NALEO Members Join #EndFamilyDetention Rally/Tornillo, 6-24

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla, 

Bipartisan delegation of elected officials will join national and local organizations to call for family reunification and end to policy of placing children in jail-like detention centers   Phoenix – The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) today announced that it will send a bipartisan delegation to the #EndFamilyDetention march and rally that will take place in Tornillo, Texas on Sunday, June 24 “Our nation’s Latino leaders will be on the ground in Tornillo calling for an end to the placement of children in jail-like detention centers and the immediate reunification of every mother, father and child who has been separated from other family members as a result of the failure of the federal government to implement humane immigration policies,” stated Arturo Vargas, NALEO chief executive officer.   The group of NALEO leaders attending tomorrow’s #EndFamilyDetention event includes:   Mr. Arturo Vargas, Chief Executive Officer, NALEO Hon. Alex Padilla, California Secretary of State; Past NALEO President Hon. Sergio de Leon, Justice of the Peace, Tarrant County, TX Hon. Dante Acosta, California State Assembly member Hon. Sarah Benatar, Treasurer, Coconino County, AZ Hon. Steve Corona, Vice President, Board of Trustees, Fort Wayne Community Schools, IN Hon. Crisanta Duran, Speaker, Colorado House of Representatives Hon. Ed Gonzalez, Sheriff, Harris County, TX Hon. Nora Vargas, Board Member, Southwestern Community College District, CA Hon. Mara Candelaria Reardon, Indiana State Representative Hon. Gustavo V. Camacho, Mayor, Pico Rivera, CA Hon. Rafael Anchia, Texas State Representative; Chair, Mexican American Legislative Caucus Hon. Jose Gustavo Rivera, State Senator, New York, NY   Vargas went on to say, “America is at a crossroads. History is watching, and it is up to our nation’s leaders to work together to put in place a modern framework that ends these kinds of heinous acts and addresses our broken immigration system once and for all. NALEO members are up to the challenge, but we cannot do it alone. We will need the help of courageous leaders like those gathering for #EndFamilyDetention rally to stop the ‘zero-tolerance’ policy and make comprehensive immigration reform a reality.” Follow the NALEO delegation on Facebook and Twitter  for live developments from the march and rally in Tornillo.   ### About NALEO  The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials is the non-partisan leadership organization of the nation’s more than 6,600 Latino elected and appointed officials.   Our mailing address is: NALEO Educational Fund 1122 W Washington Blvd Fl 3 Los Angeles, CA 90015-3352 Copyright (C) 2018 NALEO Educational Fund All rights reserved