Why was it important to make Hispanic Vision Forum a bipartisan effort?
I had this idea in my head for a long time, but I knew it was never going to go anywhere if it was just me. When I met Evelyn, we kind of knew each other being of the opposite party, but we have that one common goal: to really empower Hispanics to get involved politically. You are Puerto Rican, part of the largest ethnic group in the Hispanic demographic here. Why do they seem to be invisible in business and political leadership? The Puerto Rican community, they get involved, but we tend to express our thoughts and opinions sometimes [only] in protest. How far away are we from having our first Puerto Rican county commissioner? [Laughs.] You want to elect me? I don’t know. [Pauses and thinks for a moment.] Wow. I hope soon. I hope soon. A member of your own party, Congresswoman Ginnie Brown-Waite, recently generated controversy by referring to Puerto Ricans as “foreigners” instead of U.S. citizens, which they are. How did you feel about that? She kind of represents the average person ou
