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June 16, 2010 Taking Obama to Heart . . . About Media Coverage of the SPLC "[President] Obama has had a few choice words for reporters recently. He warned graduates at the University of Michigan of the damage the media do by playing up 'every hint of conflict' to produce 'sexier' stories. Vilification on both sides, Obama said, 'prevents learning - since after all, why should we listen to a 'fascist' or a 'socialist' or a 'right-wing nut' or a 'left-wing nut'?" says Jamie Holmes with the New America Foundation in a Christian Science Monitor Op-Ed. He continues, "[The SPLC's] exaggerations, and reporters' more-or-less intentional acquiescence, are deeply counterproductive. They smear Americans who are merely exercising their right to free speech, and sap funds from other organizations and issues that are much more critical to promoting tolerance. Exaggerations like the SPLC's help stifle rational debate."
Arpaio to Launch New Crime Sweep "Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he plans to launch his 16th crime and immigration sweep on July 30, the day after Arizona's new immigration law is set to take effect," KSWT-TV reported. "The sheriff's office hasn't revealed where it will conduct the sweep."
Denver Amnesty Rally Ends in Arrests Denver Police arrested 14 people who were protesting the lack of amnesty legislation. "The activists who kneeled on the street in front of the federal courthouse were part of a much larger protest and march aimed at urging President Barack Obama to immediately tackle immigration reform. Many of the estimated 110 activists who participated in yesterday's protest were furious that Obama hasn't make good on his campaign promise to tackle immigration reform within his first year of office," the Denver Daily News says.
Mexico Should Skip Immigration Lectures Barbara Lydick in the Visalia Times-Delta says Mexico has not leeway to criticize Arizona for enforcing immigration laws. "Absent enforcement of federal law, what was Arizona to do? There are nearly 500,000 illegal immigrants living in Arizona, availing themselves of schools, hospitals and social services. Last year, the Border Patrol apprehended 241,453 people and confiscated 1.3 million pounds of marijuana in just the Tucson sector and one-fifth of those had a U.S. criminal record."
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