Colorado mayor's sympathy for immigrants costs him his job

Los Angeles Times ^ | 11/27/07 | Nicholas Riccardi

[AuntB]

The beauty of the ballot box.

It's a wondrous thing! Once in a while we the people get it right.

[Gondring]

I believe it was the other way around Mr. ex-Mayor.

Very well stated, Graybeard58!

[Gondring]

In May he spoke at an open forum in Washington about the effects of last year's immigration raid on a meatpacking plant here, which led to the detention of 262 undocumented workers criminals.

He should have spoken out against the stupidity of using illegal hiring practices.

[okie01]

One-third of Greeley is Latino.

Yet, the challenger won the mayoral election by a 3-to-2 margin.

Does this purport to tell us that the only people who voted for the incumbent were Latino?

Or does it tell us that a significant number of the LEGAL Latinos in Greeley -- and there are many -- voted for the challenger, as well? And only the white liberals and a few "activists" voted for the incumbent?

[moonman]

Hard to tell, but, my guess remains ... they are taught to pull any lever that has a [D] after the name.

[Clemenza]

Mayor Barletta is probably the ONLY good thing ever to come out of the sh-thole town of Hazleton.

[Liz]

The ex-mayor whines he feels betrayed——and he depicts Americans as full of hate.

This loser is wrong, wrong, wrong.

Americans respect the rule of law and they expect others who arrive here to do the same.

Our laws must be enforced or we are no better than the corrupt Third World these invaders emanate from.

CASE IN POINT 12-20 million illegal immigrants invaded our country and routinely use forged documents to get on the US gravy train, to pocket tax-paid freebies they are not entirled to.

Americans are NOT racists that this bothers them.

Americans are patriots who love their country and believe politicans’ failure to enforce the law is corrosive to a free democracy.

[Enchante]

"I really feel betrayed by my community," said Selders

Every worthless RINO and RAT politician who thinks this way needs to be booted out of office and out of politics, asap. THEY are the ones who are betraying America, trashing our laws, screwing real Americans whose jobs and money are taken by these ILLEGAL invaders.

[television is just wrong]

this sentiment against illegal immigration has exploded.

[DesScorp]

When will the liberal press ever learn? They're not "undocumented workers"....they're illegal aliens. Is a burglar an "undocumented house guest"?

[Colorado Buckeye]

Politicians of both parties don’t realize how visceral this issue is for voters.

The issue is not racism or intolerance or bigotry. The issue is upholding the law.

Actually, the issue is bigger and deeper than just upholding the law. The real issue is culture, American culture. At the heart of any culture is a set of values; and one core value of American culture is respect for the rule of law.

[twntaipan]

Great observation.