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Latino Congreso speaker sends 'showdown' warning to Democrats

By David Montero
El Paso Times
January 30, 2010

EL PASO -- Antonio Gonzalez, frustrated because President Obama did not devote more of his State of the Union speech to Latino issues, had a warning Friday for the White House and Democratic members of Congress facing elections in November.

Do not, he said, assume that the Latino vote is a lock for Democrats.

"We think 2010 is a showdown year," Gonzalez said. "We have tremendous leverage."

Gonzalez, president of the nonpartisan William C. Velasquez Institute, made the comments at the start of the fourth annual National Latino Congreso at the Camino Real Hotel.

The congreso is seeking to highlight issues of importance to Latinos, including immigration reform, the economy and participation in the 2010 Census. Some groups want Latinos to boycott the census as a protest against the government they believe is ignoring their needs.

Nativo Lopez, national president of the Mexican-American Political Association, supports that position.

"We're living in serious, perilous times, as said by the president in his State of the Union address, where Latinos were essentially excluded from that address," Lopez said.

He also said immigration enforcement policies of the Obama administration are "more robust, more aggressive and more insidious than even under the Bush administration."

In 2007, census officials asked for a suspension of raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to ensure a more accurate count in 2010.

U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-El Paso, said the Congressional Hispanic Caucus is still in talks with the White House to hold off ICE raids during the census count.

So far, he said, the White House has not agreed to a freeze on raids.

"There is plenty of precedence for it. President Reagan did it," Reyes said.

Luis Figueroa, a lawyer for the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, said that if the policy does not change, many Latinos will remain "in the shadows" during the count.

Reyes said he hoped the split among Latinos over whether to be counted is resolved by the congreso. The debate will be today at the hotel.

"I am puzzled we are debating or discussing or wondering whether it's a good idea to participate in the census," Reyes said. "... It's a dumb idea not to be counted."

Lydia Camarillo, vice president of the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, said Texas could gain as many as four seats in Congress, depending on the census count. Texas currently has 32 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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"We think 2010 is a showdown year," Gonzalez said. "We have tremendous leverage


Ummmm no.....what you have is a tremendous propensity for believing your own bullsh*t.

Latinos are NOT the majority voting demographic in the US, they do not hold the magic key to elections, and the majority native born and legal immigrant population of Latinos are not in lock step with the liberal leftists masquerading as "democrats" because illegal immigration is hurting them just as much....if not moreso in many ways.....as it is the rest of this country.

Originally Posted by American-ized

He also said immigration enforcement policies of the Obama administration are "more robust, more aggressive and more insidious than even under the Bush administration."

In 2007, census officials asked for a suspension of raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to ensure a more accurate count in 2010.
U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-El Paso, said the Congressional Hispanic Caucus is still in talks with the White House to hold off ICE raids during the census count.

So far, he said, the White House has not agreed to a freeze on raids.

what Raids??? had anyone heard of raids that i have not heard of??

Originally Posted by azwreath

"We think 2010 is a showdown year," Gonzalez said. "We have tremendous leverage


Ummmm no.....what you have is a tremendous propensity for believing your own bullsh*t.

Latinos are NOT the majority voting demographic in the US, they do not hold the magic key to elections, and the majority native born and legal immigrant population of Latinos are not in lock step with the liberal leftists masquerading as "democrats" because illegal immigration is hurting them just as much....if not moreso in many ways.....as it is the rest of this country.

Truer words were never spoken. They are so desperately delusional, they actually believe they have some kind of control over the outcome of our voting process. Even if every single illegal alien in this country joined their aiding, abetting legal family members and all of the other harboring citizen latinos at the polls, the numbers would not add up to them being the majority vote. The fact that they believe the average American citizen gives a flying fig about their threats is laughable, delusional and pathetic.

I wish illegals would take the tired butts home and raise hell where they matter.

Latino Congreso speaker sends 'showdown' warning to Democrats

Do not, he said, assume that the Latino vote is a lock for Democrats.

"We think 2010 is a showdown year," Gonzalez said. "We have tremendous leverage."

Hahahahahahaha. What leverage? Who else are they going to vote for?

Nativo Lopez, national president of the Mexican-American Political Association, supports that position.

Maybe they mean deliver illegal votes, that is what Nativo Lopez specializes at and had been indited for. Fine, keep your illegal votes!!

Actually, in a mid-term election, it tends to be the old folks that most often vote. They have just been told that the Dems want to slash their Medicare patients in order to provide healthcare for illegals. If illegals think they can raise more votes than a bunch of ticked of grannies, good luck with that.

Why do we have Latino issues. Are we all not Americans. Shouldn't what is good for the Mexican be good for the Americans?

Originally Posted by agrneydgrl

Why do we have Latino issues. Are we all not Americans. Shouldn't what is good for the Mexican be good for the Americans?

Yes, would make more sense to simply want to do what is right for Americans. Seems Americans may be easier to manipulate when they are put into groups.

"We're living in serious, perilous times, as said by the president in his State of the Union address, where Latinos were essentially excluded from that address," Lopez said.

So cute! It was called the State of the UNION, not the state of cuddling ethnic groups. Germans, Chinese, Russians, Greeks, Italians, Indians, and even Uzbeks were "excluded." The arrogance of these Latinos get to the point of being either ridiculous or hilarious, or both.