In Seven Days You Can Help Defeat Anti-Immigrant Bigotry
On August 28, Cindy Carcamo of the Orange County Register wrote an insightful article called Groups mobilize for the next immigration battle. The article quotes Barbara Coe a member of the white nationalist Council of Conservative Citizens. Coe has referred to Mexicans as “savages” and immigrants as “barbarians.”
As I sat down to write, I initially thought that I should use this blog to blast Barbara Coe for her relationship to organized racism. However, while I was pondering what to write I received a phone call from an old high school friend, Pam, who had read the same article.
Pam was spitting mad and wanted to know what she could do. She is a mother of two and works sixty hours a week as a florist. “I don’t want these bigots to have the last word,” she said to me as I heard her daughter in the background asking if she could have some juice. “I want to take their lemons and turn them into lemonade . . . so tell me what I can do Eric, but remember I don’t have a lot of time!”
I agree with Pam. Time is of the essence and we should use it wisely. Instead of writing what I think of anti-immigrant bigotry I’ve decided to use this week to take action. Below I’ve outlined an action for each day of the week. You can take a bite out of bigotry in less than five minutes a day! Let’s all join together and redeem the soul of America!
Write me and let me know how it went and what you thought. If you come up with your own list be sure to share it here at the Imagine 2050 blog as well. Print this post and pin it up on your wall, desk, or fridge. Read more
Report Proves Anti-Immigrant Network Tied to Racist Extremism
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released a report today exhaustively exploring the links between FAIR, Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), and NumbersUSA. Not just their relationships with one another, but their associations with racist extremists. The evidence is damning. These so-called “rational voices” on immigration are unequivocally founded in racist ideology. The more we learn, the more disturbing anti-immigrant associations become.
For years the real truth about these groups has been hovering near the surface of the public consciousness. All the while the founder of these groups, John Tanton, was steering them deeper into mainstream acceptance. It looks as if the charade is finally up. SPLC’s report states,
[FAIR] hired as key officials men who also joined white supremacist groups. It has board members who regularly write for hate publications. It promotes racist conspiracy theories about Latinos. And it has produced television programming featuring white nationalists.
An interactive website and video was launched by America’s Voice today as well. The video calls out Tanton, Dan Stein, Mark Krikorian, and Roy Beck as the leadership behind an extremist anti-immigrant network, calling them wolves in sheep’s clothing for passing themselves off as harmless advocacy organizations. Read more
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