Diversity and Inclusion
This Diversity and Inclusion Task Force leads the CHC's efforts in promoting a diverse workforce on Capitol Hill, in the Federal Government and in Corporate America.
Members:
Rep Ruben Gallego, Co-Chair
Senator Robert Menendez, Co-Chair
Rep. Ben Ray Lujan
More on Diversity and Inclusion
WASHINGTON—Democratic leaders of color are urging Senate and House leadership to include federal funding for local and ethnic media outlets in a future stimulus package. These organizations are the best positioned to deliver COVID-19 updates to underserved and vulnerable populations , including those who are limited English proficient. Accurate and timely information is a critical component in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic in communities of color across the country.
The letter was signed by Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (CA-37), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Judy Chu (CA-27), and Congressional Native American Caucus Co-Chair Deb Haaland (NM-1).
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, today made the following statement following press reports that more than 2,000 workers at Tornillo have not received background checks:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01), Chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and First Vice Chair Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Speaker Paul Ryan, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby, and House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen urging them to reject any proposed increases in funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in particular for immigration detention, ICE agents, and Trump's border wall.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Darren Soto, Chair of the Civil and Voting Rights Task Force in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, released the following statement following surfaced court documents indicating the Trump Administration is considering sharing confidential census data with law enforcement and other national security agencies:
"Suggesting personal census information could be shared with law enforcement agencies is yet another reprehensible fearmongering tactic by the Trump administration. Federal law protects the confidentiality of responses to the U.S. Census, and any attempt to threaten those safeguards would not only be against the law, it would also gravely jeopardize the accuracy of the count."
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), the First Vice-Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), issued the following statement in response to a federal judge ordering the U.S. government not to enforce President Trump's asylum restrictions, which denied asylum to immigrants fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries.
"The recent ruling that blocks the Trump Administration's proposed asylum ban confirms that President Trump overstepped his legal authority by closing the door on vulnerable women, men and children who are peacefully seeking refuge in our country. While this ruling has provided temporary relief for asylum-seeking families, it is clear that the Trump Administration will continue implementing their anti-immigrant agenda and targeting vulnerable communities."
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), the First Vice-Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), issued the following statement celebrating Veterans Day and recognizing the contributions of Latino Veterans:
"On Veterans Day and every day, we must recognize the men and women in uniform who served our nation, including the Hispanic veterans who served with distinction since the first days of the American Revolution. They helped protect our democracy and guarantee freedom and security for all Americans.
Washington, D.C.-Congressman Darren Soto, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair of the Civil and Voting Rights Task Force, responded Friday to a federal court decision ruling against the addition of a second polling site aimed to better serve the majority Hispanic population of Dodge City, Kansas. Congressman Soto issued the following statement:
"Kris Kobach and Deborah Cox have already shown themselves as national leaders of voter suppression and discrimination by denying the people of Dodge City, Kansas, including numerous Hispanics, even one polling place.
Now the federal court has done the unthinkable: ruling that voting rights are being violated, but incredulously finding the court is powerless to stop it. If voting justice cannot be had in the federal courts for Dodge City, than justice no longer exists in Kansas.
WASHINGTON— Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), the First Vice-Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, made the following statement in response to President Trump's comments that he would be signing an anti-immigrant executive order to Change Amendment Granting Citizenship at Birth:
ALBUQUERQUE, NM - Today, CHC Chair Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) released this statement following several acts of political terrorism and violence, including a deadly shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue:
"Whether he will take responsibility or not, it's clear that the President's divisive words and fear mongering have motivated these domestic terrorists to commit these repulsive acts of hate and violence."