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California Study: Immigration induced a 4% real wage increase for US-born worker s

R euters: S easonal businesses suffer from restrictive immigration policy

New voter education resource

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Website

IN THIS ISSUE: February 26, 2008

Special Announcements: The E-blast has a new look!

Community Forum: Citizenship and the Consular Process

Teatro Americano: Sign up for Workshops

College-Bound Youth Group: Retreat Recap

Community Partner Announcements

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
The E-blast has a new look! Now you can click on the links in the "in this issue" section at the top of this e-mail to jump to the sections that interest you the most. Special thanks to intern Ariel Cohen for designing a bright and user-friendly new e-blast template!

COMMUNITY FORUM
THIS THURSDAY: Citizenship and the Consular Process Join Latinos Progresando on Thursday, Feb. 28th at Telpochcalli Elementary to hear from experts on important issues in the naturalization process. For more information, e-mail hallie@latinospro.org.

TEATRO AMERICANO
Sign up for Teatro Americano Acting Workshops ^{Classes start March 8th! To sign up, fill out this form and return by e-mail to melissa@latinospro.org.} An introductory session will be held on March 8 from 4-6pm; ^{All other sessions will be held every Saturday from March 15th - May 15th from 2:30-4:30pm.}

COLLEGE-BOUND YOUTH GROUP

C-BYG Retreat

This weekend, LP's College-Bound Youth Group held a retreat to discuss and plan college workshops for high school students, college visits, fundraisers and scholarship opportunities for undocumented students. Participants included students from the University of Chicago, DePaul University, University of Illinois at Chicago, Big Picture High School, Whitney Young, Lane Tech, Kelly High School, Curie High School and St. Richard Elementary School.

To join the youth group or for more information, e-mail cbyg@latinospro.org or call Melissa at 312-850-0572.

COMMUNITY PARTNER ANNOUNCEMENTS

News and Events from Partner Organizations

To submit your event or announcement for posting in this section, please send an e-mail to eblast@latinospro.org with "e-blast" in the subject line.

Job Announcements

Part-Time Parent Coordinator, Little Village Community Development Corporation

LVCDC is looking for a part-time parent coordinator to work with parents, community residents and the principals of two high schools; Infinity andWorld Language located on the Little Village Lawndale H.S. Campus. The parent coordinator will be expected to recruit and support parents,community members and the two principals in developing their Parent AdvisoryCommittees (PAC) and their Local Advisory Councils (LAC). Must be bilingual.

If you are interested please send your resume attention to Rudy Lozano at rlozano@lvcdc.org or fax (773) 522-2717.

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Senior Employment Policy Attorney, National
Immigration Law Center

NILC is seeking a senior employment policy attorney in our LA office to help advance a national agenda on immigration enforcement at the worksite that will improve the labor and due process rights of low-wage immigrant workers. Job description can be found at http://www.nilc.org/nilcinfo/Sr_Employ_Policy_Atty_2008-2-22.pdf.

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Fiesta del Sol Assistant (Seasonal: March 10, 2008 through September 12, 2008)

Assistant to Fiesta del Sol Coordinator must be bilingual in Spanish and English (written and verbal) and be familiar with word, excel and access programs. Assistant to FDS Coordinator will handle clerical duties as well as vendor contracts and permits, thus good communication skills, attention to detail and ability to follow up on projects is a must. The FDSCA will also help manage our Fiesta del Sol and Individual Sustainers databases (updating, checking for accuracy, etc.) Additional duties as needed. This is a part time position with 15-20 hours a week, more hours as Fiesta del Sol approaches.

Please submit resume and cover letter to: Gardenia Rangel, Pilsen Neighbors Community Council, 2026 S. Blue Island Ave., Chicago IL 60608, gardeniarangel@sbcglobal.net

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To our allies in Boston: Centro Presente invites you to the one-year anniversary of the ICE raid on Michael Bianco, Jr. factory in New Bedford

Join us on Wednesday, March 5 from 5-7 p.m.

at City Year's office in downtown
Boston, 287 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA 02116
(around the corner from Back Bay T.station)

There will be music, film, video and testimonies from some Bianco factory workers.
Enjoy some typical Guatemalan snack food!

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Rebecca Jones Habla en Defensa de la Mujer

"Donde hay violencia, no hay placer"
(Where there is violence, there is no pleasure)

Poetic, Historical, Dramatic, Comic, and Musical Presentation

Original work by Rebecca Jones and Jose Luis Vargas
This dramatic presentation will be in Spanish

The National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W. 19^th Street Chicago

Friday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $20; Students and Teachers with ID: $17 Information: 312-491-9792

Want to Get Involved?

Latinos Progresando benefits hugely from the work of our dedicated volunteers. To find out about volunteering, contact the appropriate program coordinator below:

Legal Sevices:                                        marcy@latinospro.org
College-Bound Youth Group:        melissa@latinospro.org
Teatro Americano:                                 melissa@latinospro.org
Community Forums/Advocacy:          melissa@latinospro.org
Development/Administrative:            laseago@latinospro.org

About Latinos Progresando

Latinos Progresando, a nonprofit organization based in Pilsen and Little Village, serves immigrants through the highest-quality, low-cost legal immigration services, community education and engagement, and advocacy/organizing around just immigration policy.

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