Press Release

For Immediate Release, October 8, 2004
Contact: Lorraine Quiroga, 202-833-6130

Washington, DC - League of United Latin American Citizens National President Hector M. Flores today urged executives at Spanish-language television networks Telemundo and Univision to air the 2004 Presidential debate live to their television audiences. 

Between the 2000 vote and the election this November, the number of eligible Latino voters will have increased by about 20% to about 16 million people.  It is projected that 6,941,000 Latino voters will vote in the 2004 election, an increase of over a million who voted in 2000.

“We deserve to have live access to the 2004 Presidential debates via Spanish-language television,“ said LULAC National President Hector Flores.  “Hispanics are the largest and fastest-growing minority in the United States. We need to be exposed to the presidential candidates as they each talk about their viewpoints on issues that Latino’s are most concerned about, including education, healthcare, the war in Iraq and the economy.  Additionally, it is important that these networks educate the community as a whole regarding information about voter registration as well as where and when Latinos can go to cast their vote.”   

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the oldest and largest Latino civil rights organization in the United States.  LULAC advances the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health, and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 700 LULAC councils nationwide. LULAC is non-partisan organization and does not endorse candidates for elected office.

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