Latino civil rights organizations support Akaka bill


The Advertiser reports that Three Latino civil rights organizations — The National Council of La Raza, the League of United Latin American Citizens and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund — have written letters to Senators urging support of the Akaka bill.

The article says: "Antonia Hernandez, president of the Mexican American group, wrote in their letter that in the apology resolution, passed by Congress 10 years ago, the United States admitted its role in overthrowing the Hawaiian monarchy but never recognized Hawaiians having a status similar to that accorded to other native peoples."

That's true, but the contradiction should be self-evident. Hawaiians status was (and is) part of the national population of a fully independent but occupied country, not similar at all to other native peoples in the United States.

(The links above go to each organization's contact pages if you would like to share another perspective with them.)


Posted: Sun - October 26, 2003 at 10:06 AM    
   
 
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