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The REFORMA Legislative Committee had a very successful National Library Legislative Day on Capitol Hill. The REFORMA delegation was led by Carol Brey-Casiano, who did an excellent job in representing the legislative issues that are important to REFORMA. Members of the delegation included Jacqueline Ayala and Sandy Schuckett (CA), Camila Alire (CO), Mario Ascencio (DC), Hector Marino (IL), and Carol Brey-Casiano (TX). The delegation met with eight congressional representative staff members from the following offices: Congressman Ciro Rodriguez, Congressman Joe Baca, Congressman Silvestre Reyes, Congressman Ruben Hinojosa, Congressman Raul Grijalva, Congressman Henry Cuellar, and Congressman Luis Gutierrez. They also met with Congressman Xavier Becerra and with MALDEF Legal Attorney, Peter Zamora. Issues brought forward by the REFORMA delegation included: 1) support for the repeal of the REAL ID Act, 2) support for immigration reform as stated in REFORMA's and ALA's resolution on immigration, adopted in January 2007, 3) Bilingual Education, 4) Net Neutrality, 5) LSTA funding, 6) School Libraries (Improving Literacy through School Libraries & and No Child Left Behind), 7) Librarians Act of 2007, and 8) Copyright. Muchas Gracias to the REFORMA Legislative Committee for representing REFORMA on Capitol Hill! Roxana Benavides, REFORMA President 2006-2007. |
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| l. to r. : Hector Marino, Jacqueline Ayala, Mario Ascencio, Rep. Silvestre Reyes, TX, Carol Brey Casiano, Rhoda Goldberg | |
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| l. to r. : Jacqueline Ayala, Héctor Marino, Rep. Ciro Rodríguez, TX, Carol Brey-Casiano, Mario Ascencio | Héctor Marino, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, IL |
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| l. to r. : Sandy Schuckett, Héctor Marino, Rep. Luis Gutierrez, IL, Mario Ascencio | |
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National Legislative Day, follow this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alawash |
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