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Apr 7, 2022
Statement from UnidosUS Action Fund Executive Director Rafael Collazo on the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court
Her hearing proved to the country that she has the temperament needed to be seated on the Supreme Court, along with the thoroughness and thoughtfulness necessary to applying our laws under the Constitution.
Mar 9, 2022
Statement from UnidosUS Action Fund Executive Director Rafael Collazo on the passage of Florida's "Don't Say Gay or Trans" bill (HB 1557)
At a time when our country is still recovering from COVID, the fate of our democracy in the U.S. is at stake, and war rages in Ukraine, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his Republican colleagues continue to stoop to new lows to make up fake threats to Florida’s families.
Feb 9, 2022
UnidosUS Action Fund Stands In Support of Flores, Equity
Unfortunately, the NFL and its owners’ lack of transparency and genuine commitment to ensuring that qualified candidates of color are given an actual opportunity to demonstrate their abilities to lead NFL teams has been brought to the light of day by this lawsuit.
Jan 27, 2022
The UnidosUS Action Fund Launches Ad to Pressure U.S. Senate to Pass Build Back Better Act
The Build Back Better Act is not only a historic investment in the nation’s infrastructure and the care economy, but also a measure that will create jobs, cut taxes, and lower costs for millions of working Latino families.
Oct 29, 2021
UnidosUS Action Fund calls “Build Back Better Act” a “major step forward” for Latinos; calls on lawmakers to ‘finish the job’ by including immigration reform, other crucial health/social safety net provisions
Each of these gains, it must be said, will have a disproportionately positive effect on Latino children and families throughout the country. Today, one in four children in the country is Latino, and our kids, regrettably, constitute some 40 percent of American children who live in poverty.
Sep 10, 2021
NEWS: UnidosUS Action Fund Endorses Gavin Newsom
“He has worked to provide access to healthcare for immigrants and create a stronger social safety net for working people. The alternative would destroy more than 20 years of fighting for a favorable California for immigrants, and we cannot allow that to happen.”
Sep 10, 2021
NOTICIAS: El UnidosUS Action Fund respalda a Gavin Newsom
“Ha trabajado para brindar acceso a la atención médica a los inmigrantes y crear una red de seguridad social mejor para los trabajadores. La alternativa destruiría más de 20 años de lucha por una California favorable para los inmigrantes, y no podemos permitir que eso suceda.”
Jun 24, 2021
The UnidosUS Action Fund Launches Ad to Move on from Bipartisan Immigration Negotiations
The UnidosUS Action Fund believes that we have a short window of opportunity to deliver the equitable and inclusive pandemic response that our nation needs and in order to “build back better,” our nation’s leaders must include a path to citizenship for immigrant workers helping our country recover from the pandemic.
Jan 28, 2021
Nuevo Reporte: Los Altos Costos De Medicamentos Recetados Aumentan Las Desigualdades Económicas y De Salud Para Los Latinos
“La industria farmacéutica ha pasado décadas trabajando en contra de cualquier esfuerzo por reescribir las reglas que le permite jugar con el sistema y mantener altos los precios de los medicamentos mientras los pacientes luchan por pagar los medicamentos que necesitan. Los latinos son parte de un segmento de gran tamaño del público que está listo para que los líderes del Congreso tomen acción y pongan fin a su control monopolístico de los precios de los medicamentos”.
Jan 28, 2021
New Report: High Prescription Drug Costs Exacerbate Health & Economic Disparities for Latinos
“Big Pharma has spent decades working against any effort to re-write the rules allowing them to game the system, and keep drug prices high while patients struggle to afford the medications they need. Latinos are part of an oversized segment of the public that is ready for Congressional leaders to hold drug corporations accountable, and bring an end to their monopoly control of drug pricing.”
Nov 7, 2020
Congratulations President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris
We will use this election to remind everyone that there's still much work to be done to mobilize Latinos across the country. The real work begins now as we work with the incoming administration to roll back the racist policies of Donald Trump and forge a positive path forward for our community.
Oct 21, 2020
Los latinos quieren acción para garantizar que los tratamientos para COVID-19 y las vacunas sean asequibles
“Los latinos quieren acción fuerte y decisiva para frenar las ganancias de las compañías farmacéuticas y garantizar que los tratamientos y vacunas para COVID-19 estén disponibles y sean asequibles para todos los que los necesiten”
Sep 28, 2020
The Lincoln Project Joins Forces With Mi Familia Vota, Unidos Us Action Fund, Nuestro Pac, And Announces Joint Town Hall And New Ad “Le Creímos”
“The Hispanic community has repeatedly been on the receiving end of President Trump’s derision and scorn. From the moment his campaign started with the insinuation that Mexicans were “rapists” and “bringing crime and drugs” to the US, to his mishandling of Hurricane Maria, to the insanity of suggesting he sell Puerto Rico, he’s been a disaster for the Hispanic community,”
Aug 27, 2020
Leading Latino Advocacy Organizations Issue Broad ‘Indictment’ of the GOP as Complicit in Trump Administration’s Racism
The Republican Party has enabled the President’s bigoted and cruel agenda at every step of the way as the Administration has tried to rip away health care from hardworking Americans, purposefully subverted the census to undercount Latinos and other people of color, rewarded racists like Joe Arpaio with pardons, called violent White supremacists ‘very fine people,’ torn families apart, and put children in cages.

