Charles Rangel: “they never really got an opportunity to ask newcomers into the country, that if you are not of Mexican extraction, if…”

“they never really got an opportunity to ask newcomers into the country, that if you are not of Mexican extraction, if you are not Cuban, and if you are not Puerto Rican, then you just have to be considered as ``other.'' We have a half a million Dominicans in the United States, almost half in my congressional district, and this is one of the most exciting, vibrant communities that we have. The question has to be, that as proud as they are of being Hispanic, they are more proud of being Dominican. This is the way we have to conduct the Federal Government. They cannot send out a Spanish-speaking hand. They have to take advantage of their culture, their background, their experiences, and to bring them into society and bring them into politics. If one thinks that makes some sense and has to be worked out, I would appreciate it if the gentleman would consider putting that into some type of report that does not go into conflict with the decision that has been made.”