Somos Republicans has received a spike in new membership!

Somos Republicans has received a spike in our membership due to new National President, Adam Bustos, and new National Vice President, Steve Rodriguez, for their leadership. We are averaging about 20 new Latino Republican members per week.  We continue to get about half a million internet hits since our strong immigration and Latino rights advocacy.

New membership dropped since the failure of the DREAM Act 2010.   New members are telling us they are members of SOMOS REPUBLICANS because we are exposing flip floppers such as Senator Marco Rubio of Florida and former Governor Mitt Romney with regard to his endorsement of Kris Kobach who has ties to white nationalist organizations like FAIR.   Rubio had the audacity to tell Newt Gingrich to pull his “Romney anti-immigration ads” but Rubio DID NOT have the audacity to tell Romney to withdraw the KRIS KOBACH endorsement before the Florida Primary elections.

Spanish media has identified both Rubio and Romney as out of touch with overall Latino sentiment on the immigration issue.  SOMOS REPUBLICANS will continue to defend Latino and Immigrant rights and they will always do what is right for the immigrant community even though it is not popular to do so in the Republican Party.  SOMOS REPUBLICANS became the largest Republican group in the nation because it was the only Latino Republican group in the nation that fought against the harsh Arizona SB 1070 law.  It sparked national attention, new members and new leaders.

SOMOS is adding more leaders in New York, Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania and more members across the nation.

The ghost of the failed 2010 DREAM Act vote claims one of our own — Joaquin Luna

Teen’s suicide a call for “politicians to stop ignoring” the plight of undocumented students, brother says.

By Pilar Marreror

Today, I talked by phone to Joaquín´s brother, 35 year old Dyer Mendoza who said that his little brother was accidentally born in México while the mother was on a trip 18 years ago and that she and her family have lived in the Rio Grande Valley for at least 37 years. We spoke in Spanish and in the following audio piece you can hear the brother talk about his brother´s death sending a message to politicians to “stop playing games and pass the Dream Act”. Listen: Here
He broke down during the conversation at the end, when he said he expected the death of his brother to be a message not just to politicians, but to other kids that they should not lose hope, because “there´s always a solution in life”.

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From Arizona, activists like DeeDee Blase, [immediate past President] of the group Somos Republicans -republican and independent activists who are fed up with the republican hard line on immigration- told me that they will continue beating the drum and pushing politicians to take responsibility for fixing the problem.

“We´re not gonna let this go quietly. I´m still pissed off about 2010 when the Dream Act was rejected by the Senate and I feel politicians on both sides of the political spectrum think Latinos are passive, we need to prove we are not, that we are alert and there´s gonna be consequences”, said Blasé. “My point is that we should get rid of those who didn´t vote for the Dream Act. We will vote for Joaquín Luna”.

Read whole story here:  http://www.pilarmarrero.com/teens-suicide-a-call-for-politicians-to-stop-ignoring-the-plight-of-undocumented-students-brother-says

Read more about the case later and tomorrow in my stories at La Opinión, en español.

Be educated: Don’t vote for Russell Pearce. Find your Mesa, Arizona, polling place for November 8 Special Elections

The Russell Pearce Recall and special elections takes place tomorrow, Tuesday, November 8, 2011.  Vote Jerry Lewis — the Republican who can repair Arizona’s bad image that Pearce created.

To find out where to vote if you live in Legislative District 18, please visit the Maricopa County Elections Polling Place Locator linked below.

Russell Pearce supporters are desperate! Here is their last ditch effort to take advantage of Latinos:

 

MESA, AZ – A robocall instructing Mesa voters to “protest” the Russell Pearce/Jerry Lewis Senate election has many Latinos claiming “voter deception”.

Days before the re-election vote for Arizona Senate President Pearce, Latino families living in Mesa’s 18th legislative district tell ABC15 prerecorded audio messages are calling their phones. A man with a Spanish accent says:

“Voters beware. If you plan to vote this Tuesday, you should know that both candidates for State Senator, Russell Pearce and Jerry Lewis, are Republicans. The only other candidate, Olivia Cortez was forced to withdraw last month. You can protest this one-sided election by writing in your own candidate.”

Critics say the message is targeting Latino voters to convince them not to vote for Jerry Lewis, since most would not vote for Pearce anyway.

