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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…
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: Eliminating Department of Education Will Harm Illinois Students
“The danger in gutting the Department of Education, is that along with these terminations, the Trump administration is attempting to skirt its legal obligation to ensure all students have equal access to a quality education,” said Linda X. Tortolero, president and CEO of the Latino Policy Forum.
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…
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…
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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: