All Press Releases

May 1, 2020

LULAC To Meatpacking Company Owners And Elected Leaders: Much More Is Needed Now

Manhattan, Kansas - The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) today responded to the communication from the Office of the Governor..

Apr 28, 2020

LULAC Responds To Trump Administration Declaring Meat Plants “Critical Infrastructure” And Treating Essential Workers As Disposable

Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Reacts to Reports of Forthcoming Executive Order to Keep Meat Processing Facilities Open

Apr 28, 2020

LULAC Remembers Guillermo ‘Memo’ Garcia, the Latest Victim of the El Paso Shooting, the Deadliest Anti-Latino Attack in Modern History

Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Remembers “Memo” Garcia who Fought for His Life for Nine Months after the Shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas

Apr 23, 2020

LULAC and U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Launch Campaign to Save Latino Businesses

Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization joins Largest National Hispanic Business Organization for a Campaign to Save Latino Businesses

Apr 22, 2020

LULAC Condemns Congress’ Failure To Provide Targeted Support To Communities Of Color In Latest Stimulus Package

In a Letter to Congress, the Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Calls for Economic Relief for Small & Medium-Sized Businesses Owned by People of Color

Apr 22, 2020

LULAC Urges Illinois Governor To Release Detained Minors At Chicago Facility

Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Calls on Governor Pritzker to Release Unaccompanied Youth Detained at Chicago Facility to Stem COVID-19 Risk

Apr 21, 2020

Let’s Save Latino Owned Businesses

Co-sign the Save Latino Owned Businesses letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Small Business Administration

Apr 21, 2020

LULAC Underscores White House Incompetence As Trump Plans To Suspend All Immigration, Despite That Nearly All Immigration Has Already Been Restricted Due To COVID-19

Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Confronts Trump Administration’s Plan to Suspend Immigration to the U.S. Amid COVID-19 pandemic

Apr 14, 2020

COVID-19 Latino Impact Report

Dark clouds hang over 5 Million Latinos in the Sunshine State of Florida. Nearly 400,000 workers in the state have filed unemployment claims in just the last 2 ½ weeks. So many more are trying to do so that the State of Florida unemployment website crashed.

Apr 4, 2020

Florida Unemployment Now!

Dark clouds hang over 5 Million Latinos in the Sunshine State of Florida. Nearly 400,000 workers in the state have filed unemployment claims in just the last 2 ½ weeks. So many more are trying to do so that the State of Florida unemployment website crashed.

Apr 1, 2020

Today’s the Day! ¡Hágase Contar Hoy!

April 1st is Census Day nationwide. El 1.º de abril es el día del Censo en todo el país

Mar 31, 2020

LULAC Demands U.S. Department Of Labor Provide Clear Guidelines To Protect Essential Workers, Especially In The Food Industry

Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Sends Letter to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Demanding Clear Guidelines for Employers to Include Appropriate Safety Equipment, Paid Sick Days, and Regular Health Checks for Essential Workers

Mar 31, 2020

LULAC Calls Upon Congress To Provide Protections For Immigrants In The Next COVID-19 Stimulus Package

Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Demands that Federal Legislators Include Protections for All Workers, Including Immigrant Communities

Mar 29, 2020

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

This assistance is critical to our community because today there are 4.65 million Latino-owned companies representing 14% of the 33 million total U.S. businesses

Mar 26, 2020

LULAC Urges Congress To Step Up And Address People Left Out Of Senate $2 Trillion Stimulus Bill

Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Continues to Push Federal Legislators to Ensure that All Workers are Protected