Mike Huckabee sued over Mexican consulate deal

A private citizen in Arkansas (Jim Parsons) is suing the former governor of that state, Mike Huckabee, over his role in helping the Mexican government ( http://lonewacko.com/blog/archives/007230.html ) establish their latest consulate there ( http://arkansasfreedom.com/2007/12/21/arkansas-citizen-...le-rock.aspx#Comment ). The main claim is that Huckabee used public funds to offer discounted office space to the consulate, and that per AR's laws he was forbidden from doing so. The suit also contains a state Freedom of Information Act request, and raises the issue of hard drives that Huckabee apparently had destroyed on his way out the door at the end of 2006. The suit wants a refund for the cost of destroying them.

The Huckster is being sued as a private citizen; others named in the suit include current governor Mike Beebe (only in his official role), and the Mexican consulate.

Related:
More on Mike Huckabee's questionable Mexican consulate deal
Mike Huckabee defends Mexico consulate deal (businesses agreed to pay Mexico's bills; law violated?)
Thanks, Huckabee: Arkansas Mexican consul opposing immigration laws
A question you can ask Huck
Mexican consul from Little Rock encourages advocacy for illegal immigration
http://lonewacko.com/blog/archives/007343.html

Glut of workers, lack of schooling play major roles

Pinpointing the root of poverty in El Paso is as difficult as solving the mystery of the universe. There are many theories, but no absolute answers.

One thing is certain, experts at the University of Texas at El Paso agree: Poor people are not to blame for poverty

"You can't say it's poor people's fault, because if you're born into poverty, it's going to be harder to get out of it," UTEP economist Tom Fullerton said. "You're not going to get as many opportunities as if you're born on Rim Road."

Sharing Fullerton's opinion were other UTEP professors in various disciplines, each of whom analyzed the issue in his or her own way.

Kathleen Staudt is a professor of political science who has studied the impacts and trends of El Paso's culture, which she said is practically a nonissue when it comes to poverty. She said the only way she could see local culture playing into the phenomenon of poverty is in the strong work ethic many from the region demonstrate.

"To the extent that that's cultural, that would bode well for us," she said.

Rather than place blame on the poor, Staudt said, fault should be laid at the feet of low wages and education levels, worker exploitation and societal structures that impede economic mobility. She said that although some municipalities have guaranteed living wages, many El Pasoans continue to earn at or near the federal minimum wage.

More than 200,000 El Pasoans live in poverty, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and the median income
per household in El Paso, $30,968, is well below the national median household income of $46,242.

While stressing that she supports business in El Paso, Staudt said it perplexes her when she visits fast-food restaurants in the Northern United States and sees employees do the same jobs that El Pasoans do, but for higher wages.

"Somebody's making out big," she said, "and it's not El Paso's worker."

Joe Heyman, chairman of the sociology and anthropology department at UTEP, said the sheer number of workers in El Paso has more to do with poverty than anything else.

"The major reason for the poverty of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands É is that it's so close to Mexico that there's a real saturation of workers in the work force," he said. He explained that he's referring to documented and undocumented workers who either move from Mexico to El Paso or cross the border daily.

Heyman did say that many El Pasoans come and stay because of close family ties, which is a cultural phenomenon that can cost them economically. But Heyman argued against the notion that culture could be behind poverty.

"Not everyone who is poor has the same culture," he said.

Traits many poor people share, such as spending money rather than saving it, are often just part of living in poverty, Heyman said.

"When you're poor, you learn how to live a poor life," he said. "You spend for the moment because you've been conditioned to because you're poor."

Although experts say the poor are not to blame for their poverty, many poor people have said they feel responsible for their financial situation. They take work they can find despite low pay, and some refuse government assistance. Others gather weekly or monthly at the many churches that offer food and clothing assistance to ease their tight finances.

The Rev. Luis Acevedo is among those who gather for the weekly giveaway sponsored by Corpus Christi Catholic Community's Ministry of the Poor. At 79, Acevedo said, he has been retired from the diocese for 16 years after serving throughout West Texas for many years. Between his retirement pay and the extra he is able to pull together by performing religious events, he lives on about $8,000 annually.

He said most poor people are working hard to make ends meet, and he pointed his finger at legislators when asked who's to blame for El Paso's poverty.

