LULAC supports efforts to grow sustainable economic development programs in Latin America and the Caribbean, along with social development programs.

We oppose any acts such as not allowing DREAMERS permission to obtain driving licenses as barriers to DREAMERS pursuing their goals and living their lives. ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE LULAC opposes the practice of locating environmentally damaging or dangerous sites in Hispanic and other disadvantaged communities, and opposes the disposal of nuclear, chemical waste or other toxic waste in or near Hispanic communities. LULAC encourages every LULAC council to engage in advocacy activities consisting of letter-writing and media campaigns, and rallies to encourage congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform. LULAC urges pharmaceutical companies and medical research facilities to increase the inclusion of Latinos in their clinical trials and focus groups in order to better provide accurate health information for this population group. LULAC urges all states to pass laws that allow undocumented immigrant children who have completed high school, are of good moral character, and reside in the state to be admitted to colleges and universities as residents and eligible for in-state tuition. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY LULAC urges companies and government agencies to embrace diversity in all aspects of business, whether employment, promotion, or contracting (including federal and state contracting), as well as to support representation of Hispanics at all levels, from day-to-day management and governance to the boardroom. As a national partner, LULAC supports the efforts of the Census Bureau to obtain an accurate Census count. School curriculum should include a historical perspective of the farm worker struggle and community service in his honor. LULAC encourages all eligible immigrants to become US citizens and demands that the Citizenship and Immigration Services streamline and expedite the processing of citizenship applications pending in a backlog for up to two years or more. LULAC opposes any effort to amend the U.S. Constitution in any manner that reduces protection of any individual’s rights on the basis of national origin, race, religion, language, sexual orientation, age or disability. LULAC supports the repeal of legislation harmful to Latinos to redress disparate treatment of minorities, such as the elimination of the death penalty. Because of the disproportionate number of Hispanics who are uninsured and under-insured, LULAC is committed to working with the Latino community to ensure that those who are eligible for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, are enrolled in a medical insurance plan. Federal funding for Head Start, Migrants and Seasonal Head Start, Gear Up, TRIO, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), HEP-CAMP, Title I and Title III programs, and STEM education programs, should be increased and access should be expanded to ensure high participation of Latino children. Patient education programs should focus on preventing diseases disproportionately affecting Latinos, such as diabetes, obesity, coronary diseases, hypertension, Alzheimer’s and HIV/AIDS, and about ways to prevent the onset of these diseases by seeking routine medical care. LULAC supports foreclosure intervention programs and efforts to help stop foreclosures. LULAC supports expanding these programs to include parents of DREAMERs. In addition, LULAC supports the development of more housing for the elderly; the creation of additional emergency shelter to permanent housing for victims of domestic violence; the development of integrated permanent supportive housing for people with disabilities and an increase in funding for programs and services to end homelessness. LULAC supports the issuance of non-immigrant t-visas for foreign born victims of human trafficking in the U.S. LULAC strongly supports that unaccompanied minors be treated as refugees and provided with the fullest form of care and protection including being protected from incarceration and detention. LULAC encourages the clean up of “brownfields” (contaminated sites) in Hispanic neighborhoods.

We urge the administration to work closely with Hispanic members of Congress to develop strategies that will increase the representation of Latinos in the local, state and federal government. LULAC supports a national holiday honoring Cesar Chavez and commemorating the contributions of farm workers to the United States. A home broadband connection is vital to the economic success of Latinos. LULAC supports financial education efforts aimed at improving the economic security and stability of the Latino community. Made possible with the generous support of the Verizon Foundation, Technology by Plus Three | Design by Latino Strategies. LULAC seeks higher funding to increase the capacity of Hispanic organizations to conduct fair housing education and enforcement activities. LULAC supports stronger benefits for lower income groups, women, and the disabled. LULAC membership advocates that scholarship awards be provided to qualified persons regardless of their citizenship status. In addition, LULAC strongly opposes the holding of documented and undocumented minors in any facilities, be it public or private that separates them from their parents and/or caretakers. In addition, LULAC opposes the ICE detention of vulnerable populations like LGBT immigrants. LULAC encourages the Bureau to reach out to community-based organizations between decennial census counts in order to build and maintain trust with hard-to-count populations, such as Latinos, whom are wary of giving personal information to the Bureau. FINANCIAL PROTECTION LULAC works to promote financial literacy, savings and investments in Latino communities. LULAC supports comprehensive immigration reform that provides an avenue for undocumented workers to legalize their status and expands the number of legal immigrants allowed into the U.S. to meet our needs.

