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            <title>Next Up:  Immigration Reform</title>
            <link>http://nclr.org/content/news/detail/62261</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Latino Community Demands Action]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>For Change, For Families, For Our Country:  NCLR Joins March For America</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<i>On immigration, it’s time to act</i>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>New NCLR Fact Sheet Shows Young Latinos Overrepresented in Juvenile Justice System and Adult ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Among the overall youth population of the United States, Latinos make up 19% of all 10- to 17-year-olds, yet they represent 25% of youth who are incarcerated.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>NCLR Applauds the Introduction of the “Refugee Protection Act of 2010”</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, commends Senator Patrick Leahy (D–VT) for introducing the “Refugee Protection Act of 2010” earlier this week, along with Senators Carl Levin (D–MI), Richard Durbin (D–IL), and Daniel Akaka (D–HI).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>NCLR Applauds Congress for Committing to Job Creation in the Nonprofit Sector</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Today the United States Senate passed legislation that could provide up to $1 billion in assistance to the nonprofit sector and create thousands of new nonprofit jobs.  NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S., applauds the Senate for passing the “Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act.”]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>America Needs an Accurate Count</title>
            <link>http://nclr.org/content/news/detail/62211</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Campaigns aim to inform and motivate nearly 50 million Latinos to participate in 2010 Census]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>NCLR Urges Swift Confirmation of Mari Carmen Aponte</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, urges the rapid confirmation of Mari Carmen Aponte as U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>NCLR Applauds Obama Administration's Leadership on Education Reform</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, applauds the Obama administration for its leadership in the long overdue reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), formerly known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>NCLR Urges Swift Confirmation of Yzaguirre as U.S. Ambassador</title>
            <link>http://nclr.org/content/news/detail/62134</link>
            <description><![CDATA[NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, today urged the rapid confirmation of Raul Yzaguirre as Ambassador to the Dominican Republic.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>For Latinos in 2010, the Word is Accountability</title>
            <link>http://nclr.org/content/news/detail/62132</link>
            <description><![CDATA[It’s Time to Get Immigration Reform Done]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Growth of Latino Youth on the Rise in U.S. ...</title>
            <link>http://nclr.org/content/news/detail/62126</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Nearly one in five teens and young adults in the United States is Latino, and three-quarters of these youth are U.S. citizens.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Alliance Hosts Free Home Rescue Fair in DC Area to Help Preserve Homeownership in Minority ...</title>
            <link>http://nclr.org/content/news/detail/62107</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Alliance for Stabilizing Our Communities—led by NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the National Urban League (NUL), and the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD)—with the support of Bank of America will host a <b>free Home Rescue Fair on Monday, March 15 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington, Carteret Mortgage Branch, 9501 Dean Park Lane, in Manassas, VA 20110</b>.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>America’s Influential Latina Leaders Visit Israel</title>
            <link>http://nclr.org/content/news/detail/62106</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Twelve of America’s prominent Latina leaders are currently visiting Israel for intensive dialogue and briefings as guests of Project Interchange, an educational institute of the American Jewish Committee (AJC).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Federal Jobs Legislation Must Have Local Impact, Say Civil Rights Leaders</title>
            <link>http://nclr.org/content/news/detail/62037</link>
            <description><![CDATA[February’s unemployment numbers, arriving on the heels of a $15 billion bill passed by the House of Representatives to jumpstart hiring, emphasize the need to reach the hardest-hit neighborhoods and communities with job opportunities, according to NCLR (National Council of La Raza)—the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States—and the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs (AFOP).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Community Leaders Call for Accountability at 2010 NCLR National Latino Advocacy Days</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Senator Robert Menendez (D–NJ) and Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D–IL) addressed nearly 350 Latino leaders from more than 100 community-based organizations in 30 states today as part of the 2010 NCLR National Latino Advocacy Days.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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