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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Latino Policy Coalition (LPC) congratulates Presente.org along with the more than 40 local and regional civil rights organizations that have succeeded in their efforts to draw national attention to CNN Anchor Lou Dobbs' anti-immigrant news program, and thus ultimately end his slanted commentary show on CNN.

"In accepting Lou Dobbs' resignation, CNN may finally restore its journalistic integrity," said LPC Chair Jim Gonzalez.

Lou Dobbs' xenophobic statements fuel hate crimes incidents in Latino communities. Dobbs wrongly portrayed immigrants as criminals, job stealers, and disease carriers who unduly burden America's social welfare system.

"The ouster of Lou Dobbs from CNN reaffirms that what we witnessed with Justice Sonia Sotomayor's successful confirmation. Latinos in the U.S. are connecting with their political power and will not support racial profiling or discrimination, but instead, are invested in just treatment for all and sound immigration reform," Gonzalez concluded.

About the Latino Policy Coalition
The Latino Policy Coalition is a national non-partisan non-profit consortium of the country's leading Latino research organizations and scholars. These organizations are dedicated to measuring through nationwide polls public policy issues affecting the Latino community. Chaired by former SF Supervisor Jim Gonzalez, the LPC's mission is to help define Latino community concerns on key contemporary issues in order to stimulate public policy debate among local, state and national elected officials.

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