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SENATE MEMORIAL 42
48
TH LEGISLATURE
- STATE OF NEW MEXICO -
FIRST SESSION
, 2007
INTRODUCED BY
Mary Jane M. Garcia
A MEMORIAL
CELEBRATING THE LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS'
SEVENTY-EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
WHEREAS, seventy-eight years ago, the founders of the
League of United Latin American Citizens, better known as
"LULAC", joined together to establish an organization that
would become the largest, oldest and most successful Hispanic
civil rights and service organization in the United States; and
WHEREAS, since its inception on February 17, 1929 in
Corpus Christi, Texas, LULAC has championed the cause of
Hispanic Americans in education, employment, economic
development and civil rights; and
WHEREAS, LULAC has developed a comprehensive set of
nationwide programs fostering educational attainment, job
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training, housing, scholarships, citizenship and voter
registration; and
WHEREAS, LULAC members throughout the nation have
developed a tremendous track record of success advancing the
economic condition, educational attainment, political
influence, health and civil rights of the Hispanic population
of the United States; and
WHEREAS, LULAC has adopted a legislative platform that
promotes humanitarian relief for immigrants, increased
educational opportunities for our youth and equal treatment for
all Hispanics in the United States and its territories,
including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
WHEREAS, this year, the League of United Latin American
Citizens will celebrate seventy-eight years of community
service to increase educational opportunities and improve the
quality of life for Hispanic Americans;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE
OF NEW MEXICO that the week of February 11-17, 2007 be
designated "National LULAC Week"; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the citizens of New Mexico be
asked to join the members of LULAC in observing the
organization's seventy-eight years of service and the
outstanding contributions LULAC has made to our country; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
transmitted to the national president of LULAC and to the state
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director of New Mexico LULAC.
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