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Press Release For Immediate Release,
October 6, 2004
Contact: Lorraine Quiroga,
202-833-6130
LULAC Calls on Congress to Pass
Remittance Legislation
New Law Could Prevent Fraud against Immigrants
WHAT: LULAC National President, Hector
Flores will hold a press conference to release
responses by President Bush and Senator Kerry to
the LULAC Challenge, a series of questions that
are designed to challenge the candidates on
issues of importance to Hispanics.
For a copy of the LULAC
Challenge please visit
www.lulac.org, and click on “issues.”
WHO: Hector Flores, LULAC National
President, the LULAC National Board of
Directors, and 52 Hispanic students attending
the Washington Youth Leadership Summit will be
in attendance.
WHEN: Thursday, October 7, 2004
11:00 a.m.
Mr. Flores, the LULAC Board and the students
will be available for interviews immediately
after the press conference.
WHERE: 562 Dirksen Senate Office
Building
Washington, DC
WHAT ELSE: LULAC will also discuss the
importance of the Hispanic vote in this year’s
election.
The League of United Latin
American Citizens (LULAC) is the oldest and
largest Latino civil rights organization in the
United States. LULAC advances the economic
condition, educational attainment, political
influence, health, and civil rights of Hispanic
Americans through community-based programs
operating at more than 700 LULAC councils
nationwide. LULAC is non-partisan organization
and does not endorse candidates for elected
office
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