Resolution
 

Supporting the Parole of Any Non-violent Parole Eligible Inmate Who Is Scheduled for Deportation
 

WHEREAS, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is dedicated to the preservation of the civil rights of all Latinos and other minorities including the right to be free of government oppression whether or not they are citizens of the United States; and 

WHEREAS, according to testimony provided at a March 10, 2004 hearing before the Texas Senate Criminal Justice Committee there are approximately 2,500 inmates in custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) who are non-violent, parole eligible individuals who will be transferred to federal custody for deportation immediately upon being paroled; and 

WHEREAS, the transfer to federal custody via parole of the 2,500 inmates would provide substantial relief of the overcrowded conditions currently existing in Texas prisons and allow the financial savings to be spent on rehabilitative programs rather than the mere  warehousing of inmates. 

NOW THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the League of United Latin American Citizens hereby demands that Texas Board of Pardons and Parole immediately  parole any non-violent, parole eligible inmate who is scheduled for deportation and that the Board transfer custody of such inmate to the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service for return to their home country forthwith. 

Submitted by LULAC Concilio de Justicia y Ley # 4631, District XV

Adopted this 10th day of July 2004.

Hector M. Flores
LULAC National President