Op-Ed: Demonization, Mexicans and hate crimes

Posted on May 11, 2009 by mexicoinstitute

San Francisco Chronicle, Edward Schumacher-Matos, 5/11/2009

mexican immigrantDemonization of Mexican and other Latino immigrants is fueling hate crimes and violence against them, and it’s time for America’s leaders and media to put a stop to it all.

The swine-flu scapegoating of Mexicans over the past two weeks by some radio and television talk show hosts reflects the abandon with which many local officials, anti-immigrant groups and even an unthinking mainstream media create popular resentments, dehumanize immigrants and provide justification for the extremists among us to act violently.

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