Hispanic Leaders Speak out Against Alito

The Hispanic community spoke out against Alito today. Voicing that while no one was speaking against his ability, but that he has been hostile against labor and voting rights, not to mention abortion:

IBLNEWS Wire Services writes:

During a press conference, the leaders said their opposition to Alito was due to analysis of his 15-year record as a federal judge, and to the fact that, in their opinion, he has been hostile to the interests of minorities.

Alito "is not the best person" for the Hispanic community and his judicial record shows that, said Gabriela Lemus, director of policy and legislation for the League of United Latin American Citizens.

No, he is not the best person. He is the worst person. The conservatives are stacking the Supreme Court with ultra right wingers that will squash personal rights in favor of corporate rights.

The Hispanic leaders said Alito's presence would signify a rightward shift on the nation's highest court and that his views would put laws that protect individual rights in the United States in jeopardy.

Most of the Hispanic organizations also expressed concern over the fact that Alito, as a member of the Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals since 1990, has ruled in several cases against foreigners seeking political asylum.

Alito, while working in President Ronald Reagan's Justice Department, also wrote in a 1986 memorandum that the Constitution granted illegal immigrants just minimal protections against discrimination.

According to Peter Zamora, an attorney with the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Alito has established a record showing he puts the interests of large corporations ahead of individual rights.

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Hispanic Leaders Speak out Against Alito

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