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GOOD MORNING. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONE S. WELCOME TO THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HISPANICS... |
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I WOULD LIKE TO SAY FOR STARTERS THAT THE GROWTH OF THE LATINO POPULATION WILL IMPACT EVERY INSTITUTION... |
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I THINK THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NOTION OF LATINOS OR HISPANICS IN THE U.S. IS OVER THE NEXT 20 OR 30... |
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LET'S GO TO THIS SIDE OF THE TABLE. |
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LET ME ADD ONE FACT IN ADDITION TO THE ONES YOU ADDED. IT IS IN CYCLE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE STUDENT... |
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THIS REALLY IS A TIPPING POINT IN AMERICA. AT THIS POINT, EVEN AS DIFFICULT AND ECONOMIC SITUATION... |
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WILL GO TO EDUCATION IN A MOMENT. -- WE WILL GO TO EDUCATION IN A MOMENT. LET ME SAY THAT RECENTLY... |
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THAT YOUTH MAKES LATINOS FOR THE U.S. A HUGE SOURCE OF TALENT AND CREATIVITY AND BUYING POWER. ONE-THIRD... |
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YOU HAVE ESTABLISHED IN THIS HUMANS THAT THE LATINO POPULATION IS GROWING AND GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANT.... |
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I WILL. |
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I WILL PROCEED TO BE SPECIFIC. ARE WE TALKING ABOUT BETTER TEACHING, SMALLER GLASSES? MORE FUNDING... |
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25 YEARS AGO, WHEN HENRY WAS PART OF THIS INITIATIVE, A GROUP OF EDUCATORS AND LEADERS CREATED THE... |
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IT IS ABOUT THE POLICY MATTERS. |
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LET'S DO SOME MATH. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE AGE OF THE LATINO POPULATION, BY THE TIME WE GET TO 2030... |
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I WILL ASK THE OTHER EDUCATORS HERE -- THINK ABOUT LAYING OUT FOR US A WORK PROGRAM FROM K-16, WHAT... |
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THERE IS A SILVER BULLET. IT WILL TAKE A MULTITUDE OF THINGS FROM INDUSTRY TO EDUCATORS TO MAKE THIS... |
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THIS IS A POPULATION WE HAVE ESTABLISHED THAT WILL BE LARGE. AND NECESSARY FOR THE COUNTRY TO SUCCEED.... |
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YES. IT IS ABSOLUTELY POSSIBLE. I THINK IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE NEED TO STOP TINKERING AT THE EDGES.... |
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I AM A MATHEMATICIAN AND ENGINEER. MY DREAM WAS ALWAYS TO BE A MECHANIC. [LAUGHTER] MY TWIN BROTHER... |
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I WANT TO ASK TWO QUESTIONS. WHAT SHOULD THE LATINO COMMUNITY ITSELF BE DOING ABOUT EDUCATION? WHAT... |
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WHEN I HAVE MISSED HERE IS A NATIONAL PROGRAM AND THE STATE AND COUNTY AND CITY -- AND IT GOES TO... |
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FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS? |
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FOR EVERYBODY. YOU CANNOT INCENTIVIZE THE CHILD WITHOUT THE PRINCIPAL AND TEACHER. |
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SPEAKING TO THE INCENTIVE CONCEPT. THE OTHER PART OF THIS VILLAGE IS THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. AND WHAT... |
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YOU HAVE A PLATFORM HERE TODAY. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THE LATINO COMMUNITY ITSELF? TO PARENTS, COMMUNITY... |
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I FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS AND I DO IT MYSELF. I THINK WE HAVE GOT TO GET HISPANIC ROLES IN FRONT OF OUR... |
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ROLE MODELS. |
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A WOMAN THAT WORKS FOR ME TEACHES AT A HIGH SCHOOL IN HOUSTON WHICH IS THE LARGEST PUBLIC SCHOOL IN... |
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YOUR MESSAGE TO LATINOS WOULD BE, DEMAND MORE. AS PARENTS WE HAVE A RIGHT. |
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INSTEAD OF SAYING WE RESPECT TO BECAUSE OUR CULTURE -- ARE YOU DOING THE JOB YOU SHOULD BE DOING? |
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IS THERE SOMEONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK TO THIS QUESTION? |
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I WAS GOING TO SPEAK TO THE COMBINATION. |
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IN BUSINESS YOU WOULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH GENERAL SOLUTIONS. GO TO SCHOOL. WORK HARDER. AND... |
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THE PRESIDENT IS SITTING HERE. THE QUESTION IS, ONCE WITH UNDERSTAND THAT FUNDAMENTAL PART, WE ARE... |
