There are so called “arm chair revolutionaries” that consist of people who would rather type than actually participate in voter registration drives, but we are not “arm chair” people.  We are Get Out the Latino Vote Revolutionists. It’s a lot of work creating events to encourage Latinos to vote but the National Tequila Party Movement (based out of Arizona/Immigration Ground Zero) is determined to motivate Latinos to vote in droves for the upcoming 2012 elections. Our next stop? Indiana.

We will tell all Latinos to vote in the upcoming open primaries.

To help register eligible Latinos to vote, please contact info@nationaltequilapartymovement.com.  Thanks!

About the National Tequila Party Movement.

We are glad to see Carlos (a Republican and a Mexican-American) draw out the differences between those Floridians who support anti-immigrant and anti-DREAM Act politicians and how most Mexicanos here in the southwest feel. It’s time to school people on this distinction: That Cuban-Americans do not speak for Mexican-Americans.   How can they?  Bottom line: Those of Mexican descent account for almost 70% of total Hispanic population pie. Those of Cuban descent account for only 3% of the population pie.  They benefit from Cuban amnesty and they don’t feel the PRESSURE and the ANGST those of us feel here in the southwest because their constituents benefit from immigration amnesty while Mexicans and all other Hispanic groups do not.  It’s time for the dog to wag the tail….not the tail to wag the dog. WE NEED TO SEE MEXICAN LEADERSHIP EMERGE FOR THE SAKE OF IMMIGRANTS. Most getting deported are of Mexican descent and we don’t see strong leadership from the likes of Marco Rubio, U.S. Reps. Ileana Ros Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart, and his brother, former Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart.  Why?  Because most of them would rather spend their time endorsing anti-immigrant politicians like MITT ROMNEY.

From the Carlos for California Congress Campaign office:

December 1, 2011- for immediate release Contact: Carey Powell media@carlos2012.com

(530) 645-2016

Website: carlos2012.com

A Carlos Latino-Republican, not a Rubio Latino-Republican: DREAMers Hold On

The tragic suicide of Joaquin Luna in Texas underscores the importance of the DREAM Act to many Latinos in America, and the flesh and bone stark reality that is lost in debates over policy. Luna took his life out of despair over the failure of the DREAM Act; the inability to gain legal residency or legal employment in a country he had called home for all but the first six months of his life.

The DREAM Act died in the Senate for lack of Republican support. The failure of the Republican Party to support granting residency to people such as Joaquin Luna will not go on indefinitely.

“There are 50 million Latinos in the United States, 14 million in California, and we can’t find one Republican to support the DREAM Act?” Tony Carlos is quoted as saying. “Latinos are a conservative lot, at least Mexicans are and they make up most of the Latinos in the U.S. They will not sit by much longer while Southwestern Republican politicians run the GOP into the ground, and continue with their idiotic anti-immigration rhetoric. I know I won’t.”

Carlos is a conservative Latino-Republican candidate for California’s 3rd congressional district, but he also supports the DREAM Act. “There are a handful of prominent Latino Republican politicians of late, but I haven’t heard one of them stand up and oppose the summary deportation of people who have been here since infancy. Marco Rubio actually opposed the DREAM Act,” said Carlos. “My profile is similar to Rubio’s: I am an attorney, a conservative who believes in American exceptionalism and free markets. I am a young Latino Republican, but with respect to the primary issue destroying the families of so many Latinos in America, I’m no Marco Rubio. I support the DREAM Act, without equivocation. These kids are morally blameless, they do not deserve to be punished, and granting them residency or citizenship is not amnesty. That is a phony argument. There is no causal link between summary deportation and conservative principles,” said Carlos.

“If the current crop of Latino-Republican politicians won’t stand up for those who cannot stand up themselves, then I will. I may be one of the first, but I can assure you, in a nation of 50 million, I won’t be the last.” END

2012 Consequences of the the 2010 DREAM Act failure

DREAM Act activists and college immigration activist leaders are mobilizing against those nasty Congressmen and women who voted against the youth via the DREAM Act.  These Representatives chose to punish children for the sins of their father during that crucial DREAM Act vote in December 2010,  and we are told DREAMers are mobilizing for 2012.

It’s about time the Latino sleeping giant was stirred.  Latinos will not be asleep in 2012 – they are fully awake particularly in states touching the anti-immigrant states like Arizona, Alabama and Georgia.

