July 19, 2005
Like two Stooges trying to get through a door at the same time, Ken Mehlman of the RNC and Howard Dean of the DNC
spoke before the meeting of the
National Council of La Raza ("The Race").
Now, if you follow that link you'll see that the NCLR is hardly a mainstream group, nor do their positions reflect those of all "Hispanics." In fact, one wonders how a group whose very name refers to Mexican mestizos could represent, say, Cubans or Argentinians.
It includes yet another priceless Dean quote:
In 2004, Dean charged, gays were "scapegoated" because the GOP put the issue of gay marriage on the ballots of 11 states to bring out the vote of conservatives. "In 2006, it's going to be immigrants. You wait and see," he said.
Obviously, this idiot thinks that controling our borders and restricting illegal immigration qualifies as "scapegoating."
And, the AP gets this in at the end:
But if Gabriela Arismendi, 23, of Chicago reflects the beliefs of the audience, the GOP has more work to do. A Democrat, she doesn't agree with the Republican Party's stand on issue such as immigration.
"I think they are very opposed to opening the border," said Arismendi, whose family is from Mexico.
So, apparently all "Hispanics" want to open the border, something that the vast majority of Americans oppose and something, as we see, is disastrous for the U.S. Either she's not representative, or perhaps our political leaders should put the interests of the rest of us above the interests of people who aren't even in the country.
Any Democrats out there might want to take a look at the letter printed in
"Tamar Jacoby dissed, discredited". Because of pandering to far-left, pro-illegal immigration groups as well as the cheap labor lobby, salaries for meatpacking jobs in Iowa are reportedly the same as they were in 1980. Now, ask yourself:
whose side is Howard Dean on? Is he on the side of American workers, or is he willing to sell them out for a few votes?
Posted to Politics at July 19, 2005 05:23 PM
Comments
"In fact, one wonders how a group whose very name refers to Mexican mestizos could represent, say, Cubans or Argentinians."
Well, Hispanics tend to support each other because they are more powerful as a group than they would be as separate nationalities. In fact--because groups like NCLR lobby for ALL Hispanics--Cubans, Argentinians, Brazilians, Columbians, etc. support these groups.
Think about it, ALL Hispanics qualify for affirmative action in college and in the work place regardless of whether they are white, mixed-raced or other. Also, almost all Hispanics speak the same language and have similar cultures (Spanish derived).
I have met people in Mecha who have white skin and brown hair. They call themselves mestizos, but they clearly are mostly white (Spanish). I also have a cousin who is half Mexican/half Italian and she looks very white (dirty blonde hair, light skin and hazel eyes), yet she refers to herself as a "latina." I think that the Latino/Hispanic identity is so strong now that most Hispanics consider themselves to part of the "cosmic race" (a.k.a. la raza).
Posted by: Eric at July 20, 2005 01:52 AM
To the south, however, things are changing.
http://vdare.com/sailer/050626_populism.htm
In "Indian movement seeks 'to expel white invasion,'" Martin Arostegui wrote in the Washington Times (June 24):
"SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia -- A growing indigenous movement has helped topple successive governments in Bolivia and Ecuador and, angered by the destruction of Andean coca crops, now threatens the stability of other countries where Indians are in the majority. Drawing support from European leftists and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the long-marginalized Indians are tasting political influence for the first time since the Spanish conquest and beginning to wrest power from South America's white elites. The leader of Bolivia's Movement to Socialism party (MAS), Evo Morales, talks about 'uniting Latin America's 135 Indian nations to expel the white invasion, which began with the landing of Columbus in 1492.'"
Posted by: perroazul del norte at July 20, 2005 09:47 AM
I do not consider myself republican or democrat. I am an american and proud of it. I vote for the party who says what I believe in. I am all for legal immigration, but I am disgusted by people rewarding law breakers. If you think illegal immigrants should be granted amnesty when they broke the law in the first place then why not let drug dealers be rewarded for the money they make. Why don't Mexicans or Hispanics stop the corruption of their own country and start utilizing their own natural resources and make their homeland a place to prosper and rejoice for changing their countries future? If they are such hardworkers and want better for their children why do they rely on the U.S. to make them prosper, instead of their government. All the burdens that illegal immigrants cause America far outweighs the benefits. All I ask is that they do it legally because they will bring down the economy of the U.S. then they can live the same way they did in Mexico.
Posted by: Robert at January 14, 2006 07:56 AM
