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Exclusive: The Truth About 'La Raza' ( And Sotomayor is a member )
humanevents.om ^ | 04/07/2006 | Charlie Norwood

Posted on 05/28/2009 8:59:51 AM PDT by kellynla

The nation's television screens many days recently have been filled with scenes of huge crowds carrying the colorful green and red flag of Mexico viewers could well have thought it was a national holiday in Mexico City.

It was instead, downtown Los Angeles, Calif., although the scene was recreated in numerous other cities around the country with substantial Mexican populations. Hordes of Mexican expatriates, many here illegally, were protesting the very U.S. immigration laws they were violating with impunity. They found it offensive and a violation of their rights that the U.S. dared to have immigration laws to begin with.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa mounted the podium, but any hopes that he would quiet the crowds and defend the law were soon dashed. Villaraigosa, himself, has spent a lifetime opposing U.S. immigration law.

For law-abiding Americans without knowledge of the dark side of our current illegal immigration crisis, all this is unfathomable. For those who know the truth about the "La Raza" movement, these demonstrations were a prophecy fulfilled.

It is past time for all Americans to know what is at the root of this outrageous behavior, and the extent to which the nation is at risk because of "La Raza" -- The Race.

There are many immigrant groups joined in the overall "La Raza" movement. The most prominent and mainstream organization is the National Council de La Raza -- the Council of "The Race".

To most of the mainstream media, most members of Congress, and even many of their own members, the National Council of La Raza is no more than a Hispanic Rotary Club.

But the National Council of La Raza succeeded in raking in over $15.2 million in federal grants last year alone, of which $7.9 million was in U.S. Department of Education grants for Charter Schools, and undisclosed amounts were for get-out-the-vote efforts supporting La Raza political positions.

The Council of La Raza succeeded in having itself added to congressional hearings by Republican House and Senate leaders. And an anonymous senator even gave the Council of La Raza an extra $4 million in earmarked taxpayer money, supposedly for "housing reform," while La Raza continues to lobby the Senate for virtual open borders and amnesty for illegal aliens.

Behind the respectable front of the National Council of La Raza lies the real agenda of the La Raza movement, the agenda that led to those thousands of illegal immigrants in the streets of American cities, waving Mexican flags, brazenly defying our laws, and demanding concessions.

Key among the secondary organizations is the radical racist group Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan, or Chicano Student Movement of Aztlan (MEChA), one of the most anti-American groups in the country, which has permeated U.S. campuses since the 1960s, and continues its push to carve a racist nation out of the American West.

One of America's greatest strengths has always been taking in immigrants from cultures around the world, and assimilating them into our country as Americans. By being citizens of the U.S. we are Americans first, and only, in our national loyalties.

This is totally opposed by MEChA for the hordes of illegal immigrants pouring across our borders, to whom they say:

"Chicano is our identity; it defines who we are as people. It rejects the notion that we...should assimilate into the Anglo-American melting pot...Aztlan was the legendary homeland of the Aztecas ... It became synonymous with the vast territories of the Southwest, brutally stolen from a Mexican people marginalized and betrayed by the hostile custodians of the Manifest Destiny." (Statement on University of Oregon MEChA Website, Jan. 3, 2006)

MEChA isn't at all shy about their goals, or their views of other races. Their founding principles are contained in these words in "El Plan Espiritual de Aztlan" (The Spiritual Plan for Aztlan):

"In the spirit of a new people that is conscious not only of its proud historical heritage but also of the brutal gringo invasion of our territories, we, the Chicano inhabitants and civilizers of the northern land of Aztlan from whence came our forefathers, reclaiming the land of their birth and consecrating the determination of our people of the sun, declare that the call of our blood is our power, our responsibility, and our inevitable destiny. ... Aztlan belongs to those who plant the seeds, water the fields, and gather the crops and not to the foreign Europeans. ... We are a bronze people with a bronze culture. Before the world, before all of North America, before all our brothers in the bronze continent, we are a nation, we are a union of free pueblos, we are Aztlan. For La Raza todo. Fuera de La Raza nada."

That closing two-sentence motto is chilling to everyone who values equal rights for all. It says: "For The Race everything. Outside The Race, nothing."

If these morally sickening MEChA quotes were coming from some fringe website, Americans could at least console themselves that it was just a small group of nuts behind it. Nearly every racial and ethnic group has some shady characters and positions in its past and some unbalanced individuals today claiming racial superiority and demanding separatism. But this is coming straight from the official MEChA sites at Georgetown University, the University of Texas, UCLA, University of Michigan, University of Colorado, University of Oregon, and many other colleges and universities around the country.

