LULAC Ohio

LULAC Ohio Strongly Opposes Ohio BMV’s Policy to Deny Puerto Rico-Issued Birth Certificates

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:50:00 -0000

Cincinnati--The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) of Ohio calls for the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles to implement a policy regarding the validity of Puerto Rican Birth Certificates that parallels that of the USCIS (United States Immigration and Naturalization Services) and the government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rican. The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles is refusing to issue driver’s licenses and other rights to U.S. citizens born in Puerto Rico because the certified copy of their birth certificate was issued prior to July 1, 2010. As a consequence, the Ohio BMV’s current policy is placing an unwarranted burden upon U.S. citizens born in Puerto Rico.

After September 30, 2010, all certified copies of birth certificates reporting births in Puerto Rico issued prior to July 1, 2010, will not by accepted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. In the interim, the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles should continue to accept all certified copies of Puerto Rican birth certificates as they are considered legally valid. Under the current policy of the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Ohio is unconstitutionally providing fewer rights than that given under Federal Laws.

LULAC to donate 15 tons of protein to Butler County Foodbank

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:30:00 -0000

LULAC and Tyson Foods Join Forces to Feed Families in Ohio
Shared Harvest Foodbank to receive and distribute 15 tons of protein

WHO: Representatives of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Tyson Foods, Shared Harvest Foodbank and community leaders will be available for photo opportunities.

WHAT: An association between Tyson Foods and LULAC will donate more than 31,500 pounds of much-needed protein to Shared Harvest Foodbank. The foodbank will then distribute the donated protein to its partner agencies in five Ohio counties.

WHEN: Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, 10 a.m.

WHERE:Shared Harvest Foodbank, 5901 Dixie Highway, Fairfield, Ohio

WHY: The event is significant because:

Hunger in Ohio is a growing concern. Since 2006, the state has seen an increase of 18 percent in people seeking emergency food assistance with an average of 224,700 people seeking assistance each week.
Shared Harvest Foodbank collects, warehouses, transports and distributes contributions of wholesome surplus food and other grocery style products to more than 120 partner agencies and nonprofits in Butler, Warren, Preble, Darke and Miami counties. The Foodbank distributes an average of twelve million pounds of groceries each year though its charitable network.
The USDA reported in November that 49 million Americans, including nearly 17 million children, are food insecure. This is an increase of 36 percent over the previous year.
For the past 10 years, Tyson has been actively engaged in hunger relief. Since 2000, the company has donated more than 76 million pounds of protein products to more than 950 hunger-relief agencies nationwide.
The 15-ton donation is part of Tyson and LULAC’s one-million-pound, three-year commitment to fight hunger together. Visit http://hungerrelief.tyson.com or www.LULAC.org for more information.

CONTACT:

Gary Mickelson, Tyson Foods, Inc., 479-290-6111, gary.mickelson@tyson.com
Jason Riveiro, LULAC, 513-482-1814, jriveiro@lulacohio.org
Bob Long, Shared Harvest Foodbank, 513-260-8425, PandBlong@aol.com
Meredith Adams, Mitchell Communications Group, 479-443-4673,   meredith@mitchcommgroup.co

Yet Another Immigration Enforcement Bill Is Passed By Congress

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:03:24 -0000

Washington, DC – In a special session, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved $600 million in emergency spending for border security. This comes on the heels of the 2010 Emergency Border Security Supplemental Appropriations Bill (H.R. 6080) passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Included in the $600 million is $176 million for 1,000 new Border Patrol agents to form a “strike force” that would be deployed along the Southwest border as needed; $32 million for drones to do unmanned surveillance on the border; and $80 million for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including $50 million for new personnel.

“Efforts to overhaul our broken immigration system have once again taken a back seat to appeasing anti-immigrant xenophobes, as Congress passed another dramatic escalation in border enforcement with very little evidence that past escalations have been effective,” stated LULAC National President Margaret Moran. “Despite long ago exceeding the enforcement benchmarks, outlined by conservatives as a precursor to real reform, Congress continues to throw money at the problem when it has become abundantly clear that enforcement alone will not work.”

