The nation's leading Latino scholars and advocates will discuss the major policy initiatives facing the Latino community in 2010. Among the participants will be Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Representative Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Dr. Gabriela Lemus, Director, Office of Public Engagement U.S. Department of Labor (Invited), and Mark Hugo Lopez, Associate Director, Pew Hispanic Center.
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[Posted by Cynthia Sanchez]
Monday, March 1, 2010
$3 Million Judgment in Immigration Fraud Case
Miriam Mercedes Ortiz has been ordered to pay $3 million to immigrants whom she falsely promised green cards. She charged up to $15,000 per person to get documents saying that she had connections to get these families(37) a green card in less than eight months.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/3-million-judgment-in-immigration-fraud-case/?scp=2&sq=latinos%20&st=cse
Posted by Enedina
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GRANTS $3.4 MILLION TO NCLR’S CARRERAS EN SALUD PROGRAM
NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, applauds the U.S. Department of Labor for investing in health care training programs in high-need Chicago communities. The $3.4 million award will be used to fund the Carreras en Salud program, providing low-income, low-skilled Latinos with a structured but flexible, multientry career pathway to skilled nursing and allied- healthcare occupations. “Latinos have been overrepresented in high-unemployment occupations in this and other industries. These types of programs provide entry-level workers with high-demand skills. Latinos represent a growing and needed pool of future health care workers in this rapidly expanding industry, even while the labor force in many other industries is shrinking,” said NCLR President and CEO Janet Murguía. “NCLR is thankful to Secretary Solis and the Department of Labor for supporting the Carreras en Salud program, enabling Latinos to find quality jobs that help lift their families out of poverty.”
http://www.nclr.org/content/news/detail/61882/
Posted by Frederick Lopez
http://www.nclr.org/content/news/detail/61882/
Posted by Frederick Lopez
Literacy program in Spanish helps immigrants continue their education dreams
Mexican government aids classes in Carpentersville
Ipolita Zarate, 60, meticulously places alphabet blocks in rows on the desk as two of her adult daughters sit next to her, listening intently while their teacher sounds out letters in Spanish.
Down the hall, two more of Zarate's daughters are studying in separate classrooms. A fifth daughter, who just gave birth, plans to resume her primary education classes as soon as possible.
"We don't know anything, so we want to see if we can learn a little," Zarate said.
Thanks to a literacy program called "Plaza Comunitaria," the mother and her grown daughters have already fulfilled a life-long dream of simply going to school.
They are attending classes at Golfview Elementary School in Carpentersville, where instruction is in Spanish. The program is designed to help those who are illiterate as well as students who wish to continue their education.
Materials and the curriculum are provided by the Mexican government. Additional funding comes from the state and federal government. Golfview is one of 11 sites in the Chicago area currently offering the program. Eight are located in Chicago; the others are in Elgin and McHenry.
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[Posted by Julia Martinez]
Ipolita Zarate, 60, meticulously places alphabet blocks in rows on the desk as two of her adult daughters sit next to her, listening intently while their teacher sounds out letters in Spanish.
Down the hall, two more of Zarate's daughters are studying in separate classrooms. A fifth daughter, who just gave birth, plans to resume her primary education classes as soon as possible.
"We don't know anything, so we want to see if we can learn a little," Zarate said.
Thanks to a literacy program called "Plaza Comunitaria," the mother and her grown daughters have already fulfilled a life-long dream of simply going to school.
They are attending classes at Golfview Elementary School in Carpentersville, where instruction is in Spanish. The program is designed to help those who are illiterate as well as students who wish to continue their education.
Materials and the curriculum are provided by the Mexican government. Additional funding comes from the state and federal government. Golfview is one of 11 sites in the Chicago area currently offering the program. Eight are located in Chicago; the others are in Elgin and McHenry.
More here
[Posted by Julia Martinez]
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