Five myths about the recent anti-immigration talk in America

It’s time to debunk the biggest myths of the anti-immigration movement that have swept this country over the last two years, and may still have an impact on the 2008 presidential race: that they are not anti-Hispanic nor oppose legal immigration, but are only against “illegal” immigration.

Before we get into why most U.S. Republican presidential hopefuls — with the exception of Sen. John McCain — and cable television anti-immigration crusaders on CNN and Fox News are deceiving the public with their claim that they are only against “illegal” immigration, let me tell you what brings me to address this issue.

Last week, after I wrote about the loss of “anti-immigration” candidates in the New Hampshire primary, I was instantly flooded with more than 100 e-mails that almost unanimously criticized me for labeling Republican hopefuls Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee and others as “anti-immigration” candidates.”*

*From: www.dailypress.com
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