LULAC also supports investments in green affordable housing. Geographic location or a person’s ability to prove residency should also not impede their ability to obtain credentials and identification.

In addition, LULAC supports efforts to ensure that students, families, and teachers have the support, training, and resources needed as states continue to administer new assessments. ENGLISH PLUS LULAC strongly opposes all legislation that designates English as the official language of the United States or of any individual state. As a high percentage of computers in America are infected with malware and spam, LULAC encourages our legislative leaders to refocus their online security efforts to fight these security threats. LULAC strongly supports programs to protect women and their children from domestic violence and sexual abuse, and strong penalties for abusers that include but are not limited to community service, appropriate time in jail and mandatory anger management training. LULAC urges local, state, and federal agencies to increase their outreach to Hispanic organizations, i.e. LULAC is opposed to legislation that will proliferate the entrance of children and youth from communities of color into the juvenile and criminal systems, and supports the process for investigating cases of racial profiling and discrimination in the child welfare systems by the U.S. Justice Department and Department of Health and Human Services. Latino mothers should have access to pre-natal care, health and nutrition education, and access to healthy foods, anti-hunger programs, and medical services. It is the only convention in which participants representing Hispanic communities from across the country determine the positions and strategies of a national Latino organization. The goal of LULAC, or the League of United Latin American Citizens is to advance the economic condition, educational attainment, the political influence, housing, health, and civil rights of Hispanic people who are United States citizens. LULAC National Legislative Conference and Gala. LULAC supports the Office of Personnel Management’s Federal Diversity Office, which seeks to develop a government-wide strategy to support Federal agencies in improving outreach to and hiring of diverse groups of candidates including Hispanics. LULAC also calls on the immediate end to family detention practices and urges the Department of Homeland Security to adhere to the November 20, 2014 memo titled Policies for the Apprehension, Detention and Removal of Undocumented Immigrants. Federal funding for LULAC National Education Service Centers (LNESC) should be continued so as to address the specific needs of our community, as well as to expand into geographic areas not currently served. LULAC supports increasing services and affordable housing units for America’s rural poor. It strongly encourages the development of housing options for migrant farm workers and their families. LULAC favors a prompt avenue to citizenship. LULAC strongly opposes changing existing human trafficking laws to strip away critical protections for unaccompanied minors as a way to speed up their deportations. LULAC supports an increase in the number of Latino educators at all levels of education, administrators and school board members, as well as teacher training and development programs to encourage Latinos to become teachers.

LULAC encourages Federal and State protections for victims of child abuse in the education system. 10/13 Latina/o Equity in U.S. Higher Education: A National Campaign for Equity Assessment Policy ...RSVP 10/15 Innovation and the Future of Work in the Wake of COVID-19...RSVP Here. LULAC and others, since they are the ones that can supply the agencies with qualified applicants.

Reliable studies and recent facts occurring in practice have revealed “the consequences to the physical and mental state of the persons targeted are of a nature to violate" the provisions of the United Nations Convention against Torture. LULAC also supports ensuring that statistical data of inmates in the state and federal prison systems is gathered for Hispanics/Latinos, of any race.

IMMIGRATION- RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS Absent the enactment of comprehensive immigration reform, LULAC strongly supports the President’s authority to take administrative action on immigration. IMMIGRATION LULAC demands an end to all deportations, excluding individuals convicted of a violent felony, while comprehensive immigration reform legislation is being considered. All Latinos should have access to safe, quality and desegregated public education. LULAC supports the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions that are harmful to Latinos of all ages and opposes any effort to loosen its regulations placed on the coal-burning power plants in the United States. In addition, LULAC supports efforts at the state level to ensure Latino students have access to high quality education that prepares them for college and career.

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