News Hounds: FOX News Tries To Tie Mexican Immigrants To Al Qaeda

“Hannity & Colmes (8/23/06) ratcheted up the fear factor regarding Mexican immigrants by trying to tie them to Al Qaeda. The show began with a FOX News alert read by Sean Hannity. “There are reports that Al Qaeda and Iranian-linked individuals have been blending in with illegal Mexican immigrants and sneaking across our southern border.” The guest, Sheriff Sigifredo Gonzalez from Texas, quickly clarified that the individuals had been linked to Middle Eastern countries associated with Al Qaeda, not to Al Qaeda, itself. But that didn’t dampen Hannity’s enthusiasm for claiming that they were likely terrorists.

It must have been a dream-come-true for Sean Hannity who, just one night before, spent a triple segment discussing Pat Buchanan’s racist book theorizing that Mexicans are plotting to take over the United States. With barely disguised excitement, Hannity pumped the guest, Sheriff Sigifredo Gonzalez from Texas, about “Arabic-speaking individuals – That there actually is an orchestrated campaign, that they’re learning Spanish. They’re integrating into Mexican culture and then being smuggled into the United States.””

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