By JACQUES BILLEAUD and AMANDA LEE MYERS, Associated Press Writers Jacques Billeaud And Amanda Lee Myers, Associated Press Writers – 7 mins ago
PHOENIX – A federal judge dealt a serious rebuke to Arizona's immigration law on Wednesday when she put most of the crackdown on hold just hours before it was to take effect.
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton sets up a lengthy legal battle as Arizona fights to enact the nation's toughest-in-the-nation law. Republican Gov. Jan Brewer said the state likely appeal the ruling and seek to get the judge's order overturned.
But for now, opponents of the law have prevailed: The provisions that angered opponents will not take effect, including sections that required officers to check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws.
The judge also delayed parts of the law that required immigrants to carry their papers at all times, and made it illegal for undocumented workers to solicit employment in public places — a move aimed at day laborers. In addition, the judge blocked officers from making warrantless arrests of suspected illegal immigrants.
"Requiring Arizona law enforcement officials and agencies to determine the immigration status of every person who is arrested burdens lawfully-present aliens because their liberty will be restricted while their status is checked," Bolton, a Clinton appointee, said in her decision.
She said the controversial sections should be put on hold until the courts resolve the issues. Other provisions of the law, many of them procedural and slight revisions to existing Arizona immigration statute, will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday.
The law was signed by Brewer in April and immediately revived the national debate on immigration, making it a hot-button issue in the midterm elections. The law has inspired similar law elsewhere, prompted a boycott against the state and led an unknown number of illegal immigrants to leave the state.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
You and Your Rights
L.U.L.A.C. Chapter #313, The Chicago Commission on Immigrant and
Refugee Affairs Advisory Council, and the Federation of Michoacán
Clubs of Illinois are sponsoring an important seminar, “You and Your
Rights.” The half-day seminar will be held in English and Spanish.
July 31st 10:00 A.M.-12:00 Noon
Casa Michoacan
1638 S. Blue Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60608
Today, more than ever, Hispanics are feeling the sting of
discrimination due to an increased climate of resentment towards
immigrants and implementation of unfair immigration policies. The
Pilsen-based Chapter of LULAC (#313) is proud to collaborate with the
aforementioned organizations including the Illinois Department of
Human Rights, ARISE Chicago and Cicero Law Firm who will present
information and be available to answer any questions the community may
have.
For more information please contact:
Roger Iniguez- rogeriniguez8@gmail.com 773-793-3353
Julian Crozier- jcrozier1@gmail.com 312-848-4601
The League of United Latin American Citizens, the oldest and largest
Hispanic membership organization in the country, advances the economic
conditions, educational attainment, and political influence, health,
housing and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based
programs operating at more than 700 LULAC councils nationwide.
Refugee Affairs Advisory Council, and the Federation of Michoacán
Clubs of Illinois are sponsoring an important seminar, “You and Your
Rights.” The half-day seminar will be held in English and Spanish.
July 31st 10:00 A.M.-12:00 Noon
Casa Michoacan
1638 S. Blue Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60608
Today, more than ever, Hispanics are feeling the sting of
discrimination due to an increased climate of resentment towards
immigrants and implementation of unfair immigration policies. The
Pilsen-based Chapter of LULAC (#313) is proud to collaborate with the
aforementioned organizations including the Illinois Department of
Human Rights, ARISE Chicago and Cicero Law Firm who will present
information and be available to answer any questions the community may
have.
For more information please contact:
Roger Iniguez- rogeriniguez8@gmail.com 773-793-3353
Julian Crozier- jcrozier1@gmail.com 312-848-4601
The League of United Latin American Citizens, the oldest and largest
Hispanic membership organization in the country, advances the economic
conditions, educational attainment, and political influence, health,
housing and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based
programs operating at more than 700 LULAC councils nationwide.
NCES Publishes Data on Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups
The National Center for Education Statistics of the US Department of Education has published its "Status and Trends in Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups". Among the highlights, the report notes that students of each racial and ethnic group who have completed high school have increased their enrollment in college. The rates of increase vary by ethnic group, however.
