Latest Outrage

Latest Outrage

When mainstream media or politicians aid and abet hate or hate groups offend human decency, the Latest Outrage exposes their transgressions for all to see.

Mexican Bashing Goes Bipartisan

September 3rd, 2008 – Meet the congressional candidate Daily Kos, New York Bloggers call "crazy Jack Davis."The Buffalo News reported this week on a speech given in March by Democratic candidate Jack Davis, who is running for the open seat in New York’s 26th Congressional District.  Davis rails against illegal immigration in Dobbsian terms…

The Myth of Widespread Noncitizen Voting

September 2nd, 2008 – Kudos to MALDEF and one of their latest “Truth in Immigration” postings, The Myth of Widespread Non-citizen Voting, written in response to Hans von Spakovsky’s Heritage Foundation report which asserts that noncitizens often vote in U.S. elections.View the report at www.TruthinImmigration.org. 

Is this the English we should be learning?

August 29th, 2008 – Citizen Orange recently posted a humorous piece highlighting those who stress the importance of everyone speaking English in the United States.  Apparently, some English-only zealots never learned to spell; someone should tell them about spell check. Check it out at http://www.citizenorange.com/orange/2008/08/5-english-lessons-from-the-us.html.

Savage:  “America is being overrun by an invasion force from Mexico”

August 28th, 2008 – Many thanks to Media Matters for America for pointing out Michael Savage’s latest harangue.  He alleges that "America is being overrun by an invasion force from Mexico that'll soon take over the country."  After referencing a news report which states that immigration, higher birth rates among immigrants, and an aging…

Even winning an Olympic gold medal isn’t good enough for them

August 27th, 2008 – Henry Cejudo, the 21-year-old son of undocumented immigrants, recently won an Olympic gold medal for the United States in men’s freestyle 55-kilogram wrestling.  What could make us prouder as Americans than seeing this young man achieve his dream?  Well, apparently to some, an individual’s accomplishments should be judged on whether…

This Week in Lou

August 12th, 2008 – Lou Dobbs was in the media quite a bit this week, but we're guessing that this time he's probably not the least bit happy about it.First up, Academy Award-winning composer and singer Randy Newman has a song on his new album that takes on Dobbs and other anti-immigrant types. USA…

We Report, You Decide…

August 6th, 2008 – Among the luminaries who "attended" the 2008 National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Annual Conference in San Diego was our old friend, Jeff Schwilk, head of the San Diego Minutemen. For a very detailed chronicling of the misadventures of Schwilk and his hate group-designated band of followers over the last…

Did Right-Wing Shock Jocks Motivate Knoxville Killer?

July 31st, 2008 – A very thought-provoking post by Joshua Holland on AlterNet.org on the consequences of demonizing - rather than debating - your opponents:http://www.alternet.org/Did Right-Wing Shock Jocks Motivate Knoxville Killer?When police searched the car of the gunman who opened fire in a Unitarian Church in Tennessee, they found a 4-page letter expressing his…

Hispanic Leaders in North Carolina Face Death Threats

July 30th, 2008 – Hate rears its ugly head again. Just recently, NCLR named a new Chair to our Board of Directors, and on the same day the following comment targeting her was posted on a blog: "The time is coming to fight back and yes many will die in this fight." And she's…

Ugly Language Reaches as Far as Hawaii

July 29th, 2008 – The ugly language in the immigration debate has spread as far as Hawaii, where a City Councilmember used the term "wetback," sparking a storm of protest, which was in turn met by a wave of hate.http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2008/Jun/26/op/hawaii806260316.html Harsh stereotypes damage our communityIt is time, instead, to live values of tolerance and of…

Yet Another Hate Crime Tragedy

July 24th, 2008 – We regret to share that we are adding another flash point to the map. A 25-year-old immigrant was recently beaten to death by a group of teenagers in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. One witness told the AP that the teenagers, some of whom apparently make up part of the local high school…

