Just like the Congressional Black Caucus, they really should rename themselves since they only allow Democrats in.
Though Mayra Flores is the country’s first Mexican-born congresswoman, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus has rejected her request to become a member.
“As the first Mexican-born American Congresswoman, I thought the Hispanic Caucus would be open in working together,” Flores tweeted on Wednesday.
“This denial once again proves a bias towards conservative Latinas that don’t fit their narrative or ideology.”
The official website of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus gives no hint that it’s a Democrats-only club: “The CHC addresses national and international issues and crafts policies that impact the Hispanic community. The function of the Caucus is to serve as a forum for the Hispanic Members of Congress to coalesce around a collective legislative agenda.”
The group’s bylaws, however, explicitly bar Republicans from joining, a caucus spokesman told the Texas Tribune . He added, “Rep. Flores’ Extreme MAGA values and their attacks on Latinos and our nation’s democracy on January 6 do not align with CHC values.”
On Thursday, Flores tweeted “maybe I’m not the right type of taco.” In a July address to a so-called “Latinx” conference in San Antonio, Jill Biden famously compared Mexicans to breakfast tacos . After facing mockery and scorn, she issued an apology .