"The council worries about things of no importance to poor people," Acevedo said. "Everyone passes the ball (of blame) from one to the other."

Connie Sapien and Martha Gonza***, both of whom volunteer their time to head the Ministry of the Poor, expressed a broader point of view.

All of society is to blame for poverty, said Gonza***.

Said Sapien: "It's everybody's fault."

Jake Rollow may be reached at jrollow@elpasotimes.com; 546-6137.

Shooting Suspect Arrested After A Search That Roiled A Community
courant.com/news/local/hc-hfdarrest1222.artdec22,0,3411477.story
Courant.com
By STEVEN GOODE
Courant Staff Writer
December 22, 2007

HARTFORD, CT: The search for a Hartford man that spread panic in the city's Brazilian community ended Thursday in an arrest based on a tip generated by an episode of "America's Most Wanted," the television show.

Hartford detectives found Moises Coutinho, of 12 Merrill St., in a New London shopping plaza and charged him with shooting and robbing a man in a restaurant on South Whitney Street, Hartford, on Oct. 2.

The hunt for the Brazilianborn Coutinho by police and federal immigration agents led to the arrests of 21 suspected illegal immigrants in raids that caused considerable tension in Parkville's emerging Brazilian enclave. Several people at a meeting in November told Police Chief Daryl K. Roberts that some immigrants were afraid to leave their homes, and businesses that relied on their patronage were teetering toward collapse.

Roberts said Friday that he had already notified leaders in the Brazilian community about the arrest.

"This guy was a headache. He victimized an entire community," Roberts said. "We want to put them at ease and let them know we weren't targeting them."

Coutinho, 23, was wanted by police for allegedly shooting the man in the neck over a $50 debt.

According to police, Elizue Miranda owed Coutinho's girlfriend, Kassila Bispo De Lima, money for a cleaning job she had done. Police said Coutinho watched from across the street as his girlfriend and Miranda met at the Bon Brasil restaurant to discuss payment. At some point, police believe, Coutinho decided that Miranda was hitting on her and crossed the street to confront him.

Police said Coutinho threatened Miranda and forced a gun into his mouth. During a struggle for the gun Miranda was shot in the neck. He was hospitalized, but recovered.

Roberts said Friday that detectives received a tip Thursday from someone who recognized Coutinho from the segment that subsequently aired on "America's Most Wanted." The tipster told police that he was at a shopping plaza in New London, Roberts said. Coutinho was arrested without incident and confessed to the crime, Roberts said.

In addition to attempted murder, Coutinho was charged with first-degree assault, first-degree robbery, second-degree larceny, criminal use of a fire arm and carrying a pistol without a permit.

Police also recovered the gun, a 40-caliber pistol, under a tree trunk by the Connecticut River in Portland after Coutinho told them where to find it, Roberts said.

Coutinho was being held on $750,000 bail, Roberts said.

Contact Steven Goode at sgoode@courant.com

Chile immigrant gets prison for self-made child **** tape

Friday, December 21, 2007
BY RUDY LARINI
Star-Ledger Staff

A 43-year-old undocumented immigrant from Chile was sen tenced yesterday to more than 18 years in federal prison for transporting child ****ography -- a videotape he made in Chile of himself having *** with his 7-year-old niece.

Luis Misael Castro Valenzuela of Union City was ordered to serve 220 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Stanley R. Chesler, who said the man's conduct deserved "an extremely severe sentence."

"He has demonstrated that he is a pedophile, plain and simple," the judge said.

Speaking through an interpreter, Valenzuela apologized for what he did and asked for leniency, citing his five children and his sick wife and parents.

"I want to say I'm sorry," he said. "I know that what I did, there's no name for it, no words. I acted very badly. I made an error and I'm very repentant and this is from my heart. I just need this mercy for me and if your honor could, to let me free now."

Chesler countered: "You're right, Mr. Valenzuela. People make mistakes and sometimes they have to face the consequences of their conduct."

Valenzuela was arrested in May 2006 -- a month after illegally entering the United States -- when he was reported by a relative who caught him masturbating while watching the videotape.

Chesler said that on the videotape, the victim can be heard cry ing out, "Stop, Uncle!"

