Gives Millions of Dollars To Pro-Amnesty Group LaRaza (The Race)
Our tax dollars should not be used to fund an organization that is working to undermine the current laws of the United States and/or support other organizations undermining the nation of our European forefathers.
Bill Status
Name: H.R. 1999
This bill is in the first step of the legislative process. It has been referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Summary Information
United States Representative Ruben Hinojosa from Texas has introduced a bill that will fund the pro-illegal immigration group: The National Council of La Raza (NCLR). This bill, the Hope Fund Act of 2007 (H.R. 1999) would appropriate $5 million to NCLR in 2008 and $10 million each year thereafter.
The Hope Fund Act is a grant to be used by NCLR for economic development projects and to “conduct such other activities as may be determined by the Secretary and the National Council of La Raza.” This final item is an open door for NCLR to utilize the funds beyond the specific outlines of the bill. This bill gives your hard-earned tax payer dollars to an activist group who promotes crimes such as illegal immigration and utterly disregards the rule of law.
Who is La Raza?
“La Raza” when translated to English means “the people” or “the race”. It is also interpreted by scholars as “The Hispanic people of the New World.” According to its website, NCLR is the largest national Hispanic civil rights advocacy organization in the United States. Its main goals include reducing poverty and discrimination and improving opportunities for Hispanics. In order to do this, NCLR performs research, disseminates information through press releases, reports, and its website. NCLR also provides testimony and lobbies for Hispanic causes.[1]
Founded in 1968, NCLR is a private, non-profit organization headquartered in Washington D.C. and retains eight regional offices throughout the United States. It has a network of approximately 300 affiliated community-based organizations which reach millions of Hispanics in America.*
One controversial affiliate of the La Raza network and a recipient of NCLR funds is the Chicano Student Movement of Aztlan (MEChA). This group actively advocates the amnesty of illegal aliens, denounces the assimilation of Hispanic immigrants into American culture, and they reject the tenets of American society because MEChA teaches that at the least, western America, belongs to the Hispanic people.[2] According to former U.S. Representative Charlie Norwood, “Members of these radical, anti-American, racist organizations are frequently smoothly polished into public respectability by the National Council of La Raza.[3]
*Be advised, none of this organizational prowess would have ever been possible had it not been for LaRaza’s ongoing receipt of our tax dollars. — Frank Roman