Our Mission

Through advocacy and analysis, the Forum builds a foundation for equity, justice and economic prosperity for the Latino community. By catalyzing policy change, the Forum works to improve education outcomes, advocate for affordable housing, promote just immigration policies and strengthen community leadership.

Blog

The Government Shutdown is Bad Public Policy

Forum in the News

Vigil against Trump’s new ‘public charge’ immigration proposal drew hundreds

Bruce Rauner dice que ha hecho mucho por los inmigrantes

Illinois: Señalan que candidatos a gobernador no se enfocan en voto latino

Events

The Forum's Holiday Networking Happy Hour

Tis the season for bringing Latino community leaders together to celebrate, network and get valuable insight into how the community can move forward in today’s political climate.

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Illinois Inauguration Day 2019! On leadership: Gov. Pritzker promised to hire a diverse cabinet of leaders from diverse backgrounds... “All of Illinois must be represented in the decision making. I want the children of Illinois to see someone who looks like them working in state government.” On immigration: Pritzker pointed out he’s descended from a penniless immigrant who benefitted from public schools.
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