Who cares who is more qualified, hiring must be done on the basis of skin color.*

Via Politico:

When top Hispanic lawmakers met with President Barack Obama earlier this year, the first issue they brought up wasn’t immigration reform. Their ask: Hire more Latinos.

And they haven’t let up, requesting meetings and pressing Obama and White House officials to make progress on diversifying the administration. They want a progress report by the end of the year.
The push is part of a broader change in strategy for Hispanic leaders. The movement built up its power as the fastest growing Democratic voting bloc in the country, one Obama himself relied on in both of his presidential campaigns.

Now Latino activists want to create a network across Washington of their own players — on the Hill, at federal agencies and even on K Street — that can push and shape their own agenda and inspire more would-be Latino voters to start hitting the polls and seek elected office.

“If we don’t start seeding our leadership now, then it’s going to be a deficit for the long term, that’s both political office plus appointeds,” said Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz. ). “It’s one thing to have profile positions, but for many of us, what really counts is the leadership that is coming up in departments and appointed positions across the country.”

*Lib logic