The Washington Post today ran yet another story that puffed the politics of pro-illegal immigrant activists. [see Tim Graham's excellent post from April about biased coverage of a pro-amnesty rally]
In "The DJ Who Decided It's Drive Time," staff writer David Montgomery detailed the activism of Eddie "El Piolin" Soleto, a Los Angeles Spanish-language morning show host. It's not until deep in the article that we learn Sotelo is an illegal immigrant, having sneaked across the border from Mexico in 1986.
There's no effort to bring in an opposing point of view, and plenty of quotes are taken with the typical "jobs Americans won't do" tack.
What's more, a liberal activist group that has supported in-state tuition for illegal immigrants, CASA de Maryland, was tagged by Montgomery innocuously as a "day laborer advocacy group."
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– "We Are All American
June 15, 2007 - 09:55 ET by Beowulf– "We Are All Americans!" (A- 1) - Not unless you've actually immigrated, you're not.
– "Stop Scapegoating Immigrants" (A-8) - Immigrants aren't being blamed for anything. Illegal aliens are.
– "Stop Racist Legislation Now!" (C-3) - Since when are illegal aliens a race?
Media outlets classically omit podium speakers at leftist rallies and focus instead on sympathetic profiles of individual protesters. - Of course they're not going to spotlight the podium speakers. If they did, the "innocent, hard-working immigrants" would be showing their true colors, such as DEMANDING their "rights" and the "Reconquistadores". I'm sure Americans wouldn't mind being told that these "undocumented Americans" want more and more free money and benefits and their ultimate goal is to return California, New Mexico, and Arizona to Mexican sovereignty.
And why is it that Biaggi, who is obviously known to be an ILLEGAL ALIEN, and whose whereabouts are clearly known, isn't arrested and deported? If someone can stand up in a public forum and, day after day, announce his illegal status, and nothing is ever done to him, then why is it at all surprising that so many others come here illegally?
The Closed Mind Erects Strong Barriers
If someone can stand up in
June 15, 2007 - 11:24 ET by FlashmanIf someone can stand up in a public forum and, day after day, announce his illegal status, and nothing is ever done to him, then why is it at all surprising that so many others come here illegally?
That bears repeating. There seems to be a hell of a lot of limelight in the shadows that the illegals live in.
They're the brightest damn sh
June 15, 2007 - 11:38 ET by BeowulfThey're the brightest damn shadows I ever heard of...
The Closed Mind Erects Strong Barriers
Since when is a radio host th
June 15, 2007 - 09:56 ET by NoMoreClintonsSince when is a radio host the kind of job an American won't do (can't they find an American of Hispanic origin who may speak spanish to do it?). This guy should be deported immediately.
Radio Host
June 15, 2007 - 09:58 ET by Cool ArrowIs Imus available?
Drive Time
June 15, 2007 - 09:56 ET by Cool ArrowA million signatures. Few of them real. Less of them Legal.
Why don't we see if we can get Iran to petition our Government to tuck tail and run. Nancy Pelosi could pick up the petition and...too close to real life.
"jobs Americans won't do"
June 15, 2007 - 09:59 ET by RJ"jobs Americans won't do"
Yeah, like the $100,000/year Repubican Party politico job in California that went to a H1B visa Canadian.
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In exchange for his "legacy", George W. Bush is willing to destroy the Republican Party over illegal immigration.
Who would that be?I think the
June 15, 2007 - 10:08 ET by Ken ShepherdWho would that be?
I think there's some room for vigorous but generous debate on the type and # of visas we issue each year. The real problem is our laws being ignored and not vigorously enforced.
I have no problem with a foreign national working in a high-paying job if he/she is here legally.
My primary care physician is originally from India. He's a legal immigrant and he's a damn fine doctor. Our country benefits from him being here, providing his services, paying his taxes, and heck, we didn't invest anything in his education, etc., as he was schooled and trained in India.
Didn't catch the name, Ken
June 15, 2007 - 11:47 ET by RJIt was on a segment on Lou Dobbs last night, Ken. I didn't catch the name of the individual.
The focus of the segment was about how H1B visas are being massively overused and misused.
H1B Visas suck
June 15, 2007 - 11:55 ET by LionKing"The focus of the segment was about how H1B visas are being both overused and misused."
That is an understatement. These visas have been used to drive down IT consulting rates for years. Those visas were only supposed to be used to fill jobs that an American could not do. What they have subsequently done is to over-supply with cheaper labor (often underqualified) and drive down wages and salaries in the IT world.
It goes beyond that also. The client company I am consulting for performed a phone interview of a H1B applicant. He appeared to be very knowledgeable, so they made a blind-hire. Within a week, it became abundantly clear that the person interviewed and the person that was hired were not the same person.