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An Open Letter to GOP Presidential Candidate Herman Cain

In recent months, you have told audiences that as president you will build a “Great Wall of China” with an electrified fence and alligator-filled moat. One time you even compared immigrants to invading Huns. Then, as these speeches become controversial, you tried to evade criticism claiming the proposal was all just a joke.

Mr. Cain, jokes involving killing people is not a suitable topic for a joke. Hundreds of migrants die crossing our Southern border each year, and as a result this is an extremely sensitive topic, especially among most of America’s 51 million Hispanics. I’m sure most Americans would not appreciate jokes about 9-11, and most blacks would not appreciate jokes about hanging blacks either. Please refrain from ever repeating this proposal again.

Somos Republicans is America’s largest Hispanic Republican organization with over 6,000 members, and one of our goals is to double the Latino Republican voting block in two years. However, harsh rhetoric and lack of practical immigration solutions from Republican politicians severely undermines efforts at improving GOP support among Hispanics. 32% of Hispanics are conservative, while another 28% are moderate. Latino business start-ups are twice the rate of Americans in general. 60% of Latinos should feel welcome in the GOP. Ronald Reagan even said: “Latinos are Republican. They just don’t know it yet.” However, harsh rhetoric has eroded GOP support among Latinos in recent years. Consider the gap in self-identified Hispanic voters from PEW Research:
Year Democrats Republicans Gap
1999 58 25 33
2002 56 25 31
2004 55 28 27
2006 49 28 21
2007 57 23 34
2008 67 31 36
2010 65 22 43
In every year that President Bush and other GOP leaders made a serious effort at both more Hispanic engagement and a complete overhaul of immigration, the gap shrank to 21%, but then starting in 2007 as various Republican politicians used harsh rhetoric and Bush’s immigration reform was sabotaged by elements of both parties, this gap grew to 43 points. Despite Obama’s total failure to even attempt immigration reform he promised, unless the harsh GOP rhetoric changes, we predict conservative Latinos will again hold their noses and vote for Obama. Some pollsters who study this issue predict the GOP cannot win the general election without Latino support in the 40% range.

As a proud life-long registered Republican and Somos Republicans leader, I call on all of the GOP presidential candidates to eschew harsh rhetoric and instead propose immigration reforms based upon conservative free-market principles. Our problem with illegal immigration is not an enforcement problem but an economic problem that requires an economic solution. Americans, by a 72-24% margin, including 49% of staunch conservatives and a majority of Republicans, favor immigration reform, including a path to legalization.

Sincerely yours,

Bob Quasius, Sr.
Executive Vice-President
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. Our vision is to increase the Latino Republican voting block by 100% within two years. To increase voter registration, precinct committeemen recruitment, campaign volunteering, fundraising and events to reflect quality of future Latino leadership.

Porsche and SOMOS REPUBLICANS corresponding regarding Porsche Headquarters in Georgia

We received a reply from the Porsche general counsel.  First of all, he states he did not receive our letter, however, we have a print screen that proves our feedback was received by their main site.  See below:

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Secondly, I’m a little perturbed and take issue when Porsche wrote:

“…but to the extent you are suggesting we should have decided to leave our people behind, or uproot all of them, because we may take issue with one piece of legislation, we respectfully disagree…”

Are you kidding me?  That one piece of legislation is unconstitutional and goes against every American value that made our nation great — immigrants.  There are Polish immigrants in Illinois, New York, and Philadelphia that are undocumented and scared, in fact, a documentary was filmed and can be viewed here.  Several undocumented Irish immigrants live in Philadelphia, too.  Undocumented immigrants from India, the mid-east, Canada and others from all over the world are here, too.  The immigration issue is an AMERICAN ISSUE, as this issue is not just about Latin immigrants.

Read Porsche’s entire letter to us here.

Thirdly, as you can see in Porsche’s letter addressed to us, it seems they find  it inconvenient to “uproot all of them”, yet they ignore the law endorsed by a large majority of the Georgia legislature when they decided to sign onto a law that will “uproot thousands of families while mothers and fathers get deported leaving small American-born children behind”.

Something to consider:  Why is it okay for Porsche to uproot Illinois families as jobs are removed from that state to the state of Georgia?  Did Porsche think we didn’t do our homework with regard to their expansion plans?

On a side note, the wealthiest man in the world, Carlos Slim — is a Mexican.  I hope he doesn’t buy any more Porsche cars if he happens to have those cars in his automobile repertoire.

Here is our response to Porsche’s general counsel below:

May 24, 2011

Mr. Joseph S. Folz

General Counsel and Secretary

Porsche Cars North America

980 Hammond Dr., Ste. 1000

Atlanta, GA 30328

Subject: Response to your letter of May 23, 2011

Dear Mr. Folz:

Thank you for your prompt response to our letter, which we sent via facsimile to 770-290-3700, the number listed in PCNA’s Hoovers profile. We also sent the letter to my.porsche.com where we received confirmation of Porsche receiving our feedback.  Please see the attached document.