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I WOULD SAY WE NEED A PROGRAM THAT IS SO VAST ON SCALE. IT WILL HAVE TO BE A NATIONAL PROGRAM ON PAR... |
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I WOULD COMMEND THE PRESIDENT IN CHALLENGING THE COUNTRY AND CHALLENGING ALL OF US TO CONTINUE PAST... |
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ONE TO TEN, QUICK RESPONSES TO INITIATIVES. HURLEYEARLY EDUCATION. |
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TEN. |
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CLASSROOM SIZE. |
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10. |
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BOND ISSUES FOR EQUIPMENT AND |
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10. |
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COLLEGE PROGRAMS AND SCHOLARSHIPS AND COLLEGE TRANSITION PROGRAMS. |
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10. |
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I THINK YOU GET THE MESSAGE. |
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CLEARLY WE CANNOT GET OUT OF THE MESS WE'RE IN ECONOMICALLY AND WE CANNOT RE-FOOT OUR COUNTRY AS A... |
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I WANT TO GO BACK TO TWO POINTS, WHICH WAS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND INVESTMENT. SCHOOLS ARE PART... |
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LET'S TRANSITION TO ECONOMICS. |
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I WANT TO TELL THE PRESIDENT SOMETHING, TOO. |
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WHAT TO THE ECONOMICDO THE -- WHAT IS THE STATE OF PLAY TODAY? AIDA? |
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I HAVE TO FINISH THAT LAST THOUGHT. THE FIRST THING THE PRESIDENT HAS TO DO IS START SPEAKING ABOUT... |
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MARKETS, CONSUMERS, WORKERS, MIDDLE CLASS, BACKBONE OF THE ECONOMY. WHAT IS POSSIBLE? |
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LET ME ADD SOMETHING. IF YOU'RE IN BUSINESS IN THIS COUNTRY AND I DO NOT CARE WHICH SEGMENTS YOU TARGET... |
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THAT IS FOR MOBILE PHONES. |
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FOR MOBILE PHONES. IT CANNOT IGNORE JUST -- SUCH A GREAT MARKET. HISPANICS TALK A LOT AND YOU DO NOT... |
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YOU HAVE MADE A SUBSTANTIAL BUSINESS OUT OF BANKING ON THE LATINO COMMUNITY. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO... |
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LET ME TALK FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A BUSINESSMAN, NOT AS A LENDER. LET ME TALK TO ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT... |
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WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IN TERMS OF POLICY? LET'S MANCHIN WE ARE TALKING TO THE PRESIDENT OR ADMINISTRATION... |
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FOR THOSE AREAS IN WHICH YOU HAVE SOME TYPE OF CONTROL OR SOME LEVEL OF CONTROL, THERE MUST BE --... |
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YOU HAD A POINT YOU WANTED TO MAKE EARLIER. |
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BACK TO TALKING TO THE PRESIDENT. |
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AIDA DNAND SAUL. TICK OFF THE KINDS OF THINGS WE WOULD NEED AS A COMMITTEE TO TAKE OUR PLACE IN THE... |
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GOING BACK TO WHAT YOU WOULD TELL THE PRESIDENT, HAVING SPENT ALL THE TIME IN WASHINGTON, THE PREVIOUS... |
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FOR MOVING FORWARD AS WORKERS OR PARTICIPANTS IN CORPORATE AMERICA OR ENTREPRENEURS, HOW IMPORTANT... |
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IT IS CRITICAL. BECAUSE THEY ARE THE GROUND TROOPS. THEY ARE THE PEOPLE WHO EVENTUALLY CAN RUN A BIG... |
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THE EMPLOYEE LOTS OF PEOPLE. |
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THEY GENERATE REVENUE. SMALL BUSINESS PEOPLE TEND TO BE LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND CONTRIBUTE... |
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THERE ARE OTHER STRATEGIES AS WELL. WE NEED MORE PEOPLE OUT OF BUSINESS SCHOOLS IN THE CAN MAKE IT... |
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LET ME START BACK TO THE NUMBERS. THE NUMBERS SPEAK CLOUTLOUDLY. WE SAW IN THE 1980'S THE POWER OF... |
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I AM DELIGHTED TO HEAR POLICY KEEP COMING UP. I AM REMINDED TWO THING -- REMINDED OF TWO THINGS. ... |
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RALPH. |
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OF WANTED TO EXPAND. IF I WERE TO TALK TO THE ADMINISTRATION, I WOULD SAY THAT BUSINESS IS NOT YOUR... |
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LET ME AT WHAT I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT. DOLLARS DEFINITELY SPEAK. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FROM THE... |