The report also states:
Between 1980 and 2008, the racial/ethnic composition of the United States shifted—the White population declined from 80 percent of the total population to 66 percent;the Hispanic population increased from 6percent of the total to 15 percent; the Black population remained at about 12 percent;and the Asian/Pacific Islander population increased from less than 2 percent of the total population to 4 percent. In 2008, American Indians/Alaska Natives made up about 1percent and people of two or more races made up about 1 percent of the population.
In 2008, a higher percentage of Asian children (51 percent) had a mother with at least a bachelor’s degree than did White children (36 percent), children of two or more races (31 percent), Black children (17 percent), American Indian/Alaska Native children (16 percent), and Hispanic children(11 percent).
In 2008, about 29 percent of U.S. adults (25 years of age or older) had at least a bachelor’s degree, including 52 percent of Asian/Pacific Islander adults, 33 percent of White adults,20 percent of Black adults, 13 percent of Hispanic adults, and 15 percent of American Indian/Alaska Native adults.
To review the entire report, go to: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/2010015.pdf
The report also states:
Between 1980 and 2008, the racial/ethnic composition of the United States shifted—the White population declined from 80 percent of the total population to 66 percent;the Hispanic population increased from 6percent of the total to 15 percent; the Black population remained at about 12 percent;and the Asian/Pacific Islander population increased from less than 2 percent of the total population to 4 percent. In 2008, American Indians/Alaska Natives made up about 1percent and people of two or more races made up about 1 percent of the population.
In 2008, a higher percentage of Asian children (51 percent) had a mother with at least a bachelor’s degree than did White children (36 percent), children of two or more races (31 percent), Black children (17 percent), American Indian/Alaska Native children (16 percent), and Hispanic children(11 percent).
In 2008, about 29 percent of U.S. adults (25 years of age or older) had at least a bachelor’s degree, including 52 percent of Asian/Pacific Islander adults, 33 percent of White adults,20 percent of Black adults, 13 percent of Hispanic adults, and 15 percent of American Indian/Alaska Native adults.
To review the entire report, go to: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/2010015.pdf
Monday, July 19, 2010
Immigration now a top concern among Latinos, poll shows
A nationwide survey of Latinos indicates that the issue now ranks with the economy as the most important. The tough new Arizona law is believed to have triggered the shift.
By Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times
Latinos now view immigration as their leading concern along with the economy in what activists say is a major shift most likely driven by controversy over Arizona's tough law against illegal immigrants.
Nearly a third of Latinos also believe that racism and prejudice are the central issue in the immigration debate, over national security, job competition and costs of public services for illegal immigrants, according to a national survey released Wednesday.
The poll of 504 Latinos, stratified by region, gender, age, foreign-born status and other factors, was conducted by LatinoMetrics from May 26 to June 8 for the Hispanic Federation and the League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC.
By Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times
Latinos now view immigration as their leading concern along with the economy in what activists say is a major shift most likely driven by controversy over Arizona's tough law against illegal immigrants.
Nearly a third of Latinos also believe that racism and prejudice are the central issue in the immigration debate, over national security, job competition and costs of public services for illegal immigrants, according to a national survey released Wednesday.
The poll of 504 Latinos, stratified by region, gender, age, foreign-born status and other factors, was conducted by LatinoMetrics from May 26 to June 8 for the Hispanic Federation and the League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Latino Population
U.S. Census Bureau
48.4 million
The estimated Hispanic population of the United States as of July 1, 2009, making people of Hispanic origin the nation's largest ethnic or race minority. Hispanics constituted 16 percent of the nation's total population. In addition, there are approximately 4 million residents of Puerto Rico, a Carribbean U.S. territory.
Source: Population estimates
More than 1
. . . of every two people added to the nation's population between July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009, was Hispanic. There were 1.4 million Hispanics added to the population during the period.
Source: Population estimates
3.1%
Percentage increase in the Hispanic population between July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009, making Hispanics the fastest-growing minority group.
