Subject: DNC MEMO: How Republicans Celebrate Hispanic Heritage
From: DNC Press <[email-masked]>
To: DNC Press <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 13:02:09 +0000

To:              Interested Parties
From:         Pablo Manriquez, Hispanic Media Director
Date:          September 15, 2015
Subject:      How Republicans Celebrate Hispanic Heritage

Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the vast contributions that Hispanic Americans have made to our great nation. Sadly, this election cycle we have seen this the utter disregard and disrespect that Republican presidential candidates have for our culture, our heritage, our contributions to the United States, and our political values in the upcoming election cycle.

As Latinos know, immigration is the issue with the most-profound effect on Hispanic pride, but polls have shown that the issues that are most-important to Hispanic Americans this election are education, healthcare, and economic opportunity. And on issue after issue, Republicans have remained unflinchingly committed to out-of-date, out-of-touch positions that at best, decrease opportunities for Hispanic families to achieve the American Dream and at worst, champion blunt obstacles to success for working and middle class Hispanic households.  Here are the facts:

On Immigration:

*         Donald Trump has vowed to deport 11 to 12 million immigrants in 18 to 24 month. That's millions of Hispanic families destroyed by his policies. Trump is so committed to curbing Hispanic influence in our country that he also wants to build a $20 billion dollar wall<https://www.facebook.com/jorgeramosnews/videos/456082224577869/?pnref=story> along the U.S. - Mexico border.

*         Scott Walker boasts that his immigration plan is 'very similar<http://factivists.democrats.org/walker-rushes-to-support-trumps-terrible-immigration-plan/>' to Trump's.

*         Chris Christie has said that as President, he would want to implement a system like FedEx to track human beings who overstay their visas. You read that right: to Christie, immigrants are no better than FedEx packages. Christie's FedEx Deportation Quota:  4.4 million immigrants<factivists.democrats.org/christie-sets-fedex-deportation-quota-at-4-4-million-people/>.

*         Jeb Bush quadrupled<http://factivists.democrats.org/bush-quadruples-down-on-slurring-immigrants-then-plays-victimagain/> down on using a vile term to describe the U.S. citizen children born to immigrant families, even after being told that it's an ethnic slur.

*         Marco Rubio frequently touts his family's immigrant story of a generation ago, but would close the door on millions of Hispanic immigrants with his 'enforcement first' approach. Rubio also claims to support an eventual path to citizenship but only '20 years or more<http://factivists.democrats.org/rubios-path-to-citizenship-is-really-a-path-to-nowhere/>' from now. Rubio's path to citizenship is really just a path to nowhere.

*         Bobby Jindal, Rand Paul, John Kasich, Lindsey Graham, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee, and Ben Carson have all at some point failed<factivists.democrats.org/dnc-memo-gop-birthright-citizenship/> to stand up for the 14th Amendment's right to citizenship for children born in the U.S.

*         No candidate in the GOP presidential field is willing to put politics aside and support President Obama's plan to keep immigrant families together

On Education:

  *   Jeb Bush, as governor, consistently proposed budgets that hiked college tuition - increasing the average in-state tuition in Florida's public university system by nearly 50%, while giving tax breaks to the wealthy.
  *   Ted Cruz voted against a bill that would have allowed students to refinance their federal student loans.
  *   In Louisiana, Bobby Jindal cut $700 million from the state's higher education funds, cutting programs and causing layoffs and furloughs.
  *   Rand Paul has made it clear that he wants to abolish the Department of Education and slash Pell grants which are a financial lifeline for many low-income students.
  *   Marco Rubio not only came out against President Obama's previous plan to make college more affordable, he also blocked a bill that would allow students to refinance their student loans.
  *   In Wisconsin, Scott Walker reduced taxpayer funding for UW schools by $500 million and cut the state's funding for technical colleges by 30%.
On Healthcare:

*         Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, and the rest of the GOP field have all pledged to repeal Obamacare, a law that has provided millions of Latinos with quality, affordable health insurance. Their plan to replace Obamacare is painfully simple: they have none. That's right: the top of the GOP field are firmly committed taking away the health insurance of millions of Latino families.

*         Jeb Bush claimed that despite offering breast exams, pap smears, and cancer screenings, Planned Parenthood isn't "doing women's health issues."<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jeb-bush-planned-parenthood_55dcac90e4b0a40aa3ac5fe1?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592&kvcommref=mostpopular>

*         Mike Huckabee has said he would be willing to use federal troops<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mike-huckabee-troops-abortion_55bbc20ee4b06363d5a22323> to stop women from making their own reproductive health choices.
On Economic Opportunity:

*         Marco Rubio, John Kasich, Chris Christie, Rand Paul, Scott Walker, Carly Fiorina, Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz have all opposed paid leave<http://factivists.democrats.org/the-gop-just-doesnt-get-it-on-paid-leave/> that gives millions of Hispanic workers time off for necessary medical, maternity, paternity or family reasons.

*         Jeb Bush's tax plan would be an even-more extreme version of his brother's tax plan - to give the wealthiest Americans (like Jeb Bush) a massive tax cut while burdening future generations with trillions of dollars in unaccounted for revenue shortfalls.

*         Scott Walker would dismantle American unions - the backbone of the middle class that has benefited millions of Hispanics with weekends off, paid vacations, and child labor laws.

*         John Kasich hinted that he opposes a federal minimum wage altogether, let alone raising it so that millions of Hispanic workers could take home more pay to their families.