National Council of La Raza

Today, more than 1.3 million Latinos serve in our armed forces and almost 16 percent of all newly enlisted, active duty members of all branches of the military are Hispanic. We are also veterans. In 2009, 1.1 million Latinos were veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, and that number continues to grow.

There's a lot of talk by the networks about reaching out to the Latino audience, but little action. Networks need to be brave enough to pick up shows with Latinos in starring roles. Learn from what works and what doesn't work, then try again until you succeed.

With a little creativity and cooperation, REOs can become a driving force in neighborhood stabilization. Homeowners cannot afford for banks and regulators to miss another opportunity like this.

Latino workers will watch to see if these proposals close the skills gap, heal our economy, and put America's workers into good jobs.

For those of you who couldn't be there on the Supreme Court steps, know that we at NCLR stand with you in solidarity and we'll keep pushing to protect and build upon health care gains for Latinos and other underserved communities.

The message to federal policymakers should be clear. We need to maintain a strong focus on graduation rates; ten seats in every classroom is a terrible thing to waste.

We need to stand strong with our brothers and sisters and show Alabama, Mississippi, and every other state that Americans will not stand for laws that trample on liberty and justice for all.

We urge an exhaustive look into what actually happened and who needs to be held accountable--including George Zimmerman, as well as law enforcement--for that tragic night.

While there are still improvements that could be made to the overall bill, NCLR is pleased that the Senate overcame partisan gridlock in order to prevent actual gridlock for millions of Americans.

It is time that the ESEA were treated once again as a civil rights law focused on bringing excellent schools into every community.

Alabama legislators chose to trample on the civil rights of state citizens, enacting a law that encourages racial profiling, punishes innocent children, and jeopardizes the entire economic well-being of the state.

State Attorneys General (AG) arrived at a $25 billion agreement with mortgage servicers in response to the "robosigning" scandal that broke 18 months ago.

If George Wallace and his family could change their minds on the issue of civil rights and discrimination, so can the legislature and the current governor of Alabama on HB 56.

NCLR urges Congress to pass an extension of the payroll tax cut that is fair and does not harm hardworking immigrants and their families.

While it is too early to say what will come of the subpoena, Harris' attention to the role of Fannie and Freddie in stemming our foreclosure crisis is a breath of fresh air.

Today we must ask Florida's leadership to cease their efforts to undermine democracy and instead, take up the concerns of Florida's citizens so that together, we can move the State, and the nation, forward.

Rather than dismiss a proven financial tool and affordability features, advocates and policymakers should work together to preserve those aspects of our housing finance system that work well.

NCLR is equally frustrated with the lack of movement at the federal level on this issue. But that frustration should not give state legislators permission to overstep their legal boundaries and pass irresponsible laws that jeopardize the security of their citizens and violate Americans' civil rights.

We need bolder solutions that tackle head on the troubles of our housing market. Fannie and Freddie can be part of the solution by enforcing responsible servicing practices, reducing principle, and developing a strategy for selling foreclosed homes, thereby putting neighborhood recovery first.

This law harkens back to similar laws in Alabama's past. We have been down this road before, and this is not a part of Alabama's history that bears repeating. Allowing these provisions to go into law will wreak havoc on all the people of Alabama, not just its Latino residents.