Source: Population estimates
132.8 million
The projected Hispanic population of the United States on July 1, 2050. According to this projection, Hispanics will constitute 30 percent of the nation's population by that date.
Source: Population projections
22.4 million
The nation's Hispanic population during the 1990 Census.
Source: The Hispanic Population: 2000
2nd
Ranking of the size of the U.S. Hispanic population worldwide, as of 2009. Only Mexico (111 million) had a larger Hispanic population than the United States (48.4 million).
Source: International Data Base
and population estimates
66%
The percentage of Hispanic-origin people in the United States who were of Mexican background in 2008. Another 9 percent were of Puerto Rican background, with 3.4 percent Cuban, 3.4 percent Salvadoran and 2.8 percent Dominican. The remainder was of some other Central American, South American or other Hispanic or Latino origin.
Source: 2008 American Community Survey
About 44 percent of the nation's Dominicans lived in New York City in 2008 and about half of the nation's Cubans in Miami-Dade County, Fla.
Source: 2008 American Community Survey
26%
Percentage of children younger than 5 who were Hispanic in 2009. All in all, Hispanics comprised 22 percent of children younger than 18.
Source: Population estimates
27.4 years
Median age of the Hispanic population in 2009. This compared with 36.8 years for the population as a whole.
Source: Population estimates
107
Number of Hispanic males in 2009 per every 100 Hispanic females. This was in sharp contrast to the overall population, which had 97 males per every 100 females.
Source: Population estimates
States and Counties
47%
The percentage of the Hispanic-origin population that lived in California or Texas in 2009. California was home to 13.7 million Hispanics, and Texas was home to 9.1 million.
Source: Population estimates
16
The number of states with at least a half-million Hispanic residents -- Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
Source: Population estimates
46%
The percentage of New Mexico's population that was Hispanic in 2009, the highest of any state. Hispanics also made up at least one fifth of the population in California and Texas, at 37 percent each, followed by Arizona (31 percent), Nevada (26 percent), Florida (22 percent) and Colorado (20 percent). New Mexico had 916,000 Hispanics.
Source: Population estimates
6.6%
The percentage increase in the Hispanic population in Alabama between July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009, which led all states.
Source: Population estimates
4.7 million
The Hispanic population of Los Angeles County, Calif., in 2009 -- the largest of any county in the nation. Los Angeles County also had the biggest numerical increase in the Hispanic population (78,000) since July 2008.
Source: Population estimates
97%
Proportion of the population of Starr County, Texas, that was Hispanic as of 2009, which led the nation. All of the top 10 counties in this category were in Texas.
Source: Population estimates
50
Number of the nation's 3,143 counties that were majority-Hispanic.
Source: Population estimates
312,000
The increase in California's Hispanic population between July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009, which led all states. Texas (300,000) and Florida (105,000) also recorded large increases.
Source: Population estimates
21
Number of states in which Hispanics were the largest minority group. These states were Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington and Wyoming.
Source: Population estimates
Businesses
48.4 million
The estimated Hispanic population of the United States as of July 1, 2009, making people of Hispanic origin the nation's largest ethnic or race minority. Hispanics constituted 16 percent of the nation's total population. In addition, there are approximately 4 million residents of Puerto Rico, a Carribbean U.S. territory.
Source: Population estimates
More than 1
. . . of every two people added to the nation's population between July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009, was Hispanic. There were 1.4 million Hispanics added to the population during the period.
Source: Population estimates
3.1%
Percentage increase in the Hispanic population between July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009, making Hispanics the fastest-growing minority group.
Source: Population estimates
132.8 million
The projected Hispanic population of the United States on July 1, 2050. According to this projection, Hispanics will constitute 30 percent of the nation's population by that date.
Source: Population projections
22.4 million
The nation's Hispanic population during the 1990 Census.
Source: The Hispanic Population: 2000
2nd
Ranking of the size of the U.S. Hispanic population worldwide, as of 2009. Only Mexico (111 million) had a larger Hispanic population than the United States (48.4 million).