The message rang to the phones of Gloria Chavez’s family. They say they’re strongly against Senate President Russell Pearce and his tough stance on immigration.

“Besides the fact that it’s infuriating and offensive, as an American myself, just because my last name is Chavez does not mean that I don’t know how to vote, or who to vote, or that I’m not informed,” Gloria Chavez said.

Chavez fears that if other Latino families listen to the call, it will take many votes away from Lewis and give Pearce an advantage.

“You’re purposefully trying to mislead voters, and that should be illegal,” Chavez said.

The man behind the robocall message is Ron Ludders. He is a member of the Tea Party and a committed supporter of Pearce according to Pearce’s own website.

Read more: http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_southeast_valley/mesa/robocall-from-a-sen.-pearce-supporter-could-sway-tuesday-election#ixzz1d2UZNAU3

Russell Pearce supporters continue with election fraud and taking advantage of Latinos / Hispanics

From HISPANIC POLITICO:

Russell Pearce Supporters continue to take advantage of Latinos and Hispanics

It isn’t enough for Senator Russell Pearce to refer to us as “Wetbacks” when he proudly stated he welcomed “Operation Wetback.” It is not enough for the

Russell Pearce supporters to USE the sham candidate, Olivia Cortes.

These people used Olivia (a Latina)  knowing full well she had no idea on how to run a political campaign.

I repeat:  They USED her!  They disrespected her!

And they think we are going to forget this?  While I am livid that Olivia allowed them to do this to her due to her low political education (she admitted this in the courtroom)…..I am more upset with Russell Pearce, the Tea Party, Greg Western, Shane Wikfors and etc., for abusing my fellow Latina sister.

It doesn’t stop with Olivia Cortes.  Now they want to pull votes away from Latino Democrats and Indepedents as they continue to underestimate the intelligence of Latino voters.   We have learned that the Pearce supporters have a robocall targeting Latinos because they want to trick us into throwing our votes away in Legislative District 18 (or primarily Mesa, Arizona).

Pearce has been on the dole his entire life, and his supporters have sunk to worst of the worst in frauding Latinos during an election cycle.  We have heard a lot of claims about outside influences in this election from the Pearce campaign. The Lewis campaign learned about yet another one of these groups today while talking with voters.

 

Mesa’s Hispanic Democratic and Independent voters were called this Saturday and encouraged to vote for a write in candidate because Pearce and Lewis were both Republicans. Who was this anti-Republican group trying to suppress votes? None other than Tea Party Leader, Republican activist, and Pearce confidant Ronald Ludders. See attached voicemail.

Some things to consider:1) This message was intended to sound like it is from Democrats (“both candidates for state senator are republicans”)

2) The speaker has an accent designed to mislead-take a guess as to who this is target at…hispanic democrats.

3) It tries to play down the sham candidate Ms.. Cortes, by attempting to make her a victim (“the only other candidate, Ms. Cortes, was forced to withdraw”). Of course, this is not true. Olivia took herself out of the race.

4) A write-in candidate must still file with the state as a candidate. Simply writing a person’s name on the ballot does not give them a vote, unless they have filed with the state as a write-in candidate.

CRUNCH TIME! Here is how you can help Republican Candidate, Jerry Lewis, beat the corrupt Senator Russell Pearce!

From Republican, Jerry Lewis:

Friends,

 

Participating in our democracy is a great thing.  One of the simplest (and most important) ways we participate is by voting.  I’m sending this message to remind and encourage all my friends and supporters in Arizona Legislative District 18 to vote in this Tuesday’s upcoming recall election.

 

Many have asked what else they can do.  That response shows me not just the strength of our message, but how engaged and willing the citizens of Mesa are to participate in our democratic process.

 

So here are 3 things I’d like to encourage my friends and supporters to do between now and Tuesday:

 

1. Vote. If you received your early ballot but didn’t mail it in, fill it in, and bring it to your local polling location on Tuesday.  If you didn’t sign up for early voting, please vote on Tuesday.  If you have questions about where your polling location please see this link.

https://voter.azsos.gov/VoterView/PollingPlaceSearch.do

 

2. Encourage your friends and neighbors in LD 18 to vote. This election is important not just for the citizens of LD 18 and Mesa, but for the state of Arizona.  Use the next few days to educate and encourage your neighbors, family and friends to study the issues and vote. www.jerrylewisforsenate.com

 

3. Spread the word. Social networks can be fantastic tools.  Reach out to your friends on FB by posting reminders to vote and encouraging them to study the issues, vote this Tuesday, and spread the word.

