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NCLR URGES PRESIDENT OBAMA AND GOVERNOR BREWER TO MOVE BEYOND DEPORTATION-ONLY STRATEGIES…

June 15, 2010
On the heels of a meeting today between President Barack Obama and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, Janet Murguía, President and CEO of NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, urged both the president and the governor to move beyond deportation-only strategies to solve the immigration problem.
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NCLR HOSTS LATINO EDUCATION SUMMIT IN WASHINGTON, DC

June 15, 2010
The nation’s top leaders on the education of Latino children in the United States gathered today at the headquarters of NCLR (National Council of La Raza)—the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States.
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NCLR AND BEST BUY AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS TO COLLEGE-BOUND LATINO YOUTH

June 15, 2010
NCLR (National Council of La Raza)—the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States—and the Best Buy Children’s Foundation announced the winners of the NCLR-Best Buy Emerging Latino Leaders Scholarship Program national essay contest, sponsored by Best Buy. Five scholarships totaling $27,500 were awarded to students committed to academic achievement and community service.
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NCLR URGES SENATE ACTION TO PUT AMERICA’S UNEMPLOYED BACK ON THE JOB

June 15, 2010
Reacting to the latest unemployment numbers released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, NCLR (National Council of La Raza)- the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, joined other advocacy organizations and economists to urge the Senate to pass pending legislation to create summer jobs and transitional jobs and maintain critical relief for the unemployed.
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NCLR TO PREVIEW ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND NATIONAL LATINO FAMILY EXPO IN SAN ANTONIO

June 15, 2010
NCLR (National Council of La Raza) will host a press briefing on Tuesday, June 22 to preview the events, speakers, and highlights of the 2010 NCLR Annual Conference, sponsored by Toyota, which will be held July 10–13 in San Antonio.
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NCLR HOSTS LATINO EDUCATION SUMMIT IN WASHINGTON, DC

June 03, 2010
Washington, DC—The nation’s top leaders on the education of Latino children in the United States gathered today at the headquarters of NCLR (National Council of La Raza)—the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States.
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NCLR URGES PRESIDENT OBAMA AND GOVERNOR BREWER TO MOVE BEYOND DEPORTATION-ONLY STRATEGIES TO SOLVE

June 03, 2010
Washington, DC—On the heels of a meeting today between President Barack Obama and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, Janet Murguía, President and CEO of NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, urged both the president and the governor to move beyond deportation-only strategies to solve the immigration problem.
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NCLR APPLAUDS THE RELEASE OF THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

June 02, 2010
NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, applauds the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) for the release of the Common Core State Standards in mathematics and English-language arts for K–12 education
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NCLR CONDEMNS OFFENSIVE OHIO RADIO CONTEST

May 28, 2010
NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, today called on Columbus, Ohio radio station WTVN-AM and its parent company, Clear Channel, to apologize for the station’s contest this week in which the “winner” received a free trip to Phoenix, Arizona “to spend a weekend chasing aliens and spending cash in the desert.
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BAND-AID FIXES TO BROKEN IMMIGRATION SYSTEM ARE NOT THE ANSWER, SAYS NCLR

May 25, 2010
Washington, DC—According to news reports today, President Barack Obama will send 1,200 National Guard troops to help secure and stem violence along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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FINANCIAL REFORM WILL PROVIDE GREATER PROTECTION FOR LATINO CONSUMERS, SAYS NCLR

May 21, 2010
Washington, DC—The passage of the “Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010” (S. 3217) represents a strong step forward in the fight to improve the accountability of Wall Street and eliminate deceptive lending practices in communities of color, many of which have been wrongfully steered toward dubious and risky financial services, said NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States.
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IN WAKE OF SB 1070, ARIZONA LATINO VOTERS ARE INCREASINGLY FED UP WITH REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS’

May 14, 2010
Washington, DC—Today in a telephonic briefing, Eliseo Medina, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Executive Vice President, and Clarissa Martínez De Castro, National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Director of Immigration and National Campaigns, joined Gary Seguro and Matt Barreto of Latino Decisions and Ben Patinkin of Grove Insight to discuss two new polls showing that Arizona Latino voters overwhelmingly oppose SB 1070, are increasingly frustrated by federal inaction, and are moving swiftly away from candidates who support the bill.
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COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS SERVE AS LIFELINE TO HISPANICS DURING TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES

May 14, 2010
Washington, DC—NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, applauds 12 nonprofit organizations in its Affiliate Network that ranked among the top nonprofits serving Latino and multiethnic communities by Hispanic Business magazine.
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NCLR AND SEIU TO RELEASE NEW POLL SHOWING SB 1070 DRIVES UP ARIZONA LATINO VOTERS’ INTEREST IN ELECT

