John,
I found your comment on hispanic demonization in right-wing politics to be provacative and partially correct. However, I think politically expressed racism could better be attributed to populist movements in both parties. Take for example, Tom Tancredo(R-CO) who spoke every day on the House floor against immigration even thought he's not from a border state, essentially Tancredo is the right-winger you identified and he expressing sentiments popular in his region, yet these sentiments are equally, if not more prevalent in blue-collar (read populist) Democrats represented by unions. The truth is neither major political party is anti-immigrant, though they both contain nativist populist elements. Business interests in the Republican party are highly favorable to immigration and to the free-trade policies that stand the best chance of remedying the North American problem of imimgration. Republican hispanic congressmen like Mario Diaz-Balart are gaining power and influence beyond their Cuban-American base.
Just as there are racist right-wingers there are racist left-wingers, notably the incredibly anti-semitic and anti-zionist Lyndon LaRouche.
Also, John, I saw UNL sent you one of those funky red dictionaries. Where are you headed to school (not UNL I hope).
in the spirit of "the Good Life",
Matthew

posted by Matthew Schmitz   [8:43 AM]

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