20 2020
INDIANA LATINO LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
2020
DISTRICT 1
LEGISLATIVE
Indiana
launched
Latino
a
Legislative
Institute
statewide
Advisory
has
of
the
Districts.
committee
is
The
to
Edwin Arellano
Richard Aguirre
Rick Proctor
Legislative
addresses
issues
Agenda that
DISTRICT 8 Daniela Vidal Jonas Cueche
Cassandra Salazar
a
that
affect
Matzine Sanchez
DISTRICT 4
Carina Olaru
Latino
DISTRICT 7
Sam Centellas
Steve Corona
purpose
develop
Whitney Amuchastegui
JoAnne Alvarez
with
representatives from all nine Indiana Congressional
Myrna Maldonado
DISTRICT 3
Latino
Committee
Luz Elena Michel
DISTRICT 2
COMMITTEE The
DISTRICT 6
Alfredo Estrada
DISTRICT 9 Miguel Hampton Yolanda Trevino
DISTRICT 5
all
Henry Fernandez
Latino communities across the state.
Amber Garcia
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Marlene Dotson President & CEO
Since
2001,
through
ILI
has
advocacy
brought
and
issues
culturally
that
affect
responsive
Indiana’s
Latino
programming.
communities
Issues
such
as
front
health,
and
center
educational
attainment and Latino leadership cultivation. ILI’s 2020 Legislative Agenda reflects priorities that
are
critical
Improvement safety the
through
positively
Indiana
to
improving Workforce
impact
Latino
lives
Indiana
community,
for
Latinos
Development, socially,
we
must
across
Education,
culturally, continue
and
to
the
state.
Health,
Immigration,
economically.
move
forward
Addressing
in
As all
a
Economic and
trusted
our
efforts to elevate our community. It is our hope that you will join us in this work.
public
voice
for
organizational
Indiana Latino Institute
THE
ISSUES
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Expand Indiana's Workforce Ready Grant
EDUCATION Indiana Latino Student Enrollment In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students
IMMIGRATION Access to Early Childhood Education Comprehensive Federal Immigration Reform Minority College Completion in Indiana Increase 21st Century Scholars Resources
PUBLIC SAFETY Strengthen Bias Crime Bill by Addressing Race
HEALTH Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Obtain Increase Indiana's Current Cigarette Tax
Driver's License
Support K-12 Schools' Efforts to Decrease Underage Tobacco Use
2020 CENSUS Increase Self-Reporting for Indiana Latinos
2020 20
ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT THROUGH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
2M require
Hoosiers
additional
training
to
compete in today's workforce.
There will be over job
EXPAND THE WORKFORCE READY GRANT
to
openings
in
retirements
1M Indiana
due
and
the
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, almost 30% of Latino Hoosier adults aged 25 and older have obtained a high school diploma or an equivalent education but have not completed any higher education.
An additional 20% have completed some college or
have obtained an associate degree.
creation
next decade.
These Latino Hoosiers can help Indiana meet the
needs of its workforce by participating in the state's Next Level Jobs initiative, specifically the Workforce Ready Grant. This initiative, under the Next Level Jobs program, gives more Hoosiers access to free, high-value credentials in key industries.
of
This grant targets in-
demand occupations within high-growth sectors of Indiana's economy. US Census Bureau
new
jobs
in
the
EDUCATION
INDIANA LATINO STUDENT ENROLLMENT
Since
2006,
Latino
student
enrollment
in
Indiana
K-12
public schools has risen from 59,869 (5.8% of total public
LATINO EDUCATIONAL
school
ATTAINMENT
public
enrollment) school
to
106,048
enrollment).
It
in is
2014 clear
(10.2% that
the
of
total
Indiana
Latino population continues to grow, yet there remains 25%
significant
gaps
for
educational
attainment
resources. 20%
4.4%
15%
10%
RISE IN 5%
K-12 LATINO ENROLLMENT
0% Bachelor's
Associate
Some College/
Degree
Degree
Other
Indiana Commission for Higher Education
INÂ THE LAST 8 YEARS
and
ENSURE ELIGIBILITY FOR IN-STATE TUITION & FINANCIAL AID FOR UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS It
is
crucial
to
ensure
in-state
college
and
university
tuition
as
well
as
financial aid eligibility for undocumented students, who have matriculated through the Indiana K-12 school system, by restoring state statutes.
Indiana is
1 of 5
states that specifically
53%
65%
Hispanic Enrollment
White Enrollment
Many undocumented students came to the US as young children and have attended
Indiana
K-12
education.
