Anti-Immigrant of the Day: Dana Rohrabacher

Our Anti-Immigrant Advocate of the Day is U.S. Representative Dana Rohrabacher, a long time opponent of immigration and a staunch supporter of California’s Proposition 187 in 1994 (which a court struck down as unconstitutional).  Most recently, Congressman Rohrabacher flew by helicopter to Catalina Island, off the coast of Los Angeles, to confront a Mexican official issuing identity cards that Mexican citizens may use to open bank accounts and cash checks. Rohrabacher claims that the identifications only help undocumented immigrants.  According to the Associated Press, many island residents saw his visit as grandstanding, portraying their community as a haven for illegal immigrants and unnecessarily drawing them into a raging immigration debate that could harm their tourist-dependent economy.”  For more on this story, click here.  Rep. Rohrabacher’s blog included a post on his actions.

KJ