MEChA was in fact reported to be one of the main organizers of those street demonstrations we witnessed over the past weeks. That helps explain why those hordes of illegal immigrants weren't asking for amnesty -- they were demanding an end to U.S. law, period. Unlike past waves of immigrants who sought to become responsible members of American society, these protesters reject American society altogether, because they have been taught that America rightfully belongs to them.

MEChA and the La Raza movement teach that Colorado, California, Arizona, Texas, Utah, New Mexico, Oregon and parts of Washington State make up an area known as "Aztlan" -- a fictional ancestral homeland of the Aztecs before Europeans arrived in North America. As such, it belongs to the followers of MEChA. These are all areas America should surrender to "La Raza" once enough immigrants, legal or illegal, enter to claim a majority, as in Los Angeles. The current borders of the United States will simply be extinguished.

This plan is what is referred to as the "Reconquista" or reconquest, of the Western U.S.

But it won't end with territorial occupation and secession. The final plan for the La Raza movement includes the ethnic cleansing of Americans of European, African, and Asian descent out of "Aztlan."

As Miguel Perez of Cal State-Northridge's MEChA chapter has been quoted as saying: "The ultimate ideology is the liberation of Aztlan. Communism would be closest [to it]. Once Aztlan is established, ethnic cleansing would commence: Non-Chicanos would have to be expelled -- opposition groups would be quashed because you have to keep power."

MEChA Plants

Members of these radical, anti-American, racist organizations are frequently smoothly polished into public respectability by the National Council of La Raza.

Former MEChA members include Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who was officially endorsed by La Raza for mayor and was awarded La Raza's Graciela Olivarez Award. Now we know why he refuses to condemn a sea of foreign flags in his city. California Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante is also a former MEChA member. He delivered the keynote address at La Raza's 2002 Annual Convention.

The National Council of La Raza and its allies in public office make no repudiation of the radical MEChA and its positions. In fact, as recently as 2003, La Raza was actively funding MEChA, according to federal tax records.

Imagine Robert Byrd's refusing to disavow the views of the KKK, or if Strom Thurmond had failed to admit segregation was wrong. Imagine Heritage or Brookings Foundation making grants to the American Nazi Party.

Is the National Council of La Raza itself a racist organization? Regardless of the organization's suspect ties, the majority of its members are not. When one examines all the organization's activities, they are commendable non-profit projects, such as education and housing programs.

But even these defensible efforts raise the question of whether education and housing programs funded with federal tax dollars should be used in programs specifically targeted to benefit just one ethnic group.

La Raza defenders usually respond by calling anyone making these allegations "a racist" for having called attention to La Raza's racist links. All the groups and public officials with ties to the La Raza movement can take a big step towards disproving these allegations by simply following the examples of Senators Byrd and Thurmond and repenting of their past ways.

If they are unwilling to admit past misdeeds, they can at least state -- unequivocally -- that they officially oppose the racist and anti-American positions of MEChA, and any other groups that espouse similar views.

Through public appearances, written statements, and on their respective websites, La Raza groups and allies must:

1. Denounce the motto "For La Raza todo. Fuera de La Raza nada," as repugnant, racist, and totally incompatible with American society or citizenship.

2. Acknowledge the right of all Americans to live wherever they choose in the U.S. without segregation.

3. Commit to sponsorship of nationwide educational programs to combat racism and anti-Semitism in the Hispanic community.

4. Denounce and sever all ties with MEChA and any other organizations with which they have ever been associated which held to the racist doctrines held by MEChA.

5. Acknowledge the internationally recognized borders of the U.S., the right of the citizens of the U.S. to determine immigration policy through the democratic process, and the right of the U.S. to undertake any and all necessary steps to effectively enforce immigration law and defend its border against unauthorized entry.

6. Repudiate all claims that current American territory rightfully belongs to Mexico.

If the National Council of La Raza, other La Raza groups, and local and national political leaders with past ties and associations with the radical elements of the La Raza movement can publicly issue such a statement and live by every one of these principles, they should be welcomed into the American public policy arena, with past sins -- real or imaginary -- forgiven.

If they cannot publicly and fully support these principles, Congress needs to take appropriate steps and immediately bar any group refusing to comply from receiving any future federal funds. Both the House and Senate should strike these groups from testifying before any committees, and the White House should sever all ties. Both political parties should disengage from any further contact with these groups and individuals.