 

Here are some easy ways you can help this grassroots effort to elect fresh leadership in Mesa.

1. Repost this message on your FB page or send it as a message to your Mesa Area list.

2. Add your own message.

3. Encourage all your friends living in LD 18 to vote and all your friends in AZ and Mesa to spread the word.

 

Let us take our message viral and win on Tuesday.

 

Thank you,

 

Jerry Lewis

 

www.jerrylewisforsenate.com

 

Foundress (DeeDee Garcia Blase) steps down, (R) Adam Bustos Steps up as President of SOMOS REPUBLICANS

DeeDee Garcia Blase, Foundress of SOMOS REPUBLICANS Steps Down to Focus Exclusively on the National Tequila Party Movement

For Immediate Release

2 November 2011

Contact:  Public Relations

Phoenix, AZ  — The foundress of the largest Hispanic Republican Group in the nation, DeeDee Garcia Blase, will be stepping down and taking a leave of absence as President of SOMOS REPUBLICANS one year before the 2012 Presidential elections, in order to focus exclusively on the National Tequila Party Movement.  The National Tequila Party Movement is the Latin counter-movement to the Tea Party and a national Latino Get-Out-the-Vote effort.  It is a goal for the Tequila Party to provide political grassroots covering to the most immigrant-friendly politicians in the country.  Blase recently changed her affiliation from the Republican Party to the Independent Party due to the anti-immigrant rhetoric.  Therefore, we believe SOMOS REPUBLICANS should be led by a registered Republican voter and not an Independent voter.  Blase has watched the Latino Republican voter registrations dwindle.  In 2004, we saw 44% of Latinos vote for George W. Bush.  In 2008, we saw only 31% vote for John McCain.  Blase suspects the numbers will continue to dwindle for Latino Republicans in the post-SB 1070 era we live in, and feels it is more effective to work with a broader political spectrum expanding Latino voter influence in relation to the non-partisan Tequila Party Movement.   Blase fully understands that Latinos are going to be a powerful voting block in 2012 and must be motivated to vote in the upcoming elections since Latinos will gain more respect through their vote.

Adam Bustos will be replacing the role of Ms. Blase as President of SOMOS REPUBLICANS.  Adam is a registered Republican voter, and was a Precinct Committeeman for the Republican Party in the State of Arizona. Adam was born and raised in Arizona, and has a strong law enforcement background of 37 years working for large and small police agencies.  He has at least 21 years of experience in Latino advocacy work, as he helped to establish the Arizona Chapter of the National Peace Officers Association (a national Latino-based organization with the purpose to help eliminate prejudice and discrimination in the criminal justice system; particularly Law Enforcement, reduce community juvenile delinquency and lessen citizen tension in predominantly Latino communities).  Adam will continue to be a strong pro-immigrant advocate, and he will push for legal immigration reform on behalf of SOMOS REPUBLICANS.

About Somos Republicans:

Somos Republicans is a national watchdog group and the largest Hispanic Republican grassroots organization in the nation because of our leadership that is pro immigration reform. The Mission of Somos Republicans is to promote political education and information needed to make more informed political decisions. To inspire the Hispanic people to make a difference in their lives and the lives of their neighbors through collaborative political education, volunteer commitment and responsible participation in society.

National Hispanic GOP Group Partners With Prominent Republican in Support of Arizona Compact

Official Statement

National Hispanic GOP Group Partners With Prominent Republican in Support of Arizona Compact

Contact:              Communications Director

info@somosrepublicans.com

1 November 2011

Phoenix, AZ — The largest Latino Republican group in the nation based in Arizona is proud to announce our support and partnership with Daryl Williams of the ARIZONA COMPACT which is modeled after the UTAH COMPACT.  Daryl is a prominent commercial trial lawyer in the State of Arizona and a conservative Republican with a degree in economics. Daryl is, also, a life-long Mormon and presently serves as a member of the High Council of the Paradise Valley Arizona Stake. He has served in several bishoprics, on several High Councils, and in many other callings in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS).  His ancestors lived and are buried in Missouri, Nauvoo, and walked across the plains to Utah.

