Latino leaders wrap up three-day summit

For three days, more than 500 Latino policymakers and legislators gathered in Los Angeles for the National Latino Congreso to discuss pressing issues in the Latino community, including public health, climate change and foreign policy. The third annual congreso ended today with the leaders calling for increased cooperation between Latinos and African Americans.

Today’s wrap-up discussion at the Sheraton Hotel downtown addressed the relationship between the African American and Latino communities. Several speakers said the two groups have much in common because some Latinos are currently discriminated against in much the same manner that many blacks were before the civil rights era.

U.S. Rep. Hilda Solis (D-El Monte) also noted that by joining together, African Americans and Latinos have a historic ability to influence the upcoming presidential election. "It is an important time," Solis said.

The congreso drew participants from many leading Latino organizations, including the League of United Latin American Citizens and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

--Jason Song

Comments

[john nahm]

That is so true, what a double standard, if whites held a national white congress, all hell would brake loose. But the illegals and ancor babies have a convention and everyone praises them for doing something for the community. Some one should have called ICE on that convention

[apple]

That's not very nice to say that they should have deported us.

[Bronzz]

ICE should have checked immagration status of all the attendees and deported most of them

[Andrew Wainer]

"It's an important time" That's your quote!?!? That's the best you could get out of her? Jeez....