Raul Grijalva

Summary (posts follow):

Five term Democrat U.S. Representative from Arizona. Proud of having been a member of the racial separatist extremist group MEChA. Supports amnesty and has tried various schemes to block the border fence.

Last modified Nov 23, 2008

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Grijalva bill might restrict Border Patrol in Arizona; contact your reps (H.R. 324) - 9/22/2009

... USA informs us (link) that Rep. Raul Grijalva's Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 324) "would cover a gigantic area of Arizona" - including illegal immigration corridors - but it doesn't provide for the Border Patrol: The Border Patrol is increasingly being limited in its enforcement on various park lands. Promoters of illegal immigration inside the federal go...

"Enough is Enough!" anti-Lou Dobbs campaign from Democracia Ahora (DNC link, Obama too?; Bendixen) - 9/18/2009

... American Progress), and Reps. Raul Grijalva and Lucille Roybal Allard. And: Communications for "Enough is Enough!" are being handled by another Miami-based firm, Balsera Communications, which is run by Freddy Balsera, who coordinated Hispanic media for the Obama campaign and is co-chair of the Democratic National Committee’s National Hispanic Leadership Council. Note also this ironic ...

Glenn Reynolds stoops to promoting giving politicians "bunny ears" - 7/12/2009

... t-shirt standing behind Rep. Raul Grijalva and holding up two fingers in a "bunny ears" sign. In a way this is emblematic of the tea parties: rather than engaging their opponents in debate, they engage in childish, unintelligent, and ultimately completely ineffective behavior. And, I say that not as a Grijalva supporter, but as someone who'd like to see him discredited. He was firs...

Raul Grijalva considered for Interior Secretary in Obama administration (Juliet Eilperin/WaPo) - 11/23/2008

... Democratic U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva is in the running to be Secretary of the Department of the Interior. See the link for much more on him, including the fact that he's a strong supporter of illegal immigration and a proud former member of the racial separatist group MEChA. Needless to say, Eilperin doesn't tell her readers that: Grijalva's experience and background meshes...

Raul Grijalva, Congressional Hispanic Caucus: lack of immigration "reform" is "spineless" - 4/24/2008

... aka a massive amnesty. ...Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona called the Democratic caucus "spineless." "Today my party wants to do what is easy, not exactly what is right," said Rep. Luis Gutierrez of Illinois. "The leaders in our party who are arguing for consideration of helping just a few immigrants are risking the future of all immigrants." Rep. Joe Baca, D-Cal...

Bennie Thompson, Dingell, Conyers, Reyes, Ortiz, other Democrats support Sierra Club lawsuit over border fence (DHS, environmental waiver) - 4/08/2008

... Sheila Jackson Lee, Susan Davis, Raul Grijalva, and Yvette Clarke.

Raul Grijalva wants to secure border ecologically soundly (Defenders of Wildlife) - 6/13/2007

... release (link): Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) yesterday introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that would secure America's border with Mexico while reducing the negative impact on local communities and resources, including national parks, wildlife refuges and monuments that are home to several critically endangered species. H.R.2593, the Borderlands Conservation and Security A...

George W. Bush, Raul Grijalva support "comprehensive immigration reform" together - 4/26/2007

... including former MEChA member Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), who says: "As much as I malign the president, I thought he was receptive... He was engaged in the conversation, asked questions and continued to make a commitment to comprehensive reform... ...We support [the Flake-Gutierrez STRIVE Act] very strongly, and we support the fact that this has to get done this year." No word is given o...

Citizenship Promotion Act of 2007 (Barack Obama) - 3/09/2007

... Abercrombie, Hilda Solis, Ed Pastor and Raul Grijalva. Two other Reps involved are Luis Gutierrez and Jan Schakowsky. From the who-cares department comes this video of NYC Councilmen Hiram Monserrate and Miguel Martinez and NY Assemblyman Jose Peralta urging Hillary Clinton and others to co-sponsor it. Those endorsing the bill include: National Council of La Raza (funds extremists) National ...

Tucson Citizen endorses former MEChA member Raul Grijalva - 10/20/2006

... Citizen has endorsed U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva in his reelection bid for Arizona's Congressional District 7. He's running against Ron Drake (Republican) and Joe Cobb (Libertarian). Grijalva is not just a former MEChA member, he's proud of his membership in that group. MEChA wants to "liberate" "Aztlan" (the supposed homeland of the Aztecs, which just happens to co...

Democrat Raul Grijalva + Mexican government-linked Derechos Humanos at forum - 8/04/2006

Representative Raul Grijalva - an Arizona Democrat and a proud former member of the racial separatist group MEChA - will be appearing at an immigration forum hosted by the groups Derechos Humanos and National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. The first group is not only working with the Mexican government, their head is also on the payroll of Pima County (Tucson). The meeting is scheduled ...

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