H/T to Dr Gayle 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:
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- 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 ass 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 damn lazy and stupid to fix your own damn 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–
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(1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
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(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:
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(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;
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(2) leverage capital from private entities, including private financial institutions, insurance companies, and private philanthropic organizations;
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(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
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(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.
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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
comments@nclr.org
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.
Thanks for all of your calls in support for the “Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act (H.R. 3162).” Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the CHAMP Act, a bill reauthorizing the federal-state health coverage program, know as the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The bill contains numerous provisions that would help Latino children and their families improve their ability to access CHIP and the Medicaid program, gaining health coverage in times of need. The bill survived major attacks by legislators who sought to mischaracterize the debate on children’s health and harm immigrant families. …
Why do I say that? Because this study shows that the majority of people LIVING in this country who are uninsured are “foregin born” - aka “illegal” aka “not citizens”.
Medical Technology and Practice Patterns Institute (MTPPI), Washington, DC, USA.
RESULTS: Compared to native-born residents, foreign-born residents are twice as likely to be uninsured (26.3% versus 13.0%), less likely to have private insurance (62.3% vs 78.8% and Medicare (88.6% vs 96.2%) and somewhat more likely to have Medicaid (6.5% vs 4.1%). A separate analysis of Hispanic and Asian foreign-born residents was conducted. Length of residence in the USA, race and ethnicity significantly impact the type and extent of health insurance coverage among the foreign-born population. CONCLUSION: Recent legislative initiatives restricting immigrants’ access to public services could lead to adverse public health consequences including further exacerbation of the high rates of uninsuredness found in this study.
Oh and here is another study that is actually VERY OLD. I will try to find updated info. I am sure the numbers would be STARTLING.
In 1989 and 1990, the foreign-born population was twice as likely as the US-born population to be uninsured (26.2% vs. 13.0%). The highest race of uninsured status, 40.8%, was found among foreign-born Hispanics. Persons who had lived in the United States for less than 15 years were 1.5 to 4.7 times more likely to be uninsured than were US-born Whites.
A more recent study from the US Census in 2005:
Race and Hispanic Origin (Race data refer to those reporting a single race only.)
- The uninsured rate, as well as the number of uninsured, remained statistically unchanged from 2004 to 2005 for non-Hispanic whites (at 11.3 percent and 22.1 million) and for blacks (at 19.6 percent and 7.2 million). The rate for Asians increased to 17.9 percent in 2005, up from 16.5 percent in 2004. The number of uninsured Asians was 2.3 million, up from 2 million.
- The uninsured rate for Hispanics, who may be of any race, was 32.7 percent in 2005 — statistically unchanged from 2004. The number of uninsured Hispanics increased from 13.5 million to 14.1 million.
- Based on a three-year average (2003-2005), 29.9 percent of people who reported American Indian and Alaska Native as their race were without coverage. The three-year average for Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders was 21.8 percent.
Nativity
- Between 2004 and 2005, the uninsured rate for the population born in the United States increased from 13.1 percent to 13.4 percent. The uninsured rate for the foreign-born population was statistically unchanged at 33.6 percent. The number of uninsured naturalized citizens increased from 2.3 million in 2004 to 2.5 million in 2005. The uninsured rate for naturalized citizens remained statistically unchanged at 17.9 percent. The number and rate for noncitizens also remained statistically unchanged at 9.5 million and 43.6 percent, respectively, in 2005.
Regions
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- The uninsured rate for those in the South increased from 18.2 percent to 18.6 percent between 2004 and 2005 and in the West from 17.4 percent in 2004 to 18.1 percent in 2005. (The 2005 uninsured rates in the South and West were not statistically different.) The Midwest and Northeast had the lowest uninsured rates in 2005, at 11.9 percent and 12.3 percent, respectively. Neither region experienced a statistical change in its rate from 2004. (The uninsured rates for the Midwest and Northeast were not statistically different from one another in 2005.)
- There were 19.8 million uninsured people in the South, compared to 12.4 million in the West. The approximate numbers of uninsured were 7.8 million in the Midwest and 6.7 million in the Northeast.
Notice a TREND in the places which have the MOST illegal aliens from Mexico maybe?
And a whopping 43% of uninsured people are NON CITIZENS. If you roll in all the illegal aliens that the US Census THINKS are citizens because they are using a fake identity, I am sure you will find the scale tipped toward the MAJORITY of uninsured people in this country are not even citizens. What have you to say now La Raza?
And there’s MORE!
From this report from the GAO in 1995:
The CPS has no information on whether a person is in the country legally or illegally.
The survey does classify individuals as (1) native, born in the United States; (2) native, born in Puerto Rico or U.S. outlying areas; (3) native, born abroad of a U.S. parent; (4) foreign born, U.S. citizen by naturalization; and (5) foreign born and not a naturalized U.S.
citizen.
According to one researcher familiar with the CPS and immigrant matters, the CPS reports more foreign-born people and more foreign-born naturalized citizens than can be accounted for through legal immigration and naturalization data from the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Our analysis of the CPS showed the following for 1995:
- Among uninsured children, almost. 9 out of 10 children were born in the United States.
Most of the rest were foreign-born noncitizen residents. (See enclosure II.)
- Although foreign-born noncitizen children constituted only 3.3 percent of U.S. children in 1995, they accounted for over 9 percent of all uninsured children. Almost 37 percent of foreign-born noncitizen children were uninsured in 1995-about 847,000 children. In comparison, only 12.5 percent of IJ.S.-born children were uninsured-but this group numbers over 8,250,000 children. (See enclosure II.)
- A parent of an uninsured child was more likely to be foreign born than were his or her children. Almost 3 out of 10 of the parents who matched with uninsured children were foreign born. Four-fifths of these foreign-born parents were not citizens. (See
enclosure III.)
Even more juicy data here from 2004 on exactly WHO the CHAMP Act will benefit, which is supported by NCLR:
Immigrants living in the United States are much less likely to be insured than natives. There are several reasons for this. Over one-fourth of immigrants age 16 and over who are in the labor force are part-time or seasonal workers or are unemployed, according to the 2002 Current Population Survey. Part-time and temporary workers usually are not provided with employment-based insurance. Undocumented immigrants, who are estimated to be about 26 percent of all foreign-born, are barred from government insurance programs. Because of their status, the undocumented are not likely to have employment-based insurance or the resources to purchase private insurance. Legal, permanent immigrants are allowed to work, but must be resident for five years before becoming eligible for government insurance programs, with some exceptions. Many temporary immigrants, such as students, do not qualify for government insurance programs and may be limited to temporary employment, if they are allowed to work at all.
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Among the foreign born, non-citizens are more likely than naturalized citizens to be uninsured.
Non-citizens are more than twice as likely to be without health insurance coverage than naturalized citizens. In 2002, of the 12.8 million naturalized foreign born in the United States, 2.3 million or 18 percent were uninsured. By comparison, of the 20.6 million non-citizens, 8.9 million or 43 percent were uninsured.