We congratulate you on your success in the U.S. market and in Georgia. However, your decision to remain in Georgia and relocate two other divisions to Georgia in a new headquarters is based on a positive business climate that is rapidly deteriorating.  While Georgia assembles Porsche cars in Georgia, most of the cars are sold in other affluent states such as California, New York, the New England area, Florida, Texas and more.  The State of Florida recently defeated an anti-immigrant bill only a couple of weeks ago due to the pressure from the business community.  We hope you would consider expanding to Florida that is now perceived as an immigrant-friendly state. We are puzzled that Porsche has no issue with uprooting employees from Illinois to Georgia, but has a problem relocating others out of Georgia.  Please take heed that most states have  already rejected these types of anti-immigrant laws.  If this bill becomes a law in Georgia, Georgia will be the only state in the Union with harsh anti-immigrant and unconstitutional legislation.

HB87 is a newly passed law, which we believe will be just the first step in a campaign against immigrants that will have negative consequences for all who appear to ‘fit the profile’ of undocumented immigrants. Governor Deal, while a member of Congress, was one of the most extreme members of Congress, and the primary sponsor of a bill to undermine the 14^th amendment by stripping citizenship from children born of undocumented immigrants.

As an Arizona based organization, we have watched a pattern unfold, where a few extreme politicians pander to anti-immigrant fringes, demonizing immigrants and passing ever more extreme anti-immigrant laws. Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson compared anti-immigrant pandering to a crack cocaine addiction, where increasingly higher doses of rhetoric and extreme measures are required to get the same political impact. Arizona’s SB1070 law, upon which Georgia HB87 is patterned, is only the last of a series of increasingly harsh laws passed over several years which are oppressive to Hispanics, including Hispanic citizens and legal immigrants. SB1070, though mostly blocked by a federal court, led approximately 100,000 Hispanics to leave Arizona. We believe these departures were in large part due to the climate fostered by Arizona’s politicians in passing SB1070, as well as racial profiling, and the same pattern is being repeated in Georgia now.

This year, five extreme anti-immigrant bills were introduced in the Arizona Senate. The bills would have denied birth certificates to children of undocumented immigrants, turned hospital employees and school teachers into ICE agents. The Arizona business community united in fierce opposition to these bills in response to the economic boycott of Arizona, and none of these bills passed, even with Russell Pearce, as president of the Arizona Senate, backing these bills.

Yours truly,

DeeDee Garcia Blase

President, Somos Republicans

Bob Quasius

Vice-President, Somos Republicans

Open Letter to CEO of Porsche Cars North America — Mr. Detleve von Platen regarding Georgia Boycott

May 20, 2010

Subject: New Headquarters in Georgia

Dear Mr. von Platen:

We are pleased at Porche’s commitment to the U.S. market, but surprised at your choice of Atlanta for a location, especially as a foreign based company.

As a national organization based in Arizona, we’ve seen the disastrous results of Arizona’s anti-immigrant law (SB1070) on Arizona’s economy and reputation as a place that welcomed hard working immigrants. Losses run well into the 100s of millions due to lost tourism, and lost economy from over 100,000 hard-working tax-paying Hispanics leaving. SB1070 has already cost several million in legal fees, and hate crimes against Hispanics have soared along with a very negative image of Arizona as hostile.

Proponents of anti-immigrant laws would like for others to believe that all 100,000 of those who left Arizona were undocumented immigrants, but in fact a sizeable percentage are U.S. Citizens and legal immigrants tired of the hostile environment and racial profiling by police that has become so pervasive in recent years. Many Arizona companies report difficulty recruiting Hispanics from outside Arizona. Fortunately, a second round of anti-immigrant bills failed to pass, as Arizona businesses finally decided they had had enough of the disastrous consequences of SB1070 and aggressively opposed the new bills.

Georgia enacted a very similar law just a week ago, HB87, and Georgia can expect similar consequences as Arizona, perhaps even worse due to more of Georgia’s economy dependent upon critical sectors that depend heavily on immigrant labor, such as tourism and agriculture.

Critics of HB87 are already organizing boycotts, a development which should concern PCNA, which as a Georgia based company would likely experience a reduction in sales from such a boycott.

We urge Porsche to reconsider your choice of Georgia as the site of a new headquarters facility, as we don’t believe Georgia has provided an accurate picture of Georgia’s economy and the regression into a past era where Georgia experienced some of the worst bigotry in modern times.

