Press Releases

Hispanic Federation is pleased to announce the hiring of Brent Wilkes as its new Senior Vice President for Institutional Development, effective February 18, 2019.
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With a $1.2 million grant from the Hispanic Federation, the UPR-RP will offer mental health services across the island through the PATRIA Project.
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President Trump continues to lie shamelessly to the American people. His deep contempt of immigrants from Latin America has moved him to fabricate a national emergency to achieve his campaign promise of building a wall at our southern border.
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Hispanic Federation President José Calderón issued the following statement regarding the appointment of Félix Matos Rodríguez as the first Latino chancellor of the City University of New York.
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Hispanic Federation President José Calderón issued today the following statement regarding President Trump's State of the Union address.
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We commend New York lawmakers for passing legislation that allows undocumented youth to access state financial aid programs.
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Holding Dreamers Hostage for a $5.7 billion wall is unacceptable.
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Hispanic Federation commends federal court ruling striking down the Trump administration’s attempt to dilute the 2020 Census count.
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We denounce immoral and callous proposal that would strip funding from Americans rebuilding lives and communities.
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En su discurso en horario estelar a la nación anoche, el presidente Trump eligió una vez más usar su oficina para avivar las llamas de la xenofobia, el miedo y la división. Él ha desarrollado su carrera política basándose en una retórica antiinmigrante incendiaria y sin fundamentos, y esta noche se aseguró de tocar todos sus alarmistas éxitos favoritos.
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In his prime time address to the nation last night, President Trump chose yet again to use his office to fan the flames of xenophobia, fear and division. He has built his political career on spewing baseless and incendiary anti-immigrant rhetoric, and tonight he made sure to touch on all of his favorite scaremongering hits.
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José Calderón , president of Hispanic Federation, the nation’s premier Latino nonprofit membership organization, released today the following statement celebrating the impact of the Latino vote across the country.
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Hispanic Federation President Jose Calderon issued the following statement in response to the U.S. government’s firing of tear gas at migrants seeking asylum at our southern border.
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Hispanic Federation President José Calderón has issued the following statement on the passing of Antonio González.
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Hispanic Federation President José Calderón has issued the following statement regarding today’s Pittsburgh synagogue shooting.
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Ford and the Hispanic Federation launched two programs in Orlando, Fl., this week through collaborative efforts to help uplift the growing Puerto Rican community in Central Florida. On Tuesday, Oct. 23, Ford and Hispanic Federation introduced the new Central Florida Empowerment Initiative, which will provide support services to the local community. The expanded collaboration between Ford and Hispanic Federation continued on Thursday, Oct. 25, with the start of the first Ford Driving Dreams Tour in Orlando. The new initiative and Ford Driving Dreams result in a $400,000 investment for Ford in support of the Latino community in Central Florida.
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Hispanic Federation President José Calderón has issued the following statement on the migrant caravan.
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The Hispanic Federation, together with the Miranda Family, today announced the launch of a five-year initiative to revitalize Puerto Rico’s coffee sector.
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