[lbo-talk] blog post: a nation of immigrants: part two

MICHAEL YATES mikedjyates at msn.com
Wed Mar 25 12:45:02 PDT 2009


Full at http://blog.cheapmotelsandahotplate.org

Since the publication of Part One of this post a few days ago, President Obama has decided not to nominate immigrant-rights advocate and attorney, Thomas Saenz, to head the Civil Rights division of the Justice Department. Saenz is currently Los Angeles mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa’s chief legal advisor, and he has a long history of commitment to civil rights. Combined with a recent speech in which Obama said that undocumented immigrants had violated our laws and would have to go to the back of the line and apply for legal admission to the country, the rejection of Saenz does not bode well for progressive immigration reform.

michael yates



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