A little more info on Hillary's new campaign co-chair-


Hillary Picks La Raza Leader As Campaign Co Chair

http://www.corruptionchronicles.com/200 ... der_a.html

April 12, 2007

The former president of an extremist group that organized many of the country’s disruptive pro illegal immigration marches and advocates the return of the American Southwest to Mexico will co-chair Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

Best known for his radical pro Chicano work during 30 years as president of the National Council of La Raza, Raul Yzaguirre is being promoted by the Clinton campaign as a prominent Hispanic activist who will lead the New York senator’s outreach to Hispanic voters.

The reality is that Yzaguirre alienates many American citizens of Hispanic descent (in other words, those qualified to vote) with his so-called La Raza rhetoric, which has been repeatedly labeled racist.

The National Council of La Raza describes itself as the largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, but it caters to the radical Chicano movement that says California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and parts of Colorado and Texas belong to Aztlan.

The takeover plan is referred to as the “reconquista” of the Western U.S. and it features ethnic cleansing of Americans, Europeans, Africans and Asians once the area is taken back and converted to Aztlan.

While this may all sound a bit crazy, this organization is quite powerful (thanks to Hillary’s new campaign co-chair) and annually receives millions of dollars in federal grants. Its leaders also managed to get included in congressional hearings regarding immigration. Last year alone, the National Council of La Raza received $15.2 million in federal grants and one senator gave the group an extra $4 million in earmarked American taxpayer dollars.

The organization uses the money to support projects like a Southern California elementary school with a curriculum that specializes in bashing America and promoting the Chicano movement. The school’s founder and principal, a Calexico-educated activist named Marcos Aguilar, opposes racial integration and says Mexicans in the U.S. don’t want to go to white schools or drink from white water fountains.

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Posted by at April 12, 2007 04:15 PM
Comments

Actually NCLR has close contact with the White House. They are one of the biggest influences in Washington DC. I called for a transcript of Karl Rove's speach at the NCLR convention. The White House said to call La Raza. I asked how accessable are they? The woman responded that they have daily contact with the La Raza office.

Posted by: Naomi at April 13, 2007 01:47 AM

I am one of those American citizens of Hispanic descent you mention in your piece. I am a democrat and would rather vote for the Republican candidate now that Hillary has this racist, extremist La Raza advocate running her campaign.

Posted by: M. Lozano at April 13, 2007 09:58 AM

Not a very smart move. The majority of the people who suscribe/ralte to that radical viva la raza, chicano movement are not in the country legally and therefore cannot vote! This guy will not successfully reach out to Hispanic voters in this country....But he can round up hundreds of thousands of ILLEGAL immigrants to march on our streets.

Posted by: Ken. K at April 13, 2007 10:00 AM