RNC’s silence on immigration draws concern from Hispanic republicans

Is the Republican Party willing to commit to resolving illegal immigration? We Conservative Hispanic Republicans want to know what the game plan is. Pictured: Mitt Romney (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Rather than wonder what the Republican National Committee is doing with regard to issues of concern among many Hispanics, like immigration, education, border security and jobs, I decided to contact the RNC to let them know they had a dedicated Hispanic Republican in Texas, who was willing to help.

As a very active Republican across the state, and the Director of an Auxiliary of the Republican Party of Texas focused on Hispanic Outreach, it seemed like a great time to connect and have a discussion on our game plan moving forward.

Several weeks ago, I’d written about the RNC’s Hispanic page on the official Party website and how it omitted a key issue for Hispanics—Immigration. I sent a message through the Party’s “contact us” link, and have been waiting to hear from them since.

Hearing no response, I decided to call the RNC and try to speak with someone directly. After all, with all the talk about immigration and Hispanics, surely they’d want to hear from someone in Texas who was already working to gain the trust of the Hispanic community.

I asked to speak with whoever was in charge of Hispanic Outreach for the RNC. The receptionist asked who I was, and which organization I was with, wanting to know the purpose of my call. I said, “Well, I’m an Hispanic Republican Activist and Auxiliary of the Republican Party of Texas, and thought it would be a good idea to be in contact with whoever is handling GOP Hispanic Outreach at the RNC.”

‘Who’s in charge of Hispanic outreach?’

With a short pause, she replied, “Kylie Smith.”
“I thought it was Bettina?” I responded.


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