"The court viewed the videotape and need not go into explicit detail," the judge said.

Valenzuela pleaded guilty in May to a charge of transporting child ****ography into the United States. Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul B. Matey said Valenzuela would be subject to deportation once his sentence is served.

Assistant Federal Public Defender John Yauch had argued for a sentence at the low end of the range for the offense, which is punishable by five to 20 years in prison.

"We do not dispute by any means that the conduct of the defendant is extremely disturbing," Yauch said. "There's no two ways about it and we don't take any issue with it. It's uncontested."

But Yauch argued that the crime rightfully should be prosecuted in Chile, where the sexual as sault occurred.

"To put it bluntly, this is Chile's problem, not the U.S.'s," he said. "Surely further punishment awaits Mr. Castro Valenzuela upon his de portation to Chile."

But Matey called for the maxi mum prison term, citing Valenzue la's production of the child ****ography and his own admission that there is no word or name for what he did.

"I would submit that there is a word and it is horrific," Matey said.

"We don't have to speak about the suffering of the child because we can see it in vivid detail in the video," he said. "Mr. Valenzuela is more dangerous and more culpable than someone who had transported child ****ography that they did not produce themselves."

Rudy Larini may be reached at rlarini@starledger.com or (973) 392-4253.

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/ne...320239380.xml&coll=1

Is Arnold Terminating Common Sense in California's Budget Crisis
Saturday, 22 December 2007
By John W. Lillpop

Can sleeping with a Kennedy wipe out one's conservative DNA? How about sleeping with a Kennedy AND having a *** chief of staff named Susan Kennedy?

This seemingly impertinent query is posed in light of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's curious proposal to release as many as 20,000 "non-serious, non-violent" prisoners in order to stave off a budget deficit that is $14 billion, and counting.

An even more urgent question haunts one's fiduciary consciousness: Why in the hell has California spent even a nickel to house, fed, and provide medical care for 20,000 people whose indiscretions are so benign as to not be worth punishing?
In other words, why imprison these people to begin with? As a political pay back to the prison guard unions, perhaps?

Assuming that most, if not all, of the inmates are in prison for good and proper cause, why are California's lawmakers and governor not considering other cuts in spending such as these:

1. Illegal aliens are estimated to cost the state $10.5 billion each year! Why not cut all public services to those not in the U.S. legally?

WND:http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42474

2. California legislators are the highest paid in the nation, at an average of more than $110,000 per year. Whatever happened to service and community spirit? Replaced by greed and crass opportunism?

3. Regulatory meddling in every aspect of life is driving businesses and middle class folks out of California. Productive citizens are being replaced by freeloaders and scam artists from south of our border.

California does not need to release any prisoners in order to balance the state budget.

We do, however, need responsible governance when it comes to illegal aliens, excessive regulation, and the salaries of elected leaders!
http://liberalismisinsanity.blogspot.com/2007/12/is-arn...common-sense-in.html
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Hey Dora the NON Explora You need to do your homework:

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (usually abbreviated as NAACP) is one of the oldest and most influential civil rights organizations in the United States.[1] The NAACP was founded on February 12, 1909 by a diverse group composed of W.E.B. Du Bois (African American), Ida Wells-Barnett (African American), Henry Moskowitz (Jewish), Mary White Ovington (White), Oswald Garrison Villard (German-born White), and William English Walling (White, and son of a former slave owning family)[2][3], to work on behalf of the rights of African Americans. Its name, retained in accord with tradition, is one of the last surviving uses of the term "colored people". The group is based in Baltimore, Maryland.

ALL OF THESE PEOPLE ARE AMERICAN CITIZENS, LARAZA (AKA THE RACE) REPRESENTS Latinos AND ILLEGAL ALIENS LATINOS, SO YOUR POINT?

