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The West Wing, Vinick, Minuteman Project, illegal immigration, and clueless liberals - 10/10/2005

On last night's show, The West Wing's crack writers featured Republican candidate Arnold Vinick (Alan Alda...???; NYT: "doing his fabulous mean-guy act"...???) proposing a "guest" worker plan in order to either get the "Latino vote" or hamstring his opponent, Matt Santos (Jimmy "Jiminy" Smits).

Will illegal aliens get voting rights because of corrupt Republicans? - 9/10/2005

The Santa Barbara News-Press article "Latinos feel let down by governor" by Melinda Burns contains the following quote from "Carmen Herrera, an organizer for PUEBLO, a Santa Barbara-based group that advocates on behalf of the poor": "The governor has always said he does not support immigrants, and he never misses an opportunity to remind us of that... I don't understa...

MALDEF, League of Women Voters, Asian-Pacific American Legal Center ripped new ones over Proposition 77 - 9/08/2005

Well.

Wellington Webb: all power to the People of Color! - 8/21/2005

Wellington Webb is the former mayor of Denver. He also started that city's illegal alien sanctuary policy that was in the news recently.

Bush, Big Business to join forces, oppose wishes of American public - 7/24/2005

The L.A. Times has a two-pager on Bush's latest attempt to open the borders: "Immigration Rising on Bush's To-Do List". He's created a coalition called "Americans for Border and Economic Security" headed up by U.S. Reps.

Pro-illegal immigration groups gather, are ignored - 6/04/2005

... alien advocacy groups including MALDEF, CHIRLA, SEIU and several dozen protestors holding signs demanding amnesty for illegal aliens, held a news conference on the steps of the Los Angeles City Hall this afternoon... After the formal press conference, FAIR media direct

Jesse Jackson, MALDEF creating "human rights" group - 5/20/2005

Disturbing news from the Reverend's latest junket: On the heels of a meeting with Mexican President Vicente Fox over his comments about American blacks, the Rev.

"Analysts say racism unrecognized" - 5/19/2005

The Dallas Morning News article "Analysts say racism unrecognized" gives a bit more background on Vicente Fox's recent comment that Mexican illegal aliens do the jobs "that not even blacks want to do". President Vicente Fox's controversial comment about blacks in the United States is typical of a Mexico that fails to recognize its own racist attitudes, even as skin t...

Jesse Jackson and MALDEF go to Mexico - 5/19/2005

Jesse Jackson shows exactly what type of person he is. When he first condemned Vicente Fox's remark that "[illegal aliens do the jobs] that not even blacks want to do" I (to a very minor extent) thought he might actually try to do some good.

Our cheap labor supplier to tour Arizona, make trouble - 3/08/2005

MEXICO CITY - A group of Mexican senators is heading to Arizona to investigate the effects of Proposition 200 amid growing fears in Mexico that other states will copy the measure. The senators plan to meet with Mexican diplomats and migrants, Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and state Attorney General Terry Goddard, said Domingo Clavel, technical secretary for the Senate's Human Rights Committee... ...

What are John & Ken thinking? - 3/06/2005

... Isn't he on the board of MALDEF, the Ford Foundation-funded, pro-Mexico organization that has continuously supported illegal immigration? MALDEF helped block California's Prop. 187 and they tried to block Arizona's Prop. 200.

Does Walter Moore stand a chance? - 2/27/2005

Despite an all-out attempt by the Los Angeles media to deny that he exists, does Republican candidate for mayor of L.A. Walter Moore stand a chance of getting into the run-off? See "Will Los Angeles Choose Moore... or Opt for More of the Same?" for the wishful thinking. If someone has independent indication that Walter Moore is about to stage an upset, please post it in the comments.

Hats off to the New York Immigration Coalition - 2/26/2005

The New York DMV is trying to prevent illegal aliens from getting New York driver's licenses. If you've been reading the New York Times or the New York Daily News or press releases from various organizations, you might have been confused into thinking that they're trying to prevent all immigrants from getting licenses, but that's not true. For instance, the far-left New York Im...

"Hertzberg vs. Villaraigosa" - 2/21/2005

In a Sunday editorial, the L.A.

