Mission: 

The Hispanic Alliance is a coalition of several smaller organizations and community groups serving the needs and interests of the Silver County Hispanic community. This organization welcomes any individuals of any race, ethnicity or nationality whose interests overlap with those of the Silver Range Hispanic community, which include adequate health care, affordable housing, ESL and English language education, job training, and preservation of existing industries.

Interests:

  • Provide stable employment for the Hispanic community
  • Provide resources and outreach for the special needs of its constituents
  • Provide English language education courses for students and adults who use English as a second language
  • Lobby legislative branches to provide affordable housing in the region- especially for low income Hispanic residents
  • Work to provide social services that serve the needs and interests of the Hispanic Community

Positions:

Favor FuturePlan because it will bring jobs to areas currently underrepresented by current growth patterns. This plan would serve the employment needs of the Hispanic community better than concentrating growth within the two larger cities. Jose Rodriguez, an informal spokesperson for Hispanic community, feels that FuturePlan would concentrate more growth within the existing urban areas of Vermillion and Silver Cliff and would further increase the demand for and prices of an already shrinking supply of affordable housing. As is stands, Rodriguez argues, Hispanics already have difficulty finding adequate housing within the city limits, leaving many to move aver an hour away to neighboring towns and facing hourly commutes to and from their workplaces. Carla Cordero, a Chicana activist in the area feels that the city is exploiting the relatively cheap pool of immigrant labor, but does not supply them with the services they need to provide for their families. She feels it is a slap in the face to the Hispanic community for Vermillion, and to a lesser extent, Silver Cliff, to depend so heavily on Hispanic labor for their service and agricultural industries, but not provide places for these workers to live and interact in the community. 

Newsletter: La Alianza de Los Hispanics

November 2002

 
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