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Press Release: LULAC Supports President’s Economic Recovery Package.
White House Releases State-By-State Economic Plan on Impact of American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan .
February 4, 2009
For more information contact:
Lizette Jenness Olmos, (202) 833-6130 ext. 16
Washington, DC - The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
commends President Barack Obama with the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Plan and urges Senators to support it. The White House released a
state-by-state data detailing the jobs impact of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Plan. This plan would create jobs, stimulate the economy,
and foster long-term economic growth.
“We need to immediately jumpstart job creation and President Obama’s
American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan will help those who have suffered
the most during this economic crisis,” said LULAC National President Rosa
Rosales. “Our economy is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis and we need
to act now.”
In addition, LULAC would like to see funding programs that benefit English
language learners (ELL) under Title III and the elimination of the E-Verify
provision that risks more than 1 percent of legal workers from losing their
jobs.
Obama’s plan will create 3-4 million jobs over the next two years. See
below for state-by-state data detailing the employment impact of the
recovery plan.
The League of United Latin American Citizens, the oldest and largest Hispanic membership organization in the country, advances the economic conditions, educational attainment, political influence, health and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 700 LULAC councils nationwide.
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Employment Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan
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State
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Estimated Effect
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Alabama
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55,000
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Alaska
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9,000
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Arizona
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74,000
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Arkansas
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33,000
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California
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421,000
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Colorado
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63,000
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Connecticut
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44,000
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Delaware
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11,000
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District of Columbia
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13,000
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Florida
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218,000
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Georgia
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113,000
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Hawaii
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17,000
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Idaho
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18,000
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Illinois
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158,000
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Indiana
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79,000
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Iowa
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39,000
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Employment Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan
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State
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Estimated Effect
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Kansas
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35,000
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Kentucky
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51,000
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Louisiana
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53,000
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Maine
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16,000
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Maryland
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70,000
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Massachusetts
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83,000
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Michigan
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116,000
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Minnesota
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70,000
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Mississippi
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32,000
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Missouri
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73,000
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Montana
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12,000
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Nebraska
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24,000
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Nevada
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36,000
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New Hampshire
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17,000
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New Jersey
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106,000
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New Mexico
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23,000
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New York
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228,000
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North Carolina
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111,000
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North Dakota
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9,000
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Ohio
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142,000
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Oklahoma
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42,000
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Oregon
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46,000
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Pennsylvania
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152,000
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Rhode Island
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13,000
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South Carolina
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54,000
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South Dakota
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10,000
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Tennessee
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75,000
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Texas
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286,000
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Utah
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33,000
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Vermont
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8,000
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Virginia
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99,000
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Washington
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80,000
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West Virginia
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21,000
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Wisconsin
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74,000
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Wyoming
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8,000
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Population Estimates:
U.S.
Department of Commerce. Population Division:
U.S.
Census. Bureau. “Estimates of the Population by Selected Age
Groups for the
United States." July 1, 2007.
Release Date: May 1, 2008.
Employment Data:
U.S.
Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current
Employment Statistics. 2007 Annual - Employment, Hours,
and Earnings - State and Metro Area. 2008.
Stimulus Employment Projections: Romer, Christina and Jared
Bernstein. "The Job Impact of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Plan." January 9, 2009.
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