At the height of his hubris, Ira Mehlman, a spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform -- an anti-immigrant organization designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center -- decided that he is better qualified than Latino civil rights leaders to speak to Latino views. What's next, David Duke writing about African American views on affirmative action?
In his Feb. 2 Times Op-Ed article, "Priorities of immigration advocates are out of step," Mehlman latches on to Pew Hispanic Center polling data that show Latino voters rank education, healthcare and the economy over immigration to make the case that resolving the immigration question during the Obama administration would run counter to Latino interests. Nice try.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/sunletters/la-oew-martinez5-2009feb05,0,1915757.story
Posted by: Verenice Andrade
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