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SEIU Denounces Anti-immigrant Hate Speech

by via the SEIU
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 :
 “It’s time that everyone learns who FAIR’s founders, leaders and followers truly are. They are not reformers, but a group of extremists whose leaders are fostering a bigoted, anti-immigrant, anti-American agenda that we must stop.”

“We will not allow such a raging extremist group to hide behind this false veil of reform. By continuing to fan the flames of hate and fear, FAIR has contributed to rising levels of hate crimes and discrimination that we are seeing in immigrant communities across the country.  There is no place for such fanatical hate speech anywhere in America today—especially not in the halls of Congress.”

“It’s time to stop the hate. Americans know that hate speech can't raise wages and living standards for workers, decrease gas prices, provide affordable healthcare, end the mortgage crisis, or solve immigration. America doesn’t need zealots; we need smart, pragmatic immigration reform. 

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