Kudos to the Campaign for a United America

July 22nd, 2008 – Kudos to the Campaign for a United America for making it so easy to see the close ties between the network of organizations that are central to the anti-immigrant movement. It's an eye-opening primer on the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), a hate group, and its many spinoffs and…

A Glimpse of the Protesters Outside the NCLR Annual Conference

July 19th, 2008 – There has been a lot of coverage of Senator Obama and Senator McCain appearing at the NCLR Annual Conference in San Diego. This blog post from The Sanctuary gives a glimpse of what was going on among the protesters outside. (Full disclosure: The blogger was there at NCLR's invitation) http://thesanctuary.soapblox.net/showDiary.do?diaryId=280

Latest on G. Gordon Liddy

July 13th, 2008 – Not content with merely demonizing undocumented immigrants, radio commentator G. Gordon Liddy managed to attack the entire Spanish language - and by implication the millions who speak it:LIDDY: You've just heard Barack Obama insisting that we all teach our children Spanish. Well, not mine, no way. 'Round here, let's see,…

We Challenge McCain and Obama to Rein In Party Rhetoric on Immigration

July 11th, 2008 – By Janet Murguía, NCLR President and CEOToday I challenged Senators Barack Obama and John McCain to rein in offensive and charged rhetoric on immigration in their respective parties' congressional campaigns this fall. I presented this challenge just days before they are both scheduled to address our 2008 NCLR Annual Conference…

Insider Admits Concerns that Minutemen Attract People with Sinister Intentions

July 10th, 2008 – It has been clear to us for a long time that the Minutemen, called "national heroes" by Lou Dobbs, are something less than heroic. Now even the founder of the Minuteman Project, Jim "I'm proud to be a vigilante" Gilchrist is concerned that the Minuteman organization attracts people with sinister…

Offensive Emails from Harris County Sheriff’s Office Target Muslims and Hispanics

July 8th, 2008 – A local news station in Houston uncovered some highly unsavory emails being sent by officials in the sheriff's office. The link below takes you to a video clip of the story, which gives graphic detail of mostly anti-Muslim emails, with a few nasty digs at Latino immigrants thrown in. We…

You’d Think That Nothing Would Surprise Us Anymore

July 6th, 2008 – After we've paid all this attention to hate groups, extremists, and generally unsavory views, you'd think that nothing would surprise us anymore. But even we were astonished to learn that Louisiana school officials managed to find a way to criticize a pair of co-valedictorians who-despite succeeding spectacularly in high school-had…

New Video Shows Link Between Anti-Immigrant Groups and White Supremacists

June 26th, 2008 – "What if all the leading anti-immigration groups were founded by the same man, funded by the same organization, and [had] ties to White supremacy?" So begins Heidi Beirich's narrative in "Behind the Veil"-a new video being released today that details the common origins of many of the country's leading anti-immigration groups…

Obama jabs use words as new-speak weapons

June 16th, 2008 – An eloquent piece that highlights the code words that show up in the media -- an insidious "new vocabulary" emerging in the context of the immigration debate.  Couldn't have said it better ourselves...http://www.dailynews.comObama jabs use words as new-speak weaponsMariel Garza, Editorial Page Writer 06/14/2008 Los Angeles Daily NewsTHE other day…

And They Call Us Un-American

June 11th, 2008 – We are deeply appreciative of the Southern Poverty Law Center's (SPLC) piece defending NCLR against an attack by John Derbyshire.  But the reason we're posting this is to introduce you to Derbyshire, the British-born longtime columnist for the National Review Online.  The SPLC post links to a piece he did…

And So It Begins…

June 6th, 2008 – And so it begins...We knew it was coming - the first anti-immigrant ad of the summer from State Senator Harri Anne Smith who is running for Congress in Alabama.  Our favorite part is when she talks about English being the only language we speak in this country while the camera…

