We get these contradictory kinds of things that basically the administration, the new administration is talking about reaching out to the Latino community. On the other hand, many of our leaders are said to be fringe people who really don't represent anybody. And I think what happens with this Ashcroft nomination is just kind of, it becomes the first kind of round of battles that hopefully clarify a lot of these issues and stake out different positions. So that people don't get lulled into believing that this administration is going to be any better for the Latino community than any other administration. So I think we need to stay critical as a community on these things. I think we have to be ready to mobilize and ready to really start exercising our growing political clout.
Program 108
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12:02 - 12:25
We get these contradictory kinds of things that basically the administration, the new administration is talking about reaching out to the Latino community. On the other hand, many of our leaders are said to be fringe people who really don't represent anybody. And I think what happens with this Ashcroft nomination is just kind of, it becomes the first kind of round of battles that hopefully clarify a lot of these issues and stake out different positions. So that people don't get lulled into believing that this administration is going to be any better for the Latino community than any other administration. So I think we need to stay critical as a community on these things. I think we have to be ready to mobilize and ready to really start exercising our growing political clout.