MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND for MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND
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What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV
- Meeting to discuss administration's executive order on voting rights. - SPD 15 changes - urged changes to race and ethnicity question on federal collections. - Email to urge Padilla participation in Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on white supremacist violence. - Discussed related to Electoral Counts Act movement, sought narrow language to enhance voting rights. - Urged DOJ Civil Rights Division to focus on voting rights enforcement and educational access enforcement for Latinos. - Urged DOJ to take more proactive enforcement actions in areas of employment, voting, education, and racial profilig.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| THOMAS ANDREW SAENZ | — |
| ANDREA SENTENO | — |
| NIKOLAS YOUNGSMITH | — |
Government Issues GOV
- Judicial nominations - Support for confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court - Judicial nominations - outreach and meetings to discuss the Texas-based vacancy on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals - Judicial nominations - Letter recommending candidates for the Massachusetts-based vacancy on the 1st Circuit - Judicial nominations - discussion with administration regarding its strategy for judicial nominations, specifically need for more Latino justices, including to appellate courts. - Judicial nominations - Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee urging support for the confirmation of Nancy Maldonado to the U.S. District Court for N.D. Illinois - Judicial nominations - Re-circulated MALDEF letter urging Senate support for confirmation of Hernan Vera - appointments - Urged AG to consider the lack of Latino representation in DOJ leadership and urged action to rectify this concern.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| THOMAS ANDREW SAENZ | — |
| ANDREA SENTENO | — |
| NIKOLAS YOUNGSMITH | — |
Immigration IMM
- Discussion on status of DACA litigation and urged legislative action.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREA SENTENO | — |
Education EDU
- Stakeholder meeting to discuss educational opportunities for immigrant and English learner students, urged strong monitoring of threats to school access for English-learner and immigrant students. - Discussed potential legislative proposal to codify Plyler v. Doe, no specific bill. - Meeting with DOJ Civil Rights Division staff on education issues to urge DOJ review or investigation, such as high school admissions, better educational access for English-learner students, more monitoring or threats to education access for immigrant student, school discipline issues, and negative impact of increased criminalization of students.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREA SENTENO | — |
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