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Toward a More Perfect Union: Understanding Systemic Racism and Resulting Inequity in Latino Communities
(UnidosUS, 2021-04-08)Even though the United States has abolished the most egregious, formal examples of structural racism, their legacy, as well as more subtle forms of exclusion, persist. The effects of this history on Latinos are widespread; ... -
The Latino Community in the Time of Coronavirus: The Case for a Broad and Inclusive Government Response
(UnidosUS, 2020-07-09)On March 11, 2020, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization followed by the United States declaring a national emergency two days later. Over the course of the ensuing 120 days, COVID-19 initiated ... -
A Generation at Risk: The Impact of Immigration Enforcement on UnidosUS-Affiliated Classrooms and Educators
(UnidosUS, 2020-03-06)Despite educational gains in recent decades for many Latino students, there are still significant barriers to universal quality education in the U.S.; among these are the stresses of current U.S. immigration policy and ... -
Native Language Assessment Programs
(UnidosUS, 2019-10-22)Establishing Native Language Assessment (NLAs) programs allow English Learners (ELs) who have not yet achieved a high level of English proficiency to take certain standardized tests in their native language instead of English. -
Educational Fairness and Latino Student Success in Arizona
(UnidosUS, 2019-03-19)This report provides an overview of key provisions in Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), discusses how Arizona’s ESSA plan addresses accountability for Latino students and English Learners (ELs), and provides recommendations ... -
Beyond the Border: Family Separation in the Trump Era
(UnidosUS, 2019-03-15)This white paper examines the direct and indirect harms to American children at risk of being torn from their parents, the report’s first section examines the scope and composition of the “rest of the iceberg.” The next ... -
Educational Fairness and Latino Student Success in Florida
(UnidosUS, 2018-11-09)This report provides an overview of key provisions in Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), discusses how Florida’s ESSA plan addresses accountability for Latino students and English Learners (ELs), and provides recommendations ... -
State of Hispanic America: Working Toward a More Secure Future
(2016-01-14)This document provides an analysis of key themes, as they relate to the U.S. Latino population, included in the President's 2016 State of the Union Address. Addressing these issues is critical to extend opportunity to more ... -
Gainful Employment: A Civil Rights Perspective
(2015-03-06)NCLR joined with the Center for Responsible Lending, the Children's Defense Fund, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the Mexican American Legal Defense ... -
Cutting a Lifeline: How the Chained CPI Proposal Will Affect Hispanic Seniors
(2013-12-13)In July 2013, the House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security released draft legislation which would a) reduce Social Security benefits by changing the measurement of inflation to ... -
Reauthorizing the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: The Impact on Latino Youth
(2011-02-03)This paper analyzes the impact on Latino youth of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, the primary law guiding federal juvenile justice policy. Latino youth would substantially benefit from reforms to the ... -
Responding to the Needs of Young Latino Children: State Efforts to Build Comprehensive Early Learni
(2010-02-24)This white paper examines how states are working to build comprehensive early learning standards and to address issues of professional development to ensure the success of Latino and English language learner children and ... -
Strengthening Accountability to Ensure Latino Success: An Analysis of NCLB Title I Regulations
(2009-10-01)This white paper analyzes the 2008 NCLB Title I regulations finalized by the U.S. Department of Education. The regulations address accountability and transparency, uniform and disaggregated graduation rates, and improved ... -
Ailing Federal Investments in Latino Health Prioritites
(2009-01-30)This paper documents issues and trends in federal investments in health care programs affecting Latinos in the United States. It highlights policy measures that would assist in connecting the millions of uninsured Latinos ... -
A Renewed Head Start: New Opportunities for Latino Children
(2008-12-09)On December 12, 2007, President Bush signed into law the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-134). This was the first reauthorization of Head Start in nearly ten years. Given the growing diversity ... -
After Stimulus: Sustainable Economic Security for Latinos
(2008-03-04)While the economic stimulus demonstrated Congress's willingness to work in a bipartisan manner, the final bill did not guarantee economic stability for most Americans. This white paper examins how Latinos in particular ... -
Analysis of President’s FY 2007 Budget Plan
(2006-09-20)In early February 2006 President Bush proposed a $2.7 trillion spending plan for fiscal year (FY) 2007. NCLR prepared a comprehensive analysis of the Administration's budget plan as a foundation for further examination ... -
Domestic Workers Working Hard to Sustain American Families, Compromising Their Social Security
(2006-08-31)To respond to Latino worker concerns with social insurance, policymakers must consider how attachment to the workforce occurs and address the issues of less access, lower participation levels, and the resulting proportionately ... -
Undercutting the American Dream: Estate Tax Repeal Would Harm Latinos
(2006-04-20)The budgetary landscape notwithstanding, lawmakers continue to consider options to reform or repeal the estate tax. The outcome of this debate could have far-reaching implications for the nation's Latinos. As the fastest-growing ... -
In the Eye of the Storm: How the Government and Private Response to Hurricane Katrina Failed Latinos
(2006-02-28)The purpose of this white paper is to explore the failure of public and private agencies to respond adequately to changing demographics and how this particularly affected their ability to serve Latinos in the post-Katrina ...
