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Senate
80TH ANNIVERSARY OF LULAC
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I rise to call the attention of the
Senate to the 80th anniversary of the League of United Latin
American Citizens, LULAC. As a pioneer of the Latino civil
rights movement, LULAC has long fought to better the economic
condition, educational attainment, political influence, housing,
health and civil rights of Americans of Latino descent.
Eighty years ago, three organizations in south Texas united to
combat the rampant discrimination faced by Mexican Americans.
After decades of disenfranchisement, the Latino community in
south Texas created a movement for equality that has contributed
greatly to enhancing the livelihood of Latinos throughout the
United States.
LULAC’s successes and achievements are many—ranging from the
desegregation of schools throughout the American Southwest to
improving access to jobs and government programs.
Today, as America’s oldest national Latino organization, LULAC
boasts continued service to America’s Latino population through
more than 48 employment training centers, 16 regional centers,
and employs its great knowledge of the needs of the Latino
community by advising private, nonprofit, and public
institutions. Moreover, its unique charter structure allows this
organization to disseminate important information and provide
worthwhile services via more than 600 councils throughout the
United States and Puerto Rico. The need for LULAC’s services has
not subsided through the years and a new generation of Latinos
calls upon the institutional strength that this organization can
provide. The challenges we face as a nation can only be resolved
by the inclusion of all American communities and I value the
sage voice of LULAC on the strategies to empower Latino
communities.
The organization’s early efforts for political and social
inclusion created a strong base which LULAC and other
organizations now utilize to improve the quality of life for all
American Latinos. I congratulate and commend the League of
United Latin American Citizens for their long record of service
to the Latino community and wish them continued success.
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