Thread: Elected Latinos Rally in Washington

Elected Latino's Rally in Washington
by: blahblahbling22 (42/nowhere) 09/13/06 02:39 am
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This is a serious organization. Bush's nephew and AG Gonzales are members. You can e-mail to this address and give them hell. I did and others have.

Contact: Olga Quinones of NALEO, 323-286-9684 or oquinones@naleo.org

News Advisory:

Latino elected leaders from across the United States will give voice to their communities' concerns about comprehensive immigration reform at a news conference held by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) on the steps of Cannon Terrace on Capitol Hill at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, September 13th. A delegation of Latino leaders from across the country, will advocate for policies that allow law- abiding, tax-paying newcomers to eventually become full participants in our nation's democracy, including earned legalization and guest worker programs with a path to U.S. citizenship, civic integration initiatives, and programs providing immigrant students with a meaningful opportunity to pursue higher education.

Joining the delegation of Latino leaders on Capitol Hill will be Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) and Congresswoman Grace Napolitano (D-CA) as they urge their colleagues in Congress to enact a comprehensive immigration reform package that is fair and humane.

This press conference will bring attention to the valuable contributions immigrants have made to the progress of the United States, and how today's immigrants continue to enrich the social, economic, cultural and civic life of our nation.

"Leaders from both parties are taking part in today's advocacy day. We represent millions of Americans from two parties and diverse ethnic communities that support hard-working immigrant families," said John Bueno, NALEO Board President. "We need a comprehensive immigration reform act that addresses the urgency to fix our nation's broken immigration system," continued Bueno.
WHAT: PRESS CONFERENCE
National Latino Officials Rally on Capitol Hill for Fair and Comprehensive Immigration Reform

WHO: Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL)
Congresswoman Grace Napolitano (D-CA) (invited)
42 Latino Elected Officials, Representing 10 States
WHEN: Wednesday, September 13, 11 a.m.
WHERE: Steps of Cannon Terrace, Cannon House Office Building (Corner of 1st and Pennsylvania SE)
(In case of rain please go to 441 Cannon)

Latino leaders from Arizona, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Texas and Wisconsin will be available to comment. To talk to your local elected official please call: (323) 286-9684

About NALEO

NALEO is a non-partisan membership organization whose constituency includes the nation's more than 6,000 elected and appointed officials.

The group has no interest in what is good for America or Americans. They are only interested in what is good for Latinos. I'm sorry, but these people are elected representatives of the people, all the people, not just Latinos! They need a clear message in regards to exactly what their responsibilities are.