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NHCSL continues to fight the inclusion of a Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census

Hispanic State Legislators Celebrate Passage of Disaster Aid Bill: The National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL), which represents the over 425 Hispanic state legislators from across the United States, including Puerto Rico, celebrates the bipartisan effort that led to the Congressional approval of $19.1 billion in disaster relief for victims of Western wildfires, Midwestern flooding and hurricanes that hit the Southeast and Puerto Rico, among other areas of the country.

NHCSL recently testified at a hearing by the US Election Assistance Commission (EAC) regarding the proposed Voluntary Voting System Guidelines.

In a historic first, NHCSL joins LatinoJustice PRLDEF, the Hispanic Federation and the Hispanic National Bar Association, in filing an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court against the citizenship question in the 2020 Census

WASHINGTON, DC / NEWBRUNSWICK, NJ – El Caucus Nacional de Legisladores Estatales Hispanos (NHCSL, por sus siglas en inglés) llevó a cabo su primera Academia de Liderazgo de La Iniciativa “Latinas Lead” este fin de semana, junto al Centro para las Mujeres Estadounidenses y la Política (CAWP, por sus siglas en inglés). El CAWP es parte del Instituto Eagleton de Política, que a su vez forma parte de la Universidad de Rutgers. La academia incluyó sesiones de adiestramiento, paneles de discusión y oradores especiales, con el propósito de ayudar a legisladoras estatales latinas a escalar posiciones de mayor liderazgo en sus capitolios estatales, al igual que reclutar candidatas latinas para puestos electivos a nivel estatal.

WASHINGTON, DC / NEWBRUNSWICK, NJ – The National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL) held its first-ever Leadership Academy of NHCSL’s Latinas Lead Initiative this weekend, in partnership with the prestigious Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), which is housed within Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics. The academy included training sessions, panel discussions, and guest speakers that came to help current Latina state legislators scale the leadership ranks in their State Capitols, as well as recruit potential Latina candidates for state-level office.

The Quad Caucus condones the willful separation of children from parents seeking asylum in our nation’s southern border. Although action has been taken to reverse this policy, we must ensure that we do not allow this to be repeated.

WASHINGTON, DC – Hoy, miembros del Caucus Nacional de Legisladores Estatales Hispanos (NHCSL por sus siglas en inglés) lamentaron la muerte del Senador de Arizona, héroe de guerra, candidato presidencial, prisionero de guerra y hombre de estado, John McCain. Los legisladores de NHCSL también hicieron un llamado a todos los oficiales electos de la nación a seguir su ejemplo de valentía, sacrificio, honor y poner al país primero.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, members of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL), mourned the passing of Arizona Senator, war hero, presidential candidate, POW and statesman, John McCain, and called on elected leaders at all levels of our Nation to follow his example of courage, sacrifice, honor, and country first.

The Quad Caucus highly values the inclusion and representation of all communities of color in the 2020 Census. Census has a significant impact on federal funding and democratic representation of all communities, particularly communities of color. States receive over $800 billion annually in federal funds for various programs and use Census data to allocate state budget resources. It is imperative that there is substantial support for a complete and accurate population count.

PHOENIX, AZ – Today, Congressman Rubén Gallego (AZ-07); the President of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL), Senator Carmelo Ríos (PR); Arizona Latino Legislative Caucus Co-Chair, State Representative Diego Espinoza (AZ-19), and Delegate Elizabeth Guzmán (VA-31) gathered in Phoenix to call attention to the latest facts on the ground, related to family separation resulting from the Trump Administration’s so-called “zero tolerance policy” at the southern border. More than 30 Latino state lawmakers from across the country, the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, came to Arizona for NHCSL’s bi-annual Executive Committee meeting.

PHOENIX, AZ – En el día de hoy, el Congresista Rubén Gallego (AZ-07); el presidente del Caucus Nacional de Legisladores Estatales Hispanos (NHCSL, por sus siglas en inglés), el senador Carmelo Ríos (PR); el copresidente del Caucus Legislativo Latino de Arizona, el representante Diego Espinoza (AZ-19) y la delegada estatal de Virginia Elizabeth Guzmán (VA-31) se reunieron en Phoenix para llamar la atención a los últimos hechos sobre el terreno acerca de la separación de familias como resultado de la mal llamada “política de cero tolerancia” del gobierno de Trump en la frontera sur. Más de 30 legisladores estatales hispanos de todas partes de Estados Unidos, Islas Vírgenes Estadounidenses y Puerto Rico, vinieron a Arizona para la reunión bi-anual del Comité Ejecutivo de NCHSL.

WASHINGTON, DC – El presidente del Caucus Nacional de Legisladores Estatales Hispanos (NHCSL, por sus siglas en inglés), el Senador Carmelo Ríos (PR), pronunció un discurso ayer ante La Red de Líderes Latinos (“Latino Leaders Network” en inglés). A continuación, sus declaraciones según preparadas: