Resolution
 

Supporting the reauthorization of the US DOL National farm worker job training, migrant youth and farm worker housing program to the 2005-2006 budget

WHEREAS, farm workers toil the fields to put food on our nation’s tables; and  

WHEREAS, these (adults and youth) farm workers desperately need job training and affordable housing; and  

WHEREAS, the president’s budget eliminates the vital job training and housing program to the nations 5.1 million primarily Latino farm workers to their detriment; and  

WHEREAS, by eliminating this program known as Workforce 167, the only job training program by the US DOL affecting primarily Hispanics is wipe out; and  

WHEREAS, 5.1.million primarily Latino farm workers will be adversely affected. 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, we request that President Bush restore the National Farm worker job training and housing program to 166,000,000 for adults, 20,000,000 for migrant youth and 10,000,000 for farm worker technical assistance to the 2005-2006 budget. We also request that this resolution be approved at the Arizona LULAC Convention and forwarded to the national LULAC convention to become a national legislative priority. 

Submitted by John David Arnold, President of LULAC Council # 1088.

Adopted this 10th day of July 2004.
Hector M. Flores
LULAC National President