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Jill Biden Tells LULAC Virtual Summit: Latinos Will Have A Place At The Table
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Nation’s Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Says Biden
Administration Will Improve Treatment of Latinos in USA

Washington, DC - Jill Biden, former Second Lady and wife of Democratic
presidential candidate Joe Biden promised a different, better environment for the
nation’s 60-million Latinos with her husband in the White House after the
November 3rd election. “I guarantee you Latinos will have a place at the table”,
she told the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Saturday during the
climatic virtual roundtable address joined by leading Latino congressional
members and a labor advocate from the nation’s nurses. Dr. Biden’s hour-long
discussion capped off LULAC’s first ever virtual summit which was held in lieu of
the organization’s annual convention and expo, “All for One, One for All. United
in Action to Transform America”, which was planned for Washington, DC but
cancelled due to COVID-19.

“LULAC continues to bring light and attention to the impact of COVID -19 on the
Latino community” said Domingo Garcia, National President. “We are the frontline
essential service and food production workers which is why we’re suffering an
infection rate twice as high as our percentage of the population. Nearly 1-in-3
people getting sick is Latino and we are being treated like political piñatas
that can be broken and thrown away. LULAC has demanded immediate state and
federal action to help our community health and economically as soon as
possible,” he added.

On the panel with Jill Bidden were two members of Congress: Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA
36th District) and Rep. Filemon Vela (D-TX 34th District). Also, Dr. Robert
Rodriguez, Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, University of California San
Francisco and Amirah Sequeira, Lead Legislative Advocate at National Nurses
United.

“There is no question that this is a decisive moment in America,” says Sindy
Benavides, National Chief Executive Officer. “Jill Biden’s life-long dedication
to education is inspiring, especially her concern for our Latino children who are
being isolated from learning during this pandemic because of far less access to
technology and broadband even as their parents, at great peril to themselves,
continue to keep our country going during COVID-19. No, we cannot and will not
wait any longer for change in our country. Our greatest voice, our strongest act
of empowerment and our most transformative protest is our vote and Latinos are
determined to turn out in the millions for a better future for all men, women and
children in our country,” she added.

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About LULAC
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation’s largest and
oldest civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Hispanic Americans
and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with 1,000
councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC’s programs, services and
advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting critical needs of
today and the future. For more information, visit www.LULAC.org [ [link removed] ] .







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