La Raza threatens to cancel convention in KC, cites controversial park board appointee

The nation’s largest Hispanic rights group is warning it may cancel its 2009 convention here because of a controversial Kansas City park board member.
The head of the National Council of La Raza said Thursday that the organization is already looking at several other cities because of the appointment of Frances Semler. [snip]

Janet Murguía, head of the Washington-based La Raza, said Thursday that Mayor Mark Funkhouser’s appointment of a member of a militant group opposing illegal immigration gave pause to the Hispanic rights organization.

Semler is a member of the Minutemen Civil Defense Corps and has taken a strong stance against illegal immigration and has suggested a moratorium on legal immigration.

Murguía said she told Funkhouser in a telephone conversation last week that the conference all but certainly will go elsewhere if Semler doesn’t step down.

“It is very troubling that we would be in a position to reconsider but in fact we are,” Murguía said during a trip to Kansas City. “I don’t know there is a way short of her stepping down that we could salvage this. This is offensive on many levels. We want the mayor to understand it is something that sends a very wrong signal to the Hispanic community about what the city represents.” [snip]

This is the particular signal we wish to send to La Raza.

La Raza mission statement:

Partido Nacional La Raza Unida (PNLRU) supports a revolutionary alternative that will change current power structures, realize economic democracy and foster spiritual and cultural growth. Re-education of Raza, control of our communities and a commitment to our families are essential to our self-determination.

Hmmm! Nothing in their logo to suggest US goodwill. Was the background borrowed from the Nazis?

To facilitate their get-together, a suggestion is in order . Try booking the Loco Room at the Mexico City Motel 6 for the assemblage. They have a great buffet at the snack machine and very easy on the pocket. Be sure to savor the local water; it has piquancy not found in the 1^st world.

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