Bill Clinton and Al Gore set us up with the "reinvention of government".
http://www.channelingreality.com/New_Federalism/NewFedMain.htm When you understand the 'New Federalism' - system of public-private partnerships, you'll see that the power of government was shifted to corporations and NGO's. We have a shell of a government - and the leaders are puppets.
That's why La Raza was involved with writing the 'immigration reform legislation'.