There are plenty of decent, patriotic Hispanic organizations and elected officials to provide Congress with necessary feedback on specific issues confronting Americans of Latino heritage. Any group or individual who can agree with the simple six points should be welcomed into that fold.

If not, the American people will know there's a wolf in their midst, and take the necessary precautions to defend our Republic against an enemy.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; immigration; laraza; latino; mecha; soniasotomayor; sorosmayor; sotomayor
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To: kellynla; kristinn

Kristinn is the “official” contact person for news information RE FreeRepublic. I’ll bet he has a GOOD list!


21 posted on 05/28/2009 9:49:15 AM PDT by hoosiermama (Berg is a liberal democrat. Keyes is a conservative. Obama is bringing us together already!)
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To: Haddit

Eventually it will come down to a race war in this country. Our military will probably take sides. It will be a bloody mess. Either plan to join or plan to get out.


22 posted on 05/28/2009 9:50:01 AM PDT by mojitojoe ( Idiots elected a Marxist ideologue with narcissistic personality disorder)
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To: hoosiermama

It’s on is way to Drudge.


23 posted on 05/28/2009 9:52:24 AM PDT by SgtBob (Freedom is not for the feint of heart. Semper Fi!)
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To: kellynla

MSM conveniently neglects to mention her membership in La Raza.

That alone should be a red flag as to the nature of the organization.


24 posted on 05/28/2009 9:52:43 AM PDT by Califreak (Stammer Lee, TOTUS and Beltway Bob have turned 1600 into a circus)
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To: kellynla

She’s a one-trick pony: Por la raza—todo!
http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/51074.asp


25 posted on 05/28/2009 9:55:32 AM PDT by tumblindice (Present!)
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To: hoosiermama

It’s on it’s way to Rush via 24/7 email.


26 posted on 05/28/2009 9:56:54 AM PDT by SgtBob (Freedom is not for the feint of heart. Semper Fi!)
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To: library user

I took one look at her on tv and KNEW she is deeply flawed, and the LA RAZA gang-member connection is it. Rush, Sean, and the rest better climb on this ASAP.

BTW, my ex was Puerto Rican, so do not call me prejudiced.


27 posted on 05/28/2009 10:00:07 AM PDT by Veto! (Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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To: Haddit

Good grief, these people are screwed up.

And isn’t it interesting how our enemies are always socialists. It’s either the National Socialists, or the Communists (Soviet, Korean, or Vietnamese), or the socialist Baath Party, or the socialist Sandanistas, or socialist Chavez or Castro, or the narco-Marxists. And here we have La Raza, which is spouting the usual “anti-imperialist” socialist garbage (interesting how easily socialist ideas can be tailored to a racist movement).

It’s socialism every time.


28 posted on 05/28/2009 10:01:45 AM PDT by Yardstick
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To: tumblindice
Send the link to John McCain....He opposed her the last time and will need any information/ammunition to do so again this time.
29 posted on 05/28/2009 10:05:36 AM PDT by hoosiermama (Berg is a liberal democrat. Keyes is a conservative. Obama is bringing us together already!)
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To: kellynla; gubamyster; SwinneySwitch

LaRaza ping!


30 posted on 05/28/2009 10:06:20 AM PDT by AuntB (The right to vote in America: Blacks 1870; Women 1920; Native Americans 1925; Foreigners 2008)
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To: SgtBob

Thanks....incoming Frmail!


31 posted on 05/28/2009 10:09:04 AM PDT by hoosiermama (Berg is a liberal democrat. Keyes is a conservative. Obama is bringing us together already!)
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To: hoosiermama

“Send the link to John McCain....He opposed her the last time and will need any information/ammunition to do so again this time.”

McCain LOVES LaRaza...he speaks to their group often and he’s gotten recognition from them several times.

Michelle Malkin » McCain to speak at open-borders La Raza (”The ...
John McCain and La Raza-The Race share a deep-seated contempt for ..... How did McCain convince La Raza that he was “bronze” enough to live in “Aztlan”? ...
michellemalkin.com/2008/05/05/mccain-to-speak-at-open-borders-la-raza-the-race-conference/ -
National Council of La Raza: Senator John McCain And House ...
SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN AND HOUSE MINORITY LEADER RICHARD GEPHARDT TO BE HONORED AT 1999 NCLR CAPITAL AWARDS. Washington, D.C. - The National Council of La Raza ...
www.nclr.org/content/news/detail/2178/ - 1


32 posted on 05/28/2009 10:14:10 AM PDT by AuntB (The right to vote in America: Blacks 1870; Women 1920; Native Americans 1925; Foreigners 2008)
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To: AuntB

Then he should know where the bones are buried.