OH AGAIN, YOU DON'T HAVE ONE. I KNOW YOU PROBABLY LOVE YOUR BREEDMARE BUT THOSE PICS OF YOUR BREEDMARE REALLY AREN'T ATTRACTIVE.

quote:

Originally posted by Beverly:
Hey Dora the NON Explora You need to do your homework:

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (usually abbreviated as NAACP) is one of the oldest and most influential civil rights organizations in the United States.[1] The NAACP was founded on February 12, 1909 by a diverse group composed of W.E.B. Du Bois (African American), Ida Wells-Barnett (African American), Henry Moskowitz (Jewish), Mary White Ovington (White), Oswald Garrison Villard (German-born White), and William English Walling (White, and son of a former slave owning family)[2][3], to work on behalf of the rights of African Americans. Its name, retained in accord with tradition, is one of the last surviving uses of the term "colored people". The group is based in Baltimore, Maryland.

ALL OF THESE PEOPLE ARE AMERICAN CITIZENS, LARAZA (AKA THE RACE) REPRESENTS Latinos AND ILLEGAL ALIENS LATINOS, SO YOUR POINT?

OH AGAIN, YOU DON'T HAVE ONE. I KNOW YOU PROBABLY LOVE YOUR BREEDMARE BUT THOSE PICS OF YOUR BREEDMARE REALLY AREN'T ATTRACTIVE.

Hey DORA this if fun

Illegal ProtestAmerican Citizens who are tired of the illegal alien invasionAll About the National Council of LA RAZA (The RACE)
August 29th, 2007
H/T to Dr ***le Kesselman of NJCIC

From DiscoverTheNetworks.org - more reading on NCLR if you follow this link

NCLR’s major policy positions also include the following:


It supports access to driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants.

It opposes the REAL ID Act, which requires that all driver’s license and photo ID applicants be able to verify they are legal residents of the United States, and that the documents they present to prove their identity are genuine. According to La Raza, this law “opens the door to widespread discrimination and civil rights violations.”

It opposes the Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act (CLEAR), which would empower state and local law-enforcement authorities to enforce federal immigration laws. La Raza argues this would “result in higher levels of racial profiling, police misconduct, and other civil rights violations.”

It lobbies for racial and ethnic preferences (affirmative action) and set-asides in hiring, promotions, and college admissions.

It supports bilingual education and bilingual ballots.

It supports voting rights for illegal aliens.

It supports stricter hate-crime laws. [but not if the victim is white ]

It opposes the Aviation Transportation and Security Act requiring that all airport baggage screeners be U.S. citizens.

It opposed President Bush’s signing of the “Secure Fence Act of 2006” which authorized 700 miles of new border fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border.

As columnist Michelle Malkin reports, La Raza seeks to inculcate young people with its worldview by funding a number of charter schools that advocate ethnic separatism and anti-American, anti-white attitudes. Among these schools are the following:



Mexicayotl Academy in Nogales, Arizona is “structured and developed around the concepts of identity, culture, and language.” It supports local ethnic lobbying efforts “to right social injustices by educating the community and helping create social change.” Under the heading “Greatest Achievements,” the school’s website lists its visit from the Marxist academic fraud Rigoberta Menchu, and its sponsorship of the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos.

La Academia Semillas del Pueblo is a Los Angeles public school that teaches children “Aztec math” and the Mexican indigenous language of “Nahuatl.” The principal, Marcos Aguilar, is an ethnic separatist who told a UCLA interviewer: “We don’t want to drink from a White water fountain, we have our own wells and our natural reservoirs and our way of collecting rain in our aqueducts. We don’t need a White water fountain. … We are not interested in what they have because we have so much more and because the world is so much larger. And ultimately the White way, the American way, the neo liberal, capitalist way of life will eventually lead to our own destruction.” [ ed: Well then get your BROWN *** out of our WHITE country you scumbag!] [ ed: Oh and you are very interested in “what we have” and you are trying to steal what we have built because you and your ilk are too **** lazy and stupid to fix your own **** country - Mexico ]

Aztlan Academy in south Tucson seeks “to integrate a meaningful Chicano Studies program into [students’] lives, language, and academics, as a means of developing their intellects as well as their pride and self-esteem.” (”Aztlan” is the separatist name for the Southwestern United States that NCLR hopes will someday reunite with Mexico.) [ so how does NOT encouraging learning the language of the country you live in develop intellect, pride and self-esteem? Are you preparing them to GO HOME to Mexico maybe? ]

The Dolores Huerta Preparatory High School in Pueblo, Colorado is named after the Latina labor union activist who is a Board member of the Democratic Socialists of America.

