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Tuesday February 10th - Immigration Summit
[JW Marriott, Salon I]
9:00 am to 10:15 am - The Path Towards Immigration Reform
As the debate on immigration reform develops, it is clear that for far too long the dialogue on immigration has focused overwhelming on border enforcement-only policies or visa renewal programs, which have led to ineffectual 287g regulations, racial profiling, hate crimes, workforce raids, and inhumane treatment of immigrant detainees. Expert panelists will offer insight on reframing the immigration debate, as well as discuss the latest policy strategy to pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform. This briefing is intended to allow key immigration reform leaders to share their legislative plans for 2009, on how best achieve a fair and just immigration plan for America.
Moderator: Mario Hernandez, LULAC National Immigrant Affairs Commission German Trejo, Chair, LULAC National Immigrant Affairs Commission Ur Mendoza Jaddou, House Committee on the Judiciary Mary Giovagnoli, National Immigration Forum Bill Medford, General Board of Church & Society, The United Methodist Church
10:30 am to 11:45 am - Legislative Priorities: Ag-Jobs and the Dream Act
Michelle Pelayo. LULAC Young Adult Board Adrienne DerVartanian, Staff Attorney/Policy Analyst, Farmworker Justice Josh Bernstein, Service Employees International Union
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm - Framework for Immigration Reform Luncheon (by invitation only) [Salon II]
Remarks: Exelon Corporation Rosa Rosales, National President, LULAC Janet Murguia, President and CEO, NCLR Arturo Vargas, NALEO
1:45 pm to 3:00 pm - Immigration Reform Roundtable
Moderator: Beatrice Aberman, Virginia Latino Advisory Board Rich Stolz, National Immigration Forum
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm - Corporate Alliance - LULAC National Board Meet and Greet
5:30 pm - NALEO Edward R. Roybal Gala (Ticketed Event)
NALEO will honor Texas State Senator Leticia Van de Putte with the prestigious Edward R. Roybal Award for Outstanding Public Service. Details: 5:30 p.m. - Reception, 6:30 p.m. - Award Ceremony & Dinner, 8:30 p.m. - Dessert Reception. Location: Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, 999 Ninth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 Black Tie Optional
Wednesday February 11th - Issue Briefings
[JW Marriott, Salon D]
9:00 am to 10:15 am - Healthcare Reform
As the debate on health care reform develops, LULAC strongly believes all Americans, including Hispanics, deserve solutions that will tackle our nation’s broken health care system and provide quality, affordable health care for everyone. This briefing is intended to allow key healthcare reform leaders to share their legislative plans for 2009, on how best to achieve universal health coverage that will be affordable, culturally competent, and address health disparities faced by communities of color.
Moderator: Sal Alvarez, LULAC National Health Commission Representative John Conyers (D-MI), U.S. House of Representatives Hilary Shelton, NAACP Washington Bureau Sinsi Hernandez, Service Employees International Union Jen Ng’andu, NCLR Nick Unger, AFL-CIO
10:30 am to 11:45 am - Census: 2010
Hispanics are the fastest and largest growing minority group in the country. According to the latest Census population figures, Hispanics comprise 15% of the general population or 45.5 million people. Historically, however, minority populations have disproportionably been miscounted and underserved with government resources. This seminar will present the challenges that exist in Census counting and the remedies that are needed to ensure that accurate and reliable data is collected about the Latino community.
Arnold Jackson, U.S. Census Bureau William Ramos, NALEO Edna Canino, LULAC National Census Commission Angelo Falcon, National Latino Policy Institute Phil Sparks, Census Project
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm - Latinos Moving Forward Luncheon (by invitation only) [Salon E]
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm - LULAC Advocacy Day
Members of Congress: Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, Rep. Betsy Markey, Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, Rep. Dina Titus, Rep. Ed Pastor, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Rep. Gene Green, Rep. George Miller, Rep. Gerry Connolly, Rep. Grace Napolitano, Rep. Harry Teague, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Rep. Jim Himes, Rep. Joe Baca, Rep. John Salazar, Rep. Lincoln Diaz Balart, Rep. Lucille Roybal Allard, Rep. Mario Diaz Balart, Rep. Nydia Velazquez, Rep. Pedro Pierluisi, Rep. Raul Grijalva, Rep. Ruben Hinojosa, Sen. Mike Enzi, Sen. Jon Kyl, Sen. Jeff Merkely; Senate Judiciary Committee. Agencies: Department of Homeland Security, Department of Veteran Affairs; Environmental Agency Protection; Office of Management & Budget.
6:00 pm - LULAC Awards Gala (Ticketed event)
6:00 pm Cocktails, 7:00 pm Awards, 8:00 pm Dinner
Award Recipients: Senator Hutchison, Senator Menendez, Mayor Villaraigosa. Members of Congress Attending Gala: Congressman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, Congressman Ben Lujan, Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay, Congresswoman Carolyn Kilpatrick; Congressman Bob Filner; Congressman Ruben Hinojosa; Congressman Martin Heinrich; Congressman John Salazar ; Congressman Austria; Congressman Joseph Cao; Congressman Steve Dreihaus. Embassies: Ambassador Arturo Sakuran, Mexico ; Ambassador Roberto Flores Bermudez, Honduras ; Ambassador Mariano Fernandez, Chile; Ambassador Carolina Barco, Colombia; Ambassador Luis B. Gallegos Chiriboga, Ecuador; Ambassador James S. Hellmers; Deputy Chief of Mission Erika Duenas, Bolivia; Deputy Chief of Mission Rita Sciolli, Guatemala; Angelo Rivero Santos, Charge D’Affairs, Embassy of Venezuela. Top Obama Administration Staff: Michael C. Camuñez, Special Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel; Roberto J. Gonzlez, Associate Counsel, White House Office; Louis Caldera, Director, White House Military Office; Lizet Ocampo, White House Legislative Affairs Team; Stephanie Valencia; and Federico de Jesus.
Thursday February 12th
[Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 430]
9:30 am to 11:30 am - Campaign for High School Equity Congressional Briefing
Accountability, Achievement, and Action: High School Education Reform in the New Era
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