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A message from League of United Latin American Citizens



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September 19, 2023
Contact: David Cruz - (818) 689-9991 Mobile
[email protected]



LULAC ANALYSIS: OMAHA CITY COUNCIL USED THREE ROUNDS OF VOTES IN
ANYTHING-BUT-LATINO MOVE TO KNOCK OUT FIVE QUALIFIED HISPANICS
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Nation's Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Reveals the Final
Council Choice Joined LULAC Online As Associate Member on September 14 ---
48-Hours After Being Selected

Washington, DC — LULAC, the leading Latino advocacy group in America, received an
online $20 associate membership form from Omaha, Nebraska. It was from Ron Hug,
the newly appointed representative for the city council's 4th District, home to
the largest Latino population in Omaha. Yet, in the process, three homegrown
Latino candidates plus another two experienced Hispanic public servants were
passed up in what can only be construed as an anything-but-Latino action.

Elsa Ramon Aranda – LULAC Nebraska Council President

"The arrogance of this city council and the individual they anointed goes beyond
the pale. They had to deliberately and, with malice of forethought, go out of
their way to exclude our community's leaders. The candidates they colluded and
calculated to cut out include proven, dedicated men and women who grew up in
Southeast Omaha, went to school, graduated from that area, and are part of the
fabric of our community. We are proud of them and have the right to demand that
we get a voice on the city council!

To add insult to injury, the audacity of the individual they handpicked is
unbelievable because mere hours later, he tries to pass himself off as a friend
of our community by buying an associate membership in LULAC for twenty bucks as
if to say, ‘See, now I'm one of you!’ Plus, he condescendingly states publicly
that some of his family members are Latino as if that legitimizes his part in the
slap in the face to 73,000 Hispanic residents in our community. You don’t have to
be Latino to join LULAC, but you do have to respect us.

Omaha City Council and local business leaders must wake up to the reality that
you can't buy our acceptance or trust. We are taxpayers and have the right to
represent ourselves. We don't need someone like Mr. Hug to come in to save us, as
if we cannot determine our own future. Then, to rush to find cover by joining
LULAC, a respected civic organization in our community, is a mockery. I
strenuously object to his membership under these circumstances.

Latinos are a $2 trillion economic powerhouse, among the fastest growing student
enrollment demographics in colleges and universities, as well as in small
business start-ups, and more than a quarter of the nation's homebuyers. In some
regions, we purchase half of all the new cars sold. We are lawyers, doctors and
nurses, engineers, teachers, police and firefighters, soldiers, entrepreneurs,
and even astronauts!

Bottom line, ¡OYEME OMAHA! Hear Me Omaha! We have been here hundreds or thousands
of years, and we're not leaving, so get used to it."

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About LULAC
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation’s largest and
oldest civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Hispanic Americans
and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with 1,000
councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC’s programs, services and
advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting critical needs of
today and the future. For more information, visit www.LULAC.org [ [link removed] ] .















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