SENATE MEMORIAL 56

51st legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2013

INTRODUCED BY

Howie Morales

A MEMORIAL

PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 12, 2013 THROUGH FEBRUARY 18, 2013 TO BE "NATIONAL LULAC WEEK" IN THE SENATE.

     WHEREAS, eighty-four years ago, the founders of the league of united Latin American citizens, better known as LULAC, joined together to establish an organization that has 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 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 population of the United States; and

     WHEREAS, LULAC has adopted a legislative platform that promotes humanitarian relief for citizens and immigrants, increased educational opportunities for youth and equal treatment for all people in the United States and its territories, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and

     WHEREAS, this year, LULAC will celebrate eighty-three years of community service work to increase educational opportunities and improve the quality of life for Americans;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the week of February 12, 2013 through February 18, 2013 be proclaimed "National LULAC Week"; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that LULAC's eighty-three years of service and its outstanding contributions to the United States be recognized; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be transmitted to the LULAC state director for New Mexico.

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