Texas Latino Republican Leader Quits GOP
"There is no place for Latinos in the Republican Party", said Lauro Garza who heads Somos Republicans which is the largest organization of Latino Republicans in Texas.
That is a statement people have been making for years but it is of particular note when its a Latino Republican of the largest Latino Republican organization in Texas that makes the remark.
Garza sited several reasons for leaving the Republican Party to become an independent, but pointed to current GOP front-runner Herman Cain's recent remarks about electrifying the border fence. Here is an excerpt from an article published in the Huffington Post:
"What Cain said contradicts the Constitution and shows how we were infiltrated by nativist ideas highly hostile towards Hispanics and immigrants," said Garza, who made his decision and spoke to The Huffington Post on Friday. "I am not going back to that dump until the party goes back to the principles held under Ronald Reagan."
But Garza didn't stop at calling the GOP a "dump". He went on further in the article to say:
"They don't want Latinos in the party or in the country. They don't want immigrants or the undocumented,” Garza, a retired police officer and detective, said of the party. “They think that step by step, they can make [Latinos] disappear like in Arizona, Georgia and now in Alabama."
And Garza concluded by saying:
"The Republican Party has turned radical and unreasonable," he said. It was unacceptable, he added, that party members applauded and GOP leaders did not condemn Cain's remarks when Cain twice defended the the idea of killing of innocent migrants while discussing his an electrified border fence proposal GOP leaders did not condemn the remarks.
I know, I know, the Latino Republicans are probably going to shit themselves when they rid this and cry foul because its in the Huffington Post. So here is a link to an actual audio interview from a news site where you can hear Garza himself.
The audio also features a quote from Cristi Parker, spokesperson for The Border Network for Human Rights.
I checked the Latino National Republican Coalition's website for a comment, press release, or statement, but neither the state or local chapter's website had a statement on the departure.
Although I did see that the LNRC has a new head of the local chapter, George Rodriguez Stolz. He ran for El Paso County Sheriff a few years ago against Richard Wiles.
My take on this is that it will be downplayed by the GOP. From what I've seen, the GOP likes to prance Latinos out in front of people when its to their benefit, but when it isn't, many Latinos find being in the GOP difficult.
At any rate, the fact that the head of the largest Latino Republican organization in the state of Texas decided to leave the Republican Party is a significant development.
That is a statement people have been making for years but it is of particular note when its a Latino Republican of the largest Latino Republican organization in Texas that makes the remark.
Garza sited several reasons for leaving the Republican Party to become an independent, but pointed to current GOP front-runner Herman Cain's recent remarks about electrifying the border fence. Here is an excerpt from an article published in the Huffington Post:
"What Cain said contradicts the Constitution and shows how we were infiltrated by nativist ideas highly hostile towards Hispanics and immigrants," said Garza, who made his decision and spoke to The Huffington Post on Friday. "I am not going back to that dump until the party goes back to the principles held under Ronald Reagan."
But Garza didn't stop at calling the GOP a "dump". He went on further in the article to say:
"They don't want Latinos in the party or in the country. They don't want immigrants or the undocumented,” Garza, a retired police officer and detective, said of the party. “They think that step by step, they can make [Latinos] disappear like in Arizona, Georgia and now in Alabama."
And Garza concluded by saying:
"The Republican Party has turned radical and unreasonable," he said. It was unacceptable, he added, that party members applauded and GOP leaders did not condemn Cain's remarks when Cain twice defended the the idea of killing of innocent migrants while discussing his an electrified border fence proposal GOP leaders did not condemn the remarks.
I know, I know, the Latino Republicans are probably going to shit themselves when they rid this and cry foul because its in the Huffington Post. So here is a link to an actual audio interview from a news site where you can hear Garza himself.
The audio also features a quote from Cristi Parker, spokesperson for The Border Network for Human Rights.
I checked the Latino National Republican Coalition's website for a comment, press release, or statement, but neither the state or local chapter's website had a statement on the departure.
Although I did see that the LNRC has a new head of the local chapter, George Rodriguez Stolz. He ran for El Paso County Sheriff a few years ago against Richard Wiles.
My take on this is that it will be downplayed by the GOP. From what I've seen, the GOP likes to prance Latinos out in front of people when its to their benefit, but when it isn't, many Latinos find being in the GOP difficult.
At any rate, the fact that the head of the largest Latino Republican organization in the state of Texas decided to leave the Republican Party is a significant development.
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