Anti-immigration Group, NumbersUSA, Hones Talking Points: Say ‘Welfare Queen’; Say ‘Dependents’

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Anti-immigration NumbersUSA hones talking points: Say ‘welfare queen’; say ‘dependents’

By John Tomasic 3/11/10 11:23 AM

In a strategy conference call with supporters Monday, anti-illegal immigrant group NumbersUSA geared up to counter a large immigration reform rally planned for next week in Washington. Conference call participants suggested Mexican women in the States should be branded as “the new welfare queens” and that their children should not be referred to as “babies” but as “dependents.” “We have babies. They have dependents,” said one caller.

“We will make a note of that. Thank you very much. I appreciate that,” said NumbersUSA moderator Chad MacDonald in response to the suggested “new welfare queens” meme.

MacDonald emphasizing that the point was to create a perception of a broad and deeply felt grassroots movement opposing reform.

The call drew roughly 45 participants, mostly representatives of Tea Party groups, according to former Colorado Independent writer Erin Rosa, who called into the conference to report the story for Campus Progress.

Roy Beck, executive director of NumbersUSA and man connected in the past to white supremacist groups, also attended the conference.

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http://coloradoindependent.com/48914/anti-immigration-numbersusa-hones-talking-points-say-%e2%80%98welfare-queen%e2%80%99-say-%e2%80%98dependents%e2%80%99