October 21, 2007

KC mayor Mark Funkhouser doesn't give in to La Raza demands; NCLR moves convention

The National Council of La Raza threatened to move their 2009 convention out of Kansas City, Missouri unless a member of that city's parks board - also a member of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps - either quit from the board or the group. Mayor Mark Funkhouser seemed to buckle a bit, but he didn't give in to their demands, and now the NCLR has unanimously decided to hold their convention in another city.

This is a good victory for those who - unlike the NCLR - support the enforcement of our immigration laws and those who oppose strong-arm tactics by groups that fund extremists.

This also marks one of the few times where I'll point approvingly to an Associated Press paragraph (link):

A national Hispanic civil rights organization said Saturday it will not hold its 2009 annual convention in Kansas City because an opponent of illegal immigration was appointed to the city's park board.

Gotta love the way they got that cause and effect in there.

Previously:
Tell KC mayor Mark Funkhouser: don't give in to National Council of La Raza
Kansas City Star to mayor: capitulate to racial power groups, money's at stake!

Posted to Immigration2007b at October 21, 2007 09:09 PM

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