Supreme Court Nominee Is a Member of ‘The Race’
A fact largely ignored by the mainstream media is that Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama’s appointee to the Supreme Court, is a member of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), a racialist organization that seeks to undermine immigration law. Its transparent goal is to let in more Hispanics to build Hispanic clout and influence. The word “La Raza” means “The Race.” NCLR consistently opposes any effective steps to curtail illegal immigration, while promoting benefits for illegal aliens, including amnesty.
While posing as a “civil rights” organization, NCLR has funded radicals. One of its grants in 2003 went to a chapter of MEChA, a group calling for Latino homeland in the Southwest. One of its slogans is “For those inside the race, everything; for those outside the race, nothing.” NCLR also has funded “charter schools” that promote Hispanic separatism.
Marcos Aguilar, the principal at one of those schools in Los Angeles stated that “We don’t want to drink from a white water fountain. . . . And ultimately the white way, the American way of life will eventually lead to our own destruction.”
Recently, NCLR has launched a campaign to silence criticism of illegal immigration by calling it “hate speech.” As one example, a spokeswoman for the organization called on CNN to censor the commentary of the popular news reporter Lou Dobbs on illegal immigration.
Apparently in keeping with her NCLR affiliation, Sotomayor sees her ethnicity as an advantage in making judicial decisions. During a 2001 speech at the University of California's Berkeley School of Law, she stated, "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experience would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life."
During his presidential campaign, President Obama addressed the NCLR’s national convention and promised his support of their agenda. Sotomayor’s appointment appears to be one payment on that promise.
Her presence on the Supreme Court, for certain, will be no help to genuine immigration reform. Please call your senators and ask them not to confirm Sotomayor. To reach their offices, call the Capitol Hill Switchboard at (202) 224-3121.