With immigration reform and Puerto Rican statehood much in the news as Republicans mull how to shed their image as racist white men, I thought I`d go through my recent posts to find Hispanic experts in the media who have their finger on the pulse of What Hispanics Want, who know deep in their Latino bones how the masses of la raza feel:

Charles Garcia, author of "Why `Illegal Immigrant` Is a Slur" for CNN, and CEO of Garcia Trujillo, a consultancy for marketing to Hispanics

Cat del Valle Castellanos, writer and daughter of GOP Hispanic strategist Alex Castellanos

Jorge Ramos, Univision Anchorman and crusader for amnesty

 

Xochitl Hinojosa, former Obama Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division spokesperson:  "Xochitl and Scarlett were roommates in college. Scarlett was Xochitl`s big sister in Alpha Sigma Alpha. They have shared so many good memories of Spring Break, boys, sorority life, and drinking wine in Napa Valley, and look forward to the many more memories to come!"

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)

Pat Buchanan Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)

 

 

David Royston Patterson, author of "Will Puerto Rico Be America`s 51st State?"

Luis Munoz Rivera Patterson`s grandmother`s cousin`s father

Guillermo del Toro Joshua Treviño GOP activist

Don Johnson Jorge G. Castaneda Former Mexican Foreign Secretary, NYU Prof

The Rev. Pat Robertson Sen. Bob Menendez (D-DR) Because underpaying for "jobs Americans just won`t do" is Good for the Economy

Steve Sailer Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)

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