33 posted on 05/28/2009 10:17:35 AM PDT by hoosiermama (Berg is a liberal democrat. Keyes is a conservative. Obama is bringing us together already!)
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To: kellynla

34 posted on 05/28/2009 10:33:55 AM PDT by itsahoot (Each generation takes to excess, what the previous generation accepted in moderation.)
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To: livius

Her choosing to quote Norman Thomas in her yearbook didn’t sit well with me either, but if a president can rub elbows with a terrorist, a SC justice can certainly associate with La Raza. And don’t forget, minorities are held to a lower standard by liberals.


35 posted on 05/28/2009 10:37:44 AM PDT by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast (It's all resistance...and it's all good.)
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To: kellynla

Since when is Chicano, Mexican, et.al. considered a race? They are ethnic whites. Unless of course every ethnicity is considered its own race. Koreans are Asian, just as are the vietnemese, just as are the Iraqi’s and Saudi’s.


36 posted on 05/28/2009 10:40:11 AM PDT by Bruinator (It's the Media.............Stupid)
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To: Yardstick
...isn’t it interesting how our enemies are always socialists....

Including Pres__ent 0 and his crew, as well as fully half or more of Congress and half of the Supreme Court.

37 posted on 05/28/2009 10:44:31 AM PDT by Emile ("In the field of observation, chance favors only the prepared mind" -- Louis Pasteur)
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To: library user

>We get our first gang-member SC justice.<

This is all a part of the irreversible destruction process of the US.


38 posted on 05/28/2009 10:56:14 AM PDT by 353FMG
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To: kellynla
So we are supposed to be good law abiding citizens while our country the one WE built gets raped and pillaged by these people?

And get this with a wink and a nod from the executive branch ,suddenly I feel confused here and getting angry.This is not fair,my dad and Grandfather are buried on a place called Valor Ridge and I wonder what they would have to say about this?

39 posted on 05/28/2009 11:10:06 AM PDT by Cheetahcat (Zero the Wright kind of Racist! We are in a state of War with Democrats)
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To: kellynla
THE LA RAZA GOODY BAG
You can substitute Sotomayor for Gonzales.
Excerpt:
Now, you *stupid* rednecks, that is YOUR tax money. It's YOUR kids who fall behind while so many others are pretending to catch up. It's YOU who might well lose your job if you don't speak Spanish in America. You see the ads in the classifieds. If you smoke, don't show up. If you're fat, don't show up unless you're Hispanic. If you don't speak Spanish....well, kill yourself now because you are being bankrupted anyway.
(With tongue firmly planted in cheek lest I offend the *religion of peace,* you don't have to kill yourself. They will gladly do it for you AFTER they cross the Rio Grande using Vincente's guidebook.)
Gonzales has not stepped away from his loyalty to La Raza even as Attorney General. He has never condemned the bare racism exposed in their slogan, which to my mind, puts him on the same level as the Islamic Cleric, or a Louis Farakhan, who speaks softly of peace in public but spends the time with his people fomenting ways to force a takeover, piece by piece in exacly the same way. The rest of the time is spent making excuses or ridiculous accusations of racism to force their radical views on an America which simply wanted to live and let live. They speak eloquently of THEIR civil rights, but for us, nothing.
End excerpt

MORE LA RAZA GOODY BAG

Excerpt:
Update: July 11, 2005: Since writing the last article, it has come to my attention that there are all too many people who have separated LaRaza from M.E.Ch.A in the mistaken belief that the newer, kinder, gentler LaRaza is not nearly as radical and does not share the same goals as MEChA. This notion is perpetuated by the slick propaganda which LaRaza used when it changed its name, then moved off campuses and into political offices and businesses seeking patrons, much like the race pimps we have all come to know and love so well.
It began as La Raza Unida Party, built upon the same ideology as those who are laying the same claims to "stolen" lands and receiving guidance from a master of the artform. The outgrowth of this twisted ideology, birthed by those who desire to steal from others what they could never have built for themselves, was Aztland, a mythical land that never existed in history, just as Palestine never existed in history.
End exerpt.

40 posted on 05/28/2009 11:10:35 AM PDT by MestaMachine (Will global warming make hell hotter? Or is hell freezing over? That is the ???)
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