Over the last two decades, the United States has spent billions of dollars on border enforcement. Since 1992, the annual budget of the U.S. Border Patrol has increased by 714 percent. At the same time, the number of Border Patrol agents stationed along the southwest border has grown by 390 percent. Interior enforcement has expanded as well, and detentions and deportations are at record levels.

“The fact is that the enforcement benchmarks that conservatives insisted on in 2007 have been met, unauthorized border crossings are down, violent crime is down, and the number of undocumented immigrants in the United States has declined,” stated Brent Wilkes, LULAC National Executive Director. “However, instead of following through on their promise of comprehensive immigration reform once the targets were met, we just have ever escalating calls for enforcement.”

LULAC believes that our broken immigration system can only be fixed by putting politics aside and offering a complete solution that secures our borders, enforces our laws, and reaffirms our heritage as a nation of immigrants.

“Republican Senators who supported a comprehensive bill in the past must recognize that the enforcement benchmarks they had sought have been met and that it is now time for them to sit down with Democratic leaders and negotiate a comprehensive bipartisan immigration bill that can truly fix our broken immigration system,” said Moran. “With the support of Senators Bennett, Brownback, Collins, Cornyn, Graham, Gregg, Kyl, Lugar, McCain, McConnell, Murkowski, Snowe and Voinovich, a fair and comprehensive immigration reform bill could be passed by this Congress. Now is the time for them to exercise true leadership and to do what they know is right.”

LULAC National Update

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:02:25 -0000

LULAC National Update

Thursday, August 12, 2010

LULAC PRESENTS... UNITE ARIZONA
www.unitearizona.org

Now that U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton blocked some of the toughest parts of SB 1070, what's next?

Visit the website above and check out what LULAC & the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda are doing to unite Arizona against this unconstitutional law.

81st Annual LULAC National Convention & Exposition Update:
Pictures from the National Convention are now available online!

To view more, please visit us online by clicking here

LULAC and BANK OF AMERICA UPCOMING HOUSING WORKSHOP

The LULAC and Bank of America Homeownership Workshop is a free event for the community that helps prepare families for their future. Families have the opportunity to get information about the process and requirement of purchasing a home. The next workshop will take place in Queens, New York on Saturday, August 28, 2010. Food will be served and prizes will be raffled. If you have any questions, please call Ulises A. Gonzalez at (202) 833-6130 or e-mail him at: UGonzalez@LULAC.org.

LULAC and D.O.J. WORKER'S RIGHTS WORKSHOP

The Department of Justice’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) and LULAC National are partnering in an initiative to inform the Latino community about their workers’ rights. LULAC and local organizations will co-host workshops in various cities throughout the United States. The next workshop will be in Boston, Massachusetts on Thursday, August, 26. Additional workshops will be in Chicago, IL and Miami, FL during the months of September and October, respectively. For more information on these workshop please contact Ulises Gonzalez at (202) 833-6130 or email at him at: UGonzalez@LULAC.org.

If you have been discriminated against because of your national origin, citizenship, or immigration status, please call the toll free hotline for help at: 1-800-255-7688

ATTENTION STUDENTS: SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY!

General Electric Foundation/ LULAC Scholarship Program

Applications must be received by the LNESC National Office by August 13, 2010.

For more information, please contact Marianna Morón at scholarships@LNESC.org or visit www.lulac.org/events/LNESC_GE

JOIN THE LULAC MOVEMENT!

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115,000 members. 829 local councils. 60 technology centers.

ONE MISSION:
To advance the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, housing, health and civil rights of the Hispanic population of the United States.

Join the League of United Latin American Citizens - La Voz de la Comunidad.

For more information about how to become a LULAC member or how to start a LULAC council,
please visit www.LULAC.org/members
or call Lupe Morales, LULAC National Director of Membership at 1-915-577-0726

W.H.O. DECLARES END TO 2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA PANDEMIC

On August 10, 2010, the World Health Organization International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee and the WHO Director-General, Dr. Margaret Chan, declared an end to the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. This declaration was based on strong indications that influenza, worldwide, is transitioning toward seasonal patterns of transmission. For more information, please click here

DID YOU KNOW... SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL CHOLESTEROL EDUCATION MONTH!

