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| Blacks see threat from Hispanic illegal aliens |
| 2006-05-15 |
| Severly edited to highlight information and remove anecdotes. Blacks in the [Washington, DC] region are joining Minuteman militia groups opposed to illegal Hispanic aliens working in the United States, saying they take jobs from blacks and piggyback off the strides made during the civil rights movement. Several blacks Friday attended a Minuteman rally in the District. And yesterday, Ted Hayes, a black Los Angeles-based homeless activist and founder of the Crispus Attucks Brigade, held a rally in Upper Senate Park denouncing attempts by immigrant rights groups to link their movement to that of black civil rights. The Crispus Attucks Brigade -- named after Crispus Attucks, a black man and the first casualty of the American Revolution -- plans to hold rallies nationwide to raise black awareness of illegal immigration, said co-founder James Spencer. A recent survey by the Pew Research Center shows that about 80 percent of blacks have a favorable view of Hispanic immigrants' work ethic and family values. The survey also shows that 33 percent of blacks are less likely to suggest deportation of illegals aliens, compared with 59 percent of whites. However, the survey indicates that about half of blacks in the region see immigrants as a burden because they take jobs and housing. More than 50 percent of blacks in the region and more than 75 percent nationwide say increased immigration has led to difficulties in finding a job, compared with 50 percent of whites nationwide and 20 percent in the region who say the same. The survey stated 22 percent of blacks and 14 percent of whites said they or a relative had lost a job to an immigrant. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 Ya' think? Remember the story of the Nawlins men who thought they had rebuilding jobs at $10/hr until the Mexicans came in by the busload and took all the jobs for less money? Think the majority of those dispossessed (again) men were white? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-05-15 18:37 |