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2007

Racism Perpetuated by Arkansas Sheriff, 12/7/07 (English) / Racismo perpetuado por el Sheriff de Arkansas, 7/12/07 (Español)

LULAC Endorses HR 826, 11/16/07 (English) / LULAC apoya HR 826, 16/11/07 (Español)

LNESC Announces 2007-2008 Scholarship Partners, 11/14/07 (English) / LNESC anuncia socios para becas 2007-2008, 11/14/07 (Español)

LULAC National Board Passes Resolution Demanding a Grand Jury Investigation into the Alleged Murders of Four Hispanics While Conducting a Humanitarian Mission, 11/11/07 (English) / La Junta Directiva Nacional de LULAC aprueba una Resolución demandando al gran jurado una investigación sobre el presunto asesinato de 4 hispanos mientras realizaban una misión humanitaria, 11/11/07 (Español)

LULAC Prescription Drug Discount Card Program Is Available To Everyone, 11/9/07 (English) / Programa de Tarjeta de Descuento para Recetas de LULAC está disonible para todos, 9/11/07 (Español)

LULAC Brings Summit for Hispanic Veterans to Orlando, Florida, 11/8/07 (English) / LULAC trae la Cumbre de Veteranos a Orlando, Florida, 8/11/07 (Español)

House Resolution Honors the Lifelong Dedication of Latina Civil Rights Activist Dolores Huerta, 10/26/07 (English) / Resolución de la Casa de Representantes honra a la activista latina Dolores Huerta por su dedicación de toda una vida a los derechos civiles, 26/10/07 (Español)

LULAC President Calls For Support On New SCHIP Bill, 10/25/07 (English) / Presidenta de LULAC hace llamado para apoyar la nueva propuesta SCHIP, 25/10/07 (Español)

Statement By The League of United Latin American Citizens Urging Air Force To Buy American, 10/18/07 (English) / Pronunciamiento de LULAC urgiendo a la Fuerza Aérea a comprar en América, 18/10/07 (Español)

Senate Democrats To Host 1st. Annual Latino Youth Summit, 10/17/07 (English) / Los Demócratas del Senado auspician la 1ra. Cumbre Anual de la Juventud Latina, 17/10/07 (Español)

Mayor Crotty and Commissioner Fernandez Joined LULAC and the Department of Veterans Affairs in Supporting the 2nd Annual Hispanic Veterans Summit, 10/10/07 (English) / El Alcalde Crotty y el Comisionado Fernandez se unieron a LULAC y al Departamento de Asuntos de Veteranos en apoyar la 2da. Cumbre Anual de Veteranos, 10/10/07 (Español)

Albert Armendariz Sr., LULAC's 22nd President, Known For Being a Passionate Advocate of Civil Rights Dies, 10/10/07 (English) / Albert Armendariz Sr., 22do. Presidente de LULAC, conocido por ser un apasionado promotor de los derechos civiles fallece, 10/10/07 (Español)

Telemundo and mun2 Unveil National Multi-Platform “Vota Por Tu Fututro”/ “Vote 4 Ur Future” Campaign at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., 10/03/07 (English) / Telemundo y mun2 anuncian campaña nacional “Vota Por Tu Fututro”/ “Vote 4 Ur Future” en el Club Nacional de Prensa en Washington, D.C., 03/10/07 (Español)

Maximizing Latino Voting Power, Defeating Anti-Immigrant Efforts, 10/01/07 (English) / Maximizando el poder del voto latino, venciendo los esfuerzos anti-inmigrantes, 01/10/07 (Español)

Progreso Hispano Empowers Immigrants Through Technology, 09/25/07 (English) / Progreso Hispano fortalece a los inmigrantes a traves de la tecnología, 25/09/07 (Español)

Hispanic Organizations and Hispanic Chamber Concerned With Missouri Governor Matt Blunt’s Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric, 09/13/07 (English) / Organizaciones Hispanas y la Cámara Hispana preocupadas con la retórica anti inmigrante del Gobernador de Missouri Matt Blunt, 13/09/07 (Español)

LULAC Opposes State and Local Law Enforcement Taking on the Role of Enforcing Federal Immigration Law, 08/24/07 (English) / LULAC se opone a que la Policia Estatal y Local tomen el rol Federal en la aplicación de Leyes Federales de Inmigración, 24/08/07 (Español)

LULAC Request President Bush to Grant “Clemency” to Elvira Arellano, 08/23/07 (English) / LULAC solicita al Presidente Bush le otorgue "Clemencia" a Elvira Arellano, 23/08/07 (Español)

Bush Administration Flip-Flop on Immigration, 08/14/07 (English) / Marchas y contramarchas de la Administración Bush en inmigración, 14/08/07 (Español)

Senate Proposal Violated Citizens' Constitutional Rights, 07/31/07 (English) / Propuesta del Senado violaba derechos constitucionales, 31/07/07 (Español)

Hazleton Anti-Immigrant Ordinance Ruled Unconstitutional, 07/27/07 (English) / Ordenanza Anti-inmigrante en Hazleton declarada inconstitucional, 27/07/07 (Español)

Top Awards Handed Out at 78Th Annual LULAC Convention, Names New Board Members and Adopts Legislative Platform, 07/15/07 (English) / Premios entregados en la 78a Convencion Anual de LULAC, nombran nuevos miembros de la Mesa Directiva y adoptan Plataforma Legilativa, 15/07/07 (Español)

Chicago Bears Football Star Roberto Garza Teams with AHIP, LULAC, ADA on Bilingual Diabetes Education Campaign, 07/12/07 (English) / La estrella de Futbol del Chicago Bears Roberto Garza hace equipo con AHIP, LULAC, ADA en campaña bilingue sobre la diabetes, 12/07/07 (Español)

America’s Second Harvest, LULAC and Tyson Foods Team Up to Fight Hunger, 07/10/07 (English) / America’s Second Harvest, LULAC y Tyson Foods se unen para luchar en contra del hambre, 10/07/07 (Español)

LULAC Praises the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007, 07/05/07 (English) / LULAC alaba el Acta de Igualdad y Responsabilidad en Salud del 2007, 05/07/07 (Español)

LULAC Calls Upon Cuban Government to Stop Oppressing Political Dissidents, 07/11/07 (English) / LULAC llama al Gobierno de Cuba a detener la opresión sobre los disidentes políticos, 11/07/07 (Español)

Mayor and City Leaders Welcome LULAC to Chicago for National Convention, 07/03/07 (English) / Alcalde y Líderes de la Ciudad de Chicago dan bienvenida a LULAC por su Convención Nacional, 03/07/07 (Español)

LULAC Condemns Supreme Court’s Efforts to Undermine Brown, 06/29/07 (English) / LULAC condena los esfuerzs de la Corte Suprema para debilitar caso Brown, 29/06/07 (Español)

LULAC Calls On Congress To Chart a New Course On Immigration, 06/28/07 (English) / LULAC hace llamado al Congreso a trazar un nuevo curso en inmigración, 28/06/07 (Español)

Members of Congress, Latino Civil Rights and Immigrant Groups Say NAFTA-Style Trade Pacts Fail Latinos in the U.S. and Abroad, 06/26/07 (English) / Congresistas, Grupos de Derechos Civiles e Inmigrante Latinos dicen que los Pactos de Comercio estilo NAFTA dañan a los latinos en los EE.UU. y en el exterior, 08/26/07 (Español)

Defeat of Unworkable Bill Gives Senate Second Chance To Get Immigration Reform Right, 06/08/07 (English) / Derrota de una propuesta impracticable le da al Senado otra oportunidad de lograr una Reforma de Inmigración justa, 08/06/07 (Español)

LULAC Opposes Senate Immigration Compromise, 05/21/07 (English) / LULAC se opone al compromiso sobre inmigración del Senado, 21/05/07 (Español)

LULAC Applauds Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid For Moving The Process Forward Toward Comprehensive Immigration Reform, 05/10/07 (English) / LULAC aplaude al Líder de la Mayoría del Senado Harry Reid por agilizar el proceso hacia una reforma integral de inmigración, 10/05/07 (Español)

LULAC Asks the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division to Open a Formal Investigation into the LAPD Actions at May 1st March, 05/03/07 (English) / LULAC solicita a la División de Derechos Civiles del Departamento de Justicia abrir una investigación formal sobre las acciones de la Policía de Los Angeles, 03/05/07 (Español)

LULAC President Rosa Rosales' Letter to the DOJ (PDF Format), 05/03/07

LULAC Holds Its 1st. Annual Georgia State Convention, 04/19/07 (English) / LULAC efectúa su Primera Convención Anual del Estado de Georgia, 19/04/07 (Español)

AT&T and League of United Latin American Citizens Empower Low-Income Hispanic Communities With Technology, 04/17/07 (English) / AT&T y LULAC crean 32 nuevos centros de aprendizaje tecnológico para hispanos, 17/04/07 (Español)

The League of United Latin American Citizens is Deeply Saddened and Disturbed by the Worst School Shooting Rampage in U.S. History, 04/16/07 (English) / LULAC Está Profundamente Entristecida y Perturbada por la peor Balacera en una Escuela en la Historia de Los Estados Unidos, 18/04/07 (Español)

Bush Immigration Proposal Falls Short, 04/09/07

Republican Senate Minority Leader Blocks Legislation To Honor Mexican-American Civil Rights Activist, Cesar Chavez, 03/30/07

The LULAC National Women’s Conference in Miami Turns Up the Heat, 03/23/07

Praises New Legislation for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, 03/22/07

Letter of LULAC’s support for more funding for Medicare Advantage programs (PDF Format), 03/14/07

National Leaders Urge For Congressional Immigration Hearings in the 110th Congress, 03/13/07

Historic Nationwide Campaign Launched for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, 03/13/07

LULAC Advocates Canvass Congress Calling for Comprehensive Immigration Reform and Reauthorization of the DREAM Act, 03/08/07

LULAC to Honor President William Jefferson Clinton, Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Congresswoman Hilda Solis at 10th Annual National Legislative Awards Gala, 02/21/07

National Leaders Urge President Bush To Mandate A Temporary Stoppage On Raids And Deportations, 02/14/07

LULAC Supports Statutes Against Racial Profiling, 02/09/07

LULAC Urges Congress to Help Students Achieve the American Dream by Passing the College Student Relief Act, 01/17/07

LULAC supports all Statutes against Racial Profiling, 01/16/07

LULAC Wants U.S. Congress to Provide Much Needed Relief to Hispanic Seniors by Supporting the Medicare Prescription Negotiation Act of 2007, 01/12/07

League of United Latin American Citizens and Hispanic Federation Urge Democratic Leadership in Congress to Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform Within the First 100 Days of the New Congress, 01/09/07

Hispanic leaders call for reform on immigration within 100 days, 01/09/07

Letter to the Congress, 01/08/07 (English) / Carta al Congreso, 08/01/07 (Español)

2006

LULAC Urges Moratorium on Immigration Raids Pending Congressional Action on Immigration Reform, 12/18/06

Historic National Day For Latino Voters In Texas, 12/13/06

LULAC Is Victorious For The Latino Voters, 12/5/06

LULAC Applauds House Speaker-Elect Nancy Pelosi’s Appointment Of Representative Silvestre Reyes To Chair Intelligence Committee, 12/1/06

Hispanic Friendly Candidates Prevail In Mid-Term Elections, 11/8/06

ONLY YOU CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE! Get Out And Vote, 11/7/06

Wal-Mart Supports LULAC’s First Hispanic American Veterans Summit, 11/2/06 (English / Español)

Get Out And Vote: LULAC Urges Hispanics To Vote On Election Day, 10/31/06

Statement By LULAC On The Secure Fence Act, 10/26/06

LULAC Applauds Wal-Mart For Providing Affordable Prescription Drugs, 10/20/06

LULAC National Board Issues Statement Of Support For Cuban Democracy And Human Rights, 10/20/06

LULAC Asks Attorney General To Investigate Voter Intimidation Incidents Nationwide, 10/18/06

Hispanic Caucus Denounces Letter Intimidating Hispanic-Americans' Participation in the Electoral Process, 10/17/06

LULAC To Work With TASER International On Best Practice Use-of-Force Guidelines for TASER Systems, 10/12/06

Hispanic Families Hit Hard With Soaring Tuition Costs Far Outpacing Inflation, Wages, 10/12/06 (English / Español)

The Comcast Foundation Supports LULAC's Education of Latino Youth, 10/05/06 (English / Español)

National Latino Leaders Urge Senate To Oppose Piecemeal Immigration Reform Legislation, 09/27/06