LULAC has partnered with AstraZeneca to empower the Latino community with information about how to keep your heart healthy. Check out www.lulac.org/programs/health/AstraZeneca/ for more information and to see when the Artery Explorer (a virtual ride through your arteries) is coming to a town near you.

PREGNANT AND A STUDENT? HERE IS LEGISLATION MEANT TO HELP YOU!

On July 28, U.S. Representative Jared Polis (D-CO) and 16 other Members of Congress introduced the Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act (H.R. 5894), comprehensive legislation designed to improve high school graduation rates and access to postsecondary educational and career opportunities for pregnant and parenting students. LULAC supports the passage of this important bill, which aims to improve educational outcomes for a group of students particularly at risk and often ignored. 52% of Latinas get pregnant at least once before age 20, and far too many end up dropping out of school. Schools continue to discriminate against students who are pregnant and parenting, blatantly discouraging them from continuing their education or stigmatizing them and creating barriers that effectively push them out of school, putting them and their children on a path to poverty. This bill would create a grant program to establish a framework and get needed funds to states and school districts to provide pregnant and parenting secondary school students with the services they need to stay in school and succeed. We hope its provisions will be incorporated into the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

For additional information about this legislation or to sign on to an organizational letter of support, please contact Lara Kaufmann of the National Women’s Law Center at lkaufmann@nwlc.org. For more information about the factors that contribute to the high dropout rate for Latinas, including teen pregnancy and parenting, read the report issued last year by the National Women’s Law Center and MALDEF, entitled Listening to Latinas: Barriers to High School Graduation, at www.nwlc.org/listening.

¡Buena Vida! A Guide to Help You Quit Smoking

The Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) has developed ¡Buena Vida! A Guide to Help You Quit Smoking. The booklet offers bilingual info, tools and tips for quitting smoking, and tells the stories of Latinos who have quit.

Read the booklet in English.

Read the booklet in Spanish.

Call 877-YES-QUIT in Texas for specific, personalized help to quit smoking.

LULAC in the NEWS

IT'S GOOD TO BE QUEEN - Feria de las Flores crown includes $3,000 scholarship for Duke University hopeful
Caller.com (AP), 8/8/10, 1:52 AM
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Feria de las Flores queen is crowned
Caller.com (AP), 8/7/10, 3:50 AM
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Passport Workshop for American-Born Kids Saturday
My Fox Phoenix – 8/6/10 9:43 PM
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Radio LULAC Guests include: Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division,
U.S. Department of Justice
8:30 a.m., Sunday, August 8, 2010
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L.U.L.A.C. gives passports to U.S.-born children of immigrants for free
ABC15.com, 8/8/10, 3:35 PM
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Sheriff, Hispanic group strike a chord for education
The Times nwi.com, 8/9/10, 12:00 AM
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Q-C activist honored by LULAC Hall of Fame
Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 2:00 am
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Quotes about Obama's visit
Austin American-Statesmen, 8/10/10 12:30 AM
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Darryl Morin, President and CEO, Advanced Wireless receives award
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LULAC on the Radio in Cincinnati

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:50:00 -0000

On Friday, August 13th, Leo Pierson, LULAC Ohio's Director of Civil Righs was participating on the Scott Sloan 700AM show at 10am. The general discussion was on immigration. Specifically, about what happened 2 days ago in NKY, where Boone and Kenton Co.s both passed anti-immigration resolutions in support of AZ Sb1070.

Listen to it here

And Jason Riveiro, the LULAC Ohio State Director, will be going Monday on 700AM WLW with Bill Cunningham at 1pm for a parallel discussion. The main topic is "anchor babies".

LULAC Congratulates Elena Kagan on her Confirmation as the Fourth Woman to Serve on the U.S. Supreme Court

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:17:44 -0000

Largest and Oldest Hispanic Organization Applauds Confirmation of Justice

Committed to Defending Civil and Human Rights

Washington, DC – The League of United Latin American Citizens congratulated Elena Kagan today on her bipartisan confirmation as the 112th Justice to the U.S. Supreme Court. She will succeed Justice John Paul Stevens. Five Republican Senators (Collins, Snow, Lugar, Graham and Gregg) joined all their Democratic colleagues with the exception of Ben Nelson in voting for confirmation.

“She has been nominated to succeed Justice John Paul Stevens, someone who served with integrity and conviction. Her intelligence, qualifications and experience will bring the right temperament to the courts,” said LULAC National President Margaret Moran.

Solicitor General Kagan’s legal qualifications are unassailable as she has earned her place at the top of the legal profession. As a student, she excelled at Princeton, Oxford and Harvard Law School. She clerked for Justice Thurgood Marshall, a legendary defender of civil rights and she worked for Vice President Joe Biden when he was chair of the Judiciary Committee. These experiences when combined with her work as an advisor to President Clinton gave her a strong legal background in all three branches of our government. In addition, she taught law at two of our Nation’s most respected law schools. Under President Obama, Elena Kagan became the first woman Solicitor General of the United States, often referred to as the “Tenth Justice.”

The LULAC National Board held a meeting earlier in the week and voted to endorse Elena Kagan’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.

With an unparalleled ability to bring together people of different backgrounds and beliefs, she has earned praise across the political spectrum for her fair-mindedness, her insistence that all views deserve a respectful hearing, and her lifelong commitment to public service.

81st Annual LULAC National Convention & Exposition Update:

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:50:00 -0000

Thank you to everyone who supported our 81st Annual LULAC National Convention & Exposition in Albuquerque, NM! Throughout the week, LULAC hosted 20,000 people of all ages and backgrounds.

LULAC welcomed elected officials to address the membership, such as Richard J. Berry, Mayor of Albuquerque; Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico; Diane Denish, Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico; Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico; Congressman Martin Heinrich NM-1; Congressman Joe Baca CA-43; and Congressman Ben Ray Lujan NM-3.

Additionally, the LULAC membership welcomed several appointed officials at various events, such as Secretary of Labor, Hilda Solis; Secretary of Interior, Ken Salazar; The Honorable Rosie Rios, U.S. Treasurer; John Berry, Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management; Tom Perez, Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice, among many others.

Also in attendance as speakers were General Ricardo Sanchez, Retired, U.S. Army; Cris Abrego, TV Producer and Writer; Paul Rodriguez, Latin King of Comedy; Barbara D. Gervin-Hawkins, Executive Director, George Gervin Youth Center, Inc; and Laffit Alejandro Pincay, Jr., Retired Jockey.

Expert panelists included Lisa Pino, Deputy Administrator, SNAP, FNS, USDA; Dr. Alfred Vigil, New Mexico Secretary of Health; Frances Ashe-Goins, Office on Women's Health; Dr. Garth Graham, US Department of Health and Human Services; Dolores Huerta, Civil Rights Leader, among many others.

Exciting performers entertained the LULAC Convention attendees, such as Native American dancers, Ballet Folklorico, Mariachi Nuevo Mexico, and Al Hurricane at the New Mexico Celebration, as well as Latin Breed and Paul Rodriguez at the Comedy Show to Benefit the LULAC Lawsuit Against Arizona SB 1070. Ending the week with the annual Concierto de la Gente, LULAC and the Albuquerque community danced to the music of Ozomatli, Cristian Castro, Pee Wee and others.

Capping off an outstanding week of events, policy workshops, and performances, the LULAC membership voted for their new 2010-2011 LULAC National Board. Congratulations and best wishes for a successful and productive term!

Margaret Moran, LULAC National President

Aaron Mann, LULAC National Youth President

Berta Urteaga, LULAC National Vice President for Youth

Roger Rocha, LULAC National Treasurer

Regla Gonzalez, LULAC National Vice President for Women

Manuel Rendon, LULAC National Vice President for Young Adults

Rolando Gonzalez, LULAC National for the Elderly

Esther Degraves Aguinaga, LULAC National Vice President for the Northeast

Juan Carlos Lizardi, LULAC National Vice President for the Southeast

Sylvia Gonzalez, LULAC National Vice President for the Southwest

Maggie Rivera, LULAC National Vice President for the Midwest

Micke S. Luna, LULAC National Vice President for the Farwest

For more information about the 2010 LULAC National Convention, please visit us online

LULAC Ohio Press Conference about Crimes against Hispanics

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:20:00 -0000

LULAC Members Jason Riveiro, Jorge Martinez, Leo Pierson, and Karen Dabdoub from CAIR, organized on July 29th a Press Conference to address rising crimes against Hispanics.

Read the press coverage:

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20 ... gration-stance-fuels-hate

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20 ... imes-up-against-Hispanics

http://www.wlwt.com/news/24436408/detail.html

LULAC National Board Unanimously Endorses Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:10:15 -0000

Nominee has demonstrated a commitment to civil rights & equal justice throughout her career

Washington, DC – The National Board of Directors of the League of United Latin American Citizens today unanimously endorsed the nomination of Elena Kagan as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and urged the Senate to confirm her before recessing at the end of this week.

“After a careful and thorough review of Elena Kagan's record, we have unanimously voted to endorse her nomination,” said LULAC National President Margaret Moran. “Elena Kagan has demonstrated a commitment to civil rights and protecting the rights of minorities and women throughout her career.”

As an example of Kagan’s likely judicial philosophy, board members pointed to Solicitor General Kagan’s recent filing of an amicus brief in a Fifth Circuit case, Fisher v. University of Texas which defended the constitutionality of the University of Texas’ affirmative action program.

Moran noted the historic opportunity that Kagan’s nomination presents. “Last summer we had the confirmation of the first Latina Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor, and with the confirmation of Elena Kagan we will have three women justices on the Supreme Court for the first time.”

The LULAC Board noted that during Kagan’s tenure as Dean of the Harvard Law School she created several diversity programs that increased the number of Hispanic students from 4.6% of the entering class in the year she accepted the position to 6.4% in her final year. The number of Hispanic men in the entering class during her final year was 20, compared to an average of 14 in the previous six years; for Hispanic women, the number of entering law students increased from 12 to 19.

While at the Clinton White House, Kagan worked on strengthening hate crimes legislation and civil rights enforcement. Her admiration of Justice Marshall, for whom she clerked, indicates that as a Supreme Court Justice, Kagan is likely to follow his record of upholding the rights of women and ensuring equal treatment under the law.

“We look forward to actively supporting her nomination,” said Moran. “With an unparalleled ability to bring together people of different backgrounds and beliefs, she has earned praise across the political spectrum for her fair-mindedness, her insistence that all views deserve a respectful hearing, and her lifelong commitment to public service.”

Fernando Laguarda joins LULAC Corporate Advisory Board

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:40:00 -0000

Washington, DC – Fernando Laguarda, Vice President, External Affairs and Policy Counselor for Time Warner Cable has joined the LULAC Corporate Advisory Board and will serve as Vice President for Policy.

“It is an honor to serve on the LULAC Corporate Advisory Board and work to further our educational and career development mission,” stated Fernando Laguarda. “Time Warner Cable has long shared in this mission through its STEM initiative known as Connect A Million Minds as www.Connectamillionminds.com. I am confident that together we will be able to maximize the number of Latino youth to fill the gap of professionals in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.”

LULAC Ohio

LULAC Ohio Strongly Opposes Ohio BMV’s Policy to Deny Puerto Rico-Issued Birth Certificates

LULAC to donate 15 tons of protein to Butler County Foodbank

Yet Another Immigration Enforcement Bill Is Passed By Congress

LULAC National Update

LULAC National Update

Thursday, August 12, 2010

LULAC PRESENTS... UNITE ARIZONA www.unitearizona.org

81st Annual LULAC National Convention & Exposition Update:Pictures from the National Convention are now available online!

ATTENTION STUDENTS: SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY!

General Electric Foundation/ LULAC Scholarship Program

JOIN THE LULAC MOVEMENT!

DID YOU KNOW... SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL CHOLESTEROL EDUCATION MONTH!

LULAC on the Radio in Cincinnati

LULAC Congratulates Elena Kagan on her Confirmation as the Fourth Woman to Serve on the U.S. Supreme Court

81st Annual LULAC National Convention & Exposition Update:

LULAC Ohio Press Conference about Crimes against Hispanics

LULAC National Board Unanimously Endorses Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan

Fernando Laguarda joins LULAC Corporate Advisory Board

LULAC PRESENTS... UNITE ARIZONA
www.unitearizona.org

81st Annual LULAC National Convention & Exposition Update:
Pictures from the National Convention are now available online!