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A MEMORIAL
RECOGNIZING JANUARY 25, 2008 AS "ENLACE NEW MEXICO DAY" AT THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WHEREAS, the state of New Mexico is committed to
providing access to quality education for all students, from
pre-kindergarten through graduate and doctoral studies; and
WHEREAS, New Mexico has a rich multicultural heritage
that is rooted in its unique history, geography and relations
among its people with different identities, varying languages
and diverse narratives; and
WHEREAS, over the past five years, engaging Latino
communities for education (ENLACE) New Mexico has established
community partnerships, including institutions that prepare
students for careers in law, medicine and other professions;
and
WHEREAS, ENLACE New Mexico believes in inclusivity and
that a Latino-focused educational initiative will create a
world-class educational system for all students; and
WHEREAS, the work of ENLACE recognizes, validates and
embraces the core cultural values of its stakeholders, namely
the strength of familia, the bonds of comunidad and the
mutuality of respeto; and
WHEREAS, bottom-up change is needed in this state with
students, parents and communities themselves defining the
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programmatic and policy issues necessary to effect systemic
change; and
WHEREAS, elected officials throughout the state have
united in a bipartisan effort to support the continuation and
expansion of the ENLACE New Mexico mission; and
WHEREAS, the New Mexico legislature has shown its
commitment to education by demonstrating its support for
improving the New Mexico educational system by funding
programs such as ENLACE;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that January 25,
2008 be recognized as "ENLACE New Mexico Day" at the house of
representatives and that recognition be extended to ENLACE New
Mexico for increasing opportunities for academic achievement,
school completion and success in higher education, not only
for Latino students, but for all students in New Mexico; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
transmitted to local chapters of ENLACE statewide.