Source: International Data Base
and population estimates
66%
The percentage of Hispanic-origin people in the United States who were of Mexican background in 2008. Another 9 percent were of Puerto Rican background, with 3.4 percent Cuban, 3.4 percent Salvadoran and 2.8 percent Dominican. The remainder was of some other Central American, South American or other Hispanic or Latino origin.
Source: 2008 American Community Survey
About 44 percent of the nation's Dominicans lived in New York City in 2008 and about half of the nation's Cubans in Miami-Dade County, Fla.
Source: 2008 American Community Survey
26%
Percentage of children younger than 5 who were Hispanic in 2009. All in all, Hispanics comprised 22 percent of children younger than 18.
Source: Population estimates
27.4 years
Median age of the Hispanic population in 2009. This compared with 36.8 years for the population as a whole.
Source: Population estimates
107
Number of Hispanic males in 2009 per every 100 Hispanic females. This was in sharp contrast to the overall population, which had 97 males per every 100 females.
Source: Population estimates
States and Counties
47%
The percentage of the Hispanic-origin population that lived in California or Texas in 2009. California was home to 13.7 million Hispanics, and Texas was home to 9.1 million.
Source: Population estimates
16
The number of states with at least a half-million Hispanic residents -- Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
Source: Population estimates
46%
The percentage of New Mexico's population that was Hispanic in 2009, the highest of any state. Hispanics also made up at least one fifth of the population in California and Texas, at 37 percent each, followed by Arizona (31 percent), Nevada (26 percent), Florida (22 percent) and Colorado (20 percent). New Mexico had 916,000 Hispanics.
Source: Population estimates
6.6%
The percentage increase in the Hispanic population in Alabama between July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009, which led all states.
Source: Population estimates
4.7 million
The Hispanic population of Los Angeles County, Calif., in 2009 -- the largest of any county in the nation. Los Angeles County also had the biggest numerical increase in the Hispanic population (78,000) since July 2008.
Source: Population estimates
97%
Proportion of the population of Starr County, Texas, that was Hispanic as of 2009, which led the nation. All of the top 10 counties in this category were in Texas.
Source: Population estimates
50
Number of the nation's 3,143 counties that were majority-Hispanic.
Source: Population estimates
312,000
The increase in California's Hispanic population between July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009, which led all states. Texas (300,000) and Florida (105,000) also recorded large increases.
Source: Population estimates
21
Number of states in which Hispanics were the largest minority group. These states were Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington and Wyoming.
Source: Population estimates
Businesses
Thursday, July 15, 2010
THE RISING PRICE OF INEQUALITY: HOW INADEQUATE GRANT AID LIMITS COLLEGE ACCESS AND PERSISTENCE
THE RISING PRICE OF INEQUALITY: HOW INADEQUATE GRANT AID LIMITS COLLEGE ACCESS AND PERSISTENCE
July 10, 2010 at 9:44 am by Jonathan Kantrowitz
REPORT TO CONGRESS AND THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Full report
In the Higher Education Amendments of 1986 (P.L. 99-948), Congress created the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance to be an objective, nonpartisan source of expertise and advice on student aid policy. Its legislative charge is to make recommendations to Congress and the Secretary of Education that maintain and improve college access and persistence for needy students.
Through four administrations, eleven Congresses, and four reauthorizations, the Committee has made every effort to fulfill this mandate. In the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (P.L.110-315), Congress reauthorized the Committee and charged it to monitor and report annually on the condition of college access and persistence through 2014. Specifically, the annual report is required to contain analyses and policy recommendations regarding the adequacy of total grant aid and the postsecondary enrollment and graduation rates of low- and moderate-income students.
The major focus of this first report is on 4-year college enrollment and bachelor’s degree attainment, not because every high school graduate must or should enroll in a 4-year college or pursue a bachelor’s degree, but because our financial aid system is founded on the principle that any youth, regardless of family income, should have the financial opportunity to do so, if he or she has the aspiration and prepares adequately. This longstanding principle is highly practical: Americans benefit greatly from increased educational attainment and economic productivity. Because our nation’s competitiveness in the world economy is a particular focus and concern of federal policy today, assessing the extent to which total grant aid is adequate to ensure enrollment and degree completion of academically qualified high school graduates is of overriding importance.
Specifically, this report focuses on how financial concerns about college expenses and financial aid, triggered by high prices of 4-year public colleges net of all grant aid, affect low- and moderate-income high school graduates – in particular the steps they take toward college enrollment, and the consequences for degree completion. For analytical purposes, to focus as much on finances as possible, the report excludes a large portion of low- and moderate-income 8th and 10th graders who did not graduate from high school or graduated without being at least minimally prepared to attend a four-year college. But nothing in this report should be construed as implying that these students, who are also deserving recipients of Title IV assistance, should be left behind, or that scarce funds should be shifted away from them to their peers who are better prepared.
Title IV has multiple purposes, one of which is to offset the continuing disparity in college preparation among poor and wealthy students. And the data show clearly that we are a long way from achieving a level playing field in that regard. The same is true of the large population of low- and moderate-income nontraditional students. As do previous Advisory Committee reports, this one does not deal with that problem directly, but chooses to focus on the underlying access and persistence pipeline that gives rise to this population in the first place. Financial barriers to college are a primary cause of delayed and part-time enrollment to begin with, and become a major obstacle to re-enrollment of nontraditional students in pursuit of a college degree. Lastly, while this report centers on 4-year college enrollment and completion, we recognize and wish to call attention to our belief that all types of postsecondary training, certificates, and degrees contribute greatly to our nation’s well-being by enhancing workforce skills, critical thinking
July 10, 2010 at 9:44 am by Jonathan Kantrowitz
REPORT TO CONGRESS AND THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Full report
In the Higher Education Amendments of 1986 (P.L. 99-948), Congress created the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance to be an objective, nonpartisan source of expertise and advice on student aid policy. Its legislative charge is to make recommendations to Congress and the Secretary of Education that maintain and improve college access and persistence for needy students.
Through four administrations, eleven Congresses, and four reauthorizations, the Committee has made every effort to fulfill this mandate. In the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (P.L.110-315), Congress reauthorized the Committee and charged it to monitor and report annually on the condition of college access and persistence through 2014. Specifically, the annual report is required to contain analyses and policy recommendations regarding the adequacy of total grant aid and the postsecondary enrollment and graduation rates of low- and moderate-income students.
The major focus of this first report is on 4-year college enrollment and bachelor’s degree attainment, not because every high school graduate must or should enroll in a 4-year college or pursue a bachelor’s degree, but because our financial aid system is founded on the principle that any youth, regardless of family income, should have the financial opportunity to do so, if he or she has the aspiration and prepares adequately. This longstanding principle is highly practical: Americans benefit greatly from increased educational attainment and economic productivity. Because our nation’s competitiveness in the world economy is a particular focus and concern of federal policy today, assessing the extent to which total grant aid is adequate to ensure enrollment and degree completion of academically qualified high school graduates is of overriding importance.
Specifically, this report focuses on how financial concerns about college expenses and financial aid, triggered by high prices of 4-year public colleges net of all grant aid, affect low- and moderate-income high school graduates – in particular the steps they take toward college enrollment, and the consequences for degree completion. For analytical purposes, to focus as much on finances as possible, the report excludes a large portion of low- and moderate-income 8th and 10th graders who did not graduate from high school or graduated without being at least minimally prepared to attend a four-year college. But nothing in this report should be construed as implying that these students, who are also deserving recipients of Title IV assistance, should be left behind, or that scarce funds should be shifted away from them to their peers who are better prepared.
Title IV has multiple purposes, one of which is to offset the continuing disparity in college preparation among poor and wealthy students. And the data show clearly that we are a long way from achieving a level playing field in that regard. The same is true of the large population of low- and moderate-income nontraditional students. As do previous Advisory Committee reports, this one does not deal with that problem directly, but chooses to focus on the underlying access and persistence pipeline that gives rise to this population in the first place. Financial barriers to college are a primary cause of delayed and part-time enrollment to begin with, and become a major obstacle to re-enrollment of nontraditional students in pursuit of a college degree. Lastly, while this report centers on 4-year college enrollment and completion, we recognize and wish to call attention to our belief that all types of postsecondary training, certificates, and degrees contribute greatly to our nation’s well-being by enhancing workforce skills, critical thinking
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
GE Foundation/LULAC Scholarship Program
This program is run solely through the LNESC national office. Qualified applicants are chosen through a very rigorous selection process by members of LNESC’s scholarship committee. Only those preparing to enter their sophomore year at an accredited institution and having declared majors in Business or Engineering are eligible.
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must meet the following criteria to be considered for a scholarship:
· Must be a minority student pursuing full-time
studies leading to a bachelor’s degree at an
accredited college or university in the U.S.
· Must be classified as a college sophomore in
the fall semester.
· Must have a cumulative college grade point
average of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale or the
equivalent.
· Must be a business or engineering major.
· Must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident.
Time Schedule:
•August 13: Applications must be received by the LNESC National Office. •September 3: Finalists will be notified of their award. •September 15: First scholarship disbursement is sent to college/university.•January 15: Deadline for recipients to submit copy of their fall grade report and proof of enrollment for spring semester to LNESC.
•January 31: Second scholarship disbursement is sent to college/university.
Application (Cut and Paste URL) http://www.lnesc.org/vertical/Sites/%7BC4BA59E5-16F5-4897-9073-63EDAA5E6867%7D/uploads/%7B8A0A7A01-43BB-425D-9B2A-6EB74C166685%7D.PDF
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must meet the following criteria to be considered for a scholarship:
· Must be a minority student pursuing full-time
studies leading to a bachelor’s degree at an
accredited college or university in the U.S.
· Must be classified as a college sophomore in
the fall semester.
· Must have a cumulative college grade point
average of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale or the
equivalent.
· Must be a business or engineering major.
· Must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident.
Time Schedule:
•August 13: Applications must be received by the LNESC National Office. •September 3: Finalists will be notified of their award. •September 15: First scholarship disbursement is sent to college/university.•January 15: Deadline for recipients to submit copy of their fall grade report and proof of enrollment for spring semester to LNESC.
•January 31: Second scholarship disbursement is sent to college/university.
Application (Cut and Paste URL) http://www.lnesc.org/vertical/Sites/%7BC4BA59E5-16F5-4897-9073-63EDAA5E6867%7D/uploads/%7B8A0A7A01-43BB-425D-9B2A-6EB74C166685%7D.PDF
Monday, July 12, 2010
MBA CoHort in Little Village
We are happy to report that we will begin another Masters in Business Administration (MBA) cohort in LITTLE VILLAGE! This is part of our Leadership Through Education program which has as one of its goals to increase the number of qualified, culturally and linguistically skilled personnel in positions of leadership, especially individuals who can identify with the Latino community and other underserved communities. This program is offered in partnership with National-Louis University (NLU).
If you or anyone you know is interested in obtaining the MBA, please attend the next information session:
EL VALOR/NLU MBA INFORMATION SESSION – LITTLE VILLAGE
COHORT #7!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
6:00pm-8:00pm
El Valor’s Carlos Cantu Children & Family Center
2434 S. Kildare, Chicago, IL 60623
To attend the information session, please contact me, Maria Esther Lopez, at maria.lopez@elvalor.net.
MBA courses in Little Village will begin in FALL 2010. The program lasts 33 months and covers subjects related to becoming an effective manager and leader. All classes will be held at El Valor Carlos Cantu Children & Family Center. The cohort starts together and finishes together. Those that are accepted to this program by NLU, will be eligible to receive a scholarship from NLU & El Valor equivalent to 20% off the tuition.
Please forward to anyone you feel may be interested in obtaining their MBA.
If you or anyone you know is interested in obtaining the MBA, please attend the next information session:
EL VALOR/NLU MBA INFORMATION SESSION – LITTLE VILLAGE
COHORT #7!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
6:00pm-8:00pm
El Valor’s Carlos Cantu Children & Family Center
2434 S. Kildare, Chicago, IL 60623
To attend the information session, please contact me, Maria Esther Lopez, at maria.lopez@elvalor.net.
MBA courses in Little Village will begin in FALL 2010. The program lasts 33 months and covers subjects related to becoming an effective manager and leader. All classes will be held at El Valor Carlos Cantu Children & Family Center. The cohort starts together and finishes together. Those that are accepted to this program by NLU, will be eligible to receive a scholarship from NLU & El Valor equivalent to 20% off the tuition.
Please forward to anyone you feel may be interested in obtaining their MBA.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Answering Obama’s call to ‘move forward,’ Chicago community leaders
MEDIA ADVISORY
PRESS CONFERENCE
Contact: Tania Unzueta, (773) 387-3186
ilehlainat@gmail.com
Answering Obama’s call to ‘move forward,’ Chicago community leaders
declare support for the DREAM Act and urged passage this year
WHAT: Following President Obama’s July 1 declaration that he is ready to ‘move forward’ with immigration reform and specifically of the importance of the DREAM Act, leaders from Chicago’s business, faith, higher education and advocacy communities, along with families, stand in solidarity with undocumented youth in support of passage of the DREAM (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors) Act as stand-alone legislation and an incremental step toward immigration reform. Organizers will also speak about the support for the mass mobilization being called by youth in Washington D.C. for the
19th, 20th and 21st of July.
WHEN: Wednesday, July 7, 10:00 am
WHERE: Offices of the Latin American Recruitment and Educational Services (LARES) at the UIC Campus, Student Service Building (SSB), Suite 2640, 1200 West Harrison Avenue
WHY: Despite Obama’s call to action to fix our broken immigration system, bipartisan support for comprehensive immigration reform remains stubbornly stalled and it is extremely unlikely that it will be passed before the upcoming November elections. The DREAM Act provides a solid step forward as a down-payment towards immigration reform. Immigrant youth and their families cannot wait any longer, and the immigrant community needs both Democrat and Republican leaders to take an active role in moving the DREAM Act forward this year. Introduced nearly a decade ago by Sen. Dick Durbin, DREAM offers a pathway to education, military service, professional opportunities and citizenship for ‘Dreamers’, the immigrant youth who have been living in the United States since they were children, many for nearly their entire lives. The DREAM Act allows students to step out of the shadows and to continue their education which benefits them, their families, and the US economy, and American society as a whole.
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PRESS CONFERENCE
Contact: Tania Unzueta, (773) 387-3186
ilehlainat@gmail.com
Answering Obama’s call to ‘move forward,’ Chicago community leaders
declare support for the DREAM Act and urged passage this year
WHAT: Following President Obama’s July 1 declaration that he is ready to ‘move forward’ with immigration reform and specifically of the importance of the DREAM Act, leaders from Chicago’s business, faith, higher education and advocacy communities, along with families, stand in solidarity with undocumented youth in support of passage of the DREAM (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors) Act as stand-alone legislation and an incremental step toward immigration reform. Organizers will also speak about the support for the mass mobilization being called by youth in Washington D.C. for the
19th, 20th and 21st of July.
WHEN: Wednesday, July 7, 10:00 am
WHERE: Offices of the Latin American Recruitment and Educational Services (LARES) at the UIC Campus, Student Service Building (SSB), Suite 2640, 1200 West Harrison Avenue
WHY: Despite Obama’s call to action to fix our broken immigration system, bipartisan support for comprehensive immigration reform remains stubbornly stalled and it is extremely unlikely that it will be passed before the upcoming November elections. The DREAM Act provides a solid step forward as a down-payment towards immigration reform. Immigrant youth and their families cannot wait any longer, and the immigrant community needs both Democrat and Republican leaders to take an active role in moving the DREAM Act forward this year. Introduced nearly a decade ago by Sen. Dick Durbin, DREAM offers a pathway to education, military service, professional opportunities and citizenship for ‘Dreamers’, the immigrant youth who have been living in the United States since they were children, many for nearly their entire lives. The DREAM Act allows students to step out of the shadows and to continue their education which benefits them, their families, and the US economy, and American society as a whole.
