Re: On the latest with Linda Chavez's roots

[Rick Parkany <rparkany@BORG.COM>]

My favorite: she died by the rule--she violated labor law, however
compassionately, period...you can forget the *illegal alen* distraction and
listen, now, to the good news on NPR, tonight...    ;-} rap.

Stephen Krashen wrote:

> I agree completely with Tere Montano. In addition, I suspect that the
> accusation that Linda Chavez helped out an illegal was planted by her
> supporters. It is perfect: It diverts attention from her views on
> labor,

...SNIP...

> Steve Krashen
>
> >What bothers me--is that the democrats sound like Republicans and the
> >Republicans like the democrats on the Linda thing.  Linda has done a lot of
> >things to warrant scrutiny and opposition. Her history with US English
> >exposes ugliness of her Linguicism and anti-immigrant sentiment.  Why do we
> >have to stoop to anti-immigrant sentiment, scary stories about "illegal
> >immigrants," and xenophobic paranoia?  I want her out as bad as the rest of
> >the labor community, but I am somewhat disappointed at the tactics.  Wasn't
> >the ugliness of Proposition 187 and Proposition 227 enough?
> >
> >------------------
> >In Unity,
> >Tere Montano
> >Los Angeles, CA
> >
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