WHEREAS, the League of United Latin American Citizens supports fostering and increasing the opportunities for training, education, civil rights, job opportunities, housing, economic development, and the welfare of all Hispanics in the United States; and

WHEREAS, LULAC strives to protect the rights of immigrant Hispanics; and

WHEREAS, undocumented aliens have an insurmountable task of dealing with the bureaucracy of Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS); and

WHEREAS, productive, educated citizens are needed in this country;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that LULAC will seek federal legislation allowing for automatic citizenship of any student attending public schools for at least four years and obtaining a high school diploma in the United States; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this legislation shall be retroactive for graduates from the past five years.

Submitted by: Adrian Rodriguez, Director, District III, North Texas

Approved this 29th day of June, 2002.

Hector M. Flores
LULAC National President