http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/reconquista/ en-us Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:47:41 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068396/posts WASHINGTON — Congressional candidate Jack Davis, in a speech earlier this year, warned that increasing immigration from Mexico could lead to a new civil war between northern states and Mexican-influenced Southern states that may want to secede from the United States. “In the latter part of this century or the next, Mexicans will be a majority in many of the states and could therefore take control of the state government using the democratic process,” Davis said in the speech. “They could then secede from the United States, and then we might have another civil war.” A supporter of one of... The Buffalo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068396/posts#comment Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:47:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064383/posts Speaking at a high school in New Mexico, Barack Obama was asked about immigration and, according to a liveblog of the event, said: "We are a nation of immigrants," Obama answers. "The only people can say that they aren't immigrants are the people sitting right here," the Presidential candidate says and points to the tribal leaders. "There are some families who have been here for 4 or 500 years. They didn't cross the border, the border crossed them." While he's correct to a point, those comments are also straight out of Reconquista 101. An analysis of his comments is at... 24AheadDotCom http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064383/posts#comment Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:32:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061495/posts Census report sees minorities becoming majority by 2042 BY OLIVIA WINSLOW | olivia.winslow@newsday.com 6:11 PM EDT, August 13, 2008 In a new report out Thursday, the U.S. Census Bureau projects the nation will become much more diverse by midcentury, with minorities forecast to become the majority population by 2042, experts said. The growing national diversity is also a trend seen locally, particularly among Hispanics, experts said. "Hispanics are primarily drawn here by economic opportunity," Koppelman continued. "If the economy remains robust on Long Island, this population will continue to expand." The Census Bureau projects that minorities, now roughly one-third of... New York Newsday http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061495/posts#comment Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:01:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058197/posts The actions of Pima County Legal Defender Isabel Garcia at a protest last month against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio are "under review" after top county officials were flooded with complaints. Garcia, who is active with the immigrant rights group Derechos Humanos, participated in a protest at a signing event at a Barnes & Noble bookstore promoting a book by Arpaio, who has a national reputation for anti-illegal-immigrant raids and tough jail conditions. Videos posted on YouTube show Garcia picking up the head of a piñata representing Arpaio after several teenagers smashed it, and carrying around the head. Photo:... Arizona Daily Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058197/posts#comment Thu, 7 Aug 2008 19:57:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1954047/posts The saying goes, “He who forgets history is doomed to repeat it.“ The world stands poised and waiting for what will be regarding Kosovo. Will we see another Munich, another Czechoslovakia, another Sudetenland, another appeasement to criminals, another murderous, bloody European war brought forth by despicable men selling a false sense of securing peace? This time the name is not Neville Chamberlain, it is Slovenian Foreign Minister, Dimitrij Rupel, and Slovenian President, Danilo Tirk, among other EU and US officials playing the part of the appeasers. ... Just substitute a few words…such as the predominantly Albanian areas of Kosovo…passed over... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1954047/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:25:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046682/posts Tucson open-borders official gloats about effigy-beating By Michelle Malkin • July 16, 2008 12:45 PM [See Picture at link--Oyarsa] Tucscon residents remain up in arms over the unhinged open-borders mob, led by reconquistadora Pima County (AZ) public defender Isabel Garcia, who beat and tore apart an effigy of tough, anti-illegal immigration Sheriff Joe Arpaio at his recent book tour event. See the videos here in case you missed it yesterday. Garcia is now gloating about the incident–calling it “funny.” She has posted a bigotry card-playing response at her militant website, Derechos Humanos. Laugh line: “We stand for the principles of... MichelleMalkin.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046682/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:28:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046264/posts Unhinged in Arizona: Open-borders mob, led by public official, ravages Joe Arpaio effigy By Michelle Malkin • July 15, 2008 03:34 PM Scroll down for updates…Jon Justice has more… Reader Tim C. in Tucscon sent me an e-mail about some completely unhinged open-borders activists who mobbed a book event for Sheriff Joe Arpaio. A group of young pro-illegal alien protesters repeatedly beats an effigy of Arpaio as Isabel Garcia–local reconquistadora and an official from the Pima County legal defender’s office–eggs them on. She then parades around with the effigy’s head as onlookers cheer and hoist up the rest of the... MichelleMalkin.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046264/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:00:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043966/posts A local man is drawing criticism after driving around town with an anti-illegal immigration sign mounted on a trailer. The sign reads "Build the wall, deport them all," and Davi Rodriguez says it's part of an attempt to educate residents on illegal immigration. Davi drives the sign up and down the streets of Sacramento where day laborers wait for work, sometimes videotaping the reactions and uploading them to YouTube. Workers we talked to say they feel harassed, and they're losing jobs. "The people who come down here to hire us go away," said one worker, who did not wish to... cbs13.