Are
Politicians Responsive to the Latino Community?:
Questions to be asked of Politicians Running for Office
Developed by Tracy Barnet and Sylvia R. Lazos
What are your views on the following
issues? Please be as specific as possible.
·
Do you support the federal regulations that
require all agencies receiving state funds provide "meaningful
access" to Limited English Proficient (LEP) persons?
·
Do you support state funding for translation
services in order to help agencies provide this access at the local level where
it is needed (areas of concentrated Hispanic population include Kansas City,
St. Louis, Marshall, Sedalia, California, Milan, Jefferson City and Columbia)?
·
Do you
support broadening consumer protections to include translation of purchase
contracts and lending documents for LEP persons?
·
Would you support a law that would allow people
to obtain a drivers’ license with a tax ID number, matricula consular (issued by the consulate
office based on an authentic birth certificate), or foreign passport, instead
of exclusively a Social Security number?
·
Would you support a law that would allow
undocumented high school graduates to pay in-state tuition in
· Do you believe local law enforcement officers should be involved in enforcing federal immigration laws?
·
Do you
support continued funding of free public health clinics which could be accessed
by citizens and non-citizens alike?