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PUT THAT IN CONTEXT TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THE COUNTRY. |
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IF WE GO TO THE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP, ON SOME A COMMITTEES LIKE WHEN PRESIDENT CLINTON APPOINTED ME... |
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THAT IS COLUMBIA THE COUNTRY, NOT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. |
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IS NOT THE SAME. JUST BECAUSE YOUR NAME AS GOMEZ, YOU ARE NOT THE SAME. |
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LIMIT ONE DOWN THE SECTION ON ECONOMICS. IN A FEW MOMENTS WE'RE GOING TO -- LET ME WIND DOWN THE SECTION... |
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IN A VERY PERVERSE WAY, I THINK ABOUT THIS RECESSION AND THIS TERRIBLE CRISIS THAT WE ARE IN. BUT... |
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OTHER THOUGHTS. |
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I WANTED TO SAY THAT THIS RECESSION IS NO DIFFERENT THAN THE RECESSION WE EXPERIENCED IN THE SOUTH... |
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YOU SEE LATINAS AS PART OF THE BILL OUT. |
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ABSOLUTELY. |
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BECAUSE WE ARE SMART BUSINESS PERSONS, BECAUSE WE'RE ON FOR PARADORS, BECAUSE WE'RE COMMITTED TO OUR... |
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COMMENTS ON THIS SIDE. |
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YOU ASKED ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP OF EVERYTHING TO THE CURRENT ECONOMY. YESTERDAY WE LEARNED OF THE... |
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JUST AN OPPORTUNITY COST? |
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AND THE STATE'S HAVE BEEN HIGHER OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. WE HAVE LOST 2.8 MILLION CHILDREN BEFORE... |
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I WANTED YOU TO FOCUS ON THE PRESENT ECONOMY. HOW SHOULD LATINO'S THINK ABOUT THE PRESENT ECONOMIC... |
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THE WORD OF THE DAY IS STIMULUS. HOW DO WE GET A PIECE OF THE STIMULUS? I JUST THROW THAT OUT AS A... |
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VERY SIMPLY, I THINK ABOUT THESE POINTS IN TIME, AND THESE HAPPEN ABOUT EVERY 9-11 YEARS IN THE ECONOMY.... |
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RALPH, LAST COMMENT ON THE SITUATION. |
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FROM THE TIME WE STARTED THIS PANEL, HISPANICS REPRESENT THE GREATEST GROWTH OPPORTUNITY IN THIS COUNTRY.... |
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I THINK THAT THE IMPORTANCE OF IT -- I DO NOT WANT TO BE LOST ON ANYBODY. IF YOU TAKE THE FINANCIAL... |
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PLEASE. ORDINARILY, ANY TIME OF ECONOMIC RECESSION, IT IS NOT A GOOD TIME TO TALK ABOUT IMMIGRATION.... |
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BEFORE THIS DISCUSSION, WE SELECTED THE ISSUES THAT WE WOULD WANT TO TALK ABOUT. ONE WAS GENDER, THE... |
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OTHER THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ON EMIGRATION. |
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I THINK IF WE LIMIT ACCESS, WE'RE HURTING THE HEALTH OF THE NATION. IN TERMS OF EDUCATION, I THINK... |
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ANY OTHER CLOSING THOUGHTS? |
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FET U.S. AS A VERY LONG ECONOMIC HISTORY OF GROWTH. -- I THINK THAT THE U.S. AS A VERY LONG ECONOMIC... |
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VERY WELL SAID. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT ONCE WE DEAL WITH THE ISSUE OF REFORM AND WE DO WITH THE LEGALIZATION... |
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IT IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL THAT EMIGRANT'S INTEGRATE INTO THE UNITED STATES. I THINK AT THE SAME SIGN... |
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THE LAST SUBJECT TO WHAT TO EXPLORE BEFORE WE GO TO THE QUESTIONS, WE ARE NOW AT 19 MINUTES AFTER... |
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WHEN YOU OPEN TO THE PROGRAM, YOU TALKED ABOUT BEING IN SAN ANTONIO AND HOUSE AND ANTONIO HAD THIS... |
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TO INVOLVE AND INCLUDE US -- OF THE LARGER SOCIETY TO AN OLD AND INCLUDE US. THERE ARE TWO THINGS... |
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CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS TURNED OUT TO LOSS ANGELES TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR A SORT -- THEIR SUPPORT FOR... |
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WHEN YOU SPEAK ABOUT ELECT WORLD ISSUES, IT REALLY TOUCHES MY HEART. I CAME FROM A COUNTRY WHERE WE... |
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CUBA. |
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CUBA. I HAVE MADE IT A POINT TO VOTE IN EVERY ELECTION. THAT RIGHT IS SO PRECIOUS, WE SHOULD NEVER... |