SOMOS REPUBLICANS has obtained an Arizona State Senator to sponsor the Arizona Compact in the next legislative session. The Arizona Compact is modeled after the Utah Compact, and we look forward to seeing this healthy idea come in to fruition.  The Arizona Compact will help Arizona economically without detracting from the importance of law enforcement while recognizing the complexities associated with immigration issues that need to be solved at the national level. All leaders, whether state, local, legislative, community and religious, should join in this effort to have a positive effect on Arizona’s policy, image, free-enterprise economy, and humanity.

About Somos Republicans:

Somos Republicans is a national watchdog group and the largest Hispanic Republican grassroots organization in the nation because of our leadership that is pro immigration reform. The Mission of Somos Republicans is to promote political education and information needed to make more informed political decisions. To inspire the Hispanic people to make a difference in their lives and the lives of their neighbors through collaborative political education, volunteer commitment and responsible participation in society.

Mitt Romney Crosses the Line With Latinos Using Vicente Fox (our excellent trade relation partner) for populist purposes

Mitt Romney makes Jon Huntsman look like a saint…er…like Joseph Smith. But what does Mitt Romney and extremist Russell Pearce have in common?

Allow me to number them:

1. Both are members of the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS), and they continue to make the Mormon church look bad in advocating for “Operation Wetback” type of policies.  Those uncompassionate views are not in alignment with the UTAH COMPACT.  In fact the Mormon Church is on the record for supporting principles of the UTAH COMPACT.
2. Both have extreme ideas with their large government ideas as they support e-verify policies that put an additional burden on small businesses as it adds another level of bureaucracy.
3. Both seem to have campaign workers that will manage to find Latinos to do their dirty work for them.  Romney appears to use Marco Rubio.  While Russell Pearce supporters take advantage of Olivia Cortes.

Quote me:

Mitt Romney’s continued anti-immigrant and and anti-Latino rhetoric since he ran against Senator John McCain will send the REPUBLICAN PARTY to  levels of Hispanic voter support that predates the Ronald Reagan era.

Mitt Romney supports Cuban amnesty (Cuban-Americans make up 3% of the total Hispanic population pie), but he damns the rest of the Latinos and Mexican-Americans and will not even support fixing the broken immigration system  (even though Mexican-Americans make up almost 70% of the total Latino population pie).   Since Romney cannot do basic math, he will reap what he sows and receive only 3% of the Latin vote if things come full circle during the general elections.  He is an “amnesty” hypocrite and apparently nobody told him that the birthers and nativists are already attacking Cuban constituents.

Do these Republican Presidential candidates not know they are hurting the Republican Party with their continued rhetoric?

Flip Flopper Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney continues to use a failed strategy that he used against Senator John McCain during the 2008 Republican Presidential Primaries.  Romney’s salaciousness continues, and I remember oh too  well his continued anti-immigrant tactics since before 2008. I just cannot forget how he puts a failed populist approach in demonizing a group of people.  And it is people like Mitt Romney that will continue to cause Latinos to flee the Republican Party.

Mitt Romney has crossed the line and has gone beyond the point of no return with Latino community organizers and leaders. Below he has the audacity to paint Mexico President Vicente Fox in a negative light.  Keep in mind that Mitt Romney is not acting like a good chief in command.  He is not going to be a good leader if he uses wedge issues against a trading partner of ours.  Mexico is a good trading partner of the United States, and for Romney to use Fox in the manner he has in the video against Rick Perry is reprehensible.

Ronald Reagan’s amnesty program is the direct result of an increase in Latino Republican voters, but the likes of Mitt Romney, Herman Cain (advocating deadly electric fences), and Michele Bachmann’s horrific un-pro life remarks as she uses defamatory and offensive terms like “anchor babies” will cause Latinos to flee the GOP.

Both President Ronald Reagan and President George W. Bush received more than 40 percent of the Hispanic vote in their reelection campaigns. Some analysts note that a Republican needs to receive 40 percent of the Latino vote to win the presidency. In fact, for many candidates in 2010, failing to engage the Latino voter cost them the election. So those who appeal to Latino voters early stand a better chance of ending strong.