The Academia Cesar Chavez Charter School in Saint Paul, Minnesota supports the aforementioned federal DREAM Act.

An eminent figure in NCLR’s history is Raul Yzaguirre, who served as the organization’s President and CEO from 1974 to 2004. A notable former Chairman is Jose Villareal. [see below for more on this dude]
The organization’s current President is Janet Murquia, who worked at the White House in various capacities from 1994 to 2000, ultimately as deputy assistant to President Bill Clinton. Immediately prior to joining NCLR, she was the Executive Vice Chancellor for University Relations at the University of Kansas.

In 2005 NCLR received some $15.2 million in federal grants, of which $7.9 million was in U.S. Department of Education grants for Charter Schools; undisclosed amounts were earmarked for get-out-the-vote efforts supporting La Raza political positions.

NCLR also receives funding from the American Express Foundation; the Allstate Foundation; the AT&T Foundation; the Bank of America Foundation; the Carnegie Corporation of New York; the Annie E. Casey Foundation; the Fannie Mae Foundation; the Ford Foundation; the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; the Joyce Foundation; the W. K. Kellogg Foundation; the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; the Open Society Institute; the David and Lucile Packard Foundation; the Rockefeller Foundation; and the Verizon Foundation.

NCLR’s total revenues in 2005 were $25.3 million. Its net assets that year were nearly $52.4 million.

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José Villarreal is the former chairman of the National Council of La Raza, the largest Hispanic organization in the United States. He was an aide to President Bill Clinton, a fundraiser and campaign co-chair for John Kerry in 2004, and the treasurer of Al Gore’s 2000 presidential bid. He has also served as vice-chair of the board of the U.S. Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, and was a presidential appointee to the Fannie Mae board of directors.

In March 2007, he joined the presidential campaign of New York Senator Hillary Clinton.

Just a wee bit of Hispandering huh Hillary?

And guess what? Right now - I mean RIGHT NOW - there is a House Resolution in our Congress that is aiming to give La Raza $5 MILLION of our tax dollars and starting in 2008 we will be giving them $10 MILLION a year indefinitely. Here is the info on Congress.org on HR 1999:

To authorize appropriations for assistance for the National Council of La Raza and the Raza Development Fund.
Bill # H.R.1999

Original Sponsor:
Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX 15th)

Cosponsor Total: 5
(last sponsor added 05/16/2007)
4 Democrats
1 Republicans

About This Legislation:
4/23/2007–Introduced.
Hope Fund Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make a grant to the National Council of La Raza to provide technical and financial assistance to local non-profit organizations to undertake community development and affordable housing projects and programs serving low- and moderate-income households, particularly through organizations located in neighborhoods with substantial populations of income-disadvantaged households of Hispanic origin.
Authorizes the National Council of La Raza, or the Raza Development Fund, to use such funds to: (1) provide technical and financial assistance for site acquisition and development, construction financing, and short- and long-term financing for housing, community facilities, and economic development; (2) leverage capital from private entities, including private financial institutions, insurance companies, and private philanthropic organizations; and (3) provide technical assistance, training, support, and advice to develop the management, financial, and administrative capabilities of housing development organizations serving low-income households, including Hispanic households. [didn’t you mean to say ONLY Hispanic households?]

In the details of this bill:

(b) Authorization of Appropriations- There is authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section–

(1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and

(2) $10,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter. (as in forever)
Oh and here are some details left out of the “short” description - the critical #4 as listed here that conveniently DOES NOT appear in the summary:


(1) provide technical and financial assistance for site acquisition and development, construction financing, and short- and long-term financing for housing, community facilities, and economic development;

(2) leverage capital from private entities, including private financial institutions, insurance companies, and private philanthropic organizations;

(3) provide technical assistance, training, support, and advice to develop the management, financial, and administrative capabilities of housing development organizations serving low-income households, including Hispanic households; and

(4) conduct such other activities as may be determined by the Secretary and the National Council of La Raza.
This bill has the following status:

4/23/2007:
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Here are members of the House Committe on Financial Services - PLEASE call them AND your House Representatives and object to HR 1999 aka the Hope Fund Act of 2007.

