HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES—Tuesday, June 13, 2006
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June 13, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 152, Pt. 8 10969 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Tuesday, June 13, 2006 The House met at 9:30 a.m. and was said hateful and racist rhetoric aimed as bandoleer-wearing Mexican nation- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- at Latino immigrants had grown to a alists, tattoo-touting drug smugglers, pore (Mr. CAMPBELL of California). level unprecedented in recent years. and pregnant breeders who must be f The report detailed numerous exam- kept out at any cost. ples of hate crimes, including two men In the second poster, as you can see DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO in Tennessee who were sentenced to out here, Border Patrol 2, as you can TEMPORE prison in December for shattering a see by the second poster the object of The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- window and painting Nazi symbols in a the Internet game Border Patrol is to fore the House the following commu- local Mexican market. Near Houston, shoot Mexican immigrants as they try nication from the Speaker: two white teenagers were arrested in to cross the borders into the United WASHINGTON, DC, April accused of beating a Latino States. Here, again, we are talking June 13, 2006. youth and sodomizing him with a pipe. about hate crimes, attitudes and be- I hereby appoint the Honorable JOHN Days later on Long Island, a white teen havior by individuals. Here, a family is CAMPBELL to act as Speaker pro tempore on was accused of threatening two Latinos being targeted as they rush past a sign this day. with a machete and a chain saw. Police that reads, ‘‘Welcome to the United J. DENNIS HASTERT, say ethnic slurs were used in each case. States.’’ The sign contains the Amer- Speaker of the House of Representatives. We must condemn these kind of acts ican flag in which the stars rep- f and work to promote a unified Amer- resenting 50 states have been replaced ica. Even the President has warned us with a Jewish Star of David, and a MORNING HOUR DEBATES of the dangerous rhetoric being used in small sign that appears below that The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- discussions on immigration. During his says, ‘‘Welfare Office’’ with an arrow. ant to the order of the House of Janu- speech last month he noted, ‘‘America These games are not only obscene, it ary 31, 2006, the Chair will now recog- needs to conduct this debate on immi- incites anger and violence in the minds nize Members from lists submitted by gration in a reasonable and respective of children and creates attitude and be- the majority and minority leaders for tone. We cannot build a unified coun- havior changes. Psychologically then morning hour debates. The Chair will try by inciting people to anger or play- people begin to think in terms of alternate recognition between the par- ing on anyone’s fear or exploiting the hating anyone of color. And when you ties, with each party limited to not to issue of immigration for political hate people of color, you demonstrate exceed 30 minutes, and each Member, gains.’’ And I state, exploiting it for hate and anger. The fact that the na- except the majority leader, the minor- political gains. tional immigration debate is fueling ity leader, or the minority whip, lim- The white supremists are employing their efforts in is downright scary. ited to not to exceed 5 minutes. sophisticated techniques to spread Border Patrol is one of several racist The Chair recognizes the gentleman their message over the Internet includ- computer games that hate groups are from California (Mr. BACA) for 5 min- ing blogs, chat rooms, and racist and currently offering for sale or download utes. violent video games. And as you can on the Internet. Other games like Eth- f see by the poster out here, Border Pa- nic Cleansing, Drive By 2, and African trol, I recently heard about a racist Detroit Cop were created to further HATE CRIMES game distributed freely on the Internet racism, anti-Semitic, and other opin- Mr. BACA. Thank you very much, called the ‘‘Border Patrol’’ that en- ions. Mr. Speaker. The topic I want to talk courages players to shoot at immi- These images on poster number three about this morning is hate crimes. As grants as they cross the United States, is Save The Last Dance. This image immigration debate has intensified, as you can see right here. These games contains an altered movie poster. The white supremists, neo-Nazis, and other first surfaced in the year 2002, but have actual film featured an interracial ro- racists have increased their efforts to come up once again and aimed at im- mance between teenagers. As you note spread the racist message. White migration debate. in the version of this poster, the Afri- supremists have not simply expressed The Border Patrol games. In the can-American male is depicted by a go- racist convictions but have urged oth- game the Border Patrol, Mexican rilla. The poster also spreads a tradi- ers and white Americans generally to Americans are incarcerated and pre- tional anti-Semitic attack that blames fight back against perceived invasion sented with disgusting and harmful Jews for controlling the American of white United States by Hispanics stereotypes. The game does not present media and suggests that a film about from Mexico. The rhetoric has grown them as hard-working individuals who interracial tolerance and mutual re- increasingly by radicals, and their suc- come to this country, like any other spect is somehow Jewish propaganda. cess is spreading and has been coupled who has come to this country before, The most obvious message of this post- with a rise in hate crimes across our to build better opportunity. This coun- er is that the way to deal with mem- country. And I state, across the coun- try is built on immigrants, and many bers of minority groups, as well as try. individuals come here for that reason, whites who have relationships with Police reports document a growing not for the reason displayed in this them, is with violence. number of acts of violence by far right Border Patrol display that we have out It only takes one individual with extremists against Hispanics regardless here. hate in his heart to act on these no- of their status as citizens, whether People have come to contribute to tions. For us, that is a very real con- they are profiling them, making re- our country and will continue to come cern as the national discussion on im- marks, creating different kinds of atti- to contribute to this country because migration continues to gain momen- tude and atmosphere and hate. The they believe in America and its prin- tum. We cannot have this debate at the Anti-Defamation League, a nonprofit ciples and what it stands for. Instead, expense of the safety of immigrants in that fights anti-Semitism and other bi- you can see from the poster that Mexi- our communities and total Americans ases, put out a report last month that can American immigrants are labeled who are here in the United States. b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:32 Mar 24, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\BR13JN06.DAT BR13JN06 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE 10970 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 152, Pt. 8 June 13, 2006 I understand that not everyone in white supremacists have organized a number lovers.’’ In Madison, Wisconsin, in April, Congress agrees with a more inclusive of rallies and protests with anti-immigration members of the neo-Nazi New Order passed vision of the American family or the and anti-Hispanic themes. out literature at an immigrant rights event American dream to be here in the Many of the extremist events have taken at the capitol. place in southern states. There, white su- Even where white supremacists have not United States and to have what every- premacists hope to exploit anti-immigration shown up in person, they have plastered body else has and to build a better life sentiment that has risen as a result of a sig- communities around the country with crude for themselves. Instead of recognizing nificant influx of Hispanic immigrants, pri- anti-Hispanic and anti-immigration fliers. In the needs for real comprehensive immi- marily agricultural workers, into areas of Bakersfield, California, for example, one gration reform, some Republicans have the South that had never before had a sub- community was littered with National Van- viewed this issue to play on people’s stantial Hispanic population. guard fliers that read ‘‘Civilization: One Job fear and exploit the debate for their po- Demonstrations, rallies and other events Mexicans Won’t Do.’’ Residents of Pasadena, litical gains. I hope that people under- taking place in spring 2006 included: Texas, discovered racist fliers that urged In Seattle, Washington, and Las Vegas, Ne- people to burn down the homes of people stand what is going on now and at the vada, members of the neo-Nazi National Van- thought to be illegal immigrants. national level. guard held anti-immigration protests on BORDER VIGILANTE GROUP EVENTS EXTREMISTS DECLARE ‘OPEN SEASON’ ON IMMI- May 20. On its Web site, the National Van- Anti-immigration border vigilante groups GRANTS: HISPANICS TARGET OF INCITEMENT guard declared that day to be a ‘‘day of pro- have also organized anti-immigrant events AND VIOLENCE test against George W.