Tejada on Supreme Court Nominee Roberts

Arlington County Board Member J. Walter Tejada joined other members of Hispanics for a Fair Judiciary in a press conference today to discuss the John Roberts Supreme Court nomination and the reasons why he fails to gain Hispanic support, according to this press release.

"Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' existing record indicates a view of the law which should be of grave concernto the Hispanic community. He has supported weakening fundamental rights andcivil rights laws, cutting back the vital role of our courts in enforcinglegal protections and restricting the ability of the people's democraticallyelected representatives to enact crucial nationwide worker, anti-discrimination and environmental safeguards."

The other participants in the press conference were Dolores Huerta, Colorado State Rep. Michael Garcia, and Maria Cardona.

Tejada Joins Kaine at Town Hall

Arlington County Board Member J. Walter Tejada joined Tim Kaine, Virginia's Lieutenant Governor and the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in a bilingual, town hall meeting at J.E.B. Stuart High School, according to the Washington Post. "Kaine, who spent a year as a missionary in Honduras and is fluent in Spanish, is making a direct appeal for those votes by campaigning in mostly Spanish-speaking neighborhoods in Northern Virginia and speaking the language on Latino radio and television talk shows."

Later this month, Kaine will be speaking to the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Tejada: "We can find a constructive solution."

Arlington County Board Member J. Walter Tejada was cited on the day laborer issue in the Associated Press. The article highlighted the work of the Shirlington Employment and Education Center. On this important issue, Tejada declared that, "We can yell and complain, or we can find a constructive solution."

Separately, 'In Pursuit of the American Dream: Day Labor in the Greater Washington D.C. Region' was recently published by the University of California at Los Angeles. (Summary; .pdf of the report)

Tejada Hosts Health & Immigration Roundtable

Arlington County Board Member J. Walter Tejada will be hosting a 'Latino Roundtable' on health and immigration issues, according to this press release. The Roundtable will take place on Saturday, August 20, from 2:30-5:00 p.m. and will be held at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Auditorium (1st Floor, 4301 Wilson Boulevard). There is free underground parking available; the nearest Metro station is Ballston on the Orange Line.

Tejada Speaks Out On Day Laborer Issue

Arlington County Board Member J. Walter Tejada was cited in an article about the politicization of day laborer sites in Northern Virginia, in the Washington Post. “Northern Virginia leaders said yesterday that their communities have no resources to enforce federal immigration law and urged Jerry W. Kilgore to steer his campaign for governor clear of the debate over day laborers.”