Thread: OR: Hate crimes on the rise

Hate crimes on the rise
Report links increase to anger over immigration

Published: March 12, 2008 12:00AM

With anti-immigrant sentiment at a steady boil across the nation, it’s not surprising that hate crimes targeting Latinos are on the rise. New FBI statistics suggest a 35 percent increase in hate crimes against Latinos between 2003 and 2006.

Nor is it surprising that hate groups are once again on the march. A new report by the Southern Poverty Law Center estimates that 888 hate groups are operating in this country, including 11 in Oregon. That is 44 more than the center counted in 2006 and 286 more than in 2000.

Anger over immigration has been a feature of American life for years. That anger has intensified since last year’s congressional meltdown over immigration reform.

Thoughtful people can disagree about, and respectfully debate, immigration policy: What’s the best way to secure this country’s borders? How many foreigners should be admitted and for what purpose? What should be done with the 13 million illegal immigrants already in this country?

But extreme sentiments, once the exclusive province of white supremacists, have begun to seep into the mainstream. They’ve become the common verbal currency of nativist immigration-reform activists, talk radio hosts, cable TV commentators and even elected officials who smear immigrants as criminal aliens, invaders, terrorists and cockroaches — human detritus whose dangerous, lawless presence must be swept from this country.

Few go so far as to actually endorse violence against immigrants. But no one should be deceived — that’s the inevitable result of dehumanizing rhetoric, as white nationalist, racist skinhead and an array of other groups are agitated by the anti-immigrant rhetoric.

The presidential primaries have done distressingly little to address this problem, and, in some instances, have fanned the flames.

With the exception of Sen. John McCain, now the presumptive nominee, Republican presidential candidates seemed determined to out-tough each other on immigration. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who once supported financial aid for illegal immigrant students, offered up a “Secure America Planâ€

How many people have been killed by hispanic gang members in just the last week or two? Why is it always about the so called hate crime against hispanics?? Why don't they report the other side of the story. Many Americans are dying at the hands of hispanics for no reason.

My problem with their findings are ANY crimes where a Latino is a victim is a hate crime.......not the case though for everyone else.

The Press Propaganda Engin is hard at work.

SPLC Manipulates Crime Data in Attempt to Stop the Immigration Debate
http://www.alipac.us/article-3023-thread-1-0.html

Why don't some of you get right on this and write a Letter to the Editor
rgletters@guardnet.com

Fire one back at them...

And this is why!

Don't Let them Silence Us all. Take Action Now!
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-107357.html

Dixie

Because of Congress’ failure, this nation is increasingly divided over immigration, hate groups are proliferating, and bias crimes against Latinos are on the rise.

I suppose an illegal alien taking a hatchet and driving it into the skull of a nine year old boy for no reason is considered a cultural difference? Of course, no mention whatsoever of the numbers of crimes committed by illegals against innocent Americans every day. No mention of the thousands of MS-13 gangsters killing, maiming, raping and robbing innocent Americans. Oh, yeah, reporting that would go against their agenda that all illeglas are hardworking, good hearted family values type folks, and all Americans who are against the invasion are hate-mongering, white supremacists who hunt down and kill every illegal they see on sight.

With anti-immigrant sentiment at a steady boil across the nation, it’s not surprising that hate crimes targeting Latinos are on the rise. New FBI statistics suggest a 35 percent increase in hate crimes against Latinos between 2003 and 2006.

What utter BS!

Crimes committed by Latinos against Latinos are touted as hate crimes. They just label the criminal latino as white in this case.

With anti-immigrant sentiment at a steady boil across the nation, it’s not surprising that hate crimes targeting Latinos are on the rise. New FBI statistics suggest a 35 percent increase in hate crimes against Latinos between 2003 and 2006.

How much did the Latino population rise during the study. The ratio of hate crime per XXX number of population may have remained the same, decreased or increased at a smaller percentage.

Again another so-called editorial that the author refuses to sign his/her name to.

The drama queen quality of this propoganda is intended to incite.