La Raza (The Race) Calls for Speech Restriction

The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) is a leading organization in the fight for open borders, non-enforcement of immigration laws, and rights for illegal aliens. NCLR styles itself as a "civil rights" organization, but its name La Raza (The Race) suggests its real purpose. The black civil rights movement affirmed the importance of citizenship and the rule of law. NCLR undermines both, with the consequence of increasing clout of La Raza at the expense of other groups.

Recently, due to the defeat of amnesty and its other goals, the NCLR has stridently attacked immigration reformers as purveyors of "hate speech." Leading the charge is the organization's president, Janet Murguia. "Ms. Murguia," reported New York Times blogger Ariel Alexovich (2/1/08) "[argues] that hate speech should not be tolerated, even if such censorship were a violation of First Amendment rights. Said Murguia herself, "Everybody knows there is a line that can be crossed when it comes to free speech. And when free speech transforms to hate speech, we've got to cross that line."

In pursuit of her objectives, Murguia said she would call on the management of CNN to restrict the commentary of Lou Dobbs and Glenn Beck on illegal immigration. Both men are credited with raising public opposition to the illegal alien amnesty bill last summer.

Comment: "Hate speech" is a term intolerant people often use to discredit and silence speech that they hate. Ms. Murguia and people like her don't like free speech because their self-seeking agendas are difficult to justify.

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AIC Prompts Tougher Enforcement

Some time ago an AIC investigation uncovered a steady flow of Cubans claiming permanent residence in the U.S. by landing on Mona Island, a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico where the Border Patrol was thinly deployed. In the course of the investigation we obtained dramatic footage of Cubans landing on Mona Island. Under existing law, Cubans who arrive on U.S. territory — even without permission — are allowed to live in the U.S.

Our investigation drew attention to the problem, and the situation has improved, as was noted by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) at a recent hearing. To keep attention focused on this situation, AIC is preparing a new video — including the Mona footage — for distribution to members of Congress.

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