Milwaukee group mobilizes to boost Latino voting power
As Women’s History Month wraps up, a women-led grassroots organization in Milwaukee is working to ensure Latinos in Wisconsin have a voice at the polls.
Eloisa Gomez, a member of the League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County, said amid current threats to both voting rights and the Latino community, the organization is focused on expanding Latino voting access through nonpartisan, bilingual outreach. She noted many have serious concerns about what could happen to Latinos at the ballot box, and the organization is seeing more people mobilize to protect voting rights.
“Knowing that we’re still at risk, just being brown,” Gomez observed. “We are going out there because we realize the challenges that our brothers and sisters who are undocumented are facing. So it’s beyond the vote.”
Gomez stressed voting plays a critical role in changing policies working against the Latino community. She emphasized the need for culturally and linguistically appropriate civic education. Latinos represent the largest and fastest-growing minority group in Wisconsin.
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