Twenty-three conservative Latino activists and leaders sent a letter to Rep. Kay Granger and Rep. Tom Cole calling on Congress to defund the Smithsonian's Latino Museum.
Amid a "record level of Hispanic involvement in politics," conservative activists contend that churches and other religious and political organizations have an obligation to reach out to the Latino community using Spanish-language media and materials.
The Smithsonian Institution reportedly has suspended an exhibit intended as a foretaste of the forthcoming National Museum of the American Latino in the nation’s capital. One of the critics whose work inspired the move is calling on Congress to defund the planned museum.
A new Smithsonian Latin American exhibit has been suspended following criticism that a similar, previous exhibit was promoting a "Marxist" reading of history.