Munoz has in fact proved an effective insider for La Raza. That is particularly true when it comes to securing government funding for the group. An investigation by Judicial Watch found that federal funding for La Raza surged after Munoz joined the Obama administration, spiking from $4.1 million in 2009 to a whopping $11 million in 2010.
(Originally posted in January 2012.)
Cecilia Munoz
As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama energized his left-wing base with promises of “comprehensive immigration reform” – aka amnesty for illegal immigrants. As president, Obama shelved those plans, instead courting the ire of Hispanic and open-borders activists by stepping up deportations of illegal immigrants. But as he kicks off his reelection bid – which will hinge on success in swing states with large Hispanic voter populations like Florida, New Mexico, and Colorado – Obama is trying to woo back his disaffected base, starting with his appointment this week of Cecilia Munoz as director of his Domestic Policy Council.
On the face of it, Munoz, the daughter of Bolivian immigrants, would appear a good fit to bolster Obama’s tarnished standing among Hispanic supporters of illegal immigration. For one thing, she has solid credentials on open-borders. Before joining the Obama administration in 2009, Munoz served as Vice President of the National Council of La Raza. Since its humble origins in the 1960s as the voice of Chicano radicalism, La Raza, Spanish for “the race,” has emerged as the country’s leading open-border advocacy group. Today, La Raza lobbies for everything from racial preferences, to mass immigration and amnesty for illegal aliens. Munoz shares those views, as she confirmed recently when she revealed that “Ultimately, my career is about making sure the doors are open in this country for everybody.” Presumably, that means illegal immigrants, too.
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