Posted on 05/01/2006 8:40:18 AM PDT by Darnright
WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As proponents of amnesty for illegal aliens stage nationwide protests and work stoppages, members of the black leadership network Project 21 point out that the movement's comparison of illegal aliens' quest for preferential and expedited citizenship benefits bear no comparison to the hardships endured by African-Americans during the civil rights era.
"The amnesty issue is being distorted. This is not about the rights of people here legally or of equal rights -- it is about people who are here illegally wanting everyone to ignore the fact that they broke the law to get into this country," said Project 21 member Geoffrey Moore. "The civil rights movement was about some American citizens being treated worse than others. The rallies happening now are about lawbreaking non-citizens wanting to be given the same rights and benefits of those who came to America through the proper immigration channels."
Civil rights is a common theme of amnesty proponents. For example, at a recent rally in Atlanta, a sign mimicking the famous words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. read "We have a Dream, Too." Partha Banerjee of the New Jersey Immigration Policy Network said in an interview with OneWorld.net: "(T)his is really a new civil right movement reborn in this country... This is not just about the immigrants. It's about human and civil rights, it's about all marginalized, underprivileged people in the United States." Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), who introduced legislation to grant permanent residency status to long-term illegal aliens, said on "Democracy Now" radio: "My bill attempted to craft this as a civil rights issue... I believe (amnesty) is a civil rights question."
Representative Lee, however, could only convince nine other Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members to co-sponsor her bill. Black columnist Earl Ofari Hutchinson has noted: "The CBC and civil rights leaders tread lightly on the immigration rights battle... They are loath to equate their movement with the civil rights battles of the 1960s."
"If illegal immigrants want to remain in America and enjoy the benefits of liberty, proper legal processing is required," said Project 21 member Deneen Moore. "The civil rights movement was a fight for justice and equality. Illegal immigrants are fighting the rule of law."
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Project 21, a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization, has been a leading voice in the black community since 1992. For more information, contact David Almasi at 202-543-4110, ext. 11, email Project21@nationalcenter.org or visit Project 21's website at http://www.project21.org/P21Index.html .
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Hurrah for Project 21 ping.
Wow, someone with the CORRECT perspective -- this is hard to handle (/sarcasm)
I thought this whole thing would be insulting to black people. I'm glad I was right.
Blacks only hope is to join Whitey and fight for their birthright. Blacks will be the first to suffer under Hispanic political control.
Blacks only hope is to join Whitey and fight for their birthright. Blacks will be the first to suffer under Hispanic political control.
>I thought this whole thing would be insulting to black people.<
You would think so. After all, illegal aliens drive down wages, and take jobs that should go to Americans.
I was wondering how long this would take. The "black entitlement" political hacks are now worried that the "illegal immigrant" political hacks will take their power and money.
Where there is only one pie, the slices get smaller as more people eat from it.
ping
It's insulting that illegals are couching their protests as the same as those of civil rights protestors.
Nobody has said that Mexicans, or for that matter people from other countries who come here legally, are not welcome to go through legal channels to become citizens; and thus to be afforded rights as Americans.
Are you sure you read the article? Project 21 is a conservative organization and wants no part of entitlement, black or otherwise.
"Blacks will be the first to suffer under Hispanic political control."
True. The traditional Mexican national dislike of blacks is amazing. They still have blackface shows in Mexico.
Moreover, blacks and newly-arrived hispanics are largely in competition for similiar jobs and opportunities.
The fact that the so-called black leadership is not the first to demand a wall on the Southern border is damning evidence regarding how far they've sold themselves out to their masters in the democratic party against the interest of their supposed "people."
Ping
Not to speak for another poster, but I think that was a reference to the rejection of Project 21 by the Congressional B.C.
Seems like this amnesty-for-aliens is getting its butt kicked everywhere except in the Senate and from President Bush. I suppose we are expected to believe that amnesty will be OK as long as we insist that the National Anthem is sung in English.
My bad, didn't know about Project 21, my apologies.
BUMP
Interesting.
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