The Fondo Fundación México – The Fundación México Fund
June 21, 2007
Dear friends of
Fundación México:
On June 16th,
an agreement between Fundación México and the Arizona Border Rights
Foundations was signed, creating the Fundación México Fund (Fondo Fundación
México).
Both
organizations have an invested interest in protecting the human rights of
Mexican migrants to the United States. As education is one of these
fundamental human rights, the FM Fund will provide scholarships to migrants
who were born in Mexico, who reside in Arizona, and who have been accepted
into a higher education institution in Arizona or an accredited online
university.
Five thousand
U.S. dollars have already been collected to serve as the basis for this
fund. From this point forward all donations for the FM Fund will be
distributed in the following manner: 50% toward the fund, 50% toward
scholarships. In other words, for each dollar received, 50% will go
directly to scholarships.
We invite you
to contribute to the FM Fund. Upon receiving your donation, FM will send
you a tax-deductible receipt generated by the fiscal agent, the Arizona
Border Rights Foundation (501-c3).
Please send
your contribution to:
CHECK:
Made out to:
Arizona Border Rights Foundation, Inc.
Memo:
Fondo Fundación México
ADDRESS:
Arizona Border Rights Foundation
Attn: Fondo Fundación México
P.O. Box 1286
Tucson, AZ
85702
Why
scholarships for migrants? Because in the United States, opportunities for
migrants are extremely limited. Migrants are currently the most
marginalized group in the formal education system. In Arizona, Mexican
migrants make up the vast majority of all migrants in the state. A central
tenet of Fundación México´s mission is to support Mexicans living in the
United States.
Those born in
the United States (including the children of migrants) have all the
opportunities provided by the U.S. system because of their citizen status.
Migrants, on the other hand, face an intense culture clash upon arrival to
the U.S; the anguishing experience of acquiring a second language; and the
need to overcome the emotional impact of racism and xenophobia. In addition
to these factors, the competitive nature of this society condemns them to
live in a mediocre socio-economic level the rest of their lives.
The FM Fund
does not propose to violate Arizona laws. In accordance with the
regulations established by the agreement between FM and the Arizona Border
Rights Foundation, only students who have been accepted to an institute of
higher education can receive these scholarships.
If you are a
naturalized migrant, think of the difficult process you have been through.
Helping a migrant receive an education will give you great satisfaction.
In Fundación
México we are convinced that sheer numbers are not enough to help us succeed
in this country (twelve million Mexican born migrants reside in the United
States today). We need to succeed through our values, upbringing, and
leadership. For this, education is paramount. Please support this fund.
I think you in
advance for your contribution.
Affectionate
greetings,
Florencio I. Zaragoza
President of Fundación México
Translation to English by
Kelley
Merriam Castro
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