What is LULAC?

It is well known that Elgin City Council Candidate Emi Morales is an officer in an organization called LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens).

Morales doesn’t talk much about it at the candidate forums, preferring to say that she is involved with various boards and organizations. We think her involvement in LULAC is an important one, given our need for greater cooperation between Immigration and the Elgin Police Department. And given the lawsuit in the works at U46.

Read the LULAC position on these issues and ask yourself if you want a LULAC board member on the Elgin City Council.

LULAC opposes ICE ACCESS and 287(g) enforcement:
From an Illinois LULAC Resolution (July2007)
“Therefore, be it resolved that LULAC stand in full support of the four demands listed (below) and the boycott of businesses who do not support these demands and urges the Mayor and City Council of Waukegan to withdraw their 287g application immediately.”
The four demands:
- Rescind the 287(g) application to enlist Waukegan police officers to act as I.C.E. agents.
- Stop the vehicle impoundment program and racial profiling.
- End Building Code Inspector harassment of Family housing.
- Establish an independent Police Review Board."
http://www.lulac.org/advocacy/resolutions/2007/immi2.pdf


From a LULAC Press Release on ICE/local police programs (August 2007)
“LULAC has always come out firmly against involving city police in immigration matters. This is the role of the federal government. The local police departments do not have the resources or training to enforce immigration law,” said LULAC National President Rosa Rosales.
http://lulac.org/advocacy/press/2007/immigrationreform8.html

LULAC in court:
School District Discrimination (June 2007)
“The League of United Latin American Citizens condemned the 5-4 United States Supreme Court ruling Thursday invalidating two voluntary integration plans in Seattle and Louisville school districts because they used race in some students’ school assignments in an effort to end racial isolation and prevent resegregation.”
http://www.lulac.org/advocacy/press/2007/brown.html

Redistricting in Texas (December 2005)
“The disingenuous promoters of the redistricting plan have made no secret of the fact that this is a flagrant attempt to increase their numbers in Congress at the expense of the voting rights of the Latino community in Texas.” (Hector Flores, national president of LULAC)
http://www.lulac.org/advocacy/press/2005/perry.html

On the appointment of Justice Alito (October 2005)
“The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) expressed today its frustration over President Bush’s nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. to the U.S. Supreme Court. This is the third opportunity Bush has missed to diversify the court by not naming a Hispanic to the seat. It is clear to LULAC officials that Bush has misled the Hispanic community by not keeping his promise of being a Hispanic-friendly president in the courts.”
http://www.lulac.org/advocacy/press/2005/alito.html

Do you still want to vote for Emi Morales?