Yours truly,

National Hispanic GOP Group Slams Democrats on South Omaha Redistricting

MEDIA ADVISORY

National Hispanic GOP Group Slams Democrats on South Omaha Redistricting

Ankeny, Iowa – This past weekend was the scene of the 26^th annual Cinco de Mayo celebration in South Omaha, including a magnificent parade that delighted thousands of onlookers. Omaha has one of the largest and most vibrant Latino populations in the Great Plains region, including a majority Latino population in South Omaha. South Omaha even has one of America’s few Latino museums.

Many politicians participated in the parade, but noticeably missing from the parade were any Latino state legislators. Nebraska has no Latino state legislators, and in 144 year history as a state there has only been one Latino legislator, Ray Aguilar, from Grand Island, who left due to term limits. According to the 2010 census, 9% of Nebraskans are Latino. Of 49 state senators, one would expect 4-5 state senators who are Latino, and yet there are none. Neighboring Kansas is 9.3% Latino, and has five Latino state legislators.

There is no lack of qualified Hispanic candidates in South Omaha. South Omaha leader Rebecca Barrientos-Patlan ran in 2008 for State Senate, losing to former Ben Nelson staffer Heath Mello, who was heavily backed by the Democrat Party. South Omaha has never had a Latino legislator is due in part the current districting scheme, which divides South Omaha into several legislative districts, and combines South Omaha neighborhoods with very different neighborhoods outside the area, such as the upscale condo area just south of downtown Omaha, and part of suburban Sarpy County.

We applaud Senators Lautenbaugh and Nelson for their alternative redistricting proposal to create a Hispanic majority legislative district entirely within South Omaha and Douglas County, and we condemn Democrat opposition to this sensible redistricting alternative.  Democrats seem to assume Latinos are reliable Democrat voters and seek to divide South Omaha to ensure neighboring districts are majority Democratic districts. We believe legislative districts should reflect the character of the community, lie within the same county, and when there is severe underrepresentation of a minority group this should be considered. The alternative proposal meets all these criteria, while the existing districting scheme meets none of these criteria and marginalizes Latino voters and South Omaha voters in general.

We take issue with those in both political parties who view Latinos as reliable Democrat voters. We believe Latinos are mostly swing voters who are more conservative than Americans in general, who have voted more with Democrats in recent years due to anti-immigrant rhetoric by some Republicans and lack of outreach to Latino voters. It’s wrong for Democrats to take the Latino vote for granted, and wrong for Republicans to assume Latinos are reliable Democrat voters. Both Ray Aguilar and Rebecca Barrientos-Patlan are Republicans, and three of Kansas’ five Latino legislators are Republicans, and President Bush received approximately 44% of the Latino vote in 2004.

Latino Republicans against Governor Nathan Deal’s Unconstitutional Anti-immigrant Law

A video message to Governor Nathan Deal with regard to an Arizona style anti-immigrant and unconstitutional law that cost the State of Arizona millions to defend and businesses lost over 200 million in tourism and business sales.  SB 1070 bankrupted the State of Arizona.  There was an increase in house foreclosures and business owners suffered at least 40% in profits. Agricultural farm owners experienced a drastic labor deficit. More importantly, the 9th circuit court of appeals declared SB 1070 unconstitutional and it would be reckless for Governor Deal to sign this law after a decision was made.

Xtranormal video content taken in part from a letter drafted by Bob Quasius.
 

Open Letter to Georgia Governor Nathan Deal regarding their harsh Arizona-like immigration law

April 15, 2011

Nathan Deal, Governor of the State of Georgia

Dear Governor Deal:

Please do not sign HB 87, an Arizona-style immigration enforcement bill. The bill is clearly unconstitutional, as is Arizona’s SB1070. Arizona’s SB1070 law has already cost Arizona taxpayers $4 million in legal fees, and cost Arizona’s economy well over $100 million in lost business and economy.

Immigration clearly is a federal power, and states are pre-empted from writing their own immigration laws. Numerous court decisions have confirmed this constitutional separation of powers, including rulings on SB1070, first by a conservative federal judge in Arizona, then by a three judge appeals panel, two of whom were appointed by conservative Republican Presidents. Our constitution is part of the ‘rule of law’ so if you believe in the ‘rule of law’ then don’t sign HB 87.

Arizona’s lettuce industry has already been severely impacted by immigration enforcement in Arizona and cannot find adequate numbers of workers to harvest crops. The same can be expected in Georgia. HB87 does nothing about reforming our nation’s guest worker system, which permits far too few guest workers into the U.S. to meet agriculture’s needs.

Immigration enforcement by state and local police also undermines community policing, as shown by a recent report produced by the Police Foundation. Once immigrants become distrustful of police, they often no longer cooperate as crime witnesses or victims.

