The Latino community is one of the fastest growing population in the state and the largest minority group in this area; over 20,000.
The mission of the Hispanic Center, located on 87 West Street in Danbury is:
- Encourage Hispanic members to self sufficiency, personal responsibility, career development and entrepreneurial success.
- Wants members of Hispanic community to be leaders to the community at large
The Hispanic Center also teaches skills in computers, preparation for GED courses, mathematics, and English. The executive director of the Hispanic Center of Greater Danbury is, Maria-Cinta Lowe. Many of us saw Lowe photographed in the recent article published by the News Times regarding the ICE Raids. Some claim Lowe's actions with the ICE Raids and immigration forums are taking away the main focus of the Hispanic Center.
The Hispanic Center claimed they were low funded at the past common council meeting. The common council meeting was a budget hearing focusing on non profits. The Hispanic Center made a statement pertaining to the idea that they are returning to their main mission of the center and will not get caught up with the immigration, illegal or legal that is going on here in Danbury........is that why they should be receiving more money out of the budget?
What about other non profits such as the Red Cross, WeCAHR, AmeriCares and the Amos House?
It's questionable to wonder WHY Maria-Cinta Lowe is dedicating much of her time and attention these days to the ICE Raids?? We understand their mission, which has been established since 1967 and we commend them for their hard work in the community. They have a dedicated staff that keeps the center up and running but they also have an executive director that is supporting illegal immigration. And at the same time the executive director, Maria-Cinta Lowe is requesting the city of Danbury to give her money for her non profit organization. The City of Danbury is trying very hard to preserve the community we live in. Danbury is a welcoming community but also a community that enforces laws in which we all have the equal opportunity to live here, be safe, comfortable, hold a job, raise a family, and be successful. Those who break the laws should NOT be granted the entities listed above as those who obey the laws. Danbury hasn't taken away it's welcome mat, but it has positioned it to a place where truthful, US citizens can pass over it.
Therefore if Maria-Cinta Lowe continues her support of illegal immigration she should be removed from the Hispanic Center. Let us know what you think.
16 comments:
What do I think. I think this is more Republican nonsense coming from someone who 1.) wasn't at the meeting and 2.) jumping on DanburyDan's bandwagon.
Ding dong the witch is dead!
This woman was a disgrace to Danbury.
This woman is a voice for the HISPANIC population of Danbury. What Boughton is doing to these people is disgraceful
Hat City Blog=yawn
You are such a moron, it is "bash" not "bush". Just like your blog, you can't spell and can't write. Bye Bye Maria..
Sorry about some unfortunate comments, we can't sit around a computer all day and wait for comments to be posted. We do however take negative comments seriously and will remove them as soon as we see them. We want to keep this blog open to everyone's ideas and points so we try our hardest to make it available for everyone to post a comment instantly, and we hope everyone is mature enough to be respectful of others. As we've stated before, if you don't like our blog please don't visit it, and don't resort to childish name calling. Thank you.
We do however take negative comments seriously and will remove them as soon as we see them.
The comments you deleted weren't negative, they were critical of this site and the owner of this site who's nothing more than a conservative closet pro-Boughton supporter.
If you can't take the heat, maybe you should stop blogging once a week. What you doing is nothing more than cherry-picking the comments you like.
BTW: funny how you left the "negative" comment of the hatcityblogger guy.
Looks like th Hat City Loggerhead is back at this site. Jeez, get a life. If you don't like this blog, don't come here!
Keep it up Danbury News. Hat City Blog is jealous that he only gets a couple of comments a month on his misspelled, pro-illegal blog.
Why do people think that anon is the hatcity blogger guy? Is he the only liberal in Danbury?
This blog gets a lot of traffic (as it has only been around since Dec. '06.) I don't agree with all the content they post but I leave a mature, detailed opinion for a comment and I get on with my day. It's sad to see that the blogger on this site has to keep deleting comments only because there are grown men and women out there who feel that just because they sit behind a computer screen with their identities hidden they can say whatever they want (which is true) but come on now people GET A LIFE and give a little respect.
LOWE IS GONE....Good job blogger for posting this! We all saw it coming
Ms. Cinta Lowe's recent actions show a definitive conflict of interest with the real mission of this organization. She should have taken it upon herself to resign some time ago, rather than have to be asked to resign.
Also, there is some question as to how funds received by this organization are being spent. I say no more funding until a complete auditing is completed, and if that means the center must temporarily close- so be it.
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