Posted on 06/01/2007 10:23:06 PM PDT by Politicalmom
Tens of millions of U.S. taxpayer dollars soon could be flowing into the National Council of La Raza, an organization that advocates for civil rights for Hispanics and has connections to groups that advocate the separation of several southwestern states from the rest of the nation.
The proposal has been made by U.S. Rep. Ruben Hinojosa, and it would give the organization that describes itself as "the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States – [working] to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans" $5 million annually starting in 2008, with the funding to double the next year and then continue at that level "for each fiscal year thereafter."
As WND reported earlier, La Raza was condemned last year by Rep. Charles Norwood, R-Ga., as 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."
Norwood has called on La Raza to renounce its support of the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan – which sees "The Race" as part of an ethnic group that one day will reclaim Aztlan, the mythical birthplace of the Aztecs. In Chicano folklore, Aztlan includes California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and parts of Colorado and Texas.
The new plan, H.R. 1999, was introduced in April and already has been referred to a committee for action.
The attempt to divert federal funding is being publicized by several groups, including Americans for Legal Immigration Political Action Committee as well as The Federal Observer.
"Contact your HOUSE MEMBER to vote against this American largess for organizations working for the benefit of foreign nations," the websites said.
The legislation specifically authorizes money "for assistance for the National Council of La Raza and the Raza Development Fund."
"This Act may be cited as the 'Hope Fund Act of 2007,'" the legislation said. It calls for the money to be used for "community development" as well as "affordable housing" for neighborhoods "of Hispanic origin."
The organization's latest available financial report confirms that it already gets $5 million a year in federal grants, and nearly another $14 million a year in other grants, making up a majority of its $30 million annual budget. The future $10 million annual grants would provide a substantial boost to its budget.
The legislation allows the money to be spent by the National Council of La Raza or its development fund and leaves the door open for funding "such other activities as may be determined by the Secretary and the National Council of La Raza."
"Line[s] the pockets of Hispanic real estate companies and agents and … line[s] their own pockets and cronies," one forum participant said on the ALIPAC site. "The thought of paying taxes to fund this pandering racist organization should enrage everyone!"
ALIPAC spokesman William Gheen told WND that it's happening across the board these days.
"It is unethical for any group engaged in politics to be receiving taxpayer funds," he said. "La Raza lobbies on issues and then lobbies to receive more money."
He said the organization legally is allowed to lobby as long as only a small part of its budget goes to that goal. "It would be interesting to have a job where part of your job is to spend tax dollars and then go lobby for more."
He said the Internal Revenue Service simply has not been following such activities closely enough.
"People can file a complaint with the IRS, but it's another matter whether they do anything," he said.
The open-ended allocation referencing future fiscal years could mean that not only tens of millions – but hundreds of millions – of taxpayer dollars would be allocated for the organization, he said.
Also, since La Raza has hundreds of affiliate groups around the nation, the bottom line could escalate dramatically.
He said Americans probably wouldn't want their tax dollars to such race-based groups.
One of the founders of the La Raza concept was Jose Angel Gutierrez, a professor whose current projects include, "A Chicano Manual on How to Handle Gringos," and "Chicano Leadership: Local Elected Officials in Texas, 1950-2000."
He helped found the Mexican American Youth Organization and La Raza Unida Party, and has told reporters that, "Our devil has pale skin and blue eyes," and, "We're a new Mestizo nation."
La Raza itself confirms on its website that it will continue to support on a case by case basis the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan, which it admits has "inappropriate rhetoric" that is "extremist and inflammatory."
That organization has called for the restoration of Aztlan by separating much or all of half a dozen southwestern states from the United States. To that concept, Gutierrez responded that he shouldn't need a passport, because he was just traveling across the land to which he is indigenous.
WND reported just a day earlier that a campaign also has been set up by a group including La Raza letting Spanish-speaking people lobby the U.S. Senate directly, even coaching them what English words to use.
And it deceives congressional offices, with a high-tech process that strips away the 800 number people actually call, and forwards to Washington the callers' home numbers, leaving the impression the multitude of calls are not part of an organized effort, WND has learned.
The actual program is being run by the Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, which calls itself "a campaign … to achieve passage of workable comprehensive immigration reform legislation that serves our nation," and includes the National Council of La Raza as a supporting member.
I vote we swamp the IRS with complaints. Maybe we can slow up the theft of our money and its redistribution to racist organizations and illegals.
I tremble for my country when an avowedly racist organization gets tax money.
www.aztlan.net/
Reconquista
Wow......
The Brown Berets of Aztlan, Mayday 2006
“THE RACE.”
Folks need to understand that that is what “La Raza” means in ENGLISH.
It is a RACIST organization, dedicated to the breakdown of America and the rule of law, that deserves scorn, and NOTHING else.
What???? I cannot believe this. I will fight this proposal to the death (the death of this proposal!)
Someday in the history books, it will be written how we who grew up in the 60’s ultimately gave away the country after the greatest generation had saved it. We are letting it happen. Shame on us.
I'm with you!
"I vote we swamp the IRS with complaints. Maybe we can slow up the theft of our money and its redistribution to racist organizations and illegals."
quid pro quo
change your racist org name
and we’ll give you the loot.