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DO BELIEVE THE FIRST LATINO ELECTED A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS NOW BORN? YOU THINK THAT PERSON... |
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I THINK THEY ARE IN KINDERGARTEN. |
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OK. RICHARD. |
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I WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON THE COMMENTS ABOUT EDUCATION. CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS ARE PRETTY GOOD STATES THAT... |
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IN SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY? |
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YES. PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON JUST FREAK WHEN I TELL THEM THAT THERE ARE 800 UNDERGRADUATE LATINO MAJORS... |
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GREAT POINT. WE'RE GOING TO THE QUESTIONS, SO LET'S GET THE LOGISTICS OF THIS GOING. WHOEVER HAS THE... |
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SHE HAS BEEN TRIED TO GET HER POINT IN. |
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I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A POINT THAT I DO NOT WANT US TO MISS. WE KNOW THE POWER OF OUR VOTE. WE KNOW... |
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ADDING TO THE PROGRAMS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AN INSTITUTE THAT HAS A PROGRAM THAT BRINGS LATINO... |
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LET'S GO TO THE FIRST QUESTION. |
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I WANT TO BE ALLOWED TO MAKE ONE LAST STATEMENT. AIDA SYNDICATED PROGRAMS, -- AND HAS INDICATED ABOUT... |
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RATE. -- IT GREAT. NOT EVERY ONE OF THE EIGHT PANELISTS WILL ANSWER EVERY QUESTION, BUT WE WILL GET... |
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I AM FROM TEXAS TO UNIVERSITY. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE PANEL. I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION. HOW... |
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ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL? |
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THE NATIONAL LEVEL, THE STATE LEVEL, AND THE LOCAL LEVEL. |
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HOW TO RECREATE COALITIONS TO PUSH EDUCATION? -- AND HOW DO WE CREATE COALITIONS TO PUSH EDUCATION?... |
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ON ONE LEVEL, WE FUND LOCAL SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY TEAMS. WE PROVIDE COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT BASED ON GOOD... |
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ANYONE ELSE COMPELLED TO MAKE A POINT ON THIS ISSUE? |
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I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU SAID. WE NEED TO BE RESPONSIVE ON THOSE ISSUES. DEVIL WAS TAKEN -- THEY HAVE... |
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THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. LET'S GO TO THE OTHER QUESTIONER. I'M FROM PENN STATE. MEN ARE NOT TYPICALLY... |
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THE ISSUE OF LATINO MALES AT THEIR PARTICULAR UNDERREPRESENTATION. ANYBODY HAVE A GOOD THOUGHT OR RESPONSE?... |
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I WAS A THAT IS ENGAGEMENT AGAIN. THAT IS WHERE -- AND I WOULD SAY THAT IT IS ENGAGEMENT AGAIN. IT... |
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YOUR EARLIER POINT ABOUT ROLE MODELS PARTICULARLY IS AT IT -- IS IMPORTANT HERE. |
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WE NEED TO BE MORE COOPERATIVE TO BE USED MORE EXCITED AND MORE ENGAGED ABOUT SCHOOL. WE LOOK ITALY... |
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I AM FROM CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY. THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM WAS DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.... |
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RESPONSE, ANY ONE. |
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ONE IMPORTANT CRITICAL INGREDIENT IN THAT IS HAVE WE PREPARED -- IS AS WE PREPARE TEACHERS, WE HAVE... |
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IT ALSO HAS TO DO WITH THE WAY THAT WE DELIVER EDUCATION. THE SCHOOL STRUCTURE OF TODAY IN COMPARISON... |
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WE NEED A DIFFERENT DELIVERY SYSTEM. YOU CANNOT DO IT NINE MONTHS THE YEAR. YOU HAVE TO DO IT 12... |
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OTHER COMMENTS? |
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THERE IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THE GAME HERE. WE'RE JUST BEGINNING TO SEE THE ABERRATIONAL... |
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SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY. |
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I AM GOING TO SAY THAT EXPECTATIONS NEED TO IMPROVE. THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE PASSION IN THE CARE AND... |
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I WILL TAKE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT TACK HERE. -- TACT HERE. LET US NOT LOSE SIGHT OF THE FACT OF... |
