Quote:The Congressional Hispanic Caucus – co-chaired by Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico – today voted to reject the application of a Florida Republican, saying their group is at odds with Curbelo’s values.

Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Florida, complained that the group was excluding him from joining despite his ethnicity. The conflict stemmed primarily from disputes over immigration policy.

The CHC’s decision was based at least in part because of a “private argument” between Curbelo and Lujan Grisham in which he accused her and the CHC of discrimination, according to a Politico report today.

“After due consideration, the CHC determined not to accept Rep. Curbelo’s request to join the Caucus,” CHC spokesman Carlos Paz, Jr. said in an email to the Journal. “The CHC isn’t just an organization for Hispanics; it is a caucus that represents certain values. This vote reflects the position of many of our members that Rep. Curbelo and his record are not consistent with those values.”

Paz told the Journal the balloting on Curbelo was done in private. He also said he had no comment on the reported spat between Curbelo and Lujan Grisham.

“We will not be releasing the vote count or how individual members voted,” he said.

Curbelo called the decision “shameful.”

“It is truly shameful the Congressional Hispanic Caucus has decided to build a wall around the organization to exclude Hispanic-Americans who aren’t registered in the Democratic Party,” he said. “This sends a powerful and harmful message of discrimination, bigotry, and division. Unbelievably, petty partisan interests have led the CHC to formally endorse the segregation of American Hispanics.”

Lujan Grisham said earlier this month she was open to accepting Curbelo but that the matter needed to be put to a vote of the members. There are currently no Republican members of this particular congressional caucus.

Lujan Grisham and other members of the CHC have said Curbelo’s exclusion wasn’t due to his being a Republican, but his opposition to some CHC priorities, such as comprehensive immigration reform or the Democratic version of the Dream Act for young people who were brought to the country illegally by their parents.

https://www.abqjournal.com/1093745/congr...ation.html

So they want to keep their echo chamber (safe space)? Shocking.

He should form his own Congressional Hispanic caucus. Invite them all and object to them using the name since they don't allow all Hispanics.

It's about race, but it's not about race. -Left

It's almost always about politics. Race is generally just a convienent tool

Evidently he is the wrong kind of Hispanic.

What do you expect from members of the party that gave us the Ku Klux Klan.

(11-16-2017 08:49 PM)Old Blue Wrote:  What do you expect from members of the party that gave us the Ku Klux Klan.

lmao...........talk about 'going from one extreme to the other'........lmmfao.........

I'm easily entertained.......

wow