Latinos are eligible to vote. Throughout their campaigns, the president ial candidates have debated and discussed many issues of great concern to latinos like immigration reform, healthcare, jobs. As for latino voting trends, take a look at this. In 2008, 9. 8 million latinos cast their president ial ballots. Four years later, the number was 11. 2 million latinos that voted. That represents an 8 increase, if my math is correct. And its been wrong before. A coalition of latino organizations from across the country recently announced our vote, our future, a nationwide mobilization effort aimed at the evergrowing number of potential latino voters. Here to tell us all about it this morning, our good friend Jessica Orozco from the hispanic federation, Roberto Frugone from the naleo educational fund, and julio huato, professor from st. Francis college in brooklyn. Welcome to you all. Thank you for being here this morning. Campaigns always different. Do you see that trend that we just pointed
Students do not apply for the assistance because they run into trouble, completing a free federal application, an application that, by the way, is necessary in order to receive that muchneeded money for school. Heres the good news, though theres an organization in our area, Latino U College access, that stands ready to help hispanic students fill out this form and prepare, get ready. Recently, latino u partnered with Westchester County, and joining us today to talk about this collaboration is the Westchester County executive, rob astorino, and our good friend Shirley Acevedo buontempo, founder and executive director of Latino U College access. Thank you both. Happy holidays. I hope everything went well. They came to you . You came to them . How did this meeting of the minds come together . Este programa es muy importante a la econom a y las familias de westchester. They came to us through our youth bureau. And it was something that caught my attention, and i thought, you know, this is