National Council of La Raza TO BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES: DON’T DEMONIZE LATINOS AND IMMIGRANTS IN 2006 CAMPAIGN

“Citing a set of disturbing ads from both the Republican and Democratic parties in recent weeks,* Janet Murguí, President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S., called on the leaders of both political parties to refrain from campaign tactics demonizing immigrants and Latinos.

“Campaign ads on immigration from both parties are crossing the line. The issue of what to do about immigration is fair game for this election, demonizing an entire community is not,” stated Murguí.

“Poll after poll shows that the American people want action, not grandstanding, on immigration. And poll after poll also shows that Latinos view the scapegoating of immigrants as a personal attack. These ads are not only inflammatory, they are counterproductive,” continued Murguí.”

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