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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:
August 27, 2013 Camila Gallardo
(305) 215-4259
cgallardo@nclr.org
HOUSTON—This Wednesday, August 28, NCLR (National Council of La Raza) and Houston Gateway Academy will host a town hall discussion on the importance of fixing our nation’s broken immigration system through comprehensive immigration reform. As part of ongoing efforts by both groups to educate the public about the benefits of reform, the town hall will feature expert presenters, community members and Latino leaders from a cross section of groups representing the interests of the local and state immigrant communities.
The Latino contribution to the state’s economy is already significant; in 2009, immigrants accounted for 21% of total economic productivity in Houston. A pathway to citizenship would only increase that economic output. According to Regional Economic Models, Inc., adding those would-be citizens to the workforce would boost the state’s economic output by $3.8 billion. Moreover, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that passage of a bill like the version approved by the Senate would grow the national economy by roughly $700 billion by 2023.
MEDIA ADVISORY
WHO: Ben Mendez, Chairman, Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce
Bill E. Rivera, Rivera Law Center
Sonia Troche, Texas Regional Director, NCLR
DREAMer, undocumented student to speak about his/her experience
WHAT: “Immigration Reform Now” community town hall
WHEN: Wednesday, August 28, 2013
6:30 to 8:00 p.m. CT
WHERE: Houston Gateway Academy
7310 Bowie Street
Houston, TX 77012
NCLR—the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States—works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans. For more information on NCLR, please visit www.nclr.org or follow along on Facebook and Twitter.
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