Trump U judge's La Raza group
boycotting Trump, Lawyers 1st declared economic war on
candidate in 2015, by Jerome Corsi, 6/7/16, WND
NEW YORK – The federal judge in the
Trump University case, Gonzalo P. Curiel, is a lifetime member of the Hispanic
National Bar Association, a La Raza-affiliated group that declared economic war
on Donald Trump in a national campaign launched on the group’s website one year
ago.
A headline posted July 2, 2015, on the HNBA
website announced “The Hispanic National
Bar Association Rejects Trump’s Racist Association.”
“The Hispanic National Bar
Association represents the interests of nearly 54 million Hispanics/Latinos in
the United States, which is approximately 17% of the U.S. population,” read a
statement signed by Cynthia D. Mares, HNBA national president.
“By his recent derogatory remarks
about Mexican immigrants, Donald Trump’s disrespect of such a large segment of
the population of America is not only unbelievable, but outright wrong,” Mares’
statement continued. “His comment that Mexico only sends rapists and criminals
to the United States reveals a racist nature that cannot and will not go
unnoticed by the Hispanic National Bar Association nor the Latino community.”
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In clear terms, the HNBA statement
called for a national boycott of Trump businesses: Those who seek our highest
public office should attempt to engage all Americans, not divide us. His
comments are clearly divisive and racist and do nothing to promote equality and
justice for all. Trump’s statements reveal a bias that all Americans should
reject and respond to accordingly. We cannot stand silent and allow Trump to
promote such racist and discriminatory behavior. This is the time for all
Americans to take a stand against his insensitive, offensive and untrue
statements.
The HNBA calls for a boycott of all
of Trump business ventures, including golf courses, hotels, and restaurants. We
salute NBC/Universal, Univision and Macy’s for ending their association with
Trump, and we join them in standing up against bigotry and racist rhetoric.
Other businesses and corporations should follow the lead of NBC/Universal,
Univision and Macy’s and take similar actions against Donald Trump’s business
interests. We can and will make a difference.
Curiel, in his “Questionnaire for Judicial
Nominees” on file with the Senate Judiciary Committee, declared he is a lifetime member of the Hispanic National
Bar Association.
WND reported Monday night that both Curiel and the San Diego-based law firm leading
the class action suit against Trump University, Robbins Geller Rudman &
Dowd, are tied to La Raza by their association with the San Diego La Raza
Lawyers Association.
WND also reported the San Diego firm paid $675,000 to the
Clintons for speeches, and the firm’s founder is a wealthy San Diego
lawyer who served a two-year sentence in
federal prison for his role in a kickback scheme to mobilize plaintiffs for
class-action lawsuits.
The website of the San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association is joint-listed as the San Diego Latino/Latina Bar Association. On the “endorsements” page, the website lists the National Council of La Raza as part
of the “community,” along with the Hispanic National Bar Association, a group
that originated as the La Raza National Lawyers Association and the La Raza
National Bar Association in 1971.
Related stories (story
continues below):
The history section of the National
Hispanic Bar Association says the
group was created out of the original La Raza
National Bar Association in 1984: From
its formation, the LRNLA met regularly to address the increasing legal problems
and concerns of Hispanics in America. In particular, as the Chicano/Mexican
Civil Rights Movement raged on, the LRNLA persevered in the legal battles over
education, housing, voting, employment, union organizations, politics, the
judiciary and other areas. Mario Obledo the first president of the organization
served from 1971 through 1976. The organization continued growing in numbers,
becoming firmly rooted in the legal community.
In 1973, the First Annual La Raza
National Lawyers Convention was held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. At the time,
there was an estimated 3000 total known Hispanic lawyers in the country. The
Honorable Benjamin Aranda III took over presidency from 1976 through 1980. In
1981, the organization regrouped and changed the name to LA RAZA NATIONAL BAR
ASSOCIATION (LRNBA).
Thereafter, leadership of the
organization changed on a yearly basis, following a vote of the membership.
LRNBA Conventions in the early years were held in California. The conventions
are now held on an annual basis in various cities. In 1984, the organization
was renamed the HISPANIC NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION (HNBA) and moved the
organization offices to Washington DC.
While the HNBA and the National
Council of La Raza are legally separate incorporated entities, the two groups
appear to have an affiliation that traces back to the emergence of MEChA, the Moviemento
Estudiantil Chicanos de Atzlán.
MEChA is a 1960s radical separatist
student movement in California that espouses the mythical Aztec idea of a
“nation of Aztlán,” comprising much of the southwestern United States,
including California.
As David Horowitz points out on his website
Discover the Networks that La Raza, Spanish for “the
race,” also has roots in the early 1960s with a “united front” organization,
the National Organization for Mexican American Services, NOMAS. The group
initially was funded by the Ford Foundation, and subsequently by George Soros’
Open Society Institute and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
In 1968, the Southwest Council of La
Raza was organized with Ford Foundation funding. In 1972, the group changed its
name to the National Council of La Raza and opened an office in Washington,
D.C.
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