Wednesday, August 27, 2014

La Raza: Five Million the 'Floor' of What We Want to See Obama Do



La Raza: Five Million the 'Floor' of What We Want to See Obama Do
by Caroline May 26 Aug 2014
The White House has indicated that President Obama will take some kind of executive action on immigration at the end of summer, but the administration has been tight-lipped about the specifics of such a move.

Reports have indicated that the executive action could provide legalization for some five million undocumented immigrants already in the United States – something Lisa Navarrete, adviser to the president of La Raza, explained to Breitbart News in a Tuesday interview would be welcome but really the “floor” number of what her group is looking to accomplish.

“We have been very clear with the President that if he is going to do this, he should be bold, and the population of people who would be covered under the Senate bill that’s just been waiting one House vote to pass would be a good starting point,” she said, referring to the Senate immigration bill that would have provided undocumented immigrants a pathway to citizenship.

“All they have heard is what we would like to see, and I think that is pretty much the case with everybody who has been pushing for executive action on this,” she said. “We’re in the same boat as everybody else.”

Navarrete explained that to La Raza and others immigration reform is inevitable, and given its inevitability, wasting time and resources waiting is not wise.

“We believe it just doesn’t make a lot of sense for our government – if we’re on the cusp of passing comprehensive immigration reform – that we should be spending resources on people who might otherwise be eligible for relief in a larger bill,” she said. “We believe that comprehensive reform is going to happen, whether it’s next year or the year after we don’t know, but it is going to happen, and there are a number of people here who would be eligible under the parameters of the Senate bill.”

She described how the White House has listened to La Raza but kept their cards close to the vest, not betraying any details of what Obama might do.

“I would compare it to a kid asking his parents for Christmas [presents], and they are like, ‘Okay, here is your letter to Santa, and we’ll take that under advisement,’” she said.

“All we know is the President wants to act; he wants to act soon. What it’s going to look like and who is going to be affected by it, we have no idea,” Navarrete continued.

Of the political concerns with Obama taking bold unilateral action in an election year, Navarrete said La Raza is focused on the bottom-line policy issue.

“We just feel that the situation – we’ve been saying it for some time – is at a crisis point. And that’s not our calculation,” she said.

Navarrete noted, however, that recent exit polls among non-Latinos have not shown as much interest in the immigration issue.

“For the Latino community, it makes a huge difference. So that’s why... for us, it’s much more a topic for 2016 and the Republican intransigence,” she said, arguing that from La Raza’s perspective they “are completely botching the issue, and that’s going to have enormous political costs. Whether it’s the midterms – probably not, if I’m going to be frank, for the Republicans – but 2016 [is] going to be ugly, and it’s going to be very problematic [for a Republican presidential nominee].”

La Raza
Pritzker Family Foundation was a funder for the National Council of La Raza.

Note:  J.B. Pritzker is the president of the Pritzker Family Foundation, Donald Pritzker’s son, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Donald Pritzker was J.B. Pritzker & Penny S. Pritzker’s father.
Penny S. Pritzker is Donald Pritzker’s daughter, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the secretary at the U.S. Department of Commerce for the Barack Obama administration, was the national finance chair, fundraiser for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign, a co-chair for the 2009 Barack Obama inaugural committee, a fundraiser, national co-chair for the 2012 Barack Obama presidential campaign, a contributor for the 2013 Barack Obama inaugural committee, the host for the Barack Obama fund-raising dinner, 7/2/2008, and Craig M. Robinson’s basketball coach for the children's team.
R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Newton N. Minow is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP, and is Craig M. Robinson’s sister.
Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP, is the president of the Barack Obama administration, and Melody C. Barnes is his golf partner.
Melody C. Barnes is Barack Obama’s golf partner, was the director at the Domestic Policy Council for the Barack Obama administration, and the SVP at the Center for American Progress.
Cecilia Munoz is the director at the Domestic Policy Council, an assistant to the president for the Barack Obama administration, and was the SVP for the National Council of La Raza.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress, and the the Economic Policy Institute.
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and was a supporter for the Center for American Progress.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress, the Economic Policy Institute, the Brookings Institution (think tank), and the the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Raul Yzaguirre was a director at the Economic Policy Institute, and the president & CEO for the National Council of La Raza.
Chicago.
Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Valerie B. Jarrett is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration, and her great uncle is Vernon E. Jordan Jr.
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), was a member of the Iraq Study Group, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Lee H. Hamilton was a co-chair for the Iraq Study Group, is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a co-chair for the Independent Task Force on Immigration and America's Future.
Sandra Day O'Connor was a member of the Iraq Study Group, and is the president of the Alfalfa Club.
Jeb Bush is a member of the Alfalfa Club, and an advisory committee member for the Hispanic Leadership Network.
Hispanic Leadership Network is an offshoot of the American Action Network.
Frederic V. Malek is the founder & board member for the American Action Network, a member of the Alfalfa Club, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
James S. Crown is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Lester Crown was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Penny S. Pritzker is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, Donald Pritzker’s daughter, the secretary at the U.S. Department of Commerce for the Barack Obama administration, was the national finance chair, fundraiser for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign, a co-chair for the 2009 Barack Obama inaugural committee, a fundraiser, national co-chair for the 2012 Barack Obama presidential campaign, a contributor for the 2013 Barack Obama inaugural committee, the host for the Barack Obama fund-raising dinner, 7/2/2008, and Craig M. Robinson’s basketball coach for the children's team.
Donald Pritzker was Penny S. Pritzker & J.B. Pritzker’s father.
J.B. Pritzker is Donald Pritzker’s son, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and the president of the Pritzker Family Foundation.
Pritzker Family Foundation was a funder for the National Council of La Raza.





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