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GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU. I CURRENTLY WORK AT CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY IN OHIO. THIS... |
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TWO THINGS. I MAKE SURE THAT LATINOS ARE HIRED IN GOVERNMENT IN NUMBERS THAT THERE ONCE BEFORE. POLICIES... |
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ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE TODAY, ADVANCING OUR ECONOMIC PROFILE, WORKING ON OUR... |
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THE MOMENT OF TRUTH, MINORITY COMES FROM A MINORITY COMMUNITY INTO A MAJORITY COMMUNITY. THAT IS WHAT... |
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WHY? WHY IS THAT THE CASE? |
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IN SOME SENSE, WE ARE NOT AS STRONGLY ISOLATED IN CERTAIN POCKETS. IF WE TAKE THE PRESIDENT OF BROWN... |
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QUESTION OVER HERE. |
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I MAY FACULTY MEMBER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTS TODAY. THE UNITED... |
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IS A VERY GOOD QUESTION. I WOULD ARGUE WITH THE PREMISE THAT AMERICANS BELIEVE THAT HAVING A SECOND... |
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I WOULD SAY FIRST OF ALL, IF ANYBODY HAS LIVED ABROAD, WORK ABROAD, YOU FIGHT A SENSE OF INADEQUACY... |
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WE HAVE A VERY INTERESTING CONTRADICTION HERE. ONE IS THAT SCHOOLS TRY MODELING WILL -- TRY MONOLINGUALISM.... |
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ONE QUICK POINT. YOU ARE PRECISELY CORRECT. AS WE MOVE ON THE ROAD TO INTEGRATION, RECOGNIZING HOW... |
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I AM FROM WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY. HOW IMPORTANT YOU SEE IN ADVANCING OUR YOUTH HERE? THE DREAM... |
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ANYONE WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT? |
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I THINK IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE NOT LOSE ANY OF THE SKILL AND INTELLIGENCE, VIGOR AND CREATIVITY THE... |
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I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOW RATE OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN TEXAS. -- I AM PRESIDENT OF THE LAREDO ... |
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I THINK WE ARE BLESSED IN HAVING A LARGE NUMBER OF VERY EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING... |
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I MIGHT HAVE -- I MIGHT ADD THAT THERE IS A GROWING TREND OF THE CREATION OF LATINO FOUNDATIONS. ... |
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WE HAVE HAD SOME REALLY GREAT BREAKTHROUGHS. BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,... |
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UNLESS YOU'RE CONTRIBUTED TO YOUR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, UNLESS YOU'RE CONTRIBUTE TO NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS... |
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LET ME APOLOGIZE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE IN LINE, BECAUSE I WANT TO GET IN EACH OF THE PANELISTS, AND HAVE... |
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FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SIT AT THE LATINO COMMUNITY HAS HELPED BUILD THE UNITED STATES FOR THE LAST... |
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I WOULD SAY THAT -- TO ALL THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, IF YOU GIVE US AND ALLOW US TO HAVE THE TOOLS TO SUCCEED... |
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TO ME, IT IS FAIRLY SIMPLE. WE'RE GOING THROUGH A RESTRUCTURING OF OUR ECONOMY. THERE IS NO QUESTION... |
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WELL SAID. |
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I WOULD SAY TO MY FELLOW AMERICANS, WE ARE YOU. WE ARE YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR FELLOW WORKERS, WE BELONG... |
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RALPH? |
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I WANT TO MAKE A PERSONAL. THANK YOU FOR OPENING THE DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY TO ME AND OTHER IMMIGRANTS... |
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I AM WONDERING IF I WOULD ASK FOR THE SPICY BUT TO THOSE WE ALLOWED INTO TEXAS FROM THE SOUTH. I WOULD... |
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THANK YOU. |
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DEAR NATION, WE MUST BE THERE IN POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP, WHEREVER LEADERSHIP AND IMPORTANT DECISIONS... |
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VERY GOOD. LET ME SAY. PLEASE, KEEP THE DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY OPEN. PLEASE, KEEP THE PACT TO THE MIDDLE... |
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