Pastor adds race to immigration debate
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By Dan McFeely
A conservative black pastor from Los Angeles warned of racial conflicts, primarily between Hispanics and blacks, if http://wvwnews.net/story.php?id=3658 don’t pass an illegal immigration bill this week.
http://wvwnews.net/story.php?id=2318, who was flown in from California by supporters of the illegal immigration bill that is barely alive at the Indiana Statehouse, said because his state has not done anything to stem the tide of illegal immigrants in the Los Angeles area, blacks have felt pushed to the side.
Indiana could face the same, he warned in a Statehouse press conference this morning. The comment comes after weeks of attempts by the bill’s author to keep race out of the debate.
Peterson, the founder of the Brotherhood of Organization of a New Destiny, said he has ministered to young black men for the past 18 years. He said overcrowded schools have led to more black http://wvwnews.net/story.php?id=3636 because they don’t speak Spanish.
Image: Hispanics have little sympathy for blacksPeterson, a constant critic of Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, is the author of “Scam: How the Black Leadership Exploits Black America.” He has been criticized by other national black leaders for taking an extreme view on various matters. This morning’s press conference was organized by IFIRE, the Indiana Federation for Immigration Reform and Enforcement, which has been pushing a law to fight illegal immigration.
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