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NHLA urges steps to fairly enforce immigration law following President Obama’s meeting with Hispanic leaders in Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Lillian Rodriguez-López, chair of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA), a coalition of the 30 leading Hispanic organizations in the United States, issued a statement following President Barack Obama’s meeting with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

Roberto Torres-Aguiar moved to central Florida to practice cardiology after payments for his patients in Puerto Rico, where unemployment hovers around 16 percent, became increasingly delinquent.

“It was becoming a nightmare to practice medicine in Puerto Rico,” said Torres-Aguiar, 56, who now lives in Orlando, about 230 miles (370 kilometers) north of Miami.

April 7, 2011

The Honorable John BoehnerSpeaker,

U.S. House of Representatives

US Capitol BuildingWashington, D.C.

Dear Speaker Boehner: 

WASHINGTON DC (March 16) – With Puerto Rico’s unemployment rate now at 15.9 percent, the Chairman and President of the National Puerto Rican Coalition today commended the President’s Task Force on Puerto Rico’s Status for developing “a federal framework to restart economic development, establish competitive industries, and address the issue of Vieques.”

Click on link to view Executive Summary and Reports (English/Spanish) http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/iga/puerto-rico

The long-anticipated White House report on Puerto Rico’s political status and economy will be released this week, most likely Wednesday, CARIBBEAN BUSINESS sources say.

BY KENNETH McCLINTOCK

Peaceful disagreement and dialogue are as welcome at the University of Puerto Rico as they are at any public institution in the rest of the United States. However, a small minority of student protestors at one of UPR's 11 campuses continues to conduct themselves with violence, attacking students, teachers and now the University Chancellor. 

“I am not willing to accommodate to injustice.”-Ramón Emeterio Betances

“The law of love and the law of sacrifice do not permit our separation. ...The victory of one Puerto Rican over another Puerto Rican is to vanquish our nation”-Pedro Albizu  Campos

Washington, DC – The National Puerto Rican Coalition (NPRC) today condemned the violent attacks on University of Puerto Rico administrative personnel by demonstrators at the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras campus. 

NPRC is committed to facilitating an open and respectful dialogue around the issue of: "Are we Americans, Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican Americans - Who are we?"

As an initial exPression, we waNt to share a blog from the National Review by Mark Krikorian. NPRC thinks both Krikorian and Pierluisi are correct. Its time we have an adult conversation around this issue and find a solution. Please share your thoughts at nprc@nprcinc.org