The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials ( NALEO) has invited potential presidential candidates from both parties to attend their annual their “2015 Latino Political Convention" June 17-19 in Las Vegas, but it’s still to be seen whether republican hopefuls will accept the invitation and show up.

“NALEO has invited candidates vying for the White House to address the nation's Latino elected and appointed officials during the organization's Republican and Democratic Presidential candidate forums,” reads a press release by the organization published Wednesday. 

"The road to the White House in 2016 runs through the Latino community," said Arturo Vargas, NALEO Executive Director.  "We expect the nation's presidential candidates to join us in Las Vegas to address the nation's Latino officials and the most pressing issues facing the Latino community today."

On the democratic side, only former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has made her candidacy official, while on the Republican side, Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio have done the same. Other potential candidates have also been invited by NALEO. 

None of them have confirmed their participation in the convention. Clinton may not have any problems talking about immigration reform and addressing issues related to Obama’s executive action on immigration, which would legalize 5 million undocumented immigrants but is being discussed in court. 

But let’s not forget that last month, Republican presidential prospects like Cruz, Rubio, Paul, Chris Christie, declined invitations to participate in the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce annual legislative summit.

Their absence raised questions about whether they were worried about the organization’s support for immigration reform, or whether they are avoiding Latinos.

“If you’re trying to get to the White House and you’re not openly engaging America’s Hispanic vote, you’re not going to get there. It’s just that simple.” said Javier Palomarez, president and CEO of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, in March.