Here's another file for the Elvira Arellano bias folder. The Los Angeles Times joined its Windy City sister publication the Chicago Tribune in describing the fugitive illegal immigration as an activist in an August 20 article, "Immigration activist deported to Mexico."
As in the Tribune write-up, Arellano's conviction for Social Security fraud was buried deep into the article (paragraph 11).
After giving Joseph Turner of the Federation for American Immigration Reform some token space to applaud the arrest and deportation, reporters Sonia Nazario and David Pierson devoted the rest of the article to a dispute amongst illegal immigration advocates about how far they should go in challenging federal authorities:
Arellano was part of a fledgling movement of churches in New York, Chicago, San Diego and Los Angeles that had recently offered sanctuary to illegal immigrants.
But her cause was not widely embraced by immigrant rights activists, some of whom believed the idea of religious organizations willfully flouting the law to shelter an illegal immigrant with final deportation orders was too confrontational and feared that her tactics would only fuel anti-immigrant forces in the U.S.
Many Americans feel torn about cases such as Arellano's, said Grace Dyrness, who is studying the sanctuary movement at the Center for Religion and Civic Culture at USC.
"People are struggling: Where do I land? Do I side with the law, without compassion? Or with compassion, and then I don't have regard for our laws?" she said.
"People wonder: What is the law, and what does my heart say and how do we bring those two together?" Dyrness said.
Update: You can leave your opinion on the Arellano arrest and deportation (and on the paper's bias) at the LA Times Web site here.
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Great minds?
August 20, 2007 - 16:29 ET by ThisnThatSo, is the result of two newspapers, separated by more than 1000 miles, using the same bogus terminology and description a result of
Sychronized talking points?
The natural outcome of liberal bias templates?, or
Great minds thinking together?
I don't know the answer. Perhaps I should ask a member of the MSM to tell me.
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I doubt there's message
August 20, 2007 - 16:38 ET by Ken ShepherdI doubt there's message coordination just because they are owned by the same company. So I'd go with choice #2.
But that being said, sometimes the ChiTrib will run LA Times stories and vice versa, all thanks to the common ownership and the pooling of resources that sometimes occurs with papers owned by the same enterprise.
Symbol
August 20, 2007 - 16:36 ET by Jerry MackShe was the symbol of criminals that hide in churches.
So, if being guilty of
August 20, 2007 - 16:41 ET by BDSo, if being guilty of something and escaping punishment for it is now considered "Activism" does that mean.
1.) D B Cooper was an aviation rights "Activist."
2.) the whole Arellano-Felix clan are just chock full of drug rights "Activists."
3.) Gordon Wendell Kahl was a noted anti Federal Marshall "Activist."
4.) and the David Berkowitz was a noted Animal Rights "Activist" who followed the instructions of his neighbors dog.
Liberals
August 20, 2007 - 16:42 ET by iveseenitallAh, the liberals--"What does my heart say?" BAARFF
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
i can't wait for our awesome
August 20, 2007 - 16:46 ET by sajc05i can't wait for our awesome president to use this to call for "comprehensive" immagration reform again so nobody will ever have to be deported again, even would be gang banging murderers.
this president and congress is a joke, our cities are deteriorating, schools over run as well as hospitals and prisons, and all bush can say is "we need a pathway to citizenship" and only pretend to secure the borders so his big biz lobbyists are happy.
Could the headline have
August 20, 2007 - 16:49 ET by EdhenryCould the headline have read the following?
"Illegal immigrant, convicted on charges of social security fraud, finally arrested and deported after church harbors known felon for more than a year"
Nope too many banned words
August 20, 2007 - 16:53 ET by MightyMouthNope too many banned words for this subject:
Illegal, convicted, fraud, arrested, deported, harbors, felon.
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Headline
August 20, 2007 - 19:15 ET by well99I think your headline is the one that should be used.But you do know you violated first rule of left wing journalism.Your not allowed to use facts.
If the liberals get in
August 20, 2007 - 19:27 ET by ckc1227If the liberals get in charge, be afraid. Be very afraid. Watching the O'reilly Factor, and Kristen Powers, who is usually pretty level-headed for a lib, pretty much said it is a basic human right to come to this country illegally and commit social security fraud. Not my words, they are her words. She point blank said that it is a basic human right to come to this country illegally.
And she is a moderate, or so I thought. God help us all if the libs ever get back in power.
I listen to "Brian and the
August 20, 2007 - 23:30 ET by RESTLESS 1I listen to "Brian and the Judge" on Fox radio on Sirius. While Kirsten may seem level headed, If you listen long enough, her true liberal colors come through. She was sitting in for Judge Napolitano (SP?) a few weeks back, and she said some far out things. Brian Kilmeade (SP?, geez, I wish they would get some easier names) put Kirsten in her place a few times, but I think they kept it civil out of respect for one another. I think also, she tones it down a bit B/C she knows she is outnumbered usually.
Name that theme!!
August 20, 2007 - 20:00 ET by motherbeltFind the theme of the article by analyzing the following phrases contained therein:
Immigration activist
Fledgling movement of churches
Offered sanctuary
Sanctuary movement
People are struggling
side with the law, without compassion
what does my heart say?
Actor-vist
August 20, 2007 - 23:01 ET by iveseenitallThis "actor-vist" woman is a shill for every amnesty group in the country. And right, that Powers "moderate"---scheeze! O'Reilly couldn't even look at her. All he could do was shake his head and mutter something about liberal permissiveness. We're going to be in deep soup if the Dimos get in next time.
P.S. The churches are wrong on this one. Jesus said to render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
"All he could do was shake
August 20, 2007 - 23:02 ET by ckc1227"All he could do was shake his head and mutter something about liberal permissiveness."
I think he was actually stunned by what she said, and didn't know what to say, lol.
Right
August 20, 2007 - 23:17 ET by iveseenitallRight, he was stunned. I've watched O'Reilly get an education about the left over the past few years. He's gone from almost defending them to utter disgust for their stupidity and hypocrisy.
NEVER, NEVER trust a "liberal"
You have to ask yourself,
August 21, 2007 - 00:42 ET by jdhawkYou have to ask yourself, who the LAT is writing for anyway. It must be Spanish speaking immigrant activist parakeets, because it can't be the legal citizens of Los Angels.
Those are the ones that put up with virulent latin gangs, currying of illegal drugs into their city, murderers that scurry back over the border where the Mexican government refuses to extradite, and their jails filled to the brim with "activists."
Yeah, its all of those kinds of jobs that the legal Los Angelinos refuse to do, but they have their home town a** wipe newspaper to provide them with the salve to heal the above wounds wrought by those just seeking "sanctuary."
Defenders of Illegals are
August 21, 2007 - 01:10 ET by mlongDefenders of Illegals are always telling us that we need them because
they do "jobs Americans won't do...well besides getting pregnant and
committing Social Security fraud just what job was she doing for a year
hanging out in that storefront church?
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Current Results of LA Times web poll ...
August 21, 2007 - 11:11 ET by EllisWyattWhat do you think of the case of Elvira Arellano? The illegal immigrant from Mexico was deported late Sunday. Should she have been deported? Yes. She broke the law. 72.8% No. She should not be separated from her son. 20.0% Doesn't matter. This feels like a publicity stunt. 7.2%
If you're not outraged at the media, you haven't been paying attention.
Just imagine the result if
August 21, 2007 - 15:25 ET by KhyrisJust imagine the result if they hadn't skewed the poll by implying that deportation mandated seperation from her son (as opposed to her choosing it). I'd say half that 20% easy would have said yes as well.