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Constitution CON

-- advocated for the Senate confirmation of Goodwin Liu, nominee to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (no bill).

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Other); Navy, Dept of; SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Energy, Dept of

Government Issues GOV

-- advocated for affirmative interventions to address the persistent underrepresentation of Latinos in career federal service, across agencies and ranks (no bill).

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Other); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Navy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Energy, Dept of

Immigration IMM

-- advocated for greater civil rights protections in the 287(g) program administered through the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (no bill) -- advocated against the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's "Secure Communities" strategy that fosters information sharing capability between government bodies to identify aliens arrested by local law enforcement for a crime (no bill). -- advocated for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security revise their detainer policies and procedure (no bill). -- advocated for a down payment approach to comprehensive immigration reform, including the DREAM Act (S. 729; H.R.1751) and the AgJOBS bill (H.R. 2414; S. 1038). -- advocated for cloture motion to proceed, cloture motion to amend, and final passage the passage of National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2011 (S.3454) with the DREAM Act (S. 729; H.R.1751) as an amendment to the base bill. -- provided analysis of immigration policy reform contained in the CIR Act of 2010 (S.3932).

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Other); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Navy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 1038 (111th), S. 3454 (111th), S. 3932 (111th), H.R. 1751 (111th), H.R. 2414 (111th), S. 729 (111th)

Education EDU

-- advocated for the retraction of an old Department of Education memorandum misinterpreting the Supreme Courts opinion in the "Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1" decision (no bill). -- discussed funding priorities with the U.S. Department of Education for FY 2012 appropriations (no bill). -- advocated for the reauthorization of P.L. 107-101, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (a.k.a. the Elementary and Secondary Education Act), Title I and Title III, concerning (1) academic achievement interventions benefiting and/or tailored to address the needs of students of color, girls, migratory students, and English learners; (2) use of GPA and SIG markers; (3) data disaggregation; (4) drop out prevention; and (5) funding (no bill). -- requested clarification from the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Educational Opportunities Section on the impact on the Supreme Courts Iqbal and Twombley decisions on their advancing education cases (no bill). -- advocated for an amendment to the reauthorization of child nutrition programs (H.R. 5504; S. 3307) to eliminate language-based barriers to federal school meal enrollment and retention.

Contacted: SENATE; Education, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Navy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Other); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 3307 (111th), H.R. 5504 (111th)