Latinos United for Immigration Reform

Sep 17, 2012 - NHLA Public Policy Agenda in the News

WASHINGTON, DC -- Last month, the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA), a coalition of the 30 leading Hispanic organizations from across the country, released its quadrennial 2012 Hispanic Public Policy Agenda. Since then, the NHLA has presented the agenda and its policy recommendations in Washington D.C., to the Republican National Committee Convention and the Democratic National committee Convention in Charlotte, NC.

Below is a comprehensive list of the media coverage that the presentation of the NHLA has garnered.

Television Media

1. CNN en Español

2. Telemundo - DC

3. Univision- DC

4. Univision- Charlotte

5. NTN24

6. MundoFOX

7. Televisa

8. Telesur

English

1. CQ Today-08/22/2012

David Harrison

“Hispanic Coalition Outlines Policy Agenda in Advance of Political Conventions”

http://www.cq.com/doc/news-4143414

2. The Huffington Post-08/22/2012

Elise Foley

“National Hispanic Leadership Agenda On Republican Immigration Extremism: ‘Enough Is Enough’”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/22/national-hispanic-leadership-agenda-republican-immigration_n_1823284.html

3. Your News Now-08/22/2012

Erin Billups

“The Latino Vote”

http://centralny.ynn.com/content/politics/596281/the-latino-vote/

(with video)

4. The Miami Herald (McClatchy Newspapers)-08/22/2012

Franco Ordonez

“Latino groups will push agenda at party conventions”

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/08/22/2963577/latino-groups-will-push-agenda.html

5. VOXXI-08/22/2012

Raisa Camargo

“Coalition pushes Latino Agenda at political conventions”

http://www.voxxi.com/latino-agenda-political-conventions/

(with video)

6. C-SPAN-08/22/2012

“Hispanic Leaders Release Public Policy Agenda for Latino Community”

http://www.c-span.org/Events/Hispanic-Leaders-Release-Public-Policy-Agenda-for-Latino-Community/10737433346/

(with video)

7. Hispanically Speaking News-08/22/2012

“National Hispanic Media 2012 Agenda: Combat Hate Speech and Expand Broadband”

http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/notitas-de-noticias/details/national-hispanic-media-2012-agenda-combat-hate-speech-and-expand-broadband/18005/

8. The New York Times-08/23/2012

Julia Preston

“Republican Immigration Platform Backs ‘Self-Deportation’”

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/23/republican-immigration-platform-backs-self-deportation/

9. National Journal-08/23/2012

Rosa Ramirez

“National Hispanic Leaders Roll Out Policy Agenda”

http://www.nationaljournal.com/thenextamerica/politics/national-hispanic-leaders-roll-out-policy-agenda-20120823

10. Border Health- 9/4/2012

“2012 Hispanic Public Policy Agenda”

http://www.borderhealth.org/e_border_health.php?newsletter=8132&article =

  1. Al Jazeera English Blog- 9/6/12

Voice of the Voteless: Does either party offer hope to undocumented immigrants?

http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/voice-voteless-0022333

 

Spanish

1. Univision. com – 8/22/2012

AFP

“EEUU: Coalición hispana planteará sus demandas a republicanos y demócratas” http://feeds.univision.com/feeds/article/2012-08-22/eeuu-coalicion-hispana-planteara-sus?refPath=/noticias/estados-unidos/noticias/

2. Also on El Nuevo Herald

http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2012/08/23/1283876/coalicion-hispana-dice-basta-exige.html#storylink=cpy

 

3. Voto 2012 (impremedia)-08/22/2012

EFE

“NHLA: ‘There are no Successful US Hispanics’”

http://www.impremedia.com/NHLA_no_hay_EE.UU_exitoso_sin_hispanos

4. Hola Ciudad- Fresno- 08/22/2012

“NHLA destaca que ‘no hay EE.UU exitoso sin los logros de los hispanos’"

http://www.holaciudad.com/nhla-destaca-que-no-hay-eeuu-exitoso-los-logros-los-hispanos-n237346

5. Criterio Hidalgo- 8/22/12

NOTIMEX

“ Los hispanos exigen terminar con el "extremismo" migratorio en EU”

http://www.criteriohidalgo.com/notas.asp?id=112277

6. Also on El Reportero de la Comunidad Blog

http://www.elreporterodelacomunidad.com/vernoticias.php?artid=134910&tipo=%C3%9Altimas%20noticias&cat=17&relacion=elreporterodelacomunidad

7. El Vocero Hispano Blog-8/23/2012

Piden líderes latinos a Obama desmilitarizar frontera EUA-México

http://elvocerous.com/nacionales/78861-piden-lideres-latinos-a-obama-desmilitarizar-frontera-eua-mexico

8. Pagina 12-8/23/2012

“Sensibilidad social y transparencia”

http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elmundo/4-201663-2012-08-23.html

 

9. Diario Las Americas- 08/24/2012

Gisela Salomon (AP)

“Coalición hispana dice ‘basta’”

http://www.diariolasamericas.com/noticia/144878/coalicion-hispana-dice-basta

10. Also on Terra Peru

http://noticias.terra.com.pe/internacional/eeuu/coalicion-hispana-dice-basta-exige-reforma-de-inmigracion,1025af3199459310VgnVCM20000099cceb0aRCRD.html

 

11. CNN Mexico-8/24/2012

http://mexico.cnn.com/mundo/2012/08/24/una-coalicion-hispana-plantea-sus-demandas-a-democratas-y-republicanos

 

12. La Prensa Honduras- 8/24/12

El aborto, un desafío para Mitt Romney

http://www.laprensa.hn/Publicaciones/Especiales/Elecciones-en-Estados-Unidos-2012/El-aborto-un-desafio-para-Mitt-Romney#.UDuuv6BWKIA

13. Noticias Terra 9/4/2012

Luis Alonso

“Castro: Para mi generación, la selección es Obama”

http://noticias.terra.com.pe/internacional/eeuu/castro-para-mi-generacion-la-seleccion-es-obama,292c2ca1f2299310VgnVCM10000098cceb0aRCRD.html

  • Also on Vanguardia 9/5/2012

14. http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/migrantessonelfuturoalcaldedelosangeles-1365466.html

15. La Opinion 9/4/2012

Valeria Fernández

“Exigen acuerdo migratorio”

http://www.laopinion.com/Exigen_acuerdo_migratorio

 

16. Informador 9/5/2012

AP

“Plataforma demócrata apunta a la economía e inmigración”

http://www.informador.com.mx/internacional/2012/402468/6/plataforma-democrata-apunta-a-la-economia-e-inmigracion.htm

17. Univision 9/5/2012

Jose Alonso

“Alcalde de San Antonio Julián Castro: Sueño americano hecho realidad”

http://univision41.univision.com/destino-2012/panorama-electoral/article/2012-09-04/alcalde-de-san-antonio-julian-castro-convencion-democrata-2012?refPath=/noticias/estados-unidos/latinos/

18. Noticieros Televisa 9/4/2012

Ana Paula Ordorica

“La convención latina”

http://noticierostelevisa.esmas.com/elecciones-estados-unidos/495344/la-convencion-latina/

19. El Pais Digital- 9/4/2012

“Hispanos Aporan a Obama y exigent reforma migratoria”

http://www.elpais.com.uy/120905/pinter-661907/mundo/hispanos-apoyan-a-obama-y-exigen-reforma-migratoria/

20. Univision.com- 08/23/2012

“Hispanos exigen reformas inmediatas”

http://noticias.univision.com/inmigracion/noticias/article/2012-08-23/hispanos-exigen-reformas-inmediatas#axzz24lYBL8i0

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