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Summer 2025: Letter from the President & CEO
The Forum exists to bring us together and to the table, shaping the policies and…
Latino Policy Forum Condemns Supreme Court Decision Limiting Nationwide Injunctions
Illinois is one of the many states challenging the unlawful executive order and that has…
Latino Policy Forum: Trump Budget Will Fund “Nightmare Agenda” Against Working Class Families
President Trump’s highly controversial budget reconciliation package has passed Congress and awaits his signature. The bill makes dramatic cuts to social programs like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), as well as federal education grants, to fund aggressive immigration enforcement. Earlier this week, the Office of Management and…
Cutting Care to Fund Cruelty: If Latino Families Lose, So Does Everyone Else
Across the nation, vulnerable Americans are facing the possibility of losing critical assistance as Congress…
2025 Springfield Agenda Update
Earlier this year, ahead of the Governor’s proposed budget, we shared our 2025 Springfield Agenda,…
Immigrant advocacy groups celebrate passage of HB 3247, Safe Schools for All
Today the Illinois General Assembly passed Safe Schools for All (HB 3247). Advocates with the…
In Loving Memory of Our Friend, Richard J. Martinez
[H]e was a gifted teacher and facilitator who was passionate about guiding and nurturing others…
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Our mission is to build the power, influence, and leadership of the Latino community through collective action to transform public policies that ensure the well-being of our community and society as a whole. The four pillars of our work are:
