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2005-07-19 11:25 | User Profile
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Washington, U.S., July 16, 2005 (Notimex).- **The National Race Council**, the biggest Hispanic organization in the US, will start on Saturday their annual conference, having the presence of different politic leaders, business men, and activists in the country.
**High US government employees from George W. Bush's administration, as Carlos Gutierrez, secretary of Commerce, and Margaret Spelling, secretary of Education, will participate in different activities during the meeting.**
The Hispanic community event will be held at the Philadelphia Convention Center, in Pennsylvania. It will be over by Tuesday.
This Saturday's opening lunch will have the presence of the highest rank Latin in the Representative Chamber democrat Robert Menendez; Philadelphia's major, John Street; and the president of the Urban National League, Marc Morial.
By the afternoon, Lawyer **George P. Bush, the US president's nephew, will be at a young leaders community meeting, along with other young leaders and activists. **
On Sunday, an activity supporting the law project Dream will take place. This law is looking for undocumented young people to have their documents. Also, an education meeting will be held having the presence of the democrat Senator Christopher Dodd and, the Sesame Street actress, Sonia Manzano.
Also on Sunday, the event "Latinas Brunch" will take place, with the participation of important Hispanic women, such as Maria Perez-Brown, Dorado Entertainment president, as well as Anna Escobedo, US treasurer. Also, Lupe Ontiveros, movie and TV actress, and Maria Elena Salinas, Univision news hostess.
** Secretary Spelling, along with democrat Senator for New York state, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and the Puerto Rico governor, Anibal Acevedo-Vila, will be at a lunch on Monday in having the presence of more than 2 thousand people.**
On Tuesday, a lunch in which secretary Gutierrez will meet with **Howard Dean, Democrat National Committee president, Ken Mehlman, Republican National committee president, and Herb Scannell, Nickelodeon Networks president. **
Also, the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials director, Arturo Vargas, will be there.
On Tuesday afternoon, the leaders of nine Latin national organizations will be at a round table about immigration, politic enforcement, education, and the Supreme Court vacant chair.
Among the participant leaders are Janet Munguia, president of NCLR, Guarione Diaz, National Cuban-American Council president (CANC), and Hector Flores, League of United Latin Americans Citizens (LULAC).
Also, Manuel Mirabal, president of the National Puerto Rican Coalition (NPRC), and Alma Morales Riojas, president of the Latin women organization, MANA.
As well as Cesar Perales, president of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, and Lilian Rodriguez-Lopez, president of the Hispanic Federation.
The meeting will also include a series of health, work, finances, immigration, leadership, among other workshops, as well as a Housing Fair. NTX
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2005-07-19 12:20 | User Profile
This ties in nicely with BK's post about the future merging of the US, Canada and Mexico. Whether they be "Conservatives and Republicans or "Liberals and Democrats", they are all going to this event to kiss ass.
2005-07-19 13:02 | User Profile
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Clinton urges more help for Hispanics Education vital, senator tells group Eunice Moscoso - Cox Washington Bureau Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Philadelphia --- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) pledged Monday to help reduce high school dropout rates among Hispanics, make it easier for illegal immigrant children to go to college, and improve health care for the nation's fastest growing minority group.
In a speech at the National Council of La Raza's annual convention, Clinton, who some expect to run for president in 2008, said the government was not doing enough to help Hispanics reach their goals, and she called for a return to the economic policies of her husband Bill Clinton's presidency.
The audience embraced the senator with loud applause and several standing ovations. The council is an influential Hispanic civil rights organization with 300 affiliated groups nationwide.
Pursuit of American dream
"Since our country's founding, Hispanic-Americans --- from missionaries to admirals to Nobel laureates and astronauts --- have not only been seeking the American dream for themselves, but helping to preserve it and expand it for others," Clinton said.
She also touched on several education issues, including her support of legislation known as the Development, Relief, and Education for Minors (or DREAM) Act, which would allow illegal immigrant children who finish high school in the United States to avoid deportation, earn a path to citizenship, and possibly be eligible for in-state college tuition rates. The National Council of La Raza held a rally in support of the measure on Sunday.
"We want to make it possible for the 65,000 undocumented young people who graduate from our high schools each year to receive in-state tuition rates and pursue their own dreams," she said. "I hope, with your help, we will make that DREAM Act a reality this year."
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings also addressed the convention Monday, touting the No Child Left Behind Act, a major Bush administration initiative to boost the performance of poor and minority children and punish schools that don't show positive results.
Spellings said that a national assessment of test scores released last week was "very encouraging" and proved that the program was working.
It showed that reading scores for 9-year-olds across the nation have improved more over the last five years than they had from 1971 to 1999. Among Hispanics, the scores increased by 12 points over the past five years, she said.
In addition, she said that the average Hispanic 9-year-old's math score increased 17 points over the past five years.
Spellings and Clinton both said more needed to be done to address the high school dropout rate among Hispanics, which is four times higher than the dropout rate for white students.
Clinton also said that adult education programs should be expanded for those who are not planning to attend college and that they should be available to immigrants and to those with limited English skills.
Global challenge
In addition, she said education should be viewed as a global challenge, where the United States is competing against other countries such as China and India.
"The quality of education will determine not just whether an individual can win and compete, but whether the United States can win and compete," she said.
Clinton also touched on several health-related themes, saying that she would work to reduce cases of lead poisoning in children and fight what she called "an asthma epidemic" that greatly affects Hispanics.
She also criticized the Bush administration's economic record.
"We have not created one net new job in the last four years," she said. "I'd very much like to go back to the economic policies of my husband where we had a balanced budget, where we had a surplus."
Thomas Mann, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, said Clinton is the clear front-runner for the Democratic nomination and is increasingly framing a national agenda.
"Hispanics are an important element of the Democratic constituency and the party needs to improve its showing among them as well as other key groups," he said. "No surprise that she is beginning the task now."
The National Council of La Raza's four-day conference, which ends today, was expected to attract an estimated 23,000 people, organizers said. Attendees participated in seminars and discussions topics including immigration, homeownership, education and health issues, including engaging minority groups in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
In addition to Clinton, the event featured other members of Congress including Rep. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.
Today, guest speakers will include Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean and his GOP counterpart, Ken Mehlman.
ON THE WEB: National Council of La Raza: [url]www.nclr.org[/url]
I wonder if the talk radio hypocrites will hammer Hill while ignoring their own party's and Bush's hispandering today. Nah, today will be use for making excuses, smearing and lying for Rove and Libby.