Thread: Radical Ties and Hate Speech in the Immigration Debate

Radical Ties and Hate Speech in the Immigration Debate
by Ira Mehlman

Ever since the defeat of a bill in the Senate last year that would have granted amnesty to millions of illegal aliens, there have been repeated accusations that some of the principal players in the debate have received money from dubious sources, have ties to shady political figures, and deliberately use intemperate language to whip up fears and play on prejudices.

It turns out that these accusations are all true…but it is not the groups and political figures who oppose amnesty who are guilty. Rather, some of the leading organizations and politicians promoting mass amnesty for illegal aliens have been engaging in all of these practices.

Among the network of organizations that have not only been promoting amnesty for illegal aliens, but actively working to thwart enforcement of U.S. immigration laws, few have been as effective as CASA de Maryland. CASA not only lobbies on behalf of complete amnesty for immigration law violators, it operates day labor hiring centers around Maryland specifically geared toward helping illegal aliens find jobs that federal law prohibits them from holding. The group has published and distributed material advising people not to cooperate with law enforcement officials if questioned about their immigration status.

In spite of its rather radical agenda, CASA has actively sought – and achieved – the mantle of mainstream respectability. Among the group’s board of directors is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, and CASA has received millions of dollars in public support. According to Kim Propeack, a spokeswoman for CASA, 45 percent of the organization’s $6.3 million 2009 budget is expected to come from state and county governments.

While continuing to benefit from huge amounts of money from state, county and city governments in Maryland, CASA has become the darling of one of America’s most bitter adversaries. Early this month, CASA de Maryland, received a $1.5 million grant from Hugo Chavez, the avowedly anti-American president of Venezuela. Last year, CASA’s executive director Gustavo Torres, at the invitation of Chavez’s government, visited Venezuela to lecture on “youth leadership.â€

Clearly association with unsavory characters, dubious financing, and intemperate language have been injected into the national debate about immigration policy. In an effort to promote their policies, some of those in favor of amnesty and open borders are consorting with and accepting money from avowed enemies of the United States and poisoning the debate by employing the most reprehensible language imaginable.

Very Interesting. Sending to Glenn Beck and others.

YOU AND I, WE,

AMERICANS ARE JUST TO SHUT UP AND

LET THESE ILLEGAL CRIMINAL ALIENS, BANKERS, EMPLOYERS OF ILLEGALS,

AND SOME GOVERNMENTAL ELECTED CONTINUE TO RUIN OUR COUNTRY?

NO, AMERICAN CITIZENS WILL NOT SHUT UP ANY LONGER

i wonder how mexicans would act if all of us in america just decided to flood in to mexico. They would be po'ed at us not because of our race but because of our actions. And that is what is the most harmful thing about any immigration debate because pro amnesty supporters can not debate any point form pro enforcement and the basis of law. So they cry foul and play the race/poverty card EVERYTIME!!!!!!! And Im really sick of that!

Originally Posted by 93camaro

i wonder how mexicans would act if all of us in america just decided to flood in to mexico. They would be po'ed at us not because of our race but because of our actions. And that is what is the most harmful thing about any immigration debate because pro amnesty supporters can not debate any point form pro enforcement and the basis of law. So they cry foul and play the race/poverty card EVERYTIME!!!!!!! And Im really sick of that!

Actually its good for us, because the American citizen is becoming more and more aware of how this is hurting our country. They're hearing the facts from people like us in casual conversation with FACTS they hadn't heard before or were uninformed to the magnitude of the affects to the citizen and their families. Keep talking. Let the racist pro-illegals keep trying to use the race card. It's working against Obama. It will continue to work against the pro-illegals. Stay calm, cool, and collected and counter their accusations with facts. Have specific information to give them such as Steve Camorata gave on William's radio show. Have specific news reports you read here to give facts about job losses, hospitals closing, murders, rapes, etc. ALWAYS COUNTER WITH FACTS. Yes, they'll use it because they have nothing but false rhetoric and sob stories. Well, guess what we have REAL sob stories. Stories we DID NOT BRING UPON OURSELVES THEN WHINE ABOUT.