Sunday, February 3, 2008

Civil rights group decries tenor of immigration debate...

...They take issue with words such as 'invaders,' 'swarms'


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Thank you,

Angelo Mancuso
Director

After reading an article in the Houston Chronicle it is important to give an added perspective. The following is a post that I wrote in response to the afore mentioned article.

These civil rights groups make valid points. Isn't the point of an intelligent debate to be about the facts argued and discussed and not about name calling?

Perhaps Lou Dobbs, Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, Sean Hanity, Pat Buchanan and the like would like to debate me on this issue. After traveling 15,000 miles and conducting interviews of hundreds of people who are at the center of this issue I have come to realize that this is not as black and white as these commentators would lead you to believe. Perhaps they would like to have an intelligent conversation about this issue with me.

Everyday I speak to Americans across the country on both sides of the issue and we discuss and debate the facts. Since these conversations don't involve television ratings they tend to be very productive. if the men and women of talk radio and television would like to relegate their craft to be in effect the equivalent of the "World Wrestling Federation" then so be it.

it is up to moderate Americans like me to call them on it.

Anyone that wants a to see our democracy thrive must look at all the facts. Not just those that suit them. Then and only then can we encourage rational and reasonable debate.

Angelo Mancuso
Director
"American Harvest" documentary - The Real Truth About Immigrant America
http://www.americanharvestmovie.com