FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 

LULAC CALLS UPON CALIFORNIA VOTERS TO OPPOSE PROP 54
 
California Latinos Are Urged To Vote On Tuesday To Defeat The
Information Ban

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. - (Send2Press Newswire) - October 6, 2003 -- The
National Board of the League of United Latin American Citizens voted
today to urge all Latino registered voters in California to go to the
polls on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 and vote against Proposition 54 - the
Racial Privacy Initiative.

Proposition 54 seeks to amend the California Constitution to prohibit
the state and other public bodies - including local governments,
colleges and universities - from classifying individuals and collecting
information on them by race, ethnicity, color or national origin. This
initiative would undermine equal education, public health and civil
rights protections for Latinos and other minorities.

"Proposition 54 is a cynical attempt to undermine civil rights in
California," stated Hector Flores, LULAC National President. "The
Proposition condones and encourages racial discrimination by preventing
the California government from collecting data that could document
racial disparities in the state."

The proposition would prevent law enforcement from tracking racial
profiling and prosecuting hate crimes. Gaps in scholastic achievement
between racial and ethnic groups would be unknown and go un-addressed.
Health care providers could not track and treat diseases as effectively.

"California is not a colorblind utopia and we cannot bury our head in
the sand and allow discrimination to go unchecked," stated Flores. "I
call on all Californians to reject this divisive initiative and to begin
addressing the disparities that this initiative is attempting to hide."

California LULAC State Director, Ms. Mickie Luna stated,  "California
LULAC appreciates the support by the National President and the National
LULAC Board in opposing Proposition 54."
 
 
For more information about California LULAC, contact: 
Mickie Solorio Luna, California LULAC State Director 
831-637-1342 | 831-637-0146 Fax | 831-673-2009 Cell 
Toll free: 1-877-77LULAC | Email: calulac@hollinet.com  
 
Carlos Ramos, California LULAC Press Secretary 
831-624-4099 | 831-309-9919 Fax | 831-224-3260 Cell 
Email: carlos@ramoscordova.com 
 
For more information about National LULAC, contact: 
Contact: Lorraine Quiroga 
202-833-6130 
 
   
 

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