Shame on us is right. :o(
I'm a pollyanna on hard times. I'm so disappointed in Bush for endorsing the global warming power-grab. I'm just aghast and disheartened. Then again, it's become so standard for Republicans to endorse less expensive versions of the same Federal meddling, that honestly, today's Republicans are just low-sodium Democrats.
It seems like party leadership -- not the ideal, but the leadership -- has utterly failed to defend and expound upon what I have always considered the Republican credo of smaller government and freer commerce. Everything else stems from that.
Why won't honest Republican politicians stand up and say, "Nothing is going to improve until we stop hampering businesses from employing teenagers and low-skilled by requiring a minimum wage." Minimum wage is that quiet thing in the background that generates chronic trouble, and must contribute hugely to the whole illegal Mexican immigrant problem. Our "minimum wage" is like a $30,000 per year job down there!
I wish Walter Williams was running. He'd never win, but I'd sure vote for him.
National council of La Raza
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE RACE
Walter Williams would make a horrible president. Anyone who preaches that having a near-trillion dollar trade deficit with Commie China “is a good thing”...has no business being President.
Williams is too much a Business-Socialist.
I cant believe we would give one cent to this “hate group” of bigots.
La Raza is nothing more than the Mex Klux Klan
improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans
Easy as 1, 2, throw out the illegals, cut taxes.
The federal bureaucracy is infested with left wingers who believe in multi-culturalism, and that big government is the solution to everything. The IRS bureaucrats will never investigate La Raza, just as they will never question political activities in liberal churches.
The Marxist federal bureucracy is our domestic enemy, and should be treated as such in thought, word and deed.
The KKK and the Black Panthers wonder where their federal money is. Does anyone not agree that this wouldn’t happen if the federal government were small enough to drown in the bath tub?
No se podemos.
Funny how the MSM “missed” the story of who was leading the biggest Mayday 2006 parade in San Diego.
Every American must get used to the status of a conquered population. The conquerors early on quite generally loot, insult and assault the conquered. After the transfer of most of the wealth and the harnessing of a hard working peasant population it will calm down. After the initial hard times the conquered are then generally left to practice the Holy Five relatively unmolested.
PHONE THE IRS TOLL FREE
1-800-829-0433
You may remain anonymous if you wish.
Fellow Freepers, please keep up the pressure! Coming from a Hispanic, you are not racists! You (we) are citizens of a great nation trying to repel invaders! Do not bow down to the leftist name calling! Keep calling your representatives in congress and in the senate until we are heard and action is taken to protect our country.
They’d better not get one dime - NOT ONE!!!
Hope Fund Act of 2007 (Introduced in House)
HR 1999 IH
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1999
To authorize appropriations for assistance for the National Council of La Raza and the Raza Development Fund.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 23, 2007
Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself and Mr. RENZI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for assistance for the National Council of La Raza and the Raza Development Fund.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Hope Fund Act of 2007’.
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA AND RAZA DEVELOPMENT FUND.
(a) Use- The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, to the extent amounts are made available pursuant to subsection (b), make a grant to the National Council of La Raza for the purpose of providing 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. Assistance provided by the Secretary under this section may be used by the National Council of La Raza or the Raza Development Fund 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;
(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 .
(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.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c110:1:./temp/~c110f1CnJp::
And the co-sponsors of this monstrosity?
Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] - 5/16/2007
Rep Pastor, Ed [AZ-4] - 5/16/2007
Rep Renzi, Rick [AZ-1] - 4/23/2007
Rep Reyes, Silvestre [TX-16] - 5/16/2007
That’s how it will be, until they march into their studios and shut them down, Hugo Chavez style.
“That’s how it will be, until they march into their studios and shut
them down, Hugo Chavez style.”
Funny, when I saw the thread title below this morning, my first thought was “Hugo or Linda?”
(I guess Linda Chavez recently penned a particulary nasty column with
ad hominem attacks on opponents of “comprehensive immigration reform”;
it was so mean-spirited that it was not run by some of the papers
that routinely run her columns,
Ms. Chavez almost sounds like she’d join some Brown Berets and bust
the heads of some of us folks oppossing the current amnesty proposal.
Or might just cheer them on.)
Violence: Chavez’s Last Resort?
Investor’s Business Daily ^ | June 1, 2007 | Unattibuted
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Just knowing how many people from the MSM are in the CFR, answered the nagging question I had about why the MSM refuses to report on things like this. Pretty smart move for CFR to include them. They guaranteed their cooperation.......their silence!
BTTT.
Yep.
“Tens of millions of U.S. taxpayer dollars soon could be flowing into the National Council of La Raza,…”
We the people need to stop this lunacy NOW!!!
Today.
Not tomorrow.
It is yours and my money.
Take names and kick ass…Give these crooks in Washington their pink slips.
Assimilate them.
—Borg
Alberto Gonzales, the United States’ Chief Law Enforcement officer is a member of the National Council of La Raza and he was endorsed by them for his position as Attorney General.
They are assimilated. Now the question is funding level in the next Fed budget.
Hello, my name is Roberto Gonzales, and I am endorsed by,
THE COUNCIL OF THE RACE
This is about the same sort of swell idea.
and LULAC is their Citizen's Council
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