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Goal Statement   one sentence that further defines the topic 

• The goal is to increase Latino political participation in communities nation-wide.  The cases of Quincy, Walla Walla, and Pasco Washington can be useful for other small, rural communities with large, growing, and recently arrived Latino communities.

Policy Options / Program Models   specific policies or program models, grouped by type, that are profiled 

• Mobilizing through political parties

• Mobilizing for non-partisan legislative advocacy  

Issue Briefs   issue briefs on this topic at the local, state, national, global level

• Latino Voter Mobilization - USA

• Latino Voter Mobilization - Pasco, WA 

Glossary of Terms   key words or phrases that the layperson needs to know to understand this issue