PHOENIX (By Jon Garrido, The Jon Garrido Network) June 6, 2010 ― As Arizona burns as ground zero for racism against all Hispanics, a Puerto Rican woman sits comfortably in her office oblivious and unconcerned her selfishness, greed and ignorance of the most important issue for Mexican Americans and the undocumented is responsible for the biggest civil rights disaster since the days of Jim Crow in the South.

The only action to end Arizona SB 1070 is Immigration Reform in Washington.

"Let them eat cake" Nydia Velázquez when asked by the White House for votes for Health Care Reform, Nydia Velázquez could have traded votes for Immigration Reform but instead traded the votes of the mostly Mexican American congresspersons of the Hispanic Congressional Caucus for $7.3 Billion for medical benefits for the residents of Puerto Rico.

The consequence of this selfish action fuels the fire of Arizona's racism and what starts in Arizona, quickly spreads across the USA as a killing cancer.

As chairperson of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Nydia Velázquez has a fiduciary responsibility to articulate and spearhead legislation beneficial to America's Hispanics.

America's Hispanics means all Hispanics ― not a handful of Hispanics in Puerto Rico but in actuality, all gains by America's Hispanics are because of the explosive growth of the Mexican American constituency.

When Obama won the Presidency in 2008, it was not Puerto Rican voters who delivered the White House but Mexican American voters who offered quid pro quo with, "Give us Immigration Reform and we will give you the White House."

In 2008, an agreement was reached by the parties. Hispanics elected Obama for the sole purpose to spearhead Immigration Reform but trusting Obama has turned out to be a colossal mistake in Hispanic judgment.

Obama promised in his first year as president, he would deliver Immigration Reform.

Immigration Reform is not a Obama priority and Immigration Reform, unfortunately, will not be approved in 2010, 2011 and 2012 being an presidential election year is also lost.

Even if Obama moved on Immigration Reform, Obama's and Napolitano's focus is enforcement and this does not even come close to what is acceptable to America's Hispanics.

The quid pro quo agreement is in breech.

Mexican Americans made good on our promise and delivered the White House but Obama in the first year an a half as president, Obama has not honored his promise. If Obama does not deliver Immigration Reform in this term of office, this term will be his first and last!

Affinity fraud and shanghaied

Nydia Velázquez by affinity fraud shanghaied the Hispanic Congressional Caucus members' votes for $7.3 Billion for medical benefits for the residents of Puerto Rico.

As chairperson of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Nydia Velázquez has a fiduciary responsibility of representing the best interests of America's Hispanics and this means not cutting a deal in some smoke filled back room in the dark of night for Puerto Rico.

Nydia Velázquez also has the responsibility of understanding the most important Hispanic issues of the day.

She should have known the lack of Immigration Reform would devastate the undocumented and the Mexican Americans who are part of this group by marriage, mothers and fathers, siblings, cousins, neighbors, friends and advocates.

She probably knew but "Let them eat cake" Nydia Velázquez was more concerned about the weekend weather in Puerto Rico.

The lack of Immigration Reform fuels racism flowing throughout the United States where brown faces are found.

In comparison to all Hispanic issues, Immigration Reform towers over all other Hispanic issues with health care programs in Puerto Rico found at the bottom of the long list.

At the bottom!

Hispanic News calls for the resignation of Nydia Velázquez as Chairperson of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus

If "Let them eat cake" Nydia Velázquez does not know the importance of Immigration Reform then she has no business being the Chairperson of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus; accordingly, Hispanic News calls for her resignation. She should resign voluntarily and if she does not, Hispanic News will continue to write editorials at every opportunity degrading her leadership asking for her resignation.

Hispanic News will also support her defeat in the 2010 election.

Eventually, the entire United states will know Nydia Velázquez sold out Mexican Americans and the undocumented for 30 pieces of silver.

As for Mexican American members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Hispanic News accuses them as unindicted spineless co-conspirators to allow Immigration Reform to be shoved aside by Nydia Velázquez to benefit Puerto Rico.

Furthermore, to exasperate the lack of Immigration Reform by stating Obama has proven a masterful leader as declared by "Charlie" Gonzalez of Texas is just plain naive. A better word is "stupid."

This reminds me of Congressman Silvestre Reyes who serves as the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, who did not know the whether al-Qaeda was Sunni or Shiite?

Considering Mr. Reyes served on the House Intelligence Committee since 2001 and has been briefed countless times on Iraq, Israel, Jordon, Lebanon, Syria, al-Qaeda, Hezbollah, Kurds, Sunni and Shiites along with travel to Iraq five times, Afghanistan three times and recent trips to Lebanon and Israel, and all this prior to becoming chairman, was asked by national security editor Jeff Stein, a reporter with Congressional Quarterly, whether al-Qaeda was Sunni or Shiite?

"Predominantly ― probably Shiite," Reyes replied.

From these type statements from two Mexican American congressmen, it is obvious to see how a Puerto Rican woman named Nydia Velázquez manipulated three old senile men to obtain their votes.

The only congresspersons who have proven true advocates for the civil rights of Hispanics are Congressmen Raúl M. Grijalva and Luis V. Gutiérrez.

All others like Ed Pastor are more concerned about Happy Hour than addressing the injustices of Joe Arpaio.

Without appropriate representation from Mexican Americans on the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, America's Hispanics will always be playing catch up. Hispanic News labels the present Hispanic members of congress as too "mousy" to stand up as advocates for Mexican Americans and the undocumented. The Mexican Americans on the Congressional Hispanic Caucus that were easily manipulated by Nydia Velázquez should retire or Mexican Americans should vote them out of office.

We need a Tea Cup type Hispanic rebellion.

Ax KC boycott

In 2006, we had James Sensenbrenner. In 2006, Hispanic News began the Ax Kimberly Clark boycott. (AxKC).

Legislation will be introduced in the Arizona State Legislature to not grant birth certificates to children born in Arizona of undocumented parents.

This smacks of "When Herod realized a king was to be born in Bethlehem, Herod gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under."

Will this legislation be approved? There is no question in my mind, the Republicans will continue to have the majority in the Arizona Legislature and the present Republican governor will win election. The Arizona Democratic Party leaves a lot to be desired to make change in 2010.

And remember ― what begins in Arizona is quickly duplicated in other states.

The only way to stop this racism toward Hispanics is approval of Immigration Reform in Washington.

Hispanics had an opportunity to obtain a commitment for Immigration Reform to follow Health Care Reform but when the White House asked what would it take to obtain the Congressional Hispanic Caucus votes to approve Health Care Reform, Nydia Velázquez instead of asking for a commitment for Immigration Reform asked the White House for $1 billion for Puerto Rico's residents to have access to a state insurance exchange and $6.3 billion for Medicaid spending in Puerto Rico.

In addition, whereas the Senate bill strictly limited how new Medicaid funding could be spent, the reconciliation bill gave Puerto Rico flexibility to determine how best to use this funding to expand coverage and improve services.

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus votes of "yes" on Health Care Reform knocked down a huge roadblock in reaching the necessary 216 votes for final passage of Health Care Reform. There was no path to 216 votes without the Hispanic Caucus on board, and that meant every member. This meant the Hispanic Caucus was the keystone to Health Care Reform approval and with this much leverage, the Hispanic Caucus could have obtained a iron clad commitment from President Obama to proceed with Immigration Reform after Health Care Reform: Unfortunately, Immigration Reform is not a priority with Chairperson Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.). Her selfish priority ― Puerto Rico.

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus traded their votes for Puerto Rico not for Immigration Reform.