New American Leaders

Keep
Faith

When it comes to the federal judiciary, representation matters. Federal judges play a crucial role in shaping the laws and policies that impact our communities, which is why we're encouraged to see the Biden administration prioritizing diversity and representation in their appointments to the bench. Of the judges appointed by President Biden in the past two years, 75% are women, 47% are women of color, and 67% are people of color. We love to see it!

Stay
Woke

Enough is enough. Even though we are less than a month into 2023, there have been 40 mass shootings in the United States, with two of them happening in the past week in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, California. As we mentioned in our statement this week, these tragedies and the rise of anti-Asian violence have sadly become far too common in recent years.

However, we also need to talk about the living and working conditions of the Half Moon Bay victims: underpaid migrant farmers who “lived in trailers [with their families] on the property, cooked outdoors in makeshift kitchens, used portable toilets, and had their rent deducted from their paychecks.”

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Action

President Biden won his presidential campaign on the promise to keep immigrant communities safe. Yet, according to United We Dream’s tracker, more than 4 million individuals have been deported or expelled. President Biden must put an end to all deportations immediately!

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NAL News
And Updates

Good news! We've extended the application deadline for our Ready to Lead: Midwest training in Detroit, Michigan on February 24-26 to Monday, January 30th! That gives you—or someone you know who should take the training (please help spread the word!)—a few more days to fill out the app.

By attending Ready to Lead: Midwest, you'll learn how to own your power, share your authentic New American story, connect and engage with voters, fundraise, and get ready to shake up politics as usual. But most importantly, you'll connect with other New Americans ready to create a stronger, more inclusive democracy.

So what do you say? Apply for Ready to Lead: Midwest by 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday, January 30th and be the leader your community has been waiting for!

It’s a new year with new team members here at New American Leaders! Recently, three new people have joined the squad, and we couldn’t be more excited. Please welcome:

Zena Jahmi: Progam and Data Coordinator
Rhiannon Koh: Digital Content Specialist
Dani Mitchell: Executive Assistant to the President and Office Manager

We’re staffing up—and still hiring for a couple full-time remote positions and internships—and getting ready to shake up the status quo even more by training more New American leaders on how to run, win, and lead in 2023. Stay tuned!

The Florida Phoenix News cited our 2021 State of Pay report to highlight the continued inefficiencies of running part-time state legislatures. In the Florida legislature, 78% of legislators report having a second source of income from another occupation.

As we note in our report, raising the salaries of Florida legislators to the state average—which, in Florida, hovers around $50,000—would lessen the need for a second job and open the door for them to devote more time to constituent services and legislative action.

Women, especially women of color, are severely underrepresented in politics. But we’re working to change that with our funder, the Ascend Fund.

Better representation leads to better governance, and we’re committed to empowering New American women to run, win, and lead. Read more in this Inside Philanthropy article.

Help fight systemic white supremacy by supporting our mission to get more women, immigrants, and underrepresented Americans on the ballot and into power.

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New American Leaders does not endorse candidates for public office. All political and advocacy activities are organized through the New American Leaders Action Fund.

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