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Last week, our friends at the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition [[link removed]] (CIRC) played a pivotal role in defeating a dangerous anti-immigrant bill in the state legislature. This bill would have codified racial profiling through a “Show Me Your Papers” allowance, prohibited local governments from protecting their residents, and allowed local sheriffs to detain people for ICE.
But thanks to the efforts of CIRC and other local organizations, the bill was defeated before coming to a vote, once again showing that New American organizers and advocates are critical in ensuring that Colorado—and all states—remain a place where all immigrants are welcomed and valued.
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Under a bill advancing [[link removed] ] in the Arizona legislature, a property owner would be able to kill or threaten to kill people who cross their property who they believe to be illegally entering the U.S.
“It would give people free rein to execute somebody and it would broaden extrajudicial killings," Arizona State Representative and 2021 New American Leaders’ alumna Analise Ortiz said. "This is part of a broader anti-immigrant movement that we've seen coming from the right, which aims to dehumanize and vilify people who are coming to this country seeking asylum."
We need more legislators like Representative Ortiz in office to help stop this kind of anti-immigrant legislation and protect our communities from hate.
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New findings from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law [[link removed] ] show that since the Voting Rights Act was gutted, the racial voter turnout gap has grown by almost double in regions that were previously required to seek federal approval of voting changes. This gap is now wider than at any point in at least the past 16 years, making it hard for millions of Americans of color to use their votes as their voices.
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Our Ready to Lead® Southwest [[link removed]] application closes this coming Monday, March 11 at 11:59pm ET. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to connect with other visionaries across the nation and hear from actual electeds and experts actively working to build a more inclusvie democracy.
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Please welcome Juan Marcano, our new National Director of Governance Programs! 🎉✨ Born in Puerto Rico, Juan and his family moved to the United States when he was in first grade. After moving around the country, they eventually settled in Houston, Texas after his father was able to attain job security.
This experience developed Juan’s interest in politics as a teen, and as an adult he channeled this energy into grassroots activism and volunteering for progressive candidates and causes.
After helping elect champions for housing, economic, and immigration justice at the state and local level, serving as a policy advisor to multiple campaigns and base building with local grassroots organizations, Juan ran for office and served as a city council member in Aurora, Colorado between 2019 and 2023!
We’re so excited to have Juan as part of the NAL fam and work with him to expand our support to New American elected officials!
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GreatNonprofits [[link removed] ] is a platform where community members can submit stories and testimonials to uplift the work of their desired nonprofit. If you’ve attended any of our previous trainings or events, be it Ready to Lead®, Ready to Win®, or Power and Policy, we encourage you to share how our work has inspired you and enhanced your leadership skills!
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The search for candidates for the New American Leaders and New American Leaders Action Fund Boards of Directors continues! Both boards are critical in advancing our goals and ensuring our mission to empower immigrants nationwide continues to thrive 🌼
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Here are some pretty awesome things our alumni have done recently:

Arizona State Representative Anna Hernandez’s SB 1415 passed out of the Senate and is headed to the House for consideration. This bipartisan bill would allow for the return of statewide casitas that seek to mitigate Arizona’s housing crisis.
Colorado State Representatives Tim Hernández and Elizabeth Velasco sponsored HB24-1323, a bill that protects the right of students to express their culture and gender at graduations. It recently passed the House Education Committee and will now move to debate and consideration.
Georgia State Representative Marvin Lim sponsored bills HB 1005, which guarantee health benefits coverage of treatment post-exposure rabies, and HB 1210, which authorizes the creation of a voluntary multifamily complex database. Both bills were unanimously passed out of committee and now move onto debate and consideration.
New York City Councilmembers Crystal Hudson and Julie Won are now the new executive board members of the New York City Council’s Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus.
Virginia State Delegate Sam Rasoul introduced bills that recently passed in the Virginia Senate. HB 626 establishes a pilot program to prevent gun violence via after school programming, and HB 807, which changes the composition of the Behavioral Health Commission to improve mental health policy.

Know someone who should be included in this list? Let us know! We're so proud of our NAL family for taking action to create a stronger, more inclusive democracy and would love to give everyone a shoutout!

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