Tell them you want them to sponsor a Hope Fund Act that benefits AMERICAN CITIZENS not ILLEGAL ALIENS or ONE RACE OF PEOPLE.

Members of the House Committee on Financial Services:

Who We Are

The Committee oversees all components of the nation’s housing and financial services sectors including banking, insurance, real estate, public and assisted housing, and securities. The Committee continually reviews the laws and programs relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Reserve Bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and international development and finance agencies such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. The Committee also ensures enforcement of housing and consumer protection laws such as the U.S. Housing Act, the Truth In Lending Act, the Housing and Community Development Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Community Reinvestment Act, and financial privacy laws. Click here for a more detailed description of jurisdiction by subcommittee.

Chairman Barney Frank represents Massachusetts’ Fourth Congressional District. The other Democratic members of the Committee are:

Rep. Paul E. Kanjorski, PA
Rep. Maxine Waters, CA
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, NY
Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez, IL
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez, NY
Rep. Melvin L. Watt, NC
Rep. Gary L. Ackerman, NY
Rep. Julia Carson, IN
Rep. Brad Sherman, CA
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, NY
Rep. Dennis Moore, KS
Rep. Michael E. Capuano, MA
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa, TX
Rep. William Lacy Clay, MO
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, NY
Rep. Joe Baca, CA
Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, MA
Rep. Brad Miller, NC
Rep. David Scott, GA
Rep. Al Green, TX
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, MO
Rep. Melissa L. Bean, IL
Rep. Gwen Moore, WI
Rep. Lincoln Davis, TN
Rep. Albio Sires, NJ
Rep. Paul W. Hodes, NH
Rep. Keith Ellison, MN
Rep. Ron Klein, FL
Rep. Tim Mahoney, FL
Rep. Charles Wilson, OH
Rep. Ed Perlmutter, CO
Rep. Christopher S. Murphy, CT
Rep. Joe Donnelly, IN
Rep. Robert Wexler, (FL)
Rep. Jim Marshall, GA
Rep. Dan Boren, OK

Republican Members

Rep. Spencer Bachus, AL
Rep. Richard H. Baker, LA
Rep. Deborah Pryce, OH
Rep. Michael N. Castle, DE
Rep. Peter King, NY
Rep. Edward R. Royce, CA
Rep. Frank D. Lucas, OK
Rep. Ron Paul, TX
Rep. Paul E. Gillmor, OH
Rep. Steven C. LaTourette, OH
Rep. Donald A. Manzullo, IL
Rep. Walter B. Jones , NC
Rep. Judy Biggert, IL
Rep. Christopher Shays, CT
Rep. Gary G. Miller, CA
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, WV
Rep. Tom Feeney, FL
Rep. Jeb Hensarling, TX
Rep. Scott Garrett, NJ
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, FL
Rep. J. Gresham Barrett, SC
Rep. Jim Gerlach, PA
Rep. Stevan Pearce, NM
Rep. Randy Neugebauer, TX
Rep. Tom Price, GA
Rep. Geoff Davis, KY
Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, NC
Rep. John Campbell, CA
Rep. Adam Putnam, FL
Rep. Michele Bachmann, MN
Rep. Peter J. Roskam, IL

Rep. Kenny Marchant, TX

Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, MI



NCLR Headquarters Office

Raul Yzaguirre Building
1126 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel. (202) 785-1670
Fax (202) 776-1792

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Press Contacts

Atlanta Program Office
Tel. (404) 658-1711
Fax (404) 420-3233

Chicago Program Office
Tel. (312) 269-9250
Fax (312) 269-9260

Long Beach-Center for Latino and Community Health
Tel. (562) 985-5242
Fax (562) 985-5048

Los Angeles Program Office
Tel. (213) 489-3428
Fax (213) 489-1167

New York Office
Tel. (212) 260-7070
Fax (212) 260-7039

Phoenix Program Office
Tel. (602) 417-1400
Fax (602) 252-0315

Puerto Rico Program Office
Tel. (787) 641-0546
Fax (787) 641-0545
nclr-pr@nclr.org

Sacramento Policy Office
Tel. (916) 448-9852
Fax (916) 448-9823

San Antonio Program Office
Tel. (210) 212-4454
Fax (210) 212-4459

Wiki page on La Raza can be found here

Among some of the entries are:

Beginning in about 1975, the NCLR began expanding its focus to include the issues of non-Mexican American Latinos. This policy was officialized in 1979. By 1980, the NCLR was funded almost entirely by the federal government. When the Reagan Administration slashed social funding, the NCLR was forced to cut back the scale of its operations. As a result, the organization began focusing on national policy and concentrating its efforts in Washington, D.C. After the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, state governments exerted more control over the disbursement of welfare funds, which led to the development of the NCLR’s Field Advocacy Project to influence decisions at the state and local levels.

