Washington, DC--(HISPANIC PR WIRE)--August 16, 2006--As the danger to Americans of all backgrounds, posed by radical Islamic terrorist groups intensifies, individuals and groups purporting to speak on behalf of American Hispanics demonstrated once again that they are prepared to place their open borders agenda above the interests of homeland security, charged You Don't Speak for Me! (YDSFM), a national coalition of American Hispanics.

YDSFM responded to calls from a Houston City Councilwoman, the National Council of La Raza, and the Republican National Hispanic Assembly that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) pull an ad from its web site showing breaches of American border security. Critics of the ad claim that it compares illegal immigrants to terrorists and, in the estimation of Democratic Houston Councilwoman Carol Alvarado, "lowers us to a despicable level as breeders of unfounded fear and hatred."

..."The only thing that is despicable is the political opportunism of those who would jeopardize this nation's security and the lives of innocent Americans," responded retired Col. Al Rodriguez, chairman of YDSFM. "Homeland security is not a racial or ethnic issue, nor is it a partisan one. It is a matter of life and death, as current events have once again demonstrated how vulnerable our nation remains to fanatic Islamic terrorists."