My Family Votes – Your Vote, Your Power
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Mi Familia Vota’s mission is to advance the Latino community’s policy priorities, by mobilizing Latino power, through year-round activation of the electorate, and investment in local infrastructure.
Mi Familia Vota is a 501 (C4) that began in California, where generations of Latinos have worked and struggled to make their voices heard; their contributions recognized; and their issues incorporated as an integral part of the American agenda.
In 1994, Latinos suffered a major setback when Governor Pete Wilson, who was running for re-election as Governor, made battling against undocumented immigrants the cornerstone of his campaign. His vehicle was Proposition 187, which sought to deny access to healthcare, public education, and other services to undocumented immigrants. What followed was a divisive and bitter campaign that demonized all immigrants and turned Californians against Californians.
Even though Proposition 187 passed, it mobilized a unified coalition of students, community activists, union members and people of faith that saw Proposition 187 as a xenophobic discriminatory ploy that unfairly targeted immigrants and Latinos for political gain. Passage of the initiative did not stop the mobilization.
Mi Familia Vota is fighting for a future where Latino voices shape and advance policies that promote the health, safety, and prosperity of Latino communities across the country. Fighting for our communities means fighting with our communities. That is why we stand firm in our commitment to organize, educate, and mobilize our people to make an impact.
Building Latino Political Power
The record breaking turnout of the Latino vote was pivotal to determining the 2020 election outcome. Early data demonstrates that Latino voters were not only crucial in the Presidential race but key to US Senate, Congressional and local races. Mi Familia Vota (MFV)/Mi Familia Vota Education Fund (MFVEF), a leading Latino grassroots organization with the largest field operation, was an instrumental part of this historic effort. Driven by our mission to build Latino political power, we ran innovative and multi-pronged campaigns to engage Latino voters in key battleground states.
By investing in Latino communities, which have been traditionally neglected and underfunded, we made a substantial difference by strengthening local infrastructures, expanding political consciousness and empowering the electorate. This report summarizes our critical work as a trusted community partner in educating, mobilizing, and empowering Latinos.
Through our extensive field operations and year-round initiatives, we succeeded in activating engagement across all levels of government and in driving record turnout particularly by younger Latinos, a burgeoning political force, during one of the most unsettled election periods in modern times.
Expand the Electorate through direct, sustainable citizenship, voter registration, census education, GOTV and issue organizing in key states.
Support Key Alliances at national, state and local levels to increase civic engagement; providing technical assistance and support to other organizations.
Increase Public Support for full civic participation in Latino and immigrant communities.
