A story every American should know
The work and life of UnidosUS President Emeritus Raul Yzaguirre are an example of the many contributions Latinos have made to the United States. Raul has been a difference-maker from his beginnings as a young advocate in his native South Texas, to becoming a leading voice for Latinos at the highest levels of government as President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza (now UnidosUS). It is a monumental legacy that today receives rightful recognition from the nation’s highest office as President Joe Biden awards Raul Yzaguirre the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
A lifelong legacy of impact
As we recently said in our statement when the award was announced: “Raul is a pioneer and trailblazer who has dedicated his life to fighting for justice and equality, and he holds much of the responsibility for building the Hispanic civil rights movement into the force that it is today.”
Raul led the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) as its President and CEO from to He spearheaded the organization’s growth from a tiny, struggling group with a very limited budget and a handful of Affiliates to an American institution recognized as on
UnidosUS Hails President Biden’s Announcement Awarding Its Former President and CEO Raul Yzaguirre the Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON, DC— Earlier today, President Joe Biden announced that Raul Yzaguirre, former President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza (now UnidosUS), will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States.
UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguía issued the following statement:
“Today we are so proud, honored, and moved that our President Emeritus Raul Yzaguirre will receive our nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, for his decades of distinguished and tireless service to his country and to his community. We congratulate Raul for this well-deserved tribute and applaud President Biden for recognizing one of the most respected and admired figures in the civil rights movement and in the Latino community. Raul is a pioneer and trailblazer who has dedicated his life to fighting for justice and equality, and he holds much of the responsibility for building the Hispanic civil rights movement into the force that it is today.
“Raul is a visionary who understood that we
Raul Yzaguirre
Raul Yzaguirre is presidential professor of practice in community development and civil rights at Arizona State University. Yzaguirre is[1]one of the most widely recognized national leaders in the Hispanic community,
Raul Yzaguirre served as long-time president and chief executive officer of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR).
DC rights march
The Aug. 23 march on Washington that marked the 40th anniversary of the giant Civil Rights March led by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was noted for its strong anti-war mood. Thousands of people from across the country streamed onto the grounds of the Lincoln Memorial to commemorate the historic march, which featured Dr. King's famous "I Have A Dream" speech.
The night before this year's march, Yolanda King hosted a "spit in" geared toward younger activists. Many people took the stage for five minutes each to "spit" poetry against war, about growing up poor and oppressed, about police brutality and other injustices to illustrate that the "dream" has not been realized by most working people in this country.
Throughout the weekend the speakers who received the loudest ovations were those who demand
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* Hispanic activist and open-borders advocate
* Former President of the National Council of La Raza
* Was named co-chair of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign in
Born to Mexican-American parents on July 22, in San Juan, Texas, and raised in southern Texas, Raul Yzaguirre is a Hispanic civil rights activist and an open borders advocate. In he founded the National Organization for Mexican American Services, whose grant proposal to the Ford Foundation prompted the latter to begin funding Mexican American causes in the latter part of the decade. In he became President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), a position he would hold for thirty years before stepping down in
Yzaguirre has long condemned organizations (such as US English) that call for English to remain the primary language spoken in the United States. “US English is to Hispanics as the Ku Klux Klan is to blacks,” he said in the s.
In , NCLR formed focus groups to study how the American public felt about the word “amnesty” vis a vis immigration policy. After the focus groups reported that the public’s reaction was extremely negative, Yzaguirre advised then-Mexican President Vic
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