Civil Rights, Housing, and Voting Rights
The Civil Rights, Housing, and Voting Rights Task Force works to protect the civil rights, housing and voting rights of the Latino community. The task force oversees issues such as the Voting Rights Act, hate crimes, and housing fairness.
Members:
Rep. José Serrano, Co-Chair
Rep. Norma Torres, Co-Chair
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard
More on Civil Rights, Housing, and Voting Rights
May 2, 2012
"Our Asian Pacific communities have produced influential leaders in business and culture, and have thrived despite the challenges that they have faced."
April 24, 2012
Washington D.C.: The Chairs and members of the Congressional Hispanic, Black and Asian Pacific American Caucus joined with the National Immigration Forum to release the following statements regarding the hearing of United States v. Arizona before the U.S. Supreme Court this week.
March 30, 2012
To force hardship on American families is contrary with the ideals and standards of our country. Those who commit violent crimes should be a priority, but it's misguided to deport parents who are simply living in the United States."
March 30, 2012
"America is a better country, for all its people, because of the vision and leadership of Cesar Chavez. "
March 19, 2012
“To compromise our legal system and basic tenets of justice sends a message to our children of color that their lives don't have value. I urge Sec. Holder to take the first step in restoring justice and investigate Trayvon’s killing.”
March 7, 2012
SHOWS INEQUITIES AROUND TEACHER EXPERIENCE, DISCIPLINE AND HIGH SCHOOL RIGOR
March 1, 2012
"To say that this type of behavior is indefensible and deeply disturbing is really to scratch at the surface of a deeper issue...No matter what his intentions were, his actions were racist."
February 27, 2012
"Mitt Romney's belief that Arizona's extreme immigration law, SB 1070, should be a nationwide model is disturbing and shows just how tone-deaf and disconnected he is to our country's fastest growing population."
February 16, 2012
We stand here, black, white, Asian and Latino, to say with one voice, that inequality will not stand. The struggle goes on. The march continues… And we will never allow our nation to go back!
January 25, 2012
Chairman Charles A. Gonzalez (TX 20) and Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ 7), chair of the CHC education task force, sent a letter this week to top federal education officials urging an investigation of whether an Arizona state law violates federal standards by targeting Tucson Unified School District’s successful Mexican-American Studies (MAS) program.