President Obama has released an enhancement to the White House’s website just in time for Cinco de Mayo. The URL is http://www.whitehouse.gov/hispanic and as the heading on the main page shows below, it is dedicated to the Hispanic Community in the United States.
Winning the Future
President Obama and the Hispanic Community
The quote from the president that is the cornerstone of this site is actually part of an executive order:
Executive Order 13555
White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics
October 19, 2010
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, to restore the country to its role as the global leader in education, to strengthen the Nation by expanding educational opportunities and improving educational outcomes for Hispanics and Latinos (Hispanics) of all ages, and to help ensure that all Hispanics receive an education that properly prepares them for college, productive careers, and satisfying lives, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. At more than 52 million strong, including 4 million in Puerto Rico, Hispanics constitute the country’s largest and fastest growing minority group. They have had a profound and positive impact on our country through, among other things, their community’s strong commitment to family, faith, hard work, and service. Many Hispanics contribute to this Nation bilingually in the English and Spanish languages-a true asset for our country in an increasingly global, interdependent world.
I am happy that my maternal grandfather legally immigrated from Spain to the United States. I think the president is pandering to a demographic for the next election but I also think that the Hispanic community is smart enough to realize that a vote bought at the price of freedom is not what America represents.
David DeGerolamo