One of
the
major
barriers
affecting
undocumented students is a low socioeconomic background and the ability
prohibits in-state tuition rates for undocumented immigrants.
to acquire the necessary financial resources to attend higher education. The State imposes a policy that severely limits its future social and economic mobility for young Hoosiers. Indiana Commission for Higher Education
INCREASE ACCESS TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION The cost of quality early education remains out of reach for too many families. A quality education is critical for young people to succeed as adults, and Pre-K is the foundation of a child’s educational experience.
The participation in high quality early childhood education will increase school readiness for Hoosier children. There is strong evidence that shows students who attend a Pre-K program develop the emotional, academic, and social skills they may otherwise lack, and are thus more prepared to learn and engage in the classroom than their peers who did not attend a Pre-K program.
Additionally, research states that since 2010, federal spending on children has declined and is projected to continue decreasing over the next decade to its lowest point since the Great Depression.
Hispanic Pre-K Enrollment
55%
.5 M HOOSIER CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5
Annie E. Casey Foundation (2017)
FEDERAL SPENDING ON CHILDREN HAS DECLINED AND IS PREDICTED TO CONTINUE TO DECREASE
1
/4
HOOSIER FAMILIES LIVE IN POVERTY
ADD MINORITY COMPLETION TO THE STATE'S HIGHER EDUCATION PERFORMANCE FUNDING FORMULA Indiana’s public higher education institutions must prioritize minority completion if Indiana hopes to meet its 2025 goal of 60% post-secondary attainment. According to data released by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE), an achievement gap exists between Black and Hispanic college completion rates than their White counterparts.
Indiana cannot allow such an educational disparity to remain unaddressed if it wants to achieve a highly educated population and ensure a strong economy. Indiana already utilizes performance funding variables in its higher education funding formula but adding minority completion would provide incentive to Indiana’s state funded colleges and universities to implement programs and services that positively impact minority student success and completion rates.
COLLEGE COMPLETION RATES two year EMIT NO
HISPANIC
WHITE
four year
EMIT DEDNETXE
two year
four year
0
%
10
% 2
Indiana Commission for Higher Education
0
% 3
0
% 4
0
% 5
0
% 6
0
% 7
0
%
INCREASE RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES APPLYING FOR THE 21ST CENTURY SCHOLARS PROGRAM
Growth since 2010
Indiana
has
witnessed
a
5%
8%
LATINO
STUDENTS
STUDENT
ARE
ENROLLMENT
LOW INCOME
significant
in
increase
high
school
graduates,
producing 10,000 more graduates between 2007 and 2017. To address the achievement
gap
it
is
important
to
support
the
growing
Latino
student
population. The
Out
of
the
eligible
students
21st
Century
program
encourages
enroll
a
load
in
and
more obtain
Scholars students
rigorous an
to
course
Academic
Academic Honors Diploma Recipients 21st Century Scholars
Honors diploma. Data gathered by
going into their junior year of
the Indiana Commission for Higher Education
high school, only applied for the program.
46%
who
shows
enroll
in
that
students
more
rigorous
25% Non-21st Century Scholars
courses in high school are more likely to complete all coursework, persist
to
the
second
year,
and
46%
not require remediation. Indiana Commission for Higher Education
17.1%
OVER
11,100
NATIONAL ADULT SMOKING RATE
HOOSIERS DIE EACH YEAR FROM SMOKING
HEALTH Tobacco use directly impacts both individuals who smoke and those who do not. Secondhand smoke exposure has been shown to increase the risk for developing heart disease, cancer, respiratory problems, as well as irritation of the eyes and nasal passages.
21.8% INDIANA'S ADULT SMOKING RATE
Smoking is the number one preventable cause of death. Indiana’s smoking during pregnancy rate is almost double the national smoking during pregnancy rate (National: 6.5%, Indiana 11.5%). Indiana’s smoking rates are also bad for business. Each employee who smokes costs Indiana businesses nearly $3.2B in lost productivity, annually, and costs Hoosiers $589.8M in Medicaid expenses.
Center for Disease Control & Campaign for Tobacoo Free Kids
INCREASE INDIANA'S
An increase of $2.00 per pack
CURRENT CIGARETTE
is projected to encourage over
TAX BY $2 PER PACK
70,000
The single most effective way to decrease smoking is to increase the tax. Raising the cigarette tax will immediately reduce smoking rates, especially among low-income populations, racial minorities, and youth.
smoking
adult
Hoosiers
and
prevent
youth from ever starting.