"'Save Our License' may face state probe" - 2/16/2005

Emphasis on the "may." From the DailyNews: The Secretary of State's Political Reform Division has ordered Save Our License, a group opposed to driver's licenses for illegal immigrants, to refile all its committee documents and submit all its campaign finance data. Meanwhile, a group representing Latino and church groups across the nation this week filed a formal complaint with...

Hertzberg gets Riordan endorsement in race for L.A. mayor - 2/11/2005

From this: Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan endorsed the mayoral campaign of Bob Hertzberg on Thursday, saying he favored the former state Assembly speaker's plan to break up the Los Angeles Unified School District. Riordan, who now serves as the state secretary of education, appeared on KFI-AM's "The John and Ken Show" and praised Hertzberg's plans for education ...

MALDEF getting "moral support" from Mexico - 1/31/2005

... whether they're involved in MALDEF's various suits against Prop. 200, and the AZ Republic got out their teaspoon and did a little digging.

Mexico may ask international courts to block Proposition 200 - 1/26/2005

Maybe it's time to start constructing a 100' high wall: Mexico may turn to international courts in efforts to block a new Arizona law limiting services to undocumented aliens [sic], Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez said Wednesday. He said in an interview on W Radio that Mexico might take such a step after it has exhausted all possibilities under U.S.

Racist liberals? Isn't that an oxymoron? - 1/19/2005

... Defense and Education Fund - MALDEF) "California is going to be a Mexican state, we are going to control all the institutions. If people don't like it they should leave." ART TORRES (former chairman, California Democratic Party) - "Remember, [Proposition] 187 [the measure to cut public benefits to illegal aliens] is the last gasp of white America." GUS SAVAGE (forme...

MALDEF turns attention to most popular provisions of Prop. 200 - 1/19/2005

... Gallardo... A separate objection filed by MALDEF said the polling-place identification requirement amounts to an illegal poll tax because low-income, minority and elderly voters ? especially those living on Indian reservations and in extended households ? are less likely to have the types of identification required by the law. "With no vehicle, there is no need for a driver's license. W...

Bush's Open-Borders nominees - 1/17/2005

Michelle Malkin discusses recent nominees Gonzales and Johanns. I was considering writing something similar based on the comments I left on this thread (redstate.org/story/2005/1/15/94511/6703): From the Border Patrol union: White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales, President Bush's nominee for attorney general, got the backing of a group that promotes driver's licenses for illegal aliens,...

Dude, they're just here to do the jobs Americans won't do, dude - 1/17/2005

... bit: Thomas Saenz, one of the MALDEF lawyers arguing the case on behalf of the day laborers, said that in his experience at least some anti-immigrant sentiment is usually behind the enactment and enforcement of anti-solicitation ordinances. The day laborers, he said, are "a visible manifestation of what they are uncomfortable with, which is immigrant presence in their community." Saen...

Gosh, what could the race hustlers be worried about? - 1/14/2005

MALDEF - the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund - continues trying to block Arizona's Prop. 200. Apparently the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals - surprise! - has turned down MALDEF's request for a preliminary injunction against 200. At the same time, MALDEF appears to be attempting to complain to the DOJ about Prop. 200 violation the federal Voting Rights Act. Their reason?...

"[AZ] solicitor general: Enforce 200 now" - 12/15/2004

I can't comment on all the machinations involved here and what they mean, but: Attorneys for the state want a federal judge to let Arizona begin enforcing the provisions of Proposition 200 next week. In legal papers filed Monday, Mary O'Grady, the state's solicitor general, said nothing in the voter-approved initiative conflicts with federal law. She told U.S.

"Judge gives OK for Napolitano to sign Prop. 200 into law" - 12/09/2004

PHOENIX - A federal judge has given the OK for Gov. Janet Napolitano to officially proclaim approval of Proposition 200. Judge David Bury, in an order released Wednesday, said Napolitano is free to declare that voters approved sections of the initiative which require proof of citizenship to register to vote and mandate that those seeking to cast a ballot must first present identification. That, i...

"Redondo Beach temporarily blocked from arresting day laborers" - 12/07/2004

... American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF) and The Southwest Council Of La Raza, later renamed National Council Of La Raza. Both groups are radical mouthpieces for the "rights" of illegal immigrants (including the advocacy of college tuition for illegals at state universities), have managed to force bilingual education in many areas and remain wholly unrepresentative of the average Hispanic-A...

