Rosanna Pulido

Immigration

“Leaders” who promote false notion of competition between African Americans and immigrants still connected to anti-immigrant groups

In 2006, the John Tanton Network of anti-immigrant groups, which include FAIR, Center for Immigration Studies, and NumbersUSA, launched Choose Black America to serve as an African-American front group for the anti-immigrant movement. One of the “leaders” it chose to … Continued

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John Tanton’s journal calls Islam “Menace,” wants no Muslim immigrants

Yesterday, the publishing arm of the John Tanton Network, The Social Contract Press (TSCP), issued a press release calling for an end to Muslim immigration. The statement introduced the latest issue of the white nationalist journal The Social Contract, which … Continued

Immigration

Roy Beck Calls Immigration Reform Advocates Killers

Anti-immigrant leader Roy Beck let his willingness to manipulate the immigration debate shine through a few weeks ago. In a post to a blog article on NumbersUSA’s website, the president of the group attacked immigration reform advocates, stating that they … Continued

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Anti-Catholic Organizations Speak at Catholic College

Tomorrow night, the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota will host a public forum on immigration titled, “What Are the Legal and Ethical Boundaries for Dealing with Immigration: Is the New Arizona Law an Appropriate Response?” The forum … Continued

Immigration

Illinois Groups Ask GOP and Tea Party to Say No to Hate

By Brian Schultz No one really knows what’s going on with the Tea Party, but whether or not you buy into its rather complex political message, you have to admit that they’ve drawn a lot of attention. After the Tax … Continued

Immigration

The Minutemen Want to Talk about Bigotry

The Chicago and Illinois minutemen showed up to protest the National Council of La Raza’s (NCLR) Annual Conference yesterday. When I spoke to the 10 or so minutemen members gathered outside the first thing one of them said to me … Continued

Update: Rosanna Pulido Loses Republican Support

Recently a treasure chest of derogatory remarks made by Rosanna Pulido (Republican nominee for Illinois’ 5th Congressional District) came to light. Pulido has been posting comments online for years under the pseudonym Chicagolady. Initially, Rosanna’s supporters tried to stand by … Continued

Pulido Damages Illinois Republicans With Anti-Islamic Statements

Rosanna Pulido is the Republican candidate for Illinois’ 5th Congressional Seat formerly occupied by Obama’s Chief of Staff, Rahm Emmanuel. As the director of the Illinois Minuteman chapter, Pulido has been a regular on Chicago’s anti-immigrant scene for years. Generally … Continued

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Anti-immigrant Extremist Eyes Emanuel’s Congressional Seat

Just when you thought you had heard it all when it comes to Illinois politics, along comes anti-immigrant extremist Rosanna Pulido in a run for Rahm Emanuel’s vacated seat in the 5th Congressional District. A field representative of the Federation … Continued