Ever heard of the National Council of La Raza? If so, you may know La Raza literally means “The Race.” No, it has nothing to do with the 100-yard dash. It refers to race, the subject we can’t stop talking about.
La Raza and its supporters try to downplay the racial element, claiming that the proper translation is “The People.” Which people? Hispanic people. In other words, the Hispanic “race.” The word games we play with each other…
George Bush’s nominee for Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales, the person who’d be in charge of enforcing federal law, is a card-carrying member of a group that wants to stop enforcement of United States immigration law.
La Raza touts itself as a “Hispanic think tank” concerned with poverty and discrimination. Among other things, they want to strip law enforcement of the ability to protect our country against terrorists so that “Latinos” here illegally won’t be deported. Arabs are crossing our borders along with Mexicans, but La Raza wants the borders to remain “open.”
Under the guise of “family reunification” this group advocates open immigration for Mexicans, which is not in the best interest of the United States. But as we know, Bush wants to legalize millions of illegal aliens, so having an Attorney General whose job is to enforce law rather than subvert it, isn’t unusual. And I voted for this man.
This kind of stuff makes me ill.
Back to race, race, race. Some say that La Raza is just another civil rights group like the NAACP, but an argument can be made that those organizations are also separatist. Here’s the hypocrisy: when whites do it, it’s called racist. When “minorities” do it, it’s called cultural awareness, improving opportunities or some such euphemism.
What’s the difference between La Raza and, let’s say…Council of Conservative Citizens (C of CC)? La Raza claims to “speak out” for Hispanics; the Council of Conservative Citizens, for white “European-Americans.” But one group is considered a hate group. Can you guess which one? Are only whites racists? Regarding race, C of CC says:
Most of the issues addressed by the C of CC and its local chapters have nothing to do with race. But, on some issues, such as forced busing, quotas and immigration, the Council does indeed speak out for white European-Americans, their civilization, faith and form of government, but we do not advocate or support the oppression or exploitation of other races or ethnic groups.The fact is that race influences politics, society, and culture. The great explorations, scientific discoveries, inventions, literature, art, and architecture encompassed by Western Civilization have no rival anywhere in the world. The C of CC recognizes that European Christian heritage is essential for the survival of our standard of living and way of life. There is no superior replacement for the civilization that has evolved through the Greeks, Romans, Celts, and Anglo-Saxons.
They’ve got a point, don’t you think? There isn’t a superior replacement for the civilization that evolved through the Greeks, Romans, Celts and Anglo-Saxons. If you don’t believe me, visit any country in Africa or the Middle East or anywhere else. I’m not going because I’m already convinced. Anti-American Americans need the perspective.
You won’t find such plain language on La Raza’s site, but you’ll find this under Health and Family Support:
While Latinos are affected by a wide range of risk factors and diseases, nearly every health disparity they experience could be prevented or more effectively managed given timely access to health care. Unfortunately, a number of barriers — including a widespread lack of health insurance and an inadequate supply of language services — currently operate at multiple levels within the health care system to prevent Latinos from gaining access to quality care.NCLR seeks to eliminate the incidence, burden, and impact of health and environmental problems in Latinos, and seeks tangible improvements in Latinos’ access to health coverage, and high-quality, culturally-competent health care. NCLR uses a two-tiered system to address the health concerns of the Latino community.
In plain language, La Raza advocates more free health care for people already getting free health care, without regard for the people being taxed to death to pay for it. Great.
If you’re going to call groups like C of CC racist, you must say the same for other racialist organizations. Besides, which group is being up front about what they believe? I’ll take honesty over politically correct euphemistic tripe (especially the kind that costs me money) any day.
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Links: Malkin on illegal aliens on Long Island.
Washington Times: Pandering to Interlopers?
San Diego Union-Tribune: Border agents are bracing for expected surge of immigrants.
Update: More liberals. Welcome! If you’re respectful to me, you may offer your opinion on my posts. If not, please go back where you came from.