Statement From National LULAC President Rosa Rosales Regarding The Voter Id Bill, 09/21/06

LULAC President Condemns Latest Anti-Immigrant Onslaught in Georgia, 09/19/06

LULAC Bids Farewell To Its Director of Policy and Legislation, 09/18/06

We Need Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Not A Fence, 09/15/06

LULAC Calls for Immediate Modernization of the Ryan White CARE Act, 09/15/06

National Latino Leaders Urge Congress to Rethink NAFTA-style Trade and Economic Policies, 09/11/06

NRSC Ad is an Affront to All Hispanics in Rhode Island, Letter to The Honorable Elizabeth Dole (PDF Format), 08/30/06

LULAC Praises New Mexico Governor’s Initiative to Save LNESC, 08/22/06

AMERICA VOTES Announces Addition of Two National Organizations to Historic, Progressive Coalition, 08/16/06

Department of Education Cuts Millions to Centers Benefiting Hispanic Students Nationwide, 08/04/06

NHLA Issues Report To Congress On Hispanic Underrepresentation, 08/01/06

LULAC Urges Senate Finance Committee To Vote No on US-Peru TPA, 07/27/06

LULAC Congratulates the United States Senate for the Historic Reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act, 07/20/06

Americans United for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, 07/18/06

LULAC Commends Bipartisan House Vote on the Voting Rights Act, 07/14/06

RECENT WAVE OF HOUSE HEARINGS ARE SEEN AS BACKPEDALING ON COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM, 07/13/06

LULAC ELECTS NEW BOARD AND ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS, 07/01/06

LULAC ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT ROSA ROSALES, 07/01/06

LULAC Holds Immigration Rally on National Citizenship Day, 07/01/06

AT&T Foundation Provides $1.5 Million Technology Access Grant to LULAC, 06/30/06

LULAC ALONG WITH OTHER VOTING RIGHTS ADVOCATES URGE THE IMMEDIATE PASSAGE OF THE VOTING RIGHTS REAUTHORIZATION, 06/29/06

HISPANIC VOTERS VINDICATED IN LULAC VS PERRY TEXAS REDISTRICTING CASE, 06/28/06 (English / Español)

LULAC Disappointed in Congressman Sensenbrenner, 06/25/06

LULAC Praises Colorado Court for Barring Anti-Immigrant Initiative, 06/14/06

LULAC Opposes “English Only” Amendment, 05/19/06

LULAC Expresses Strong Concerns Regarding the Border Fence Amendment to the Hagel/Martinez Immigration Bill, 05/18/06

LULAC endorses call for comprehensive immigration reform, 05/17/06

LULAC Calls on Congress to Reauthorize the Ryan White CARE Act, 05/16/06

LULAC Praises AT&T’s Commitment to Bring Video Competition to 5.5 Million Low-income Households, 05/10/06

LULAC Applauds Historical Bipartisan Agreement of Republicans and Democrats to Reauthorize the Voting Rights Act and the Significance of Naming the Bill after 3 Heroines of the Civil Rights Era, 05/09/06

U.S. Justice Department to Open Formal Investigation into Texas Sexual Assault Case and Possible Hate Crimes, 05/03/06

LULAC Supports a National Day of Action: Family Unity, Worker Solidarity, And Prayer May 1st., 04/18/06 (English / Español)

Mega March in Dallas Calling for Economic Boycott to Show Financial Impact of Hispanics on the U.S. Economy, 04/08/06

LULAC Women’s Conference is a Success, 04/08/06

Historic National Day of Action Rally for Immigrant Rights, 04/04/06

LULAC AND COMCAST ANNOUNCE COMPREHENSIVE PARTNERSHIP, 03/20/06

LULAC Launches New Website to Promote the Reauthorization and Modernization of the Ryan White CARE Act, 02/23/06

HISPANIC CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS URGE NO VOTE ON CLOTURE, 01/27/06

LULAC National Executive Board Unanimously Opposes Alito Nomination to the Supreme Court, 01/10/06

2005

LULAC Gets its Day in Court: U.S. Supreme Court to hear LULAC v. Perry. 12/12/05

LULAC Decries Suspension of High School Student for Speaking Spanish 12/9/05

Proposed Immigration Legislation Challenges U.S. Constitution by Eliminating Birthright Citizenship to Babies Born to Undocumented 12/8/05

