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The administration finally capitulated and the Garcia settlement is official. The USDA stopped playing games and recognized the rights of these farmers because we forced them into a corner. Stay sharp because we need to ensure the payout process is not met with further bureaucratic stalling.

November 21, 2009

Justice for Hispanic Farmers

Justice for Hispanic Farmers

🏆 Won — 312 supporters Verified

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Started by Anonymous 16 years, 11 months ago
President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Phone: (202) 456-1414 Fax: (202) 456-2461 Email: [email protected] Re: Petition to Settle the Garcia Hispanic Farmers and Ranchers Discrimination Lawsuit Dear President Obama, Hispanic farmers and ranchers need your urgent assistance. On August 4, 2009 Judge Robertson, from the D.C. District Court, held a status conference hearing with our representatives and the Department of Justice attorneys who represent the U.S. Department of Agriculture. During this conference the DOJ attorneys said that they have no interest whatsoever in settling this lawsuit. We do not understand why the USDA is refusing to settle the Hispanic farmers and ranchers lawsuit after it already gave over a billion dollars to black farmers who experienced the exact same discrimination that we have at the hands of USDA. This discrimination is well known and admitted by USDA and has been the subject of numerous congressional reports and hearings. We were very pleased to see your acknowledgment of discriminatory practices when you recently announced that black farmers would receive another 1.25 billion as compensation for their discrimination. We are very disappointed that your administration is ignoring the needs of Hispanic farmers. This is unacceptable. We, the undersigned, call on you and your administration to enter into good faith negotiations with Garcia class counsel to resolve the Garcia v. Vilsack lawsuit in an expeditious and just manner, consistent with the Section 14011 in the 2008 Farm Bill. agosto de 2009 Presidente Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Phone: (202) 456-1414 Fax: (202) 456-2461 Email: [email protected] Re: Petición Para Resolver la Demanda de Discriminación de García de los Agricultores Hispánicos Estimado Presidente Obama, Los agricultores Hispánicos necesitan su ayuda urgente. El 4 de agosto de 2009 el Juez Robertson, del Tribunal de Distrito del DC, tuvo una audiencia con nuestros representantes y los abogados del Departamento de Justicia (“DOJ”) que representan el Departamento de Agricultura de Los Estados Unidos (“USDA”). Durante esta audiencia, los abogados del Departamento de Justicia dijeron que no tenían ningún interés en encontrar una solución de esta demanda. No entendemos por qué el USDA se niega a resolver el pleito de los agricultores hispánicos después de que ya dio más de un billón de dólares a los agricultores negros que sufrieron la misma discriminación que los hispánicos en las manos del USDA. Esta discriminación es bien conocida y admitida por el USDA y ha sido el tema de numerosos informes y audiencias del Congreso. Estábamos muy contentos de ver a su reconocimiento de las prácticas discriminatorias del USDA cuando anunció recientemente que los agricultores negros recibirían otros 1,25 billones como compensación por su discriminación. Estamos muy decepcionados de que su administración está ignorando las necesidades de los agricultores hispánicos. Esto es inaceptable. Nosotros, los abajo firmantes, pedimos a usted y su administración a entrar en negociaciones de buena fe con los abogados de la clase de García para resolver el pleito de García v. Vilsack en una manera rápida y justa, de conformidad con la Sección 14011 de la Ley Agrícola de 2008.

Updates

September 7, 2009

One hundred people have signed on to demand justice for Hispanic farmers. This is only the beginning because Obama and the USDA cannot keep hiding from the blatant discrimination they inflict on our community.

Reached 100 supporters

September 7, 2009

8 Comments

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Debra Dennis
10 years ago Featured

I would like to join da petition cause i was denied USDA Hispanic & Ranchers Claims Adminstration which denied a loan to b able to farm!!!!

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Debra Dennis
10 years ago Featured

I would like to join da petition cause i was denied USDA Hispanic & Ranchers Claims Adminstration which denied a loan to b able to farm!!!!

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Carlos Schneider
16 years ago Featured

DENIED. JUST CAUSE WE ARE HISPANIC. THIS HAS TO STOP NOW.

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Elena Schneider
16 years ago Featured

Estamos cansados de esperar respuestas. Llevamos demasiado tiempo en esto y solo queremos justicia para nuestros ranchos.

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Maria Bell
16 years ago Featured

Es injusto lo que nos hacen. Mi familia trabajo la tierra por años y el USDA nunca nos quiso ayudar con los prestamos igual que a los otros.

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Jose Gutierrez
16 years ago Featured

They treated us like we dont matter. USDA ignored our applications while others got help. Time to pay us what is owed.

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Madeline Medina
8 years ago

Quisiera una orientacion adicional. Ya que nosotros aplicamos y nos denegaron.

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Gloria allen
11 years ago

Justice

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