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ACLU, SPLC, MALDEF, and the Mexican government
Monday, September 25, 2006 2:00 PM


The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), chapters of the ACLU, and chapters of the American Friends Service Committee are part of the new "Border Human Rights Working Group" [1]. At least three other groups in that coalition have links to the Mexican government.

This doesn't mean that the SPLC, ACLU, MALDEF, and AFSC are directly collaborating with the Mexican government. However, their constant support for illegal immigration should be examined in the light of this new coalition. The reader is encouraged to contact any media source that reports on those groups' position on immigration, suggesting that they disclose such links when covering the groups.

One of the Mexico-linked groups is the Los Angeles-based Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law, headed by Peter Schey [2]. His organization is collaborating with Mexico on a "Pilot Program" described at the website vocesunidas.org [3]. A paper he wrote discussing how Mexico can combat "vigilante" groups is available on a Mexican government website. [4] And, he's involved in the defense of some illegal aliens who were picked up as part of Joe Arpaio's posse in Phoenix. Schey says the only involvement of the Mexican consulate was to introduce him to those illegal aliens. [5]

The other Mexico-linked groups are Derechos Humanos and No More Deaths. In July they signed an "agreement of hospitality with the Mexican government". [6]

[1] A copy of a letter listing the members of the "BHRWG" is at this link. However, you'll need to right-click, choose "Save as", and add ".pdf" to the end of the file name since it doesn't have an extension. Here are the members listed in the letter:

American Civil Liberties Union of Texas
American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico
American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego
American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona
American Friends Service Committee (San Diego, CA)
American Friends Service Committee (Tucson, AZ)
Binacional Migration Institute (Tucson, AZ)
Border Angels / Gente Unida (San Diego, CA)
Border Action Network (Tucson/Nogales/Douglas)
Border Network for Human Rights (El Paso, TX)
Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law
Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services (El Paso, TX)
Coalicion de Derechos Humanos (Tucson, AZ)
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
No More Deaths (Tucson, AZ)
South Texas Civil Rights Project (McAllen, TX)
Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery, AL)
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid

[2] CHRCL's site is at centerforhumanrights.org. They apparently have a non-profit arm as well as a corporation. The non-profit arm receives money from the California Legal Services Trust Fund, which disburses interest earned on CA's lawyers' trust funds. I'm informed that no state-directed money is given to their collaboration with Mexico. Schey also argued Plyler v. Doe before the Supreme Court, the case that led to public schools being forced to provide free education to illegal aliens.

[3] From vocesunidas.org/summary "the Direccion General de Proteccion y Asuntos Consulares of the Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores of the Government of Mexico and the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law ("CHRCL") have jointly established a two-year Pilot Program for Mexican National Women and Children Victims of Domestic Abuse in the United States ("Pilot Program"). In 2005 the Pilot Program operated in four States, California, Arizona, Texas and Illinos. In 2006 the Program will operate nationwide."

[4] portal.sre.gob.mx/ime/pdf/IV.8_Anexo.pdf

[5] See the letter from Andrew Thomas, the Maricopa County Attorney complaining about Mexico's involvement in the case here.

[6] From "Mexico will let Tucson-based groups offer aid to migrants south of border"/July 12, 2006/link: "Two Tucson-based immigrant-aid groups were expected to sign an agreement of hospitality with the Mexican government Tuesday evening. Members of the Coalicion de Derechos Humanos/Alianza Indígena Sin Fronteras and the faith-based No More Deaths movement were scheduled to sign the document, along with Jesus Lopez Quiroz of Mexico's National Institute of Migration and Enrique Flores Lopez of Sonora's State Commission for the Care of Migrants."