Police Investigate Threatening Calls to Immigrant Advocacy Group

June 4th, 2008 – There are new reports almost every week of violence or threats against immigrants and their advocates.  Among Latino and immigrant rights advocates, people have begun to refer to the current environment as a "reign of terror" against the immigrant community, the Latino community, and the service organizations that work every…

THE (Nashville) TENNESSEAN: Hate crimes rise against Hispanics and the disabled

June 3rd, 2008 – More evidence of the rise in hate crimes against Latinos, this time with a twist: not only do people target those who have been dehumanized in the media, but also those who seem especially vulnerable.  Pretty ugly stuff. THE (Nashville) TENNESSEAN: Hate crimes rise against Hispanics and the disabledAnalysts see link…

ALTER NET.ORG: Latino Activists Face Death Threats in Georgia

June 2nd, 2008 – More distressing coverage of hate-inspired attacks against Latino advocates associated with the immigration issue.  Hate speech has real consequences. By Judith Martínez-Sadri, New America MediaPosted on May 28, 2008, Printed on May 28, 2008http://www.alternet.org/story/86483/Editor's note: this was originally published in Spanish by Atlanta Latino. It is reprinted here with permission.Death threats…

Lou Demagogue

May 29th, 2008 – The rest of the country is beginning to notice what it means when television commentators rely on hate groups for their information.  Thanks to the recent report by Media Matters and Paul Waldman's run-in with Lou Dobbs, Joe Klein has entered the discussion:http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/05/lou_demagogue.htmlMay 25, 2008 12:21 Lou DemagoguePosted by Joe…

Media Matters vs. Lou Dobbs, Round II

May 23rd, 2008 – Dave Neiwert has a great post on firedoglake.com today deconstructing Dobbs' recent interview with Paul Waldman of Media Matters.  Media Matters released a report this week chronicling the numerous journalistic misdeeds of Dobbs and other cable news on the immigration issue.  Enjoy. http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/23/lou-dobbs-bares-his-nasty-nativist-teeth/

Fear and Loathing in Prime Time

May 22nd, 2008 – Kudos to Media Matters for their really thorough report on the ways in which cable news distorts the immigration debate.  Fear and Loathing in Prime Time is a scathing analysis that shines a spotlight on how over the top - and often inaccurate - the cable news networks are in…

Could Infighting End Minuteman Movement?

May 20th, 2008 – The Chicago Daily Herald ran an interesting piece on the struggles of the Minuteman vigilante movement.  Among other things, the piece highlights some real connection between the Minuteman Project and the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR).  Makes it a little harder for FAIR to argue that it's not a…

Idaho Student Says Teacher Tossed His Mexican Flag In Trash

May 15th, 2008 – Hmm, we wonder if this teacher took away someone's four-leaf clover last St. Patrick's Day for the same reasons...    Idaho student says teacher tossed his Mexican flag in trashMay 7th, 2008 | TWIN FALLS, Idaho -- A high school student says he may file a lawsuit against a physical education…

Commentary: The Ugly Mexican-American Immigration Debate

May 15th, 2008 – CNN's website, if not its actual television coverage of the immigration issue, has been showing a more nuanced look at the immigration debate.  In particular, the website has been running columns that show the impact of hate on the immigration debate and hint at a real dialogue between columnist Ruben…

Hate Radio’s Bigotry Towards Hispanics

May 8th, 2008 – Great post by the Center for American Progress on the wave of hate on the radio against Latinos.  Read it below, or find it here:  http://www.americanprogressaction.org/progressreportMay 7, 2008by Faiz Shakir, Amanda Terkel, Satyam Khanna, Matt Corley, Ali Frick, and Benjamin Armbruster MEDIA Hate Radio's Bigotry Against HispanicsOn Monday, hate radio…

ROLL CALL: CHC Emboldened, Targets Lou Dobbs

May 7th, 2008 – April 28, 2008 By Jennifer Yachnin,Roll Call Staff Fresh off of challenging its own Democratic majority, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus is taking on CNN. In a letter issued Friday to Time Warner Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Bewkes, the CHC's chairman, Rep. Joe Baca (D-Calif.), and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) contended…