Smoking costs Indiana
$2.93B in healthcare each year
Center for Disease Control & Campaign for Tobacoo Free Kids
11.5%
30%
Indiana women
Women on Medicaid
smoke while
smoke while
pregnant
pregnant
to
quit
58,000
SUPPORT K-12 SCHOOLS' EFFORTS TO DECREASE UNDERAGE TOBACCO USAGE One in five high school students and nearly one in twelve middle school students reported using tobacco products in 2018 (IYTS). Electronic cigarettes, specifically JUUL, are most commonly used among teens. These products have been linked to more than 100 lung injury cases in the state of Indiana. To reduce the use of e-cigarettes among youth, the Indiana Latino Institute has partnered with MSD of Lawrence Township to educate students, staff, and parents, provide cessation resources, and create youth-focused media. The Indiana Latino Institute is committed to helping K-12 schools across the state create plans to prevent underage usage and end the cycle of tobacco use in our minority communities.
Increase Among
48% Middle School Students
Increase Among
78% High School
2017
1
/5
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Students
MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL
1/1 2
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS
2018
0
%
10
% 2
0
% 3
0
% 4
0
%
ARE USING TOBACCO PRODUCTS IYTS
2020 CENSUS
INCREASE
SELF-REPORTING FOR LATINO COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE The Hispanic population, the United States' fastest growing population, is comprised of 57.5 million people (17.8% of the total population). Latinos have been historically under-counted in the U.S. census and
face
numerous
barriers
that
INDIANA LATINO POPULATION GROWTH US Census Bureau
provide
them with the label “hard-to-count." Barriers
472,400
such as language, poverty, education and immigrant status require special attention in order
to
accurately
complete
the
389,700
2020
census.
To
support
this
growing
population,
it
is
214,500
imperative that individuals who identify as coming
from
participate
Hispanic
in
the
or
Latino
decennial
descent
census.
An
accurate count of the Hispanic population and
increased
undoubtedly
systemic
benefit
the
support United
98,700
will
States'
economy and general level of educational attainment in the country.
1990
2000
2010
2018*
COMPREHENSIVE
IMMIGRATION
800,000
REFORM
WOULD PROVIDE A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP FOR
9,000+ YOUNG HOOSIERS
DACA
RECIPIENTS
IN
INDIANA
PAY
OVER
$23.2M
A YEAR IN STATE
AND LOCAL TAXES. THIS ECONOMIC
10,000
DACA RECIPIENTS IN THE U.S.
IMMIGRATION
CONTRIBUTION
BENEFITS
ALL
DACA RECIPIENTS
AMERICANS.
IN INDIANA
Immigration Justice
A PERMANENT LEGISLATIVE SOLUTION FOR DACA
SUPPORT COMPREHENSIVE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION REFORM In
2017,
the
current
administration
decided
to
end
Deferred
Action
for
Childhood Arrivals (DACA) without a ready alternative; in 2019 the U.S Supreme Court agreed to review these legal challenges a decision is expected no later than June 2020. Ending DACA would terminate recipients' work authorization
$814M
About
91%
of
recipients
are
currently
employed
and
New jobs in Indiana
In economic growth in the next 10 years
which is critical in helping DACA recipients participate more fully in the labor force.
1,200
contribute
significantly to the economy.
$220M In new federal tax revenues
Niskanen Center
PUBLIC SAFETY
ALLOW
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS STRENGTHEN EXISTING
TO OBTAIN DRIVER’S LICENSES
BIAS CRIME BILL BY
Allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses improves public safety by ensuring more drivers are tested and insured. This decision would put
ADDRESSING RACE
the
safety
immigration
of
all
motorists
status.
ahead
Additionally,
of
immigration
offering
politics,
undocumented
regardless
immigrants
of the
In 2019, Indiana Legislature enacted a bias crime
opportunity to obtain driver’s licenses would increase state revenue associated
bill that fails to protect victims of hate crimes. Hate
with driver’s license and car registration fees.
crimes are differentiated from other criminal acts by the additional, rippling impact on the victim’s community. feelings
Communities
of
are
victimization,
often
left
vulnerability,
with fear,
isolation, and a lack of protection by the law.
As reported by the FBI, more than half of hate crime incidents
are
ancestry.
Hate
motivated crimes
by
race,
terrorize
ethnicity,
or
communities
by
ensuring certain classes are afraid to live freely and to
move
Indiana’s
about recent
in
their
legislation
community. shows
the
Amending community
that Indiana stands against hate crimes and shows Hoosiers, visitors, and businesses that Indiana truly
$1.6 M
I N POTENTI AL DRI VER' S LI CENSE APPLI CATI ON FEES
Approximately 92,000 Latino Hoosiers are eligible to
welcomes all.
apply for and receive a driver's license
Our mission is to improve health and advance education for the Indiana Latino community through statewide advocacy, research, and culturally responsive programs.
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