Foundations bankrolling advocates for aliens

Washington Times ^ | June 6, 2007 | By Sean Lengell

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Wealthy philanthropic foundations are helping bankroll the pro-immigration movement, while groups advocating for tighter control of U.S. borders say they take a more grass-roots approach to raising money.

The Ford Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation and Democratic activist George Soros are among the liberal funders that have donated millions of dollars to pro-immigration groups, as the Senate continues its debate on a contentious bill that would overhaul the nation's immigration policy.

Three of the nation's biggest and most influential pro-immigration groups -- the National Immigration Forum, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) -- collectively received more than $3.25 million from Ford Foundation since 2005.

The three advocacy groups generally support the proposed Senate bill which would give many of the estimated 12 million to 20 million illegal aliens in the U.S. a path to citizenship. The bill also would allow aliens here to bring close family members into the country.

Pro-immigration nonprofit groups say they're hardly awash in cash compared to organizations lobbying on other contentious issues, such as abortion, the environment and tort reform.

"To me, it's remarkable how little money goes into immigration reform on both sides of the issue," said Frank Sharry, executive director of the National Immigration Forum. "It's Lilliputian."

Mr. Sharry said groups on both sides of the immigration issue can rightfully be considered "grass-roots" outfits.

"We have a staff of only 10 people," Mr. Sharry said of his group, which supports allowing aliens a path to legal residency or citizenship. "These groups on all sides of the debate are small, intense and highly informed."

But groups supporting stronger immigration policy and tighter border control...

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From the Desk of ...			Representative Steve King 5th Congressional District of Iowa
Biting the Hand That Feeds You
	May 5, 2006
On May 1st, the activists who brought you thousands of Mexican flags flying in marches down the streets of our cities are now bringing you "Nothing Gringo Day". With help from the Mexican government, Mexican unions, Mexican political groups, and through the Spanish language radio and newspapers, the call has gone out to make America experience a total boycott, both here and in Mexico. Talk about biting the hand that feeds you. Just the word "boycott" sparks the image of noble dissent in the face of economic or social oppression. I think of American colonials bucking British economic interests in retaliation to the Stamp Act. Or perhaps the ostracizing of Irish landlord Charles Boycott, the namesake of the verb for all tyrannized people. If not tyrannized, at least disgruntled. If not disgruntled, maybe just bored. Yet, isn't the key to a successful boycott an economic or social upper-hand? The cost must be felt if the offending party be forced to reform. For example, how does boycotting a movie you had no intention of going to affect the box office? More people probably see a boycotted movie due to the attention than if it had simply been ignored. President Carter thought he was on to something when he kept American athletes out of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. That showed 'em. That particular boycott neither got the USSR out of Afghanistan nor brought down the Berlin Wall. It just caused our own athletes to suffer. The May 1st anti-Gringo-fest is also being billed as "A Day Without Immigrants" which is a misnomer on a couple of counts. First, the threatened boycott fails to conjure the image of a Norwegian refusing to buy his May 1 lutefisk at the corner Fareway. Second, the pro-amnesty groups are insistent on confusing legal and illegal immigration. Let's not start mixing our apples and oranges. The issue before Congress is illegal immigration. Perhaps the May 1st boycott should give America a glimpse into "A Day Without ILLEGAL Immigration." What would that May 1st look like without illegal immigration? There would be no one to smuggle across our southern border the heroin, marijuana, cocaine, and methamphetamines that plague the United States, reducing the U.S. supply of meth that day by 80%. The lives of 12 U.S. citizens would be saved who otherwise die a violent death at the hands of murderous illegal aliens each day. Another 13 Americans would survive who are otherwise killed each day by uninsured drunk driving illegals. Our hospital emergency rooms would not be flooded with everything from gunshot wounds, to anchor babies, to imported diseases to hangnails, giving American citizens the day off from standing in line behind illegals. Eight American children would not suffer the horror as a victim of a sex crime. On the negative side, the price of a pound of tomatoes might go up from $0.79 to $0.80. That is unless you have a garden. But I'm guessing that the Mexican drug lords are not taking May 1st off. Neither will the 11,000 illegal invaders that pour over our border every other day of the year. It is a safe bet that the U.S. Border Patrol will have a very busy "Nothing Gringo Day." Since September 11th, it remains true that OBL is the greatest threat to America. I will leave it to the reader to decide if the greatest threat is Osama bin Laden or the Open Borders Lobby. The emerging cheap labor "ruling class" in America is the strongest supporter of amnesty for illegals. Their anti-American "new servant class" has chosen to boycott them; the very definition of irony. On May 1st, Primero de Mayo, Americans will observe, as illegal immigrants celebrate, "Bite the Hand That Feeds You Day."
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[bd476]

"...The Ford Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation and Democratic activist George Soros are among the liberal funders that have donated millions of dollars to pro-immigration groups, as the Senate continues its debate on a contentious bill that would overhaul the nation's immigration policy..."

[Tzimisce]

Millions in donations? I thought these were the people that wanted the “big money” out of politics....

[iopscusa]

You nailed these hypocritical Leftist “charities”...sure they want the $$ out of politics alright...Soros, Ford, Carnegie. Another example of Corporatism and Communism in bed together

[wolfcreek]

Soros and the Dims think they’ve found the *soft underbelly* in their quest to regain power. If you can’t beat um, bring in millions of new voters to overwhelm.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

All but their$ ...

[gubamyster]

ping

[Travis McGee]

"Building a North American Community" by the Council on Foreign Relations.

[potlatch]

Good post devolve.

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Thanks potlatch!

I’m running outta ink & Chockfulla!

[potlatch]

Your ‘posting finger’ must be tired too!! Lol.

[dalereed]

The Ford Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation and have always funded any communist organization that came down the pike.

[attiladhun2]

"Another example of Corporatism and Communism in bed together"

Always have been. The multinational megacorporations have always snuggled up to government.

[OldPossum]

I remember reading about some big foundation which had written into its charter that it would be disbanded on a certain day. And it was. Good idea. It’s a shame that the Ford and Carnegie Foundations had no termination date written in their charter. I’ll bet that Ford and Carnegie would be astounded at what their money has wrought.

[dalereed]

” I’ll bet that Ford and Carnegie would be astounded at what their money has wrought.”

Ford was never accepted by the socialist “old money” and supporting leftist causes with the foundation was his way of trying to buy his way into their good favor.

[OldPossum]

Thanks. Obviously I didn’t know that.

[Suzy Quzy]

Dear Senator Kly: How do you feel being linked with Geoge Soros...TRAITOR???? NEVER TRUST A KENNEDY!@!!!

[Pelham]

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is one of the worst of the pro-illegal, pro-amnesty cabals in the country.

[dalereed]

That i've known for over 40 years but I also got a lot of incite into the old money in the north east US from my wife's uncle.

He was Jackie Kennedy's cousin, the Dodge and Braden copper company families.

Isn't it convenient that that the 2 largest copper companies in the US are connected by marriage.