Racial profiling of Hispanics has also become rampant in many parts of the U.S. Most statistical studies show blacks and Hispanics are much more likely to be stopped by police, and much less likely found with contraband. Though racial profiling is already illegal it occurs anyway, which demonstrates that specific language in legislation such as SB1070 and HB 87 has little impact on preventing this practice.

Lastly, signing HB 87 will negatively impact our party’s chances in the 2012 elections. Many Hispanics are already developing a perception of our party as anti-immigrant and anti-Hispanic. Hispanics are now more than 15% of America’s population and the GOP can no longer afford to ignore us. As America’s largest Hispanic Republican organization, we strive to bring more Hispanics to the Republican party, and HB87 and similar measures only serve to drive many conservative Hispanics to vote Democrat, while accomplishing nothing to address immigration because of their unconstitutionality.

Yours truly,

Bob Quasius                                                                DeeDee Garcia Blase

Vice-President, Somos Republicans                       President, Somos Republicans

National Hispanic Group Believes Iowa Terror Drills Are Reasonable

For Immediate Release

24 March 2011

Ankeny, Iowa – The Minutemen and 912 project claim outrage over a terror drill scheduled for Pottawattamie County Iowa in which white supremacists angry over immigration shoot a number of U.S. Citizens as well as undocumented immigrants at a high school.

We don’t think this terror scenario is unrealistic as some Minutemen have proven to be domestic terrorists. Recently Shawna Forde, the national leader of one Minutemen organization was convicted on capital murder charges and sentenced to the death penalty in the slaughter of a family of Mexican-American citizens near the border with Arizona, including nine year Brisenia Flores who was shot to death as she begged for her life before her mother. Shawna Forde had been a member of both major Minutemen groups, though eventually booted from one group, and maintained a close relationship to Jim Gilchrist until just after her arrest. Somehow Shawna Forde was able to pass a background check Minutemen claim they run for new members despite a lengthy criminal record.

The alleged shooter, Jason Bush, is now on trial and faces the death penalty. Jason Bush is also a Minutemen and member of Aryan Nation, a notorious white supremacist organization. It is entirely plausible that the Iowa Minutemen have white supremacists among their ranks who are potentially violent and so we believe the terror drill is reasonable. We have yet to hear the Iowa Minutemen condemn the Minutemen atrocity in Arizona.

Recently, Kansas state representative Virgil Peck advocated hunting illegal immigrants from helicopters. Initially he said it was a joke and has since apologized. Following this, we’ve received, via email, a disturbing array of pictures of angry Kansas residents with buttons stylized with “RINOs” in crosshairs attending legislative session. Included was the name of Kansas 912 Project Chairman Larry Halloran, whose Facebook page and 912 project web site calls for violence and actions designed to intimidate “targets” who are moderate politicians. Halloran’s page described, among other things, a call to “hunt” targeted legislators in “open season.” He further qualifies this by dehumanizing his group’s “targets” and referring to their lives with terms used by game hunters for wild animals. The 912 project website includes what appears to be a dead rhinoceros on a trailer. Apparently Virgil Peck was pandering to the Kansas 912 project with his comments, and only apologized when Governor Brownback also demanded his apology.

We keep hearing claims the anti-immigrant movement is peaceful and non-violent but evidence keeps emerging that Minutemen accept nearly anybody as a member, as proven by Shawna Forde and Jason Bush.

(Above) “RINO Hunters in Kansas.

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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. Our vision is to increase the Latino Republican voting block by 100% within two years. To increase voter registration, precinct committeemen recruitment, campaign volunteering, fundraising and events to reflect quality of future Latino leadership.

(Above)  “RINO Hunters in Manhattan, Kansas.

“Would you like to see an Arizona-type immigration law in Iowa?”

This question was posed in a constituent newsletter from Iowa State Representative Kim Pearson. The answer is absolutely not!

Please tell Rep. Pearson we do not want an Arizona-type law in Iowa! Please e-mail Kim Pearson!
You can also call her at (515) 224.2126.

Suggested message (you can edit as you like):

Dear Rep. Pearson,

I understand you may propose an Arizona-type law for Iowa. These types of laws are unconstitutional and will cost taxpayers millions of dollars to defend in court.

Whenever state and local police get involved in immigration enforcement, the result usually is racial profiling, distrust of police by ALL of the immigrant community, and the climate of fear and division with the Hispanic community is contrary to Iowa values.

We urge you not to introduce an Arizona-style immigration enforcement bill, and instead introduce a resolution urging Congress to reform our immigration laws.

yours truly,
(name)
(address and phone recommended for better impact but not required)

March 5 Uncle Ed Show

A 12-year-old tells what it’s like to live with insults and in fear of losing your parents. News about immigration battles in legislatures. It’s getting ugly in Arizona, with critics arrested just for coming to the state capitol!

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