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Posted 03/03/10 at 03:10pm

WATCH: Top Latino Group, NCLR, Reminds Obama of His Immigration Reform Promise

Today the National Council of la Raza launched a new action center that Maegan la Mamita Mala of Vivir Latino describes this way:

…and at the heart of it is reminding President Obama about all those promises he made in order to earn the Latino vote, especially his promises on immigration reform.

See for yourself:

John Aravosis at America Blog calls it a “hard-hitting video taking Obama to task for broken promises on immigration.”

Writing for Alternet, NCLR’s Clarissa Marinez describes the video in conjunction with the group’s week of action in DC, which just began:

Today, nearly 350 Latino leaders from 30 states are gathering in Washington as part of the 2010 National Council of La Raza (NCLR) National Latino Advocacy Days. They will visit their congressional representatives to call for action on national priorities of critical importance to the Latino community. In addition to health care, at the top of that list are jobs and immigration reform, two issues that directly affect the stability of Latino communities and will undoubtedly influence turnout and enthusiasm in the 2010 elections.

She continues:

The promise of change that energized voting and participation in 2008 is bringing these hundreds of Latino community leaders to Washington today. They intend to push Congress to act on the needs of the nation: and remind the White House about its promises to Hispanic voters on the immigration reform issue.

To learn  more about the power of the Latino vote in upcoming elections, check out “They Tipped Elections in 2008; Where Will They Be in 2010?”

To read more about the video in Spanish, and see the Spanish version, check out “NCLR le refresca la memoria a Obama” by Maribel Hastings.

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