The all-Democrat Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) on Oct. 26 rejected Mexican-born Rep. Mayra Flores (R-Texas) from admission because she’s a Republican.
Flores is the first ever Mexican-born congresswoman, but CHC guidelines prevent Republicans from joining due to past policy disagreements.
Sebastian Roa, the caucus’s communications director, defended the decision.
“Rep. Flores’ Extreme MAGA values and their attacks on Latinos and our nation’s democracy on January 6 do not align with CHC values,” Roa said.
The caucus, which was founded in the 1970s, was initially bipartisan. However, in the 1990s Democrats bucked Republicans from the committee as punishment for their support of the U.S. embargo on communist Cuba….