Speaking of Xenophobes and Racists...

[Annie]

Link at site:

http://corner.nationalreview.com/06_04_02_corner-archive.asp#094006

Sunday, April 02, 2006

IN WHICH IT IS EXPLAINED THAT THE BIGGEST LATINO ORGANIZATION DREADS BECOMING AMERICAN [Michael Ledeen]

The Richmond Times-Dispatch, in a thoughtful editorial yesterday, called attention to the email sent out by La Raza, the biggest Latino organization in the United States, first mentioned by The Corner last Thursday:

The e-mail refers to congressional legislation that would, among other things, (a) provide grants to immigrants taking English classes, (b) permit those who gain English proficiency to apply for citizenship one year early, and (c) provide grants to groups offering instruction in U.S. civics and American history. These ideas hardly seem provocative; learning English and American civics used to be something immigrants did enthusiastically. The e-mail about the bill, however, warns that "while it doesn't overtly mention assimilation, it is very strong on the patriotism and traditional American values language in a way which is potentially dangerous to our communities."​

(More on the memo here.)

It sounds like La Raza has proclaimed itself un-American, don't you think? They don't want their people to assimilate, and they don't seem to like "patriotism" or "traditional American values."

Somebody might mention this to President Bush...

 

[Gunny]

Link at site:

http://corner.nationalreview.com/06_04_02_corner-archive.asp#094006

Bush is too busy thinking he has to have the Mexican vote from his days as "Gub-ner" here. Look what happened when Woodrow Wilson alienated blacks by supporting the Klan and Jim Crow laws.

Lock stock and barrel the black vote went to the Dems, and no amount of change nor logic has swayed them to vote otherwise since.