The New American Bigot by Dr. Roberto Rodriguez

Today, I'm posting the new column (scroll down after reading this) of my friend, Roberto Rodriguez. I shot the photo (above) at a rally on the steps of the Oklahoma Capitol in April, 2007.
American Indians in the U.S. must stand with our relatives to the south, who are mostly American Indians also, on the topic of a fair and humane immigration policy. I also support amnesty for all 'illegal' immigrants already here living and working, supporting their families (and the U.S. economy), and thriving alongside us. JoKay

Face of the New American Bigot
By Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez
Feb 11, 2009

On the issue of immigration, there is little difference between conservatives and extremists. Both camps have come to greatly admire Sheriff Joe Arpaio – America's toughest sheriff. To this Arizona lawman, there is nothing wrong with racially profiling red-brown peoples and communities. And of course, his supporters applaud his every antic, including the recent public spectacle of humiliating some 220 migrants in Phoenix by parading them in public.This is arguably why the GOP is dying. Arpaio has become the Bull Conner of our times. For conservative Republicans to embrace him –akin to how extremists embrace him – gives the nation a clear message: the GOP is more interested in preserving its outdated ideology and (racial) heritage, than in expanding its base.As the economycontinues its uncontrolled convulsions, the nation also continues to convulse with an increasing number of ugly cases of racial bigotry andacts of violence against immigrants. Indeed, this era is now marked by the rise of the New American Bigot. The old one has undergone an extreme makeover; save for lawman Arpaio, the New American bigot is no longer the Aryan extremist or unrepentant segregationist. GeorgeWallace is out and CNN's jolly Lou Dobbs is in...
Link to rest of column at:http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=852f40a74bb623a207837d5d6e278c70