Arnoldo Torres is a

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, partner in the

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based

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consulting firm Torres & Torres, and the executive director for the California Hispanic Health Care Association. Torres played a significant role the debate surrounding the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986, which addressed

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protections, temporary workers and legalization. He has since assumed a nuanced position Torres Immigration Plan which supports repatriation of a majority of the undocumented workers. He couples this with a position calling for having the United States finance Mexican infrastructure projects which would create jobs in their communities in Mexico. Articles written by Torres have appeared in the ''

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'', '' Arizona Republic'', ''

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'' and '' U.S. News & World Report''. He has been a guest on ''Firing Line'', ''Crossfire'', ''

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'', Phil Donohue, CNN, and Spanish-language networks

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and TV Azteca. From 1979 to 1985, Torres served as the executive director of the League of United Latin American Citizens. Torres is also involved with Latino outreach and media activities. As a consultant for Torres & Torres, Torres assists

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organizations and advocates on behalf of indigent and ethnic minority communities. Torres has developed policy initiatives that seek to bring doctors from Mexico to serve rural, Spanish-speaking communities, and to expand the cultural competency of health-care professionals in California.

References

External links

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- 'Richardson Could Lead, But Panders', Arnoldo Torres, Rodrigo Torres, Carlos Olamendi, Center For Non-Partisan Public Policy Development
Milken Institute: Speaker: Arnoldo Torres
* Living people Labor movement in California Activists for Hispanic and Latino American civil rights American civil rights activists History of Mexican Americans American people of Mexican descent Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-journalist-20thC-stub