This is part 2 of Gabriel Buelna and Enrique M. Buelna's essay on the shortfalls of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. Here's part 1.
The rules of the American political game have shifted profoundly, and national Latino organizations are struggling to keep pace.
This lag is dangerous. We are in the midst of a political crisis unlike any other in our history, and Latinos are at its center – cast as the enemy and attacked on all fronts. Meeting this moment requires more than recycled strategies from the past; it demands bold, reimagined approaches equal to the scale of the threat.