"Concern Voiced Over Gonzales' Connections with La Raza" - 12/02/2004

From this: ...the Washington, DC-based Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is calling [White House counsel Alberto Gonzales] to task for his reported involvement with the National Council of La Raza, which has endorsed his nomination for attorney general... I don't think they should be compared with the KKK.

"Prop. 200 foes take challenge to court" - 11/30/2004

AZ Republic: Proposition 200's latest legal saga begins today when its opponents seek a temporary restraining order in Tucson federal court to prevent the immigration measure from becoming law... The U.S. District Court judge could immediately grant the 10-day restraining order and prevent it from becoming law while a judge determines its constitutionality, or refuse to issue the order and l...

Hillary's stealth issue for '08 - 11/26/2004

[Cross-posted to the Command Post and redstate.org/story/2004/11/26/163449/72] NewsMax offers a roundup of Hillary being to the "right" of Bush on immigration matters: "Hillary Eyeing Immigration as Top 2008 Issue". There's no outright statement from her saying if she ran she'd make it a key part of her campaign, but some of the things she's said might make peopl...

"Record number of illegals deported from U.S." - 11/17/2004

Here's some good news: A record 157,000 illegal immigrants were removed from the United States during the past year as U.S. authorities stepped up efforts to track down those who may pose security risks, the government said Tuesday. About half of those deported in the year ending Sept.

The Arizona Republic has a lesson for you - 9/26/2004

The Arizona Republic - which has just about publicly announced its biases against Proposition 200 - has yet another fisk-worthy article: "Calif.'s lesson: Reforms don't stop illegal immigration." Rather than provide a full-on fisking, here's the summary. The first few paragraphs of the article match the headline. It looks like they're about to discuss "reforms&qu...

Party above all - 8/25/2004

The draft GOP platform, according to the NYT: ...it also supports the expansion of legal immigration, a position that is already drawing opposition from some in the party's conservative base... On immigration, the platform supports Mr. Bush's call for a new temporary worker program that would also be open to some current illegal immigrants... It's definitely time for new GOP leaders...

"Immigrants Face Loss of Licenses in ID Crackdown" - 8/18/2004

Oh no. Immigrants are being subjected to some form of crackdown? Let's read this NYT article: Legislatures across the country have been wrestling publicly with a hot-button issue: whether to make it harder or easier for illegal immigrants to be licensed as drivers.

"The Open Borders Lobby and the Nation's Security After 9/11" - 8/17/2004

The long, footnoted article "The Open Borders Lobby and the Nation's Security After 9/11" shows the ties between various Open Borders groups.

Edwards and MALDEF - 7/06/2004

Last year, John Edwards spoke to MALDEF, and the speech is here What's interesting is that he's speaking to MALDEF, a far-left group which is not a grass-roots group, but which was founded by the Ford Foundation. In his spe

L.A. Times uses a two-level proxy to attack those opposed to illegal immigration - 5/12/2004

Here's a community commentary ("Day-laborer issue is about one thing, and it's not 'concern'") from Burbank resident Alfred Aboulsaad. It concerns Home Depot's plans to build a store in Burbank. They'd construct a day laborer center on-site, and pay the city of Burbank $94,000 a year to run it. Note that this appeared in the Burbank Leader, which appears to ...

A setback for the bad guys - 5/10/2004

Mass illegal immigration advocate and U.S. Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT) will now have to face challengers in the Utah GOP primary. That's the first time he's had to do that since 1998, and his stance on immigration probably had a great deal to do with it.

"The high-immigration Right is on the warpath" - 4/02/2004

From Mark Krikorian in National Review: The high-immigration Right is on the warpath, trying to delegitimize all conservatives who stand between them and the illegal-alien amnesties they crave.

Miami Herald "endorses indentured servitude" - 3/23/2004

... People for the American Way, AILA, MALDEF and all the rest do not. These are the ultimate in special interest groups). There's also a list of good and bad immigration bills here. And, see "Florida Farmworkers Sue Dairy Owned by Family of Sen. Graham Over Wages." The original list of the 400 supporters is here, and to see the categorized list, click the 'MORE' link direct...

Disinfopedia - 2/23/2004

I just found about a Wiki project called 'Disinfopedia': ...a collaborative project to produce a directory of public relations firms, think tanks, industry-funded organizations and industry-friendly experts that work to influence public opinion and public policy on behalf of corporations, governments and special interests.

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