If you take a look at how well the Latinos voted in states touching Arizona, you will find that they did considerably well during an off year and mid term election.  All states touching Arizona had great Latino voter turnout.  We expect the same will be of Florida since Alabama and Georgia recently stirred Latinos in south Florida.

What is the DREAM Act?

The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act was first introduced in 2001 by Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah and it had broad bipartisan support.

The DREAM Act gives people who were children under 16 when they entered the United States the opportunity to become legal residents if they meet all of the following criteria:

• Have a high school degree or GED.
• Have lived in the United States for at least five years, and are younger than 35.
• Have good moral character.
• Must have five years of continuous presence in the United States.

If the criteria are met, then people will be eligible for conditional legal status for six years if during this period of time they graduate from two years of college or honorably serve two or more years in the military.  The benefits of the DREAM Act are that more people will be bettering themselves through higher learning.

Benefits to the Department of Defense

The Pentagon has been pushing for the DREAM Act, and military experts agree that this would enlarge dramatically the pool of highly qualified recruits for the United States Armed Forces.  The Department of Defense has expressed support for the DREAM Act since the Bush administration.  In recent years, the Army has been forced to accept more applicants who are high school dropouts, have low scores on ASVAB, and have criminal backgrounds.  However, the DREAM Act would allow recruiters to seek highly qualified high school students with no criminal background.

As the world continues to become more dangerous with promises from North Korea and Iran who wish to increase their nuclear arsenals, the United States Armed Forces should replenish their staff with better qualified recruits in an effort to have a strong military readiness.  We should have as a very high goal to surpass all Department of Defense and military goals as it relates to recruitment and the quality of those recruits.

DREAM is the Best Path to American Assimilation

Samuel Huntington wrote, “[W]ars have furthered assimilation of immigrants not only by reducing their numbers but also by giving them the opportunity and the impetus to demonstrate their loyalty to America.  Readiness to fight and if necessary die in war cemented their attachment to their new home and made it difficult if not impossible for nativist, anti-immigrant groups to oppose their full membership in American society.”

Benefits to Our Economy and Tax Burdens Shared

The DREAM Act legislation would encourage a younger group of people that would maintain our labor market needs, as well as help increase the small business ownership that immigrants often bring to our economy.  Because higher education is a prerequisite, this group would support themselves in the labor market and avoid a growing dependence on government.   We support measures that promote individual responsibility, not government entitlements.

Tax burdens will be shared with the people affected by the DREAM Act, and revenues would increase the tax base for state, federal, and local governments.  According to the US Department of Commerce / Economics and Statistics Administration of the US Census Bureau, earnings increase with educational level ‒ and taxes increase when earnings increase.   For instance, a single person who graduates with a Bachelor’s degree should make an average annual salary of $60,000.00 which is taxed at approximately $11,194.00 every year (2009 IRS Tax Rate Schedule).

The DREAM Act is Not Amnesty and Does Not Use Taxpayer Dollars

The DREAM Act provides an opportunity for the undocumented immigrant youth to prove themselves worthy to become legal residents and eventually Americans.  The DREAM Act is not amnesty because it is earned citizenship that is based upon conditions: maintaining good moral standing combined with hard work.

A common misunderstanding is that the DREAM Act uses taxpayer dollars to fund or provide special tuition preferences to the undocumented.  The DREAM Act would repeal a 1996 federal law that, in some cases, restricts undocumented people the access to instate tuition reimbursement.  In other words, the DREAM Act empowers states to make their own decisions, it does not afford undocumented students special benefits, and we do not support entitlements.

There are multiple studies that point to how parents of DREAM Act students contribute to our overall economy.  For instance, a 2007 study by University of Arizona’s Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy found that “the total state tax revenue attributable to immigrant workers was an estimated $2.4 billion (about $860 million for naturalized citizens plus about $1.5 billion for non-citizens). Balanced against incremental fiscal costs of $1.4 billion for education, health care, and law enforcement, immigrants in Arizona generated a net 2004 fiscal contribution of about $940 million toward services such as public safety, libraries, road maintenance, and other areas.”  Economist William Ford told the Associated Press that a majority of economists agree that illegal immigrants are a net benefit for the U.S. economy. He calculates that illegal immigrants contributed $428 billion dollars to the nation’s $13.6 trillion gross domestic product in 2006.