Raul Yzaguirre - former president of the National Council of La Raza - has been nominated to be the ambassador to the Dominican Republic. During the campaign he was a Hillary Clinton supporter, and he, along with others, were several far-left illegal immigration supporters who were at the top levels of her campaign. Read up on his various statements in support of illegal immigration here, and...
... included Frances Fragos Townsend, Raul Yzaguirre (former president of the National Council of La Raza), Eliseo Medina of the Service Employees International Union, and Margaret Stock (more on her here).
Others involved were: Edward Alden, Mary Boies, Robert Bonner, Allan Goodman, Gordon Hanson, Michael Jordan (software), Donald Kerwin, Richard Land (Southern Baptists), Elisa Massimino, , Steve...
... Reid and former NCLR president Raul Yzaguirre spoke at a press conference:
"Her ethnicity is a plus, but in no way means she's going to get a pass," said Yzaguirre, who said she was more qualified than others on the Court. "She's going to be scrutinized. She's going to be vetted. We remain assured that she will pass every test that's put in front of her."
... Mexican-American nominee)," said Raul Yzaguirre, former head of the National Council of La Raza... "I want unity, so I am more inclined to overlook those things and say, 'Let's work together.'"
On December 12, the group Latinos for National Health Insurance (LNHI, president Jaime Torres) convened a meeting in Washington DC where they and a host of other groups created a coalition called the Latino Agenda for Healthcare Reform. They called for an end to a supposed disparity in healthcare coverage between Hispanics and other groups.
And, they also demanded "access to high quality,...
... Clinton administration.
...[Raul Yzaguirre] said he and others addressed that issue frankly with Obama at their meeting several weeks ago. "We said, ‘Look, if you are going to see us as late-comers, that's not going to work. If you see us as partners from here on, we will have a good relationship.' And he said he welcomed our support," Yzaguirre said...
... Empowerment advisory board members are Raul Yzaguirre, president, National Council of La Raza; Salvador Gomez, chairman, Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; and Robert de Posada, president, Latino Coalition.
According to that page the moderator was former Congressman Esteban Torres and the panelists were:
Juan Salgado, President of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights and...