Army extends immigrant recruiting

Recruiting offices from the pilot program will begin taking applications from some foreigners who are here on temporary visas or who have been granted asylum. Offices are looking for recruits with special language and medical skills and once accepted will get an expedited path to citizenship in return for their service.

Jesse

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-immigrant-recruits4-2009may04,0,5003914.story

Leaders join together to encourage Latinos to prepare for and run for public office Esteban

Lulac plans to hold conferences across the nation to bolster the amount of Latinos participating in politics. They are working alongside grassroots organizations to convince Latino elected officials to run for office. This call to action occurd because although the amount of elected officials did increase, there are still not enough to accomodate the Latino population.

Here's the Link
http://www.lulac.org/advocacy/press/2009/latinosunited.html

Immigration activists plan May Day rallies

Tens of thousands are expected to protest for reform, such as legalization, though policy differences push groups to separate their events into seven marches. Four will be held in downtown L.A.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-rallies1-2009may01,0,7459575.story