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• At&T Receives High Rating for Inclusion of Hispanics ; Leading Hispanic Advocacy Group Hacr Recognizes at&T's Inclusion of Hispanics in the Workforce, Supply Chain, Community and Governance

DALLAS, Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T has received the highest rating for all telecommunication firms on the 2011 Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility's Corporate Inclusion Index (HACR CII). AT&T was one of only two companies to achieve a 95 rating, the highest in the 2011 HACR CII. The HACR CII rates Hispanic inclusion by Fortune 100 companies and its corporate partners in the areas of workforce, procurement, philanthropy, and governance. AT&T continues to demonstrate its commitment to diversity with policies that ensure the inclusion of Hispanics at all levels and in every one of its varied business lines," said Janet Murguia, chairperson of the HACR Board of Directors and president and CEO of National Council of La Raza. "AT&T is one of the few companies moving the ...

• U.S. Newswire
• January 11, 2012

• National Council of La Raza President and Ceo Janet Murguia to Address Thousands of Journalists During Unity Conference: Join the Movement to Fix Our Nations Failing Schools

To: EDUCATION EDITORS Contact: Shannon Murphy, +1-202-870-1093 (cell), Shannon.Murphy@StrongAmericanSchools.org, or Krista Zaharias, +1- 202-870-1097 (cell), Krista.Zaharias@StrongAmericanSchools.org

• U.S. Newswire
• July 23, 2008

• Capital Briefs

Addressing the annual conference of the National Council of La Raza last week, former President Clinton expressed how grateful he was to President Bush for promoting an imnesty For illegal aliens. Conservative Rep. Steve King (R.-Iowa) fought a successful uphill battle against the House Republican leadership simply to force a vote on an amendment to the Voting Rights Act that would terminate the foreign-language ballot mandate. In response to Pelosi's statement, the National Republican Congressional Committee distributed a copy of the electronic fund-raising letter that DCCC Chairman Rahm Emanuel (D.-III.) sent to Democratic supporters, asking them for contributions and providing them with a link to the group's website so potential contributors could get a "first look at a new DCCC vi...

• Human Events
• August 11, 2009

• Latinos for Latinos

Latino groups, as varied as the Hispanic Alliance for Prosperity and the National Council of La Raza, celebrated Bush's nomination of [Alberto Gonzales] for attorney general in November 2004. Despite his weak credentials and ideological righteousness, Gonzales was widely praised during the confirmation process and later defended by Latino groups. The National Council of La Raza, which is currently calling for President-elect [Barack Obama] to nominate Latinos to his cabinet, had criticized President Bush for not bringing a Latino into his cabinet after the departure of conservative [Mel Martinez]. "We are very encouraged by the Gonzales nomination," declared NCLR. "We previously criticized the Bush administration for not having a Hispanic in the cabinet since the departure of former HUD...

• La Prensa San Diego
• September 02, 2009

• The La Raza Speech: Pandering to Radicals

President Barack Obama abandons U.S. border state interests, not to mention federal immigration laws, by stepping before the National Council of La Raza and pledging, "The Democrats and your president are with you. That's akin to saying immigration "reform" under his administration will be an open-door policy for illegal aliens. Especially with regard to this group.

• Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
• July 28, 2011

• President of the National Council of La Raza Highlights National Poll That Shows Improving Public Education Is Top Concern for Latino Voters

To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Elizabeth Snyder of ED in '08, +1-202-552-4569, Elizabeth.Snyder@StrongAmericanSchools.org

• U.S. Newswire
• February 13, 2008

• La Raza Without La Raza

Janet Murguia, the National Council of La Raza's president, says she has little use for those who pit groups against each other. I don't believe in wedge politics," she told The San Diego Union- Tribune editorial board. "And I don't like people who try to divide and conquer. I prefer messages of unity and those who draw people together around the common good.

• Press Telegram
• July 13, 2008

• Hispanic Group Aims to Stop 'Wave of Hate' ; La Raza Blames Talk Radio for Senate Defeat of Immigration Reform Legislation.

The nation's largest Hispanic advocacy group says it must come up with a strategy to combat "a wave of hate" its leaders say came from talk radio's efforts to sink the Senate's immigration bill. That had an extraordinary impact in the Senate, and as a nation, I don't think we should be comfortable with the fact that the United States Senate responded to what was largely a wave of hate," Cecilia Munoz, the National Council of La Raza's senior vice president for research, advocacy and legislation, told The Washington Times after meeting with NCLR affiliates to talk about a new strategy.

• The Washington Times
• July 22, 2007

• As Nevada Prepares for Caucus Vote, President of the National Council of La Raza Highlights National Poll That Shows Improving Public Education Is Top Concern for Latino Voters

To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Shannon Murphy of ED in 08, +1-202-552-4555

• U.S. Newswire
• January 18, 2008

• Ruben Navarrette: It Isn't Just About Illegal Immigration

S.-born Latinos in America are fed up. They're tired of the ugliness in the immigration debate, and they're not buying the argument that it does not concern them. Take it from Janet Murguia, president of the National Council of La Raza, the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights organization. She recently delivered a passionate and important speech to the National Press Club in Washington. Her topic: the immigration debate and what she labels a wave of hate sweeping the land - one that isn't limited to illegal immigrants, or even immigrants in general, but which is now splattering onto all Hispanics regardless of where they were born, what language they speak or what flag they wave.

• San Gabriel Valley Tribune
• April 24, 2008