It takes a certain kind of moxie for an advocacy organization to basically go on the record as praising a group of machistas for taking away the rights from one group to allegedly favor another one. That's exactly what Janet Murguía and her platitude spewing machine just published on their website. Am particularly flabbergasted by the two following paragraphs:

National Council of La Raza: LANDMARK HOUSE HEALTH CARE REFORM BILL IS GOOD FOR LATINOS, SENATE NEEDS TO COMPLETE THE TASK AND BUILD ON THE HOUSE EFFORT, SAYS NCLR

The leadership of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) deserves special recognition for successfully fending off the efforts of some lawmakers to add onerous, costly, and unnecessary immigrant restrictions to health care that would have harmed U.S. citizen children. In addition, members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Progressive Caucus, and the CHC, as well as Rep. Henry Waxman, deserve considerable praise for their efforts to secure and protect meaningful access to health care for Latino families, children, and all families of color.

Despite serious gains, however, the House bill is still too tough on legal immigrants and their access to public health care. For example, the bill would continue the mandatory five-year bar for legal immigrants to access public health services. To promote an equitable system for all, restrictions on legal immigrants’ access to federal aid such as Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) must be removed. Furthermore, roadblocks to insurance must be eliminated by removing excessive verification requirements that raise costs, increase barriers to health care, and have been proven to harm many U.S. citizens.

SHAME ON YOU JANET MURGUÍA! SHAME ON YOU FOR KISSING UP TO DESPICABLE WOMEN-HATING HISPANICS! SHAME ON YOU FOR SELLING OUT THE INTEREST OF ALL WOMEN, INCLUDING LATINAS, IN THE ALLEGED NAME OF IMMIGRANTS!

And yet, it doesn't have to be this way.

Look at the world of difference offered by the Latina Institute with their post, Women and Immigrants --- left on the sidelines of health care reform:
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