Richard Marosi/Ari Bloomekatz/LAT enable illegal immigration (San Diego fires)

As a cost-saving move, let me suggest that the Los Angeles Times outsources their coverage to the Western Growers Association, the Mexican government, or the Democratic Party. That way, "reporters" Richard Marosi and Ari Bloomekatz can achieve their true calling of selling used tires, and there'd be little difference between the outsourced version and that which they provide in "Evacuations raise deportation fears" about illegal aliens and the San Diego wild fires (link).

In fact, their article is remarkably similar to the other instances of this new subgenre, such as that from Leslie Berestein of the SDUT or Amy Isackson of NPR/KPBS. They rely on two quote sources already seen in those previous articles (Remy Bermudez and Enrique Morones) and about the only difference is that they've managed to be even more "liberal" (i.e., in effect supporting serf labor):

Disasters can magnify the marginalized status of people here illegally... Immigrant rights groups and the American Civil Liberties Union, however, claim that authorities have created a climate of intimidation through neglect and such policies as asking for identification at some shelters... ...The mere presence of Border Patrol was enough to scare off some immigrants... ...The ACLU and immigrant rights groups claim illegal immigrants were subjected to racial profiling at Qualcomm and were abused by some volunteers who questioned their legal status...

They don't mention that asking for ID is designed to help prevent fraud; even the AP has noted that. Real reporting would involve asking the ACLU exactly how they intend to prevent fraud (and perhaps whether they really believe in "to each according to his needs" or whether they want more).

[San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders], [spokesman Fred Sainz] said, has always looked out for the needs of the migrant community and has tried to protect them from encounters with Minutemen and other groups that oppose illegal immigration... "The mayor has bent over backward to protect the migrant population," said Sainz.

Not being familiar with that mayor, I don't know whether that's because he's a "liberal" or because he's actually bending over backwards to protect their crooked employers, or both.

The article ends with a plea to be more "sensitive" to the feelings of those who aren't supposed to be here in the first place; the use of the term "immigrant" is meant to mislead:

Critics say local and federal officials should be more sensitive to how immigrants might perceive things. A checkpoint that might seem inconvenient but understandable to a citizen could represent potential deportation to an immigrant, they say.

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Lonewacko, Don't worry the combination of Open Borders agitprop and politically correct speech is now only serving to enrage the public across the political spectrum. If you don't believe me, just check out the comment sections even at overwhelmingly Liberal websites like HuffPo and Salon when they publish PIIPPs. Outside of the hardcore libertarians, far left ANSWER crowd, Latino ethnocentrists, KoolAid drinking Loyal Bushies, Clintonistas and Obamaiacs I think tide has turned.

"climate of intimidation through neglect" ??? So we need to give them more stuff so they don't feel "intimidated?"

Jerry Sanders is a traitor who runs a sanctuary city [1].

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[1] thebosun.wordpress.com/2007/08/25/roberts-interviews-san-diego-mayor-sanders-about-sanctuary-cities/

Unfortunately, Jerry Sanders is an appeasing apologist who is complete denial.

Unfortunately, the media won't do any hard hitting coverage of all the illegal immigrant crime during the California wildfires. Little bits and pieces break through here and there, but it's really no surprise we're left in the dark about a lot of it. The burden put on hospitals, fire fighters putting out small fires, border patrol, organizations handing out donations that are stolen . . . what have they failed to tell us?