Mitt Romney will be lucky to get double digit support from Latinos as we fully intend to equate him to Russell Pearce and Joe Arpaio of Arizona.  In fact, Romney made it a point to make Arpaio his chair when he ran against John McCain in 2008. The best chances the Republican has to have some level of Hispanic support is via Newt Gingrich or Rick Perry.  And, that’s the bottom line, folks.

SOMOS REPUBLICANS Identify Senator Marco Rubio Immigration Cuban Exile Hypocrisy

PRESS RELEASE FOR OFFICIAL STATEMENT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

21 October 2011

Phoenix, AZ — SOMOS REPUBLICANS has been asking Senator Marco Rubio to get on the right side of the immigration issue for months.   In a recent story, Washington Post showed documents — including naturalization papers and other official records — reveals that the Florida Republican’s account embellishes the facts of his immigrant history. The documents show that Rubio’s parents came to the United States and were admitted for permanent residence more than 2¹ / ₂years before Castro’s forces overthrew the Cuban government and took power on New Year’s Day 1959.   Rubio has held himself out to be a son of Cuban exiles but the evidence shows he is nothing of the sort.

We believe Rubio knew when and how his parents arrived here in the U.S.   Are his parents economic immigrants? How did his parents leave Cuba originally and arrive here in the U.S.? Did they overstay their visa?  How did they then immigrate given that the Cuban Adjustment Act was not even around before Castro came to power?

Rubio has supported harsh anti-immigration laws and enforcement only policies.  In fact, Rubio and Republican Texas Congressman Lamar Smith have sponsored a large government idea via National E-verify.

In light of the Washington Post story, we believe it is time to find out the complete history of his parents’ immigration history.  It is also time for Rubio to be a leader and help Senator Bob Menendez fix the broken immigration system.  We have already presented our position to fix the broken immigration system to Democratic and Republican Senators with a significant amount of support from Democrats.  We were told by Rubio’s office he would not support our position.  We are asking him to reconsider his anti-immigrant position in providing a solution to the broken immigration system under the Obama administration.  This is the federal government’s responsibility and even though this is a tough issue to fix, it must be done.  Rubio must show leadership and work on a bipartisan secure borders and legal immigration plan with Menendez.  This is not a Democratic or Republican issue – this is an American issue as we continue to be that Shining City on a Hill.

During a speech, President Ronald Reagan said:

“I think its time we ask ourselves if we still know the freedoms that were intended for us by the founding fathers. Not too long ago 2 friends of mine were talking to a Cuban refugee, a business man who had excaped from Castro.  And in the midst of one of his stories, my friends turned to the other and said, ‘we don’t know how lucky we are.’  And the Cuban stopped and said, ‘How lucky YOU are, I had some place to escape to.’ In that sentence he told us the entire story.”

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Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Ineptness Once Again On Display; Why didn’t Arpaio sanction the employer?

Read more on how Sheriff Joe Arpaio would rather target people who clean your hotel rooms rather than dangerous people who are on the street. He conducted his 51st raid recently netting 1 identity theft case.

Perhaps Arpaio chose not to ‘sanction’ the employer because he would rather just punish the ‘little minority’ instead of the business owner. What a hypocrite for him to say this was an employer sanction operation.

The sheriff once again displayed his inept, attention seeking, ineffective brand of what he thinks is law enforcement this morning. He crowed that the “investigation” took only two months ( at least that’s better than the internal Fox investigation, which is going on one year) and yet he had no idea that worker schedules had been changed and was able to arrest only one person. I am also not surprised that Arpaio is claiming that this is an employer sanction operation and yet the employers were not sanctioned. Arpaio claims he will seek out the “suspects” that got away– sure he will…

As sheriff, I will cooperate with law enforcement and other governmental agencies to identify identity theft suspects in covert, behind the scenes operations that will root out the organized crime leaders of these groups and allow us to make arrests not just empty headlines.

How much longer will county residents put up with this wasteful ineffective sheriff and his reality show antics?

Sheriff’s raid on Days Inn in Phoenix nets 1 identity theft arrest.

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