LULAC Strongly Encourages Governor-elect Corzine to Appoint Congressman Menendez to Replace Him in the Senate 12/7/05

LULAC Disappointed with Bush Immigration Proposal: Latest Plan Offers more of the same 12/2/05

Budget Reconciliation Legislation Raids Vital Programs that Affect the Economic Security of Low-Income Families 11/8/05 (English / Español)

Communities & Schools Must Work Together to Graduate All Students; Latest Texas Attrition Data Released 11/4/05 (English / Español)

Bush misses another opportunity to nominate a Hispanic to the Supreme Court 10/31/05

Miers Withdrawal Creates Opportunity for President Bush to Nominate the First Latino to the Supreme Court 10/27/05

LULAC National President speaks at U.S. Chamber of Commerce over Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Fixing a Broken System 10/18/05

LULAC expresses concern over the murders of Mexican farmworkers in Tifton, Georgia and their susceptibility to violent crimes 10/7/05

LULAC demands full investigation into an immigration search of Red Cross Shelter in Long Beach, Mississippi 10/7/05 (English / Español)

LULAC Extremely Disappointed with Supreme Court Nomination 10/3/05

Latino Youth Rule out Privatization - Offer Varied Ideas for Social Security’s Solvency 10/3/05

LULAC Board Opposes Repeal of the Wright Amendment 9/12/05

LULAC National Executive Board Unanimously Opposes Roberts Nomination to the Supreme Court 8/30/05

LULAC Highlights the Contributions benefiting the Children of the Petit Jean Immigration Sweep 8/9/05

LULAC Forms New Partnership with Mickey Ibarra & Associates, Leading Government and Public Affairs Firm 8/9/05

LULAC Responds to Immigration Bill Calling for Armed Militia to Patrol Mexican Border 8/1/05

LULAC Urges Congress to Support Bipartisan Immigration Plan Revamping Current System and Offering Pragmatic Solutions 7/22/05

LULAC Disappointed at Presidential Nomination for U.S. Supreme Court Justice 7/20/05

LULAC Outraged at Deceptive Immigration Practices by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency 7/19/05

New Website Distributes Information to Free Mexican Nationals 7/15/05

Respect Your Elders: Oppose Social Security Reform 7/1/05 (English / Español)

Emerging Latino Communities Focus of LULAC National Convention 6/28/05 (English / Español)

Angelenos Demand a Fair Deal from Bankrupt Adelphia Cable 6/21/05

Mexico’s Musical Icon to Headline Free Community Concert on Behalf of LULAC 6/17/05

Statement by Hector Flores, LULAC National President on Compromise Regarding Senate Rules 5/23/05

LULAC Praises Introduction of Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act 5/12/05

Governor Schwarzenegger Condones Law Breakers LULAC Calls on USDOJ to Stop Minutemen Vigilantes 5/3/05

The 2005 LULAC National Women’s Conference arrives in Las Vegas 4/5/05

Comment by LULAC President Hector Flores On the Passing of Pope John Paul II 4/4/05

LULAC Calls for Preservation of Top 10% Admissions Rule National Board Supports Continuation of Successful Policy 3/30/05

Latinos for a secure retirement 3/21/05 (English / Español)

LULAC Calls on Mexico to Give Migrants the Right to Vote 2/21/05 (English / Español)

LULAC Calls on the Congress to Support the DREAM Act 2/21/05

Protect Educational Opportunities 2/7/05

LULAC Fights for Social Security 2/3/05

LULAC Calls Upon the Senate to Confirm Alberto Gonzales as U.S. Attorney General 2/3/05

LULAC Calls Upon the Senate to Confirm Alberto Gonzales as U.S. Attorney General 1/6/05 (English / Español)

LULAC Calls for Issel's Resignation 12/13/01

LULAC, Mazda Award New Protegé5 in Houston 12/10/01

LULAC Encouraged by New Talks on Immigration Reform 11/15/01

LULAC Pleased with Withdrawal of Linda Chavez as Labor Secretary 1/9/01

LULAC and KMart Team Up for Technology 1/9/01

LULAC Opposes Nomination of Linda Chavez as Labor Secretary 1/8/01