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ACTION ALERT: THE DREAM ACT – CALL CONGRESS TO PASS THE DREAM ACT AND TUNE IN FOR THE VOTE

Dec 9, 2010 | DACA, Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights

THE HOUSE AND SENATE WILL TAKE UP THE DREAM ACT TODAY!

MALDEF Responds to House Passage of DREAM Act

Dec 9, 2010 | DACA, Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights

Thomas A. Saenz, MALDEF President and General Counsel, Statement on DREAM Act Vote by the U.S. House of Representatives

NOW IS THE TIME TO TURN THE DREAM ACT INTO A REALITY!!

Dec 1, 2010 | DACA, Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights

CALL YOUR U.S. SENATORS AND U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TODAY AND TELL HIM OR HER TO MOVE ON THE DREAM ACT DURING THE LAME DUCK SESSION!

MALDEF’S PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL RESPONDS TO SENATE VOTE ON DREAM ACT

Sep 22, 2010 | DACA, Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights

STATEMENT BY THOMAS A. SAENZ, MALDEF PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL, IN RESPONSE TO SENATE VOTE ON DREAM ACT

MALDEF Condemns Intimidation of Latinos in Utah

Jul 15, 2010 | Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights

Thomas A. Saenz, MALDEF President and General Counsel, condemns cowardly intimidation tactics and calls for full investigation

MALDEF President and General Counsel Responds to President’s Address on Immigration Reform

Jul 2, 2010 | Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights

LOS ANGELES, CA – Thomas A. Saenz, MALDEF President and General Counsel, issued the following statement in response to an address on comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) given by President Barack Obama at American University School of International Service in Washington, D.C.

Election Reform Advocates Call on Texas Legislators to Abandon Controversial, Restrictive Voter Identification Proposals

Jun 15, 2010 | PP Voting Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy

AUSTIN, TX – The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) and a coalition of voting rights groups including Advocacy Inc, the ACLU of Texas, APIAVote, Asian American Action Fund, Asian American Justice Center, the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities, Common Cause Texas, League of Women Voters of Texas, OCA Greater Houston Chapter, People For the American Way, Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, Texans Together Education Fund, Texas AFL-CIO, Texas LULAC (HOPE), Texas NAACP, and the William C. Velasquez Institute called on the Texas Legislature to abandon the controversial voter identification policy proposal that resulted in a partisan stalemate during the 2009 Texas Legislative session.

MALDEF Questions Timing and Consequences of Federal Raids Today in Arizona

Apr 16, 2010 | Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights

Raids will augment fear and panic already felt in light of new anti-immigrant legislation

United States v. State of Texas

Mar 23, 2010 | Court Cases Education, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, Public Policy, Public Policy Education

MALDEF and Voto Latino Build Momentum for 2010 Census

Mar 12, 2010 | Census, PP Voting Rights, Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy

Rosario Dawson and Wilmer Valderrama join the launch of an interactive, multimedia campaign targeting Los Angeles Latinos

Latinos Needed to Apply to California’s New Citizens Redistricting Commission

Feb 16, 2010 | PP Voting Rights, Public Policy

The deadline to apply to serve on California’s new Citizens Redistricting Commission has been extended to February 16, 2010 at 5 p.m. We still need qualified Latinos to apply. Please submit your application online to WeDrawTheLines.ca.gov.

Statement of Cynthia Valenzuela Dixon National Director of Litigation

Jan 18, 2010 | Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy, Public Policy Education

Press Conference re: Desegregation Ruling on Tucson Unified School District

MALDEF Criticizes Texas Governor’s Decision to Reject Federal Education Improvement Funds

Jan 15, 2010 | Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy, Public Policy Education

Decision will leave minority students behind

Landmark Hate Crimes Prevention Legislation Clears U.S. Senate, Heads To President Obama’s Desk

Oct 22, 2009 | Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy, Public Policy Access to Justice

Senate passes DoD Authorization Conference Report, includes hate crimes provision

President Obama Signs Legislation Dedicating Federal Courthouse To MALDEF Co-Founder, Judge Armendariz

Oct 21, 2009 | Press Releases And Other Statements, Public Policy, Public Policy Access to Justice

MALDEF celebrates legislation naming the federal courthouse in El Paso in Honor of Late Judge and Civil Rights Leader Albert Armendariz

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