May 13, 2010
Washington, DC—On Friday, May 14 at 1:00 p.m. EDT, Clarissa Martínez De Castro, Director of Immigration and National Campaigns at NCLR (National Council of La Raza), and Eliseo Medina, Executive Vice President of Service Employees International Union (SEIU), will join Matt Barreto of Latino Decisions and Ben Patinkin of Grove Insight to release new polling data on Arizona Latino voters’ overwhelming opposition to SB 1070 and the resulting electoral implications.
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NCLR AWARDED $3.6 MILLION GRANT FROM W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION

May 13, 2010
Washington, DC—NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, announced today that it will receive a $3.6 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation as part of the foundation’s America Healing initiative to address the devastating impact of racial inequities and promote racial healing in communities throughout the country.
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CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCHES UP, BUT REBUILDING THE ECONOMY REQUIRES BOLD CONGRESSIONAL ACTION

May 07, 2010
Washington, DC—Reacting to the latest employment figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, joined other advocacy organizations and economists to call on Congress to strengthen fragile employment growth through bold job creation policies.
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REJECT SPECIAL DEALS FOR AUTO DEALERS IN FINANCIAL REFORM, SAYS NCLR AND OTHER CIVIL RIGHTS ORG.

May 06, 2010
Washington, DC—Auto dealers—some of the worst offenders when it comes to predatory and abusive financing practices against Latino and African American communities—are looking for a special deal when it comes to financial reform, and it’s unacceptable, said NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States.
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CIVIL RIGHTS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS WILL BOYCOTT ARIZONA TO PROTEST UNJUST IMMIGRATION LAW

May 06, 2010
Washington, DC—Today, leading civil rights and labor organizations gathered at the headquarters of NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, to call on people of conscience throughout the nation to join them in boycotting the state of Arizona.
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CIVIL RIGHTS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS ANNOUNCE BOYCOTT TO PROTEST ARIZONA IMMIGRATION LAW

May 05, 2010
Washington, DC—Leading national civil rights and labor organizations will join together on Thursday, May 6 to announce a boycott against the state of Arizona in protest of SB 1070, state legislation that essentially condones racial profiling as accepted police practice to address immigration issues.
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CAMPAIGN JOINS 2010 CENSUS DOOR-TO-DOOR EFFORT

April 30, 2010
      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Apr 30, 2010 Contact: Patricia Guadalupe (202) 546.2536 CAMPAIGN JOINS 2010 CENSUS DOOR-TO-DOOR EFFORT ya es hora¡HAGASE CONTAR! Continues Efforts for a Full Latino Count Washington, D.C.– Starting this weekend, the U.S. Census Bureau will send more than 600,000 enumerators out into the field, knocking on the doors of households that did not return their Census form. The ya es hora ¡HAGASE CONTAR! campaign is here to say it is not too late to stand up and be counted in the 2010 Census. “Since we know the importance of being counted, we have reassured our community that it is safe to participate and that their information will be kept confidential,” said Janet Murguía, president and CEO of the National Council of La Raza, “We have worked with the community on how to identify Census workers.” An enumerator will have identification and in many cases will be carrying a black bag with the Census logo on it. An enumerator will never ask to enter your home. They will never ask for your Social Security number. They will never ask for any financial information (credit card, bank account number). This is what they will ask: Name, Sex, Age, Race, Ethnicity, Relationship (if you are related to others living in the home), and whether your home is owned or rented. Ten questions: no more, no less. “Mi Familia Vota coordinators on the ground engaged thousands of Latino families in key states like Arizona and Colorado,” stated Ben Monterroso, Executive Director of Mi Familia Vota Education Fund. “Active participation in the Census has paved the way for these Latino families to remain civically engaged in the political process.” Census Bureau director Robert Groves recently announced that the response rate for this year’s Census – 72% -- has reached the 2000 Census level, even as the Bureau is counting nearly 30 million more people than ten years ago. Groves added that several states had even surpassed previous levels, and has credited the role of partners such as the ya es hora ¡HAGASE CONTAR! campaign in outreach efforts. He fully expects the response rate to rise. “The nation has stepped up to the challenge of participating in this once-a-decade civic event,” said Groves. “We knew the job would be more difficult in 2010 than 2000, yet the nation responded tremendously.” Remember, the Census is safe and completely confidential. “Participation in the 2010 Census is essential and we must continue to reach out to the community with local and trusted voices to drive maximum participation in the final phase,” said Walter F. Ulloa, Chairman and CEO of Entravisión. “Entravisión’s partnership with the ya es hora ¡HAGASE CONTAR! campaign has helped strengthen the power of the local community and increase commitment from local media markets. This campaign will continue to drive awareness among the Spanish-language public within emerging communities, who need to increase their participation and establish greater trust in the Census 2010.” The ya es hora ¡HAGASE CONTAR! campaign focuses on…
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