Janet Murguía National Press Club Speech on Immigration, Pt1

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[jimj122680]

Unions of course cannot include illegal workers! Illegal workers should be deported!

Illegal workers pose the #1 threat to any union, they are far worse than even scabs!

Our laws are very reasonable, we let in 1 million legal immigrants/year... more than any other country on Earth.

If one is LEGALLY here they can easily reunite with their families.

We didn't mess up Mexico's economy. Mexico is a corrupt nation. Perhaps Mexicans should have a revolution; maybe join EZLN and Marcos.

[mariadeg]

Janet Murguia is telling the truth. The buildup of hate speech is alarming, and its validation by "mainstream" media is worse.

Legalatina, "la raza" just means "the folks" -- "tengo que llamar a la raza" means "gotta call home." This is not from a Mexican.

[jimj122680]

Liberals who support illegal immigrants are unknowingly siding with greedy U.S. corporations. Why? Because illegal immigration is about one thing --> more corporate profits via lower labor costs.

WHO WINS? Greedy companies AND illegal workers (earning FAR more than in Mexico).

WHO LOSES? The U.S. labor class (U.S. proletariat) via job losses to illegal workers & depressed wages.

Thus 120 years of U.S. wage struggles fought for since the Haymarket Rebellion of 1886 are being undermined.

[mariadeg]

I'm also a union member, and I don't agree. The solution is uniform enforcement of wage and hour laws. If you were to declare that, say, left-handed people weren't entitled to overtime, you'd see the same thing. Lefties suddenly popular w/ unscrupulous employers. Main problem is actually in our laws, which are unreasonable. We mess up other workers' economies (Mexico is real too!), make it nearly impossible for family members to reunite, & then complain. The solution is organization.

[legalatina]

The NCLR partnering with the likes of the SPLC, the Mex. government and even the ACLU...now what part of radical does that not describe?

[kyledeb]

Legalatina likes to use Lou Dobbs words like "ethno-supremacist" when it's probably just an old white dude that has decided to use a name like "legalatina" to pollute the comments sections of youtube videos.

See any irony in using race while they incorrectly accuse another organization of "ethno-supremacy". To say that's what it means almost certainly suggest the person is not latina.

[azemun]

So many of the comments are here are ignorant and misinformed. The level of anti-Latino/anti-immigrant rhetoric in our country has grown to an alarming level. And the hate groups will only push the envelope going into the elections. We need to restore decency to the debate.

[legalatina]

Stop funding ethno-supremacist groups like LA RAZA with our tax dollars...call your Congressional representatives and stop funding radical, race-based groups like LA RAZA.

[icirr]

la raza means "the people," not particular to any group. you are misrepresenting the meaning of the word and the mission of their organization. if you go to their website, you'd see they are dedicated to fighting racism, not supporting it.

these claims are unfounded and absurd, and people who do any research into the matter will see that.

[legalatina]

Apparently, "inflammatory" to La RAZA means any factual account of stories regarding the negative aspects of illegal immigration upon our society....the truth hurts ....and our entire nation is hurting because of uncontrolled, rampant illegal immigration and lax enforcement of our immigration laws.

[symsess]

Her points in this video are completely accurate. The U.S. has suffered a history of abuse and prejudice against migrants which it can't seem to shake itself out of. Fringe groups such as FAIR and Numbers USA, that by example of all recent elections, do not hold the majority opinion have somehow become the major voice and source of "facts" in this debate.

[legalatina]

Couric's factual account of the costs associated with ilelgal alien mothers giving birth in a particular hospital were just that facts. What can be disputed about that? La RAZA has waged a smear campaign against any individual, organization or company that does not agree with it's pro-open borders, pro-ethno-centric, pro-illegal immigration agenda. LA RAZA is an ethno-supremacist organization funded by public tax dollars.

[kyledeb]

"legalatina" is probably some old white dude sitting at his computer.

The fact people confuse "Raza" with race when it really means "people" or "community" shows their ignorance of other cultures.

It's one thing to promote free speech. It's another to hand hate a microphone like Lou Dobbs does every night.

[REWHBLCAIN]

I cant take it any more I'm jumping out the window! What a bloated wind bag.

