Political Apartheid

[302Riz]

The Associated Press and various newspapers reported this month that the University of California at Los Angeles' Chicano Studies Research Center released a "study" that recommended allowing California's 4.6 million non-citizens to vote in local elections.


But there was no study. There was no new research or in-depth information. There was a Latino Policy and Issue Brief written by UCLA law professor Joaquin C. Avila. The brief cited census data which found that non-citizen adults comprise large portions of California municipalities -- such as 32 percent of Los Angeles -- and then concluded that "a substantial number of persons, who contribute to our economy and our government's revenues, are being denied political representation" -- which he dubbed "political apartheid."

That is, there were a few used statistics, followed by Avila's political views.

The brief revealed no sense of scholarship. In a paper released by a great university, Avila never distinguished between legal and illegal immigrants or bothered to recognize a status that has survived two millennia and served as a cornerstone of the world's democracies: citizenship.

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/d...20031229.shtml

[JAT]

They're not supposed to be here, but their presence nevertheless makes a "politcal apartheid".

[Sinclair]

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Speechless.