RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Hispanics hope to use a professional group to demonstrate their political influence, raise that group's profile and counter the myth that all immigrants are illegal and cannot vote.
The N.C. Society of Hispanic Professionals held a gala Friday night in Cary. The society was formed five years ago by six Triangle residents of Hispanic descent who worried about lagging student achievement.
The group is in the midst of its first fundraising campaign, hoping to raise $200,000 to allow it to hire staff and heighten its profile. And some of its members are helping lead a voter registration push and talking about forming a political action committee.
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