US Treasurer Rosie Rios at the La Raza Town Hall Sunday.  Photo by Daniel Boothe
US Treasurer Rosie Rios at the La Raza Town Hall Sunday. Photo by Daniel Boothe

Storify: NCLR conversations on Immigration, Economic Inequality, and Healthcare

July 15, 2015  |  Matthew Hodapp  |  1 min read

Reporters, politicians and participants were active this week in tweeting their impressions from the annual National Council of La Raza, which took place at the Kansas City Convention Center, July 11-14. The twitterarti weighed in on key issues discussed at the conference, as reflected here in this Storify by KCPT’s Matthew Hodapp. Did you attend the conference? Let us know your take-aways.
 
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