Press Releases

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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“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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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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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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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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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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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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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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“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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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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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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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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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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Hispanic Federation, the nation’s leading network of Latino community-based organizations, will provide one-time direct relief payments of $600 to 62,900 qualifying farmworkers and meatpacking workers, thanks to a two-year, $44.3 million grant administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service.
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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Texas v. United States affirms that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is unlawful, sending the case back to the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas for further review in light of the Biden administration’s new DACA rule.
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Hispanic Federation (HF) announced an immediate $100,000 emergency assistance fund to support NGOs in the Dominican Republic that are providing life-saving assistance to Dominicans most affected by Hurricane Fiona.
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Hispanic Federation applauds Commissioner Roberta Reardon and Governor Hochul’s landmark decision to accept the Farm Laborers Wage Board recommendation to lower the overtime threshold to 40 hours per week over the course of 10 years. Although a decade to get to 40 hours for overtime is a long road ahead, the reduction of four hours every two years until 2032 will lead to significant change in the lives of our farmworkers and their families in New York State.
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Hispanic Federation (HF) announced that their Latino Digital Accelerator Program–which is designed to support a network of Latino-led and -serving nonprofits providing Latino jobseekers the skills they need to secure meaningful jobs in the digital economy–has served 10,598 people in its first 18 months of operation.
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