Category Archives: HLF in the Media

01 Jul
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Statement on Victory in U.S. Supreme Court, Decision Protecting First Amendment

The Hispanic Leadership Fund today issued a statement regarding today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling protecting First Amendment rights by finding that a California law attacking freedom of association was unconstitutional on its face.  The Supreme Court held by a 6-3 ...

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26 Jun
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Rhode Island Considers Beverage Taxes

As Rhode Island becomes the latest jurisdiction to consider beverage taxes, HLF’s president recently appeared on the In the Dugout podcast to shed light on why beverage taxes are a bad idea. Taxing underserved communities and threatening small businesses is ...

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19 Jan
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Broad Coalition Calling for Bipartisan Immigration Reform in Congress

HLF today joined over 180 signatories to call for Members of Congress in both parties to come together to work for much-needed immigration reform in the 117th Congress.  The signatories represent a broad group of business, faith, law enforcement, civic, ...

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20 Oct
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“New Americans Represent a Record 10% of Electorate”

NTD.com’s “America is Talking” program interviewed HLF president Mario H. Lopez to talk about the role immigrants may play in the election given research from Pew that shows 10 percent of eligible voters are naturalized citizens.  Lopez discusses immigrants’ patriotism, ...

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19 Oct
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HLF Launches Bilingual Digital Audio Ad Campaign in Colorado Thanking Sen. Cory Gardner for Supporting Barrett SCOTUS Nomination

WASHINGTON, DC–The Hispanic Leadership Fund (HLF), the first center-right non-partisan national Latino advocacy organization, today announced the launch of a digital audio ad campaign in both English and Spanish promoting Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court and ...

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19 Oct
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HLF Launches Bilingual Digital Audio Ad Campaign in Florida Promoting TPS Designation for Refugees and Migrants [English/Español]

WASHINGTON, DC – The Hispanic Leadership Fund (HLF), the first politically Center-Right non-partisan national Latino advocacy organization, today announced the launch of a digital audio ad campaign promoting Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for refugees and migrants.  The ads urge voters ...

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15 Oct
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“5G Action Now” Podcast on the Future of Internet Connectivity

HLF president Mario H. Lopez appeared on the 5G Action Now podcast to talk about his recent opinion piece in the Morning Consult on the importance of closing the Digital Divide—the gap in access to communication technologies that exists for ...

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13 Feb
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Members of Congress Push for Pension Audit as Part of Ongoing Oversight of Puerto Rican Fiscal Crisis

Puerto Rico has been in a long process to recover from deep financial and fiscal trouble cemented over years of overspending and other budget issues. The process for the U.S. territory is the result of federal legislation in 2016 called ...

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