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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

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

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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 director of New Mexico LULAC.