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June 30,
2006
Contact: Tatiana Guerra
202-434-8070
National Hispanic
Caucus of State Legislators Meet with Arizona
Immigrant Rights Organizations July 2nd – 4th
Phoenix /Tucson,
AZ -- National Hispanic Caucus of State
Legislators (NHCSL) President Assemblyman Felix
Ortiz (NY), Senator Efrain Gonzalez (NY) and
Assemblyman Jose Rivera (NY) will meet with
Immigrant Rights Organizations in Phoenix and
the boarder region starting Sunday, July 2nd.
The State Legislators will convene with the
local groups to discuss and see first hand the
impact of the recent immigration bills passed in
the State of Arizona and by the US Congress. The
State Legislators also plan to make a site visit
to the Border Region.
“The immigration debate is not over. The recent
immigration bills still do not address the real
problem and therefore do not provide sufficient
resolutions that respect the immigrant
population,” said Assemblyman Ortiz. “This visit
to Arizona with my colleagues is important
because the rights of a population are being
disregarded through unfair tactics that have the
potential to break up families and impact the
contributions that immigrants make to the US
economy.”
State Legislators will meet with Unidos en
Arizona and The Human Rights Coalition/Indigenous
Alliance Without Borders, among other groups.
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The National Hispanic Caucus of State
Legislators (NHCSL) is a nonpartisan
organization representing the interests of
Hispanic state legislators from all states,
commonwealths, and territories of the United
States. NHCSL is a catalyst for joint action on
issues of common concern to all segments of the
Hispanic community. For more information visit
www.nhcsl.org.
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