What Hate Does:  Tragedy in Arkansas

April 4th, 2008 – We're sorry to announce that we're adding yet another flashpoint to the map showing the tragic consequences of hate.  A young man says something nice in Spanish about a baby and is assaulted by the father at work the next day.  The man's uncle, who intervened, is beaten to death. …

Debunking Myths That Feed Hate

March 25th, 2008 – Kudos to MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) for launching http://www.truthinimmigration.org/Home.aspx this week.  The new site tackles the many myths, exaggerations, false "facts," and just plain lies which are regular features of the immigration debate.  For anyone concerned about arriving at real solutions to immigration, this website is…

Going after kids

March 13th, 2008 – One of the more disturbing issues in the immigration debate is its impact on children, including American citizens in immigrant families.  NCLR and the Urban Institute published a report last fall on the subject, which documents that alarming numbers of children have been separated from their parents in immigration workplace raids.…

Connecting Immigrants with Crime: Fast and Loose with the Facts

February 28th, 2008 – Perhaps NCLR shouldn't be surprised that one of the responses to the launch of this website has been a barrage of emails from people using the very code words that we highlight. A few zealous senders of email are working very hard to try to convince us that immigrants really…

Hispanic Americans and Harassment

February 22nd, 2008 – Among the growing evidence that the immigration debate has gone too far is the fact that harassment of Latinos - immigrants or not - is on the rise. We hear reports from Arizona, the home state of the Minuteman Project, that many home-grown Latinos are beginning to carry birth certificates…

Minutemen Unvarnished

February 14th, 2008 – In the spirit of letting some outrages speak for themselves, check out the videos on a website sponsored by the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation's (CRLAF) Border Project, which monitors day labor sites in San Diego County. They have turned their cameras on Minutemen protesting at day labor sites -…

It’s All About the “Illegals,” Or Is It?

February 11th, 2008 – Many claim that their concerns about immigration are limited only to "illegals," saying, they are not against legal immigration, only illegal immigration, or, they oppose ‘illegals' getting benefits others don't get. Others claim they oppose amnesty because it puts illegals ahead of those waiting patiently to enter legally.First, such assertions…

Minutemen in The Washington Post

February 7th, 2008 – Minutemen in The Washington Post The February 2 edition of The Washington Post had an interesting photo on its front page:  a woman with a mask over her face:She showed up for Saturday's protest with a surgical mask around her neck.  "No TB please" was written on it.A Hispanic man…

Glenn Beck:  WeCanStopTheHate.org is a secret effort to help “Juan” McCain

February 5th, 2008 – Kudos to Think Progress for catching Glenn Beck taking a swipe at this website on his January, 31 radio program.  Completely ignoring the information presented here about how hate speech contributes to hate crimes and other abuses, Beck thinks this is an effort to take him off the air before…

The Extremist Groups Respond

February 1st, 2008 – It didn’t take long for some of the very people featured on this website to respond to its existence.  We particularly enjoyed Jim Gilchrist’s comment.  He’s a cofounder of the Minuteman Project and one of our Suspect Spokespeople.  Here’s what he told the Associated Press:Gilchrist called the National Council of…

Leader of Extremist Group Explains Election Results

January 30th, 2008 – A close look at the exit polls makes it abundantly clear that Latino voters in Florida had something to say in yesterday's primary.  Latinos went for McCain (54%) and Giuliani (24%) over Romney (14%).  Yes, Rudy Giuliani, who did abysmally in every other demographic, still managed to soundly beat Mitt…

Vigilantes Move from the Border to the Neighborhood

January 14th, 2008 – As if having self-appointed vigilantes “patrolling” the borders with guns weren’t bad enough, the thugs are now moving into our streets and neighborhoods.  They’ve come to stalk people they believe might be here illegally.  According to the Arizona Republic, Lynn Street, a member of a group calling itself Riders USA,…