Caucus Description
As the Hispanic Caucus, we represent and vocalize the views of Latino students across the country that affiliate with the Democratic Party. We work with the Democratic Party to advocate economic prosperity, health insurance reform, education and immigration reform that will fix our broken immigration system.
One of our main goals is to increase the education and involvement of Latino College students by promoting participation in the political process. We also hope to educate the Latino community through media outreach, fundraising, and events that will help raise awareness on Latino issues.
During the 2008 elections, Latino voter turnout went up nearly 3% compared to 2006 turnout (Pew Research Center: Dissecting the 2008 Electorate: Most Diverse in US History), and 67% of Latino voters voted for President Obama. New Latino voters stand to have significant influence in deciding future elections, particularly as immigration and other issues important to Latinos come into play. Young Latino voters account for a growing number of voters and an increasing share of the Democratic Party. The CDA Hispanic Caucus is working to nurture and sustain that growth in Latino participation in future elections.
Caucus Board Members
Chair
Andres Cano
canoa@collegedems.com
Vice Chair
Keylin Rivera
riverak@collegedems.com
A Year in Review
The College Democrats of America Hispanic Caucus has taken on a diverse and extensive agenda for the year. We stood with President Obama and Democrats in Congress to help pass vital legislation including the Recovery Act and Health Insurance reform.
Information Accessibility
One of our key objectives is to improve the flow of information between the Hispanic Caucus and our members. This year, the Hispanic Caucus published the first caucus newsletter and held multiple issue-based conference calls. By enhancing the conversation to include the role the Latino community plays in issues such as health care, we were able to ensure that our message and the President’s message were heard on college campuses across the country.
Building Coalitions through 2010 Census
The Hispanic Caucus is leading a caucus-wide initiative to promote participation in the 2010 Census. Our caucus has provided resources to organize and host trainings at College Democrats State Conventions in states such as New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
Huffington Post article on the Census
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alejandra-salinas/making-students-count-col_b_545341.html
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