FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS CONTACT: Rafael Benavides, media@mifamiliavota.org

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hector Sanchez Barba, President and CEO of Mi Familia Vota, issued a statement in response to the Trump administration urging the U.S. Supreme Court to wade into RNC v. Mi Familia Vota, a lawsuit between the Republican National Committee and voting rights groups:

“This case is not about election security. It is about political power, who gets to participate in our democracy, and who Republicans are trying to push out of it.

“The Trump administration and MAGA Republicans are advancing one of the most aggressive voter suppression campaigns in modern history under the false pretense of combating noncitizen voting, a problem that study after study has shown is exceedingly rare. Their real goal is clear: create fear, confusion, and bureaucratic barriers that disproportionately target Latino, immigrant, young, and working-class voters.

“What is happening in Arizona will not stay in Arizona. RNC v Mi Familia Vota, et al could open the door for states across the country to carry out last-minute voter purges, weaponize flawed citizenship databases, and strip eligible Americans of their fundamental right to vote just weeks or even days before an election.

“We have already seen the consequences of these reckless policies. Eligible citizens have been wrongly flagged, removed from voter rolls, and forced to navigate impossible bureaucratic hurdles to restore their rights. That’s not election integrity, that’s disenfranchisement.

“For decades, Latino communities have fought to expand participation in our democracy despite repeated attacks designed to silence our voices. Every generation has faced new barriers: poll taxes, literacy tests, racial gerrymandering, voter ID laws, and now schemes backed by extremist partisan operatives that pretend to be about proof-of-citizenship but are about voter purges.

“Mi Familia Vota will continue to organize, educate, and mobilize our communities against these attacks. Along with our partners, we will continue to fight these attacks in court, at the ballot box, and in our neighborhoods to ensure every eligible voter can make their voice heard without intimidation, discrimination, or political interference.

“Our democracy is strongest when every eligible voter can participate freely, not when politicians manipulate the rules because they are afraid of the electorate.”

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About Mi Familia Vota
Mi Familia Vota’s mission is to mobilize Latino power through year-round activation of the electorate and investment in local infrastructure, to advance our community’s policy priorities. Mi Familia Vota is fighting for a future where Latino voices shape and advance policies that promote the health, safety and prosperity of Latino communities across the country.