LULAC Releases Report on Latino Civil Rights vs. Project 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the Nation’s largest and oldest Latino civil rights volunteer-based organization, today released a report titled “The Battle Ahead: Latino Civil Rights vs. Project 2025” outlining ten specific ways in which Project 2025 negatively impacts Latino civil rights.
The report includes analysis from LULAC Policy and Legislation Fellows Adriana Varea, Ari Kittrie, and Joaquin Macias and focuses on the following areas of Project 2025:
- Establishing a Unitary Executive Branch
- Mass Deportations
- Cutting off Legal Immigration
- Making Federal Funding & Benefits Contingent on Immigration Laws
- Criminalization of Reproductive Rights
- Dismantling the U.S. Department of Education
- Social Program Cuts and “Reforms”
- Repealing Vital Protections for Latino-Dominated Industries
- Refocusing Environmental Policy Away from Climate Change
- Ending Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives
“Project 2025 and its ‘Mandate for Leadership,’ would have a devastating impact on not only the Latino community but democracy as we know it,” said Roman Palomares, LULAC National President. “The policy platform put forth in their report calls for draconian changes in immigration enforcement with policies that will undoubtedly lead to increased deportations and family separations, with devastating impacts to Latino families and Latino communities. Additionally, rolling back civil rights protections will increase illegal discrimination and undermine legal recourse for Latinos facing individual and systemic discrimination in this country. LULAC remains steadfast in its commitment to protect the civil rights of Latinos in the United States, advocate for our place in American society, and we will continue to fight against discrimination, segregation, and inequality faced by Latino and other historically marginalized communities,” Added President Palomares.
In his capacity overseeing the LULAC Fellows who developed the report, Dr. Ray Serrano, LULAC’s Director of Research and Policy added, “It has been an honor to shape the next generation of policy and legislation professionals like Adriana, Ari, and Joaquin through LULAC’s Fellows program. I am confident our country is in good hands with this next generation of leaders and scholars.”
The full report can be found on LULAC’s website here
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About League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation’s largest and oldest Latino civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Latinos and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with 535 Councils and 145,000 members across the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC’s programs, services, and advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting the critical needs of today and the future. For more information, visit www.LULAC.org.
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