2009 LULAC Resolutions

Civil Rights

• Puerto Rico Right To Vote for the US President

• Oppose Death Penalty

• Call to End the Use of Tasers by Police Officers and Law Enforcement Officials

• Civil Rights for Residents of Puerto Rico

• Democracy for Puerto Rico

• Proof of Residency

• Celebration of Dolores Huerta 80th Birthday in 2010

• LULAC Supports the Fair Elections Now Act

• Promoting Personal Safety of Children

• Stop the Human Trafficking

• Department of Justice Investigation of the Flores Family Murders Resulting From Home Invasion in Arivaca AZ by hate Group Members

Education

• Response to Intervention for English Language Learners

• Support of a Ventanilla de Educacion

• Support the DREAM Act

Government

• New Federal Financial Institution

• Ser-H-GAC

• SafeLink

• 287(g) Resolution

• Hutto Federal Detention

• April 6 to be Recognized as a Texas Holiday

• US Postal Stamp to Commemorate LULAC's 80 Years

• Support Governor Richardson's pledge to create a Department of Hispano Affairs

• In Support of Hardworking Americans

• Puerto Rico Air National Guard (PRANG)

• Commitments and Obligations to the Hispanic Statement of Cooperation (HSOC)

• Resolution for Kirtland AFB and all it's tenant organizations to become a Signatory to the Hispanic Statement of Cooperation (HSOC)

• New Mexico Congressmen Martin Heinrich, Ben Lujan and Harry Teague to become Signatories to the Hispanic Statement of Cooperation (HSOC).

• New Mexico U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Jeff Bingaman to become Signatories to the Hispanic Statement of Cooperation (HSOC).

• U. S. Agency for International Development.

• In Support of Ms. Sarah Saldana, Assistant US. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.

• Supporting the nomination and recognition of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court Justice.

Health

• Supporting the Family Pharmacies (Farmacia del Barrio)

• Health Reform in America

• AltaMed Health Services

Immigration

• Oppose National ID

• Supporting Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Labor

• Provide Personal Thermodors to Farmworkers of Strict Enforcement Criteria

• Encourage Local Chapters to support the efforts of the BTCs

• Farm Worker Heat Deaths Since 2004

• Support Employee Free Choice Act

• Employment for All

• The Civil Rights for Musicians Act

• Calling for a New Fair Trade Model And Opposing the Colombia and Panama Free Trade Agreements

• Continual Funding and Reauthorization of the US Department of Labor National Farmworker Job Training Migrant Youth and Farmworker Housing Program to the 2009-2010 Budget

• The Small Business Administration Support of Intermediary Micro Business Lenders US Border Region

Membership

• Memorial for the Ursulo Castillo, Carlsbad, NM,former National V,P for Elderly

• Supporting Production of the Tomato King Movie

• Memorial for Manuel Marquez, Past California State Director (1986-1990)

• Honoring Vera Marquez

Environment

• Establish a Permanent Committee on Climate Change and Sustainable Energy

• Mass Production of Hybrid or Environmentally Safe Vehicles and Stop the Effects of Global Warming

• Declaration of the Principles of Environmental Justice and Environmental Bill of Rights in Latino Communities in the United States

Other

• CVS Caremark Corp

• Memorial Ernesto Serna