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A MEMORIAL

DECLARING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2008, "LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN

AMERICAN CITIZENS DAY" AT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

WHEREAS, the league of united Latin American citizens

(LULAC) is the largest and oldest Hispanic organization in the

United States; and

WHEREAS, LULAC was founded on February 17, 1929 and is

celebrating its seventy-fifth anniversary; and

WHEREAS, LULAC works to advance the economic condition,

educational attainment, political influence, health and civil

rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs

operating at more than seven hundred LULAC councils

nationwide; and

WHEREAS, LULAC councils provide more than one million

dollars ($1,000,000) in scholarships to Hispanic students each

year, conduct citizenship and voter registration drives,

develop low-income housing units, conduct youth leadership

training programs and seek to empower the Hispanic community

at the local, state and national levels; and

WHEREAS, LULAC's national educational service centers

provide counseling services to more than eighteen thousand

Hispanic students per year at sixteen regional centers; and

WHEREAS, LULAC also provides job-skills and literacy

training to the Hispanic community through more than forty-

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eight employment training centers located throughout the

United States; and

WHEREAS, New Mexico is proud to recognize Jessica

Martinez, a resident of Las Cruces, who was elected LULAC's

national youth president on July 14, 2007 and has served with

distinction; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Martinez also serves as the student body

president for Mayfield high school in Dona Ana county; and

WHEREAS, New Mexico is also very honored to recognize

Paul Martinez, president of LULAC New Mexico and father of

LULAC's national youth president Jessica Martinez; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Martinez has served LULAC and the state of

New Mexico with the highest commitment and dedication for many

years, enriching the lives of countless New Mexicans and

advancing the issues and needs of the Hispanic community;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the invaluable

contributions of LULAC and LULAC youth be recognized and that

Wednesday, February 6, 2008, be declared "League of United

Latin American Citizens Day" at the house of representatives.