WHAT: Join us for a walk to call on the Virginia legislature to pass legislation that would provide access to driver’s licenses for immigrants living in Virginia. The passage of such legislation would improve the lives of more than 200,000 immigrants in our state, make Virginia roads safer and support a stronger Virginia economy. Drive […]
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Nothing is impossible even when people think that “you don’t belong in college”
My name is Maria Rodriguez and I am the daughter of Mexican immigrants and a first-generation Latina college student. I came to this country at the age of seven. My family and I first settled in Oxnard, CA which until this day I consider home. I started third grade when I arrived in the states […]
Meeting with Ralph Northam, Governor of Virginia
SOBRE LA CAMPAÑA DE LA LICENCIA DE CONDUCIR: REUNIÓN CON EL GOBERNADOR DE VIRGINIA RALPH NORTHAM. El mes pasado, gracias a Walter Tejada, Presidente de Virginia Latinos Leaders Council , y su Director Ejecutivo Andres Tobar, fuimos invitado a una reunión con el gobernador de Virginia para tratar varios temas que impactas a nuestra comunidad […]
VACOLAO’s 2019 Legislative Priorities – Results
ANTI-IMMIGRANT BILLS THAT WERE VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA RALPH NORTHAM Bill imposing restrictions on localities that welcome immigrants VACOLAO opposed SB 1156 introduced by Senator Richard Black that sought to prohibit localities from adopting any ordinance, procedure, or policy that restricts the enforcement of federal immigration laws. This was an unnecessary message bill […]