WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Renewing America’s Promise

The Annual Legislative Conference provides a unique opportunity for LULAC
members to meet with Members of Congress and have a meaningful exchange
regarding the impact that today’s policies have on the Latino community as a
whole. The troubled economy, high unemployment rates, health disparities and
educational inequalities provide the backdrop for LULAC to lay out its
legislative agenda for overcoming those challenges.

This year marks the 15th Annual LULAC National Legislative Awards Gala for key
leaders who have served the Hispanic community, to be recognized. At this year’s
Awards Gala, a Legislative Award will be presented to the Honorable Richard
Durbin, Assistant Majority Leader; and to the Honorable Jorge A. Santini
Padilla, Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Presidential Award will be
presented to Joaquin Avila, Esq., Director of the National Voting Rights
Advocacy Initiative at Seattle University School of Law.

Members of Congress in attendance include, The Honorable Steny H. Hoyer,
Democratic Whip; The Honorable John D. Dingell; The Honorable Lloyd Doggett; The
Honorable Al Green; Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton; The Honorable John Lewis;
The Honorable Ben Ray Lujan; The Honorable Lucille Roybal Allard; The Honorable
Sheila Jackson Lee; The Honorable Joe Baca; and The Honorable John Conyers.

“We are a passionate community of volunteers, staff, and partners, empowering
Latinos at the local and national level,” said LULAC National President Margaret
Moran. “This year’s Annual Legislative Conference and Awards Gala is especially
meaningful because it also falls on LULAC’s 83rd Anniversary. Since the
formation of our organization 83 years ago, we continue to serve our community
as the nation’s premier Latino empowerment organization. The 2010 Census
unequivocally demonstrated that the Hispanic community, now 50.5 million strong,
is the nation’s largest minority group. In the upcoming 2012 elections Latino
voters will play a decisive role in determining who will occupy the Oval office.

It is up to us to make sure that policymakers address the issues critical to the
advancement of the Latino community in order to win our votes.”

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is a volunteer-based
organization that empowers Hispanic Americans and builds strong Latino
communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with 900 councils around the
United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC’s programs, services and advocacy address
the most important issues for Latinos, meeting critical needs of today and the
future. For more information, visit www.lulac.org.

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The League of United Latin American Citizens, Mothers Against Discrimination, Racism in Education and Society, and the Cesar Chavez Legacy and Educational Foundation are making serious allegations against San Antonio ISD.

The groups report that a teacher who worked at the district for 26 years was discriminated against.

Their claims are based on a simple dispute over where the 59-year-old teacher was allowed to park her car.

The civil rights groups say she was told to leave campus and before she could get her personal belongings, a police officer detained her and eventually arrested her.

LULAC says the teacher was falsely arrested, subjected to police brutality and oppression, among other things.

SAISD has not yet commented on the accusations.

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Photo Credits: Clear Channel Apologizes for “Deport” Comments Made in Radio Giveaway Ad

Last week, the Clear Channel media company was criticized for comments made on one of its radio stations, which said it would “deport someone to Mexico every Friday” in a promotion for vacation giveaway.

Some were offended by the ad after hearing it on WRNW-FM (97.3) February 14 and 15 and brought it to the attention of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC).

LULAC then contacted Clear Channel, saying that “making light of the practice of deportations that have been going on” is insensitive, and the promotion “was in bad taste”.

According to Milwaukee’s Journal-Sentinel, Clear Channel’s Vice President and Market Manager Jeff Tyler has since released a statement saying, “WRNW FM (97.3) apologizes to any listeners and fans we may have offended with the recent flyaway promotion to Mexico that ran on our station. This goes against everything WRNW stands for. Please be assured that we take matters of this nature very seriously, and we removed it from our program as soon as it was brought to out attention. Again, we deeply apologize.”

Tyler said the deportation ad was taken off the air Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m.

Article source: http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/notitas-de-noticias/details/clear-channel-apologizes-for-deport-comments-made-in-radio-giveaway-ad/14105/

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — In last night’s State of the Union Address, President Obama directly addressed the nation and put forth his plan for bolstering the middle class by reforming the tax code for the most affluent Americans; increasing educational opportunities; and maximizing the economic contributions with comprehensive immigration reform for millions of undocumented immigrants.

“We are pleased to hear that President Obama will lead the endeavor to keep jobs in the U.S., increase educational opportunities for people who are out of work and make comprehensive immigration reform a priority in this coming year,” said LULAC National President Margaret Moran. “Completely overhauling the existing immigration laws is imperative to the health of the nation, and will improve the very themes that the president addressedx97jobs, education, and economic growth.”

LULAC was pleased to hear President Obama urging Congress to work with him to improve the economy: In a request to Congress, President Obama called for a bill that would build upon the momentum created by the 3 million new jobs; by encouraging U.S. manufacturing. He called for Congress to work together and pass legislation that will extend tax breaks to businesses that are currently creating U.S. jobs and remove tax incentives to industries that send jobs overseas. Emphasizing that we must all do our fair share to ensure the success of our economy, President Obama also called upon affluent Americans to pay their fair share.

LULAC supports the President’s initiative to streamline training programs for the unemployed: Calling higher education the only true economic and social equalizer, President Obama called for community colleges to work with industries to offer worker training programs in order to advance a person’s higher education and provide the skillsets that industries need.

LULAC hailed President Obama’s call for comprehensive immigration reform: President Obama enumerated the reasons why comprehensive immigration reform would create employment opportunities. The DREAM Act would allow students, who have met the requirements, an opportunity to attend a college or university, which would give the country a more learned and highly-skilled workforce. Currently, only California benefits from a highly-educated workforce because of the ratification of the DREAM Act, which allows academic achievers to attend colleges and universities regardless of their legal status.

According to both the Immigration Policy Center and the Center for American Progress, should the United States adopt a comprehensive measure to put unauthorized immigrants on a path toward naturalization, the first three years would be marked by higher personal income which would stimulate increased consumer spending, enough to create 750,000-900,000 jobs in the United States, as well as increased tax revenues of at least $4.5 billion.

“These facts undeniably establish that all Americans would benefit from comprehensive immigration reform, and we applaud President Obama for making this a priority and calling for Congress to act,” said Brent Wilkes, LULAC National executive director.

The League of United Latin American Citizens, the largest and oldest Hispanic membership organization in the country, advances the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, housing, health and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating through 880 LULAC councils nationwide.

SOURCE League of United Latin American Citizens

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