2008 LULAC Resolutions

Civil Rights

• Affirmative Action

• In Support of the Victims of the “Canada Dream”

• Dismissal of Secretary of Homeland Security

• Freedom for Latin American Political Prisoner

• Grocery Store

• Immigration Reform

• Impact on Price of Oil

• May 12th Movement- Movimiento 12 De Mayo

• Postville, Iowa Immigration Raid Victims

• Puerto Ricans have been U.S. Citizens Since 1917

• Puerto Rico Territory

• Abolish T. Don Hutto Detention Center

• Support for US Recognition of the Chihene Nde Warm Springs Band of Chiricahua Apache

• Against ‘California First’ Redistricting Initiative

Education

• A Call to the Governor of New Mexico

• Alternative Schools Should Be Monitored by TEA

• Arizona LULAC Resolution Concerning State-Mandated Changes to English Language Learner Programs

• Living Conditions for Students and Families at New Mexico Colleges and Universities

• Opposition to moving the Title III State Formula Program from the Office of English Language Acquisition to the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

• Proof of Residency Requirement

• Resolution on Due Process for Special Education

• D.Q. University

• Supporting a Thorough Understanding of the Impact to Minority Students Caused by Proposed Changes to the University of New Mexico Admissions Policy

• Supports The Dream Act

• Unity

Government

• Hispanic Veteran's Memorial

• Racial Discrimination in Broadcast Advertising

• Driver License to All

• Resolution in Support of The City of El Paso, the Texas Border Coalition, South Texas Landowners and the University of Texas in Brownsville vs. the Homeland Security Administration

• Restoration of the Small Business Administration Micro Loan Program to the 2009 Budget

• New Mexico Shall Become a Historically Legendary Hispano Community

• Affordable Housing

• Supporting The Creating of a State Cabinet Position in the Form of the Department of Hispanic Affairs

• Restoring the Fairness Doctrine

• No Human Being is Illegal

• To Condemn, Ban and Demand Disconnection of the Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Hotline for Citizens to report Illegal Aliens

• Restoration of Voting Rights

• To Help Fight Arizona Bill To Ban Ethnic Student Groups

• Condemnation of Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff’s Office For Racial Profiling of Hispanic Citizens

• New Mexico Congressional Representatives and U.S. Senators to Become a Signatory to the Hispanic Statement of Cooperation (HSOC)

• To Urge the US Congress to Pass the Military Radiness Enhancement Act (HR 1246)

• Support for Senator Hinchey’s Sgt. Carmelo Rodriguez Bill

• Call for Realistic and Sensible Solutions

Health

• Mental Health

• Obesity Within Hispanic Community

• Physician Assisted Suicide

• Position of National Advisor for Disabled Issue

• Restricted Health Licenses

• Support of ACR 106

• Universal Health Care

Labor

• Support the “New” US-Colombia Fair Trade Agreement

• For Fair Union Elections

• Restoration and Reauthorization of the US DOL National Farmworker Job Training, Migrant Youth and Farmworker Housing Program to the 2008-2009 Budget

Organizational

• Establishment of a Facility to be used as LULAC’s Headquarter in the Washington, D.C. area

• Resolution Expressing Admiration and Respect for LULAC National President Rosa Rosales

Science and Technology

• An Amendment to Oil Stability

• Global Warming

• Technology in Telecommunications

• DTV Border Fix Act of 2007