Thread: Cable news blamed for rise in Latino 'hate crimes'

Cable news blamed for rise in Latino 'hate crimes'
'La Raza' targets guests who call illegals 'invaders,' blame them

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Posted: February 2, 2008
1:00 a.m. Eastern



© 2008 WorldNetDaily.com


The fierce debate over illegal immigration on cable news channels could be the cause of a purported increase in hate crimes against Latinos, charges the radical Hispanic rights group National Council of La Raza.

The group, which says it's launching a campaign against vilification of immigrants and Hispanic Americans, wants to meet executives of the Fox News Channel, MSNBC and CNN and press them to stop "handing hate a microphone" on their programs, the Dallas Morning News reported.

"This surge of hate is being driven by a relatively small but vocal and extreme segment of our society," said Janet Murguia, La Raza's president and chief executive.

Murguia claims a 25-percent increase in hate crimes against Latinos between 2004 and 2006, according to FBI statistics the group compiled.

The group, the Dallas paper reported, has called on Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee to renounce his endorsement by Minuteman Project co-founder Jim Gilchrist, an opponent of open borders who frequently appears on cable news shows.


Gilchrist responded to the Morning News, calling La Raza a racial supremacy group that "dwarfs the combination of Black Panthers, KKK, American Indian Movement and Asian gangs."

As WND reported, La Raza, which means "The Race," was condemned in 2006 by Rep. Charles Norwood, R-Ga., as a radical "pro-illegal immigration lobbying organization that supports racist groups calling for the secession of the western United States as a Hispanic-only homeland."

The Dallas paper said a variety of civil rights organizations have monitored the rise of code words or phrases to describe illegal immigrants, such as an "invading force," "a massive horde" or "swarm." The groups also object to illegals being accused of "bringing crime and disease" to America, including "gang warfare," and of being part of a conspiracy of "reconquista" or "Atzlan" – the taking back of lands in the southwestern U.S.

The Morning News said CNN Worldwide's CEO agreed to meet with the group, and Murguia will be interviewed Monday night by host Lou Dobbs, a strong opponent of illegal immigration.

Fox News declined comment, and MSNBC officials said they look forward to receiving NCLR's letter, according to the paper.

Murguia said her group wants to solve the problem amicably, but indicated the growing Hispanic community might use its economic clout and put pressure on the advertisers if the networks don't respond.

She also warned that anyone running for political office who embraces the same rhetoric risks defeat.

WND reported in November that La Raza issued a report calling for the release of any illegal aliens who are arrested, if they happen to be parents.

In May, WND reported La Raza had virtual veto power over the immigration billpromoted by the White House that failed amid charges it granted "amnesty" for millions of people who came to the U.S. illegally.


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WHAT'S NEXT: NO FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

WE ARE HAVING ENOUGH PROBLEMS, SINCE EVERYONE IS SO AFRAID TO TALK. THAT IS THE CORE OF OUR PROBLEMS. WE ARE LOSING OUR FREEDOM!

WE CAN'T EVEN MAKE A DESCENT LIVING. WE CAN'T SETTLE FOR THIS AND WE MUST NOT GIVE UP THE FIGHT. READ CLINTON AND OBAMA'S
VIEW ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.

THEN, CALL YOUR LOCAL REPUBLICAN OFFICE. THEY NEED A HUNDRED CALLS A DAY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND ASK IF THEY ARE TAKING A TALLEY OF WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT. TELL THEM TO "LINE UP" WITH MITT ROMNEY AND HELP HIM WIN THE PRIMARY.

WHERE I LIVE, THE REPUBLICAN WOMEN WANT ROMNEY AND THE MEN WANT MCCAIN. WE HAVE A SOLID CHANCE. THE WOMEN ANSWER THE PHONES!!!

Our government is allowing this country to be divided. The Hispanic caucuses are the ones making this a racial issue not a legal one. We talk about illegal aliens,not Mexican illegal aliens. It is not our fault that most of them are from Latin countries. How does one group of people think they have the right to tell amother group of people what they can and can't say and what is considered HATE speech. This is BS and we need to stop it because now it is illegal aleins and the next will be the Muslims.

They have begun the attacks............

February 1, 2008, 11:14 am
A Call to End Hate Speech
By Ariel Alexovich

The head of the country’s largest Latino civil rights organization called on CNN, MSNBC and Fox News to stop providing a forum for pundits who consistently disparage the documented and undocumented Hispanic immigrant population.

[b]The group, the National Council of La Raza (meaning “the peopleâ€

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scrap the PC bullcrap, and HATE SPEECH would go away.
IMHO
Jim

Americans want the EXISTING laws enforced against ALL illegal aliens! Our gov. is pitting us AGAINST illegal aliens by REFUSING to enforce the existing laws! Illegal aliens have NO rights in this country except for their humane deportation.

LaRaza and all of their co-conspirators are defending the INDEFENSIBLE...illegal is illegal...illegal is ILLEGAL!!! We are a nation of laws (as Senor Bush was so fond of saying) BUT NO ONE IS ENFORCING THE LAWS!!!!

If they contact the advertisers with their "clout" then we do the same. We let them know that WE support them with "our" clout !!!!

Sorry......I didn't have cable to influence me....personal experience did it. I remember listening to the latino love fest on the regular TV and wondering what country they were talking about because it wasn't what I was seeing. It wasn't until the march that I finally found people willing to say what was really going on and suddenly I found out I was not alone....it wasn't just me....it wasn't just a race issue....and the same things were happening across this country.

Trust me....their own actions fuel the fire....cable TV or talk radio had little to do with it. I've got eyes and ears and a brain......they work....I can think for myself and come to my own conclusion. If there were no TV or radio I'd still feel the same. Their actions speak more volumes than any TV or talk show host does.

i wonder why the news media people wont let ordinary citizens reach out and get on air and ask people like janet murguia and other hispanic open boarder leaders questions that WE want answered.. too many times the interviews are lame and dont really solve the anything or ask the questions that we americans want answered