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12 Aug
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Modernizing Our Immigration System. Interview with the George W. Bush Presidential Center

HLF’s president sits down for an interview with Holly Kuzmich, Executive Director of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, discussing how to incentivize legal immigration to the U.S., the volume of misinformation around the issue, and more. Watch:

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09 Aug
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HLF in the Media: Radio Interview, Orlando. STEP Act, Other Topics

Below is a recent radio interview from the Matt Buff Radio Show in Orlando.  Matt asks HLF president Mario H. Lopez about the role of HLF, communicating to audiences of recent immigrants and its relation to policy, and the recently ...

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02 Aug
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Senate Labor Panel Hearing Again Shows Dangers of PRO Act

Last week, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing on the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. See our previous post on this, as well as an op-ed from HLF’s president. The ...

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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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12 Apr
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The PRO Act Hurts Workers by Limiting their Job Opportunities

The Biden Administration recently released its $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal, the American Jobs Plan, which includes the text of the Protecting the Right To Organize (PRO) Act of 2021.  Designed to increase the power and influence of union bosses, the ...

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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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06 Jan
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Statement About Attack on U.S. Capitol

WASHINGTON, DC – The Hispanic Leadership Fund (HLF), today released a statement from is president Mario H. Lopez regarding the breach at the U.S. Capitol building and the violent siege conducted by a large mob as Congress attempts to fulfill ...

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