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Illegal immigrant status dashes college plans
No Social Security number, no federal financial aid
By Ofelia Casillas, Tribune Reporter
July 2, 2010
Fernando often paints in aggressive charcoal streaks against the canvas, depicting what he sees as a black-and-white world.
Certainly, he sees little gray in his own situation.
He was a promising American art student at one of the city's best high schools, with a partial scholarship to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, when he asked his Mexican parents for his Social Security number so he could apply for federal financial aid.
They told him to sit down in the kitchen of their McKinley Park home.
"You don't have a Social Security number," Fernando said they told him. "You weren't born here."
Like that, he became an illegal immigrant and, as such, ineligible for the financial aid he had counted on to matriculate.
School officials say his case is not unusual. Each year, students in this country illegally who have excelled at high school suddenly run up against the brick wall of their immigration status as they try to figure out how to pay for college. Schools are not allowed to ask for proof of citizenship. But without a Social Security number, the students cannot fill out the universal form required to apply for federal aid and loans.
By Ofelia Casillas, Tribune Reporter
July 2, 2010
Fernando often paints in aggressive charcoal streaks against the canvas, depicting what he sees as a black-and-white world.
Certainly, he sees little gray in his own situation.
He was a promising American art student at one of the city's best high schools, with a partial scholarship to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, when he asked his Mexican parents for his Social Security number so he could apply for federal financial aid.
They told him to sit down in the kitchen of their McKinley Park home.
"You don't have a Social Security number," Fernando said they told him. "You weren't born here."
Like that, he became an illegal immigrant and, as such, ineligible for the financial aid he had counted on to matriculate.
School officials say his case is not unusual. Each year, students in this country illegally who have excelled at high school suddenly run up against the brick wall of their immigration status as they try to figure out how to pay for college. Schools are not allowed to ask for proof of citizenship. But without a Social Security number, the students cannot fill out the universal form required to apply for federal aid and loans.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Act on the DREAM Coalition
Tessa Benavides
HACU and 24 other organizations form 'Act on the DREAM Coalition'
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) led efforts to bring together 25 national organizations to form the 'Act on the DREAM Coalition.' On June 16, 2010, at a DREAM Act Summit, held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, the Coalition announced its formation and a call-to-action for the passage of the DREAM Act before Congress' August recess this year.
HACU President and CEO Antonio R. Flores delivered the opening address at the Summit. Other speakers included: Gwendolyn Jordan Dungy, executive director, NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education; George R. Boggs, president and CEO, American Association of Community Colleges; and Gaby Pacheco, student, DREAM Walker.
The Coalition announced the launch of a summer campaign to send letters to members of Congress. The letters will urge cosponsorship and support of the DREAM Act to provide a pathway to legal residency to remove barriers to higher education for thousands of students who are not legal residents of this country through no fault of their own. The Coalition is encouraging individuals to send letters from their website at www.actonthedream.org.
HACU and 24 other organizations form 'Act on the DREAM Coalition'
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) led efforts to bring together 25 national organizations to form the 'Act on the DREAM Coalition.' On June 16, 2010, at a DREAM Act Summit, held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, the Coalition announced its formation and a call-to-action for the passage of the DREAM Act before Congress' August recess this year.
HACU President and CEO Antonio R. Flores delivered the opening address at the Summit. Other speakers included: Gwendolyn Jordan Dungy, executive director, NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education; George R. Boggs, president and CEO, American Association of Community Colleges; and Gaby Pacheco, student, DREAM Walker.
The Coalition announced the launch of a summer campaign to send letters to members of Congress. The letters will urge cosponsorship and support of the DREAM Act to provide a pathway to legal residency to remove barriers to higher education for thousands of students who are not legal residents of this country through no fault of their own. The Coalition is encouraging individuals to send letters from their website at www.actonthedream.org.
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