[REWHBLCAIN]

Down with LaRaza, This woman is out to lunch......Oh boy

[AlturaCt]

This is part of what is wrong with America. The American press corps welcome and priase this racist leaders of this hateful and racsit organization. Wake up people!

[icirr]

ms. murguia is warning us about what will happen to our nation if we let the demagogues keep fanning the flames on this issue. whatever you think of nclr, there's nothing objectionable in this entire speech. did you listen to it? the ending is a frightening consequence of our current political climate and the fear-mongering going on on network TV.

[legalatina]

The Fear-mongering has been ongoing by the illegal alien advocacy cartel...and the misinformation given to their "clients" regarding law enforcment ....the illegal alien advocacy cartels associating themselves with radical groups like ANSWER LA, the ACLU, MECHA, MEXICA spewing hate at the so-called "marches" ...why isn't La RAZA condemning that kind of hate speech?

[legalatina]

LA RAZA ...means the "race" and is used by the Chicano's in the SW to mean those of MExican descent....Most other Hispanics do not describe themselves in those terms. To do so denies the fact that Hispanics are diverse racially, culturally, ethnically and linguistically.

[legalatina]

....she's after Katie Couric? For having the courage to talk about the factual, documented costs of illegal alien mothers giving birth in this country at our expense? La RAZA seeks to censor any truth about the costs on our society about their precious masses of uneducated, illiterate, impoverished, and increasingly criminal aliens from MExico.

[icirr]

Katie Couric should be above pandering on this issue, yes. If she does a story like this, she needs to provide two sides to the issue, not just the anti-immigrant viewpoint, given by anti-immigrant "experts". she shouldn't fall prey to using the "alien mothers" to boost her ratings. responsible journalism, is what that is called. unfortunately, she's far from alone

[legalatina]

The facts regarding the high numbers of illegal alien women giving birth in the U.S. hospitals that were featured in the piece, were just that facts. The truth hurts all of us. Murguia never criticizes the one-sided "soft" pieces on illegal aliens meant to elicit sympathy instead of debate on the facts regarding law and policy on the subject.

[legalatina]

Murguia and many of her family members have made careers out of race baiting, and fund raising for leftist, radical, ethno-supremacist (Mexican)pro-illegal immigration groups, there is no question that when Janet talks of LA RAZA she means Mexicans, MExican-Americans period. La RAZA doesn't speak for a great majority of AMerican born citizens of Hispanic heritage at ALL. She is part of the illegal alien advocacy cartel.

[ely1951]

La Raza translated equals "The Race"

They,"The Race", are the bigots not us!

And good I am glad failure of the "amnesty" bill has made life tougher for the illegal aliens. That's why we stopped it, DA!

[idependant]

La Raza wants to limit free speech.

First Amendment of the Bill of Rights

CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW RESPECTING AN ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION, OR PROHIBITING THE FREE EXERCISE THEREOF; OR ABRIDGING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH, OR OF THE PRESS; OR THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE PEACEABLY TO ASSEMBLE, AND TO PETITION THE GOVERNMENT FOR A REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES.

[RalphNelson]

Neither La Raza nor Murguia have petitioned Congress to make a law restricting free speech. They are merely trying to encourage people to use their free speech rights responsibly.

[icirr]

and journalists should be held to presenting two sides of an issue, not using the issue in an inflammatory way to boost their failing ratings.

[legalatina]

...and so I'm assuming you'd be directing those comments to the "journalists" from the National Assoc. of Hispanic Journalists as well including the prolific opinion writer Navarette.

[jimj122680]

to icirr,

There is only one side to the illegal immigration problem, the Lou Dobbs side. The "other side" is merely advocating law breaking.

[GunnySgtHartman]

The National Council of the Race is a racist organization. They only look after the Latino race, and support illegal immigration.

[legalatina]

There is no Latino 'race". Murgia and the NCLR are leftist, Mexican, socialists who have been working as shills for the Mexican government and are part of the Institute for Mexicans Abroad. This isn't about "hispanics" for La RAZA this is about Mexican illegal aliens and Mexican Americans for them. LA RAZA doesn't speak for mainstream, AMericans of Hispanic heritage.