What I find truly objectionable about this earmarking is not so much that it favors one ethnicity over another, but that it favors a particular activist group, La Raza, that is known for treating "assimilation of minority immigrants" as an obscene phrase rather than a desirable policy goal.

Currently, unassimilated Hispanics are a bigger economic problem for the U.S. than, say, unassimilated Southeast Asians; therefore, if the context were "how much federal money should we spend subsidizing ESL programs for immigrants," it might make logical sense to direct a disproportionately large chunk of the pie towards Spanish speakers. This might be a wise policy on pragmatic grounds even if it meant that immigrants from Laos, Cambodia, or Vietnam were getting shortchanged a bit.

In short, I'd happily support spending more on Hispanic immigrants if it were expressly for the purpose of encouraging them to Anglo-Americanize better and faster. But that's not what La Raza stands for.

(And yes, I am aware that there is significant variation in the quality of ESL programs, and that some "ESL advocates" are actually in bed with the anti-assimilationists.)

ANY and ALL of our elected officials who allow this ILLEGAL INVASION should be tried for TREASON!!!

People need to check their facts & stop trying to scare people into beleiving that minority groups are trying to destroy america. We should all work together & make conditions in America ideal for everybody. This a a quote directly from NCLR website

Another misconception about NCLR is that we support a “Reconquista,” or the right of Mexico to reclaim land in the southwestern United States. NCLR has not made and does not make any such claim; indeed, such a claim is so far outside of the mainstream of the Latino community that we find it incredible that our critics raise it as an issue. NCLR has never supported and does not endorse the notion of a “Reconquista” or “Aztlán.” Similarly, NCLR’s critics falsely claim that the statement “Por La Raza todo, Fuera de La Raza nada,” [“For the community everything, outside the community nothing”] is NCLR’s motto. NCLR unequivocally rejects this statement, which is not and has never been the motto of any Latino organization.

NCLR’s work as a civil rights institution is about inclusion and participation in the American Dream, including extensive efforts to assist new immigrants in the process of fully integrating into American life. In fact, NCLR and its Affiliates work every day to provide English classes, support naturalization efforts, and provide other services that help integrate immigrants fully into American society.

extensive efforts to assist new immigrants in the process of fully integrating into American life. In fact, NCLR and its Affiliates work every day to provide English classes, support naturalization efforts, and provide other services that help integrate immigrants fully into American society.

sounds like you're doing a horrible job, if that really is your "mission".

the only "assistance" I see the illegals getting is from the taxpayers, against their will, not you.