Thread: RENO: Radio ads promote pro-immigrant view

Radio ads promote pro-immigrant view

Geralda Miller (GMILLER@RGJ.COM)

RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL
November 7, 2007

The Progressive Leadership Alliance of Northern Nevada is sponsoring radio messages in Reno meant to deliver balanced messages about immigrants and immigration.

The nonprofit organization spent $5,000 for 240 spots on six local English-language

radio stations and three Spanish language stations. The English ads began airing Tuesday on KKOH-AM, KKFT-FM,

KJFK-FM, KTHX-FM, KPLY-AM and KJZS-FM.

"We think it's really important to put out in the community more positive ideas about immigrants and about immigration," said Bob Fulkerson, alliance executive director. "The anti-immigration venom that's been coming out of the community that was heightened during the aftermath of the ICE raids has undermined our shared community values."

On Sept. 27, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers raided 11 McDonald's franchises and arrested 54 undocumented workers.

One 60-second ad says: "For most of history, the U.S. welcomed all who wanted to come and work, but a few decades ago, that changed: We closed our borders to all but a select few; mostly those with money or political connections. How strange, since our great country still relies heavily on immigrant labor. But now, we treat them as criminals."

The Federation for American Immigration Reform, based in Washington, D.C., uses radio to air its messages, spokesman Ira Mehlman said.

"I'm not surprised that the people who are supporting amnesty for illegal aliens are doing it also," he said. "I don't think they are going to get very far. You can't convince people that they are being mean."

Fulkerson said he is hearing anonymous racist messages on Web sites, blogs and talk radio that convinced him they needed a counter message.

"We thought it was really important to put out some ideas and messages about bringing people together," he said. "If there were undocumented (workers) coming out of Canada or Sweden, I can guarantee you the vitriol would not be there."

The Spanish language ad campaign encourages the Hispanic community to register to vote and contact their congressman to stop the raids and create a humane immigrant worker program.

"It's critical that the Latino community flex its voting muscle," Fulkerson said.

"Two-thousand and eight absolutely has to be the year of the Latino voter in Nevada, if the community is ever going to be taken seriously."

Rita Bonilla, a Hispanic member of the organization You Don't Speak For Me in Las Vegas, said the radio ads are the "same old rhetoric."

"They are getting desperate," she said. "I'm telling them to go back and fix your country. You've got a beautiful country."


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"They are getting desperate," she said. "I'm telling them to go back and fix your country. You've got a beautiful country."

I fully agree with You Don't Speak for Me. They are getting desperate and will use any excuse to further illegal immigration. NO one is against immigrants we are against illegal immigrants who feel they deserve to be here. With the population we have now we cannot afford to let everyone in that want to come in. This is not 1900s American. This country is in big trouble if immigration is not controlled and a limit on how many are let in. We cannot substain the population growth no matter where they come from.

Paid for by Reid?

Again he makes it sound like we don't want immigrants. What we don't want is ILLEGAL immigrants.

The radio ads I am hearing here in Reno is calling for people to contact congress and ask them to stop the raids and deportations because they separate families.

We need to counter-act those ads by contacting congress and tell them to
increase ICE Agents in order to increase the raids, arrest and deportation by inforcing immigration laws.

Originally Posted by Cakers

Paid for by Reid?

HAHA! YOU ARE PROBABLY RIGHT!

Originally Posted by dyehard39

The radio ads I am hearing here in Reno is calling for people to contact congress and ask them to stop the raids and deportations because they separate families.

We need to counter-act those ads by contacting congress and tell them to
increase ICE Agents in order to increase the raids, arrest and deportation by inforcing immigration laws.

Plus keep families together by deporting the children also, even if they are anchor babies!!

Originally Posted by Nouveauxpoor

One 60-second ad says: "For most of history, the U.S. welcomed all who wanted to come and work, but a few decades ago, that changed:

This is a big lie, can we get the ads pulled for false advertising? The US started restricting immigration in 1880, 127 years ago!!

"It's critical that the Latino community flex its voting muscle," Fulkerson said.

"Two-thousand and eight absolutely has to be the year of the Latino voter in Nevada, if the community is ever going to be taken seriously."

What makes him think that Latinos are not voting? Of course we are! We are voting for America and against illegal entry!

Thank you Miguelina....spoken by a true patriot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!