By Clarence McKee
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Central American migrant takes part in a caravan called 'Migrant Via Crucis'
towards the U.S., and hangs clothes to dry in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State,
Mexico, on April 3, 2018.
President Trump lashed out in fury on April 2 over
immigration.
(Victoria Razo/AFP/Getty)
A caravan of an estimated 1,500 future illegal aliens
from Central America is marching across Mexico on its way to sanctuary cities
in the United States.
You can bet that Gov. Jerry Brown, D-Calif., the two
Democratic U.S. senators from California — Diane Feinstein and Kamala Harris —
Libby Schaaf, the Democratic mayor of Oakland, Democratic Party leaders in the
Congress and progressives throughout the nation will welcome them with open
arms.
Included in this illegal alien cheering squad is the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). It's just
shown that it has forsaken its original black constituency and become a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Democratic party and its open borders lobby, which
welcomes the illegal immigrant invasion.
The NAACP has filed a lawsuit against the federal
government over its decision to include a question on citizenship in the 2020
Census form. It argues that the addition of a citizenship status question will
lead to an undercount of minority and immigrant communities, and that it will
misrepresent true U.S. population.
As a black American, I say "Yes" to
whether such a question should be included.
April 4 of this year will mark the 50th anniversary of
the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Black Americans have
paid in blood, and the nation fought a Civil War over their right to
citizenship. Something which was not gained until the adoption of the 13th
Amendment ending slavery and the 14th Amendment which guaranteed their
citizenship.
The 14th Amendment says, in part, "All persons born
or naturalized in the United States . . . are citizens of the United States and
of the State wherein they reside."
Therefore, black Americans should have no problem with
any census question on citizenship. They should respond with a resounding
"Yes," meaning that "you are right I am an
American citizen — my ancestors were brutalized and murdered for that
right!"
Note that the 14th Amendment also guarantees citizenship
to naturalized persons. That means that legal immigrants are citizens and
should also have no problem answering a question on citizenship — and should
also be proud to do so.
Unfortunately, the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) feels otherwise.
It is not alone.
California has filed a similar lawsuit. New York Attorney
General Eric Schneiderman said he will follow and initiate a multi-state
lawsuit; and, at least 10 other states have announced they would join his suit.
Why are they so concerned?
They fear that a citizenship question will deter illegal
immigrants from participating and decrease the numbers used to determine congressional
representation and how billions of federal dollars are allocated.
As NAACP President Derrick Johnson said at a National
Press Club press conference in Washington, D.C., "We know , , , that the
under-counted African-American Latino community has been a persistent problem
across the country."
Wait a minute.
Since when has the mandate of the NAACP been expanded to
represent the Latinos?
Isn’t that what Hispanic civil rights and advocacy
organizations are charged with doing?
When was the last time any Hispanic advocacy group, or
for that matter, any liberal white group — or even the NAACP — demanded
intervention from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to address the ongoing
slaughter of black youths in Chicago, South Florida, Baltimore, and other
cities?
This entire crusade against inclusion of a question on
citizenship is merely an attempt to protect illegal immigrants and make sure
that sanctuary and other cities with large numbers of illegals, including
criminals, do not lose federal funds or congressional representation.
As I have written in this space on numerous occasions,
blacks and legal Hispanic immigrants are economically harmed by illegal
immigration and open borders policies.
At a time when black unemployment rates are at historic
lows, here comes the NAACP assisting those working to make sure that as many
illegal immigrants, including criminals, get into our country as possible. The
result: they take low skilled jobs; burden taxpayers with increased education
and healthcare costs; and, will be recruited to become Democratic voters — by
fraud or any other means.
When was the last time a mayor warned their black
communities when feds were going to conduct operations against criminals in the
black community as the mayor of Oakland is doing to protect illegal immigrant
criminals in her city?
Wake up blacks. You are no longer the favored minority.
Democrats and the NAACP are telling you to "move to
the back of the political bus" which now only stops for illegal aliens.
Does anyone think that Democratic leaders would be as
protective of illegal aliens and the criminals among them if they were from
Haiti or Africa?
Don’t bet on it.
Clarence
V. McKee is president of McKee Communications, Inc., a government, political,
and media relations consulting firm in Florida. He held several positions in
the Reagan administration as well as in the Reagan presidential campaigns. He
is a former co-owner of WTVT-TV in Tampa and former president of the Florida
Association of Broadcasters. Read more of his reports — Go Here Now.
