La Raza wants their quid pro quo

Well, yea, you'd expect that from them I guess.

...Hispanic leaders said they provided the margin of victory in Florida, New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada.

“We feel like we had a big stake in the election and that’s what prompted this historic turnout,” said Janet Murguía, president of the National Council of La Raza. The advocacy group did wait long to begin publicly pushing the new president-elect to recognize this support with key White House and Cabinet positions.

“At some point in the first term we would definitely expect to see an effort to move responsible immigration reform,” Ms. Murguía said. “It would be a big mistake not to act on this important priority.”

This is at odds with where the majority of the public is though. House reps, particularly democrats in economically hard hit areas, could face a LOT of public pressure like happened last time. When it comes to getting reelected or taking a bullet for La Raza, you don't need a Ouija board to know how that plays out. La Raza loses that vote every time. The prime directive for any politician is stay in office.

posted by Purp at 08:49 PM

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