The Washington Post's Karin Brulliard joins Tim Kaine in advocating for illegal immigration in "Latino Groups Lobby for More Rights":

As Virginia lawmakers continued to consider a swath of bills aimed at punishing illegal immigrants and their employers, Latino immigrants and advocates took to the state Capitol yesterday to press for laws that expand the rights of people living in the country illegally.

About 100 people, most of them from Northern Virginia, fanned out to lawmakers' offices, gathered in biting wind for a short rally and attended a lunch visited by Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D), who told them that he is committed to keeping Virginia a "welcoming place" for all.

"All", of course, includes illegal aliens. See the quote at the link for another wonderful example of Kaine's lack of cognitive abilities.

Another attendee supporting illegal immigration was Arlington County Board Vice Chairman Walter Tejada (D), a former LULAC leader. He called recently introduced bills in Virginia "mean-spirited" and "based on myth and hate". He probably had no other argument, and the "reporter" didn't press him on it.

Also present was Carlos Soles, of the Democratic Latino Organization of Virginia.

In Soles's group was Jose L. Vela, a Bolivian making his first foray into U.S. politics. In an interview, Vela, 45, spoke proudly of the Arlington citizens police academy training he completed and his membership in a neighborhood emergency response team -- efforts he said show his contributions to his community.

Vela, who is an illegal immigrant, said the training erased his fear of police. Some of the laws under consideration could change that, he said.

Needless to say, the WaPo doesn't delve further into what even their "reporter" probably considered a Fahrenheit 451 moment. Someone who's here illegally has no fear of one group of people who are charged with enforcing our laws? And, he's involved in a citizens capacity with them? And, he's involved in politics and lobbying "his" representatives? How exactly could the reporter fail to note the surreality of these statements?

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