ha habido más tiroteos masivos que la cantidad de días en este año. Cada una de estas tragedias pudo haber sido evitada con políticas sensibles de control de armas.
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Jan 24, 2023
We are 24 days into 2023, and we have already seen 39 mass shootings and 1,214 gun deaths. In other words, there have been more mass shootings than the number of days in this new year, and each and every one of these tragedies could have been prevented by common-sense gun control measures.
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Jan 10, 2023
Illinois state lawmakers stayed grounded in common sense, as well as courage and empathy, in their move to ban assault weapons from our communities. For Latinos in particular, gun violence hits close to home: gun deaths in Latino communities have increased at almost twice the rate of gun deaths nationally.
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Jan 6, 2023
Newly arrived asylum seekers celebrated their first Three Kings Day in the United States at a dinner Thursday hosted by Hispanic Federation. Newly arrived asylum seekers joined Hispanic Federation leaders at the Julia de Burgos Performance & Arts Center in East Harlem where they were provided meals, gifts, and entertainment.
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Dec 23, 2022
Era sumamente importante que antes de que se terminara el año, el gobierno llegara a un acuerdo para financiar los servicios que el gobierno les ofrece a millones de personas en los Estados Unidos. Un proyecto de ley que mantuviera el status quo habría sido desastroso para el pueblo americano, incluyendo las comunidades Latinas.
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Dec 23, 2022
A deal to fund government services for millions of Americans was critical before heading into the new year. A status quo funding bill would have been devastating to the American people, including Latino communities.
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Dec 21, 2022
A deal to fund government services for millions of Americans was critical before heading into the new year. A status quo funding bill would have been devastating to the American people, including Latino communities. We applaud Congress for heading off Puerto Rico’s healthcare crisis by allocating $3.65 billion in annual Medicaid funding for five years, including a critical increase in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP).
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Dec 21, 2022
“Era sumamente importante que antes de que se terminara el año, el gobierno llegara a un acuerdo para financiar los servicios que el gobierno les ofrece a millones de personas en los Estados Unidos. Un proyecto de ley que mantuviera el status quo habría sido desastroso para el pueblo americano, incluyendo las comunidades Latinas.
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Dec 13, 2022
As the first gay president and CEO of Hispanic Federation, I commend President Biden for quickly signing the Respect for Marriage Act into law as well as Congress’ decisive and bipartisan action.
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Dec 8, 2022
De parte de Hispanic Federation, aplaudo la acción bipartita del Congreso que culminó en la aprobación de la Ley para el Respeto al Matrimonio. Como vimos con la decisión de Roe v. Wade, la Corte Suprema ha demostrado una voluntad para derrocar décadas de precedente y de protecciones que son apoyadas ampliamente por el público.
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Dec 8, 2022
On behalf of Hispanic Federation, I applaud Congress’ bipartisan action to pass the Respect for Marriage Act. As we saw with Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court has shown a willingness to overturn decades of precedent and protections that are widely supported by the public.
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Nov 29, 2022
La aprobación bipartidista de la Ley de Respeto al Matrimonio es exactamente la clase de acción unificadora que este país necesita. Esta legislación acoge a la comunidad LGBTQ+ y garantiza la igualdad para las parejas del mismo sexo que eligen casarse, enviando un mensaje contundente en todo el país de que no se tolerará el odio.
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Nov 29, 2022
The bipartisan passage of the Respect for Marriage Act is exactly the type of unifying action this country needs. This legislation embraces the LGBTQ+ community and ensures equality for same-sex couples who choose to marry, sending a resounding message across the country that hate will not be tolerated.
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Nov 20, 2022
Hispanic Federation’s President and CEO Frankie Miranda issued the following statement regarding the LGBTQ+ nightclub shooting in Colorado that killed at least 5 people and injured 18.
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Nov 16, 2022
“At a time when members of the U.S. Supreme Court are set on rolling back decades of precedent – as they did with Roe v. Wade – Hispanic Federation applauds this bipartisan first step in Congress to protect, defend, and ensure equality for same-sex and interracial couples who choose to marry.
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Nov 16, 2022
En la noche del 15 de noviembre de 2022, la Comisión de lo Jurídico de la Cámara de Representantes rindió informes negativos sobre todos los cuatro proyectos de ley que proponían restringir o prohibir el derecho al aborto en Puerto Rico.
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Nov 16, 2022
Following a vote in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee against four bills that would restrict or ban abortion services on November 15, 2022, the Alliance for Access to Essential Reproductive Health issued the statements directly below. The Alliance for Access to Essential Reproductive Health is a coalition of reproductive health advocates and Latino-serving organizations that led a months-long campaign urging the Puerto Rico House of Representatives to vote down the bills.
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Nov 9, 2022
Communities across the five boroughs have spoken, and they resoundingly voted to create a fairer and more equitable city. COVID-19 laid bare decades of inequities that plague our city. Latino and Black communities were at the frontlines of the pandemic and faced higher death and infection rates from the virus.
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Nov 8, 2022
Election Day has once again exemplified how the Latino community is not a monolith, but a mosaic of different cultures, ideas, and identities. Latinos are not squarely blue or red, they are driven to the ballot box by a variety of issues that affect Americans from all walks of life.
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