Frankly, I wasn’t surprised by LULAC’s letter supporting El Cheeto‘s immigration framework–“rogue” or not. It’s not the first time LULAC has taken an awful position on something that could be detrimental to Latinos.
Back during the Dubya years, he appointed Miguel Estrada, a right-wing honduran immigrant, to the US Court of Appeals in DC. LULAC took the route of supporting this guy despite his opposition to judicial review–a concept that has kept most LULAC and civil rights lawsuits alive. The reason? He was Latino.
Seriously, you can’t make this shit up.
So, that LULAC was trying to get on Cheeto’s and Republicans’ good side again, despite how awful the proposal is for people, should not be a huge surprise.
In these modern times, it seems these corporate-funded Latino groups are more interested in tux and gown proms and invites to the White House, rather than actual civil rights work. These groups get White House invites to meetings, while the actual activists, the DREAMers, get the shaft. Much love goes to members of Congress who had DREAMers as guests at the SOTU.
With this letter, Republicans are now able to parade around “the oldest Latino” group in America, in support of El Cheeto’s wall, border militarization, and family separation. Great job, LULAC!
I’ve always said to Democrats. If you want to fight this fight in the best way possible, follow the DREAMers, not the corporate-funded groups who will sell out a kid just to look good to whomever is in office.
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