Latino Policy & Welfare

Everyday assumptions based on accent or background reveal biases shaping schools, and youth-led groups like MSP offer a blueprint to disrupt...

Evergreen Public Schools' equity audit shows staff demographics lag student diversity, with students of color up 7% since 2014 while staff of color...

• Spanish law requires shelter, healthcare, and education for unaccompanied minors, yet hundreds sleep on streets or in squalid camps two months after...

Medicaid expansion under the ACA was associated with a 6.3% relative reduction in colorectal cancer mortality overall, with the largest gains among...

Federal judges documented fraudulent ICE warrants and false testimony in New York cases, including one signed by the same officer later involved in a...

Culturally responsive resources at CLC and beyond help first-generation Latinx students overcome academic barriers and access support systems. The October 12 event during Latinx Heritage Month provides direct guidance on these tools.

This guide frames welfare offices as key safety nets for programs like SNAP, TANF, and Medicaid while stressing preparation to overcome hurdles.

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Democrats' Latino support eroded sharply, with Harris winning by just 3 points in 2024 versus Biden's 25-point margin in 2020.

• BOLD PAC connects...

Up to 1 million Latino Californians face potential loss of Medi-Cal and CalFresh under new state and federal rules.

• Scale of impact: 572,000...

Latino nonprofits are opening their own shops to directly support small businesses amid rising costs and immigration crackdowns.

Latino-led organizations are addressing economic strain and immigration uncertainty through targeted entrepreneurship aid alongside broader...

This Latino Judges Panel Q&A serves as a targeted civic-education event to highlight representation in the legal system and demystify judicial careers...

• A federal judge ruled Trump’s Remain in Mexico policy illegally denied asylum seekers rights to protection, legal counsel, and fair hearings.
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Latino News Network's creation of a Special Projects Producer role signals deeper investment in community-centered reporting, with Jimena Díaz Padilla...

Maryland reports over 36,000 residents lost SNAP access since expanded work requirements took effect in November 2025.

• The state now covers an added...

Oregon's PCUN is intensifying advocacy for Latinx farmworkers confronting labor rights struggles and rising ICE activity, as highlighted in a recent...

The Colibrí Child Wellness Center opens in downtown Half Moon Bay, offering free pediatric care, speech and physical therapy, parenting classes, and...

The first 222 Corridor Latino Economic Summit in Reading brought leaders from Allentown, Lancaster, and Reading together to highlight the Latino...

• Luis Arreguin, a 54-year-old laborer here 49 years, was arrested Oct. 1 en route to work, leaving his U.S.-citizen wife and four children grieving...

Latino leaders are pushing local civic engagement because both major parties have neglected outreach to a rapidly growing electorate.

• Michigan...