Notes from the July 16th [2010] Governor Beverly Perdue’s Advisory Council on Hispanic / Latino Affairs

Concerned Citizens and Immigration Reformers,


Below is a brief of the first meeting of NC Governor Bev Perdue's Advisory Council on Hispanic/Latino Affairs, which appears to be setup in actuality to provide benefits to illegal immigrants and pander for votes. I think you will be disturbed with some of the details:

BACKGROUND INFO: The Hispanic/Latino population is estimated to be approximately 700,000 in North Carolina with one half or 350,000 of this group being illegal immigrants. The estimated total population of North Carolina is approximately 9.5 million. Therefore legal resident Hispanic/Latinos in North Carolina comprise less than 4% of the total population. So why do we need a special Governor’s Advisory Council for Hispanics/Latinos? We don’t have a Governor’s Advisory Council for unemployed citizens, which comprise 10% of the workforce. Is North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue going to setup other race-based Advisory Councils?



Notes from the July 16th [2010] Governor Beverly Perdue’s Advisory Council on Hispanic / Latino Affairs

Ms. Gabriela Zabala is Director of the recently formed Governor’s Advisory Council on Hispanic/Latino Affairs. She mostly spoke during their first meeting in Raleigh on July 16th, which I attended along with Randy Dye, James, Maureen, and Frank.


This Advisory Council is to give advice to Governor Beverly Perdue on issues concerning the Hispanic/Latino community along with governmental policy recommendations.

Gabriela Zabala, Director of the Hispanic/Latino Advisory Council pointed out she was a senior member on Governor Beverly Perdue’s staff and appeared to brag about her access to Governor Perdue.

There are fifteen members on Governor Beverly Perdue’s Hispanic/Latino Advisory Council, one of whom is Wayne Cooper. Although Mr. Cooper is a citizen, he is an honorary consul of Mexico for North Carolina. It appears to be his only qualification for being on the Council. This member gives Mexico a “seat at the table” of an Advisory Council to provide policy recommendations to the Governor of North Carolina.

In addition to the fifteen members of the Governor’s Hispanic/Latino Advisory Council, there are ex officio members who mostly consist of the leadership of North Carolina’s major governmental departments such as Labor, Employment Security Commission, Department of Health and Human Services, Education, etc. So these state departmental staff personnel will be attending and presenting information to the Hispanic/Latino Advisory Council when they have meetings. Obviously this will give the Council “special access” to leadership within our North Carolina governmental departments. Also this Advisory Council will have the opportunity to lobby for privileges and benefits for illegal immigrants, but I expect only for Hispanic/Latino illegal immigrants, since this is an ethnic and race-based Advisory Council.

It was also stated that support staff for the Hispanic/Latino Advisory Council will be provided by the Governor’s Office.

It was mentioned that all Council members should abide by and obey all laws. Of course this is interesting, given several of the Advisory Council members have openly advocated for rights for illegal immigrants. So I can only suppose that obeying the law is open for interpretation.

Ms. Yvonne Pagan, another Advisory Council member, was quoted in the media as saying “in North Carolina we aren’t facing the same (immigration) problems as Arizona”. FACT: illegal immigration is costing the State of North Carolina over $1 billion per year [net cost] to incarcerate, educate, and medicate illegal immigrants and their dependents. I would suggest spending $1 billion per year of citizens’ money due to illegal immigration is a problem.

It was suggested that Credit Unions [specifics weren’t given] would be urged to provide funds to help Hispanics/Latinos open small businesses in categories such as landscaping, construction, and cleaning services.

With a smile on her face, Ms. Gabriela Zabala said she expected more money was coming to North Carolina from the Obama Administration for government services. She also said she would press for more Title 6 [Civil Rights Act] funds to provide interpreters.

ONE DOES NOT NEED CLAIRVOYANT POWERS TO DISCERN THE REAL PURPOSE OF GOVERNOR BEVERLY PERDUE’S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISPANIC/LATINO AFFAIRS. CITIZENS AND LEGAL RESIDENTS WOULD NOT NEED A SPECIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL TO ACQUIRE GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES, AND IF THEY DID IT SHOULD NOT BE BASED ON ETHNICITY AND RACE. THIS ADVISORY COUNCIL IS AN EFFORT TO CURRY FAVOR WITH AN ETHNIC GROUP WITH THE INTENTION TO PROVIDE SPECIAL BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES (TO MORE THAN LIKELY INCLUDE BENEFITS TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS) IN ORDER TO GAIN POLITICAL ADVANTAGE AND FUTURE VOTES.

Go to this link for a short video clip from Randy Dye:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU48rBIpPlg&feature=player_embedded



Regards,



Ron Woodard



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