The Latino electorate is maturing in a way that even an optimist might not have seen coming a decade ago

I love speaking with leaders whose innate capacity for engaging communities and influencing progress in politics, policy and culture comes from their character and not just their title. Rafael Collazo, executive director of the UnidosUS Action Fund, the 501c4 sister organization of UnidosUS, our nation's largest Latino civil rights organization, is that leader. UnidosUS, the organizational champion of 64 million Latinos who contribute $4.1 trillion to the U.S. economy has deepened its impact on politics and policy by through this tax designation and Action Fund. Rafael, a consummate political organizer, collaborates with the organization's members, a savvy network of community based organizations, to build the power needed for Latino families to thrive. This involves both supporting candidates who motivate the electorate and leading public policy campaigns in state legislatures and on Capitol Hill. As Rafael shares on this episode of Power Station, being responsive starts with listening to what the community aspires to. Those insights are embedded in the UnidosUS National Latino Economic Prosperity Agenda. Latinos wants to not just subsist, they want to achieve the American Dream, an increasingly elusive goal when the cost of housing is displacing families from their own neighborhoods. Rafael has much more to say here.