Thread: ADL Report on the KKK-The Troll Message

I found this in an email I get from the ADL. A member of one of these hate groups sent private emails to some of us. This sender of emails is now being located by a federal law enforcement agency. This sick person is described below. These are the people who may ruin the good intentions of groups like ours by promoting hatred and violence rather than out views of peacefully encouraging the government to enforce our current laws.

http://www.adl.org/PresRele/Extremism_72/4973_72.htm

Ku Klux Klan Rebounds With New Focus On Immigration, ADL Reports

New York, NY, February 6, 2007 … The Ku Klux Klan, which just a few years ago seemed static or even moribund compared to other white supremacist movements such as neo-Nazis, experienced "a surprising and troubling resurgence" during the past year due to the successful exploitation of hot-button issues including immigration, gay marriage and urban crime, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).

The League, which monitors the activities of racist hate groups and reports its findings to law enforcement and policymakers, has documented a noticeable spike in activity by Klan chapters across the country. The KKK believes that the U.S. is "drowning" in a tide of non-white immigration, controlled and orchestrated by Jews, and is vigorously trying to bring this message to Americans concerned or fearful about immigration.

"If any one single issue or trend can be credited with re-energizing the Klan, it is the debate over immigration in America," said Deborah M. Lauter, ADL Civil Rights Director. "Klan groups have witnessed a surprising and troubling resurgence by exploiting fears of an immigration explosion, and the debate over immigration has, in turn, helped to fuel an increase in Klan activity, with new groups sprouting in parts of the country that have not seen much activity."

ADL has identified the following states as being notable for active or growing Klan chapters:

SOUTH: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas

MIDWEST: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio

GREAT PLAINS: Iowa and Nebraska

MID-ATLANTIC: Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia

The troubling Klan resurgence has manifested itself in a number of ways:

Longstanding groups have increased their activity and experienced a rapid expansion in size.
New groups have appeared, causing racial tensions in communities previously untroubled by racial issues. They hold anti-immigration rallies and recruitment drives and distribute racist literature with a new emphasis on the immigration issue, and Hispanics.
Klan groups have become more active in parts of the country that had not seen much activity in recent years, including the Great Plains States such as Iowa and Nebraska, and Mid-Atlantic states such as Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Klan groups increasingly are cooperating with neo-Nazi groups, especially the Minnesota-based National Socialist Movement.
The Klan has adopted new publicity tricks, such as sending racist fliers to school teachers during Black History Month, and has embraced the Internet as a means to spread anti-Semitism and racism. One group, the Empire Knights of the KKK, runs an Internet-based radio station, dubbed "KKK Radio," which broadcasts white power music and racist and anti-Semitic propaganda.

It is troubling that their memberships are growing (if the information is actually true), but one has nothing to do with the other. We are opposed to groups like this, and will not tolerate hatred. We are concerned with enforcing our laws and making sure that it gets done properly. I live in a big city and I have never met anyone who was in this type of group, thankfully.

The article mentioned more about them but I cut it short as we do not believe in their views. There was a link in the article that mentioned how many of these groups of hateful people each state had. Florida has 3 which is news to me.
I just hope the hate mongers don't ruin it for the rest of us. Many of us have written letters to senators and congress people as well as to the local papers regarding enforcement of immigration laws. We have also done so in a civilized respectful way without being racist or hateful.

Do to my past employment history I use to receive ADL email alerts. I emailed them last year and told them never every send me another email along with a few other choice words.

If any one single issue or trend can be credited with re-energizing the Klan, it is the debate over immigration in America," said Deborah M. Lauter, ADL Civil Rights Director. "Klan groups have witnessed a surprising and troubling resurgence by exploiting fears of an immigration explosion, and the debate over immigration has, in turn, helped to fuel an increase in Klan activity, with new groups sprouting in parts of the country that have not seen much

(ADL, civil rights director), They could be using this to make all anti ilegal groups look racist, it is like something they would do.

I don't think that they are saying all people against illegals are racist. They just don't like it that the Jewish people are made to look like they are helping then illegal cause. That is what exactly the troll said in his hateful email that they sent out to some people. I live in a condo complex which still has many Jewish people and the ones I know are against illegal immigration and many have actually told Spanish speakers to learn English.

Originally Posted by swatchick

I don't think that they are saying all people against illegals are racist. They just don't like it that the Jewish people are made to look like they are helping then illegal cause. That is what exactly the troll said in his hateful email that they sent out to some people. I live in a condo complex which still has many Jewish people and the ones I know are against illegal immigration and many have actually told Spanish speakers to learn English.

What's happening is the illegals' advocates have an Internet campaign sending hatemails. They're trying to "create" a hoax by electronic means. The FBI and DHS are now having to respond since it's been getting news coverage. I think the result of their investigations will be very interesting.

I agree with you on that one.

Of course, instead of rounding up the brown pride hate groups, they'll go out there and chase after a ghost (KKK) that doesn't exist.

What got me was when they named the various groups one of them consisted of African Americans. Now that was weird.
This whole thing is odd as I learned about some of these groups in a course I took towards my criminal justice degree. During that time they weren't doing much. They were also considered terrorists as it was a course on terrorism.