Common Sense Talk Radio on Employment Help for Immigrants, and Comprehensive Immigration Reform

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Air date: 
Wed, 10/28/2009 - 12:00am

 Common Sense Talk Radio
 Hosted by Kayse Jama, Grassia Melendez, and Lucilene Lira
From the Center for Intercultural Organizing

Today hosts Lucilene Lira and Grassia Melendez speak with Loretta Gallegos of the State of Oregon Employment Department, where she heads the Limited English Proficiency Coordinator Communications Section.
She will speak on the resources available for immigrant and refugees, how the community can access and what to expect from WorkSource.

To find out if YOU qualify for Unemployment in Oregon, call (503) 451-2400, or toll free at 1-877-877-1781, or fill out an application on-line at http://www.employment.oregon.gov/. People that need Foreign Language help can start here.  To find help matching your Skill Set with Available Jobs, try WorkSource Oregon.

If you need help getting started, you can call Loretta Gallegos directly at (503) 947-1794.

They also speak with Francisco Lopez, CAUSA Immigrant Rights Director.  He will speak on the status of Comprehensive Immigration Reform, the recent Day of Action in Santa Clara, CA when Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano spoke, and the introduction of Representative Gutierrez's Immigration Reform Bill, HR 1645 and CAUSA's Action Plan.

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