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 .
http://www.usnewswire.com/
It isn't about Civil Rights, it's about millions of invaders over throwing the rule of law in this nation.
True. I once saw a live music act on Spanish language TV perform a song with the lyrics:
"Black man.
You think you're cool but you're ugly.
You look like a monkey."
Black people are virtually invisible on Spanish stations. The only roles they have on nightime soaps are as maids or evil drug dealers. The hosts of their talk shows are all white women. No people of color. Their TV news shows have no black news readers or reporters and these are shows produced in the USA.
But Christine Neumann Ortiz, who helped organize an earlier Milwaukee protest, said she has seen increased support for immigrants since the earlier demonstrations.
"Particularly, the business community and the African-American and Asian community have really, actually stepped forward this time in a way that they didn't just a couple of months ago," she said.
Looks like they're trying to spin it in spite of black protests. Why in the world would the black community be happy about this uncontrolled illegal immigration? Stupid liar.
The Irish immigrants fought with the African Americans in New Orleans for jobs in the mid 1800's. From what I read..it was dirty.
>True. I once saw a live music act on Spanish language TV perform a song with the lyrics:<
How disgusting. Was this recently? In the US?
Heck, it's on their postage stamps.
http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2005/06/30/is/
AFAIK, "Rainbow" Jackson is missing in action.
She also believes that hurricanes need to be given African-sounding names for equality's sake.
It's been there all along.
Difference between now and 1850 is that the Blacks are the Irish and the Browns are the Blacks.
The pubbies put an end to the slave trade in 1865. Hispanics are the new "slaves".
That is the grim truth and thank God for Project 21. It's funny how liberals love to call conservatives racist this-and-that, blah blah blah... yet they would just LOVE to allow a bunch of illegal racists into the country while sapping at a civil rights movement that helped empower LEGAL citizens.
F*ck these Mexicans, their racist blackface stamps, their trying to raise their shitty Mexican flag above our great Stars & Stripes, and their dilapidated culture. All racists should be treated the same... swim back home, jagoffs.
Goodness..that rant will surely solve everything./s
There is a big difference between slavery and illegal immigration. Illegals break laws to come here; slaves were brought here against God's Law.
No matter who was morally wrong in there being here, the slave or the slave owner, it's still a mute point..they are still the new "slaves" of the elite classes.
IMHO..the slave owners got smarter..now they can blame the slaves for the "wedding".
lol, that distortion is thanks to the same liberal press.
Blacks have been worried for some time about losing their MFM status (most favored minority); what with women being a larger group than the total blacks, never mind that over half of the blacks are also women, add in the burgeoning hispanic population from immigration and high birth rate and soon there won't be enough benefits to go around.
They should be complaining.
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Yesterday a reader sent a link to a story about Mexico’s newly issued postal stamps, which for some inexplicable reason depict black caricatures reminiscent of a bygone era in the United States.
Dark-skinned people of African descent are subjected to this in Mexico? They have a big Negro problem down there, do they?
I wasn’t going to blog about this because it nauseates me, then I changed my mind. Michelle Malkin beat me to the punch anyway. Whenever I see racist caricatures of blacks from back in the day, I cringe. To think there was a time in the U.S. when whites openly mocked and ridiculed blacks with these exaggerated stereotypes, and blackface comedy was all the rage.
Ironically (and sadly), blacks also performed in blackface. To see it in 2005 coming from any country or anyone raises my blood pressure.
I don’t need more reasons to dislike Vicente Fox. The reasons I have are more than enough. His desire to dictate how we enforce our immigration laws, his disregard for the poorer, darker-skinned citizens of his own country (If you’re white, you’re alright!), and the self-interested, unethical, and open encouragement he gives them to invade our country (with George Bush’s complicity) fills me with so much disgust that I hope to meet him one day so I can tell him exactly what I think of him.
I don’t want illegal aliens removed from this land because Mexico is racist; I want them gone because they’re here illegally, have no regard for our laws and culture, seeking only America’s rich blessings and none of the responsibilities, and most of all, because they’re wreaking havoc on our health care and government school infrastructures, costing law-abiding American citizens millions.
But the people in power don’t care. They can afford private schools for their kids and doctors of their choice. Yet, some of these same people want socialized medicine, government doctors, so that we’ll have to wait six months for that life-saving surgery while they can afford the doctors of their choice. And I don’t say this often enough, so listen carefully: if you can’t afford private schools, homeschool your children! But I digress. From CNN:
The series of five stamps released for general use Wednesday depicts a child character from a comic book started in the 1940s that is still published in Mexico.
The boy, hapless but lovable, is drawn with exaggerated features, thick lips and wide-open eyes. His appearance, speech and mannerisms are the subject of kidding by white characters in the comic book….Activists said the stamp was offensive, though officials denied it.
“One would hope the Mexican government would be a little more careful and avoid continually opening wounds,” said Sergio Penalosa, an activist in Mexico’s small black community on the southern Pacific coast. Hapless but lovable? Who wrote this garbage? Probably some white, American, liberal journalist. Before my whole day is ruined, I need to stop writing.
Posted by La Shawn @ 8:18 am
My suggestion if you got it so "bad"..go apply for one of those jobs today that the Mexicans boycotted.
>You must be hurting with all that "shopping" you are doing today
My suggestion if you got it so "bad"..go apply for one of those jobs today that the Mexicans boycotted.<
Aren't you sweet for worrying about moi? Isn't the internet amazing? You can spend money and never leave your job, that job you have because you have your own business.
Oh, and did you know, the most amazing thing? American stores are open after 5:00pm! I've heard that restaurants are open then, also!
Will wonders never cease?
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