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043966/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:28:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2038681/posts Ringo's Pictures http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2038681/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:04:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036944/posts Mexicans urged to reclaim a piece of Texas By Tom Leonard Last Updated: 9:11PM BST 26/06/2008 Mexicans are being encouraged to reclaim a piece of Texas, more than 150 years after they lost the Lone Star state to the United States. Texan estate agents are heading south of the border to drum up the interest in buying cut-price land and property in the foreclosure-hit state. Thanks to a rising Mexican peso and an economy which is growing faster than that of the US, a country that has previously been looked on by America as a source of cheap labour is... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036944/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:55:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025847/posts Raza Studies. Like the rest of you, I’ve been wondering how the lead organization lobbying on behalf of special privileges for Mexicans in the U.S.A. manages to get away with calling itself “National Council of La Raza.” Those last two words, I’m sure I don’t need to tell you, mean “the race.” The idea, as I had it explained to me, is that by blending the European race with the Mesoamerican, Mexico has brought forth a new race, the mestizo or bronze race, which is claimed to be superior to both the contributing races, I suppose by dint of hybrid... National Review Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025847/posts#comment Wed, 4 Jun 2008 15:03:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021324/posts SAN ANTONIO — A group of faith-driven activists is trying to organize a network to help illegal immigrants who fear new local immigration-related laws and massive raids. The advocates — all Catholic — hope to provide places to stay, food and health care for immigrants. They have a few families who have volunteered to host immigrants, but ultimately want to open a shelter. If the project is successful, immigrants seeking sanctuary would simply need to ask for "Romo." ... The Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021324/posts#comment Mon, 26 May 2008 05:37:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2014788/posts The term “La Raza“, or “the Race” originated in a book titled “La Raza Cósmica,” written in 1929 by José Vasconcelos. The book’s title translates to “The Cosmic Race,” and was Vasconcelos’ attempt to explain “the ideology of a future ‘fifth race’ in the Americas; an agglomeration of all the races in the world with no respect to color or number to erect a new civilization: Universópolis.” All American Blogger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2014788/posts#comment Mon, 12 May 2008 14:48:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011931/posts Cinco de Mayo (5th of May) festivities are to Mexican-Americans what St. Patrick’s Day festivities are to Irish-Americans—a joyful expression of ancestral pride and a celebration of the rich diversity of American culture. Mexican-Americans, like Irish-Americans, migrated to the United States because of dismal economic prospects at home. Both have prospered here; both love to party. Indeed, that unquenchable love of party shows great courage of spirit. It persisted despite many generations of grinding poverty in “the old country.” Party on, amigos! Cinco de Mayo commemorates a resounding victory of Mexican troops over French invaders in Puebla, Mexico, on May... FrontPageMagazine.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011931/posts#comment Tue, 6 May 2008 14:39:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2009928/posts CHICAGO (AP) - Thousands of chanting, flag-waving immigrants and activists rallied in cities across the country Thursday, attempting to reinvigorate calls for immigration reform in a presidential election year in which the economy has taken center stage. From Washington to Miami to Los Angeles, immigrant rights activists demanded citizenship opportunities for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. and an end to raids and deportations. "We come here to fight for legalization. We're people. We have rights," said Eric Molina, an undocumented factory worker who immigrated to Zion, Ill., from Mexico. Molina, his sister and his 13-year-old daughter... AT&T NEWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2009928/posts#comment Thu, 1 May 2008 22:01:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005225/posts Earlier this month, the makers of Absolut Vodka issued a public apology for running an ad with an early 1830s map of North America with the words "In an Absolut world" emblazoned across the front. The retraction came as a result of a threatened boycott initiated by conservative talk radio and Web sites. Who was Absolut apologizing to and why? The ad itself ran in Mexican magazines and was aimed at an international audience. I would never have even come across it had it not been brought to my attention by this controversy. The complaints seem to range from concern... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005225/posts#comment Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:09:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005016/posts SACRAMENTO - State Sen. Gil Cedillo is trying to shine some light on a shocking but little known episode in American history. He faces an uphill battle. The Los Angeles Democrat is the author of a bill that would require public junior high and high schools to teach students about the deportation of about 2 million Latinos, including 400,000 Californians, to Mexico during the Great Depression. Elementary schools would have the option of including information about the deportations in social science instruction. The deportation program was started in 1929 (and ran to 1944) by the Hoover administration, supposedly as a... AP via San Jose Mercury News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005016/posts#comment Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:13:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001734/posts An organization fighting illegal immigration has launched a boycott of Absolut vodka after the Swedish company ran an ad showing large areas of the U.S. as part of Mexico. A map in the ad depicts Mexico owning California, Texas, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and other U.S. territory, with the slogan, “In an Absolut World,” and panders to the “separatist” movement among Mexicans, according to the National Illegal Immigration Boycott Coalition (NIIBC). “There is a rapidly growing separatist movement in the United States that is being fueled by illegal immigration across our southern border with Mexico,” the group said in a... NewsMax.