As Politically Correct Joe, the charming "Elder Statesman" who owned the truck, drove back and forth, on Friday ( Begin With Chapter 1 ), I joined in the sign waving, and slogan chanting, fun.
I saw a Black man, a bit older than me, and approached the Minute Man Project member with a smile.
I asked if he was one of those Ku Kluxers I'd heard was standing watch on the border, and he laughed with me at the very idea that a cause that brings Americans of all ethnic, and racial backrounds together could be considered racist.
It was then that I learned about one of the efforts in the African-American Community to bring attention to the affects Illegal Immigration has upon it.
I was introduced to activist Ted Hayes, he of the Dome Village Project in Los Angeles, and learned about Choose Black America, an effort to educate the Black Community about the threat to its future that is Illegal Immigration.
In his chat with me, and his passionate interview with the reporter from KFI Radio, I learned a few things:
Mass illegal immigration has been the single greatest impediment to black advancement in this country over the past 25 years. Blacks, in particular, have lost economic opportunities, seen their kids’ schools flooded with non-English speaking students, and felt the socio-economic damage of illegal immigration more acutely than any other group. ...
On May 23rd, 2006, the new group sent out a Press Release that announced that "many Black Americans oppose Illegal Alien Amnesty, and urged passage of an Enforcement Only Bill in the Senate because Amnesty will hurt all Americans, and Blacks the Most" ( Read the whole thing. ) ( Watch the Press Conference on YouTube. ).
In July they held a rally to make the case that "Amnesty for Violating U.S. Immigration Laws Is Not a Civil Rights Issue". ( Read Press Release. )
As an effort in co-operation with the Federation for American Immigration Reform, Choose Black America has a Website of its own where you can learn more about their effort, and those folks behind it.
I was told by Ted that they are encouraging all Bloggers to ask the Congressional Black Caucas why it is silent on the danger of Illegal Immigration to the African-American Community?
A very good question, indeed.
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