The U.S. Census Bureau released a list of 331 jurisdictions (counties and minor civil divisions) across the nation and three states that are required under the Voting Rights Act to provide language assistance during elections for citizens who are unable to speak or understand English adequately enough to participate in the electoral process. Spanish language … Continue reading Florida Voters To Receive Spanish Language Assistance

The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund released its 2020 Census Profile of Florida, offering an in-depth look at how Florida’s Latino population grew across the state and in its 10 largest counties over the last decade.  Additionally, the report provides a granular look at population growth by age and ethnicity and features … Continue reading NALEO Census Research Charts Florida’s Latino Population Growth Statewide and Within Its 10 Largest Counties

Across the country, officials have begun to meet to begin the redistricting process. Redistricting happens every ten years to make sure political boundaries align with population trends found in each new national census that took place the previous year. Because of Florida’s population growth in the last ten years, the state has gained one representative … Continue reading The Redistricting Process Begins

Oficiales por todo el país se están reuniendo para comenzar el proceso de redistribución de distritos electorales. Este ocurre cada diez años para asegurar que estos districtos se alinien con los cambios de población encontrados en cada nuevo censo nacional que ocurrió el año anterior. Debido al crecimiento de la población de Florida en los … Continue reading Empieza la redistribución de distritos electorales

Earlier this year a federal judge suspended new DACA applications for Dreamers. The Biden administration is now attempting to revive the DACA program. While the program would offer some relief to Dreamers through DACA, it still does NOT offer Dreamers a path toward citizenship. So, in addition to supporting the return of DACA, we must … Continue reading Help Dreamers find a permanent fix to DACA

This week, the Biden administration proposed a rule that attempts to satisfy concerns of a federal judge in Houston who ruled in July that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was illegal, largely because the Obama administration bypassed procedural requirements when it took effect in 2012. The new rule mirrors the Obama-era initiative, … Continue reading Rule proposed to protect DACA Dreamers long-term

Hispanic Unity of Florida emite una declaración sobre el trato que reciben los inmigrantes haitianos en la frontera de EE. UU.

Florida announced this week it would tap into $820 million in federal food aid money for children in low-income households. That means parents of up to 2.1 million children could receive $375 to pay for food for each child over the summer. Florida was the only state not applying for the pandemic relief program, according … Continue reading Florida to apply for $820 million in food aid

A federal judge in Miami on Tuesday blocked Florida from enforcing a ban on so-called sanctuary cities, declaring portions of a law unconstitutional and tinged with “discriminatory motives.” The judge’s ruling struck down a key portion of the 2019 law that prohibits local and state officials from adopting “sanctuary” policies for undocumented migrants. The judge … Continue reading Miami federal judge blocks Florida from enforcing ban on sanctuary cities