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001734/posts#comment Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:40:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000731/posts On May 1, a coalition of organizations will take to the streets in what has now become an annual march for the rights of undocumented immigrants. Many of the groups participating in the march say they will demand an end to the Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) raids and the legalization of millions of undocumented residents. The March 25th Coalition, the Coalition for Immigrant Human Rights (CHIRLA) and Hermandad Mexicana Transnacional, and several other groups are organizing the event and are calling on the immigrant community and all workers to come together in unity and participate in the “Super Thursday... Eastern Group Publications http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000731/posts#comment Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:24:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000426/posts LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles must eliminate 767 city jobs by June 30 to reduce a projected multimillion-dollar budget deficit, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Friday. Unless something is done, the city is expected to spend $406 million more than it takes in during fiscal year 2008-09, which starts July 1, due to a downturn in sales tax receipts, taxes from the sale of residential and commercial properties, and state reimbursements. When the mayor presents his budget on April 21, city officials will have identified 767 positions that can be eliminated, which will eventually start the city's complicated system of laying... KNBC-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000426/posts#comment Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:30:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1999428/posts .....my e-mailbox lit up with messages about a new Absolut ad catering to Mexicans who believe the American Southwest belongs to them. (That extreme ethno-supremacist idea is not news to anyone who has paid attention to the massive illegal-alien marches where "This is our continent, not yours" has been a rallying mainstay.) Favio Ucedo, creative director of leading US Latino ad agency Grupo Gallegos, (not involved in the Absolut campaign), explained the reconquista-endorsing ad: "Mexicans talk about how the Americans stole their land, so this is their way of reclaiming it. It's very relevant and the Mexicans will love the... NY POST http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1999428/posts#comment Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:51:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1999701/posts For those of you in the Baylor University area, tonight is your chance to ask Juan Hernandez about his radical, open-borders agenda and his role in the McCain campaign. The event is free and open to the public. Bring your video camera: Dr. Juan Hernandez, author of The New American Pioneers, will speak at 6 p.m. Thursday in Kayser Auditorium on Mexican immigration. His lecture will be based on his notes, “Why are We Afraid of Mexican Immigrants?”Hernandez, a member of former Mexican President Vicente Fox’s cabinet, will be the final speaker for The Academy for Leader Development and Civic... Michelle Malkin.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1999701/posts#comment Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:05:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997530/posts What is the world coming to when Vodka is turning against you? The Los Angeles Times had a startling report about a new Absolut Vodka Ad. The LA times wrote that "the billboard and press campaign, created by advertising agency Teran\TBWA and now running in Mexico, is a colorful map depicting what the Americas might look like in an 'Absolut' -- i.e., perfect -- world. The U.S.-Mexico border lies where it was before the Mexican-American war of 1848 when California, as we now know it, was Mexican territory and known as Alta California." (To see the ad for yourself visit... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997530/posts#comment Sun, 6 Apr 2008 12:41:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997232/posts SOURCE http://www.beamglobal.com/cs/news/news_detail?pressrelease.id=231 FUTURE BRANDS BOARD ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT CHANGES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 11, 2008 CONTACT: Sarah Devaney Beam Global Spirits & Wine 847-444-7661 Sarah.Devaney@beamglobal.com Jeffrey Moran The Absolut Spirits Co., Inc. 212-641-8720 Jeffrey.moran@absolut.com Kelley McCormick Qorvis Communications 202-683-3125 kmccormick@qorvis.com FUTURE BRANDS BOARD ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT CHANGES Future Brands Chairman of the Board Kevin Fennessey and Beam Global’s Bill Newlands Assume Greater Role in Management of the Company as Steve Bellini Plans to Step Down; Board Appoints CFO Deerfield, Ill., – January 11, 2008 – Future Brands LLC, the U.S. sales and distribution services company for Beam Global Spirits &... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997232/posts#comment Sat, 5 Apr 2008 17:55:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1997213/posts We've all seen the Absolut Vodka ad which shows Aztlan having taken over a huge section of the US. Absolut, being a Swedish vodka, might want to look at how their country has treated the Sami (Lapps) through history. Are there any FR Photoshoppers who could mimic the Absolut Aztlan ad, only showing Scandinavia with the country of Sweden vastly shrunken to reflect the new nation of Lappland or Samiland? The Swedes appropriated land from the Sami and also used them as forced labor in mines at one time, so who are these clowns to lecture us about anything? Here's... vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1997213/posts#comment Sat, 5 Apr 2008 17:00:16 GMT