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Immigrant Mexican philanthropic groups turn toward politics
Sac Bee ^ | 1/19/04 | Laura Wides - AP

Posted on 01/19/2004 5:48:23 PM PST by NormsRevenge

Edited on 04/12/2004 6:04:12 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A decade ago, a small group of immigrants from Mexico united to send money back home for a bakery, baseball diamond and sewer system in their mountain village of Jalpa.

Today, that group and hundreds like it have evolved from hometown philanthropic clubs to become members of a burgeoning political network seeking to improve life for immigrants in the United States and for their families back home.


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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona; US: California; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: aliens; binational; clubs; immigrant; immigrantlist; mexican; philanthropic; politics; turntoward
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1 posted on 01/19/2004 5:48:24 PM PST by NormsRevenge
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To: *immigrant_list; A Navy Vet; Lion Den Dan; Free the USA; Libertarianize the GOP; madfly; B4Ranch; ..
ping
2 posted on 01/19/2004 5:53:02 PM PST by gubamyster
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To: NormsRevenge
"Mexico has to walk a real tightrope in terms of trying to influence internal U.S. policy," DiSipio said.

I don't think DiSipio should have concerns.. seems policy is pretty in line with Mexico's agenda.

3 posted on 01/19/2004 5:56:17 PM PST by Zipporah (Write inTancredo in 2004)
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To: NormsRevenge
Where's the barf alert?
4 posted on 01/19/2004 5:56:44 PM PST by dennisw (“We'll put a boot in your ass, it's the American way.” - Toby Keith)
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To: dennisw
OOPs! lol

How about this?

Federation leaders say they also have begun meeting with state and local officials and are planning voting drives for this year's U.S. presidential election.

5 posted on 01/19/2004 5:59:46 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi Mac ...... /~normsrevenge - FoR California Propositions/Initiatives info...)
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To: NormsRevenge
Hey, if they're legal immigrants, they at least attempt to assimilate, they pay their taxes, and they contribute to the fabric of society, then God bless 'em all for what they do for their hometowns.

If they're law-breaking interlopers flying under the community radar, sending money home while feeding off of the taxpayer-funded teat of big-government Socialist services, then pack 'em all back up onto the produce truck and shove it back through the nearest checkpoint.

6 posted on 01/19/2004 6:00:02 PM PST by Viking2002
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7 posted on 01/19/2004 6:03:30 PM PST by sarcasm (Tancredo 2004)
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To: Viking2002
If you read it carefully, you will see it mentions, that some are not US citizens. They are working to make sure all the freebies the illegals are getting off the taxpayers will not be done away with.
get use to it, pretty soon there will be enough in the US, that they will control all elections in all states, you will have them as representatives, senators, and president.
You may think I am just being paned, but who would have thought 10 years ago, that we would have had an invasion from other countries amounting to this magnitude.
8 posted on 01/19/2004 6:10:02 PM PST by calawah98
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To: calawah98
If you read it carefully, you will see it mentions, that some are not US citizens.

Ah, I must have looked right through that. OK - everybody back on the melon truck. LOL

9 posted on 01/19/2004 6:13:04 PM PST by Viking2002
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To: calawah98
...but who would have thought 10 years ago, that we would have had an invasion from other countries amounting to this magnitude.

Considering all of the inaction from our government, it appears that we are emulating the French. Perhaps we should change our flag to an all white one, wave it around and sing La Cucaracha.

10 posted on 01/19/2004 6:35:53 PM PST by DumpsterDiver
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To: Viking2002
Thats ok, some times we just read to fast, better to take a little time and get every thing right, that way, you won't have an old lady asking you to check out the story again.
lol
11 posted on 01/19/2004 6:37:54 PM PST by calawah98
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To: NormsRevenge
Statement: "Immigrant Mexican philanthropic groups turn toward politics"

Response: They smell a kill!

12 posted on 01/19/2004 6:41:16 PM PST by AEMILIUS PAULUS (Further, the statement assumed)
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To: calawah98
OK, Mom, I promise I'll look both ways before crossing next time. LOL ;-)
13 posted on 01/19/2004 6:51:33 PM PST by Viking2002
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To: calawah98
If President Bush is more concerned with the Hispanic vote than the plight of unemployed Americans, he should run for president of Mexico. I'm sure they would grant him guest politician status."

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14 posted on 01/19/2004 7:09:05 PM PST by B4Ranch (Dear Mr. President, Sir, Are you listening to the voters?)
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To: Viking2002
Ok son, just make sure you do!
15 posted on 01/19/2004 7:44:15 PM PST by calawah98
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Hometown clubs began to form in the United States during the 1960s . . . .

Despite the tenor of the Bee's employee's article these are not spontaneous, independent acts. I've posted several comments about the corrupt government of Mexico's HTAs and except for one or two who remember the German Nazi HTAs none has commented.

google for, hometown associations mexico

HTA's are not about neighbors pooling money to build a baseball field back home. It's organized and promoted by the various levels of corrupt governments of Mexico and Mexico's consulate employees here. It's about keeping the Mexican citizens' hearts in Mexico while their stomachs are here. It's about the corrupt government of Mexico's Nation without borders.

IMO it's the way the corrupt government of Mexico "taxes" its citizens in its "Nation without borders."

In fact, it's pretty well organized beyond Mexico. To wit, the World Migration Organization says,

"We had to think of ways in which the source countries would seduce and use their nationals and ex-nationals abroad to help in diverse ways with the development of their home countries."

Here is more of what one of the founders of the movement says,

"Thus, schemes to encourage remittances are implemented. Dual nationality is increasingly granted, to cement the emotional and practical bonds with the home countries. India and Mexico have embarked on a massive effort to integrate their citizens abroad with their home countries."

see http://gurusonline.tv/uk/conteudos/bhagwati.asp

I am utterly without words. I am so angered that our (corrupt?) leaders allow this meddling knowing absolutely that social services provided by U.S. taxpayers make remittances possible. People rail against foreign aid but here is just one more of the several ways third world cesspools reach into American taxpayers' pockets AND OUR LEADERS APPROVE OF IT! We don't even get credit for our good deeds!

It does not take hard googling to find specific info on Mexico's corrupt government's Mexican Diaspora and visits to India's hyphenated adovcates' websites www.usindiafriendship.net and www.usinpac.com show how they promote India's interests in Congress and elsewhere while ostensibly representing Indian "Americans". They are foreign agents.

None of this is "just happening" because of people seeking a better life. It truly is a planned invasion and the Fifth Column leader is Washington. IMO.

16 posted on 01/19/2004 7:44:25 PM PST by WilliamofCarmichael
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To: Viking2002
Holy mackerel, are you a woman? If so the same will apply to you also. lol
17 posted on 01/19/2004 8:00:06 PM PST by calawah98
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To: NormsRevenge
"A decade ago, a small group of (illegal) immigrants from Mexico united to send money back home for a bakery, baseball diamond and sewer system in their mountain village of Jalpa."

This is what happens when they are not deported, they successfully buy politicians and exert their foreign favoring, devastating influnce on what they consider an enemy nation.

18 posted on 01/19/2004 10:00:46 PM PST by MissAmericanPie
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To: WilliamofCarmichael
I bet you don't get ignored anymore.
19 posted on 01/19/2004 10:02:58 PM PST by MissAmericanPie
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To: NormsRevenge
"Mexico has to walk a real tightrope in terms of trying to influence internal U.S. policy,"

Not as long as Vicente's buddy George W. Bush is in the White House. It is criminal for Bush to allow Mexico to dictate our immigration policies.

20 posted on 01/19/2004 11:10:16 PM PST by janetgreen (Tancredo for President)
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