Last week House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) released what has been described by many as "a fearmongering video" that places the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) firmly within a photo montage of what The Hill describes as "President Hugo Chavez, a group of apparent jihadists burning an American flag,...
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This week's wire, by Nezua, TMC MediaWire Blogger, begins: "It’s no shock that those long-opposed to All Things Immigrant are using the Swine Flu outbreak�which has mostly affected Mexicans at this point�to ratchet anti-immigrant rhetoric up to an irresponsible level. It’s disappointing though, especially because the last few weeks...
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As usual, right-wing media is off blaming immigrants for everything wrong with the world. To recap: yes, swine flu is wreaking havoc in Mexico and has taken over a hundred lives there. Yes, it is a major disaster that needs to be tracked, treated, and contained - and our...
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Apr 13, 2009
Just when you thought the immigrant blame game couldn't get more absurd, this, from Media Matters: "Limbaugh: Somali pirates have "entitlement mentality. I could have sworn they were originally Americans"; speculates 'maybe they were illegal immigrants.'" Sounds like Rush needs to deal with his own entitlement issues before...
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