As the Health Care Reform issue continues to burn in the flames of controversy, it quickly has set the issue of Immigration on fire. As the controversy grows, a radio talk show hosts an anti-immigration/health care reform “radiothon” called “Hold Their Feet to the Fire.” The marathon comes to an end in the U.S. capital today, which hosted 40 conservative speakers. The buzz behind this event is that it is considered to be RACIST. Another problem with this is that the sponsor, the Federation for American Immigration Reform [FAIR] says to have connections with hate groups.
I went on ahead and tried to really see who this Federation for American immigration Reform is. Please do not be confused, this non-profit organization does not support immigrants, it states in its web site, “(we are an) organization of concerned citizens who share a common belief that our nation's immigration policies must be reformed to serve the national interest.” In the article “The New Nativism,” it states that the FAIR “has also received $180,000 in grants from the Pioneer Fund.” The Pioneer Fund “is a U.S. non-profit foundation established in 1937 ‘to advance the scientific study of heredity and human differences’.” This organization works towards the hypothesis of IQ variations among races.
Please listen to the interview of two of “Hold Their Feet to the Fire” hosts, “Armstrong Williams of XM Radio and Roger Hedgecock of KOGO in San Diego.” The interview takes a hilarious twist, as the interview host presents Roger Hedgecock as an “African American.” He is immediately insulted and answers “AM I?” The woman hosting the interview chuckles and responds, “At least that is what I’ve been led to believe”. I found his response funny but that is another topic not in my interest to cover.
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