Isn’t La Raza a 501(c) organization and if so, are they not prevented from participating in political influence to keep that 501(c) designation? Shouldn’t someone be looking into this?

More from the Wiki page:

On September 20, 2006, Representative Norwood issued a press release calling the NCLR a “radical […] pro-illegal immigration lobbying organization that supports racist groups calling for the secession of the western United States as a Hispanic-only homeland” and accusing the organization of undermining “the ability of state and local police to fight criminal illegal aliens.”

The NCLR immediately issued a press release to refute Norwood’s claims and to demand an apology. He offered to extend an apology on seven conditions:

Denounce and sever all ties with MEChA and any other organizations with which they are now or have ever been associated or funded which held to the racist doctrines published by MEChA.
Denounce the statement “For La Raza to do [sic]. Fuera de La Raza nada” as repugnant, racist, and totally incompatible with American society or citizenship.
Repudiate all claims that any current American territory rightfully belongs to Mexico.
Acknowledge the right of all Americans to live wherever they choose in the United States, and that no section or region of this country should be segregated by race or ethnic heritage.
Commit to sponsorship of nationwide educational programs to combat racism and anti-Semitism in the Hispanic community.
Seek neutral, third party supervision to ensure that all community and individual assistance programs offered by La Raza and groups supported by La Raza are accessible to all Americans, regardless of race or ethnicity, and that participation in those programs is fully compliant with Equal Opportunity laws.
Acknowledge the internationally recognized borders of the United States, the right of the citizens of the United States to determine immigration policy through the democratic process, and the right of the United States to undertake any and all necessary steps including military action to effectively enforce immigration law and defend its borders against unauthorized entry.
The NCLR responded to Norwood’s conditions apology in a point-by-point press release defending its policies, which it claims have never been racially or ethnically exclusionary, never supported and does not endorse the notion of a “Reconquista” or “Aztlán,” and has never used, and unequivocally rejects, the motto “Por La Raza todo, Fuera de La Raza nada.”[10] It also disputes the charge that it supports illegal immigration, constantly reiterating its support for effective and reasonable border security and immigration-law enforcement. In a speech in San Diego, NCLR CEO Janet Murguía stated: “First, as a sovereign nation, the United States has the right to determine who comes and who stays. . . [It also] has a right to consider enforcement at a variety of levels, including border enforcement, interior enforcement, and workplace enforcement. . . We support enforcement… [because] as Americans, we recognize it’s the right thing to do.”[11]

Oh really? Well then check out this page on nclr.org - where they support the many “immigration rallies” which are calling for giving amnesty to illegal aliens who have crossed that very border. La Raza seems to be VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT OF CROSSING OUR SOUTHERN BORDER ILLEGALLY for a BETTER LIFE.

What they try to do is hide behind “immigrant rights” so that we and the idiot politicians and businesses who support them, might not notice that LEGAL IMMIGRANTS DO NOT NEED TO MARCH FOR RIGHTS. The only “immigrants” who might need more “rights” are THOSE WHO HAVE COME HERE ILLEGALLY and in my opinion, that does not make them “IMMIGRANTS” it makes them “INVADERS” or “THIEVES”.

A quote from here : The next step is to take the power in the streets and turn it into action, like thousands of calls to Congress for immigrant rights and a stronger America.

A “stronger America” if we allow millions of “hard working” illegal aliens to continue to stream across our border SIEVE and then get the reward of American citizenship for those efforts? And NCLR supports a stronger southern border? COME ON! Stop talking out of both sides of your mouth La Ratza! We are on to you and you are not fooling US.

Oh and here they are cheering for the passing of legislation for “Latino immigrant children”. Translation - illegal alien children.