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MALDEF angry at Rush Limbaugh
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund is angry at Rush Limbaugh.
Limbaugh made the comment on his radio show.
In a letter to Limbaugh, MALDEF President John Trasvina said the characterization “speaks volumes about your view of America and the role or status of people who do not fit your preconceived notion of what an elected official should be.”
He added: “Perhaps as our community continues to increase its presence as the teachers, lawyers, professionals and civic leaders that our country depends on, you will finally move beyond your outdated mindset which attempts to exclude an entire American population from being the leaders of this nation.”
Latino groups have become more aggressive about objecting to rhetoric in the media.
Several Hispanic organizations recently complained about a report on the CBS Evening News about immigrants who give birth to children in the United States. They said the segment was unfair and one-sided.
In addition, several Hispanic groups started a Web site — www.wecanstopthehate.org — to monitor what they called “hate speech” in the media.
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By David
May 9, 2008 4:34 PM | Link to this
MALDEF’s Truth In Immigration site:
http://www.truthinimmigration.org
By L1M89
May 10, 2008 7:09 AM | Link to this
MALDEF’s Truth In Immigration site is all about promoting the use of Illegal Aliens as economic slaves & as for “MALDEF’S Truth” they wouldn’t know the truth if it sat in their laps & called ‘m mama.
By L1M89
May 10, 2008 7:55 AM | Link to this
County OKs $1M for illegal-immigrant sweeps Link - http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/115799
[‘The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday to give the sheriff’s office nearly $1 million to capture illegal immigrants, despite strong objections from small-business owners.’]
Unpatriotic, unscrupulous employers who whine & snivel about our laws being enforced should call MALDEF, LaRaza or MEChA for help the next time their homes are burglarized or their businesses are robbed.
Members of the Arizona Small Business Association asked the board to hold onto the money until it was sure Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s saturation patrols were not using racial profiling.
“Kill the money until you know what’s going on,” said Annie Loyd, a small-business owner and an independent congressional candidate for Arizona’s District 1. “All we want is to know what’s going on.”
She said she wants the sheriff to hand over all the data relating to his crackdown to make sure his deputies are not unfairly targeting Hispanics.
Members of the business group, which represents about 2,300 companies in the county, also said the sheriff’s immigration raids are eroding the state’s reputation and could keep businesses from moving to Arizona.
Joan Koerber-Walker, chief executive of the business group, added that the sheriff’s actions have the potential to spark violent clashes between those who support illegal immigrants and those who want them out of the country.
Protests from the business community are significant because Arpaio has repeatedly used it as a pretext for launching his immigration sweeps. In the past he has said that small businesses were complaining about illegal immigrants and lack of enforcement by local police departments.
Despite those concerns, the board voted 3-1 to approve the $999,989, which comes from the state Department of Public Safety to the county.
The cash is earmarked for the sheriff’s office to aid in catching suspected illegal immigrants.
The only no vote belonged to Mary Rose Wilcox, D-District 5, who said Tuesday that the sheriff’s immigration sweeps were terrorizing the community.’]
So the Illegal Alien community is terrorized that a Sheriff’s doing his job arresting criminals, bummer…
By Stephen Taylor
May 10, 2008 11:47 AM | Link to this
MALDEF vs. Rush Limbaugh. Truly a case where you don’t know who to root for……
By L1M89
May 10, 2008 3:08 PM | Link to this
With increased braincells all free of radical liberal impediments, the choice will become become an easy one & clearly, truly yours.