Latino immigrants are rethinking their role in U.S.

Posted on: October 27th, 2006
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Many were once reluctant to get involved with local issues. A coalition is now helping them find a voice in their new communities.

“Now the federation that Gomez and Garcia helped establish hopes to start positioning itself this week as a new kind of Latino political force, one with broad immigrant membership and an agenda on both sides of the border.

The Council of Mexican Federations of North America ”” made up of hundreds of hometown clubs ”” will hold its first national conference at the Los Angeles Convention Center today and Saturday with the primary goal of educating immigrants about civic participation. “

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